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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
14
Markets show bullish tone on late 1920 crop fears in Chicago. Corn opened mixed to higher, then surged with July around 1.65 to 1.66 and September near 1.68. Oats reached new highs after initial gains, while meat demand remained weak and lard advanced. Cash quotes list mixed corn and white oats, with butter steady and eggs easing. receipts totaled 44,188 cases.
Bears pressed stocks for sale as labor and financial conditions improved but strikes failed to materialize. The market remained oversold with small rallies in late trading as shorts covered. A major retailer cut 20 percent on $20 million of merchandise, fueling fear of higher living costs, while steel and copper shares hit new lows but chased modest gains late.
Minneapolis grain notes May 3 report receipts 301 cars versus 149 last year. Cash grain prices show No 1 northern wheat 3.05 to 3.15, No 3 yellow corn 1.71 to 1.72, No 3 white oats 1.06 to 1.07, barley 1.43 to 1.74, rye 2.10, flax 4.72 to 4.77. Flour unchanged. Shipments 47,688 barrels. Bran 52 dollars.
Cattle receipts 17 000 with beef steers mostly steady and heavy slow. Best vealers 12 to 12 50, stockers and feeders up to 25 cents. Hogs receipts 45 000 with light and light butchers steady to 1 percent higher. Top 15 60, bulk 150 to 225 pounds 15 to 15 50, 250 pounds and up 13 75 to 14 50. Sheep receipts 18 000, market slow to strong with loads of choice shorn lambs 18 and wool lambs 20 50 to 20 75.
SPOKANE May 3 Hog Receipts 122 market firm prime mixed 16.25 16.50 medium mixed 15.50 16 rough heavies 13.75 15.50 pigs 14.50 15 stockers and feeders 14. Cattle Receipts 558 market strong prime steers 12 13 good to choice 10.50 11.75 medium to good 9.25 10.25 fair to medium 8.25 9.25 common to fair 7 8 choice cows and heifers 9.50 10.50 good to choice 8.25 9.25 medium to good 8.25 fair to medium 6.25 canners 3.50 5.75 bulls 6.50 ps 50 calves 9 41 7 stockers and roeders 7 9 Sheep Receipts 73 market firm prime lambs 16 17 fair to medium 13 15 prime yearlings 13 13.50 prime wethers 12 13 best mating yes 7 10.
Omaha May 3 cattle and hog markets show receipts of 16 000 hogs 9 000 cattle and 4 000 sheep. Hogs steady to lower 25 to 35 cents, top to 14.65, bulk 13.75 to 14.40. Beef cattle weak 15 to 25 cents, veals softer, lambs steady to 15 cents higher with best wooled at 19.50 and clipped 17.65 to 17.35, sheep steady.
Receipts 8 500 cattle and 490 sheep at South St Paul on May 3. Cattle steady to 25c lower with fat steers around 13.50 and cows and heifers up to 12. Lambs to 19, wethers to 14.50, ewes around 11.11 with mixes and stockers slow. Hog ranges 14.10 to 14.35, bulk 14.25 to 14.35.
New York May 1. Mercantile wagers show 6 to 7 percent exchange, Sterling bills at 3.80 for 60 days, 3.7944 for 60 day bills, 3.84% demand, cables at 3.85. Francs demand 16.59, cables 16.37. Bejan francs demand 15.57, Lire demand 22.07, cables 22.05. Marks demand 1.74, cables 1.75. Government bonds weak, railroads irregular. Time loans strong, 60 90 days and 6 months at 8%. Call money strong. high and ruling rate 7 percent, low and closing bid offered at 7 percent, bank acceptances at 6 percent.
NEW YORK reports copper steady with electrolytic spot and nearby at 18% 19% ec and June July at 19e. iron prices hold for No 1 northern 49, No 2 northern 49, No 2 southern 43. antimony 1.02c worm steady with spot 61.50, May-July even. lead steady with spot and May offers. zinc steady with spot 7.87c bid 7.95c asked.
HAR SILVER NEW YORK May 3 Bar silver 1.10 Mexican dollars 83 3 4c. LONDON May 3 Bar silver 65 1 2d per ounce money 4% discount rates Short and three month bills 6%
Raw sugar firm at 19.81 cents a pound on centrifugal. refined varieties steady with fine granulated at 17.50. Market tone remains firm as traders monitor price moves.
