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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
2
The Washington Post reports a steady market with strong demand in St Paul and persistent buying activity. After the close, many professional speculators anticipated a market reaction, noting price gains and rumors about money conditions and the Imperial Bank of Germany.
An expansive Wall Street note discusses how wheat activity typically drives stock trends, with Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio stocks cited. It notes a surprising stock market strength amid mixed signals, copper export trends, and speculative tendencies around copper warrants, suggesting shifting money flows and capitalisation of copper production potential.
The New York Stock Market report for Friday September 4 190 shows daily activity across leading securities with notable gains in rail and industrial issues. Trading reflected cautious optimism as investors weighed industrial output data and railroad earnings.
Quotations supplied by Thomas Le Bas of the Washington Exchange show prices for several securities. Highlights include Washington Railway and Electric Company at 63, 60, and 68. Graphophone common at 4. preferred 18. Washington Gas at 0.00. Capital Traction 15 percent. Arlington Insurance quoted at 26 and 15 at Thos. Le Bas notes mixed bids and asks across the board.
The report covers New York Produce prices for poultry, eggs, butter, and flour with detailed quotes for western and eastern packs, roasters, fowl, and creamery products. It notes strong public demand in securities, notable activity in Reading and other coal shares, Amalgamated Copper, and market breadth, alongside bank clearings and monetary movements for mid September.
New York reports mixed activity as traders digest grain men’s convention signals. Wheat and corn edges steady to lower with December options under pressure. prices reflect liquidation and end the day a touch weaker. Cotton and metals show quiet to firm tones, while agricultural futures draw cautious demand amid weather concerns and North American receipts.
Baltimore market notes list glut and receipts for commodities including wheat corn oats and rye. Entries show prices steadiness and varied receipts with white and No. 2 grade goods across several shipments and months.
Fragmentary data appears to list oil shipments and volumes with misreads such as 130,451 bbl and 121,08 bbb, plus scattered place names like North Lima and South Talent, yielding an incoherent record from an old newspaper page.
In New York on September 17, Halley’s Comet was observed by eye for the first time in four years. Prof. Burnham and assistants at Yerkes Observatory reported photographic plates showing a faint elongated patch, confirming the comet’s reappearance and position near the predicted track.
The article notes continued price expansion across steel, cotton, and corn sectors, with producers delaying closings and buyers covering needs at current rates. It reports heavy steel sales, rising production, and widespread trade activity, while mentioning rising commercial failures in the United States and Canada, and tentative export figures for wheat and corn through September.
Theodore Roosevelt hunting in Mweru district reports killing a large elephant with good tusks. Kermit Roosevelt also hunted independently at Guazo Myint, bagging five lions and three gazelles. The expedition, led by B. J. Cuninghams and naturalist Egmond Helier, is now moving to Guaso Nyiro. Roosevelt says the expedition is well and the party members are in good health.
Notice of the regular quarterly dividend on the preferred stock of the American Woolen Company. Record date September 25, 1901. Transfer books closed September 21, 1909 and reopened October 4, 1909. Checks to be mailed by Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Wa. H. Dwally Jr. Boston September 26 190.
Legal notice from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia names Preston C. Phillips as complainant and Walter J. Coble as defendant in a divorce case. The order directs appearance by a specified date and mandates publication of the notice weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Washington Law Reporter and The Washington Post. Court clerk and deputy signatures appear.
An early 20th century wire service notice reports on Western Union funding actions. It mentions Premdent rt C Clow and Western Telegraph Company figures, noting proceeds will support ongoing improvements and construction. The fragmentary text indicates plans to sustain operations and long term capital needs.
Rival propositions to carry the mail from Chicago to Seattle in six hours have been submitted to the post office department by the Great Northern Railway Company and by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The proposals aim to extend the overland mail route to the Pacific coast, with speeds intended to meet schedule demands and improve freight and passenger service. The submissions emphasize a six hour daily segment, seeking to transform long-distance mail delivery.
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