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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
3
Disappointing merger chatter and weak demand dampen stock activity. Traders await clarity on Southern iron combination and Newark Central deal rumors as volume remains subdued and prices drift. Analysts note cautious mood across exchanges, with money markets steady and bond activity muted.
The list presents daily quotations for numerous bonds and shares including American Tobacco, Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line, Baltimore and Ohio, Central of Georgia, Chicago and Alton, Burlington and Quincy, Denver and Rio Grande, Hocking Valley, Louisville and Nashville, Manhattan Consol Gold, Mexican Central, Missouri Kansas and Texas, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Wabash, and more. It records bid and offer levels, listing certificate counts and trader notes for bank and brokerage firms such as W B Hibbs & Co, active on March 7 with NYSE and other exchange memberships.
Across Washington Stock Exchange yesterday bids and closes covered Washington Railway and Electric and various utilities. Mixed activity showed bids on common shares from Metropolitan Bank to Potomac Electric Light with detailed levels and percentages, alongside rail and telegraph names. Market commentary noted favorable winter weather lifting wheat futures and bearish sentiment in the pit despite abroad factors.
Weather and crop conditions in Kentucky underpin a bearish wheat market. February to March comparisons show weak winter wheat conditions, with traders watching small reserves and bullish local forecasts, while receipts and headlines signal pressure across corn and oats as rains hinder movement and export activity.
New York March market action shows only bearish figures with steady prices amid heavy receipts and fair export demand. Liverpool spot sales fall to 8000 bales while Pacific Coast arrivals total 18000 bales for immediate export to Japan, as domestic stocks ease 1400 bales since Friday.
New York cotton traded in a narrow five point range and closed slightly higher on a day marked by carnival closures in New Orleans. Prices opened steady to up two points, then eased, with heavy port receipts and bearish signals from Pacific Coast to Japan weighing on contracts. Final bids showed a firming late session as covering supported values near last night’s finals.
Treasury receipts show 31,922,761 in national bank notes redeemed. Internal revenue 410,911 customs 91,060,465 miscellaneous 32,892. Expenditures total 1,440,000. Also an ad touts Agnew Heart Cure claiming relief in 30 minutes for heart disease and palpitations, sold by P G Affleck.
Trading on the Washington Stock Exchange rose as Mergenthaler led gains amid hopes of a national monopoly plan. About 600 shares changed hands with prices climbing across several issues including Lanston and Washington Railway and Electric. Union Trust and Metropolitan Citizens posted small advances while John C. Rixey of Culpeper, Va, acquired a large block of Traders National Bank stock and will become vice president, signaling Virginia-driven activity at the bank.
Baltimore March 7 market notes show steady receipts across wheat corn oats rye and hay with mixed grain prices and no major changes in bids. Spot and futures levels for wheat and corn fluctuate modestly as steamer exports and on grade assessments influence demand, while butter and eggs hold firm with standard creamery and grade levels noted.
Market bulletin from New York dated March 7 lists butter receipts and prices across common and extra Creamery, creamery, and Western varieties, with firm to steady readings. Grain, flour, and staple commodity quotes follow, including copper, lead, tin, sugar, and coal. London and Sheffield quotes referenced, with local market firmness and some furnace demand noted.
Market reports heavy egg loss amid mild winter conditions and high prices depressing demand. Ducks, chickens, and turkeys in mixed supply with prices and regional origins listed. dairy and produce items show scattered declines and steady or lightly rising notes.
Newark and Baltimore market notes detail weekly cattle hog sheep and calf receipts and price ranges. Cattle mostly steady to higher with prime steers up to 60s. hogs strong to higher with mixed lots. sheep and lambs steady to firm with native lambs and dressed meats selling near top quotations. Includes regional quotes and per hundredweight figures for various grades and classes.
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