Market Dull But Not Weak In Sharp Stock Trends
A Washington Post report from New York notes prices moved irregularly with a tilt toward lower values but the overall market remains comparatively strong. Trading showed skepticism about sustained gains with some leaders like Reading and United Robber improving while general activity remained unsettled amid freight rate concerns and Pacific rail movements. The piece highlights that big names and sectors fluctuated as investors weighed near term risks and long term liquidity in key shares.
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Washington Post
New York
Wall Street
Yepexa
Sunv Frocommun
Reading
New York Bond Market Report May 7
New York money on call easy at 1 percent. Time loans offerings range near 0 to 3 percent for various periods. Sterling exchange active with bankers’ bills around 4.87 to 4.875 and HD-bills near 4.84 to 4.54 percent. Government and Hallony bonds noted as steady.
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New York
Meer Gross
Boles Bruck, Galverton
New Orleans
Gavannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Baltimore
Jamies A. St
Jarheenville
Houston
Stevaily
Arista
Blesdy
Memphis
Ile
Net
Great Britain
Great Lvithia
Waal France
Vontina
Baltimore markets show mixed readings on staples and fats
Curbed market notes dull heat and steady corn with mixed grains and steady hay. No. 2 red wheat and rye firm while butter and cheese display firmer prices. sugar holds to wide ranges amid selling pressure. Continuous receipts and waning demand shape cautious trading across staples.
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Baltimore
Souhern
Metal market notes and closing prices across markets
Closing prices for Dortan and Alban in Boston, May 7, with activity in New York and London markets. Tin in London eased, with spot around 1892 60 and futures near 98. Local markets stayed quiet. copper, lead, and zinc showed modest moves. Several U S and UK company names appear with mixed quotations. currency and foundry items listed without clear context.
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Boston
Dortan and
Alban
Malue Berton Fle
New York
Fitchburg
London
Lake
Union Pacific
American
American Sugar
American Tel
Tel American Woitlen
Aimerican Woolen
Rominion Iron and
Steel Edison Hlactric
General Pleckric
Massachusetts Electric
Magsechusetta Gas
United Fruit
United Sloe Machine
United Ehoe Machine
North
Atlantic
Bingham Bopper Range
Shannon
Utah
Ron
Standard
Nat Cleveland Warranta
Northern
Southern
Southerd Soft
Eid
Washington Cattle Market Report North Lima Lima Indiana
Washington Cattle Market report from Ot City Pa May 7 shows credit balances and freight rates for cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Prices listed include cattle prime per head 40 to 45 dollars and cows prime per head 40 to 45 dollars, hogs per hundredweight around 5 to 6 dollars, and lambs per pound around 2 to 3 dollars with regional quotations for Lima Indiana and Toledo Ohio.
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Ot City
Toledo
Ohi
North Lima
Lod
South Lima
Indiana
Groes
Wall Street Gossip on Reading and Short Interest
Wall Street gossip centers on Reading stock and short interest. bulls anticipate a market reaction after potential news, with focus on bonds and underwriting, while traders discuss broker practices and a Lake Shore Reading sale rumor involving a Wall Street syndicate.
Local financial report notes uneven demand and limited bids
In a thin trading session several lenders did not bid while demand appeared for most items. Capital Traction rose to 122 3 4 with about 10 shares sought. A sale block awaited at 123 but buyers had limits. Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania trades and Keystone Telephone conduit sale talks hint at Bell gaining control in Philadelphia for higher earnings.
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Colorado
Tron
Wall Street
Washington Railway and Electric
Morganthaler
Bell Telephone of
Pennsylvania
Keystone Telephone
Philadelphia
Bell Company
Washington Virginia stock quotations and farm prices headline
Washington stock exchange and New York market quotes show wholesale prices for Virginia and North Carolina regions, with notes on supply, demand, and quality of creamery and Western firsts. Poultry and meats markets are steady, with figures for turkeys, chickens, calves, pork, and butter, plus grain and produce prices and ocean freight context.
