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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
21
A consumed phrase of volatile U S stock trading shows weakness in steady sectors with readings on Consolidated Gas, People's Gas, Rock Island, and several issues. The market weakens under professional speculative pressure as copper, mining, and heading issues lead the decline while broader conditions reflect cautious optimism for future activity.
The report lists sugar, coffee, potatoes, cabbages, grains, and livestock prices with steady or unchanged trends. Cattle, hogs, sheep, and calves show various level ranges, while grain and oil shipments and credit balances are noted, reflecting a broad market snapshot from Toledo and Chile readings.
New York and Chicago markets report receipts and prices across cattle, calves, sheep, hogs, and poultry. Beef and veal steady to weak, hogs lower in Chicago, with detailed quotes for steers cown heifers bulls calves and rail-side commodities including butter cheese and vegetables. Canada permits US horses only to touch Canadian ports. other livestock still restricted.
The Washington Post notes continued market inertia despite recent developments such as gas, steel, and loan decisions. Rumors of a 1 percent dividend for Brooklyn Rapid Transit persist ahead of an upcoming stockholders meeting. London Bank of England gains are slow, with bullion up but discount rates likely to stay near 2 percent. Trading in New York opens active, then weakens with declines in standard shares, sharp railies, and a late pullback led by Union Pacific, despite some strength in Denver and Rio Grande and gas stocks.
The Wishinitton Railway and Electric Company stock drew investor interest with preferred shares moving from 83 4 to 89 and 12% shares traded. Common stock opened at 42 with additional lots sold as price rose, while bids and asks adjusted. Bonds for Anacostia and Potomac River Railway and City and Suburban Railway advanced but no sales occurred. Gas and Telephone stocks showed activity. Stone & Fairfax reports sale of a two story brick dwelling at First Street NW and Wilton apartments at 191 Seventeenth Street NW sold for 34000. Other property moves include James F. Mage acquiring 27 B Street NE for 8500. A Clifton Street warehouse project is planned with six stories and cement-steel construction.
New York money markets show easy money with a ruling rate around 1.4 percent and bid at 1 percent. Time loans for sixty days quoted at 4 2% per cent, ninety days at 2 0 6 percent, six months at 3 percent. Commercial paper 34 percent for prime notes. Exchange steady with bankers bills and discounts. Government and railroad bonds noted as irregular.
New York grain notes wheat receipts at 1,201 bushels and 10,200 bushels on depots with fair cash demand and tight supplies aiding a generally steady to higher close. May wheat at 1.10 1/2, July 1.04, corn receipts 19,135 bushels with firm spot bids and no option activity, oats receipts 77,400 bushels with mixed prices and active markets noted.
Chicago grain trades show light demand and tentative selling on improving cash demand and Argentine crop outlook. Wheat falls slightly. May at 1.07% and July at 97.4. Corn and oats steady to firm. receipts mix across regions. Provisions rise late on shorts covering. Bank se resume. Union National Bank, Summer ville, Pa, authorized to resume business after receivership since 1908.
The Treasury report lists available cash balance and reserve funds, including a general fund total of 267,863,085.00 and 138,650,784,760 available cash balance. It details trust funds held for redemption, gold and silver certificates, and outstanding notes, with figures in the hundreds of millions and billions.
New York reports a severe break in the London copper market with spot around 27.37 and futures near 27-0344. London copper and lead show declines or stability, while the local market remains weak and mostly quoted in narrow ranges for electrolytic and casting copper. Spelter and tin hold near unchanged levels in London and local markets. No. 1 laundry Northern and related softs steady in the 17.00 to 17.78 range.
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburg reports that the Pennsylvania Railroad released figures showing renewed prosperity. From January 1 to 23 east of Pittsburg and Erie moved 4,118,196 tons of bituminous coal and lignite, up from 3,049,950 tons a year earlier. Shipments for the week ended last Sunday reached 1,021,063 tons, the first above one million in sixteen months.
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