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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
9
The Portsmouth peace news lifts securities with near uniform gains while Wall Street shows dull earlier trading. Analysts note heavy liquidation in many issues, copper and steel rise, dividends and crop data influence sentiment, and forecasters weigh future credit tightening and potential borrowing needs in Russia and Japan against reduced war costs.
New York money market reports steady conditions with quotes for exchange rates and bank bills. Sterling ease, bankers’ bills and U S dollar prices appear, alongside bond mentions and metal values, though OCR garble limits precision.
The report lists closing bids and prices across equities and bonds for Washington Railway and Electric, Capital Traction, Washington Gas, Mergenthaler Linotype, Lanston, Graphophone, Greene Copper, and others. It notes bids such as common Washington Railway and Electric at 42 to 43 percent, preferred around 91 percent, and various bond quotations for the Metropolitan and Columbia Railroads, Potomac and District utilities, plus safe deposit and trust stocks and noted brokerage levels.
Unusually lively activity swept the Washington Railway Company common stock with large blocks bought and sold, driving the price to new highs and totals over 4,000 shares as dealers shifted holdings from other issues. The report notes diverse moves in preferred stock, Mer gengthal er, Lanston, and other issues, with expert opinion forecasting sustained strength in markets tied to crops and banks.
New York Aug 2 The Portsmouth peace news lifts stocks sharply with heavy institutional buying near close. Bankers in the US and Europe anticipate a peaceful treaty and finance a postwar indemnity while wary traders weigh potential liquidity and wage pressures amid a rising market in American rails and industrials.
Wheat futures slipped amid weak cabling and crop news, corn and oats holdings steady to easy. receipts modest in New York markets with rye and barley steady to lower. Prices for butter cheese eggs and flour mixed, while hogs, lard, pork, and oils held firm or declined slightly in late August trading.
New York August cotton prices stayed unsettled despite dry Texas weather and hopes of peace in the Far East. Immediate buying pushed near months to near highs before heavier selling cooled futures, with a late point decline of about 12 to 13 points. Trade noted 400,000 bales of futures sold while southern markets held steady to higher.
Live stock markets report mixed activity with receipts large in New York and Chicago. Cattle and calves show steady to firm prices while hogs and sheep move modestly, with notable quotes for dressed beef and west coast shipping directions.
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew's Cure for the Heart as rapidly relieving palpitations and smothering spells. A testimonial from W H Musselman of Wellsport, Pa credits two bottles with complete recovery, stating its value cannot be estimated.
The Weather Bureau reports a week ending August 23 with generally favorable temperatures in central valleys and gulf coast districts, but cool conditions in northern Middle Atlantic and New England states. Wet periods hindered farm work and crops in Virginia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. Rain is sought for the southeastern Rocky Mountain slope, Texas, and the North Pacific coast. Corn in central valleys shows exceptional development with ample moisture, though late planting in Texas and Kansas suffers. Cutting proceeds in Oklahoma and Indiana Territories, Southern Missouri, and much of Kansas. Early corn may suffer frost damage by September 15. late corn likely safe by October 1. Some damage from local storms noted in Illinois and South Dakota. Spring wheat harvest mostly finished. northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and northern South Dakota delayed by rains but yields reported good. Cotton shows mixed progress with improvement in northeastern Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. overall shedding, rust, and rotting boll issues persist. Tobacco harmed by wet weather in Kentucky and Virginia. Pennsylvania, New York, New England yield outlook indicates good crops. Overall soil moisture adequate in many areas with advancing plowing and harvesting. forecasts remain cautious for Texas and Kansas rain.
In Baltimore on August 2 markets show dull wheat and mixed grain prices with a range of futures and spot values for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and sugar. Receipts include 8,270 barrels of flaxseed oil and 13,666 bushels of wheat, with exports totaling 41,000 bushels. The report also notes steady butter and eggs, and updates on freight, grain, and dairy prices. Treasury receipts show internal revenue at 32 dollars, customs 830,488, and miscellaneous 40,974, with expenditures at 1,640,000, while a Chesapeake Beach outing plans a September 5 River View trip by the Railway Mail Service Relief Association and Pocahontas excursions.
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