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Virginia
West Virginia
South Virginia
North Carolina
Taree
Vabbage
Louad
Baldwin
Kings
Gills
T. Sweets
York
Grain futures edge higher on expected government report
Wheat and corn futures rose amid expectations of tomorrow’s government crop report. May and July wheat closed higher as traders covered shorts while corn saw strong gains from short covering with May delivering at new highs. Oats and rye firm on buying, with mixed receipts and exports supporting the market.
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Septembet
Chicago
Liverpool
Norrow
Shorts
Mipseapells
Duluth
Chicaga
Ftia
Laval
Batty Tot Lot Tat
Lars
New York Cotton Market Sees Sharp Early Break Then Quick Recovery
The New York cotton market fluctuated heavily with an early sharp drop followed by a rapid rebound, pushing prices to new highs for the season. Trading showed large U S sales around 275 500 bales, as reports from Liverpool and Manchester suggested unsettled conditions and private settlements may ease the strength in July futures.
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Loca Bears
Sonhera
Mackels
Wall Street
Lavarpool
Manchester
Lmer
Telerutry
Rae
Live Stock Markets May 7 Summary
Cattle receipts about 7.30. market steady with steers 5.00 to 7.59, cows 2.79 to 4.95, calves 2.80 to 6.25. Hog receipts around 16,090. values 5.00 to 5.08 for various classes. Sheep receipts about 17,000. market steady with lambs 9.00 to 7.65 and yearlings 3.50 to 6.35. Maryland spring lambs 5.25. hogs 2.05. cheese and other items mentioned in stray lines.
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New York
St Western
South America
Cordova
London Cables
Lmasra
Maryland
Chicago
Autehera
Woman Sues Railway Company for 10000 Damages
Ethel Jenkins filed a suit in the District Supreme Court on Wednesday against the City and Suburban Railroad Company to recover 10000 dollars for injuries she alleges occurred in a fall from a company car on November 10 at North Capitol and P streets northwest.
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Ethel Jenkins
District Supreme Court
City and Suburban Railroad Company
North Capitol
P Streets
Washington Playground Association Notes Contributions
The finance committee acknowledges gifts to the Washington Playground Association from Cora Berliner five dollars Alphonse M Baler two dollars Elizabeth B Bliss three dollars W R Tuckerman eighty five cents W M Hays two dollars H K Fulton five dollars Livia V Baker and Robert H Gunnell one dollar.
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The
Washington Playground Association
Cora. Berliner
Alphonse M. Baler
Elizabeth B. Bliss
W. R. Tuckerman
W. M. Hays
H. K. Fulton
Livia V. Baker
Robert H Gunnell
Asquith Outlines Britains Pension and Sugar Plans
Prime Minister Asquith presented the budget detailing an old age pension scheme funded from the national treasury costing about 30 million dollars annually. He forecast a 164 million spend and 788 million revenue for 1908-09, with sugar duties cut to 4 shillings 6d per hundredweight, effective May 18 for sugar and July 4 for sugar-using goods. The government aims to curb the debt, reduce it further, and remove licencing in crown colonies per a Commons resolution.
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London
Premer Asquith
House of Commodiia
Britain
Great Britain
Asquith
National Treasury
Cha
Ces LD
House of Commons
Hongkong
Straits Settlements
Ceylon
J. B. B. Seeley
Parcels post endorsed at New Willard meeting
A meeting of the Postal Progress League at the New Willard discussed parcels post for rural routes, third and fourth class mail consolidation, and postal savings banks. George M. Whitaker presided while addresses hailed support from Govs Stower and Willson and former Postmaster General Wannamaker. Letters of endorsement arrived from multiple figures.
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New Willard
Postal Progress League
Postel Savings Banks
George M. Whitaker
League
Head
Scientific American
Mr. Mead
New York Merchants’ Association
W. F. Gill
Grange
Pennsylvania
J.J. Patterson
Grange of
Maryland
J. Tazclaar
American Federation of Labor
Small
Stower
Florida
Willson
Kentucky
June Wannamaker
Congress
Talk Higher Freight Rates
East of the Mississippi Railway presidents met at the Trunk Line Association to discuss a general freight rate increase from the current six classes, centages per hundredweight. No decision was reached today as members weigh a proposed 5 to 27 cent range with reports due July 1 and effects unlikely before November 4. Attendees included Harriman, McCrea, Newman, Underwood, Mungay, and Thomas.
