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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
22
Unofficial crop estimates suggest reduced U S wheat output and exports for the coming season spurring a feverish trading day. May and July wheat futures rise sharply as corn and oats follow, with widespread price hikes and higher cash quotes in Minneapolis and Chicago markets.
May 1 New York stock prices show renewed strength led by railroad shares with notable gains across the list. Delaware and Hudson leases Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg spurring rail buys while Norfolk and Southern hits a new yearly peak. public utilities rise as American Can and General Electric advance.
Yesterday's market showed the strongest action in weeks with a vigorous rally in Union Pacific and Northwestern rails and renewed rail and industrial buying. Call money eased to 3 percent as month-end effects faded, New York Fed reserves rose to 82.4 percent, and Columbia Gas and Electric hit a new high on Ohio power projects. Export wheat demand remained fair as Duluth and Minneapolis activity supported prices, while Liverpool closed higher on bullish sentiment and grain futures gained on export talk.
Hogs receipts 16000. prices mostly steady with big packers bidding 10 cents lower. 160 to 225 lb hogs $11.30 to $11.50. 240 to 325 lb hogs $11.25 to $11.40. packing hogs $10.15 to $10.40. Cattle receipts 4000. fed steers mostly off, best $10.65, many $9.40 to $9.65. stockers $6.50 to $7.50. Sheep receipts 8000. lambs dull, wool lambs $14.75 to $15.25. clipped lambs $13.25. no fat sheep sold. Sioux City market slow. fat steers $8 to $11.25, fat cows $4.50 to $10.25. veals $4 to $8.50. feeders $6 to $7.50.
May 1 market in St Paul shows cattle receipts 1600 with mixed yearlings and weights. Hogs average steady with packing sows around 9.75 to 10, calves steady to weak with good lights up to 8.50, sheep and lambs scarce with lambs weak and sheep steady.
Hogs receipts 12 000 steady with Thursday's average to shippers and yard traders big packers bidding 10c lower bulk of sales 10 65 10 80. Cattle 1 100 fed steers and yearlings moderately active fully steady bulk 9 10 few loads up to 10 30 other killing classes steady stockers and feeders nominally steady. Butchers cattle 25c and more lower talling 15 15 50 on good 84 to 88 pound woolled lambs springs 25c lower.
Los Angeles market roundup reports cattle receipts about 100 with offerings mostly steady to firm, hogs 600 with strong activity, four loads 157 to 174 pounds traded around 14 dollars, calves steady, sheep receipts none with spring lambs around 13 to 14 dollars and light-weight ewes 4.75 to 5.50.
Hogs receipts 300 quality plain steady to weak top 1085 for 208 pound drive ins. 140 pound weights 10.25 10.75 for 140 pound pigs and feeds. Cattle receipts 800 calves 650 mostly southerns through billing market fully steady two loads good beef cattle around 1350 pounds 11.25 down freight paid odd bulls 4.35. Sheep receipts 14400 unevenly lower on fat lambs top wool lambs late Thursday 15.15 with six double deeks clippers at 10.75.
Portland buyers see cattle and calves nominally steady with light demand, hogs slow with 910 total receipts including 730 direct hogs, and lambs weak as markets adjust after May Day trading.
Spokane May 1 cattle receipts 291 market steady hog receipts 395 market steady good to choice hogs 11.50 to 12 light heavies 11 to 11.50 heavies 9.50 to 11 rough sow 8.50 to 9 fat pigs 9.50 to 10 feeders stockers under-weight pigs 9. Sheep receipts none market steady Hotels in principal cities of Japan are crowded.
Call money eased with a high of 4 and a low of 3 percent, ruling at 4 percent. Closing bid 8 percent, offered at 3 percent, last loan 3 percent, and call loans against acceptance at 3 percent. Time loans easier with mixed collateral for 60 to 90 days at 3 percent and 4 to 6 months at 3 percent. Prime commercial paper quoted at 3 plus a 4 percent range.
Foreign exchanges held steady in New York on May 1 with British demand at 4.84 dollars and cables at 4.84 and 4.85 16 for 60 day bills. French rates stood at 5.23 percent on demand and 5.24 on cables, Italy at 4.11, Belgium 5.07, Germany 23.80.
London metals prices list May 1 showing spot and futures values for copper tin lead zinc. Copper spot £59 12s 6d futures £60 12s 6d. Electrolytic copper spot £63 10s futures £64. Tin spot £236 12s 64 futures £239 12s 6d. Lead spot £31 7s 6d futures £31 2s 6d. Zinc spot £33 10s futures £32 7s 6d.
The Associated Press reports in New York on May 1 bar silver at 67.5 cents and Mexican dollars at 52 cents. London quotes on May 1 bar silver at 31 5-16d per ounce and money at 3 percent.
Potatoes receipts across the United States totaled 514. Wisconsin sacked round whites priced 75 to 95 cents, Minnesota round whites 70 to 80 cents, Red River Ohio sacked at 75 to 90 cents. Idaho sacked Russell at 2.65, Florida barrel Spalding Rose No. 1 5.35 to 5.50, Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs 3.15 to 3.25, Louisiana Bliss Triumphs field run 2.75. Market trading was fair but weak and slow overall.
New York May 1 refined sugar prices remained unchanged with one refiner taking orders at 5.60 cents and others at 5.70 cents amid limited demand. Refined futures were nominal and overall sugar futures closed steady with about 40 000 tons sold. May 2.80c, July 2.71c, September 2.83c, December 2.83c.
Copper and zinc ease in spot and futures trading with electrolytic copper at 13 1/2 cents and tin near 53.62 cents. Lead holds steady at 7.75 cents, antimony around 12.25 to 12.50 cents, and bar silver at 67 1/2 cents. East St. Louis market confirms zinc levels.
Arthur H. Mitchell condemned for the slayings of Mia Georgia A. Bryan and Andrew J. Sherie received a reprieve from Governor Morley until the week of June 8. The decision gives Morley more time to consider the case as Mitchell was scheduled to be executed at the state penitentiary. This marks Morley’s third reprieve for Mitchell.
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