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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
8
Wheat for delivery jumped nine cents a bushel in Chicago trading on July 31, with July wheat closing at 1.66 and spreads wider across September and December. Market forces showed extreme scarcity of July supplies while traders debated corner fears and exporters' positions amid firmer global prices and rain easing corn demand.
Prices fell further as weekend profit taking and bear selling pressured shares. United States Steel and Bethlehem closed lower, and notable declines hit Crucible, Sloss Sheffield, and certain auto issues while General Electric rose. Call money firmed to 4 percent as rates shifted with end-month liquidity.
The market showed signs of profit realization with limited buying power and some leaders like American Can and General Electric closing below day highs. Wheat's July delivery surged 9 cents while deferred months fell, and weather in the Northwest along with export demand influenced short term trends. Corn faced losses on light demand with hedging, oats declined on light buying, and rye held a stronger tone amid slow cash demand.
Boston reports the wool market as irregular and mostly easy this week while awaiting reactions to light weight goods from the American Woolen company and wage readjustments in the U S and Yorkshire. Mohair remains slow but steady with varied quotations across regions and fiber types.
New York July 31 sugar market unchanged with refined sugar at 5.20c to 6.40c for fine granulated. Demand light and most business to lower priced refiners. Futures closed barely erratic with about 20,000 tons sold. September 2.56c, December 2.71c, January 2.74c, March 2.78c.
New York July 31 bar silver 69 1 2 cents Mexican dollars 63 1 2 cents. London July 31 bar silver 3 24 per ounce. Money 4 percent. Discount rates short bills 4 percent three months bills 4 46 16 percent.
New York July 31 butter firm receipts 9 162 tubs eggs irregular receipts 15 332 cases fresh gathered firsts 32 32c seconds 31 32c. pounds 149 049. Chicago July 31 butter lower receipts 15 677 tubs creamery extras 41 42c standards 43c extra firsts 40 41c firsts 40 40c seconds 37 39c. eggs unchanged receipts 8 277 cases.
Call money remained firm in New York on July 31 with the ruling rate at 4 percent. Closing bids stood at 4 percent, with offers at 4 percent and last loans at 4 percent. Time loans for 90 days and up to four months also reported at 4 percent, with prime commercial paper referenced.
Swestock St Paul market notes receipts for cattle 700 with varied classes showing mixed demand. Prices listed include 1,168 pound steers at 12.25 and feeders around 10.91, fat cows 4 to 6.75, calves 9.75 to 10, and pigs 12.59 average cost. sheep receipts 300 with fat lambs around 14 to 15.6 and ewes up to 8.60 for odd head.
Hog receipts 11 000 with lower prices, top 13.40 for hogs. packing sows 12 to 12.50. average 13.02. Cattle receipts 900 with steady fed steers and yearlings. best loads 12 to 13.50. stockers and feeders steady. grass cows 3.60 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 2,500 lambs strong, fat lambs 15.40 to 16.00, natives 14.50 to 14.76. fed yearlings 13, feeding lambs 13.75 to 14.25.
Denver market receipts show hogs 175 to 202 pounds at 13.65 to 13.85, packing sows 12, fat pigs strong at 12.25, two loads medium weight butchers 13.75. Cattle receipts 50 calves none steady. best cows 5.25, others 3.25 to 4.75, canners down to 2.35, odd calves 7 to 8, no stockers or feeders. Sheep receipts none. small 78 pound lambs 14.25.
Sioux City Iowa July 31 cattle receipts 1 200 market slow killers steady stockers weak fat steers and yearlings 7 50 to 15 40 fat cows and heifers 5 69 to 13 25 canners and cutters 2 to 3 50 grass cows and heifers 3 50 to 7 veals 4 to 9 50 bulls 3 to 8 feeders 6 to 8 25 stock calves 40 1 26 feeding cows and e cows beleifer 3 6
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