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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1906
Page
21
The Washington Post reports a natural profit taking wave after sharp advances, with only a few securities closing higher. Consolidated Gas declined amid a higher assessed franchise value, while bank statements showed a larger cash drop and a reduced loan figure.
New York banks report this week a total of 6 463 200 over legal reserve requirements an increase of 3 1 404 250 from last week Loans declined to 11 259 200 Deposits stood at 1 007 200 000 with an average of 27 015 002. Merchanation rose to 51 428 700 while reserves fell to 504 70. Decrease in legal tenders 278 278 700 and a drop in reserve requirements to 250 783 000. Surplus increased to 8 485 700 with gains of 3 454 950. The Treasurer notes last week showed a larger cash balance due to general deposits reductions and reserve relief from a major constraint in transit funds. A transfer of 3 000 000 to depository institutions during the week is cited, with only 1 100 990 appearing in the statement. The cash on hand was 5 440 au, and some cash moved from the previous weekend to San Francisco. The statement tallies government fund movements and notes a possible cash decrease around 1 600. There is commentary on stock speculation and bank clearings totaling 306 200 000 for the day, with 258 009 000 referenced the prior week. Eleven institutions repaid 22 000 002, and ten banks posted 14 909 000 net cash.
March 10 report from New York notes numerous bonds in brief, including American Tobacco 4s, Atchison 45, Atlantic Coast Line 4, Central of Georgia issues, Chicago and Pacific assets, Denver Colorado Industrial, Hocking Valley 3, Japan certificates, Missouri Kansas Texas 2a, Northern Pacific, Reading, Western Maryland 4s, and Wisconsin Central 4s among others with varied ratings and maturities.
New York March 10 A note on money markets shows steady tone with small day to day changes in rates for various instruments. Bank and bond market rates are listed with minor movements across government and railroad issues reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
The stock exchange yesterday saw broadly muted trading with volumes down and little price movement. Mergenthaler led gains as bonds and other issues mostly held near recent levels while Capital Traction and Washington Railway and Electric showed sparse activity. Southwest Savings Bank prepares to open a new building with a public reception.
The Washington Stock Exchange details daily bid quotations across multiple sectors including rail, telephony, banks, utilities, and manufacturing. Key names cited include Capital Traction, Chesapeake and Potomac Telegraph, Metropolitan Railroad, Potomac Electric Light, and Metropolitan Bank, among others, with prices noted for numerous bonds and stocks.
Griffin Halstead Co advertises a range of prices in a 1906 listing. It shows stock, mortgages, and financial items with figures such as 2,560 and 4, and mentions Washington and National City Bank among entities. The fragment notes various listings, including traders’ bank blueprints and telephone references.
Live stock markets extend across New York and Chicago with varied receipts and prices. Cattle steady to higher, calves weak, hogs mixed, sheep steady, with notable demand for prime and light-weight spring lambs and scarce stock pigs in both markets.
Quotations show wholesale prices with errors in OCR. Eggs steady with nearterm declines in lower grades, creamery stocks ample but dull. Butter demand mixed. high grade butter firm while undergrades lag. Cheese holdings decrease amid active trading. New York and Western factory products vary by grade. Live poultry arrivals heavy. fowl market cautious but certain lots sell at quotations. Dressed poultry scarce. light stock and firm prices for select young chickens and turkeys. Vegetables and prints show modest gains in potatoes onions and greens. apples and citrus prices steady to firm.
Market summaries show butter steady with receipts at 3,091 while cheese remains firm with 2,505 receipts and 4,025 weekly exports. Poultry shows alive Western chickens and turkeys priced, with flour, cornmeal, hay, hops, rice, and lard listed. steady to unchanged across commodities, including pork products, oils, and sugar.
New York March 10 The cotton market opened easy at a decline of 6 10 points and fell about 12 of a cent net on active months as room pressure and weather conditions weighed. Demand for covering appeared midmorning with a slight rally, but the market remained nervous and unsettled amid bearish cables and good Southern weather.
An advertising tip fragment notes that evening papers reach people while markets are closed and morning ads reach open shops, reflecting time of day in advertising effectiveness for cotton market coverage.
A government report showing farm wheat reserves at about 163 million bushels sparked a sharp rise in Chicago prices with May up and oats and corn also firm. Wheat futures closed strong as traders priced in lower-than-expected farmer holdings, while provisions remained steady and oats showed broader gains across grains.
An advertisement promotes the Rochester and Ogdensburg Navigation Company offering stock in a steamboat line serving Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River corridor. It claims high profits and guaranteed dividends, urging readers to buy shares of 10 or more with forecasts of strong passenger and freight demand from Toronto to Montreal and Buffalo to Ogdensburg. E. P. Capron is president and George H. Phillips is manager. Remit to Ogdensburg, N Y.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices for wool and hides including unwashed wool per pound, washed wool, and various animal skins and furs. Names of many items are garbled, with figures like 23 240 per pound and 10 per skin, plus miscellaneous animal hides and furs such as rabbits, skunks, raccoons, and gray hides.
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