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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1909
Page
2
The market reports firmer money rates with select gains in American Smelting Interborough Metropolitan and United States Rubber showing solid movements while steel New York Central and other issues rally. Observers note volatility and limited demand with the weekly bank statement reflecting cautious liquidity and signaling potential shifting reserves.
The Treasury reports activity in the New York bond market with notes on pricing, demand, and trading dynamics. Officials note liquidity and investor sentiment guiding recent movements in government securities and related yields.
Chicago cattle receipts 18 000 with market steady to lower calves and hogs mixed. Sheep and lambs receipts 1 832 with market steady to lower. New York futures quoted with December at 12 24 16 70 and January at 12 08 17 89. London market firm with spot copper at 12 00 12 25. Local markets firm with steady demand for steers and heifers while sows and hogs mixed.
The high call money rate held at 4 1 2 percent with renewals at 4 percent amid a week of bank reserve shifts and a weaker crop condition. Government cotton data show 68.5 percent condition, a monthly drop, shaping bullish futures yet limited market impact. Hudson Fulton expenditures and Harriman-era liquidity influence echo in bank flows and stock moves as New York Central and Erie climb amid broader speculative activity.
In New York on Monday October 4 traders faced a subdued session as prices moved slowly across the board. Investors monitored corporate earnings and economic signals while volume remained modest.
Quotations furnished by Thomas L. Womember show bids and asks for railway, trust and savings stocks, bonds, and utilities in Washington. The listing includes bank, insurance, realty and telephone concerns with prices and changes, plus commodity summaries for butter, cheese, meats, fruits, vegetables and live poultry reflecting wholesale levels and store conditions.
In Chotee market reports Lambs and cattle are listed with prices per ewt and per cwt. Staples include BoUga butchers at 0450 per ewt, HOOS at 00 per cwt, LAMBE spring at per pound, and COWS prime fresh at 29.00 with common 26.60.
Chicago and New York markets show mixed responses as government reports trigger activity in grains and cotton. Prices move after opening gains, then ease while traders cover shorts and await clearer data on crop conditions and demand.
The article reports Walsh's rise from obscurity linked to a bank misapplication scandal and a broad market session dominated by weak corn and wheat prices. It notes a dull trading day, downward weather impact on crops, and the court’s forthcoming decision affecting financial headlines, with emphasis on Walsh and the banking case.
Arthur B Sederquist and John Barry of Barry & Co were arrested in Dallas on charges of embezzling about 1000 from various persons including L M Binford and Alexander Green. The case links to stock transactions and a criminal court indictment today.
London reports Bartig Bros inviting applications for 210,000,000 of 4 1/2 percent bonds of the New York Telephone Company at 5. In New York the company offers 75,000,000 in bonds from the authorized total to cover current obligations and to fund extensions and additions for the consolidated companies in New York State.
The Department of Agriculture reports the 1909 cotton crop fell to 82 percent of normal by September 25, with 2,562,882 bales ginned. Excessive rainfall followed by drought and limited bank advances blamed for declines in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Oklahoma, while boll weevil damage also contributed. State totals show marked reductions from past years, with cyclical weather and financial strain cited as core causes.
New York October 4 The president of Cottonwood Copper Company Nosh L Barnes was arrested on charges of misapplying $17 000 of company funds. Indicted previously in July for similar thefts, he is out on $5060 bail and paroled for a hearing Wednesday. The case was chaired by secretary Robert Kuehnert.
Grain prices and futures show mixed activity with receipts and deliveries cited. Northern delivered 148 percent, wheat traders note cautious selling while corn and barley demand softened. prices closed mixed amid quiet trading, with December and October futures reflecting modest shifts and supply signals.
A government report from the Bureau of Navigation shows a rise in steam and sail vessels constructed in the United States during the quarter ended September 30, 1908 compared with the same period the previous year. The tally includes steam and salt vessels officially numbered, indicating a modest yet measurable increase in ship production.
A message from the Thousand Islands reports E P Wilbur, once a Lehigh Valley resident, is seriously ill at his summer home in Easton Pa on October 4. The communication notes the condition as grave and lists his location as Easton with reference to his former Lehigh Valley ties.
The quarterly report shows 34 steel steamers and 12 wooden ships built, with 42 sail and 476 steam vessels total, including 26 steel steamers. September figures list 118 vessels Hulls, with 22 sail and 98 steam, totaling 5 930 gross tons. Lots sold Northeast section by Willige Gibbs & Daniel for 8 000 dollars to build multiple dwellings near First Street and Rhode Island Avenue.
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