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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
9
New Orleans spot cotton closes steady with a two point gain after a day of mixed futures action. In late trading, December and May contracts hovered near 11.09 and 11.01 cents respectively, while exports reached 14 088 bales.
In York, August trading left cotton quiet with small intraday swings. Futures closed mildly higher to lower across contracts while spot middling stood at 11.70 with last prices around 11.28 to 11.07. Market sentiment awaited a clear crop loan policy statement.
Liverpool report shows 4,000 bales traded including 700 American. Spot prices up one point with American figures: strict good middling 7.09, good middling 6.79, strict middling 6.64, middling 6.59. Fares closed steady with futures at Oct 6.04, Dec blank, Jan 5.86, Mar 5.84, May 5.81, July 5.76.
In New Orleans on August 22, prices for prime Summer yellow crude and refined contracts held steady with August at 9.75 to 10.05. In New York on the same date bleachable cottonseed futures closed barely steady with September at 10.26 and December around 10.00 to 10.01, total sales 71 contracts including 12 Switches.
The market shows easy foreign exchange with Britain at 4.97 7-8 dollars and 60 day bills at 4.96 7-8. Cables list 4.97 7-8, France 6.63, Italy 8.22, and various demands including Belgium 16.90 and Germany 40.37. Other quotes include Switzerland 32.72 and Spain 13.74 with several cross rates between cities and countries.
Call money in New York held steady with 1 to 4 percent for all day loans and 60 to 90 day loans also at 1 to 4 percent. 4 to 6 month loans listed at 1 to 4 percent and prime commercial paper at 3 to 4 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged and rediscount date at Reserve Bank noted.
Daily flood stage updates show rising levels at Mississippi River stations from Memphis to Baton Rouge with several rise readings and multiple fall readings. Notable sites include Cincinnati Pittsburgh Nashville and Shreveport with varied stage changes and percentage deltas.
New York stocks rose with steels pushing to new year highs and several farm and specialty issues in demand. The market closed steady as transfers reached about 1.7 million shares amid mixed results across rails utilities and motors.
New York and Chicago market notes show steady stocks with steels favored while government bonds fall. Curb markets mixed, utilities soft. Foreign exchange soft with lower gold currencies. Cotton and sugar steady, coffee rising on Brazilian buying. wheat and corn ease. hogs down with top at 11.65.
In Chicago trading, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley moved lower after a four cent rise over 48 hours. Wheat eased from opening declines to a late close 1-2 to 11-8 cents under prior, corn also fell, oats and rye slipped, and lard showed contrasting moves.
Chicago August 22 cattle and hog quotations show 12 000 hogs mostly 10 to 15 cents lower than Wednesday with light lights and sows listed. Cattle scarce with weak early sales and slow stocker trade, best fed yearlings around 11.75, fat lambs and sheep also softer while natives hold firm.
Sugar trading in New York saw renewed covering and buying in the outside market with September No 3 advancing to 2.56 and March to 2.17 before offerings rose and late trading left prices mostly steady to down up to two points.
Potatoes in Chicago on August 22 show U S shipments at 335 with light supplies and slow demand. U S No 1 washed Idaho Bliss Triumphs priced 1.20 1.50 per cwt with varieties including Wisconsin cobblers New Jersey cobblers Minnesota sand land and early Ohio s partly graded at 0.80 to 1.50 per cwt.
Butter and eggs prices in Chicago on August 22 show butter at 13.590 for firm creamery specials 92 score and 25 to 25 1-2 for extras 92, firsts 22 1-2 to 23 1-4, eggs steady at 6.899 with extra firsts at 25 1-2 and local 24 1-2, current receipts 21-24.
Chicago reports live poultry prices steady to firm with hens 17 1 2 to 18 and various fowl values listed for leghorn, rock, colored, and turkeys. The document also lists diverse company stock percentages including Standard Oil, Studebaker, Texas Pacific, Union Carbide, United Aircraft, United States Steel, Westinghouse, and Woolworth among others.
The Texan and The Georgian publish a daily Central Standard Time timetable listing Delta Air Lines westbound and eastbound schedules. It includes routes through Atlanta Birmingham Monroe Shreveport Tyler Dallas with specific leave and arrival times.
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