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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
12
The New Orleans cotton market Thursday showed subdued trading with prices barely steady after early declines. October and December futures fluctuated, closing 13 to 17 points lower, while spot cotton eased 17 points with sales at 238 and receipts 585.
Prices for December cotton slid early but rebounded slightly before drifting to the day’s lows as nervous trading followed weakness in stocks and wheat. By 2 pm December hovered near 9.95, with most contracts showing net losses around 20 to 21 points, and spot middling cotton set at 9.65.
Liverpool August report shows a moderate market with four points higher prices. American cotton quality quotes list strict good middling to good ordinary ranges, with futures closing steady at Oct 5.77, Dec 5.80, Jan 5.82, March 5.85, May 5.89, July 5.92.
New Orleans August 10 reports cottonseed oil closing steady. Prime summer yellow oils quoted at 5.00 to 5.50 with crude steady. Forward prices listed include August 4.85, September 4.92, October 4.99, November 5.04, December 5.11 and January 5.16.
New York futures markets show slight firming in cottonseed oil contracts with mixed bids. Prices range from 5.25 to 5.55 per hundredweight across August through February delivery and sales recorded for five contracts.
New York money market reports call money steady at 1 percent for the day. Time loans ease with 60 days at 1 percent, 3 to 4 months 2 to 11-4, and 5 to 6 months 11-2 to 2 percent nominal. Prime commercial papers at 11-2, bankers acceptances unchanged.
In New York stocks showed easy losses while late selling checks rose. Bonds were irregular with rails easing late. curbs fell after an early rise. Foreign exchanges held steady as the dollar moved cautiously. Cotton declined on favorable weather, sugar remained firm, coffee rose. In Chicago Wheat held steady awaiting a government report, corn firm on a poor crop outlook. Cattle rose up to 40 cents, topping $7.50. hogs advanced 10 to 15 cents, up to $4.60.
Chicago on Aug 10 reported an upturn in grain values with wheat futures 3-8 to 11-8 cents higher at first and corn 1-4 to 5-8 cents up, later firming with oats up 1-2 to 1-8 and provisions volatile as traders awaited the government crop report. Wheat closed easy from the day’s peak, near Wednesday’s finish.
Hogs 16 000 head with direct 6 000. prices up about 10 cents from Wednesday. Medium weights 200 250 lbs 4 5 4 75. heavy 250 350 lbs 3 85 4 60. pigs 100 130 lbs 2 85 3 75. Cattle 5 500, calves 1 500. fed steers yearlings up to 25%. vealers scarce 5 50 7 00. Slaughter steers 5 75 7 25 up to 7 50. heifers 4 75 6 50. cows 3 50 4 75. Sheep 10 000. lambs 7 50 8 75. ewes 1 25 3 00.
The market shows steady foreign exchange with Great Britain at 4.49 1-4 dollars and 60 day bills at 4.48 1-16. France at 5.32, Italy at 7.14, and various demands quoted including Belgium 13.95, Germany 2.40, Holland 54.85, and Shanghai 28.37 1-2. Tokyo 27.06 1-4, Hongkong 32.00.
In New York on Thursday sugar futures advanced 4 to 5 points intraday, the general list up 3 to 4 points at the hour’s end. Futures closed steady, 3 to 5 higher, with sales totaling 3 650 tons and contracts posted for Sept 1.44 Dec 1.51 Jan 1.52 March 1.56b May 1.62 July 1.66b.
Butter trading steady at 13,177 loads with prices unchanged. Eggs steady at 9,021 with extra firsts 13 4, fresh graded firsts 13, current receipts 11 12.
The recovery administration announced that all privately owned utilities must come under NRA wage and work time supervision regardless of state. The move dominates a day of hearings on codes for coal and other industries as Hugh S. Johnson seeks responses from retailers and grocers facing the wage and hour agreement.
New York stocks showed spotty performance with early buoyancy fading into small losses and fractional declines in leading issues. Volume dipped as price swings continued amid observations on U. S. Steel backlog and potential bond conversions while banks noted lower weekly clearings.
A revised draft of a trade practice plan for the oil industry, prepared by the recovery administration, is nearing completion. The plan may include price regulation provisions and federal control of production with state allocations, while blue eagle adherence could be granted to sign coding.
S D Reach, supervisor of inspectors for the cotton acreage retirement program in Ouachita, Richland and Morehouse parishes, visited Ouachita parish and found fields where cotton was not fully destroyed. He said two cases showed exceedingly poor work and must be redone to qualify for payment.
Local column lists firms and individuals in Monroe offering specialized services. It promotes courtesy efficiency and reliability, with N M Mansberg Jr as notary public and the News-Star-World office. The note also advertises tire vulcanizing by Monroe Tire Exchange at 2008 DeSiard Street and phone number 2767.
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