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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
23
Speculative sentiment darkens as Wall Street shows mixed recovery signs. United States Steel gains modestly while Missouri Kansas and Texas leads advance. Bank of England raises discount rate to 3 percent stirring fears of tighter money and global资金 tensions.
The Washington Post notes the Bank of England cut its discount rate to 2 1/2 percent, with reserves cited as $11,000,000, amid heavy losses to Egypt, South America, and Russia. It discusses call money, car loans, and stock movements including Rio Tinto and Steel, plus speculative trading tactics and stop orders affecting prices.
The following quotations are furnished by Thomas L Hume of the Washington Stock Exchange. Listings include Traction Gas and Union Trust with various prices and a note of market activity. Details reflect one day trading figures and securities quotations.
Wholesale prices for fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meats appear with numerous entities including New York stock exchanges, Southern rail lines, and regional distributors. The listing covers butter, cheese, poultry, dressed meats, and commodities with bids and market notes from major firms and exchanges.
A fragmented Treasury bond market scene in New York shows varied listings and prices for government issues. Several named issues and issuers appear in the chaotic OCR, including Interborough and Saint lines, Western and Southwestern references, and multiple city and regional securities, with scattered prices and identifiers indicating trading activity and a broad spectrum of issues across U.S. regions.
Oct 7 curb market reports list receipts in cattle hogs and lambs with mixed changes. Calves steady to higher, hogs mostly lower, sheep and lambs indicating lighter weights and weaker buyer activity. Market tone described as quiet and unsettled with varied regional demand and price levels.
Market notes show mixed activity in New York exports and prices for No 2 and No 4 cotton grades with domestic deliveries and fob values. Wheat futures faced selling by committees aiding bulls despite Argentine crop optimism. Spot prices and futures presented rounded quotes with moisture and delivery terms noted across several commodities.
Chicago grain receipts rise while official forecasts flag faltering in winter belt. Prices close weak with Wheat and Corn trading mostly lower. December and January futures edge higher on supply expectations. Cotton futures rise as market notes tropical storm activity and weather concerns influencing upland prices.
The record shows mixed grain prices and receipts across commodities. Wheat No 2 red, December futures, and rye are listed with modest gains and steady receipts while cork and other grains show unchanged quotes and variable shipping costs to Liver pool.
The report shows declines in the New York money market with spot and futures prices mixed, London and St Louis rates largely unchanged, and debt markets steady. Berlin plans a 10 million loan at the start of 1910 to cover deficits, reflecting widespread issuance activity amid fiscal pressures.
A dividend of Two Dollars per share will be paid on Friday October 14 1900 to stockholders of record at the close of business September 30. Ward accuser 404001816 appears.
Lanston Monotype Company board raises dividend to 6 percent annual, payable quarterly. First installment at 11 2 percent due December. Stock rose sharply with a close near 18 3 8 and signs of New York buying interest as 1000 shares traded.
The Washington dispatch reports the international cotton conference will publish names of merchants buying American cotton under a new net weight contract. The move aims to improve baling quality and includes arrangements for cotton tasting houses and moisture reporting from U.S. ports. Havre hosts a model station.
A Chicago News Manila correspondent explains that Manila paper contains no Manila made pulp and that Japanese papermaking uses nine plants including bamboo and mitsumata. It notes Japan’s paper houses, windproof walls, paper umbrellas, and durable tea sacks and tobacco pouches, urging the Philippines to adopt papermaking locally. It highlights labor by Filipinos, the Manila government lab, and the misnomer of Manila paper while stressing economic potential.
Washington report outlines a Sherman act case against Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co asking why price competition rose and noting testimony about Indiana Powder Company sale. Alfred I Du Pont testified on family leadership while witnesses discussed market pressures and ownership lineage dating to the 18th century Brandywine origin.
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