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New York
Mississippi River
Trunk Line Associaton
Chicago
Stade
Lkely
HK. Harriman
McCra
Pennsylvania Railroad
Newman
Vanderbilt Lines
Underwood
Erie
Mungay
Baltimore and Ohl
Thomas
Lehigh Valley
Chinese boycott against Japan fading in Shanghai
In Shanghai on May 7 the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods appears to be dying out. Viceroys at Ten Tsin and Nanking blocked growth and kept Cantonese merchants in Tientsin Shanghai and Yankow from joining. Japanese pressure likely prompted the viceroys to act. Groups calling themselves The Society of National Disgrace and a women’s organization formed to aid the movement.
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Shanghai
Ten Tsin
Nanking
Tien Tsin
Yankow
China
Gney
Beall Sues United States Trust For 10000
Reginald W Beall vice president of Moore and Hill Incorporated sues United States Trust Company in District Supreme Court to recover 10000 He claims 99375 for organizing 750000 in stock subscriptions and 690 for services as VP from March to August 1907 plus 5 for aliencing directors meetings Fire losses April total 11415 with 86050 insurance 103 alarms 90 fires 43 in brick 23 in frame Goble Estate passes to daughter Flora Irene Goble 119 C Street NE probate filed will dated August 31 1904
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Reginald W. Beall
WU. S. Trust Company
Moore & Hill, Incorporated
District Supreme Court
United States Trust Company
Beall
Trust Company
Goble
Mary G. Goble
Flora’ Irene Goble
C Street
Land Fraud Trial Details Benson Schemes and Hart Testimony
District Attorney in the Hyde Benson Dimond Schneider land fraud case outlines methods alleged against John A. Benson. Marcus Hart testifies he recruited relatives to buy school lands for Benson and profits. Joseph Weinberger says lands were bought for speculation and he expected gain but did not receive money. W.K. Slack testifies about Hyde and Schneider writings and being sent to locate titles. Corroboration expected from Nellie and Annie Dutton and George De Lury.
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Waxcer
Hyde- Benson-Dimond-Schneider
John A. Benson
Marcus Hart
San Francisco
Hart
Benson
Henson
Tltaself
Joseph Weinberger
WK. Slack
Frederick A. Hyde
Schneider
Hyde
Tucson
Jona
Clyde
Nellie J. Dutton
Annie A Dutton
George de Lury
Sister's Plea Secures Suspension for Forged Check Case
A sister's plea moved Judge Barnard to suspend the sentence of Otto Vanderheydt and Frank Wasson in Criminal Court No 2 after they pleaded guilty to forging a $4 check at Parker, Bridget & Co. Their appeal followed a three month Washington stay and failure to find work. The sister Mrs Grace Patterson urged mercy, influencing the bail suspension decision.
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Barnard
Tey
Parker, Bridget & Co
Otto Vanderheydt
Frank HL. Wasson
Washington
Vanderheydt
Grace Patterson
Maidana Reques
Three youths sent to workhouse for store breaking
Judge Barnard sentences Charles Carlisle Edward Hage and William Karst to the workhouse after they admitted to breaking into a Georgetown store for Mrs Mary Gallagher on April 8. The trio, from three states, sought work and begged for release, but the court imposed a three month sentence as a lesson.
Conductor Gets 15 Days In Jail
John I roxerton once led the Washington Railway and Electric Company was arraigned in Police Court and pled guilty to stealing street car tickets receiving a fifteen day sentence. Other prosecutions were dropped for lack of evidence. Rupert V Wilson waived extradition to New York where he faces a coast line fraud charge. Maggie L Trammell was granted an absolute divorce from John H Trammell by Justice Gould in the District Supreme Court.
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John &. Roxerton
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Kimball
Wilson
Rupert V. Wilson
Mullen
Warren
New York City
Marshall Robinson
Wilkerson
New York
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Maggie L. Trammell
John H. Trammell
Gould
District Supreme Court
Trammell
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New York Stock Exchange
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Walter 8. Brown
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