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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
11
Washington Post report notes mixed stock activity with notable advances in some ordinarily inactive shares. A unfavorable U.S. cotton crop report had limited market impact as traders cover short contracts and await holiday trading, with forecasts citing weather and late-fall conditions impacting staple supplies and prices.
Fragmentary financial notice references currency quotations, percentages, and balances for accounts labeled North Ama and Indiana with dates around August and September. Details are garbled, leaving ambiguous figures and entities.
Wall Street notes a third day with no news on Hartis health and market attention shifts to news absence being good news. Copper and Calumet and Hecla rise on dividend talk while US rails show earnings strength. American Locomotive shows a sizable yearly deficit yet maintains preferred dividends, hinting at potential common stock resumption.
Transcribed stock page shows fluctuating activity with dairy and grain prices noted. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts indicate steady to mixed demand while wheat and corn futures edge firmer on spot and contract listings.
The metal market reports firm tin and steady copper with mixed London and New York futures. Spot copper quotes around 1300 with varied December and October futures. London closes steadier though prices remain pressured by unsettled trading and local exchange activity.
Washington market prices and listings appear from a damaged OCR page. It shows stock and savings brands such as American Security and Trust, Washington Savings Bank, Dime Savings, and title insurance stocks. Names and firms appear with unclear spellings, indicating a partial transcription of quotations and listings.
A scan of wholesale prices shows fresh produce and meats with mixed levels for cheese dairy poultry and fruits, listing Virginia and West Virginia markets alongside New York trading notes. Chicago grain prices drifted on wet west weather with corn and wheat futures shaping a bullish tone despite early losses.
New mk Sent tally shows money on call demand steady with ruling rate around two percent. Closing bid quotes around two and a half percent with Treasury and commercial paper rates noted. Bankers and brokers report stable activity with 60 day and demand bills cited at varied levels amid government bond actions.
United States Public Health Service official advised yesterday of yellow fever in La Guerra, Venezuela. The report notes the number of cases was not eleven, indicating ongoing concern and the need for vigilance.
A dense legal record from the District of Columbia featuring multiple cases. Complainants and solicitors Wolt & Rosenberg against defendants including FJ Darlington and others, with appearances ordered and default judgments noted. Probate matters for estates including Sarah Bremston and Mary F, with guardianship, bonds, and executors named. Equity suits and mechanics liens listed, with damages amounts and party names such as George F Willian, Maria Robbins, and Howard Stiabey. The document compiles numerous actions across courts, detailing hearings, petitions, administrators, bonds, and adjournments.
A compiled list of property conveyances shows numerous transfers in various additions and wards, naming multiple owners, trustees, and buyers. Highlights include transfers in Moore and Arbors Addition, Cleveland Park, Richmond Park, and Northwest districts, with figures and parcel references indicating loaned or mortgaged interests and recorded dates around 1914 to 1915.
New York market notes show firmer prices on butter and cheeses with receipts for 4464 boxes of full cream and 15% high grades. Flour, flour exports, and industrial goods list varied quotations. beef and meat markets steady with midwestern prices, hides, oils, and coffee quoted quiet. Cabbages, peanuts, and southern sweets unchanged as freight rates stay unchanged.
The crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture states the August 25 cotton crop condition fell to 63.7 percent of normal, lower than 76.1 percent on the same date in 1908 and 72.7 percent in 1907. The ten year average for August 25 is 73.5 percent, with state comparisons noted.
Reports from Pittsburgh indicate Pressed Steel Car Company may be taken over by Carnegie Steel Company to form part of the United States Steel Corporation. An offer has been made to Frank Nofstor and J W Friend, with other contract holders considering selling. If the deal falters, the steel car plant could be built by the steel trust and the Pressed Steel Gas Company may enter steel making to secure needed supplies. Several major stockholders and directors reportedly favor selling out.
A fragmented record shows deeds of trust for properties in Moorf and Harbours Addition, Cleveland Park, and other streets. Names include Barat Tarm, Jomps Saunders, Rose D. Fischer, Mary Foss, William Brown, and Thomas Bones, with various lenders and terms such as 5 to 8 percent and monthly or annual payments. The text references multiple blocks, squares, and trustees, but precise dates and full details are unclear due to OCR garble.
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