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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1905
Page
22
The Washington Post reports firmer call money rates and weaker bond activity as money flows shift westward. Banks face seasonal drains from farmers, Western lending, and rising speculative demand, with potential effects on securities prices and a looming Pennsylvania Railroad bond issue.
The piece surveys market tone amid uneven trading, noting reduced general business for outsiders and lingering indifference to price drops. It discusses Vanderbilt stock activity, rumors of a Vanderbilt holding company, and the impact of wartime and Russian politics on European lending and gold flows.
Independence Kansas March 19 3000 producers meet to keep up the fight against Standard Oil. The Kansas producers convention formed earlier this winter in Topeka as a permanent body. Speeches focus on business strategy amid denouncing the oil trust. Gov Hoch and Ida Tarbell receive attention among delegates including former North Dakota Governor Burke and Frank S Monnett of Ohio.
March 19 York Pa. many innocent residents fell victim to the Storey Cotton Company collapse. An estimated 20 000 to 80 000 was invested by locals. Exposures saved others from loss while a prominent banker warned that indicates how much money left York through banks as checks circulated. Agents operated in the area and farmers were swept in for small sums.
New York money market shows money on call as nominal with no loans. Time loans available in 66 and 90 days at 3 percent, six months at 3 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills around 4.8620 to 4.936. Government and railroad bonds steady. Ohio Attorney General finds state authority to investigate freight-rate discrimination but not to regulate rates. Southern Railway announces several freight department appointments in Louisville, Little Rock, and other cities. An advertisement touts Dr Agnew's Cure for the Heart claiming dual benefits for heart conditions and enriched blood.
The list shows daily stock prices for numerous companies including Anaconda Mining, Colorado Fuel and Iron, International Paper, Los Angeles and Northern lines, New York Central, Union Pacific, United States Steel, and Wisconsin Central. Totals indicate 828,000 shares traded. Quotations reflect intra-day figures from W. W. Hibbs & Co., brokers on major exchanges.
Closing quotations show Washington Railway and Electric mixed bids, preferred at 98 and common at 94, with showings across banks, railroads, and utility stocks. Bonds include District of Columbia issues, Metropolitan and ColumbiaRailroad securities, and various gas and telephone issues, along with numerous insurance and trust stocks.
New York reports an unexpected market surge in cotton amid rumors involving a discharged bankrupt figure backed by a Wall Street group. Prices rose on outside buying interest though receipts and long-term supply concerns remained unsettled, with interior holders resisting sales and traders awaiting further developments.
A dated analysis notes strong demand from Great Britain and Europe for American cotton, with mills understocked and futures steady. It warns the ongoing crop season may hinge on weather and new crop developments, while prices face pressure from long futures and mortgage-linked production. Government bonds and market quotations accompany the report from Miller & Co. and W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Market reports show depressed hog receipts have not yet shifted prices, though reduced shipments may push an upward move today. Dairy and eggs hold steady to slightly higher as liberal receipts meet rising demand. fruit and vegetable quotes vary from light to firm across items like potatoes cabbage tomatoes citrus and apples in regional markets.
Market notes show butter and eggs steady with large receipts and steady exports. Flour and pork prices hold firm, while meats, fats, and oils show little movement. coastal and domestic rice and sugar quotes mix with mixed commodity signals across several regions.
The document lists capital stock paid in and surplus figures, with notes on Maryland National Bank notes outstanding. It references amounts due to ante banks and bank, showing a total around 786,508 and demand certificates of deposit at 8,578.10.
Market notes and prices across farm goods and commodities including flour, wheat, corn, hay, oats, and hog receipts. Reports show steady to firmer tones in many items with specific quotes for No 2 Western wheat, Southern corn, and bulk animal prices, alongside cattle and hogs market activity.
Live stock traders report March 18 in New York with cattle receipts of 5,910 head and 5,504 beef quarters exported. Calves receipts total 11 with little active trading and steady prices. Beef and cattle markets show limited movement amid steady demand.
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