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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
10
Chicago and Minneapolis markets saw prices rise as traders priced in a favorable Winnipeg crop report and black rust fears. Wheat led gains with July and September futures advancing while corn and oats also firmed amid lighter receipts and strong elevator activity.
New York stocks eased amid light buying as traders awaited the Democratic national convention platform and presidential nominee. Atlantic Refining slid toward a 1924 low amid rumor of a $15 million note issue, while utilities gained to new highs. Money remained plentiful with call funds at 2 percent and time money easing to 2 percent for short terms.
The visible grain supply in New York on June 23 reports wheat down 1,452,000 bushels and corn down 646,009, with oats up 52,000, rye down 75,000, and barley down 84,000.
Chicago reports mixed potato movement with old stock selling slowly and new stock firm. Receipts show 62 cars new and 10 cars old. U S shipments total 647 new and 30 old for Saturday, 38 new for Sunday. Wisconsin sacked round whites bring $1.19 to $1.20, Bliss Triumphs from Alabama Louisiana and Oklahoma average $2.40 to $2.70, North Carolina barrel Cobblers range $4.25 to $4.50 with some fancy up to $4.75.
Butter and egg prices firmed in New York with creamery butter reaching 42 to 43 1 2 c for extras and 39 to 42 c for firsts. near-by hennery whites and Pacific coast lots showed varied gains. Chicago noted creamery butter at 40 to 41 c for extras and 38 to 38 1 2 c for firsts. receipts totaled over 30,000 pounds with mixed grade runs and states.
Market moves noted by Lauzier Wolcott in response to anticipated short covering and sponsorship in volatile issues. GE described as reactionary. electricity and railroad electrification cited as indicators of growing demand with Western Electric showing a $40,000,000 rise in five months. Optimism nationwide on gasoline use. rails show scarce high grade shares amid investment buying. Mathieson Alkali declines on reduced Pan American oil refining income.
U S D A notes hog receipts 78 000 with varied declines across weights top hogs at 7 20 per cwt. Cattle receipts 23 000 with prices down 11 25 cents for beef steers and yearlings and slow trade. Sheep receipts 17 000 with better native lambs steady while other grades weaken. lambs bid 25 cents lower or more.
U S Department of Agriculture notes June 23 Omaha hog receipts 13 000 slow trade 100 to 15 cents lower with top at 6 80 for 220 300 lb butchers and 6 25 to 6 60 for lighter weights. Cattle receipts 5700 very slow demand with beef steers and yearlings 10 to 15 cents lower and top steers around 9 50 while cows and heifers weaken 10 to 15 cents.
Canners cutters and vealers steady bulls 10 11 5 c lower stockers feeders nominally steady bulk butch er cows and heifers 4 7 50 can ners and cutters 2 25 3 25 vealers to packers 8 50 9 bologna bulls 4 4 50 heavy beer bulls 4 50 5 Sheep Receipts 71 500 slow lambs around 50c lower natives 10 50 westerns 13 75 choice fed lambs 12 50 sheep weak light handy weight 5 5 25 medium to good kind 3 4 50 feeders slow 25 50c lower early sales 11
U S Department of Agriculture notes cattle receipts 2800 slow with fat steers and yearlings down to 7.50 to 8.50, hog receipts 17500 with 25 cent lower early sales and bids around 6.25 to 6.50 for medium to good grades, calves 25 to 50 lower with best lights at 7 to 7.50, sheep and lamb receipts 150 with lambs steady to 25 cents lower and native fat lambs at 13.00 to 13.25.
Cattle receipts 1500 calves 3000 slow with best steers scarce and prices around 7.75 to 9.25 for early stock. cows and heifers mostly steady with feeders at 5.50 to 7. Bulls weak. Hogs 17000 uneven demand with most sales 6.60 to 6.85. 140 to 150 lb hogs 6.00 to 6.15. Sheep 7000 receipts lambs generally lower with Idahos 14.25 and natives 13.50, Texas wethers 6.00 to 6.50.
AP report from Los Angeles details cattle receipts totaling 600 with strong to higher quotes for grassers and cows, bulls steady, calves 7 to 8 dollars, hogs 1300 mostly weaker with top around 8.50, sows about six dollars, sheep 1000 with light weight lambs at 11.40 and steady bidding on clips.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hogs at 190 to 240 pounds averaging 6.40 to 6.60 with top 6.65 and lighter weights down to 5.75. cattle receipts 2,450 with calves 200 and southerns 1,350, prices mostly steady to higher with cows 4.40 to 6.50 and yearlings to 8.75. sheep receipts 3,000 all Wyoming lambs with bidding lower.
U S Department of Agriculture Portland report shows cattle and calves slow with receipts 3550. steers 1100 pounds down priced from 8 to 9.25. heifers 850 pounds up 6.50 to 7. cows 3.75 to 6.50. calves 194 pounds at 6.50 to 8.50. hogs receipts 3600 with prices 15 2. The data covers various grades, weights, and conditions.
Heavy weight hogs 250 to 350 pounds bring 7.75 to 8.25 dollars per hundredweight while medium weight hogs 200 to 250 pounds read 8 to 8.50. Light weights 160 to 200 pounds 8.25 to 8.50. Packing hogs smooth 6 to 7.25 rough 4.75 to 6. Slaughter pigs 130 pounds down 7.50 to 8. Feeder pigs 70 to 180 pounds 6.75. Lambs light 84 pounds down 9.50 to 11, heavy 92 pounds up 8.50 to 10. All weights cull to common 5.50 to 8.50. Yearling wethers 6.50 to 8. Wethers 2-year and older 4.50 to 7. Ewes 3.50 to 6. Canners and culled ewes 3 to 3.60. Above quotations on shorn basis.
June 23 Spokane cattle receipts 262 market steady with prime steers 7.50 to 8.00 good to choice 7 to 7.50 medium to good 6.50 to 7 fair to medium 5.50 to 6.50 canners 1.50 to 2.50 bulls 3.25 to 4 light veal calves 7 to 8 heavy veal calves 5.50 to 7 stockers and feeders 5 to 6 Hogs receipts 158 market steady prime mixed 8 to 8.15 medium mixed 8.15 heavies 5 to 7.10 fat pigs 7.25 to 7.50 stockers and feeders 6.75 to 7.10 Sheep receipts 603 market steady prime lambs 10 to 10.50 fair to medium 7.50 to 10 prime yearlings 6 to 8 prime wethers 6 to 7 best mutton ewes 5 to 5.65.
Foreign exchanges ease with quotes in cents for major currencies. The report lists demand and cable rates for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil and Tokyo with varied percentages and a Montreal rate of 98 17 32.
Metals traders saw copper and tin firm with steady iron prices and nearby zinc in quiet trade. Lead and antimony held steady with spot quotes around 5.72 to 5.75 cents for zinc and 8.50 cents for antimony.
Call money remains steady at 2 percent with a ruling rate of 2 percent and bids at 2 percent. Time loans ease with 60 to 90 days at 3 percent and 4 to 6 months at 3 percent. Prime commercial paper quoted at 3 percent.
Refined sugar prices were unchanged to 10 points higher with a range from 6.70 to 7.00 cents for fine granulated. Market activity was modest as favorable weather continued. Futures closed barely steady with July at 3.44 cents, September 3.63, December 3.62, and March 3.28 cents.
In Minneapolis on June 23 the price for flour remained unchanged. Family patents listed at $7.10 and 4H Bran at $21, reflecting current market rates for these commodities.
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