Stocks faced ongoing pressure through much of the session before recovering as money rates eased. Volume neared 1,050,000 shares with late covering after a Supreme Court decision on United States Steel and reduced call loans. General Motors slid nearly 20 points and Crucible Steel fell over 10 while other industrials, rails, and shippings declined 2 to 6 points from last week’s prices. All Hindoos wear whiskers as mourning signs upon a death.
Heilbronner notes banks restrict credit due to illiquid already consummated businesses and rising costs. United States Steel prospers in 1920 by diversified ore, pig iron, billets, and fabrications, while overall market bears persist. Bankers wary, rail troubles worsen credit, but no plunge like past panics. expect continued bear market with conservatism and cautious trade in eastern markets. Motor stocks may fall to align with peers, still overvalued to assets and earnings.
Publication of complete valuation figures for prominent railroads may influence the rail market. Sources indicate early action in this report and a consensus among leading wire houses that high short interest in stocks could dampen sharp market declines amid unsettled sentiment.
It is reported that the ship contracts for steel held by Bethlehem Steel will keep that department of the concern busy for a long time to come, while other departments are still working at capacity where not interrupted transportation delays.
A private wire from a western institution reports no near relief in the credit situation. It notes that immediate conditions show little tightening locally, while in the West real stringency is not being experienced, suggesting regional stability amid broader concerns.
Consideration turns to the unfavorable general situation while private borrowing demand for industrial stocks expands to substantial levels.
Market observers note a quiet session with occasional sensational moves needed to stir activity. Banks expect cheaper funds soon but warn against large offerings. Calm market conditions may shelter stock liquidity while renewed volatility risks rise on speculative issues. Caution advised as cotton mills’ wage decisions affect related stocks.
Reports from the Bel mond Nev area note a 10 stamp mill erection by Consolidated Spanish Belt to treat silver ore yielding 10 to 30 dollars per ton. The Steinwinder mine work focuses on a tunnel with ore increasing from 70 to 200 ounces per ton, shipped to East Helena. Flohart Silver Mines, after acquiring the Florence group, improves hoisting and electric power, planning intensified operations. American Zinc leads with first-quarter 1917 net earnings of 1972400 dollars before depreciation, rebounding from 651 dollars year-ago as zinc demand normalizes. Coeur d Alene syndicate drives a Black Bear tunnel toward Flynn line, uncovering lead-rich ore amid zinc in the Black Bear. Rush White oversees the Black Bear lead development. In Cooke City Park, Alaska Airplane Corp proposes ore transport by six-ton planes, aided by government-approved Cooke to Gardiner road through Yellowstone.
Astrologers forecast supreme opportunities in commerce and new lines of cooperation, with legacies for hospitals and gains for physicians and surgeons. Courts, fame for a lawyer, and interest in faith cures are noted, while high living costs and Wall Street panic loom soon. Birthdates warn of caution and possible restlessness in children born today.
New York May 3 supporters of Senator Hiram W Johnson of California have abandoned their plans for a recount of votes cast in the New Jersey presidential primary. A C Joy assistant eastern campaign manager said the decision followed a long Johnson leaders conference.
London dispatch reports rapid spread of land agitation in West Ireland with daily cattle driving and intimidation. Grazing lands lose stock as fences, gates, and walls are damaged and houses are burned by armed bands. Victims include both large and small holders as youths unresolved by emigration raise tensions.
Dublin May 3 The Right Hon Sir Thomas Wallace Russell died here Sunday. Born February 28 1841 he long served in the house of commons and opposed the Irish home rule movement in its early days. He was the principal promoter of the land acts committee in 1894 which led to passing the land act of 1896.
Washington May 3 census bureau reports Billings Montana has a population of 15100, up 5069 people or 50.5 percent since 1900. First Montana figures released. The data marks the initial batch from the state's census release.
In Sacramento California Raymond Weaver sought divorce after testifying he clung to the tire rack of a car carrying his wife and another man to obtain proof. He said the wife asked her companion to speed up to shake him, and he was left shaken but unhurt.
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