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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
5
The report notes a sharp drop in prices and hints at lack of support across key firms including American Smelting and Refining, Southern Railway, Consolidated Gas, and Wabash. Investors weigh Taft speech as a potential factor while speculative holdings appear to weaken the market.
A dense OCR of New York Stock Market activity from December 1908 shows closing sal es with varied bid offers and many named issuers. It lists Kansas City Southern, American Car Foundry, Indianapolis and Nashville, Minneapolis and St. Paul, American Locomotive, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Reading, Western Union, and many others with bid and price fragments. The text reflects a busy, scattered reference page of stocks and prices with numerous abbreviations and partial figures.
Quotations from the Washington Stock Exchange show mixed prices across railroads utilities banks and bonds. Notable items include Capital Traction Washington Gas and Washington Bay and Electric with varied yields and par values, plus mining and insurance stock mentions and several typo-laden entries for miscellaneous securities.
Wholesale quotations show firm market for fancy Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee goods with light arrivals. Live poultry demand dull apart from steady large hens and good demand for poultry products. dressed meats and vegetables show steady supplies, prices firm for butter cheese eggs and sugar with varied regional grains and fruits listed.
New York December market notes show dull and steady receipts across poultry, butter, cheese, flour, and grains. Prices drift with modest declines in some grain futures while fats and meats hold near steady levels amid weak demand and cautious selling.
New York December reports a distinctive selling pattern in American Smelting and Refining shares causing a market decline. Bulls blamed a bedraggled clique, while readings show railroad stocks held firm and readings toward the end of the day suggested the downturn paused without a recovery.
Washington stock prices rose across several banks and trust firms while dividends were declared by National City Bank and Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank. Riggs Fire Insurance agreed to liquidation at 88 a share, real estate sales included 1490 Monroe street NW and 417 G street N, with buyers planning home occupancy.
Live stock market notes show mixed demand with weak sheep and lambs, cattle steady to higher, and hogs uneven. Receipts include 949 hogs, 73000 sheep and lambs combined, with steers around 1 80 to 65 and cows 3 00 to 2. Strong to higher prices for select hogs and light meats, while dressed cattle and lambs show variable activity.
The report notes active choice cattle while other grades lag. Lambs sell strongly in top grades, calves in better grades remain in demand, hogs and sheep price ranges listed, with cattle, calf, and cow figures alongside regional shipment totals and prices for Ohio and Indiana markets.
Rumors of a major consolidation of smelting firms tied to Cole-Ryan interests became official today. The new enterprise will form with a large capital base and involve financiers and mining and commercial players not previously linked to the central interests. The group plans to operate beyond current smelters and likely challenge the American Smelting Company, signaling potential new charges across the region, including Mexico and Canada.
Special to The Washington Post reports in New York that M H Blauvelt, contrabtor of the Erie Railroad, testified in a government case over coal roads. He said 37,600 Lehigh Valley shares existed, 22,000 bought in February 1901 and 15,100 in December 1881 from JP Morgan & Co. The Erie owned the stock at $1,169,760. It later sold for $2,087,439. The session adjourned to January 14 in Philadelphia.
An article notes that federal examiners and a comptroller of the currency official require bond and oath for office. It details the government push for proper administration, including fees and conditions, amid a broader report on weather, grain markets, and agricultural prices affecting financial outlooks.
The metal market shows a flat Ver Dec Ta with spot close near 128 and futures around 1 128 1s. Local London copper firm at 62 12s fd spot and 63 105 futures. Copper in London unsettled with Lake at AS 7 MAT lp tron and fast at t 67 64 0. Foundry Northern priced 1001 58, No 2 at 18 in 2h. Southern and No 1 Southern soft at 17 25617. Trai van steady with Cleveland warrant 4% 34 om. London and Wilmington markets show limited movement amid dull activity.
Postmaster General Weyer announced appointments including Julius Heinrich to a clerical post at $1000 annually in the Third Assistant Postmaster General's office and Vaughn of the District of Columbia named as copyist of maps at $900 a year in the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General's office.
The article describes a dispute where two engineers were placed on leave for a test case, a coercive demand for higher pay was reportedly made, and management considered wage reductions during winter to cover downtime. Workers fear layoffs and reduced wages as the company faces a holiday season downturn.
Representatives of railroad officials and workers met with Interstate Commerce Commission and Labor Department mediators to arbitrate wage and contract disputes on the Wissourthanas and Texas Railroad. Parties agreed to submit differences and seek a decision, with mediation continuing.
Commissioners contend a plan to fund a bridge project does not apply to street improvements in the district, arguing that the district cannot compel payment for the waterway task. The dispute centers on who bears costs for the proposed public works and whether the act covers such funding.
The Benning Ju yens Association urged commissioners to establish railroad crossings in the suburb noting only two crossings remain since the Deanwood station’s abolition. The group stated needs at the engine house site and Benning Road. A separate notice reports the Dakota Cotton Mills Company charter in Raleigh North Carolina with capital stock of 3125.009.
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