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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
10
A dull session shows minimal influence from ongoing war on market activity. Traders report steady prices and unchanged demand as headlines fail to shift investor sentiment. Analysts note caution but no dramatic swings, with liquidity and volumes remaining near recent trends.
Home Affairs of Account notes a dull session with stocks moving 1 to 4 points late as favored issues attracted support. Domestic war-related factors weighed more than foreign developments, dividend cuts by mining firms expected, copper prices steady, and bond activity irregular with Liberty issues uneven.
The market's yesterday course was largely undecided until late selling erased earlier gains. Directors approved 75 cent quarterly dividends for Ray Consolidated, Nevada Consolidated 75 cents, and Utah 2.50, while China and other firms faced reduced payouts. Analysts noted production costs, tax effects, and war uncertainty as key factors, with cautious advice to buy on extreme declines and expect some further declines but no rush to a drop. Disclosures on copper and possible dividend cuts circulated, and Reading showed accumulation while rail optimism grew per Dow Jones & Co. reports.
Chicago market news notes corn prices firming after a morning dip, with a late broadening advance supported by export demand. Hog values slipped from prior highs but softened currencies within a mixed session as soymeal and wheat moves influenced cattle and butter quotes. receipts show hogs about 181, cattle 50, sheep 200, with prime hogs trading around 16.10 to 16.75.
In Chicago cattle receipts were heavy with steady to firm prices for prime and mixed lots. Heifers and cows traded around 16.50 to 14.00 with bulls and calves showing modest gains. Minnesota grain markets mixed with wheat at 1.82 to 1.85 and London money steady at 2 percent.
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