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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
25
The Wellington Post reports a mixed stock market session with gains in some issues while overall sentiment remains cautious. Analysts note durable demand and ongoing capital expansion, yet warn of possible selling pressure after last week's price declines and rising volume in Pennsylvania and England.
The day shows stock quotes across exchanges with Chicago Board and New York listings. Prices drift with market indicators, including bonds and mercantile notes, while treasury rates and city balances mirror cautious trading.
Livestock market news notes cattle and calves steady to mixed with lambs and sheep receipts varied. Hog and cattle offerings shown mixed prices with limited activity and markets steady to lower. weekly end totals indicate modest gains and soft demand for some classes while prime beef steadies and feeders edge lower.
Disjointed prices and quotes for multiple securities from the Washington Stock Exchange are listed, with entries such as Washington Ray and Elec, Traction, and Mergenthater Linotype showing varied figures, percentages, and timestamps, but the fragmentary document lacks coherent narrative or context.
The Washington market reports wholesale price quotes for eggs, butter, cheese, live and dressed poultry, beef, and produce. It notes steady to advancing tendencies in dairy and meat lines, with regional price variations and a forecast of cooler temperatures affecting supplies. The document includes a detailed table of commodity prices, including eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, beef, lamb, and vegetables, plus a brief market commentary on demand and weather impacts.
Chicago buyers faced active trading amid Argentine crop shortage worries pushing wheat futures higher while corn and oats held steady. Openings from the country showed modest improvement yet continued selling pressure kept grains collectively weak. distant months rose slightly as near months declined.
The tin market slipped with spot around 29.75 29.05, Sept at 27.29 40, and Dec at 29.75 30.00. London prices eased with spot at 135.25 pence, futures near 1875. Copper fell to 12.40 12.69 in September, with other months sliding. London and New York exchanges showed softer metals. copper and wheat futures quoted, with local dealer bids for copper around 18.0 and 18.5 cents. Wheat and oats prices listed. grain markets mixed amid varying receipts across regions.
Foreign office explains Wilkes Barre contract delays tied to Chinese loan issues. Richards from Towenda and Gettysburg dead link prompts for engineers, while a 3000000 loan faces hurdles. The Washingon Eve and other reports note pension and dividend questions impacting burial and memorial actions.
In New York a Washington Post report notes Missouri Kansas Texas Railway gains despite higher expenses from floods, plus a $22 000 rise in property taxes. It discusses Western railroad taxation, money market pressures, and potential shifts in control of a major rail board led by Joseph Smith of Salt Lake City. It links stock purchases to Union Pacific and mentions Kuhn Loeb financing as a factor, with Jewish New Year openings and the Hudson Fulton celebration on Kippur.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad placed contracts with multiple manufacturers to supply 22 Atlantic passenger locomotives, 34 consolidation freight locomotives, 600 ventilated box cars, 600 retrixeretor cars, 1000 box cars, and two electric locomotives. Expenditure exceeds $3.6 million, with total orders over $10 million including August, as President Murray commented on operational costs.
New York grain brief shows May corn around 105 percent and September near 76, with bid quotes for No 2 yellow corn at 91 percent and nearby futures showing modest firmness. Quotes reference elevators and nominal percentages, with mixed activity across oats and barley markets and notes on afloat vs dock deliveries.
A druggist paid ten dollars after a court case about selling poison without a health registration. The report details Cecila Monday’s drunken behavior and multiple arrests, plus other petty crimes and neighborhood disputes heard by Judge Kimball.
John A Griswold longtime business leader and former president of the Illinois Central Railroad died at his home after a long illness. He also served as chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He was eighty eight years old.
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