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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
25
Rapid advances in reins and metals lift prices with renewed buying by powerful interests. Reading and Union Pacific led gains as copper and Amalga Aktien rose near session highs amid broader market buoyancy. Investors sought opportunities after early gains, while some weakness in breadth appeared late.
President Home of the Stock Exchange was praised for his remarks at the American Institute of Banking. Capital Traction moved 101 to 104,000 in volume, while Columbia 6n bids attracted no offers. Washington Railway and Electric common saw no sellers at 24 for 800 shares, and preferred stock touched 1.5. Greene Cananea mirrored copper stock trends, closing at 86 8. Bank and trust issues remained dull, American National at 150 noted. Maj Meline, longTreasury official, returned to desk after illness.
Closing quotations from the Washington Stock Exchange list numerous rail and streetcar bonds and stocks. Highlights include Capital Traction, Washington Railway and Electric, and Columbia Railroad with varied percentages. Other mentions cover Norfolk and Washington steamboats, Washington Gas, and several bank and utility shares.
The report covers bond market weakness and receipts fluctuations, with references to Virginia and North Carolina prices. It notes heavy market activity, assorted dairy and poultry prices, shipping and railroad securities, and closing prices in New York and Boston markets. It provides mixed movement in metals, currencies, and stock certificates, highlighting ongoing volatility and notable entities like Western Maryland, Union Pacific, and American Woolen.
New York wholesale prices show mixed receipts across commodities. Butter and eggs steady to weak, while wheat and corn futures rise on export activity and crop rumors. hogs, lard, and fats steady to firm amid ongoing demand. cottonseed, rosin, and molasses hold at firm or steady levels with slight shifts in futures.
Daily cotton market reports a further decline amid bear pressure and low cables, with May trading at around 19.25 and July near 10. Intra day moves featured brief rallies on covering then renewed weakness as long positions were reduced. Southern weather and slow spot demand weighed on prices, while interior markets held with little liquidation from concentrated speculative interests.
Market notes show mixed grain and livestock prices with copper and cotton activity. Reports cite shipments and receipts for corn, oats, and wheat, with several price quotes and futures highlights. cattle and hog markets display steady to firm trends, while cotton world stocks and exports are updated against prior weeks.
Special to The Washington Post from New York on March 12 describes Wall Street trading amid rumors that President Roosevelt may issue a message to Congress soon. Traders rally around Amalgamated Copper American Smelting and Refining and United States Steel while doubts linger about upward momentum and potential market manipulation.
In New York on March 12 Charles W Morse won a temporary advantage in his bid to avoid bankruptcy as creditors seek to force him into the insolvent status. The petitioners Hanna receiver for the National Bank of North America and two ex-employees argued secured claims of nearly 9 million dollars, while Morse’s side contended two petitioners were not proper creditors. Judge Holt refused to appoint a receiver pending status determinations. The petitioners hoped Morse’s delay would delay the inevitable reshaping of his finances.
New York March 1 Directors of the Southern Railway Company took no action on the dividend for the year, with no explanation given. Earnings for the past six months were not paused, after a previous October cut from 2 1 2 to 1 1 2 percent for the semiannual disbursement. The company had reduced its preferred stock payments earlier, amid anticipated rate legislation and capacity pressures that constrained operations and softened earnings.
The Treasury Department yesterday purchased 1000 ounces of silver for delivery at Denver at 66 7/27 cents per ounce. Railway engineers invite the President to attend their annual convention in Columbus Ohio in September. The President said he cannot accept the invitation.
Thames H Plkford through A Ho Beers proposes a handsome eight story building on the southwest corner of Twentieth and I streets near Dupont Circle opposite the old Blame mansion now George Westinghouse property. The $125,000 structure will hold forty apartments of six and seven rooms each, with main entrance on Twentieth street.
In Canada Ontario and New York banks led by Kuhn Loeb challenged by the Canadian Improvement Company sought to stop voting of Lake Superior Corporation stock pledged to secure loans. Chancellor Garrison denied the injunction denying the request by the Canadian Improvement Company to restrain J. Tatnall Lea and Philadelphia bankers from voting the stock. The Lake Superior Corporation owns a Canadian railroad and Ontario plants with total assets around 22 million. The dispute concerns who may vote Lake Superior stock used as loan collateral.
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