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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
2
Market observers note steel stocks move with fluctuating demand as rails and western roads show potential purchases if volumes hold. The story cites reorganizations and agreements shaping money flow, amid uncertain futures for coal and crop trade.
Downtown traders brushed aside rumors of a $39,000,000 Panama Canal bond issue as Treasury plans faded from focus. Steel shares led a broad rally with large block trades and rising pig iron prices while concerns over a proposed corporate earnings tax cooled. Import growth outpaced exports, signaling strong raw material demand and a looming industrial upturn.
The report details bond and stock movements on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade with entries for Washington Treasury notes, Washington Railway and Electric, Gas companies, and various railroad bonds. It notes price quotes, yields, and notable company names along with industrial stocks, mining stocks, and miscellaneous listings.
Fragmentary OCR notes show cattle prices and market figures with references to calves hogs and beef processing. The text mentions slaughterhouse terms, weights, and per hundredweight pricing, but the legible content is inconsistent and incomplete.
The readable OCR text is highly garbled with mixed characters and incomplete phrases, preventing a coherent summary. No identifiable people, places, dates, or events can be determined to anchor a concise news item.
Prices for wheat corn and oats fluctuated in July trade with No 2 red wheat around 145 cents, No 3 red near 125, and futures near 116. A drop in cotton and sugar values accompanied steady to firm notes in hogs and lard. Shipping and export figures appeared mixed as analysts noted light receipts and cautious demand amid crop news.
A government weather outlook and ongoing liquidation pressure kept New York cotton prices near unchanged to modestly lower at the open. Traders cited Texas and Southwest rain prospects, crop condition data, and earlier hedge liquidation as factors influencing early trading, with Bulls driving some profit taking after recent gains.
R. G. Dun & Co reports a broad rise in industrial demand with tariff uncertainties easing and credit ample. Cotton goods, yarns, and woolen fabrics see price rises and brisk buying for spring and fall lines. Shoe distributors note high buyer turnout in Boston with price questions lingering. overall shipments dip slightly amid recovering business margins. Canadian and U.S. failures rise modestly as exports shift.
Washington Pont Baltimore Md July 16. Mars plans for establishing manufacturing enterprises to enlarge existing ventures and for other kinds of industry are announced in this week’s issue of the Manufacturers Record. Principal items include Hydro Electric Developing Company, Great Capcon Woya, and several line additions across Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina with capital stocks ranging from thousands to millions. Texas leads by establishing industries requiring capital, about 800,000.
New York July 38 At a special meeting of stockholders of the American Woolen Company an issue of 600900 additional preferred stock was approved This will raise the capital to 40000 000 Both preferred and common stockholders may subscribe at one share for every thirteen owned The issue sold to a syndicate led by Brown Bros & Co subject to holders of record rights to subscribe The proceeds to be used for new working capital Also includes scattered market notes from New York and Toledo with commodity prices and shipping receipts.
New plan centers on selling stock to a bankers syndicate and imposing a $20 per share assessment to raise cash. The reorganizing committee outlined a 4 percent noncumulative first mortgage and various bond issues to support the restructuring. Holders of old stock would receive new stock and a portion of the new common equity while assets and leasehold arrangements are adjusted to finance the overhaul.
New York July 16 Standard Oil Company announced a 15 cent a hundred gallon cut in refined oil prices with several grades and locations listed. The cuts apply to Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other markets with quotation details and wholesale adjustments across multiple crude and refined categories. A separate report notes Secretary Heaster warning of potential cotton supplies and the global outlook for cotton with figures on available stocks and production in comparison to the prior year.
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