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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1944
Page
8
Selected stocks including specialties amusements and motors climbed to a new high division as profits and dividends attracted funds. Week money in circulation rose to a record 22 112 000 000 while customers conservatively lightened accounts for weekend insurance awaiting a technical correction. The 60 stock average stood at 53.2 with gains and losses mixed and total trading 819 300 shares.
A Salt Lake City transmission of mining bids lists numerous operators and mine names with bid percentages and price figures. The lengthy roster includes Alten Tun Naildriver Cardiff Chief Con Mammth Moscow Keystone and Utah entries among many others, reflecting a busy market with varied stake values and company abbreviations.
The market shows varying demand across hogs cattle and lambs with fat hogs near 12.50 a hundredweight for 180 to 270 lb butchers and lighter weights trading from 10 to 11 while heavy hogs over 270 lb soften. Cattle see choice steers up to 15.25 and best cows 10.50 to 11.50 with many in 9 to 10. Veal tops 13 with bulk 10 to 11 and stock calves mostly under 12.50. Sheep demand remains strong for lambs and ewes with prices listed across ranges.
In South St. Paul on June 2 cattle totals reached 2 900 with steers cows and bulls showing varied prices and steady to strong trends. Hogs 11 500 head active and steady with good and choice weights dominating. sheep and lambs saw mixed results with declines on fat lambs and steady to weak values for ewes and lambs.
Chicago June 2 Wheat futures ease on light demand as harvest nears. Weather favors small grains. traders note persistent selling by commission houses and liquidation in rye. July wheat settles near $1.61 to $1.64 with oats and barley also modestly lower or unchanged.
Chicago notes June 2 reports potato arrivals 103 on track 203 total 0. Shipments 1 179 supplies moderate demand fair. California stock unsettled and slightly weaker while Southren Triumphs stay steady for best. Prices cited include California Long Whites U S No 1 at 3.88 to 4.00 Louisiana Bliss Triumphs 4.47 Alabama Bliss Triumphs 3.50. In 1880 70 percent of U S population lived on farms and 30 percent in cities reversing by 1943.
A compact crossword clue list with across and down entries from four to forty three. The grid includes standard puzzle prompts such as Sliding pieces, Melody, Elliptical, and other common terms across various categories, inviting solution by letter.
Sioux City market notes show cattle sales total 500 calves 10 steers and stock are steady with several price ranges for different grades including yearlings at 13.50 to 15.25 and cows down to 10 12. Hogs total 3 500 head active and steady with 200 270 lb hogs at 13.45 top, 180 200 lb at 13.45, 280 300 lb at 11.50, 330 360 lb at 10.80 and feeder pigs steady with good demand.
New York June 2 Broadening mill and commission house demand lifted wool top futures by up to 3 cents a pound with all months except July reaching new seasonal highs. Top sellers face limited offerings while sales to wool tops reach about 375000 pounds amid weak results from Boston stockpile auction. Grease wool futures idle. spot certificated grease wool at 98.0 cents.
Closing bond prices show varied results across domestic issues, including Am T&T 3s, C&O Refe 3s, Goodrich 4s, Pac GHB 3 4s, Repub Sts 4s, Se and Utah Lit Tract 5s. Names and issues appear with speculative year dates and imperfect OCR.
On June 2 in New York the Canadian dollar traded at 95/16 per cent discount or 90.68. The rate held with no change. Britain official quotes show buying at 4.02 and selling at 84.04.
Chicago June 2 A butter firm market with receipts totaling 1 055 667. Eyes show receipts 15 244 and remain steadier with dirties 23 to 26 percent and checks 24 to 26 percent. Other markets unchanged.
Boston reports a short week with a large foreign stockpile offering sidelining private wool trading. A few sizable post holiday transactions occurred as firms operated on short time or closed on Monday. Government procurement talks added temporary uncertainty but no change in demand outlook. The CCC and quartermaster officials discussed supplies with the National Wood Trade association as plans for large purchases advance. Demand remained for better grade domestic wool and some interest in bag fine while foreign wool trading showed some activity.
New York June 2 Curb stocks failed to show a definite trend in moderate trading. Darby Petroleum rose to a yearly high, oils moved narrowly, Industrials mixed. Gorham preferred dropped over six points, Pittsburgh Plate Glass slipped, Singer Manufacturing Childs preferred and National Sugar Refining gained slightly. American Gas and Electric and American Light and Traction posted small advances while Niagara Hudson Power and Puget Sound Power and Light stayed near previous closing levels.
Curb stock listings show a $6 series with four bids at 16 percent and asks at 16 percent. The stock also shows a bid at 18 percent and an ask at 10 percent as buyers and sellers set prices.
President Roosevelt announced that 175,000 American airplanes were produced from March 11, 1941 to April 1, 1944, with 33,000 sent to other United Nations. Of those, 7,000 were paid for, 26,000 via lend-lease, leaving the United States with more than four fifths of its output. He noted 4,400 planes shipped in early 1944 and praised lend-lease for boosting allied fighting power.
President Roosevelt said an unused U S Army camp could be converted into a temporary haven for war refugees from abroad. He noted east coast Sicily resorts and other Mediterranean sites might also be used for temporary housing with the understanding refugees would return home as soon as possible after the war.
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