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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
12
Chicago reports fresh declines in wheat as cash houses hedge positions. December and March futures slid after opening at 2.32 and 2.29, with close unsettled around 2.34 to 2.54 for December. Corn also eased, oats weakened, and provisions tracked cereal drops. cash quotes show No 2 red wheat around 2.52 to 2.55 and corn about 1.50 to 1.54.
New York stock market featured transportation issues with broad gains and a 500000 share day. Rails showed a consistent tone while oils and motors fell. notable gains came from St Paul, St Louis & San Francisco, Reading, Norfolk & Western and others. Noted scientist Benjamin Smith Lyman died at 84 in Cheltenham Pennsylvania.
New York reports mercantile paper unchanged with exchange rates steady. Sterling demand at 3.55 percent, francs at 6.94 and 7.36 cables, Belgian francs 7.3 percent, guilders around 31.75 to 31.87, lire near 4.64 to 4.66, marks about 2.04 to 2.05. New York exchange on Montreal trimmed to par. Time loans firm, call money strong with a high of 9 percent and last loan at 9.
Copper, iron, and antimony hold steady while tin eases on spot and nearby markets at 346. Lead remains steady on spot in East St. Louis delivery at 8.12 cents. Zinc stays nominal with current East St. Louis delivery at 8.12 cents.
New York reports domestic and foreign bar silver steady at 2 3/4 cents. Mexican dollars at 79 4/5 cents. London shows bar silver at 8 shillings 6 3/4 pence per ounce, money at 6 1/2 percent and discount rates unchanged.
South St. Paul August 31 hogs 9,300. Prices mostly steady to 2c higher, bulk $14.25–$14.50. Cattle receipts 4,660. killers about 7c lower. fat steers $16.00, cows and heifers $5.25–$12.50. calves steady. stockers and feeders steady. Sheep receipts 5,900. lambs 19.13, others $4–$7.50. ewes $2–$7.
Minneapolis grain market update shows Aug 31 receipts 360 cars and prices for No 1 northern wheat at 2.45 to 2.52, corn No 3 yellow 1.40 to 1.42, oats No 3 white 60 to 65, barley 0.85, rye No 2 1.00, flax No 1 3.16 to 3.16, flour line 47 to 56 and bran 12.
The Heilbronner Company notes a constructive market likely to endure into fall or winter. They cite bumper crops, especially late-season harvests, as stabilizing the home market and supporting future expansion amid strong worldwide demand. Cautious optimism surrounds railroad shares and a pending French loan conference at J P Morgan & Co.
Fourteen cars of ore are en route from the Jib mine at Basin to Butte smelters, with ore sampling ranging from 32 to 60 dollars per ton. High grade gold shoots have been opened on the 300 foot level near the Katie shaft, prompting plans to finance a 30 ton mill. The Scratch Gravel company seeks stockholder confirmation of a prior reorganization by September. Separately, the Cascade Silver Mines case over Belt creek tailings proceeds slowly in Great Falls with Judge H H Ewing presiding without a jury.
Helena Record notes Jawbone tunnel of Silver King Mining and Reduction Co. in Townsend shows strong development with two to three feet of milling ore in the face. Bauman says ore quality and quantity improve as driving continues and plans a new mill this year with metallurgist study to choose the best process.
Chicago coroner records show over 300 auto fatalities in 1920 so far, with yearly totals likely over 500. In 1919 Chicago recorded 420 deaths from automobile accidents, signaling a high mortality trend from road crashes.
Livestock receipts include cattle hogs and sheep with varied price shifts. Cattle steady to lower with best yearlings at about 17.25 while bulk 15.25 to 17, cows 9.75 to 12.75, canners 4 to 4.75, stockers steady. Hogs show opening gains 15 to 25 cents, top around 16.20 for early bids, sows 14.10 to 14.40. Sheep receipts 30 000 lambs 25 cents lower with natives at 13.25 top and good Montana wethers 8.50.
Spokane market news details hog receipts 35 market steady with prime mixed at 16.50 to 17 and heavies 14.25 to 15. cattle receipts none and steady with prime steers 9.50 to 10 and cows and heifers 7 to 7.50. sheep receipts 56 steady with prime lambs 9.50 to 10 and prime yearlings 5.50 to 6.50.
Omaha market report shows 6500 hogs and 7000 cattle receipt with slow to steady trade. Prime one load handy weight steers hit a new yearly high at 17.10 while bulls and veals edged lower or firm. Sheep and feeding lambs mix, top lambs at 13.80 and feeding lambs up to 12.75.
Irregularity marked Tuesday trading as the Lauzier-Wolcott review notes the trend may persist until labor and money conditions improve. Rails show accumulation on dips while professionals exit industrials on rallies. Copper remains firm with rising domestic sales and London reports, electro lytic unchanged.
In Chicago a radi ant butcher Sampel Dombo faced a court charge of lack of support. A neighbor testified he sent kisses to a blonde across the street while neglecting his wife. The court found him guilty and ordered weekly support payments.
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