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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
12
Wheat corn and oats advance as blizzard conditions slow movement and support buyers. Reports note lower four month wheat values, slowing North American export demand, while snow helps Kansas winter wheat prospects and Argentina harvest hindered by rain. Foreign exchange eases with mostly firmer currency quotes.
The Associated Press reports bar silver at 58 1 2 cents per ounce and Mexican dollars at 44 1 2 cents in New York trading on December 7.
New York December cotton futures closed mostly steady to 13 points lower with December at 29.23 cents and January through July futures around 19.18 to 19.55 cents. Spot cot ton steady at 19.65 cents.
Potatoes receipts 251 cars on track with 275 total U S shipments. Demand and movement slow and market dull with prices unchanged. Few sales reported.
Chicago dealers report steady alive poultry prices as receipts reach three cars. Fowls bring 17 22 4 cents, springs 19 24 cents, turkeys 25 32 cents, roosters 17 cents, ducks 18 24 cents, geese 21 22 cents.
Chicago December 7 United States Department of Agriculture reports show 251 carloads on track 275 total shipments 554 cars in movement. Demand and movement slow with a dull market and prices unchanged. Few sales reported.
Speculative sentiment turned bearish at the New York stock market as pools pushed for select issues despite a late rally. Declines in many popular shares gave way to a brief rebound, while concerns about tighter money, gold exports, and steel output shaped trading.
Montana Ron L137 Portland dec 7 United States Department of Agriculture no receipts or trading in any department quoted nominally steady By the Associated Press Minneapolis dec 7 Flour 10c lb cotton sacks shipments 42304 Bran 29.75 30 New York dec 7 Copper firm electrolytic spot and futures 14.12 24.25c Tin quiet spot and nearby 59 February 58.75 Iron steady and unchanged Lead steady spot New York 6.50c East St Louis 6.40c Zinc quiet East St Louis spot and futures 5.82 5.85c Antimony spot 11.50c Chicago dec 7 Butter higher receipts 4202 tubs creamery extras 50c standards 46c extra firsts 46 47c firsts 40 42c seconds 87 39c Eggs unchanged receipts 3273 cases
USDA reports show hogs at Chicago receipts 27 000 with top 8.90 and 210 to 300 pound hogs 8 45 to 8.85. cattle receipts 12 000 with best yearlings around 17.50 and stockers 9 7 10.50. sheep slow with lambs around 14 to 14 25. At Omaha hogs 7 000 mostly steady to 10c higher top 8.60. cattle receipts 8 500 with fed steers around 11 75 to 15 50 and bulk beef cows 5 96 to 6 25. sheep receipts 10 000 with lambs around 13 25 to 13 50.
South St Paul reports cattle receipts 2400 with prices mostly 6.65 to 9.75 and bulls to 7.75 while calves bring 11.00 to 11.50. hog receipts 26000 with best butcher steady near 8.25. sheep around 13.50 for fat lambs. Denver notes cattle around 8.75 to 11.15 for stockers and feeders. hogs steady around 8.50 to 8.80. Idaho lambs held. Spokane markets show steady cattle hogs and lambs with feeders up 25 cents to 10.75.
Market slips on heavy liquidation as investors anticipate a possible rise in the rediscount rate at tomorrow's Federal Reserve meeting. New York bankers note U S Steel ingot output fell 5 percent to 63 percent, aiding steel stock selling while Iron Age reports rail shipments exceed 260000 tons last week with auto plant demand and year ahead expansion.
Chicago notes a narrow trading range in wheat with some export buying as deliveries reach 31 000 bushels and west receipts at 904 000. In corn, selling resistance gives way to higher prices with 273 000 bushels delivered and favorable demand expectations despite unsettled weather. Oats see good buying on dips. rye holds with fair buying and Duluth shipments at 162 000.
Call money easier with all loans closing bids at 4 percent. Time loans steady with mixed collateral for 60 to 90 days at 4 4 percent and 4 to 6 months at 4 1 percent. Prime mercantile paper at 3 percent to 4 percent.
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