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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1931
Page
10
In New Orleans on December 8 the cotton market fell after the census bureau pegged the crop at 16.918 million bales. Early losses widened as prices slid with weaker stocks and congressional action concerns. Exports reached 57,447 bales while most active months settled near daily lows, ending with a broad decline from intraday peaks.
New York trading today showed advances of 12 to 13 points briefly after government crop data placed U.S. cotton yield at 1 918 000 bales, near expectations. General buying paused by stock market action, with March and May contracts fluctuating before closing around mixed levels and modest gains.
A government report shows 255 400 to 300 000 bales below average ginnings to December 1, with a late rally erasing gains. Trade activity centers on Federal Farm Board support and cooperatives, while large Worth Street print cloths firms withdraw prices amid anticipated output curtailments. Weather maps suggest rain across regions, with no sustained rally in sight.
Market notes show butter and eggs holding steady with prices unchanged. District buyers report consistent demand and small inventories amid steady upbeat market signals.
New York stocks weaken with U S Steel and several rail shares hitting new lows. Bonds irregular, rails recover. Curb heavy, oils steady. Foreign exchanges irregular, sterling steady. Cotton down, Southern selling. Sugar softening, coffee higher on Brazil export tax. Chicago wheat soft on rains in the Southwest, bearish crop outlook. Corn easy with large deliveries, cattle steady to higher, hogs down.
Chicago grain prices show wheat slipping to near day’s low and corn declining through session. Wheat closes unsettled around 3 8 to 2 1 2 percent, while corn futures extend losses from the start, with bids drifting lower into month end trading.
Early trading light due to rain. Louisiana sweet potatoes 80-90c per 100 lbs. Maine 1.45-1.50. Colorado 1.65-1.75 per cwt. Onions 3.50-4.25 per cwt. okra 1.25-1.50 per bushel. peppers 1.00-1.75. Florida beans 1.75-2.00. Tomatoes 2.25-3.00 per log box. iceberg lettuce 3.25-3.75 per crate. cauliflower 1.85-2.00. Louisiana oranges 2.00-2.75. Florida strawberries weak 0.25-0.35. Best Delicious apples 2.25-2.60. Monday, Louisiana shipped 16 cars of sweet potatoes.
U S Department of Agriculture hogs 38 000 with direct 8.00. pigs 3.23 3.45. sow prices 3.65 4.00. cattle 8 000 calves 2 500 with weighty steers up to 11.25. vealers 5.50 7.00. Sheep 22 000 slow mostly steady. lambs 5.50 6.00 for 9 lb, 90 150 lb ranges 1.50 3.00.
Prices for live poultry and fowls from a Chicago firm show ranges for hens young turkeys old toms ducks and geese with varying weights and spring figures. The brief catalog notes 44 trucks and several categories including heavy white ducks and heavy colored ducks.
The New York stock market eased through the late session with many prominent issues down one to more than three points. Early trading showed moderate gains in stocks and bonds before dividends fears sparked a steady decline, with heavy selling in food shares and rails.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted virtually unrestricted authority for railroads to raise freight rates by over 100 million dollars. Surcharges on freight bills were authorized for all products except major crops, with pooling requirements dropped. The plan to suspend extra charges ends by March 31, 1933. The decision prompts a meeting of the Association of Railway Executives to decide next steps.
New York December 8. Foreign exchange irregular with quotations in dollars for Great Britain and in cents for others. Cables and demand figures are listed for several nations including France Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Portugal Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal Mexico City and more.
Liverpool cotton market steady after quiet session with prices 1 to 11 points higher. Quoted levels include American mids from strict good middling 5.99 to strict good ordinary 4.99 with receipts of 26 000 bales, American 24 600, and futures close steady with December 5.07 and October 5.07.
New York sugar price activity shows a weaker tone as the market slides 2 to 3 points from the prior close in the final hour of trading.
Call money remained steady at 2 percent for the day in New York. Time loans showed levels from 3 3 4 to 4 1 4 percent with 4 to 6 months loans around 4 percent.
Potatoes in Chicago on December 8 show 31 on track 242 total U S shipments 457 with Wisconsin round white No 1 selling at 80 to 85 cents per cwt. Trade described as slow and on track figures noted by USDA.
The 1931 season saw the lowest scoring totals in a decade despite rule changes to aid offense. AP figures show 156 teams across 1,374 games scoring 194.6 total points, a team average of 14.16 per game, and 124.7 per team, with Davis and Elkins College leading individuals at 345 points while Colgate had 382 in 1930.
Editorial workers of the Evening Appeal will face the editorial staff of another Memphis newspaper in a charity football game. Admission fees apply to players and officials, with all proceeds going to a local cause.
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