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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
10
New York June 5 An undercurrent of strength appeared in a listless trading day. Foreign influence weighed the early market with London selling 10 000 shares and American stocks easing. Some specialties like fertilizers and Wells Fargo rose 1 to 3 points while Westinghouse weakened on a strike.
The report notes dull shoe line activity but moderate dry goods orders and encouraging mail reassortments. Clothing manufacturers and tailors face weak or quiet markets while millinery and jewelry trade remain below normal. Pig iron inquiries hint at possible orders, but building sector steel and coke markets stay steady with no price changes.
Weather conditions slightly boost seasonable lines though overall trade lags expectations. Groceries and provisions show fair demand. produce supplies improve with no price drop yet. Poultry markets steady. summer footwear demand satisfactory. wholesale lanes report fair trade and early fall orders. Leather market remains firm with prices unchanged.
New York reports a mixed session with selling trimmed by fears of Southwest rain and spinners taking new crop positions. Prices rose midday on trade buying, with July to March futures steady to 12 points higher and spot middling around 13.65 cents.
Boston brokers report mixed activity with numerous copper mining shares posting varied gains and declines. Notable movers include Calumet and Hecla, United States Smelting, and Anaconda peers, with several smaller names showing fractional changes amid broad market fluctuations.
The notice from W E Hutton Co outlines bond sales in New York conducted through First National Bank Building. Details indicate pricing and investor activity during the trading session.
The Commercial Bulletin reports continued buyer interest in domestic territory wool. Prices rise across regions with fine staple wools near 60 cents, and scoured and pulled wools showing firm to higher quotations in Texas California Oregon and eastern markets. Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan New York Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky and other areas list varied delaine half-blood combing and unwashed grades with prices per cwt.
Butter steady across markets with sizable receipts. Eggs show mixed moves with higher cheese and steady poultry in several cities. regional prices vary by location and grade. Delaware Valley reports cream cheese firmer while Chicago notes butter easiness and steady poultry.
In New York on June 5 the local coffee market opened with a decline of 3 to 6 points after easier European cables. Active months fell 7 to 8 points due to liquidation and local pressure, with near months recovering slightly on covering and closing 3 to 8 points lower. Trades totaled 26,000 bags with June at 8.96c and May at 9.58c, spot steady. Brazilian receipts 19,000 bags. Santos cables quoted.
Financial notes from New York on June 5 show mercantile paper at 3 percent and 4 percent, sterling exchange quiet with sixty day at 436.38 and demand 488.75, commercial bills at 485, bar silver at 4 1 4 percent, Mexican dollars at 43 1 4 percent, government bonds steady, rail bonds irregular, call money steady at 1 1 2 percent, ruling rate 1 percent. Time spans easy with sixty days at 2 1 4 percent, ninety days at 2 1 4 percent, six months at 3 percent.
Copper and tin ease in New York trading with spot and August copper around 12.40 and 30.30 to 30.60 per pound or ton. London futures hold firm on tin and copper while iron and lead show subdued activity. London prices quoted in pounds and shillings with muted London warrant levels noted.
Berlin reports a dull trading day as prices edged higher on the bourse. London exchange quoted 20m 50pfe with money at 22 percent and discounts on short bills at 25 percent.
Bank clearings in Cincinnati totaled 4 332 300 with gains over prior days while New York exchange held at par. Broker loans ranged 4 to 5 percent, commercial loans 6 percent. Cincinnati Stock Exchange reported 76 shares traded on the day. Chicago clears 49 573 091 with 3 241 509 balances and 15c New York premium.
Clearings for the day totaled 12,850,929 with balances 890,861 as market activity varied. Bonds and rails moved, with Procter & Gamble rising and Cincinnati Street Railway improving to 103% bid, while utilities like Cincinnati Gas and Electric remained active at 68 with offerings at 70.
A Commerce Department report shows April 1914 exports fell by over 37 million dollars while imports rose by more than 27 million. Crude materials and manufactures declined, foodstuffs shifted, with mixed changes across categories indicating a broad export drop and import rise. Wholesale figures split between manufacturing inputs and finished goods.
A six member party from Birmingham and Chattanooga formed a chamber faction and introduced W Alexander on the exchange floor. F G Walker of Cleveland Grain Co was posted for Grain and Hay Exchange membership. Hazel McQuillan was elected class president. The Legislative Committee discussed the Clayton antitrust bill. Cincinnati Travels Men's Association directors meet at the Chamber at 1:30 PM.
London stock activity was subdued with unsettled money and discount rates. Rumors of a troubled joint stock and a £5,900,000 Canadian four percent loan underwriting weighed on gilt edged securities. Home rails fell, American securities opened quiet, Bar silver steady, short bills quoted around two and a quarter to two and a half percent.
Savannah reports turpentine firm at 4 5/8 to 4 3/4 cents with 384 barrels sold and 321 shipped, rosin at 3 1/4 to 4 1/4 cents with 3,144 barrels sold and 101 shipped, plus varied small lots and window glass and water whites prices. Duluth notes flaxseed prices at 1.60 to 1.60 4, July 1.61, and average shipments totals of 112,203 barrels and 73,774 bbls.
Dun's Review reports expanding trade volume and improving sentiment in leading centers. Orders to manufacturers rise, idle machinery declines, leather shows some price concession, dry goods demand strengthens, wool remains strong, iron and steel see pig iron buying but production curtailment continues, copper demand softens, and this week’s business failures total 318 versus 286 last year.
Guests registering at the Business Men’s Club include R O Day St Louis Ed H Kahn Chattanooga Andrew Pinkerton Pittsburg G W L Donaldson Atlanta. The Knights of the Reel discuss an outing at Winnebago Lake or Mill Creek. The Knockers celebrate a balloon race prize and a muskellunge catch in Wisconsin with toast. Engineer table wins second prize for balloon landing south of Belle Vue Kentucky. Federal Judge Arthur Tuttle of the
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