Markets React As Call Money Rises to Year High
A sharp move up in call money to the year's peak unsettled the stock market. Baltimore and Ohio, Mexican Central, and Wabash led a list of active names as prices closed lower after a morning of firm rates. The day featured scarce lendable funds and widespread selling pressure across stocks with recent speculative interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ohio
Mexican Central
Wabash
Washington Post
New York
Stock Exchange
American
National Land
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Sterling Exchange
London
Paris
Egland
Atlantic
New York City Railway Company
Louisville and Nashville
Tim
Lawsville and Nashville
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacifica Railway Company
Wall Street
Delaware and Hudson
Lack
Western
Denver
Rio G
Towa Central
Kansas City Southern
Louisville
Nashville
Manhattan L
Metropolitan Securities
Metropolitan Street
Minn
St.outs
St. P and S Ste. M. Mo
Kansas
Texas
Kans
Tex
National Btacult National
Nat
R. R
Norfolkans
Washington Steamboat
National
Aay
Beate and
Trust
Washington Swan and Trust
American Security and Trust
Union Trust Company
Washington Savings Book
Home Savings Bank
Union Savings Bank
Ie Railroad
Capital Traction
Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
de Sty
Washington Railway
Electria Common
Pacife
Bristol Gas and Electric
Toledo
St. I
Wirgii
National Bank stocke—Commercial
Back
Tolero
St I
Washington
Mose-SheMeld Steel
Lecand
San
St Louis Southwestern Bt L
Southwestern
Southern Pacifica
Southern Pacifia
Southern Railway
Tennessee Coal and Union Pacific
Lebitral
Farpiers and Mechanics
Union Pacific
Columbia
Capital
Union
Riggs, & Popple's
Togig
Commercial
Colonial
Real Hitate
TS Co
Alumbia
Chesapeake
Potomac
Washington Gas
Georgetown
Greene Consolidated Copper
Norfolk
United States Pubbier
United States Steal
United States Steel Pfd
Caroling Chemical
Va -Carolina Chem
Wabash Pit
Wells-Fargo Eerprese
Westinghouse Hiéctric
Western Union
Wheeling and
Lake Ewrie
Wall Street Gossip on Stocks and Market Moves
Bull tips clustered around leading shares like Lead and Colorado Fuel while copper and amalgamated moved with rising momentum. Traders cited cash loans, bank rate pressures, and speculation on Standard Oil and St Paul with Rock Island note leads, and Western buying buoyed cotton bets before a noon pullback.
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Washington
New York
Colorado
Wall Street
National City Bank
Washington Stock Exchange bids and market quotes
The Washington Stock Exchange shows bids for multiple railroads and utilities led by Delaware and Hudson and Denver and Rio Grande. It lists numerous bond and stock quotations from Washington and New York brokers, with closing prices, day totals, and foreign and domestic market notes including money on call, sterling, and commodity prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hibbs & Co
F Street
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Washington Stock
Baltimore Markets Grain and Butter Prices on Oct 4
Market report from Baltimore shows dull and unchanged activity across grains and commodities. No. 2 red winter, corn prices and export figures noted along with steady butter eggs cheese sugar and related items. receipts and futures for October and January contracts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Fanes
Local Stock Exchange Ends Mixed, Gas Leads Gain
Trading on the local exchange closed with mixed results as selling subsided and gains emerged. Washington Railway preferred steadied at 32 while common edged up to 43 1/4, Gas stock advanced on steady demand, and Capital Traction softened along with other issues amid divergent activity across bonds and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salow
Washington Gas
Washington Gas A
Capital Traction
Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
Washington Railway and Wiectrie Common
Union Trust Company
American National Bank
Cou
GOH
Mergenthaler
Laneton
Greane Copper
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Ing
Ges Stock Exchange
District of Columbia
Philippine Land Purchase
Capital Traction Railroad
ASGB
Metropolitan Railroad
Kdebisdners
Columbia Railroad
City and Suburban Railroad
Auecastla and Potomac
Washington Rail Way
Hlectric Ds
Bristol Gag and Flastrie
Washington
New York Grain Market Summary October 4 1900
