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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
9
Central Leather and Illinois Central show fractional moves as market opens with minor gains for Common and Preferred shares while Illinois Central dips. The session features scattered trade, limited activity, and a generally muted tone with no clear breakout in prices.
Yesterday’s local market saw a quiet session with a small number of bond transfers and light rail stock activity. Washington Railway and Electric Common quoted around 8 1/2, United States Trust weak at 1 2/8, and American National 1 70, while Uniform Trust held firm near 116 bid. merchants’ transfer stock bid at 11 1/8 with little offering.
Report of New York stock market activity with hints from Hints & Co., bankers, and a brief mention of Chivas in the financial page. The record condenses a short market note reflecting cautious trading and a reference to the banking firm.
The report compiles mixed market moves with grain, metals, and livestock. London prices show gains while Cleveland entrants and US grain futures edge higher. Chicago cattle and sheep receipts rise as markets remain steady to higher, with notable quotes across corn, oats, sugar, and wool sectors.
The market recaps a slow session as traders focus on grain amid little activity in local and New York markets. Quotations from Thomas L. Hume & Co. reflect stable rail and bank listings, with crops expected to yield strongly and several traders abroad for the summer.
Special to The Washington Post reports muted investor enthusiasm for the Union Pacific bonds despite modifications. Refunding plans face stockholder approval and a large $2700,000,000 funding need. Delaware and Hudson may include favorable features. Savings bank eligibility hinges on five-year earning excess. Iron and steel demand shifts suggest price cuts, with a potential future rally. Market activity shows scant stock moves amid varied bond dealings and notable ticker readings.
Alarming price shifts vague and fragmented data from Florida to New York show varied commodity movement. Notes include poultry, butter, cheese, eggs, flour receipts, hogs, lard, ribs, and grain futures with market sentiment influenced by weather, stocks, and harvest expectations.
Cattle market entries show per hundred weight and per pound quotes for various grades and classes. Prices cover cattle types such as common and prime cows and steers, with figures like 40 to 45 dollars per head for prime cattle and per pound rates for lands and alves, though the OCR fragment is garbled and incomplete.
Secretary Wilson reports a bright outlook for US crops with excellent winter and spring wheat, good pastures and hay, and strong corn stands. He warns labor scarcity limits harvests while detailing plans to guide dry belt farming, plant trials, new hardy alfalfa, and regional surveys to boost productivity.
In Cleveland area, June last night Charles P. Corlett prominent architect and head of Corletegineering Company killed his wife Higmoeth and then took his own life in a Willoughby hotel. The tragedy is described as jealousy driven. The couple were well known in Cleveland after residing at the hotel for five years. Corlett, 38, split time between Cleveland and home. Higmoeth, 34, described as a beautiful woman.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Company in DC elected W. Hinges president Jon Baca vice president Paul F Grova secretary John McKee assistant secretary and Leon Cobriner attorney. Franklin Insurance named L Norris president Benjamin Wice president Charles S Bradley treasurer and Dr William P Young secretary. A piano firms merger in New York forms the American Piano Company uniting Knabe Chickering and the Aeolian.
The record lists Palances with 1.76 runs at 1at S00 average 153,60 and shipments 219,853 average 183,921. Talede and Chis appear in June B-OL acre Lima 4.04 with Booth Lima and Todiani involvement.
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