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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
8
Chicago futures mixed as July and September wheat options diverged amid fears of market manipulation. Predictions of world shipments exceeding last week by over 2 million bushels limited gains. Corn and oats rose on supply and weather concerns, while pork and lard futures edged lower on weaker demand and rising stocks.
Fluctuating prices across Wheat Corn and Oats with July September and December contracts shown. Meat and fat products move modestly with July pork and lard futures and rye and barley listed among other commodities.
Wheat receipts of 63 400 bushels and 10 40 moore, flour in barrels 26 500 and 40 800, barley 67 500 bushels with 23 906, oats 245, and car lot totals for wheat 39 cars, corn 553 cars, with contract-grade shares 18, 263, and 488 000 ree xs 0 s 263 000 noted.
Nyack New York June 2 William Alexander Smith the oldest member of the New York stock exchange and former president during the Civil War era died at his home He was born in 1820 at Pottston Pennsylvania and moved to New York in 1844. Grain Elevator Destroyed in Sheboygan Wis Fire early today destroyed two nine story grain elevators and a large malting house of Conrad Schreter Brewing Co causing about 300000 in losses.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth today were 242 cars, compared with 436 cars last week and 177 cars the corresponding day a year ago.
Cash grain prices in Chicago show No. 2 red wheat at 93 54 to 95 cents, No. 2 northern wheat around 99 to 1.02 dollars, and No. 2 spring wheat about 94 to 97 cents. Corn lists No. 2 at 53 54 and No. 2 white around 54 to 54 1/2 cents, with oats at No. 2 about 34 1/2 to 36 cents and standard 36 1/2 to 37 cents.
Wheat futures firm with July at 85 85 and Sept 84 84 1 2 cents, corn July 52 52 1 2 cents, Sept 52 1 2, Dec 50 1 2. Cash wheat up with No 2 hard 87 144 93 1 2 cents, No 2 red 87 1 2 87 1 2, corn mixed 53, 52 58, oats steady to up 35 44 36, rye 85 90 cents. Hay strong to 1.00 higher. receipts Wheat 32 cars.
Wheat prices rose one cent with No 2 hard at 87 90 and No 3 hard at 86 89. White and yellow varieties traded within narrow ranges. oats remained unchanged. Receipts showed Wheat 18, Corn 96, Oats 21. shipments Wheat 5, Corn 81, Oats 16.
Wheat closes weak with July at 86 86 c and Sept at 86 c. Corn weak at 53 c for July and 53 c for Sept. Oats weak at 35 35 c for July and 30 3 c for Sept. Cash wheat steady with Track No 2 red at 89 89 c and No 2 hard at 90 97 c. Corn steady higher at Track No 2 53 c and No 2 white at 54 55 c. Oats higher at Track No 2 35 36 c and No 2 white 37 c. Rye unchanged at 95 c.
Cattle receipts 900 with native beef steers 5.50, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.15, abettadas and feeders 3.00 to 5.35. Hogs receipts 11,000 with market 5e higher. pigs and lights 5.90 to 6.00, packers 5.00 to 6.00, fat cattle and best heavy 5.85 to 6.05. Sheep receipts 2,500 with native muttons 3.75 to 4.25, lambs 5.50 to 7.85.
Liverpool June 2 report shows Wheat spot prices for Manitoba grades and July contracts with values in shillings and pence. Corn mixed futures steady with old and new world varieties, listed for July and September maturities.
Minneapolis June 2 close for wheat shows July at 96 3/4 cents September 92 1/2 cents December 91 3/4 cents. Cash grades include No 1 hard at 99 1/2 to 99 3/4 cents No 1 northern 97 1/2 to 99 3/4 cents No 2 northern 94 1/2 to 97 1/4 cents No 3 wheat 92 to 95 1/4 cents.
In Duluth on June 2 the market reported wheat with July at 98 3/4 cents asked and September at 93 1/2 cents bid. Durum July at 88 1/2 cents and September at 83 1/2 cents bid.
New York on June 2 closes show Wheat July at 93 7/8 cents and Sept at 95 5/8 cents. Corn July at unspecified small rise and Sept at 60 1/8 cents in a brisk grain trading session.
Demand for hogs was fair at the start with some scalper buying, but packers showed little interest. Prices slipped to low levels of the previous day before closing. Cattle were about steady but slow, while sheep and lambs stayed steady. Prime shorn lambs are wanted. few choice offerings exist.
In New York firms, opening trading shows pronounced strength with the steel group and Hill stocks active. United States Steel trades 7,500 shares at 76 1/2 to 77, while Republic Steel preferred gains and Colorado Fuel advances. The day features heavy bond buying and early gains of about 1 1/2 to 2 points for many top issues.
Cattle receipts 1500 with market steady after prior decline. prices include Reeves 5.15 to 6.40, Texas steers 4.50 to 5.50, western steers 4.75 to 5.50, stockers 3.85 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.40 to 5.80, calves 5.25 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 16000, market steady. price ranges 5.50 to 6.10 for light to mixed, up to 6.00 for heavy, bulk 5.90 to 6.00. sheep receipts 6000, market strong with natives 3.00 to 4.45, western 3.00 to 4.50, yearlings 4.25 to 5.15, lambs native 4.25 to 6.90, western 4.25 to 7.15.
