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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
2
The Washington Post reports a broader, stronger stock market day with rising prices amid liquidity in banks and a cautious advance in shares. Denver and Granite, Hillman, and United States Steel shares moved notably while overall activity reflected easier money and improving investor sentiment.
The United States Treasury reports a cotton market that closed barely steady with a net decline of 10 to 15 points. Estimated 29,000 bales traded as prices opened fairly steady then slipped amid selling by Memphis and New Orleans houses. Rumors of a bear pool surfaced, with around 50,000 bales exchanged in the day, while Liverpool cables indicated firmer demand in the East and Southern spot markets remained largely unchanged.
Quotations show wholesale prices for nearby Virginia and regional markets. Butter, cheese, poultry, dressed meats, vegetables and fruits vary with steady demand. live poultry, turkeys, and eggs priced per pound or per dozen, while fresh greens and dried fruits reflect moderate receipts and firm markets.
Washington market shows active cattle demand for Choice and better grades with calf and lamb segments varied. Hogs steady to strong with prime and butcher categories highlighted. New York and Chicago briefs mirror mixed receipts and price shifts, while a Canadian bond issue faces public skepticism amid higher interest rates.
Specialist notes in The Washington Fest report that London stocks weaken with Canadian Pacific leading declines while American listings in London show limited gains. Traders eye the Bank of England weekly statement and await signals on discount rates as speculation centers on Chesapeake and Ohio and Hawley assets amid rumors of western Pacific prospects.
Traction securities drew the most attention on yesterday's local stock exchange with Washington Railway and Electric staying on an upward path. Prices rose toward 88 while limited offerings persisted. other trades included Mitchell mining stock and National City Bank, with real estate sale of a house at 14 R Street NE. The Federation of Labor plans to appeal a $1,500 costs ruling against Gompers Mitchell and Morrison, asserting the decision to pay costs is a matter of principle.
Spelter advanced to 17.1x6 amid London and local market quotes. Iron unchanged at 48 for Cleveland warrants. No 1 foundry Northern 17.00 to 17.75, No 2 18.75 to 17.25, No 1 Southern and No 1 Southernoft around 17.25 to 17.75. Money on call in New York easy at 1 1/2 percent, time loans 2 to 2 1/2 percent. Prime mercantile paper 3 to 4 percent. Exchange steady. bankers bid 4.66 for 60-day bills, 4.87 for demand. government bonds weak. railroad bonds strong.
Wheat and corn rallied as political news from abroad stirred markets in Chicago. May and July wheat closed near day highs with strong demand and shrinking receipts. Corn saw firm prices on active export interest and limited deliveries, while oats and provisions held steady. Local receipts remained light, boosting bullish tone through the session.
New York grain notes wheat receipts 51 600 exports 19 002 spot firm No 2 red 1 084 to 1 093% elevator No 1 Northern Duluth 1 19 5 1 6 boom in prices amid war fears. May 1 10 1 10 13 16 July 1 9 0. corn receipts 16 750 exports 26 084 spot firm No 2 white No 2 yellow 67% f a b afloat. oats receipts 1 550 exports 1 200 spot steady taxed 699 pounds baly natural white 260 32 pounds. barley steady.
New York Produce, Jan 27 reports varied prices across poultry, eggs, dairy, grains, and proteins. Steady readings appear for cheese, eggs, flour, cornmeal, hides, wool, lard, pork, molasses, sugar, coffee, potatoes, and freight rates with several items showing firmness or slight gains in the day’s market conditions.
Special Consular Agent H. M. Davis warns American flour exports to western Europe risk serious declines due to price fluctuations and slow transport. He notes the Netherlands can source flour from Belgium and France, and insists faster rail and Atlantic carriage are needed to sustain trade. Delights of Bermuda and West Indies cruises are also advertised alongside travel literature from A. E. Outerbridge & Co. and notes on the Quebec Steamship Company trips.
Attorney General Bonaparte discusses Senator Tillman in a U S Supreme Court brief on the commodities clause. He argues stock ownership falls under the prohibition on railroads transporting owned commodities and notes Tillman proposed a stock ownership substitute rejected by a large majority.
Delegates at the London maritime conference reach mutual concessions on disputed points raising prospect of an agreement. The talks focus on a code for the international prize court and the contentious continuous voyage doctrine. The US and Japan shifted toward yielding positions, as continental powers also adjust. The State Department has yet to receive official word.
Chief Justice Clabaugh of the District Supreme Court signed an order at the Alsop Process Company of St. Louis request directing Secretary Wilson to appear February 12 to show cause why prosecutions for violations of regulations on nitrogen peroxide use as a flour bleach should not be withdrawn. The petitioner says the regulations are arbitrary and hurt its business. The plant makes machinery for flour bleaching and holds patent rights. The process is claimed to be harmless. Attorney General Bonaparte to lead the department’s defense. District Attorney Baker may appear for Bonaparte.
President Gomez on January 2 voided the Venezuela cigarette monopoly and allowed import and manufacture of tobacco by all. Venezuela planters are free to grow and prepare their own tobacco. In Lynchburg Virginia, a plan was formed to move the Pope motor plant from Toledo to Lynchburg, with Baltimore and Richmond weighing bids. The plant employs about 1,000 workers and sells $2,000,000 in cars annually.
New York January report says steel and iron trade dull with January typically slow. Tariff revisions blamed, prices for finished iron and steel seen as drag. Rails lack decisive bookings. 80 000 tons for New York Central and 40 000 to 8209 tons for Baltimore and Ohio unbooked. New Haven to convert 600 tons old Wkno and steel trails from McKenna Process at Trembley Point NJ. Pig iron markets quiet. coke prices under pressure. American Sheet and Tin Plate operates at high capacity while copper markets remain unsettled.
On City Pe January 2 reports credit balances 31.78 runs 5 088 average 141 712. Shipments 161 905 average 175 547. Toledo January 27 North Lima 1.04 South Lima and Indiana 99. Details reflect regional oil quotations and related averages.
Week end trips to Old Point Comfort offered to visitors in Washington and all others by the Norfolk and Washington steamers. Inclusive tickets cover steamer expenses and hotel board, return Monday. Daily departure 6:45 p.m. Tickets from uptown office at 5 Fourteenth Street. wharf at foot of Seventh Street.
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