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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
14
British exchange gains lift corn prices as January and May contracts advance. Oats gain modestly while provisions swing from declines to large gains. Roast pork offerings shrink but lard and ribs sell off, despite upturns in hogs and grain. Butter eases, eggs soften. poultry steady with 1,107 case receipts.
New York stocks edge higher as British exchange rallies lift sentiment and open market gains. Call money eases to 7 percent, time money steady near 8 percent for short terms. several industries including steels, oils, coppers, leathers buoyed the market. Edge bill seen as bullish, with notable gains in Southern Pacific, Anaconda, Inspiration, Kennecott, Utah, and Bethlehem Steel while United States Steel tracks the trend.
Minneapolis report shows wheat receipts 328 cars versus 471 year ago, cash No 1 northern at 3.10 to 3.30, corn No 3 at 1.46 to 1.51, oats No 3 white at 0.81 to 0.85, flax at 4.98 to 5.08, flour unchanged, shipments 65 to 3 barrels, barley 11.35, rye no bid, Bren 42 dollars.
Livestock market summary from Chicago shows hog receipts at 26,000 with a slow market about 25 cents lower. hog prices range from light to heavy, with heavy packing sows and other hog categories priced. Cattle and veal values listed with ranges by weight and quality. beef steers and butcher cattle prices noted, plus stocker and feeder values. Sheep receipts at 206,000 with a slow market. lambs and ewes priced across quality levels, culls and common listed for both sexes.
Omaha totals show hog receipts at 10,009 with prices up 15 to 25 cents and tops at 13.65. Cattle receipts 5,500 with killing grades steady to 25 cents lower. Beef steers and heifers command up to 18.25, cows to 12.25, veal calves to 14.60. Sheep receipts 11,000 with lambs 15 to 16.25 and yearlings around 12 to 14 in a stronger market.
Bar silver in New York stands at 1.83 and Mexican dollars at 1.02. In London on December 17, bar silver shows as unchanged at per ounce with money and discount unchanged.
Sterling opened at 383 percent and rose to 390 as demand closed at 379 percent. German marks 225 Italian lire 1280 francs 1027. Edge bill seen aiding Marine issues while Pan American and Mexican Petroleum attract attention. New York Post notes cheerful technicals yet limited gains due to railroads exchange and peace treaty. Cereal prices rise on small receipts and Argentine plague. cotton holds up with exports likely to keep high prices.
Advices from the New York Metal Exchange and selling agencies report a stronger copper market with rising shares. Foreign buyers including Dutch, German, French, and Japanese interests supported demand as Washington considers selling foreign bonds to finance abroad. Local copper stocks, including East Butte ex-dividend, show price gains with Tuolumne advancing to 85 and closing 75 to 1.
Copper and iron remain steady as buyers hold firm on antimony. Lead is steady with spot and January bids at 7.20 to 7.30 cents asked. Zinc shows firmness with East St. Louis delivery around 8.55 cents bid and 8.26 cents asked.
A historical list from the stock exchange shows numerous Montana based oil and mining interests including Butte firms Such as Beaverhead Alberta Butte Jardine Butte Mining Corp Butte New England Butte Ramsdell Butte New York Carney Copper Carrie Silver Lead East Caledonia and Potomac Copper Roundup Oil and Gas Southern Montana Oil and Grey Bull Montana Oil Loon Lake Copper and Tri City Oil among others. The fragmentary OCR text reads like a brokered catalog of companies and securities with percentages and prices sparsely listed. The exact market movements or prices are not clearly legible in this excerpt.
New York financial brief notes mercantile paper steady. Sterling demand 386, cables 387. Francs demand 10.40, cables 10.38. Guilders demand 37.5, cables 38. Lire 12.90, cables 12.85. Marks 212, cables 214. Time loans firm and unchanged. Call money easy. high and ruling rate 7 percent, low and closing bid 6 percent, offered 7 percent, last loan 6 percent.
New York reports bond market figures with Liberty issues showing 3 percent and 3 1/4 percent and 4 percent series trading near par. First 4s around 93.52, second 4s about 91.58, Victory 3s near 98.96, Victory 4s around 98.88.
Washington Dec 17 Canada suspended temporarily the issue of money orders on the United States due to extreme fluctuations in New York exchange quotations. The post office department said the suspension is for a short period until conditions become more stable.
In Chicago on December 17 Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer presented a program to reduce the cost of living. Speaking to 400 city officials civic leaders and club women at Gov Lowdens call he pledged full DOJ effort against hoarders and profiteers and urged national participation in the price fight.
In New York City on December 17 restaurateurs announced plans to open a central purchasing bureau to buy thousands of pounds of foodstuffs weekly. They also aim to establish a central employment agency on January 1 for the city’s 5,000 hotels restaurants and lunch rooms and will operate a cooperative laundry.
Chehalis Washington December 17 fifty percent of district potato storage has been lost to freezing temperatures during the cold snap A E Pellom Chehalis dealer reports the reduction affects later shipment plans and local markets
Quitting Camp Lewis Tacoma Wash Dec 17. With the shipment of 420 horses from Camp Lewis to Camp Kearny Cal the remount depot at the local camp was discontinued.
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