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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1905

Page

2

Prices rise as Western rail freight congestion aids market

New York stocks opened higher with broad gains driven by ease in money rates and optimism in foreign markets. Shipping rail congestion kept freight busy in the West, Rails earnings mixed with Missouri Pacific down while Chicago and Northwestern up. Cotton futures firm on cold weather, while profit taking trimmed intraday gains before closing higher than Saturday.

Washington Post New York Stock Exchange London Berlin Paris Stering Exchange St. Louis Isle Missouri Pacific Chicago and Northwestern Chicago, St Paul Omaha Yrica Alltis-Chalmers Common Preferred American Car and Foundry

Government Securities Mixed as Markets Hold Steady

New York October 23 quotes show bonds including U S 3s U S 3a registered and 3s coupons, American Tobacco, Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago lines, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake and Ohio, Erie, Louisville and Nashville, New York Central, New Jersey Central, Missouri lines, Southern Pacific and other issues. Money on call steady to slightly easier, prime mercantile paper at 6 percent, sterling bankers’ bills firm. Modifies Tobacco Order ordered precise bale description to clarify if imported tobaccos are raw, mixed, or otherwise.

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Opening day in stock market shows prices rising

Local financial news reports a buoyant opening with buyers plentiful and stocks scarce. Mergenthaler jumped to 200 and then slipped, Lanston rose to 1514, and Gas stock finished higher. Washington Railway and Electric bonds and common trade actively while insurance and bank shares attract strong interest.

Stock Exchange Mergenthaler Lanston Union Trust Capital Traction Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Washington Railway and Electric Company

Wall Street Gossip on Allis-Chalmers and Electric Giants

Speculation says Allis-Chalmers may be jointly owned by General Electric and Westinghouse, easing competition with large electric firms. Brokers note limited working capital, dividend plans may support prices, while bullish bets push Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Nassau Electric Railway bonds. New York Air Brake and railroad equipment stocks show rising orders, with Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rights shaping potential dividend-driven moves.

Commission Beurges U. S. Steel Corporation Chesapeake and Ohio Norfolk and Western General Electris Westinghouse Electric Allis-Chambers Company Norfolk and Western Sommea Wall Street General Electric Westinghous Allis-Chambers Allis- Chambers Pennsylvania Baruch Brothers Dominishk & Dominick Ponnnsylvania Brooklyn Rapid Transit Nassau Electric Railway Brooklyn Rapid Transit Aggregaton Nassau Company

Fragmented List of Stocks and Prices Reflected in 19th Century Ledger

A long garbled OCR of stock names and prices includes Farmere and Mechanical at 45, American Traders at 181, Lincoln at 130, Metropolitan 64, Potomac 40, German-American 240, National Union 10 percent, and various names like Corcoran, Franklin, and Arling ton. Mentions Telephone and graphophone stocks, Mergenthaler Linotype at 19914, and Norfolk and Washington Steamboat at 30 cents.

Saley Washington Railway and Electric 4A Chesapeake and Potomac Telephones Norfolk and Washington Steamboatds Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Washington Railway and Electric Common Union Trust Company Washington Gem Gong Graphophone Stock Exchange District of Columbia Gis Philippine Washington Railway and Electric Bristol Gas and Electric Washington Gas Company Washington Gee Company United States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Washington Market Company Potomaic Electric Norfolk Washington Safe Deposit End Trust National Safe Deposit End Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Washington Safe Deposit Union ‘Trust Company Washington Savings Bank Home Savings Bank Union Savings Bank Capital ‘Traction The Washington Railway and Bristol Gea and Electric National Bank Bank of Washington Central Farmere and Mechanical Columbis Capital American Lincoln Franklin Metropolitan Corcoran Potomac Arling Top National Union Columbia People's Commercial Coloni File Insurance stoke—Real Tatata Th. Co Tembin Checaneake American Graphophone Command American Graphophore Washington Market Norfolk and

New York Grain Market Fluctuates With World Shipments

The New York grain columns report firm but volatile prices as bids and cover demand shift on bullish crop outlooks and large world shipments. Wheat and corn move on weather, exports, and Liverpool cues while oats show strength on Baltic export rumors. receipts and futures lift and ease with daily market forces.

New York Duluth Manitoba Fort William Port Arthur Lakes COEN

New York Cotton Market Sees Active Trade on Frost Signals

The New York cotton market opened strong and rose to about 10.47 in January after heavy frost damage reports from the northern belt and higher Liverpool cables. Dealers noted active demand, ongoing covering, and a late day decline with prices closing near the top, while southern markets moved up to 3 16c.

New York Op Frost Elaca Liverpool

Baltimore Markets Report Sixty Percent Variability in Grains

Baltimore market bulletin shows firm prices for flour and corn with receipts noted. Details include volumes of 18,296 barrels for flour and 26,060 bushels for steamer receipts, alongside spot and future price quotes for corn and oats and references to Southern white and yellow corn.

Baltimore Red Southern

Grain and dairy market notes from midweek closing

Commodity prices show mixed grain values with No 2 mixed at 28 percent as 3d¢ recelyte and rye firm. Western No 2 at 6944 70 export and 3 74 domestic with receipts. Hay steady No 1 timothy and No 1 mover mixed. Butter and eggs steady. cheese steady. sugar steady with refined and granulated quotes. Steam freights to Liverpool listed.

Liverpool Cork

New York Produce Market Report Oct 28 1900 Butter Eggs and More

New York prices for butter eggs and dairy items listed with receipts and street quotes. Hogs poultry flour cornmeal hay hides wool lard pork and tallow quoted with regional variations. Copper lead tin and iron markets noted with London closes and local firmness or ease.

New York Extra Pennsylvania Walt Rio Cordova Liverpool Maine Long Island State Jersey London Standard Foundry Cleveland Northern Houthern Southern

Livestock Markets Report with Mixed Cattle and Hogs

Receipts listed for cattle hogs sheep and calves with varied prices across regions. Western cattle range 3.35 to 4.20 per cwt for steers and bulls up to 8.25. hogs 4.00 to 5.80. sheep and lambs show higher demand with lambs around 7.00 to 8.50 and ewes 3.50 to 5.50. Chicago market notes firm cattle and steady hogs and sheep with wide price spreads. Includes a humorous endnote from the Chicago Tribune about a “Hick” and politics.

London Liverpool Wenterna Canada State Pennsylvania Chicago

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