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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
10
Markets report a bearish wheat session as reparations conference breakdowns in Paris weighed on grain values. May wheat slipped to 1.18 1/4 at closing with scattered losses in corn oats and provisions. foreign exchange moves and large wheat arrivals abroad added to selling pressure.
Competition in nickel markets remains keen as Mond Nickel aims to boost refinery capacity in the new year. Reports cite rising production costs and improved sales. Smelting works at Coniston push forward with expectations of higher mine and smelter output this spring. London Metals price data show mixed futures for copper tin lead and zinc. In New York, about ninety five thousand pedestrians pass Canal and Lafayette streets daily between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Stock prices moved mostly sideways into the final hours before a heavy selling wave followed news of the allied premiers conference breaking up over reparations. U S Steel rallied then closed down from highs, while General Asphalt and California Petroleum advanced amid conflicting reports. Foreign exchange eased as demand for sterling slipped and other European currencies fell.
The report notes buying in steel and related machinery stocks led by United Rail, Baldwin, California Petroleum, and International Paper amid early session gains. It cites gas supply interests in Montana fields, new wells in the Great Falls region, and upcoming drilling resumption near Conrad. Foreign political conditions and wheat market weakness weighed on prices as export demand faded, with cautious optimism in some sectors.
The report from Chicago and other cities shows cattle hog and sheep receipts with varying market tones. Hogs mainly steady to slightly lower, with 140 to 200 pound averages around 8.60 to 8.65 and packing sows around 7.50 to 8.15. Cattle receipts mixed, top steers near 10.25 to 11, bulk 8.25 to 9.75, veal and bulls uneven, lambs and sheep generally steady to higher in some markets. Alaska to Oregon markets also noted, with Denver and Kansas City reporting lighter declines and steady to strong feeds and calves trading firm.
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