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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
10
Prices in Chicago futures edged higher for wheat with December around 2.33 to 2.34, March near 2.32, and cash wheat at about 2.55 to 2.56. Corn fell to day lows, September around 1.45 to 1.46, December about 1.20, with oats up fractionally and hogs down. cash quotes show No. 2 Red Wheat at 2.55–2.56, No. 2 Corn around 1.63–1.65, oats 70–71 cents, and seeds mixed.
Stocks rose early on the New York Exchange but tighter money and profit taking trimmed gains by close. Oil shares lagged, rails steels and equipment advanced previously, while Atlantic Gulf and American International led gains. Call loans topped 7 percent as Bethlehem Motors receivership spurred selling.
Livestock receipts in Chicago on August 25 show cattle prices with best weights around 17.60 for top yearlings and 17.50 for best yearlings, common cattle steady, hogs uneven and down to 25 cents, top at 15.35, lambs firm with native lambs up to 13.50 and feeder lambs around 13, ewes and wethers noted. Calves strong with selected lots higher, stockers steady to strong. Bulls firm at 5.50 to 7.00.
SPOKANE AUG. 23 Hogs Receipts 11 Market steady Prime, 17 to 17.50 medium mixed 16.50 to 17 rough heavies 14.75 to 15.50 pigs 15 to 16 stockers 14.25 to 15 Cattle Receipts 42 Market steady to strong Prime steers 9.50 to 10 good to choice 9 to 9.50 medium to good 8 to 9 fair to medium 7 to 8 choice cows 7 to 7.50 good to choice 6.50 to 7 medium to good 5.50 to 6.50 canners 4.50 to 5.50 bulls 5 to 6 calves 19 to 13 stockers 5 to 8 Sheep Receipts 209 Market steady Prime lambs 9.50 to 10 fair to medium 8 to 9.5 prime yearlings 5.50 to 6.50 prime wethers 5 to 6 best mutton ewes 2 to 5
Hogs receipts 00. market slow and 25 cents lower with choice butchers down. Cattle receipts 3,500. beef and butcher cattle steady to 25 cents higher. best fed yearlings 16.19. stockers and feeders up 25 cents. Sheep receipts 27,000. killing trades strong. top lambs 12.75. wethers 7.75. best feeding lambs 13.00.
Mercantile rates unchanged and exchange irregular with Sterling at 3.55 on demand and 3.55 on cables. Francs 7.10 demand, 7.12 cables. Belgian francs 7.62 demand, 7.64 cables. Lire 4.63 demand, 4.85 cables. Marks 2.04 demand, 2.95 cables. New York exchange on Montreal 111 16 per cent discount. Time loans strong, call money strong with high at ?, low at ?. ruling rate 1 per cent.
Bar silver in New York and London markets noted as unchanged. Domestic prices hold, foreign 97. Mexican dollars 74c. London bar silver 61d per ounce. Money markets show short bills at 6 percent and three month bills at 6 percent.
I J Stromnes leaves for Missoula to resume study at the university and will be succeeded by Frank Stafford of Armelia as chamber of commerce secretary. Mrs Belle Harman to Lehigh to begin Methodist church work. Oats yield about 60 bushels per acre on Winnett irrigation ditch fields. First beef cattle shipment, 15 cars, sent to Chicago by M H Deaton. County assessor informs Lewistown valuation at 12 480 898, up about 100 000 from last year.
Heilbronner Company notes hope traffic bottlenecks clear before snow. Some executives doubt progress. Brokerage loans unlikely to rise until major institutions and railroads meet funding needs. US immigration may exceed two million in next year. Steel stocks held by strong hands in western speculative circles. Tight money expected, profit taking urged.
New York on August 25 reports raw sugar heavy at 12.04 cents per pound, centrifugal. Refined sugar steady, fine granulated listed at 17 to 17.10 cents per pound.
The Helena Record notes shipments from the Big Four mine dump near Boulder yielded 28 dollars per ton in silver and lead, with continued dump shipments and ongoing development in the Bigfoot district between Boulder and Whitehall. Also covered are the Burro Mountain plant restart by Phelps-Dardo, boosting capacity to 1000 tons per unit, and zinc market strength aiding Butte & Superior. Additional items discuss India’s gold and silver imports and planned wheat exports after October 1, payable largely in gold, with silver controls easing.
The stock market opened with a rising tendency that was squelched by higher money rates. Call loans climbed from 7 to 8 percent, spurring shorts to press on declines across the board though losses were modest. Bethlehem Motors faced a receiver in a sign of difficulties for smaller automakers, while profits in other firms hinted at a robust but volatile session. Anaconda rose to 53.75 before a setback, Davis-Daly to 7.875, and Boston & Montana to 0.91. Montana Power declared a 75 cent common and 1.75 preferred dividend payable Oct 1 to holders of record Sept 14. Oil and metal news: Tri-City Oil plans immediate drilling near Decker-Collins wells. tin fell short. other metals steady.
South St Paul market notes show hog receipts at 5,000 with prices 12.50 to 14.75 bulk 13.00 to 13.25. Cattle receipts 6,500 with killers strong. fat steers 6 to 16. cows and heifers 5.45 to 12.50. calves 4.25 to 13. stockers and feeders steady. Sheep receipts 600. lambs 50 cents higher. wethers 4. and ewes 2 to 6. A playful literary aside quotes Bliggins ego and Miss Cayenne about it.
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