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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
9
A Bank of England release notes liquidation of pressing stock commitments in some areas, offset by efforts to retire commitments in other quarters. The statement frames the day’s declines as manageable, signaling cautious optimism about future liquidity and policy stance.
A volatile session rippled through New York as a bond collapse of 4.12 points triggered by deteriorating issues in the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific collateral trusts and St Louis and San Francisco stock. Heavy selling drove Brooklyn Rapid Transit to a ten-year low while New York Central and Bank of England rumors swirled amid liquidity fears and dividend uncertainties.
A fragmented OCR listing from the Washington Produce Market shows varied prices across dairy meats produce and fruits. It mentions cheese beef calves veal and butter with per pound and per crate rates and references regional markets and shipping terms.
Markets show flat receipts and mixed commodity quotes with wheat at weak spot, sugar unchanged, butter steady, and freight notes. Multiple terms appear garbled but indicate unsettled grains, exports, and price activity in Baltimore markets, with references to May, December, and January contracts.
The local market shows dull activity with few buyers and sellers. Notable actions include Washington Railway and Electric selling at 6.12 ex-dividend plus 2 1/2 percent. Lanston Jot fractions shown at 9. Several securities like Columbia Railways and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone draw attention for their quoted per cent moves. Edward Sweet & Co withdraws from Washington, shifting to Willam B Hibbs & Co, and Post & Flagg align with William B. Hinds Co. Four New York firms close branches here, hinting at tightened liquidity while standard bonds and stocks remain in favorable hands of public buyers.
Census Bureau reports 1907 running bales at 7,311,292 with 26,571 active ginneries, led by Georgia at 1,376,111 bales and 4,439 ginneries. State totals show Florida 35,563 bales and 227 ginneries, Arkansas 38,5770 bales and 2,042 ginneries, and South Carolina 9,700 bales and 119 ginneries. Estimates for the 1907 cotton crop in running bases projected nationwide totals around 11.1 million bales with varying regional allocations. figures subject to minor corrections.
A fragmented report notes a failed Hamburg firm JFC and the suspension of Kroth & Reimbhulz with German and English banks affected. It mentions a quarterly dividend for Union Pacific and record dates in Os treautern. The piece ties the distress to speculation in cloths, with Dresdener and Deutsche banks incurring losses.
New York November market notes list prices for poultry beef and dairy goods with many items labeled dull steady firm or unchanged. Include outsized entries for butter cheese eggs wool leather cotton meats lard and coffee alongside grains and nuts from regional produce trades.
Excited advance in cotton pricing followed a smaller than expected crop based on census data. Trading showed aggressive buying from short sellers and brokers, with January and March futures rising though later pulled back as selling increased.
Oscar G Murray was reelected president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the fifth year at the board reorganization in New York after the stockholders meeting in Baltimore. The board also reelected vice presidents and officers including George F Randolph as first vice president Hugh Londer as vice president and general counsel George L Potter as third vice president V McNeat as fourth vice president and treasurer CW Woulford as secretary.
A Tennessee chancery decree by Judge W. J. Stout voids the Standard Oil license in Gallatin due to illegal discrimination. The state seeks to nullify the trust’s operation in the region while Standard Oil likely plans to appeal. the decision impacts local oil distribution and regulatory action in Gallatin, Tennessee.
The report summarizes a chaotic trading day with wheat and grain prices, market actions, and notable activity across ports. It notes declines in prices, price support from late trading, and a generally unsettled sentiment affecting futures, with references to wheat, bear markets, and port shipments.
A damaged OCR page reports on metal market activity with mentions of Lonfiom, Wiebe, Gull, and Lake quotations, alongside London and London foundry references. Local notes hint at price shifts, workers, and trading levels across regions, though details are garbled.
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