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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1907

Page

6

Stock Market Rally Ahead of Holiday Trading

Markets rise on abroad improvement and investor sentiment as a holiday pause nears. Wheat speculators shift stance with lines of futures bought. New York listings show mixed gains and continued gold shipments.

Wall Street Gossiptoward brighter market tone

Washington Post reports London buyers helped lift U S stocks with Berlin and Paris purchases possibly tied to Americans abroad. Foreign tone improved as crops weather also aided sentiment while shorts trimmed positions. Union Pacific led gains as shorts covered and Reading hovered near prior levels.

Specialio Washington Post New York London Berlin Paris Europe

Local Financial Notes From A Market Day In Washington

Banks and brokerages closed for a holiday as Capital Traction bond subscrip tion settles. Bond deliveries expected June 16. Best bid for Washington Railway and Electric common at 36 with 60 shares traded. Gas stock shows manipulation, options active, market held in abeyance awaiting public information. Lanston Monotype to sell directly from own agencies in multiple cities. Five percent demanded on first class security. balances even.

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New York cotton market hits new highs on cov ering and bull support

The New York cotton market surged with active demand and new high records on cover and bull support. Prices closed near best levels with gains of 24 to 28 points. Estimates put sales around 600,000 bales as cables, Western weather, and private crop reports encouraged bullish sentiment. Copper, silver, and other markets moved higher in London and locally, while exchange rates and government data influenced the broader outlook.

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Washington Produce Market Prices and Supplies Report

Wholesale quotations for vegetables and dairy show light supplies and firm to high prices across categories. Fresh Virginia and North Carolina items edge higher while buyers seek lower costs. cheese and live poultry demand stay steady with springers strong and various fresh produce items listed by origin and per unit.

FCGS Wearby Virginia West Virginia Southwest Virgina Rennesses North Carolina Hutter Mar New York State New Florida Charleston New Orleans Iorfaa Shapa

Baltimore and New York Market Snapshot May 29

A mixed market report shows fruit, grain and dairy values with steady to firmer tones. Prices for butter cheese eggs and lard are listed alongside grain, hay, oat, rye and corn futures and receipts, with regional quotes from Baltimore and New York.

New York Western Rio Santos Cordova

New York Grain Market Mixed On Wheat and Corn Prices

Wheat receipts reach 87,700 bushels with spot firm as No. 2 red trades around 1.01 to 1.04 at elevators and afloat. Corn and oats show modest gains with July and September futures inching higher amid rains in Kansas and Nebraska and strong export demand.

Baltimore Southern Domerric Liverpool Cork New York Duluth Linels Hungary

Livestock Markets Report From New York and Chicago

Livestock markets show receipts and price ranges across beef cattle, veals, sheep and hogs. New York entries note steady to higher trends for steers, bulls, cows and veals with varied per hundred weight bids, while Chicago reports higher cattle and steady hogs and lamb prices, with substantial receipts and mixed offerings across stockers, feeders, and calves.

New York Pennsylvania Chicago

Washington cattle market report shows mixed prices

Market notes dull stock pigs and firm calves with liberal supply of stock pigs and quiet demand. Cattle Extra per cwt ranges 6.25 to 5.50 with butcher and common prices noted. Hogs per cwt around 8.50 to 6.75, lambs and calves listed with prime and common rates, cows priced by head.

Mutual Nominates Harrity to Mutual Life Board

A May 29 board meeting of Mutual Life Insurance Company nominated William F. Harrity of Philadelphia along with six others for all vacancies on the board. Harrity, former chairman of the executive committee of the Policyholders Protective Association, is a Mutual Life policyholder valued at $500000.

New York The Mutual Life Insurance Company William F. Harrity Philadelphia Wiliam B. Dean St. Paul Robert B. Woodward Brooklyn Emory W. Clark Detroit James H. Wilson Wilmington Del Ralph Peters Harrity Policyholders’ Protective

Harriman pleads for hill in Webster letter case

Frank W. Hill former Harriman secretary who sold the Sidney Webster letter pleaded guilty to a penal code violation prohibiting publicizing private documents by confidential employees. At the district attorney’s request and Harriman’s approval the sentence was suspended.

Webster New York Frank W. Hill E. H. Harriman Sidney Webster Harriman Roosevelt Starriman

New Record Cotton Prices Rise Across Active Months

New York May 29 cotton prices hit fresh season highs across active months with October at 1 Lake and January at 1Lji7c about 33 to 36 points higher than last night. Markets showed strong demand on private reports of poor conditions as prices climbed within a point or two of the best and closed with a net advance of 2 to 38 points. Sales were estimated at 400000 bales.

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Petition for Receiver in Chicago New York Air Line Case

Ten small stockholders filed a petition before Judge Windes in the Circuit Court seeking a receiver for the Chicago New York Air Line Railroad Company. The court scheduled a hearing for next Friday. The petition lists holders owning from one to ten shares. A separate item notes two million dollars in gold exported from New York to Paris, with Lazard Freres, the Russo-Chinese Bank, and Heidelbach Scheleimer & Co. funding shipments for France aboard steamers tomorrow.

New York E. R. Chapman & Co G. B. Clipman F Street American Tobacco Atchson General Atchison Adjustment Atlantic Coast Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co Central of Georgia Central of Georgia 2d Inc Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Alton Chicags Burtington and Quincy Chicago R. Z. and Pacific Railroad Chicago, R. J. and Pacific Railroad St. Louis Colorado Industrial Colorado Midland Colorado and Southern Cuba Denver and Rio Grande Dretiliers’ Securities Erie Erie General Hocking Valley Japan Japan Sa Louisville and Nashville Manhattan Consul Mexican Central Mexican Central Ist Inc Minneapolis and Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri, Kansas and National Railroad of Mexico Consol New York Central General New Jersey Central General Northern Pacific Norther Pacific Norfolk and Western Pennsylvania Ev Reading General Iron Mountai Consol Bs San Francisco Southwestern Con Seaboard Air Line Southern Pacific Southern Railway Texas and Pacific Toledo, St. Louis Western Union Pacific United States Steri 2d Wisconsin Central Chicago-New York Company Chicago-New York Air Line Railroad Company Windes Circuit Court Paris Lazard Freres Russo-Chinese Bank Heidelbach, Schelheimer & Co France

Excursions to Indian Head and River View This Week

Two trips by the Macalester and the St John steamboats will run to Indian Head Marshall Hall and River View resort near Washington. Friday Saturday and Sunday outings include lakeside dances, swimming, fishing and sailing with multiple departure times from the wharf. The season opens in June with daily trips planned from July 3, featuring Schroeder's band and a large dancing pavilion.

Marshall Hall Schroeder Alexandria Colonial Beach Potomac Washington River View Big Land St. Johna Seventh Street Goa View

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