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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
33
New York dispatch notes market steadiness after late session rally and strong demand. Analysts cite 9 point rise from August highs, rumors of monetary shifts, and London selling pressure but discount rate steadies.
New York notes link wheat activity to stock movements with old rumors of dividend raises. Copper exports fall short of last year, signaling supply constraints and a robust copper warrants market amid speculation. Market strength hinges on industrials and railroad stocks while copper demand growth remains uncertain.
The New York Stock Market report outlines daily activity for Friday September 4 with price movements across leading stocks. Investors monitor industrials and rail issues amid tentative trading and sector shifts.
The report lists stock quotes in a compressed form with various prices and volumes for companies including Washington Railway and Light, National Trust, Arlington Insurance, Graphophone company common and preferred, Washington Gas, Capital Traction, and others. The text includes numerous numeric values and unclear spellings reflecting a historical market bulletin.
New York price lists show mixed gains across poultry eggs butter and cheese with extensive listings for meats grains and metals. The page notes买 demand in securities, readings on stock movements, and commodity quotes from New York exchanges reflecting broad market activity and investor interest.
New York reports traders in money and commodity markets showing mixed moves. Declines dominated wheat and corn while December options softened, with liquidations and cautious activity amid Northwest receipts and expectations of large exports ahead.
Baltimore markets listing various grains with receipts and prices. Wheat and corn notes include red Western, January receipts, and multiple quality grades. Data fragment shows wheat, corn, oats, white beans, and other commodities with receipts and bid values.
Fragmentary OCR shows oil quotations with entries including date Sept 17 and figures such as 130,451 barrels for runs and 121,08 barrels for shipments. Mentions several place names and brands like North Lima and South Talent in a chaotic listing.
Multiple fragments describe Halley’s Comet sighting in 4 years by US astronomers led by S. W. Burnham at Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva. Observations Thursday morning confirmed the visitor’s presence with photographic plates and eye visibility noted by Prof. Edwin Prost.
Expansion keeps prices high and buying active across commodities. Steel and cotton orders surge as producers and merchants tighten contracts, while deliveries lag in some plants. Commercial failures rise in the United States, with shipping wheat and corn exports varying week to week amid a wary trade mood.
Theodore Roosevelt hunting in Mweru district reports a big tusked elephant kill and Kermit Roosevelt capping five lions. The expedition, led by B. J. Cuninghams and naturalist Egmond Helier, continues near Guaso Nyiro as the party reports good health and success.
The American Woolen Company will pay the regular quarterly dividend on its Preferred Stock at 1X per cent for Gut and Tirge Quarters. Record date is September 25, 1901, with the books closed from September 21 to October 4, 1909. Checks will be mailed by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Wa. H. Dwally Jr. Boston, Mass. September 26, 190.
Legal notice from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the Phillips vs Coble divorce action. The complainant Preston C Philips seeks divorce on adultery grounds. An order requires appearance by the defendants May 10, and publication of the order once weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Washington Law Reporter and the Washington Post.
In New York on September 17, President rt C Clow of the Western Telegraph Com announces plans to secure necessary funds through subscriptions and borrowings. Proceeds will support improvement and construction for the company’s regional network and service expansion.
Rival proposals to carry the mail from Chicago to Seattle in sixteen hours have been submitted to the Post Office by the Great Northern Railway Company and by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The plans aim to cut the 1200 mile trip to sixteen hours, addressing freight and passenger service, with emphasis on speed and schedule reliability. The announcements reflect competition to control a rapid transcontinental route connecting Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul with the Pacific Northwest, including the Puget Sound region.
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