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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
8
General Electric shares fell while steel stocks fluctuated with only modest gains on a sluggish session. Traders debated a possible St Paul dividend as market highs from the previous session receded, with financials and industrials mixing amid unclear earnings signals and rate expectations.
The Washington Stock Exchange reports sales and call prices for several issues. Washmain Gas, Moly Capril, and Batt at Washington Ranwas appear with preferred and other bids. Steamboat line, Commercial National Bank, and others show quoted prices and call times, reflecting mixed activity in May and at noon.
New York reports bankers eye firm money rates as Europe’s credit balance shrinks and direct loans decline. Estimates show 125 million in fall debt, with draws of 50 to 75 million. Sears-Roebuck plans a 10 million share-capital increase, distributions likely to shareholders. Copper producers cite sharply reduced surplus stocks, signaling higher metal prices.
New York stock market receipts reveal W A Hibbs and other members listed on the Washington Stock Exchange, indicating trading activity and membership ties between the two exchanges.
Light advance at 95 on Washington Hailway and Electric preferred with steady demand and no push higher. floral and money markets tighten with class rate suspensions. Norfolk and Washington steamboat and Commercial National Bank traded in small blocks. total weekly sales 1286 shares, $2900 bonds. broad market muted with narrow price range and cautious speculation.
An itemized wholesale market listing detailing fresh produce and meats. It lists Florida and North Carolina fruits and vegetables with varying prices, home grown items, eggs from nearby regions, dairy and poultry notes, and a section on green fruits and berries. It includes assorted crates, boxes and per unit pricing for items like cucumbers mushrooms peppers okra corn lettuce tomatoes and more.
Baltimore markets list prices for corn seed and white and red wheats, rye, oats, and flour products. It notes demand levels for various grains, dairy prints, and poultry items including spring chickens ducks and guinea fowl, with regional mentions of Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania and nearby West Virginia.
New York money market shows a steady ruling rate around 8 percent with bids and offers cited low and steady. Banker bills at 4.80 for 10 days and 4.81 for demand commercial paper 4.44 percent and 4.41 percent for prime mercantile paper. Sterling exchange steady with actual business noted. government and colonial bonds remain steady.
The Metal Market reports copper activity with prices quoted in British pounds and shillings. An arrival of copper imports is noted for the month, with 233 tons exported and reference to casting and refined copper products, alongside London market activity and quotations in July.
The report shows credit balances at 4140 with a 60 percent OS average of 136 and July 26 figures for shipments 117, Wily average 406S8, and North Lira 105, South Lime and Indiana 29.
Calves, lambs and hogs listed with per hundredweight and per pound figures. Veal calves show a choice price per pound, with various values for grades. Other items include ranges for steer and heifer grades and miscellaneous stock pricing.
The Hemmed notes from New York report Newman Erb aiming to extend the Hawley system north to the Canadian line and south to the Gulf, paralleling the Mississippi Valley. Analysts see Erb shaping a major longitudinal United States railroad, leveraging Panama Canal traffic and banking ties to complete the Moffat road toward Salt Lake City, while evaluating Stanley antitrust implications.
New York July 2 records set at the cotton market opening with higher sales around 1 percent for the new crop as offerings absorbed on a 10 point reaction. The close was steady with a net advance and spot cotton priced very steady. Mayiring up trends suggest market strength amid variable futures.
New York grain trades show mixed to higher prices as export demand grows. Notes mention Canadian rust fears, shipments and receipts around 400 consignments, with barley and oats among items traded, and prices quoted near 108 to 103 percent in late 1914 time frame.
Market reports show steady to higher tone across cattle hogs and sheep. Bulls calves and western steers lead gains while hogs mix with light buyers strongest among loads. New York offers higher beef and veal with prime and dressed varieties advancing alongside steady sheep and lambs.
Philadelphia markets show firm and unchanged readings across commodities. Wheat and corn steady, oats listed as firm, butter cheese and eggs unchanged, poultry alive steady, potatoes steady, tallow unchanged, and hogs firm with no notable shifts.
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