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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1925
Page
12
U.S. stocks eased from early gains with losses in many active issues. California oil and utilities, including Pacific Gas and Electric, faced liquidation amid earthquake fears, while Goodyear, United States Rubber, and Woolworth posted gains on renewed demand and stronger earnings outlooks.
In New York on June 29, unsettled money rates and a stock decline push bonds lower. Buyers retreat as call loans near 6 percent. fears of a pro longed money tightening loom. Heavier selling tied partly to California earthquake damage reports, with railroad and petroleum issues among the obligations traded.
A crowded list shows closing prices for major firms including American Locomotive Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Northwestern Central Leather preferred New York Central Philip Morris Standard Oil United States Steel and Westinghouse Electric. The page also notes various railroads and chemical firm entries with occasional abbreviations and symbols.
Liquidation of railroad liens spread beyond western carriers with selling in New York Central Baltimore and Ohio Atlantic Coast Line Chesapeake and Ohio Illinois Central and Canadian Pacific bonds. French obligations faced heavy pressure amid concerns over Finance Minister Callaiux plan. Foreign issues mostly steady with Scandinavian bonds strengthening. About 40 million dollars in new bond offerings absorbed with several more rail, utility and industrial financing issues under negotiation.
Government bond markets in New York show Liberty 3s at 100.31 and Liberty First M at 102.18. Liberty Second 4s trade at 101.12 and Liberty Third 4s at 101.24. Liberty Fourth 4s and Treasury 4s stand around 103.20 and 107.25 with additional Treasury 44s at 103.20.
Call money remains strong with high 6 and low 4 percent, ruling rate 4 percent, closing bid 6 and offered at 6 percent. Last loan 6 percent, call loans against acceptances 4 percent. Time loans firm with mixed collateral 60 90 days at 3 percent, 4 6 months at 3 4 percent, prime commercial paper at 3 4 percent.
The report lists irregular foreign exchange quotes in cents with demand and cables for major currencies. Marked rates include Great Britain 4.85 percent demand and 4.86 cables, France 4.526 demand and 4.53 cables, Japan 49 percent, and Shanghai 79 percent, among others.
On June 29 in Boston the wool market opened firmer with broader activity and several price rises across lines. Choice delaines sold up to 5 and purchases remained tight at that level. half blood combines fetched 55c in the grease with market firm at 54 to 55c.
Cotton goods markets were steady with rising inquiries for sheetings and print cloths for future delivery. New lines of wash dyed fabrics and fancy hangings were opened with final prices to be named later. Raw silk was barely steady as Canton silks linked to cotton yarns raised shipment concerns. Burlaps were steady with growing orders for near term needs and distant deliveries. Wool markets were firmer as tropical worsteds will be opened before the holiday.
June 29 report shows butter and creamery prices with receipts and grade breakdowns including creamery firsts averaging 41 to 41 percent, fresh gathered grades 33 to 34 cents, and nearby hennery whites and browns with various extras. Kegs and packing stock listed with current make No 2. Cheese market described as barely steady with receipts of 87,180 pounds and state whole milk notes.
The butter market showed weakness with dull trading in Chicago on June 29. Early sales of 92-score butter reached 41 cents, but later dealers struggled to obtain that price and offered concessions. Demand for medium and lower grades was nearly absent while 88-score butter traded around 37 cents amid limited supply and steady centralized market conditions.
New York raw sugar trades were steady with no sales and duty paid at 4.27. Raw future prices rose 1 to 4 points, led by Cuban-connected buyers amid lighter spot offerings, with July 2.56, September 2.71, December 2.83, March 2.87. Refined sugar stayed 5.50 to 5.60 with moderate inquiry.
A digest of cash and futures seed prices from Toledo on June 29 shows Wheat at 1.67 69, Clover seed at 16.50 with October 1460 and December 14.00, Alsike at 14.50 for August, and Timothy seed at 3.70 with September 4.15.
Live poultry nominal, prices unaltered. Dressed poultry irregular with chickens fresh 30 to 43 cents, frozen 25 to 43 cents, fowls 24 to 34 cents, roosters 14 to 19 cents, and frozen turkeys 30 to 16 cents.
Livestock reports show 22 000 cattle receipts with two way trade on fed steers and fat stock. Fed steers sell from 12 00 upward in strong demand with top weighty steers at 12 85 and best yearlings around 12 50. Shipping demand broad for weighty steers grading good to choice. several loads range 12 00 to 12 50 with long fed cattle prominent.
Cattle bulls steady to weak vealers down 25 to 50 cents with most to packers. Hogs receipts 46 000 with steady to lower trade as fat lambs fall about 25 cents. Pigs 25 cents higher. shippers move 17 000. Sheer receipts 17 000. Fat lambs 25 cents lower with Idaho weights around 75 pounds at 16.80, natives mid to upper teens, ewes 6.50 to 7.00, heavies 5.00 to 6.50.
Chicago June 29 grain prices fell as higher winter wheat receipts and favorable spring crop prospects lifted supply expectations. Wheat dropped 3 to 4 cents, July at 1.445 dollars per bushel and September 1.42 to 1.42. Corn slipped 1 to 2 cents, oats 1 to 2 cents, while provisions were mostly steady to down 25 cents.
Mercer Home Building Company transfers Lot 4 Section 6 Park Avenue addition Princeton to Annieveive Tandy in yesterday’s record.
Consideration 8930 dollars transfers from C W Akers and wife to R B Bodell for parts of lots 27 and 28 in section 1. O P Wheat and wife to Wm H Browning and wife for two lots in North Princeton valued at 400 dollars. A Williams et al to Mason Cole for lot 28 in section 937 Bluefield at 700 dollars. Mason Cole and wife to John William Hill for lot 28 in section 937 Bluefield at 3500 dollars.
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