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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
11
Prices rose briefly on good Liverpool cables and moderate trade buying, with July near 11.93 and October 12.08 to December 12.15, but late selling returned and gains were erased. Exports for the day reached 33,229 bales and the close steadied with 2 to 4 point advances. Spot cotton closed quiet with low middling 10.87 and good middling 12.92.
On June 11 the average middling cotton price across 10 southern spot markets was 12.30 cents per pound. The 30 day average stood at 12.81 cents with daily figures from New Orleans and other markets noted.
Western belt weather supported selling for cotton with prices slipping to around 12 cents. October futures fell to 12.01 mid afternoon, then rallied on covering and trade buying. Spot middling at 12.61 with futures closing steady to higher by a few points.
Liverpool markets report cotton quiet with 000 bales traded including 6300 American. Prices unchanged and quotations listed for American and various middling grades with near term futures for July, October, December, January, March and May.
On June 1 in New York call money stays at 1 percent all day. Prime commercial paper also at 1 percent while time loans hold at 60 to 90 days 1 4 percent and 4 to 6 months 1 1 2 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged and rediscount rate at 1 1 2 percent by the New York Reserve Bank.
New York stocks fall with steels and motors leading the decline while bonds mix and best grade loans stay steady. Curb down oils retreat. foreign exchange steady with a franc rally. Cotton mixed with July liquidation and local trade buying. sugar firm in spot. Coffee improves as Brazilian buying rises. Chicago wheat falls on moisture, corn uneven with shipping demand up. Cattle steady. hogs down 10 cents at top $11.50.
Chicago June 11 Wheat prices advance on bullish U S crop figures and unfavorable Canadian reports. July opens up 5-8 to 112 cents, with September at 1.10 3-4 to 1.11 1-4. later Wheat nears steady, corn mixed, oats down. Close shows Wheat off from yesterday, July around 1.08 5-8, corn mixed, oats lower, soybeans and barley noted.
Foreign exchange steady in New York with Britain at 4933-8 and other currencies listed in cents or dollars. The report details demand and cable rates for France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Rumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal and related cross rates.
USDA report from Chicago on June 11 shows hogs 9 000 head with 5 000 direct, mostly 19 lower than the previous day. Cattle and calves sparse with fed cattle steady to lightly higher for certain grades, vealers 9.00 to 10.00, stockers steady, sheep scarce with prices around steady.
Chicago June 11 Potatoes on track 234 with 1 686 shipments old stock light supplies and practically no early demand no sales. New stock weaker with moderate supplies and very slow demand California White Rose U S No 1 1 90 2 10 U S No 2 1 60 75 California Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 few sales 2 50 Lou isiana Mississippi Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 few sales 1 75 1 90 Arkansas Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 car 1 85 Alabama Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 few sales fair 1 65 Louisiana Cobblers U S No 1 care 1 80.
Butter steady at 17 520 barrels with unchanged prices. Eggs firm at 21 111 cases, with local extra firsts 19 and graded firsts 18 1 4, and current receipts at 17 3 4. Storage packed firsts and extras at 20 1 4.
Substantial support drains as fresh labor disputes curb production. Major declines strike General Motors and other blue chips like U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Inland Steel and American Steel Foundries. Volume rises with about 700000 shares traded. gloom deepens as tobacco shares falter while cigarette demand may surge 10 to 15 percent from 1936.
New York on June 11 reports active sugar futures with Sept No 3 sliding from 2.50 to 2.49 and Sept No 4 steady to 1 point lower. Late hours show No 3 at 2.46b for July and 2.48b for Sept with a total 16 950 tons sold.
In New Orleans, prices for bleachable and prime crude cottonseed oil held steady with July around 9.17 to 9.19 and late 9.13 to 9.65 for various contracts. In New York, futures closed firm with July at 9.68 and September to 9.69 as 130 contracts traded.
Hog market opened steady to 10 cents lower with top at 9.65. Prices listed for hogs ranges from 9.30 to 9.65 for 180 250 lb, down to 5.75 6.75 for 100 120 lb. sows 7.00 8.00, stags 6.35 17.50. Cattle market steady with good corn fed steers 6.00 7.50, beef cows 3.25 4.00, cutters 2.75 3.50, canners 2.00 2.75. Calves wealers steady top 1.75, veals 6.75 7.75 for 150 210 lb.
Chicago markets show live poultry with 49 trucks noted. Hens over 5 pounds fetch 17.5 pounds with various breeds and sizes listed including Leghorn Plymouth Rock White Rock and colored varieties. Turkeys ducks and geese prices shown for different weights.
In Durant Oklahoma John Leonard a florist notes cockleburs embedded in 21 year old concrete pavement sprouted after being planted. He observed the cluster produced new cockleburs as workers tore up the old pavement.
Advertisement ledger lists want ads rates per line and frequency, and sections for announcements jobs real estate autos and notices. Legal notices describe sheriff sale of shares and real estate from Ouachita Parish with dates June 19 1937 and June 30 1937 and details of property and terms.
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