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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text hints at a Wall Street gossip item discussing copper, markets, and shortages. Mentions named items like copper meters and commitments, plus financial players and dates. Details are garbled but indicate a tumultuous market scene with observers noting price movements and supply concerns.
Partial readable text discusses finance and real estate topics with mentions of offices, organizations, and events. It references a Cot of 35 and an audience, plus notes about bids, options, and tiers. The readability is fragmentary with several garbled phrases and missing context.
A fragmented OCR snippet notes nervous conditions in the stock market with unclear figures and scattered phrases. It mentions rising and falling values, traders watching shifts, and questions about next moves. No clear names or exact data available.
Market reports varied supplies with firm fruit demand at times and steady vegetables. Highlights include Apples and Grapes with notable prices, yellow and hero varieties, and several entries referring to beets, potatoes, and melons alongside inconsistent spelling and OCR errors.
Market reports show chosen cattle active with strong demand for the better grades while calves and ewes vary. London and New York markets retreat with copper, tin, and iron dull or lower. local prices follow with limited activity in the Post Want Ads section.
A San Francisco woman recalls lifelong heart trouble from girlhood and reports eleven bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy cured her. The ad claims the medicine strengthens heart nerves and muscles, restores normal action, and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist if not beneficial.
Federal Anstney Stimson refuses to yield in a libel suit as Jerome presses to obtain an indictment. Jerome seeks to move ahead in state court and asks for precedence, while Stimson signals no direct response. Federal grand jury open again Monday and all subpoenaed witnesses urged to appear.
The German emperor thanked the guests at the Staats-Zeitung dinner for hospitality to Ambassador von Bernstorff. He sent a cablegram indicating sincere reciprocation of friendship and good will toward the hosts and participants in the event.
A legislative movement aims to buy the old Harrison homestead at Vincennes for the state. Built in 1840 and located on the Wabash River bank, the house is associated with William Henry Harrison during his Northwest Territory governorship and is the birthplace of President Benjamin Harrison.
New York money market reports show on call money around 2 percent with near yields and rates for time loans at 2 to 3 percent for short terms and up to six months, prime mercantile paper at 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers commissions around 4.94 to 4.95 cents for sixty days and 4.87 for demand. Government bonds and railroads noted as regular in activity.
Live stock markets show mixed moves with hog receipts around 4917, firm prices and light hogs noted. Cattle steady to firm with choice heavy shipping around 6.00 to 6.65, hogs near 6.00 to 6.65, sheep and lambs steady to higher, receipts about 3,000 head for sheep and 60 lambs.
Baltimore February market roundup shows dull activity in spot and contract wheat with No. 2 red Western valued around 1.10 per bushel and futures for February March and May. Southern grades mixed for oats and rye steady. hay steady. grain freights quiet.
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