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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
15
The market showed a subdued session with speculative pessimism easing slightly while traders remained reluctant to extend commitments. Price declines persisted in many active stocks amid cautious lending and reduced buying, as international markets hinted at a cautious tone abroad.
On yesterday's Stock Exchange session traders watched gas and utility issues dominate activity. Prices for Washington Gas and Electric, and related certificates, shifted within narrow ranges while banks reduced holdings. Copper stocks declined and several large issues were passed, with tentative payments anticipated from The Colonial Fire Insurance Company and Washington Gas notes influencing near term sentiment.
The New York bond market closed mixed after a volatile session. Prices for several issues fluctuated, with some treasuries and corporate bonds showing modest gains while others retreated amid shifting demand and uncertain outlooks.
Grain prices and receipts show steady action across Wheat Corn and Oats with mixed notes for Southern white and yellow corn and oats firm bids. Sea freight premiums remain quiet while butter and cheese markets hold firm and sugar shows little change across the board.
Toledo Ohio July 11 market notes show New York and government bond activity with varying bid offers and yields. Railroad bonds appear irregular with several listed figures and percentages in a dense, fragmented finance column from the era.
The opening session failed to sustain a rally as traders, led by professionals, took profits after a two and a half day gain. Foreign and American holders subscribed similarly to the Bechison and Union Pacific bonds, while speculation on a renewed stock rally persisted amid cautious demand in the loan market.
Quotations show wholesale prices and demand across produce, dairy, poultry, meats, and greens. Regions include Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and California with cattle, hogs, sheep, and calves listed. live and dressed poultry and processed items noted. vegetables and fruits priced by box, basket, or hundredweight. market conditions vary from moderate demand to ample supplies.
Readable grain market items indicate rye and wheat receipts around 5000 bushels with exports and bunkers noted. No 2 red and No 1 northern types show varying support as weather and export demand shift, with limited rallies and session closes near daily lows.
Powderly, head of the Bureau of Immigration's information division, has sent a letter to employers nationwide requesting any data aiding the agency's work. He asks for numbers available for specific labor classes, wages, housing, family status of workers, preferred nationalities, local conditions like strikes or boycotts, and any other pertinent information.
The New York Stock Exchange notices wide activity in produce and grain with receipts in poultry flour and flour substitutes, and steady to firm prices for beef, hides, and fats. Wheat and corn futures show fluctuations after government crop reports, with US prices near unchanged to lower amid seasonal demand and export activity.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules that state fixed rates and federal through rates have no greater validity in interstate traffic than rates set by railroads themselves. The decision, by Commissioner Harlan, comes in a case involving Howe Cotton Company against Texas and Pacific Railway and St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. The commission finds a proposed through rate of 9 cents per hundred pounds reasonable no longer than the combined local rates, and orders carriers to put the through rate into force by August 5.
The Interstate Commerce Commission's final summer conference ended with routine business and discussion of the Harriman report set to be released next week. Members plan rest breaks: Lare to Maine woods, Cochrell to Spring Lake, Clementa to his Maryland farm, Prouty to Newport Vermont, Clark and Harlan to the West, Knapp departing soon, signaling two months of office shuttering.
New York July small demand for bonds trimmed by stockholders subscribed to Union Pacific Railroad Company's new convertible bonds amounting to 9,000,000. Proceeds to fund capital stock expansion and improvements. About 9,000,900 of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bonds taken by stockholders. no syndicate tied to that issue though bankers linked to the Atchison line may take 11,000,000 of bonds. Market viewed as modest and expected.
A late 19th century market letter notes New York and Boston stock exchanges in a dull but stronger mood, urging aggressive purchases of railroad industrial and mining stocks. It names numerous copper, gold, and silver concerns with quoted prices and hints at \u201cRockefeller and Rogers\u201d influence driving up values, advising readers to join the trend for large profits.
C F Jonasson and Co brokers report heavy rains impacting trading with eight inches noted in some areas. The market eased midday, then steadied as buyers returned, led by New Orleans houses and bullish sentiment. Late session bids showed limited losses, with prices near the day’s low yet closing firm after support.
July 1 market rundown shows receipts of cattle and hogs around 1000 and 200 head respectively with mixed to higher bids. Calves and lambs steady to firm with notable movement in beef and sheep trade. editors note market tone remains cautious as demand shifts.
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