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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
3
New York money market conditions show firm government and railroad bonds with irregular demand for rubles and Mexican dollars. Time loans remain strong with 60 day bids and 60 day notes while exchange and currency quotations appear unsettled in the reported period.
The session shows mixed bond activity with notable listings from Western Oil, Standard Oil, and Southern transit firms. Equity pricing features prominent notes on copper and steel stocks, while commodities and poultry futures reflect steady to firmer demand amid bakery and refinery sectors.
New York Oct 7 Liberty bonds showed irregular activity with Second 48 down to 9672 and Third 4s up 45 to 9718. Analysts forecast higher bond values postwar, with commissions predicting First 4s at 102% and Second 4% at 10112, while rail mortgages and select foreign issues like Mexican and Russian bonds revived. Demand for rail bonds remains strong as investors eye peace prospects, though traders expect continued volatility across stocks, utilities, and commodities as markets price in potential postwar adjustments.
A cluttered OCR excerpt shows mixed Cotton Market notes, dairy and livestock figures, and city receipts from New York and other ports. It references hogs, cattle, veal, sheep, calves, poultry, and cottonseed oil with various prices and quantities, plus scattered city names and dates.
The market shows firmer notes in some issues with Washington Transit and Morgenthall finery stock among movers, while several preferreds and ordinary bonds traded near fractions of their face values. Utilities and savings entities including Washington Gas and National Trust were listed among prominent securities with varied bids, alongside a wide spread of commodities and agricultural listings such as butter, eggs, poultry, and fresh produce reflecting a mixed trading day in a dense OCR page.
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