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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1920
Page
12
Chicago markets rally as wheat prices jump amid gossip of liberal export demand and strong domestic milling, with December near 2.42 and March around 2.37. Corn weakens after early gains, oats steady, and hogs lift provisions. receipts total 6185 cases with mixed bag of prices across commodities.
Chicago cattle receipts near 7 900 with beef and butcher cattle steady while hogs gain about 25 cents and sheep trend slow. Omaha hogs active rising, cattle receipts around 1 800 with mixed results. sheep receipts about 7 000 with best lambs around 13 65 and ewes up to 6 50.
Confident buying pushed shares higher at the New York Stock Exchange with about 1,100,000 shares trading. Early hesitation from yesterday’s explosion faded as broad buying spurred activity across most popular stocks and pool and public investors joined in.
South St Paul on September 17 saw hog receipts of 1,600 with active demand at 15.75 to 16.75, bulk 16.25 to 16.50, pigs 8 to 15.50. Cattle receipts 2,000 with killers steady. fat steers 6 to 16, cows and heifers 5.25 to 12.50, calves 4.50 to 15.50, stockers and feeders 4 to 13. Sheep receipts 399, steady. lambs 4 to 13, wethers 4 to 7, ewes 2 to 6.50.
A Washington telegram to the Immigration Commissioner at Ellis Island stayed the deportation of Alfred Nagel and his wife who have been held since Nagel arrived a month ago as the accredited secretary of legation from Letvia. The action reportedly reflects Mrs. Nagel's health condition.
August production reported by Barnes-Eking for North Moccasin No ore and Shannon Ore total bullion 21 148 14 with 22 172 18 ounces of bullion overall. Oil well at Winnifred sees casing depth near 2400 feet after derrick rebuilding. Spokane copper find in Olympia range shows 2 to 814 percent copper over four miles with rich croppings and a deep vein. West Hunter Mine reports $31.70 per ton lead and silver with gold, drift widening to 18 inches after 100 feet. Coeur d Alene properties like Morning and Copper King see active ore extraction. Alma Ray projects promise copper and silver. Silver purchases under Pittman act rise, with mint shipments from multiple western states and growing treasury holdings.
Bar silver in New York on September 17 remained unchanged for domestic and Mexican dollars, while London on the same date quoted bar silver at 60d per ounce with money unchanged. Short and three month bills also showed no change in discount rates.
New York financial news notes Prime mercantile paper unchanged and exchange rates steady. Sterling demand at 3.51 percent, francs 6.65 demand, 6.67 cables, guilders 31.12 cables, marks 1.53 cables. Time loans strong with money steady. high rate 7 percent, low and closing bids around 6 to 7 percent.
Prices on the New York Stock Exchange showed buoyancy with copper demand rising and European buyers in the market. Anaconda rose to 55.50, Utah near its dividend. Tri-City oil shares climbed from 42 to 50 cents, with 55 asked. Frantz held around 2.60 while Bournes-King drilling news from Kansas Montana suggested advancing oil prospects.
Wall Street reopened with hesitancy as officials probe the blast and assess losses. Call money ranged 7 to 6 percent while buyers returned in strength. Oil shares led gains with Mexican Petroleum up 10, Pan-American up 3, and major refiners and rails posting notable advances amid a broad market lift. Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board said the economy passed a period of exhilaration and that credit for seasonal needs is being extended, supporting expectations of harvest profits for rails.
Copper dull in New York trading at unchanged levels as iron remains firm and tin holds steady. Zinc offers 7.75 to 8 cents spot in East St. Louis, while London prices show copper at £99 2s 6d spot and £112 electrolytic, tin £22 1s 6d, lead £35 15s, zinc £39 12s 6d.
Washington reports that Prohibition Commissioner Kramer declared enforcement machinery inadequate as the Anti Saloon League warned of a vast conspiracy to discredit prohibition. He cited courts clogged by 10 to 20 prohibition cases weekly and noted personnel shortages and unfaithful men in the enforcement ranks. The League outlined candidates to oppose over prohibition and targeted several congressmen including Rep Porter of Pennsylvania.
San Francisco reports that moonshine whiskey and grappa account for about three quarters of booty seized in federal raids on illicit stills and are increasingly poisonous. Agent Considine notes fresh runs lack aging that once detoxified acids, making even pure fruit spirit dangerous. He also cites a July rise in illegal liquor transactions amid a current lull in violations.
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