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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
17
The report notes higher stocks with bond sale strength boosting investment activity. Gould group shares lag early trading while overall market optimism centers on improved conditions and earnings prospects.
Speculations from The Washington Port New York report widespread bear attempts to depress stocks yet most failed to sustain losses beyond brief dips. American Smelting and Refining rose briefly but closed near prior lows while rumors of bond issues and dividend cuts circulated, and Union Pacific stock pressure persisted amid mixed assurances of market recovery.
A compact market note shows closing price quotes and assorted prices across sectors. It references average shipments and regional oil notes, with various figures and entities like North Lima and Beth Gima, indicating a broader financial snapshot from the period.
The New York stock market showed varied activity with notable bond and bill movements. Treasury and mercantile rates moved, with applying bankers noting weak sterling and mixed bid and offer levels across several issues as traders assess near term supply and demand.
London tin eased with spot near 128 pounds and futures around 1027. Copper fell to about 54 pounds with mixed futures. Lead held around 2 1/2 pence per pound while zinc traded firmer in quiet activity. Widespread price quotes appeared inconsistent across markets and towns with small shifts noted. Local markets showed little change and several standard lots quoted in the 4th quarter metrics.
Quotation page shows Washington Railway and Electric stocks at varied prices including 190 and 19 for bonds, with several railroad and public utility issues listed. Insurance, bank, and trust stocks appear with multiple bid and ask figures, reflecting a broad market snapshot from yesterday.
Treasury purchases silver for delivery at Denver at 37 430 cents per fine ounce. Market notes show wholesale prices for eggs butter poultry and vegetables with mixed supply and steady demand across regions Virginia West Virginia Southwest Virginia and North Cuba markets. Live poultry prices list hens roosters ducks and turkeys with firmness and scarcity noted, plus beef and veal items and assorted fruits vegetables and canned goods in regional quotes.
The Washington market shows tired call loans and liquidations as borrowers face collateral pressures. Capital Traction weak with a 1712 bid, Washington Railway and Electric trades at 19 to 20, and Henry H Vilather enters District banking ethics gates with a new political foray.
Market notes show butter steady receipts 1 127%8 Western rectory cheese 218% eggs barely steady receipts 20687 and nearby fancy white 26528, poultry steady western fowls and turkeys. flour receipts 30 905 exports 870. pork easy, lard weak, beef steady, coffee quiet, freight quiet, peanuts steady, potatoes unchanged, Danish weed per ton 10 0g 1408.
New York February grain prices show wheat at 28600 bushels spot steady No 2 red at 98 with afloat, No 1 Northern Duluth 13 afloat, No 2 hard winter 107y fob afloat. Corn Rav iota 163,785 bushels spot steady No 2 68 elevator and 21 afloat. Oats recents 500 bushels spot steady mixed 26 to 32 pounds. Rye Dul
May wheat hit a new low on the cash market while corn and oats eased slightly. Wheat shipments from Argentina and foreign market weakness influenced prices as traders watched futures and local demand amid unsettled weather and short covering.
Severe selling pushed New York cotton prices toward the Telewert levels with declines around 12 to 15 points from earlier highs. Trading showed brisk liquidation in the May and July futures as fears of spot sales and weaker demand spread, while reports from New Orleans and interior markets hinted at cautious covering and lingering volatility.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted to back a Tillman resolution directing the Attorney General to sue railroads in the Northwest to open lands granted by the government to settlement. The Justice Department will draft a new bill authorizing prosecutions for grant violations and possible forfeiture of title. Congress set land prices at up to 250 dollars per acre for actual settlers, but evidence showed railroads manipulated settlements to retain large tracts.
Boston banker George F Fernald says the receivership filing for the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad was a friendly move. He notes the line is high grade with $22 000 per mile bonded debt plus terminal property, Cincinnati bond total at $675 900 and about 53 miles of track. The action aims to preserve the property for all interests as the company cannot raise funds. Floating debt stands at $1 750 000 with mortgages totaling $7 000 000 on the property.
Bradstreet reports bank clearings for the week ending February 13 totaling 21 627 454 000, up from 19 860 000 000 last year. The corresponding week prior shows clearings around 2 386 000 000, with a national figure near 3 102 000 000. A list of cities follows.
A garbled live stock market listing shows cattle prices down from previous figures with mixed quotes for steers cows and calves. Lambs hogs and miscellaneous stock are listed with nominal or fluctuating prices across several markets, reflecting a unsettled trading day.
Bathmore markets report February prices for grains and livestock with receipts and exports. Western and Southern corn notes show mixed futures and spot activity, while oats and rye list No 2 white and firm or unchanged trends. Butter and hay hold steady amid dull dairy and granulated sugar markets.
The report notes cattle prices with per hundredweight figures and delivery terms in Washington. It also details the world visible cotton supply, totaling 92,102 bales against 49,187 last week, with year over year comparisons and regional breakdowns including Britain Europe Egypt and the United States.
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