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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
10
Chicago December market unsettled after nerves over the upcoming government crop report. January futures near 1.35 and May around 1.82, with oats tracking corn and provisions varying from a small loss to gains. Trading closed mixed as buyers edged in late while foreign exchange weakness pressured the market.
Minneapolis market snippet notes flour and barley prices, mixed futures and cash bids. Mentions receipts of wheat at 307 cars and cash quotations around 3.05 to 3.06 per unit with sparse figures and unclear context.
Chicago December 12 hogs receipts around 5000 with steady market. bulk 12.85 to 13.25, top 13.40. Cattle receipts about 10000 with slow market. beef steers 11.25 to 21.25, butcher cattle 6.50 to 15.25, cows 5.25 to 14.25, veal calves 16.95 to 17.75. Sheep receipts 17000, market unsettled. lambs 14.75 to 17, ewes 10 to 14.50, culls 4.60 to 7.75.
Omaha receipts total 9,500 hogs with steady to lower bids from 110 to 120 cents. Heavier hogs at 13.55 to 12.35, medium weights 13.25 to 13.55, pigs 11 to 12.50. Cattle receipts 6,000 with declines noted. beef steers range 15.75 to 18.00 for top weight, 10.75 to 15.59 for medium and good, others 8.50 to 15.60. Veal calves 13 to 14.50, feeder and stocker steers 6.50 to 11. Lambs 84 pounds down 15 to 16.40, yearling wethers 12 to 13.50, ewes 8.25 to 9.60, culls 5 to 8.25.
Copper, iron and antimony prices steadied with bids around 7.10 cents and asks near 7.30 cents in New York trading. East St. Louis spot zinc firm at about 8.20 cents bid and 8.50 cents asked.
New York December 12 bar silver quoted at 1.14 and Mexican dollars at 1.00. Market prices show slight changes in precious metal rates with possible implications for collectors and traders.
Sensational money swings from 8 to 15 percent and back, large margin closes, and heavy bonds mark a grim session on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fed’s quarter-point rate hike worsened sentiment as Industrials like United States Steel and major rails hit multi month lows and foreign exchange fell to new lows.
By the Heilbronner Company. London bar silver 78 percent, highest on record. Money opened at 8 percent, rose to 15 percent, then eased to 8 percent. Sterling at new low near 365 percent, rallied to 367, closed about 366. Francs at 11.42, Marks to £13. Fed NY increases rate to 4 percent based on collateral. Canada ships 19 million in gold to check Montreal exchange depreciation. Railroads return to private ownership may be delayed until June 30, 1920. Crop report: cereals show corn 2,917,000 bushels, winter wheat 731,000,000, spring wheat 209,000,000, oats 1,248,000. Porphyries ex-dividend, sales near 1.5 million. Anaconda supported on break. good buying of Butte & Superior on dips.
The New York market report lists Liberty bonds with details for 2 55 p m today. It includes first and second 4s and 4 percents, third and fourth series, Victory bonds with 3s and 4s values, and the 4 5s values, showing bid prices around the mid 90s.
In Washington on December 12 the National Association of Republican State Chairmen held a meeting with many national leaders present. They discussed campaign organization and policies for 1920 but no formal action was taken.
General market mood turned soft as pound sterling fell and money rates rose. Copper faced selling pressure with Anaconda and Inspiration sliding over a point from open, while Utah, Kennecott, Bay, Chino, Nevada and others moved modestly. Anaconda closed 56% after a low of 54% with more trading volume. Butte & Superior opened 25% and finished 25% as odd lot buying increased.
New York December reports John D. Rockefeller Jr. has protested a 5 million dollar personal tax assessment, the second such objection. Under Mayor Mitchell, his assessment rose to 10 million, though he previously swore holdings did not exceed 2 million and agreed to tax on 5 million. His attorneys say he will no longer gift taxes on 3 million of property he does not possess.
The Mexican government says James Wallace, an American, set a dangerous scene by failing to halt while intoxicated and then was shot by a Mexican soldier near Tampico. The note, delivered to the U.S. embassy in Mexico City, was summarized at the State Department today.
High waters flooding low-lying areas of Alabama Georgia and Mississippi were receding tonight though Montgomery Alabama and Macon Georgia remained inundated. Local authorities monitor rivers and anticipate improvements with lingering flood impacts on communities along the barrier creeks and roads.
In Pueblo Colorado on December 12 1919 Mrs Elizabeth Haskett was acquitted of the murder of Charles Goldtrap 17 the suitor of her daughter. The jury deliberated 23 hours and 15 minutes before reaching the verdict.
New York money market reports Mercantile paper unchanged with demand figures quoted for 36644 on the domestic side and 11.45 via cables for France. Live-Demand stands at 13.60 with 13.58 via cables, while Marks-Demand sits around 208 and 210 on cables. Time loans are firm, call money is strong with a high of 15 percent and a bid at 8 percent, while the last loan closed at 8 percent and the offering rate at 9 percent.
London financial report notes bar silver at 78.44 dollars per ounce, money and discount unchanged as markets open on December 12. The brief price snapshot shows stable precious metals activity with no notable shifts in contemporaneous indicators.
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