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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
16
Prices for wheat corn oats and provisions declined as stock market weakness and bearish grain outlook comments from a leading operator weighed on sentiment. Wheat led losses with substantial drops from the day’s highs while North American export demand faltered and Argentine exports rose. Minneapolis cash bids followed suit for grains and ores.
The Associated Press reports a strengthening fleece wool market in Boston. Ohio fleeces sell 50c grease with 49-50c averages for fine to choice wool, clean 64s to fine fleece wools $1.15-$1.20 per pound, combing bloods 56s and 50s grade 49-50c grease, 50c choice. New York cotton futures end steady to 16-21c lower, with January at 19.10c and spot middling 19.60c.
The stock market fell sharply on heavy selling after record- high member loans were reported. Declines in many leading issues ranged from two to six points, with some high price stocks dropping more before a partial rebound on lower call money.
New York closing quotations on bonds reported in New York Stock Exchange. In Seattle cattle receipts none steady hogs receipts 221 steady and sheep none. In Spokane cattle receipts 68 cows up 50 cents with good grade 7.50 to 8.50, common and medium 5.50 to 7. Hogs receipts 537 steady. Sheep receipts none feeder lambs up 50 cents to 11.12.
In New York on January 5 copper remains firm with electrolytic spot and futures around 14.00 to 14.12. Tin is easy with spot and nearby at 56.62 and March at 56.50. Iron and lead hold steady, zinc steady in East St. Louis at 5.65, antimony at 10.87, quick silver quoted at 126.
Livestock receipts in South St Paul and Chicago rise with cattle steady to higher on light weights and bulls, hog bids weaken. Denver and Omaha report mixed results with steers uneven, hogs mostly lower, while lambs firm in some regions and ewes steady.
The market opened a reactionary session led by United States Steel and General Motors. New Haven and Certain-teed Products were strong, Green Cananea and Midland Steel Products traded thinly before rallying. Pan-American issues rallied despite fresh selling as brokerage loans remained high and Dodge Light Six sparked talk of competition.
Chicago reports show a pullback as a promising wheat rally faded after free commission house selling and a Cutten interview. Cash markets stay firm for flour and milling demand. Argentina ships freely while Russia and Danubian regions offer little. Corn weakens after early gains with light receipts and steady export bids. oats and rye weaken with no new trade.
Minneapolis Jan 5 Flour in carload lots quoted 7.55 to 7.65 a barrel for 98 pound sacks. Shipments 44,729 barrels. Bran at 30.25 to 30.50. Flour 100 higher.
Foreign exchange in New York shows irregular quotes on January 5. Bank rates for Great Britain run around 4.877 and 60 day bills near 4.88 while France bids 3.934 and cables 3.932. Italy quotes 5.28 with cables 5.281 and Belgium around 13.96.
Butter markets report higher prices with 5,902 tubs received. Creamery extras at 50 2 to 50 1/2 cents, standards 47 cents, extra firsts 47 1/2 to 49 cents, firsts 42 to 44 cents, seconds 37 to 40 cents. Bar silver in New York closes at 57 1/2 cents per ounce with Mexican dollars at 55 1/2 cents.
Poultry alive firm receipts six cars fowls 219 27c springs 217 28c turkeys 257 28c roosters 18c ducks 18 23c geese 20c. Eggs receipts 3 011 cases unchanged.
Department of Agriculture reports 28 carload receipts on track with total U S shipments 549 cars. Prices remain unchanged as market activity continues.
Portland Oregon January 5 cattle receipts 50 steady to strong medium grade steers 11 dollars per cwt medium to good heifers 9 9 9 50 few cows 8 65 others 7 25 down good to choice steers 11 13 hogs receipts 285 all on contract nothing offered for sale sheep receipts none market nominal
Call money advanced with higher bids and a stronger tone in New York. Ruling rate held at 4.15 percent, closing bid 4 percent, time loans steady. Mixed collateral including 60 to 90 day notes and 4 to 6 month papers cited with prime mercantile paper at about 3 to 4 percent.
An exhausted traveler among two authors during a wreck fears death and tells his friend goodbye. The friend pleads to keep the sentence intact and complains about ending with a preposition, adding a touch of humor to a grim moment.
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