Market Decline Fue to Speculators and Rumors in Wall Street
A Washington Post summary notes stocks fell amid heavy professional selling driven by bold speculators who had bid prices up weeks earlier. Rumors circulated to depress markets, while money rates stayed low and wheat futures pointed to a large winter harvest. Union Pacific and Reading figures drew attention as the day closed with mixed results and renewed selling pressure.
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Wheat market swings as July advances then falters in Chicago
Chicago May 4 Fresh confirmation of favorable crop progress supports a firmer wheat market. July wheat opened weak then briefly rallied to 6 1 2 cents. factors included rain in the Northwest and a Wall Street lift, but the mood turned cautious as a crop expert cited strong May 1 condition and higher acreage. Corn and oats showed mixed, with oats steady and provisions firm on demand from packers. Primary receipts and stockyard arrivals were reported, with December-like activity noted elsewhere.
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I’ Street
New York Stock Exchange
Washington Stock Exchange
Chicago
Wall Street
Minneapolis
Duluth
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Rtade
Shorts
Coach Howees Used & Stm Tone
Abertock
New York Grain Market Reports May Activity and Prices
Dull wheat trading amid bearish news from Snow and Price Currant. offers for No 2 red and No 1 Northern Duluth mixed with export talk. Corn receipts and dull option market, oats receipts strong. overall market tempered by rain in the Northwest and expectations of Argentine shipments.
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Manitoba
Pricam
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Alevator
New York Produce Prices Mixed Across Commodities
Market report from New York on May 4 shows butter receipts steady at 5,826, hogs steady with 24,057, poultry prices unchanged, flour receipts 8,446 barrels, and oils and metals with varied steadiness. Quotations span cottonseed oil to coffee and sugar, with London metal markets noting firmness in tin and mixed moves in silver and copper.
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Liverpool
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Southern
Southern Soft
Wall Street Bear Tactics Dominate Market Session
The Washington Post reports ongoing bears manipulate prices with scale selling and coordinated broker actions. The piece notes limited genuine trading, steady buy programs on declines, and notable activity in Union Pacific and Reading common amid a market-wide downturn and anticipated approval of 200 million dollars in Union Pacific preferred stock.
Local Financial Market Showed Mixed Trust Stock Activity
Market movement centered on National Safe Deposit and other trust stocks amid partial selling and persistent demand. Gas and capital issues fluctuated with cautious bids, while a new Capitol Hill savings bank project gained subscriber interest and officials noted no plans to expand Central National Bank capital.
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Washington stock market closes with wide variety of bonds and shares
Declining and rising prices mark a volatile session as Washington bonds and utility stocks show mixed results. Notable figures include Washington Railway and Electric at 4% and 925, American Security and Trust around 252, and Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness near 10%. Various banks and regional issuers feature throughout the closing quotations list.
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Columbia Title
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Chesapeake and Potowas
Panthion Washington Gas
Georgetown
Tye Machine Alocka
Mergenthaler Linotype
Lanston Monotype
Oreeno Consolidated Cop
Washington Market
Norfolk and
Local butter and eggs market receipts and grades
Receipts for eggs remain tight with fresh Virginia and Southern lots rated at 17 percent, while butter demand softens the market. Granular grades from multiple creameries show best fancy at 27, other fancy at 26, and second grade around 20 to 18 for near-by and country goods.
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New York Cotton Market Slips to Season's Low
White irregular trading marked the session as the cotton market opened easy and fell on liquidation and bear pressure from lower cables and favorable southern weather. Near month selling by spot houses, limited demand for low grades, and modest covering kept prices subdued with a net decline of 5 to 11 points. sales reached 125000 bales and Southern and local spot markets were quiet to lower.
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Livestock Market Report from Maw York and Chicago
May 4 livestock markets show weak activity with cattle receipts scarce in Maw York and steady to firm prices across calves sheep and hogs. Prime hogs in good demand at 6.90 to 7.90, prime steers 4.00 to 6.15, and lambs around 6.75 to 6.80 with common lots lower.
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Chamber elects officers and honors Choate and Porter
New York May 4 Joseph H Choate retiring Ambassador to Great Britain and Gen Horace K Porter former Ambassador to France were elected to honorary membership in the New York Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting today. All old officers including President Morris K Jesup were re elected. Treasury receipts and expenditures note redemption of national bank notes 32405 government receipts from internal revenue 4123 customs 691179 miscellaneous 3645 expenditures 1810000
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