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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
14
Corn prices edged higher amid tight local stocks and steady export demand. May futures moved to 1.55 1 56 and July to 1.50 1 50, while oats eased and provisions fluctuated with a strike at stockyards. Cash Wheat and mixed corn prices were listed, with receipts showing modest movement and a cautious market tone following a tornado impact on wire services.
New York stocks showed irregular strength for most of the day before a late decline as call money rose. Stutz Motors gained 11 points to 329, Crucible Steel rose 14 points to 261, and General Motors fell 7. Foreign exchange was unsettled while Mexican bonds improved on repayment hopes. Domestic bond sales totaled 9,150,000 par value. Women probate judges now serve in seven Kansas counties.
Hogs receipts 2000 with market 25 to 50 cents higher. Bulk sales ranged 14.60 to 15.50 for heavy hogs and 13.75 to 16.60 for pigs. Cattle receipts 1000 with beef steers higher while bulls and stockers soften. Shipping division closing kept trade erratic and not quotable. Sheep receipts 8000 mostly direct to packers with one load of fresh shorn lambs at 18.25 though sales scant to quote.
Hogs range from 13.75 to 16.25 with mixed, spiker and stocker categories. Cattle receipts total 199 with prime steers 10.75 to 11.50 and cows 6 to 9 with canners 5 to 8. Sheep receipts 68 show prime lambs at 16 to 17 and yearlings around 12 to 13.
New York reports mixed mercantile paper rates with irregularities. Sterling 60 day bills at 3.90 percent, commercial 60 day bills at 3.90 and 3.89 percent, demand 3.94, cables 73. Francs demand 14.40s, cables 14.46. Belgian francs demand 13.86, cables 13.84. Guilders demand 37, cables 37. Lire demand 20.02, cables 20. Marks demand 1.34, cables 1.35. Government and railroad bonds steady. Time loans strong at 8.8 percent for 60 90 days and 6 months.
Copper firm electrolytic spot and March at 18.19 cents. Iron steady with No 1 northern 47 48 dollars and 2 northern 45 46. Tin firm spot 89 75. lead quiet spot 8.50 cents. zinc firm with Fast St Louis delivery spot 8.40 cents.
New York reports bond prices on March 29 with Liberty bonds at 3s and 4s varying. First 4s around 90.5, second 4s near 89.6, third 4s about 92.78, fourth 4s around 89.16, Victory 4s at 97.0 with miscellaneous maturities listed.
Bar silver in New York at 1.26 3 4 dollars per ounce with Mexican dollars at 0.974. London quotes show bar silver at 71 1 2 per ounce and money at 4 1 2 per cent. Discount rates for short and three month bills stand at 5 per cent.
New York sugar markets report raw sugar at 13.04 cents per pound, centrifugal grade, refined at 14.16 cents per pound, reflecting standard pricing on March 29.
Marian Hill a University of Wisconsin student is described as a muscle reader able to tell if someone lies by touching their muscles. Professor Sharp explains her power stems from song practice.
The island of Tutuila and neighboring Samoan isles came under U S control in January 1900s. Tutuila covers about 54 square miles with 3800 residents, while Manua and nearby islets total about 78 square miles housing around 2000 inhabitants. Pago Pago provides the sole good harbor.
Heilbronner notes no rate change and a wary market ahead as conservative houses favor buy downs on declines. Prominent names cited include American Locomotive International Paper American Car and Foundry and United States Steel. Money for brokerage loans appears tight with mixed signals from quarters and banking circles.
Financial observers estimate railroad valuations based on existing values show undercapitalization ranging from 20 to 50 percent. They conclude that most of the new value will accrue to common stockholders.
Specialist circles note brighter prospects for stock dividends or larger disbursements on leading sugar company capitalization. Buying pressure is encouraged by a potential fall famine in the trade next fall and a shift away from long-standing short interests. Money started at 8 percent, with expectations it may ease to 5 or 6 as the week opens. The market hinges on the money situation and foreign exchange gains, particularly sterling, while industry prices and transport delays keep raw material costs high. Railroad stocks show varied moves with several rails trading above their lows but well below their highs.
New YorkMarch 29 Stocks drifted idly at first with some new highs. Stutz Motors opened 326, fell to 302, then rose to 332 before closing lower. Pierce Arrow above 71, White 681, Studebaker 107 to 108 then 105. Money rates rose to 12 percent, rails mixed, copper firm early then slipped.
Record Herald reports a new ore body opened at the Liver Pool mine on the 750 foot level extending to the 600 foot level. The face is 18 inches wide with 35 ounces of silver per ton, continuing through the mine. Copper production at Calumet & Hecla's sand pile may reach 15.6 million pounds this year, with 30 million pounds produced to date.
Kansas Governor Henry Allen urged Harvard to create an industrial relations course to keep universities in touch with world needs. He argued Harvard has recognized demand for practical subjects and could lead the nation by teaching industrial topics and remedy through such a course.
Rev. Dr Irving Maurer of the First Congregational church in Columbus defines modern social thefts as dishonest taxation, extravagant living, publicity over quality, and unjust wealth distribution by employers. He adds civic thefts include wasteful public spending and profiteering by those who use resources without paying. He notes thieving from corporations has grown to alarming levels.
Astrologers predict a mostly calm day with strong adverse influences from Jupiter and Neptune on business and finance. Banks and merchants should exercise caution amid unsettled government affairs. avoid alarm over possible money stress, focus on prudent action and less talk.
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