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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
2
The session shows small gains in some general advance areas but heavy selling in others. Steel and Atchison stand out with early strength, while Wabash and Ene remain weak as investors shift into real estate and cotton related shares showing overall cautious trading.
Wall Street gossip notes Atchison movement may signal a rise before a dip and mentions the Union Pacific annual meeting in Salt Lake City on October 3. Railroads show earnings for the 61st week of September totaling 9343.82 dollars, with forecasts of continued improvement into the coming period.
In a tentative September session the New York market showed a steadier tone with mixed demand. Traders watched Treasury notes and corporate certificates as prices fluctuated, while investors weighed inflation signals and earnings news.
Listed are various stocks and bonds across sectors including gas bonds, railroad bonds, banks, telegraph and telephone stocks, and savings institutions. The text names institutions such as Washington Gas Credits, Suburban lines, National Bank stocks, Republic and Columbia banks, and Washington Savings. It mentions specific listings like American Telegraph, Firemen’s Fund, and Corcoran, with scattered price hints and category notes.
A dense OCR of a wholesale price list cover ranges from fruits vegetables poultry and dairy to meats and bulk goods. It mentions Virginia and North Carolina markets with varied prices and stock items including butter cheese eggs poultry dressed meats cattle hides and produce, plus a stray market commentary on demand and seasonal trends.
Wheat prices eased on the market as traders noted exports and domestic demand shaping the day. Prices at 2 and 4 September deliveries fluctuated amid mixed signals from export prospects and domestic demand, with corn and other grains showing weakening tendencies and little change by close.
The Washington Port Cleveland dispatch notes heavy rail and railroad equipment buying will be needed as ore movement is hampered by car shortages. Prices rise for pig iron and foundry materials, with strong Liverpool and German steel markets and rising sheet steel, tin plate, and pipe trades.
Market ledger lists NY produce including eggs flour cheese and beef with steady or unchanged receipts. Minnesota and Kansas weathered winter patents feed into stock and dairy items while Ohio and North Lima routes show shipments and prices for barrels and hogshead.
Market reports show steady metal prices with copper and tin quoted mixed as September futures drift, while Westinghouse declares a quarterly dividend of 1.34 percent on preferred stock. Typhoid fever cases rise in the district per the health department weekly update. The Paul Ix Real Estate Medium of Washington.
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