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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1905

Page

11

Market Decline Masks Weakness In Stock Trading

New York May 22 The market showed a potential for extreme weakness but the close reflected steadier sentiment as volume was heavy yet declines were limited. London buying supported early gains before bear selling pushed prices lower, while crops and wheat speculation provided mixed market signals.

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Wall Street Opens in Discord as London Buyers Boost Stocks

Special to The Washington Fest reports a volatile New York opening with London buyers lifting steel and Harriman interests while bears push prices lower. Heavy scale buying failed to sustain gains as options from United States Steel, Union Pacific, and Amalgamated Copper led declines.

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Wall Street Credit and Southwest Talk in Market Review

New York stock market notes treasury receipts and internal revenue yields posted yesterday while outside buying remained tepid. The Moore crowd of the Rock Island party boosted steel and rail stocks earlier but lagged in the current decline, with Missouri Pacific and Rock Island common slipping and the group exiting before the April downturn.

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Washington Markets Show Mixed Activity On Busy Day

The Washington financial scene showed light trading with 3,600 shares of Washington Railway traded at 99 1 8 as the Bulls and Bears club discussed Hibbs weather and business. Lanston offered 143 40 bids, Union Trust firm at 125, American Bank asked 18 with 10-point higher asks, and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone at 107 1 2. Rights to new stock expected June 10, with private transfers at 25 per right. Mr. B H Warner commented on Washington’s expanding financial scene and the need for cash to secure seats in the growing exchange.

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Stock Market Outlook Notes Margin, Shorting Trends

Washington stock market commentary discusses fainting margins and reduced commission house stock holdings. It notes fewer margin calls after declines, liquidity shifts, and the belief that public margin interest has fallen about 60 to 70 percent from a month ago. The piece cites American Smelting common as an example of a stock once held high now attractive for shorting.

New York Bond Market Quick Summary

Closing quotations show Washington Railway and Electric common at 38, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone around 107, and various bonds including Metropolitan Railroad issues and District of Columbia securities trading with mixed gains. The list includes rail and utility issues, banks, and trust stocks with prices ranging from about 9 to 210, reflecting a broad, active session on the bond and stock exchange.

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Money on call and financial notes from New York May 22

The report lists money on call easy at 3 percent with 292 percent bids and various rates for time money. It notes sterling exchange, commercial paper at par, domestic bonds, Mexican dollars, and railroad bonds amid general market activity. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised for sores and skin issues.

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New York Wheat and Corn Prices Rally Amid Short Covering

Chicago and New York trading shows May delivery corn up several cents on short-covering and profit-taking in May wheat. Reports of weather delays and improved demand push prices higher, with futures at May and July contracts advancing before paring gains.

New York Produce and Markets Report May Prices

Market notes show butter creamery and cheese quotations with wide ranges, poultry and flour receipts, and metal and textile prices. Highlights include butter and cheese price spreads, live poultry values, flour and cornmeal firm, and London metal shifts with mixed local activity in lake and electrolytic sales.

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Market Report Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices

Revenue from week ended figures shows mixed hog and cattle receipts with bids high for good to choice cattle and steady to lower weight classes. Notable items include bulls, cows, feeders, and calves with several price ranges. also a divorce decree granted in District Supreme Court, custody awarded to Mrs Hood.

Justice Stafford District Supreme Court Algadd & Decree Addie FE. Hood Charles D. Hood

Live Stock Markets Report From New York May 2

Livestock prices show mixed moves with beef cows steady and vealers lower. Receipts number about 4 598 head with bulls steady and calves weak. sheep and lambs decline slightly as spring lambs remain firm in some lots. Hog prices firm with state hogs around 5 00 to 5 10 and large volume of cattle noted in Chicago listings.

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