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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
17
The stock market shows stagnant prices with a cautious balance as steel shares lead activity. Interborough Metropolitan’s uncertain finances and a tentative financial reorganization loom, while rail and steel demand influence orders and dividends amid liquidity shifts and treasury recalls.
The market opened with subdued activity as trading slowed and investor confidence showed cautious signs. Bond notes near April maturity rose above fixed bids while banks consider securitization of real estate and mining assets amid regulatory tests.
Yesterday's trading on the Stock Exchange showed heavy activity in Washington Railway and Electric 4s and Capital Traction shares with fluctuating bids around 110 and 118. A broad appetite for Gas stock drove prices to 57 1/2 while Washington Railway and Electric preferred attracted attention for limited quantities. Copper and rubber shares moved unevenly as dealers weighed genuine demand against speculative excess, with notable declines in Rubber common and limited gains in copper related equities.
Market reports show varied activity with multiple bonds and convertibles listed across U S and international issuers. Notable mentions include Ohio Georgia and Burlington and Quincy issues, alongside numerous railroad and industrial securities, alongside futures, spot contracts and freight notes.
A Washington Railway and Electric listing shows a sale at eight thousand dollars with a 3 bid stake in the Washington market. The dealer notes a sudden sales spike and seeks buyers amid evolving transport finance dynamics.
The report lists prices for capital traction, gas utilities, railroad and miscellaneous bonds, with figures for Washington Gas, Mergenthaler, Lanston, Lujon Trust, and other companies. It also notes after call quotations for Washington Railway and Electric, and various public utility stocks and bonds.
New York money market shows for 1 percent to 2 percent lending and closing rates. Time deposits steady at 8 percent for ninety days, six months at 4 percent, prime mercantile paper 4 to 6 percent. Sterling exchange weak with bankers bills around 4.70 for demand and 4.93 for sixty days. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds show heavy trade.
Market notes wholesale prices across vegetables fruits and meats with multiple regional items and quantities. Entries list butter eggs potatoes apples oranges grapes cabbage tomatoes greens and beef pork lambs and poultry, showing steady demand with some supplies tight.
Market notes from New York show widespread steadiness across poultry eggs and butter with Western chickens at 11% fowls 28.4, turkeys 14, creamery butter 30% extras 80. Dairies report steady receipts for eggs 11 628, hides easy, leather dull, wool quiet. Cottonseed oil steady, petroleum steady, sugar raw firm, tea and coffee quiet with no major shifts noted.
New York feds report mixed grain activity with May and July futures in wheat showing strength on end buys while corn and oats receipts and exports set the tone. Spot prices firm for No 2 yellow and white corn while fluffy domestic cash wheat shows light receipts and modest declines.
The wheat corn and oats markets closed mixed with gains in wheat and oats while corn weakened. Cotton advanced sharply in New York on civil market support and outside buying while futures faced selling pressure from lower cables and thin demand.
Market notes show a quiet to weak tone in local cotton with price quotes mixed across regions. London tin and copper futures drifted lower, while local metals and iron prices remained largely unchanged amid fluctuating quotes and uncertain demand. Northern and Southern cotton grades are referenced with varying price indicators in an historically dated market summary.
A Chicago conference of county shippers resolved to send delegations from principal shipping industries to Washington to urge committees on Commerce of the House and Senate to report both the Fulton and Culberson Smith bills. The first aims to prevent unjust freight rate changes and the second requires railroads to provide cars to shippers within a reasonable time.
Waynesburg Payen 26 Recnes Strawn announces to former Farmers and Drovers National Bank directors they must contribute 140100 due to the bank’s collapse. Receiver says failure date December 12 186 and shortage 1500. Directors warned that default may trigger proceedings.
The Great Northern Railway reports near one million dollars in gross earnings for the year, exceeding 1905 by six thousand and marking the company’s largest annual business. Tax due is 018 and $38 from earnings of 88,22? 952,896.02. In 1906 earnings were 414,427,263? and tax 80,770.94.
The monthly statement from the Internal Revenue shows January receipts at 120 percent of total returns, totaling 19,742,004 dollars, a drop from January last year. Spirits revenue fell by 4790 dollars, tobaccos by 4,497,529, and intoxicants by 23,580, with seven months through January showing a year to date decrease of 9,265,423 dollars.
A San Francisco based Fed 2 report notes the largest peso shipment to the Philippines aboard the transport Thomas, sailing to Manila in March. The $300,000 cargo travels under heavy military guard.
Live stock market bulletin showsReceipts 1412 head steers and 1016 sheep with steady to uneven trends. Cattle mostly steady to 110 lower. hogs about 6304 head with weak to steady demand. calves and Western stockers mixed. Lambs and sheep mostly steady with some declines. market includes prices per pound and regional variations.
Standard Oil advanced oil prices in Lima Ohio and Indiana today by 3 cents a barrel, lifting North Lima above the dollar mark for the first time in over a year. Quotations show North Lima at 104.80, South Lima at 34, Indiana at 99. Treasury purchases report 100000 ounces of silver bullion for delivery at Philadelphia at 60 cents per fine ounce.
Fragmented OCR item reports overdrafts secured and unsecured, lawful money reserve notes, and liabilities. Mentions sums like 2000.09 dollars, 3814, and 40824 with references to banks and legal tender notes. Text is garbled with numerous missing words and inconsistent formatting.
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