Kansas City live stock market reports cattle receipts at 1 000 with steady market natives and westerns priced between 5 25 and 6 35 for steers and 3 00 to 4 75 for cows. Hogs receipts 500 with bulk sales 5 85 to 5 95 and lights 5 90 to 5 97. Sheep receipts 4 000 with muttons 3 50 to 4 25 and lambs 5 50 to 7 00.
South Omaha Neb June 2 cattle receipts 1300 market steady native steers 515 to 615 cows and heifers 300 to 570 western steers 375 to 580 stockers and feeders 375 to 575 hogs receipts 10400 market steady heavy 560 to 580 mixed 570 to 580 light 580 to 590 sheep receipts 1800 market steady sheep 375 to 535 lambs 600 to 735
St Joseph Mo June 2 cattle receipts 2000 market steady steer 459 to 600 cows and heifers 350 to 560 calves 350 hogs receipts 3500 top 595 bulk 580 to 590 sheep receipts 100 market steady lambs 450 to 665
Butter Creamery 22c firsts 19c seconds 17c packing stock Lic Eggs extras 15c firsts 13c seconds 9c
New York June 2 Poultry prices show alive birds firm with Western springs chicks at 30 cents a pound, fowls at 14.42 pounds per hundred, dressed irregulars at 11 to 14 cents, Western broilers at 18 to 20 cents, turkeys at 13 to 16 cents. Regular buyers seek steady supplies as markets hold.
St Louis Mo June 2 Poultry moving at steady prices with chickens 10 to 16 cents a pound springs 20 to 24 cents turkeys 12 to 15 cents a pound ducks 10 cents and geese at ic per pound market notes.
Peoria Illinois market notes show corn prices mixed with declines for No 2 white and No 3 yellow trading around 53c while No 4 mixed moves to 51c. Oats rise with No 2 white quoted near 36% to 37c and standard oats around 65c.
A compilation of company names with last sale percentages for major stocks listed in New York. Names include Amalgamated American Beet Sugar American Car & Foundry American Cotton Oil American Locomotive American Smelting and Refining American Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Great Northern pfd Illinois Central Interborough Metropolitan Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific National Biscuit National Lead New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific and other listed firms with their latest percentage changes.
Washington June 2 The crop reporting board estimates the 192X United States cotton area planted this year at about 104.7 per cent of last year’s area totaling 5 004 000 acres including planted and to be planted An increase of 4 7 per cent or 1 586 000 acres from 33 418 000 acres revised last year The crop condition on May 25 was 87 8 per cent of normal versus 80 2 per cent last year and 80 9 the ten year average
New York money market shows close prime mercantile paper at 3 to 4 percent with active bankers' bills at 4.84 to 4.86 for 60 day and demand. Sterling easy. Commercial bills 4.83 percent. Bar silver 53 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady to strong. Money on call 2 to 2.5 percent with 2 percent ruling. Time loans firmer 60 days 2 percent, 90 days 2.25, six months 3.4. Chicago exchange shows New York exchange at 25 cents premium.
Chicago market reports steady butter at 18 to 22 cents for creamery daisies 16 to 20 cents. Eggs steady with receipts 19,788 cases and firsts at 14 to 15 cents. Cheese steady daisies 11 to 11.5 cents twins 10.5 to 11 cents youngAmericas 11 to 11.5 cents. Potatoes firm new 1.10 to 1.20 old 38 to 40 cents. Poultry easy turkeys 12 cents live chickens 12 cents fowls live, springs dressed 22 to 26 cents. Veal steady 50 to 60 lb 7 to 7.5 cents 60 to 85 lb 8 to 9 cents 85 to 110 lb 9 to 10 cents.
Bitterly steady market with mixed commodity rounds. Cheese and eggs show firm to demoralized demand. receipts include 9,764 for process and 3,362 for cheese and 29,075 eggs with fresh gathered ranges from 15 to 20 cents for first to extra and 10 to 19 cents for checks to western gathered white.
Judge A F Evans may be asked to issue a temporary restraining order to oust and dissolve the Kansas City Fruit and Produce exchange amid allegations of being a food trust. Henry Johl announced details after S J Hurst a member testified eggs are stored to prop prices and merchants operate for profit rather than health.
New York reports a sharp drop with 18.9 percent decline from last year and 13.7 percent from 1909. Outside New York, eight of 13 cities show gains versus 1909, leaving total exchanges for the week down 14.5 percent from last year and 9.4 percent from 1909. May daily averages fall 1.6 percent from last year and 2.0 percent from 1909.
Grain market lists prices for corn wheat oats rye and cracked corn. Feed and hay prices shown for baled hay and various grains along with oil meal and beanstuff. Poultry and produce wholesale and retail prices include butter eggs guineas ducks turkeys geese beeswax and table meats with price ranges.
New York sugar and coffee markets show steady raw sugar with Muscovado 89 test at 3.36 dollars per hundredweight, centrifugal 96 test at 3.86, and molasses 89 test at 3.1. Spot coffee remains quiet with little price movement.
St Louis on June 2 lists wool types and prices with unchanged figures for territory and western mediums at 17 20 and 18 20 for fine mediums, and 13 15 for fine.
In St Louis Missouri on June 2 butter remained weak with creamery at 17 22 cents. Eggs showed dull demand priced around 12 cents.
In Galveston Texas on June 2 the cotton market remained steady at 15 1/2 cents per pound with no change in prices reported. Local traders note stable demand and supply in today’s market update.
St Louis metal market report shows lead dull at 4.20 to 4.22 percent and spelter steady at 5.22, with activity centered in St Louis, Missouri, on June 2.
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