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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1905
Page
26
The Washington Post reports firmer call money rates and slower bond activity, with money pressures from Western money flows, Japanese borrowings, and Pennsylvania bond issues. Bank liquidity tightens as surplus cash shrinks and foreign lending rises, while investors weigh how higher rates may affect stock prices and future market moves.
Analysts track the market's stubborn price levels amid reduced general activity. Rumors of a Vanderbilt holding company surface, with concerns about speculative excess and the impact of the Russia Japan war on European demand and Russian coin flows.
Independence Kansas March 19 3000 producers meet to extend their anti Standard Oil campaign. The Kansas convention, formed in Topeka, becomes permanent with focus on legislative action. Speeches target the company while planning practical steps. Gov Hoch and Ida Tarbell receive attention amid a crowd including former North Dakota Gov Burke and Ohio’s Frank B Monnett.
March 19 York Pa. many residents suffered from the Storey Cotton Company failure. Estimates place investments at 20 000 to 80 000 with checks passing through banks. The disaster impacted all classes as farmers and townspeople speculated, and the extent of losses remains uncertain.
Money on call nominal with no loans. Time loans at 3 percent for 66 and 90 days. prime mercantile paper 3 to 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers' bills near 4.86 for demand. The Ohio Attorney General says railroad commissioner has authority to investigate freight-rate discrimination but not to regulate rates. Southern Railway announces new freight staff in Louisville, Little Rock, and Sheffield. Also an ad for Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart claiming two benefits and a cure via blood enrichment.
The article lists stock quotes for many firms and railroads headed by New York listings, including Anaconda Mining, Colorado Fuel and Iron, Chicago and Alton, Union Pacific, United States Steel, and more. It notes total sales for the day and credits W. W. Hibbs & Co. as the source, a member of major exchanges.
Closing bid quotations reflect diverse issues from District of Columbia bonds to railway, gas and telephone stocks. Notable entries include Washington Railway and Electric preferred at 98 and common at 94, Capital Traction bonds, Metropolitan Railroad notes, and prominent banks such as Commercial National at 168 and Riggs at 021, with various utilities and insurance stocks trading across a wide price range.
New York reports an unexpected shift in the cotton dust market as rumors link Sully’s return from bankruptcy with revived optimism. Wall Street cliques back the move prompting outside buyers, though receipts show no clear improvement. Prices jump briefly before faltering as interior holders resist.
A market summary notes strong demand for American cotton from Great Britain and Europe, with figures on consumption and futures steady. It discusses crop prospects, weather risks, and the need for new crop development, citing Miller & Co. quotations and government bonds data from W B Hibbs & Co.
Declines in receipts have not yet moved prices for hogs and dairy as trading remains light. Expect an upward tilt today amid reduced shipments and rising consumption. Prices across eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, produce, and fruits show varied levels with notable quotes for Virginia and Florida grown items.
Market report from New York March 18 shows mixed steady tones across commodities. Butter eggs flour and pork prices mostly firm with varied receipts and exports. cottonseed oil rosin turpentine and metals listed with stable to firm quotes. several figures appear garbled but indicate overall unchanged or steady tendencies for major items.
Ledger fragment outlines capital stock paid in and surplus. mentions Md National bank notes outstanding and due to ante banka and bank. Figures show 786,508.31 for demand certificates of deposit at 8,578.10. Details are partial and unclear.
Market notes from Baltimore March reports show flour and hay steady, wheat prices firmer, receipts around 4 504 barrels of flour, 1 487 bushels wheat, and mixed hogs and cattle values. Prices quoted for corn, oats, and other staples appear distorted in OCR, with references to cattle, calves, bulls, and dairy items alongside unclear figures.
Beeves receipt shows 16 dead cattle consigned direct with dull movement across categories. Steady tone on naive wides with demand limited. Exports reach 5,910 cattle and 5,504 quarters of beef. Calves receipts 11 with little trading. prices steady on dressed calves.
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