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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
10
Stock market activity eased in quiet trade with modest advances in New York and Chicago leads. Bonds held steady as prices rose in the general market while several rail and utility issues showed firmer bids amid cautious investor sentiment.
Market letters show mixed to steady cattle and calf prices with receipts around 12 000 head including 3 209 Western cattle. hogs and sheep also move with steady or firmer asks. Grain futures little changed as traders await details on Wheat Corn and Oats. cattle slaughter and feeder demand credited to strong Western supply and regional demand.
The New York cotton market opened amid stronger demand aided by rain forecasts in the Delta. Prices rallied then edged up to a net gain as covering and Bullish orders flowed through wire houses. Reports of a Pecos River flood added to a late rally before a broad selling push trimmed gains.
Wheat futures opened higher then fell to near day’s low as foreign market weakness and rising US grain receipts pressured prices. Traders cited a Cincinnati paper report claiming larger winter wheat acreage and favorable weather for sowing, weighing on December quotations. Corn and oats weakened as the day progressed with provisions trading firmer on sparse demand.
Moderate arrivals at Washington cattle market with Hoges in good demand on easier market. Choice calves selling at top quotations. Cattle prices quoted per hundredweight and per head, hogs per cat, lambs per pound, and calves prime and medium categories listed with varying rates.
Washington stocks moved little as Citizens National Bank saw renewed demand while merger talks with Metropolitan Bank loomed. Trading featured Citizens stock sales, Metropolitans stock moves, and shifts in rail and utility shares, with mixed activity in grains and bonds amid market caution.
Market notes show wheat under heavy selling pressure amid bearish crop estimates and ample NorthWest receipts, with prices for May and December wheat dipping. Rye and other grains faltered as spot and futures declined. copper and London metal bids held firm, while butter and flour markets showed steady or quiet activity. various commodities including hogs, lard, and petroleum remained largely steady amid a sluggish trading day.
Report from Consul Hollis in Lourenco Marques Portuguese East Africa describes successful experiments with mosquito netting to prevent malaria. Fiber nets from Connecticut and English wire nets are noted, though English nets rot in damp salt air, while U S galvanized and composition nets endure. A notable test across railway sections showed protected areas with far fewer malaria cases compared with unprotected sections, illustrating efficacy of protective netting and quinine measures.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company for the year ended June 30 reports gross earnings rising by 882 469 and operating expenses up 24 24 from the prior year. Net earnings reach 24200 81 after interest and dividends and taxes, with a surplus of 731 over the year and after appropriations adding to total net surplus to 101977 as of June 30.
Livestock and produce items with quoted prices from Southwest Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina markets. Entries include spring chickens per pound 13 to 14, ducks 8 to 14 per pound, turkeys 15 for old and 13 14 for young, eggs, geese, keats, roosters, and various vegetables and fruits with regional and state references.
McKim resigns as superintendent of transportation of the Rock Island Railway, delivered to President Wilson and accepted. Woo Hobbs promoted to fill the vacancy. Vr Mehim formerly supervised telegraph at Pennsylvania, brought to the Wellsport line by Loree, whose sudden resignation shakes railway circles.
The annual meeting of the Louisville and Nashville company stockholders was held with President Smith reporting gross earnings of 36,499,792 for the year, noting acquisitions of Newport and Cincinnati Bridge stock and expenditures totaling 72, called out for the Knoxville La Follette Tellico railroad. The line, a connecting link between the southern end of Louisville and Nashville and Atlanta Kroaulla and Northean, will provide a Cincinnati to Atlanta corridor, opening around January 1. The old board of directors was re-elected.
Republic Iron and Steel Company wins access to 7 million dollars to fund expansion and debt, with First National Bank and First Trust and Savings Bank arranging funding. The plan includes issuing 10 million first mortgage five percent bonds and two to three year notes as secured instruments.
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