Wheat prices drifted after a slight early advance as receipts and outside factors weighed. May, December contracts showed declines with close figures. Corn and oats remained steady with receipts and exports listed. spot markets held firm for No 2 red and yellow varieties amid quiet option activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Wheat market drifts as rumors briefly lift prices
In a muted trading session, wheat and corn moved with limited strength as rumors of large sales to Germany circulated and then faded. Declines were contained by buying support from brokers, with December wheat trading around 42 to 43 cents, while corn held steady near 27 cents and hogs slipped marginally as import demand waned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hibbs & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Snyeeneae
Chicago
Duluth
Germany
Derem
Sa Teme
People
E Dr. King’s
Minneapolis
Dalath
Ita
Lise
Dectmitr
Juinsus
Seraion
Beciter
Oata
Shorts
Live Stock Markets Mixed results across New York and Chicago
In New York receipts reach 2 166 cattle and 7 478 sheep and lambs with mixed price movements, hogs slow. calves and veals down slightly. Chicago reports cattle steady to up 10, hogs weak, sheep and lambs higher by about 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aia
Canada
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Butter and Egg Markets See Mixed but Steady Tone
Arrivals of eggs in nearby Virginia West Virginia and Southwest Virginia remain moderate while demand for high grade eggs keeps prices firm. Butter receipts show limited high grade creamery supply with renewed interest in renovated high quality butter at full quotas. Western firsts 20 cents, seconds 19, fancy 20, factory firsts 14, storepacked 10 to 15 with varied dairy offerings and lower prices overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Southern
Lasker Testifies On Cattle Freight Rates To Chicago
Chicago livestock dealer W. S. Lasker told the Interstate Commerce Commission that railroads charged higher direct rates for cattle from Missouri River points to Chicago than via South St. Paul, alleging through billing to save about 90 cents per hundred. He described arranging with a South St. Paul broker to ship cattle through for Chicago, acknowledging the through rate applied to western points and admitting possible conspiracy in billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. 8. Lasker
Livestock Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Lasker
Wisconsin
South St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Twe Stock Commission
Compission
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Western Points
Shipbuilding Profits: American Company Reports Large Gain
The American Shipbuilding Company held its annual meeting in Jersey City. For the year ended June, a surplus after charges and preferred stock dividends of 640,250, up from 91,127 the prior year. William L. Brown was elected chairman. James C. Wallace, Russell C. Wetmore, and O. J. Fish were re-elected president, vice president, and secretary respectively. The firm built twenty ships totaling 162,400 tons and has twenty-one steamers under contract for spring delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Company
New York
American Shipbuilding Company
Jersey City
Wiliam L. Brown
James C. Wallace
Russell C. Wetmore
O. J. Fish
Wallace
Judge Field
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Louisville
H. A. Hickman
Boston
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Missouri Pacific
St. Joseph
Lake Shore
Michigan
Kansas City
M. J. Sweet
T. E. Byrnes
New Haven
Hartford
Maan
Conn
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Chingo
Duluth
Keyaville
Augusta
McLeod
Western Passenger Association
Pennsylvania
Frank A. Durban
Zanesville
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Joseph Ramsey
Durban
Detroit
Toledo
Ironton
Railway Signal Association
Niagara Falls
N. C
International Hotel
Stickney
London Security
Chicago Great Western
Leake Shore
Michigan Central
Danville
Sil
Indiana Harbor
HJ. Partle
Beaboard Air Line
Charlotte
N. G
C. Humphrey
Parrish
Savannah
Mexican Central
Long Island
Alx Mottha
Grand Trunk
Canada Atlantic
Charles M. Haye
E. H. Fitzhugh
Frank Scott
M. W. Walker
Bilott
Northern Pacific Railway
Great Northern End Northern
Portland
Seattle
Board of Tax Arbitrators of
Georgia
Voluntary Relief Department
Pennsylvania Lines
West Virginia Central and Western Maryland Purchase
Western Maryland Railroad
J. M. Stone
Cairo
Westinghouse Electrial and Manufacturing Company
Fraud in Deal Alleged Nearing Quarter Million Involved
