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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
21
The Washington Post reports stock prices fell late after a sharp rally tied to rapid end of five day declines. Steel stocks and bonds lagged, with heavy selling in the last hour pulling most leading issues down.
The report lists extensive trading on Washington Stock Exchange including United States registered bonds, Washington Gas Company, Washington Railway and Electric, Lanston Monotype, and other listed issues with prices, volumes, and after call figures. It also covers closing bid quotations for district bonds and miscellaneous stocks, along with a New York cotton market snapshot showing futures sliding on liquidation and weak demand.
New York trading screens report American Tobacco certificates and numerous rail bonds with varied yields and maturities. Prices for Atlantic Coast Line, Baltimore and Ohio, Central of Georgia, Chicago andAlton, and many others are listed with percent values and serial notes. Money on call remains steady while sterling, mercantile paper, and government bonds show typical postmarket activity.
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports a late day market flattening after a morning rally led by Atchison Southern Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Canadian Pacific St Paul and Amalgamated Copper. Traders viewed the session as a largely traders market with bear pressure resuming as powerfully positioned buyers paused.
The market receded as clear weather predictions cut yesterday's rain driven advance. New Orleans prices held, Liverpool cotton eased to 8600 bales, and traders expect demand to return after planting suspensions ease. Bears seem wary of May May May futures while spinners draw on Eastern stock as rainfall forecasts loom from Texas westward.
New York grain markets report firm to higher prices on domestic demand while bearish Argentine crop estimates temper gains. Wheat receipts and prices for No 2 red show modest strength with afloat bids for top grades. Corn and oats show steady to easy activity with spot prices varying by grade and week’s weather outlook.
Chicago markets boosted by Liverpool strength and Northwest demand as May wheat climbs to 1.16 percent with July at 925 and corn softening. Receipts mix, oats weakens, pork and lard slide on profit-taking while cash wheat in Kansas City shows good demand.
New York and Chicago market notes show receipts for cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, and hogs. Prices range across beef futures with steady to firm tone, with cattle in New York at 6.5 to 9 cents per pound for dressed beef and hogs around 5.80 to 6.00 per 100 pounds, while Chicago quotes cattle 5.16 to 6.25 and hogs 6.25 to 5.45 per 100 pounds.
CATTLW Receipts for the week ended today were 2,81 head, against 2,076 last week. Forty-nine carloads on sale. Market steady at last week's quotations Steers export 5.6 57, butchers 300 450, few extra 5.00 6.25, heifers 300 4.35, cows 1.50 3.75, bulls 2.9 tackers and feeders 2.80 4.10, fresh cows. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts for the week ended today were 4,205 head, against 4,285 last week, market steady at following quotations Sheep 1.00 96 90, lambs 00 5 50. HOGS Receipts for the week ended today were 13,224 head, against 12,491 last week, fair supply and market firm Western 5.00 5.85, from other points 5 60 3.73, Toughs 40 5.00 plus 5.00 5.0 CALVES Receipts for the week ended today were 302 head, against 869 last week Full supply, market dull and slow Common to best 4.00 4.60.
Market reports cattle arrivals were moderate and prices firm, especially top grades. Hogs remained strong, sheep and lamb demand solid, and calves in demand though many receipts were undergrade sold at low gates. Prices varied by grade with lean stock dull and fancy lambs sought at high prices.
Baltimore Markets reports dull and unchanged tones across commodities. Wheat spot No 2 red Western and steamers show slight variations, corn and oats steady with mixed qualities, butter firm with Creamery and ladle grades, eggs steady, cheese firm, sugar strong, and grain freights unchanged.
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