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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
7
July, October and December contracts rose from intraday lows to close 4 to 7 points higher. Exports for the day reached 22,577 bales amid a firm stock market and favorable weekly weather. Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady, up 4 points with sales at 597 and middling around 9.08 cents.
Trading was uneven with early declines of 6 to 8 points followed by rallies as dollar weakness supported trade buying and covering. October slipped to 9.26 and hovered near 9.47 in midafternoon. nearby months posted modest gains. Spot middling cotton stayed at 9.25.
Liverpool June 7. Cotton market shows 22 000 bales traded including 14 300 American Spot small lots at prices 11 points lower. Quotations for American grades range from strict good middling 7.01 to good ordinary 5.41 with futures closing quiet and steady: July 5.94, Oct 5.93, Dec 5.95, Jan 5.96, Mar 6.00, May 6.03.
Cottonseed oil prices held steady with summer yellow and crude values across New Orleans and New York markets. June contracts ranged near 4.78 to 5.26 with sharp rises into year end, while bleach able futures closed steady with spot around 5.25 and calendar months climbing to 5.64.
Livestock market update from Chicago on June 1 shows hogs at 30 000 head with 14 000 direct, prices down across classes by about 10 from Tuesday. Cattle and calves total 11 500 with slow trade but steady early sales, steers 5.25-6.25, vealers steady, various weight ranges for slaughter cattle and calves. Sheep and lambs light activity with ewes and lambs quoted at 8.00-8.75 for light lambs and 2.00-3.25 for light ewes and wethers.
June 7 report lists Great Britain at 4.05 3-8 dollars with cables 4.05 1-2 and 60 day bills 4.04 1-2. France at 4.71 3-4, Italy at 6.23 1-2. demands for Belgium 14.75, Germany 27.95, Holland 48.30, Norway 20.60, Sweden 20.95, Denmark 18.15, Switzerland 23.25, Spain 10.25, Portugal 3.68, Greece 0.67 3-4, Poland 13.41, Czechoslovakia 3.59 3-4, Yugoslavia 1.62, Austria 16.00, Romania 0.70, Argentina 30.83 1-2, Brazil 7.64, Tokyo 25.30, Shanghai 25.62 1-2, Hongkong 28.75, Mexico City 28.21, Montréal 111.00.
Low priced specialties traded heavily and helped steady prices on Wednesday while overall gains remained modest. Large volumes moved with about 6.5 million shares changing hands as traders absorbed profit taking and fluctuations in foreign exchanges.
In New York stocks firm with low priced issues active and bonds irregular. Curb strong and commodity shares rise. foreign exchanges firm with sterling at a new high. Cotton and wheat higher. sugar weak amid heavy selling. Coffee quiet. Brazilian markets steady. In Chicago wheat higher on crop damage, corn steady, cattle slow but steady, hogs down to 4.80 top.
Chicago wheat futures rose amid weather uncertainty while corn fluctuated near early gains. In New Orleans fruit and veg prices held steady with a wide range of boxes and crates reported for Delici ous apples, Winesaps, apricots, cantaloupes and onions amid a busy shipping week.
Potatoes in Chicago on June 1 show total U S shipments at 922 with old stock slightly weaker and trading slow. Wisconsin round whites and Michigan russets around 1.15 or 1.60 to 1.65 for idaho russets with some higher prices. new stock steady with moderate trading and supplies. Regional prices include Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Triumphs at 2.00 to 2.15 and decayed at 1.75 to 1.90, Texas Triumphs 2.00 to 2.15 with some 2.25, North cobblers mostly 3.35 per barrel.
Sugar futures opened strong then fell on Wednesday with sharp reactions. July contracts dipped from 156 to 149 and December eased from 1.64 to 1.56. The last price session showed 6 to 8 points net lower and the market closed weak with 64,450 tons sold.
Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court orders sale of Lots 3 and 4, square 76, Lee Avenue addition, Monroe Louisiana. The property of defendants Simon Shienker Jr and others is seized to satisfy a writ of fi fa with costs. Sale at courthouse western front door on July 8 1933 between legal hours, cash.
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