Stock Market Close Slips After Mixed Forenoon Strength
Wall Street mixed with a softer finish as key rails and utility shares lag. Rock Island Chesapeake and Ohio and Kansas City Southern posted declines in a volatile session while stronger early breadth faded. public service commission actions and railway news weighed on sentiment.
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Washington Stock Exchange Quotations and Market Notes
A scanned market summary from the Washington Stock Exchange shows quotes on Railroads, utilities, and trusts, with prices for Capital Traction, Washington Ry and Elec, Bell Telephone, United States Trust, and others. The document mixes stock quotations, bond notes, treasury data, and commodity prices with a January 6 1900 date imprint and broad financial activity across stocks, bonds, currency, and commodities.
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Wall Street Gossip on Readings Rally and Merger Hopes
A New York press wire reports Wall Street traders rallied Readings shares amid a cold wave while doubts linger about sustained momentum. Bonds in Wabash and Rock Island rose as speculation grows that a larger system merger may be forming with Lackawanna, Union Pacific, and Central Pacific interests shaping future control and financing.
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Washington Market and Realty Actions Highlight Yesterday Trading
Washington Market Company directors elected Chandler as president and Whitford and Cox as vice presidents while Frank Wilkins became secretary. Hayfield Farm in Virginia, formerly William A Clark estate, was bought via Harrison Realty, part of Mount Vernon holdings. Schuetzen park site permits issued for 168 houses costing about 182000.
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Grain market slips in Chicago as May futures dip
Chicago grain prices drifted after the market opened weakly on Friday with wheat nearly steady to firmer in late sessions while corn and oats fell. May and July contracts showed slight gains and losses, but overall activity was thin with cautious profit taking and strong support from long positions. receipts and refined demand remained muted as traders monitored supplies from Argentina and U.S. parities.
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Baltimore Markets: Grain and Starch Prices Report
Baltimore markets show mixed grain prices with steady or firm tendencies across corn oats and flour receipts. Wheat oats corn and butter show unchanged or slight shifts amid receipts and export activity in the regional market.
New York Cotton Market Fresh Gains on Open and Close
New York cotton rose after an early advance amid firmer tone and short covering. Trading showed higher prices across months with notable strength late in the session as traders covered positions and spot demand supported gains. The Treasury bought silver for mint deliveries in New Orleans and Denver at 51.75 per ounce.
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SAYS HARRIMAN SEIZED ROAD IN JUDICIAL HEARING
Government lawyers accuse Harriman interests of monopolistic control over the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system and its implications for a southern Arizona connecting line. Frank M Murphy of Santa Fe testifies that Southern Pacific blocked Atchison from building a new route, with stock purchases and board seats cited as key maneuvers.
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Trade Basis Firmer Fewer Failures Announced
New York January weekly review notes credit and confidence firming at the year's start, with gradual but safe progress. Employment in mills remains high, prices steady to firm, and iron and steel mills busy with new orders and open hearths. Dry goods show renewed activity. export markets quiet. shoe yarn inquiries exist as buyers delay. Leather prices dull, hides easing, and New England shear factories report larger orders and satisfactory current business.
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Cotton experts named to establish official cotton grades
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announced a committee of nine business men to set the nine official grades for cotton as Congress directed. The group, meeting in Washington on February 1, includes Joseph Akers Atlanta F W Crump Memphis John Martin Paris Lex George W NeVille New York Lewis W Parker Greenville and other leading cotton concerns from the United States and Europe. Most exchange houses provided standards free of charge.
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Pardon for Bookmaker Granted by President
President Roosevelt signed a pardon for William Davin of New York who tested District of Columbia bookmaking laws, was arrested at Benemg race track two years ago, and sentenced to one hour in jail after his appeal failed. He sought to avoid forfeiture of voting and office rights.
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