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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
15
The report notes a late rally offset by declines in some stocks as investors respond to measures aimed at retiring commitments. Bank of England commentary signals optimism despite quarter end pressures, suggesting cautious relief for markets.
The Washington market saw a sharp 4 1 2 point drop amid broad stock declines. Rock Island and Pacific collateral trust bonds led losses as traders linked the move to public finance concerns and looming dividend uncertainties. Brooklyn Rapid Transit and NY Central rumors circulated as bankers awaited word on gold shipments and English reserve policy.
The Washington Produce Market lists prices for dairy meats and vegetables with notes on steady or varied trends. Items include cheese, butter, veal, calves, potatoes, onions, beans, tomatoes, oranges, rice, chestnuts and other staples with per pound, per crate, and per barrel quotes.
The market page shows mixed signals across commodities and receipts. Wheat remains weak with spot contracts soft while soy and sugar show varied activity. Cereal futures rail, butter notes steady, markets list exports and prices with limited changes and several unreadable fragments.
The Washington stock scene showed little excitement with few trading orders and a slow day. σημx Columbia Railways Metropolitan and Potomac, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone among notable issues. Edward Sweet & Co withdrew their wire service. Willam B Hibbs & Co linked to Post & Flagg. four New York firms closed Wash branch offices. Benjamin Woodruff courted by a banking firm. Investors favored standard bonds and stocks as a sign of prudent buying against a rainy day.
Census Bureau reports 1907 running bases cotton output through November 14 at 7 311 292 bales with 26 571 active ginneries. Georgia leads in bales and ginneries with 1 376 111 bales and 4 439 ginneries. Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and others listed with their totals. An island cotton share shows Florida and Georgia leading in Sea Island tonnage. Projections for states’ total crops and interest in correction of November 14 figures noted.
A failed firm, J F Moeller, suspended payments and prompted banking losses. The collapse touches Union Pacific dividends and Hamburg based creditors. German banks and English firms face exposure with assets reported near 500000 dollars amid speculation linked to clothing markets.
New York market notes dateline November 7 report dull to steady prices across many commodities. Live poultry and eggs steady to firm, butter and cheese unchanged, with receipts listed. Hides tannin and leather steady, wool steady, meats steady, lard easy, rice and coffee cited with minor fluctuations. Overall tone shows modest price stability amid varied commodity classes and regional terms.
Excited cotton trading follows a census report hinting at a smaller harvest. Prices jump with January at 105, March 307.3, and May around 1000 amid broad bullish activity on Wall Street. Declines later reflect profit taking while speculative demand from New Orleans operators grows.
Oscar G. Murray was reelected president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for the fifth consecutive year as the board of directors reorganized in New York after a stockholders meeting in Baltimore. The board also re elected vice presidents and officers including George F Randolph, Hugh Londer, George L Potter, V McNeat, CW Woulford, and others.
A decree by Chancellor J W Stout in Gallatin Tennessee nullifies the Standard Oil Company license due to illegal discrimination, prompting expected appeal to New York. The ruling targets the company’s Tennessee gas and refinery operations, signaling state enforcement under anti-trust grounds.
The daily market notes from New York show wheat and grain activity with prices, futures, and port receipts. Various regions including Galveston and St. Louis report price movements, deliveries, and stock levels as traders track supply, demand, and weather factors influencing near term values.
An adjusted metal market note describes shifts in New York and London prices with electrolytic and casting values. It references traders such as Boelter and mentions London and Hogins markets, with details on foundries and local pricing during the period.
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