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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
10
Wheat fell sharply amid rains and cooler weather with limited domestic demand. July and September wheat quotes edged down while corn and oats also declined. provisions moved lower as traders awaited the government crop report.
Stocks ended mixed with oil and rubber shares rising briefly before a broad selling wave pushed down many high priced issues. General Electric fell sharply as several firms posted losses while oil stocks trimmed gains amid tax payment concerns and money-stringency expectations.
The visible supply of American grain updated on June 8 shows Wheat down 454000 bushels, Corn up 1232000, Oats down 157000, Rye up 61000, Barley up 76000. Data from New York report lists these shifts in the national stockpile.
Butter and eggs markets show firmer creamery butter and eggs with varied receipts. New York reports higher creamery butter and eggs with firsts and extras up to 44 1/2 cents for butter and 34 cents for eggs, while Chicago notes lower butter with a large receipts tally and egg prices easing from 29 1/4 to 31 1/2 cents for firsts and extras.
Market activity was subdued by extreme heat with oils the only group showing strength. Oils and rails led trades while industrials motors and steels held flat. Notable moves: Public utilities saw profit taking, copper issues led by American Smelters and Kennecott, and Baldwin Locomotive plus American Locomotive led railroad equipment. Standard Oil of California acquired leases near Roswell New Mexico to drill for oil. St Louis Southwestern reported May gross of 606000 dollars, total year to date 10,428,340 dollars. Oil industry discussion cited Marland Oil president noting light oil production down and gasoline demand rising. tire prices rose second time this year amid strong production and profits.
Livestock receipts across cattle hogs and sheep show moderate to strong demand. Cattle receive 3500 with few high bids and mixed yearlings around 10 dollars. Hogs at 15000 with slow trade and lower bids near 11.50 11.75. Sheep receipts 6590 with no early fat lamb sales and higher asking prices for fat ewes.
Chicago AP reports hog receipts of 45 000. trade uneven with medium and heavyweights opening 5 to 10 cents lower. Later sales were steady to strong as buyers regained footing.
Saturday livestock market reports receipts of 16 000 cattle and 9 000 sheep. fed steers and yearlings held steady with occasional strength in light yearlings and top younger steers around 11.65 to 12.40, cows and heifers largely 8.75 to 9.25, stockers scarce 5.50 to 6.75. Sheep tight males show lambs and yearlings active with good California lambs at 14.75 and natives up to 15.25, yearling wethers 13.25 and fat wends up to 6.50.
Omaha market: hog receipts 12,000 with bids $11.35 to $11.89. cattle receipts 5,700 with steers and yearlings up to $11.15 and 1,132 lb mids at $11.25. heifers $8 to $9.85. cows $5.25 to $7.50. sheep receipts 5,500 with lambs $15 natives and $15.75 Idaho, yearlings $12.25 to $13.60. feeders firm, best lambs firm to higher.
Spokane June 8 cattle receipts 123 steady with prime steers 8.50 to 9.00, good to choice 7.75 to 8.25, U.S. averages. hog receipts 496 steady with good to choice 12.00 to 12.25, light heavies 11.50 to 11.75, heavies 10.00 to 11.25. Sheep receipts none steady prime lambs 11.12, fair to medium 10.00 to 10.50, prime yearlings 8.00 to 9.00, best mutton ewes 4.00 to 6.50.
Sioux City Iowa June 8 cattle receipts 2000 market active strong gains 25 cents. Fat steers and yearlings bring 8.12 to 9.60 with bulk 9.25 to 10.60. Fat cows 5.50 to 10.75, heifers 5.50 to 10.75. Veal 5 to 11. Feeders and stockers 5.50 to 7.25 with stock yearlings calves 4 to 7.25. Canners and cutters 2.50 to 3.75. Grass cows 3.75 to 5.25.
Associated Press notes Denver market on June 8 with hog receipts 750 and steady to 10c higher, top at 11.95 for 221 pounds. cattle receipts 2,800 with steers and yearlings up 10-15c, fat stock steady to 15c higher, mixed yearlings around 19.40, cows and bulls priced between 4 and 11.25, sheep slow with opening sales 25-50c higher and yearling at 13 flat.
Cattle receipts 1815 with steers 6.50 to 8.70 and cows 2.50 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 1865 with weights and prices from 9.75 to 13. Calves, sheep, and lambs listed with ranges for various health and weight classes. Market steady to slow, demand varying by class.
In Los Angeles on June 8 cattle receipts reached 1000 with slow sale of steady stock and lower steer prices. Hogs receipts 1106 with active trade and gains of 25 to 40 cents, top at 13.75 for 160 to 195 pound butchers. Livestock categories and prices shown include cows calves and bulls with bulk milk calves around 10.50 to 11.60.
Call money remains firm with a 4 percent ruling rate and closing bids at 4 percent. Time loans show steady demand with 60 to 90 day and four to six month notes at 3 percent. Prime commercial paper quoted around 3 to 4 percent.
Irregular quotations in cents showed Great Britain at 4.859 16 dollars on demand with cables at 4.86 for 60 day bills on banks. France demand 4.85 percent and cables 4.86. Italy demand 3.97 with cables 3.98. Belgium demand 4.774 and Germany demand 23.81.
New York copper options and futures quoted around 134. Tin near 55.87 cents spot with 55.75 cents futures. Iron steady with No 1 northern at 26.20, No 2 northern 19.50, No 2 southern 20.50. Lead 8.75 cents. Zinc 7.05 cents. Antimony 16.25 cents. London prices show copper around £59 17s 6d spot with higher futures. Tin £254 7s 6d spot. Lead £34 5s spot. Zinc £34 0s spot.
Bar silver in New York 68% per ounce and Mexican dollars 53% each. London lists bar silver at 31d per ounce. Minneapolis reports flour unchanged with family patent prices from 9.25 to 9.40 and bran at 27 to 27.50 per unit.
Withdrawals of refined sugar on old contracts remained active while new business was moderate. Prices unchanged at 5.55 to 5.70 cents for fine granulated. Futures closed steady with around 34,000 tons sold. July 2.74c, September 2.86c, December 2.93c, January 2.90c.
Potatoes receipts show 102 new and 78 old cars in, United States shipments total 448 new and 243 old cars for Saturday and 28 new and one old on Sunday. Market trades on new stock only fair to weak with North and South Carolina goods slow. Cobblers and sacked Benes Whites priced around 85 cents to $1.00 with few fancy lots. Wisconsin and Michigan sacked trade sparse.
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