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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
7
The market shows dull trading as rates drift, with Liberty and Victory bonds drifting lower and new issues marginally higher. Bond sales totaled 7.78 million with heavy exchange activity as banks tighten funds, while prices for 3s and 4s fluctuated and stock listings showed mixed demand across major issuers.
Mail notices announce a stock dividend for Kroger Grocery and Bak n stockholders, with details about warrants at Kent Savings Bank and certificate delivery. Metropolitan Life Insurance and city officials are mentioned in transition notices, while a new oil well with high output is reported nearby.
On a ninety acre lease in the west end of the Beggs field Oklahoma the Shafer Refining Company reported three wells brought in in as many days with an initial flow of 2.20 barrels a day. Dividend updates followed from several companies including American Tobacco Inman Mills and Sears Roebuck with quarterly and special payments. Chicago grain and market notes describe corn oats and pork price movements and supply concerns.
Speyer & Co announced yesterday it completed a purchase from the French Government amounting to about 21 million dollars in bonds of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company, constituting the government’s entire holding.
At the first annual stockholders meeting in New York Edward T Moore was elected a director and then named president by the board. Moore had represented Stone & Webster interests in Dallas for fifteen years.
Herbert J. Channer and W. E. Hutton discuss oil property acquisitions in Oklahoma and the Ohio Cities Gas Company's assets. A New York specialist, Mr. Kunkel, reports strong management and top valuations, suggesting the company may be renamed Pure Oil at the next stockholders meeting.
The speaker extols Pennsylvania oil fields the Glen pool and the Cushing district lasting decades. He backs continued output for 25 more years and highlights West Virginia and Ohio properties. His report influences New York City salesmen handling the notes.
Commodity prices span cornmeal, wheat, oats, hay and barley with varied spot and futures values from New York, Kansas City, Toledo, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Milwaukee. Notable figures include New York cornmeal at 4.85 for yellow granulated and 4.72 for white, Kansas City cash wheat around 2.89 to 3.0, and Minneapolis flour shipments with wheat No. 1 Northern at 2.90 to 3.10 per bushel.
New York and Paris markets show irregular exchange rates with several currencies fluctuating. Sterling edges lower with sixty day bills around 3.88 to 3.90 per dollar and bond markets unsettled. Paris bourse lists irregular prices with three per cent rente at 60.1 and London exchange near 50.12.
In Columbus Ohio on June 2 trade data shows Cities Service common preferred at 64 a 85 and Ohio Gas at 38 in the last sale.
The New York stock market showed a desultory session with about 450,000 shares traded. Prices mostly fell with some recovery as the money market eased, call money near 6 percent, foreign exchange firmer, and rail and investment issues uneven. Bond activity widened, Liberty issues declined, and notable gains appeared in speculative rail bonds and Anglo-French bonds. Total sales totaled 12.45 million dollars with various U S bonds finishing at quoted levels.
In Columbus a list shows multiple Ohio companies from Dayton to Cleveland increasing capital, with figures ranging from 10 000 to 700 000 and others noting new loans or decreased funding. Names include The Brinkman Engineering Company The Beaver Oil and Gas Company The H Nieman Company and The Cleveland Milling Company among others.
The first government May report shows cotton crop conditions at 62.4 percent of normal, the lowest on record, down from 75.6 percent last year and below a ten-year average of 78.7. October contracts rose briefly to 35.9 cents but closed near day’s low as traders took profits. In Liverpool, spot cotton firmed with good middling around 29.70 pence and futures closed steady.
New York June 2 reports cotton goods quiet with gray goods prices steadier and yarns steadier as trade remains light. Nearly half of worsted yarn orders in hand canceled in some mills while wool and raw silk decline prompts lower spring season prices for 1921. Finishes run at about 50 percent capacity as bleach costs rise from June 1.
Special Dispatch reports June 2 clearings at St. Louis totaling 26 61, T15 time loans at 7 percent discount and commercial paper at 7 percent. New York exchange shows no market. Chicago clearings reach 12 820 398 with balances 8 566 084 and commercial paper at 7 percent. New York exchange at par.
Cincinnati Cleveland New York and Chicago market notes show cattle hogs sheep and lamb receipts and prices. Cattle mainly steady to higher with light weight and milch cow values rising. hogs mixed with lighter weights strongest nearby. sheep and lambs soft with good to choice lambs around 16 to 19 dollars.
Cincinnati on June 2 1920 reports brisk export demand lifting the wheat market 2 to 4 cents with top grades sought by exporters and mills while elevator trade favors lower grades. Corn and oats rise on weak June crop receipts, while hay remains dull and calf prices slip. Grain and dairy quotes follow current regional sale notes and price ranges across corn oats rye barley flour and live stock products.
New York reports weak butter with high creamery receipts and various grade prices. eggs firm with large receipts and packed shortages. Pennsylvania and nearby Western hennery whites and browns show premiums up to extras. cheese easier with state flats and white and colored varieties. live poultry prices mixed across states. Chicago and St Louis note butter and poultry trends with unchanged quotes.
Chicago stocks data for June 2 show Armour preferred at percent, Armour Leather at 15 percent, Carbide 66 percent, Libby 23 percent, Match at 105 percent, Stewart-Warner 40 percent, Swift m-TM 37 percent, Swift & Co. 110 percent, with United listed among others.
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