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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1905

Page

4

Advance in Southern Transit and Louisville Stocks Rise

The stock market showed firmer, more evenly distributed strength led by Southern Railway and Louisville and Nashville amid continued speculation. News on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and related lines spurred talk of a control deal, while call money rose to 4 1/2 percent and profits for Reading and Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul fueled traders.

Louisville Nashville South Washington New York London Stock Exchange Bank of England Sterling Exchange Paris London Brooklyn Rapid Transit Southern Railway Brookyn Rapid Transit Brooklyn Atlantic Coast Line Company Reading Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul St. Paul Pacific Coast Atchison and Pennsylvania Agaea Bank Joas Gates

Market Roundup and Prices on Commodities and Bonds

New York market report shows flour receipts, butter, eggs, and coffee steady with minor shifts. London tin and copper futures eased, while local metals markets remained quiet with modest gains in some Northern foundry grades. Money on call rose to 3 percent, with Sterling exchange firm and mercantile paper in the 4 1/2 to 5 percent range.

New York Staady Cordere London Spolter Tos Bone Standard Foundry Middlenboro Foundry Northern Foundry Southern Prime Mercantile

Local Market Activity Drains Attention to Government Bonds

The Bend market remains active with large blocks moving in Hev ic Light certificates and Norfolk and Washington Steamboat issues. Trading in Washington Railway Company stock strengthens while American Security and Trust hits a new high. Riggs Bank stock sees bids, and overall demand points to renewed market vigor amid varied security transactions. The cotton market closes steady after afternoon rally driven by Wall Street support and bear pressure easing.

Bend Ssi Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company New York Washington Railway Company American Security and Trust Columbia Bank Riggs Bank Gms Well Street New Orleans Salen Wall Street

Daily Cotton Market Society Event Headline

Sarah Berks used Electric Bitters for headache and can now attend social engagements. reported in Daily Cotton Market society notes. No further details available.

Sarah Berks

Wall Street Gossip on Market Tactics and Wabash Views

Special to The Washington Post from New York on September 22 describes traders noting buys and sells tied to anticipated bank statements, treasury stock moves, and Pacific Coast plans. It cites actions by Greenway Houseman & Co and others, predicts a likely sharp break followed by buying, and discusses Wabash matters and Gould interests influencing the market.

Washington Post New York Commission House Southern Railway C. G. Greenway A. A. Houseman & Co Wolf Brothers & Co Hooley, Leonard & Co Jacob Field J. A. McIntyre & Co Houseman & Co Halgarten & Co Halstead & Hapemeyer Gould Heamsey

Baltimore Markets Report From Sept 22 Elevates Grain and Dairy

Baltimore markets show quiet, varied receipts with 2 767 barrels. Wheat firmer on contracts to 68 88 and spot No 2 red All futures and grades listed with stocks in Southern by sample and on grade. Corn firmer spot 68 651 for futures. Steady to unchanged butter and sugar with general market steadiness across grains and dairy.

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Financial market snapshot with United States securities data

Yesterday's closing bid quotations show diverse U S bonds and stocks. Notable entries include United States Electric Light debentures at 104 percent, Washington Railway and Electric common at 41 percent, Metropolitan Railroad sixes at 117 percent, and various bank and utility equities with mixed prices. District of Columbia bonds, railroad stocks, and utility certificates are listed with percentages and dates.

States United States Alston Washington United States Electric Light X Capital Traction Weshington Railway Washington Hailway American Security and Trust Columbia National Bank Mergenthaler Graphophone Washington Railway and Eizdrle Stock Exchange District of Columbia Philippine Land Purchase de Capital Traction Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Hailroads Columbia Railrana City and Suburban Railroad Sa Anacostia and Potomac Ba Washington Hallway and Electric Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Washington Market Company Potomac Electric Light Joy Merfolk Safe Deposit and Trust National Rate Depost and Trust Washington Loan and Trust Washington Bate Deposit Union Trust Capital American Lincoln Higgs Kemen’s Frankis Metropolitan Corcoran Potomac Arlington National Union Columbia Riggs People's Commercial Colonist Chenapeake Georgetown Morganthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Greene Consolidated Copper Washington Market Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Realty Appraisal and Agency Company

New York Grain Prices and Markets Report Sept 22

Wheat markets showed firm spot and nearby futures with generally strong tone all day. No. 2 red at 89% elevator and 91 f o b afloat. No. 1 Northern Duluth 94% f o b. No. 1 Northern Manitoba 94% f o b. Corn receipts 36,815 bu. No. 2 yellow 60% elevator, 61% b afloat. No. 2 white 31%. Oats and other items also noted with firmer option close and December shorts covering. Continuous reports of exports and ship cargoes influenced prices.

New York Puabela Duluth Manitoba Liverpool Cables Minneapolis Chigner

Chicago Grain Market News From September Delivery

An active trading day in Chicago wheat lifted December futures amid reports of a possible Liverpool corner and strong cash wheat demand from millers. Corn and provisions remained largely steady as traders noted favorable weather and robust buying from traders and commission houses.

Granston Himsel Himelf Mergenthaler Poston Graphophone Preferred

Live Stock Market Summary From Chicago and New York

Chicago cattle hog and sheep receipts show a weak to steady trend with lower cattle prices and mixed hog values. Beef steers about 2.16 to 5.10, hogs 4.50 to 6.80, lambs 4.00 to 7.25, and sheep near 2.25 to 4.75 with regional variations in prices and demand. New York reports mixed cattle and calf prices with steady to slightly lower beef values and limited consumer demand overall.

Chicago New York Las Pennsylvania

Autumn trade brisk as crops and mills show strength

Bradstreet's notes a stronger week for jobbing trade across dry goods clothing and wearing apparel with better distribution and rising coal iron and steel activity. Manufacturing plants report large orders and increased production in flour mills sawmills and hardware, while textile mills stay busy though new contracts come slower. Floods in the Southwest caused minor damage but overall weather favors harvests and freight movement.

New York Bradstreet Northwest South United States Canada

Washington Produce Market shows weakness across lower grades

Dyes inch supply and market weakness widespread on lower grades. Butter stock prices fall on undergrades, while high grades remain scarce. Cheese and poultry markets dull with heavy chicken receipts. Fruits and vegetables see mixed demand, apples and peaches firmer, tomatoes and potatoes plentiful with steady to lower quotes.

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