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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1905

Page

12

Market Strength Lifts United States Steel Amid Merger Talks

New York markets rose as United States Steel and related holdings led gains on reports of merger negotiations and banking influence. Strong buying pushed industrials higher while concerns over blockades and weather limited further advance. overall turnover remained steady though some stocks eased after the morning surge.

United States Steel Corporation Southern Iron

Closing Sales and Cotton Futures Market Report

Market notes show quotes across steel, rubber, and rail stocks with end of day values and dividends. Cotton futures extended gains on strong Gulf receipts yet faced a sharp late trade reversal as Southern spot selling and larger estimates weighed. overall prices eased from intraday highs.

Daily Cotton Market Struggles Amid Sears Effort To Stabilize

New York Feb 20 The Sears efforts to halt the runaway cotton market yielded momentary success with a 30 point March drop and 18 to 120 point losses in other months. Traders expect higher receipts soon as freight rates fall and other grains weaken. May open lower then closed around 4696 and 464 to 46%%. Local receipts 231 cars none contract grade. May pork and other futures show mixed moves as liberal receipts of live hogs weigh on prices. Tomorrow’s receipts projected for wheat corn oats hogs, with the Board of Trade closed February 22 for a holiday.

Gulf Ports Liverpool W. B. Hibbs & Co New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade New York Liverpoal New Orleans Houston Seston Westher EF Street York Chicago Eympathey Loig India St. Louis Minneapolis Duluth Sears Shorts Clower G.higg Board of Trade Baltimore Uptown Timothy Glaver Cork Cranmary

New York Grain Prices and Wheat Market Wrap

New York grain reports show quiet to unsettled wheat trading with mixed futures. Wheat receipts total 0,750 bushels with exports 28,492 and sales 3,250,000 futures. corn receipts 203,175 with spot steady prices and May futures slightly lower. oats receipts 60,000 with mixed quality grades and muted activity.

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Financial gossip on Washington Stock Exchange shifts and bids

Trading on the Washington Stock Exchange was mixed with substantial activity in Washington Railway and Electric, Washington Gas, Union Trust, and insurances. Mergenthaler planned capital expansion to 15 million, with strategic purchases anticipated in Monoline Company rights, Lansston, and Planeograph, signaling vigorous today’s bidding.

Washington Stock Exchange Washington Railway F Electric Mergenthaler Linotype Company New York United States Monoline Lansiton Planeograph

New York Market Averages Steady with Broad Commodity Rates

New York February 20 market report shows butter receipts 1,246 with price ranges across creamery and state grades. Cheese offers firm receipts 2,568 with full cream and colored white varieties. Eggs steady with 1,708 receipts and range across state and western origins. Poultry firm with live and dressed varieties cited. Flour and supplies noted with large barrel receipts and steady demand. metals and freight rates also summarized.

New York Pennsylvania Continent Elley Long Island State Jersey Liverpool Colton London Fas Glasgow Middleboro Northern A Northern Southern

Livestock market summaries from New York and Chicago reports

New York receipts 4 792 cattle and calves to 9 50 bold. bulls and cows firm. veals 5.00 to 10.00. sheep and lambs very strong with lambs 7.50 to 9.40. hogs 11 832 receipts steady. Chicago receipts 21 000 cattle 10¢ lower. hogs 45 000 steady. sheep 25 000 steady. mixed and heavy hogs 4.70 to 5.02. lambs 5.65 to 6.10 for good to choice wethers.

New York Otvers State Pennsylvania Chicago

Western mining merger fronted by Guggenheim and AS&Co

New York February 20 The terms of control for the Guggenheimer Exploration Company moving into American Smelting and Refining Company are nearly settled A new joint corporation would have 349 600 000 capital with half 6 percent cumulative preferred stock and half common stock Preferred shares would be split into series A and B A to be 17 000 000 B 7 500 000 A stock may be increased by 2 500 000 later making total preferred 30 000 000 The exploration company would transfer its majority holdings into the new combine in the Western Mining Company of Colorado Velardena Mining and

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Newman elected president of Cincinnati and Springfield Railroad

W. H. Newman, head of Vanderbilt railroad interests, was chosen president of the Cincinnati and Springfield Railroad, a Big Four tributary, to oversee the road’s ties under his personal supervision. FE. F. Osborn became vice president, J. C. Davie secretary, and F. D. Comstock treasurer. the latter three retained their posts from last year.

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Pickles and plots on a Confederate amid Broadway bustle

A New York Evening Post item recalls a Confederate at a Broadway hotel who reports Southern Navy rations in 1964. A gunboat crew seizes unguarded Union stores, only to snag pickles. mess ends with coffee and hardtack as the table remains bare. The tale blends Civil War era whimsy with Wall Street rivalries and duels.

New York Evening Post Broadway Hitle Leutenant Culpepner Yassir

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