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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
7
Cotton futures held in a tight range as July and October moved small points near the day’s end. News of rainfall harming crops in scattered areas did not lift prices, with late trading showing slight easing and closes near the day’s lows. Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with 10 point drop and readings for low middling to good middling.
New York June 17 cotton trading quiet with prices slipping under scattered liquidation and local selling. Outside interest limited awaiting the A A A amendment action. Oct contracts slipped to 11.28 while overall futures closed 8 to 12 points lower. Spot middling at 11.95.
Catton reports 17 000 bales sold with 200 American as spot advances ten points. Quotations show American strict good middling 1.36, good middling 7.06, strict middling 6.91, middling 6.86, strict low mid dling 6.76, low middling 6.51, strict good ordinary 6.31, good ordinary 6.01. Futures quiet with July 6.35 and other months listed.
In New Orleans on June 17 cottonseed oil closed steady with futures quotes for prime yellow and prime crude grades. Prices ranged 9.85 to 9.89 for nearby months with July and September shown at 9.89 and 9.85 to 9.89 respectively, and deferred months around 9.70 to 9.85.
New York textile market reports bleach able cottonseed oil futures closing with July at 10.29 billion, September 10.27 billion, October 10.28 billion, December 10.10 billion. Sales 20 contracts.
Chicago notes live poultry trading with 21 trucks on hand. Hens under 5 pounds sell around 18 to 17 and a half cents per pound. Various weights and breeds show mid teens prices with roosters and tom turkeys around 14 cents. Ducks and geese range from 12 to 15 cents per pound depending on size.
Chicago market notes butter and creamery products with multiple grade ratings and prices. Fresh graded firsts and current receipts show prices around 21 to 25 cents, with extras and storage packed firsts also listed.
Daily river stage measurements list stations from St Louis to Shreveport with fluctuations. Several locations report rises and falls in stage, noting minor changes around tenths of a foot and a few larger shifts in river levels.
New York stocks showed a firm under tone for utilities and certain specialties while other sectors saw mild selling. Transfers reached about 925,000 shares as leaders like Case and General Electric advanced, with American Can, U S Steel slipping and treasury silver concerns weighing on mining issues.
New York stocks show irregular movement with utilities and specialties firm while bonds hold steady and secondary loans improve. Curb segment mixed, power issues rise. foreign exchange uneven with sterling down. In commodities, cotton quiet amid favorable Texas weather, sugar weak, coffee softer as Brazilian markets ease. Chicago markets note wheat up on harvest fears, corn strong with planting delays, cattle quiet, hogs steady to lower with top at 10.00.
Chicago grain markets opened with wheat futures up about 1 1 8 to 2 cents led by July at 79 1 4. Corn fluctuated and closed firmer, July at 80 5 8, oats rose 3 8, while provisions moved between a 2 cent decline and an equal gain.
June 17 report shows hogs 16 000 head with slight declines and steady turns while cattle and calves trade very sluggishly. Vealers and slaughter stock price ranges shift and spring lambs soften with native ewes and slaughter sheep listed at varied bids.
Chicago reports USDA prices on potatoes with U S shipments for the week and notes liberal supplies and slow trading. Listings include Wisconsin round whites Idaho russets Bliss Triumphs Arkansas Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Mississippi Texas California and North Carolina with varied U S No 1 quality prices and slight decay or heating noted.
Foreign exchanges in New York show irregular activity with Great Britain quoted in dollars and other currencies in cents. Rates include Great Britain at 4.92 to 4-3, 60 day bills at 4.89 7-8, and France at 6.60 1-4 with cables. numerous other nations list demand and cable figures including Belgium, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and more alongside Japan and Mexico market quotes.
Call money steady at 1-4 percent. Time loans 60-90 days 1-4 offered, 4-6 months 1-4 offered. Prime commercial paper 3-4 percent. Bankers acceptances steady across 30 days to 5-6 months. Rediscount rate 12 percent. Listed securities include Texas Gulf Sulphur, Texas Pacific Land & Trust, Thompson Star, Timken, Union Carbide, United Aircraft, United Carbon, United Corporation, United Gas, United States Steel, Western Maryland, Western Union, Westinghouse, Woolworth, Yellow Trunk & Coach, Youngstown, and others with varied quotes.
Referee J. M. Grimmet in Shreveport and Sheriff Milton Coverdale in Monroe announce court dates in 1935 on May 28 and the Mondays of June 3 10 17 and 26.
Sugar futures slipped modestly as local and commission house selling spread over the market. July No. 3 fell from 2.36 to 2.35 and December from 2.43 to 2.41, with No. 3 futures closing 2 to 5 points lower. Quotations and tonnage supplied reflect subdued activity in the market alongside rising Soviet chemical production.
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