In a Superior Court bill filed in Chicago on October 4, charges of conspiracy to defraud are leveled at the late Frederick Eames and associates E W Shirk J Foster Rhodes and C W Rigson. Heirs of E F Pulsifer seek appointment of a receiver for Traders Safe and Trust Company and an accounting of its affairs alleging secret agreement to control leasing of the Imperial Building site for profit to the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neariny
Chicago
Superior
Frederick 8. Eames
E. W. Shirk
J. Foster Rhodes
C. W. Rigson
C. A. Pulsifer
Mary F. P. Thompson
E. F. Pulsifer
Traders’ Safe and Trust Company
Inperial
Board of Trade
Hames
News of the Railroads Highlights and Appointments
P W Poole chosen secretary of Louisiana freight committee R G Morley resigns as Valley division superintendent Samuel Hopkins named general passenger agent of Texas and Fort Smith A H as real estate agent for all Burlington lines east of the Missouri River Various railroad executives appointed and resigned including J H Keefe and D S Lowenthal multiple line updates and financial notes on earnings dividends and tax rulings plus a note on Mrs Sarah Berks benefiting from Electric Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Poole
Louisiana Freight Committee
R. G. Morley
Iron Mountain
Samuel Hopkins
Texas and
Fort Smith
RH. A. Howard
Burlington Lines
Missouri River
Minnesota
Dakotaa
J. H. Keefe
Gulf and Banta Fe
D’arcy Tate
Toronto
Canada
Grand Trunk, Pacific
Montreal
W. R. Haynes
Alabama
Vicksburg
Shreveport
Miss. D
Lowenthal
Norfolk and Western
Z. R. Lyle
J. J. Livingston
Northwestern
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NEW York Stock Market
Sates
Adams Express
Low
Am Car
Amalgamated Capper BS
Bix Bay Boy and Foundry
Sarand Foundry
American Express
American Ice Securities
Petty
Vai
Tobadto
Pra Certif
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago and Alton
U Aus
Mil
T. Ant T
C. Gy. C
St. Louis
Colorado Fuel and Inn
Souther
Pfaay
Ramsey- Gould
Standard Oil
Broadway
St. Paul
Rock Island
Amalgamated
Washington Stock Exchange
Bond Mareet
Srive
HIDIS
St. Ady
Rio
Standart Foundry
Bim
Middlesboro
Northern
Sowthern
Ager
U. S. Fe
Hew Yi
American Tobacco
Atchison General
Atchison Adjustment
Atlantic Coast Line
He Ig Central of Georgia
Ipa
Awee Central of Georgia 1St Inc
Central of Georgia
Chesapears
S . Chicago, Burlington
I. and
Pacifico Railroad
AR I and Pacific Railroad
St Louis
Chicago Terminal
Colorado Ind
Colorado Midland
Colorado and Southern
Cuba
Denver and
Rio Grande
Distilers' Securities
Erie Prier
Erie General de
Fort Worth
Hocking Valley
Wenana Uit
Japan
Nashv'ilie
Manhattan
Consol Gold
Seperti
New Jersey Central General
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Reading General
St. Louia
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Pacific
Southern Pecle
Texas and Pacific Iater
Etia
Aery
United States Steel
Wabash Inis
Whee
Wabash Debenture B
Maryland
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Wisconsin Central
Local Financial
Lanston
Washington Railway Company
Washington Gas Light Company
Central
Washington Brog Exchange
Chicago Board of Ade
Eaay
Ae Duo
Aocial
Mdg
Hayes
Galveston
Charleston
Wijlmington
Tullesse
Ats
Bate Ae Fouston
Erry
Memphis
Renee Lok
St. Louisa
Cincinnati
Great Britain
Porte
Continent
Great Brit
Ain
NEW York Grain
Chicago Grain
Tricked Railway Company
Gasch & Birge
Isis
New York Ave. Nw
Wero
Ashington
News OF the Railroads
Treasury Department
Shaw
National Bank
Sarah Berks
ANK
National Safe Deposit, Savings& Trust Co
Gov. 15Th
New York Ave
Traders National Bank
F. H. Smith Co
Y. Ave
M.a.phillips, Jr
Colorado Building
Panentine
J. H. Hilsman & Co
Atlante
Union Savin Bond
Francis H. Smith
Alvin M. Laturop
Quincy
Yoho B. Sleman
G. 0. Welnon
Jackson H. Ralston
L G, Kimball
Igs Bank
G& N.Y
Washington Savings Bank Gov
Ste. N. W. Capital
Washington Savings Bank
Arthur Wall
Lynn, Wall & Co
Adams Building
Jenkins & CO
Chesley & Spence
Fats
Ron Wane
N. W
U. S
Washington Loan & Tru
Wien Praa‘dent -Becend
Riggs “Ets
Ratte Direct
Testiea Letters of Credit
Lin Exchange
Moekes
Ave
U. S. Treasury
Wade & Hedges
M. Jd
Sage & CO
Warder Bulding
Eiskell & McL&ran
Tolman
Corcoran
Building and Loans Association
National Mortgage Loan
COMPA
F ST
Mutual Loan and Trust Go
F St. N. W
Metropolitan Loan & Trust Co
E Street N. W
National Loan and Investment Co
Sts. N. W
Capital Loan Co
Oreo
Potomac Guarantee Loan
Atlantic Eerie Moms
Erlevator
Ioan
Warder
Joan Tome
Commercial Bank
Niwsepapin
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