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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
25
The Sanbineon Post reports Southern Pac shares opened up over one point with notable strength in Harriman issues. Rumors of higher dividends and buying interest buoyed prices while London market activity showed mixed signals and bond offerings drew attention from investors.
Market overview shows WB Hibha Co bankers and the New York Stock Exchange trading board detailing activity and changes in listings. Investors monitor shifts in prices and volumes across key securities as early trading unfolds.
A bustling local market session saw new business emerge in unexpected directions with fresh quotations. Bond trading remained active while several issues traded off the board, including Washington Railway and Electric and Capital Traction. Investors displayed unusual interest for this period, with notable activity in Government bonds and utility stocks amid steady, if cautious, trading.
Special to The Washington Post notes a strong market rally led by Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Harriman group shares. Highs and lows marked volatility with dividends and investor demand lifting bonds and notes while public buying adds to the bullish tone.
A dense OCR fragment details prices for fresh produce and commodities across markets. It lists per pound, per barrel, and per box rates for vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, and grains, with regional references to New York and California. Specific items include carrots, tomatoes, onions, beans, cornmeal, flour, and sugar, alongside livestock and dairy references and note of fluctuating stock receipts.
The Iron Age reviews ore shipment declines in Lake Superior districts and Mesaba mines with output hitting 2,406,000 tons by week’s end and 24.06 million tons for the season in doubt. Furnaces risk shutdowns without repairs while buyers delay structural orders as copper, pig iron, and rail material markets show muted activity and price movements.
July 24 reports show erratic prices with modest gains early, trades around 3 000 bales and a 52 point uptick then retreating. Oct prices hovered near 1199 as weather and shipping factors influence sentiment amid weak August September terms and renewed calls from Liverpool canal lines.
A garbled market notice lists grain and feed details including bushels and prices, with references to Fulg, Timothy, and various regional market actions. It mentions August trading, dairy products like cheese, and commodity movements across southern exchanges, though many names and figures are unclear.
Rew 60k July markets show 1 percent lower trends in cattle, calves and beef. Prices for beef, butter, and dressed meats are steady with selective gains in prime cattle and hogs. Local sales note steady demand but varied prices across regions and products.
New York copper rose in early trading with spot up and futures firm amid a dull, mixed session. London market saw prices slip with spot guidance weaker as trading halted on scarce activity. Jiang and other names appear inexact. market drift noted with limited clarity on precise figures.
Market notes show steady cattle demand with various prices per weight and per head for calves hogs and sheep while reports of a fatal house fire in Pacadona and multiple suicides at hotels in Chicago Cleveland and London mark a grim crime and accident docket from the period. Clerical and trading terms accompany silhouette listings of stock and market rates.
New York reports a stronger market with improving sentiment, driven by perceived earnings power of corporations and a healthier tone in the New York and Boston curbs. The note predicts mining stocks may outperform industrials by year end with focus on gold, copper, and silver producers and a list of mining labels and prices.
The retest for coal of all kinds will be raised 2 cents ton in this city on September 7. Domestic sizes 97 interactio ns cost $72 ton, pea coms Hou and smaller steam sizes $225 to 2. Twenty fire cones is to be put on bituminus coat which now sells at about yo a short ton. The increase was announced as the result of an investigation by a committee of the Incal coal exchange. The report of the committee silent the Incresse :3 recommended because water and salaries have been materially increased and other stems of expense that enter into the conduct of the retail coal business have also risen.
A major blaze in Victoria destroyed five blocks between Hereia and Government streets, spreading from Ming Em multiple blocks to Quadra. Firefighters and volunteers fought the flames, pulling down structures to halt the spread. Estimated loss set at $7,000.
New York July 4 The board of trustees of Mutual Life Insurance Company today elected as members to fill ten vacancies Robert G Vruod ward of Brooklyn William F Harrity of Philadelphia William B Dean of St Paul Emory W Clerk of Detroit and Maj Gen James H Wilson of Wilmington Del Charles Emory Saith of Philadelphia a member of the International Holers Commission and Herman Rudder of New York nominated for trustee by that commission in the recent election were nominated to fill all further vacancies on the board All consented to serve if elected.
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