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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
8
Stock prices fell as the German offensive in northern France prompted fear for Allied resilience. The Associated Press average dipped to 37.6, marking a two year low, with 668,240 shares traded as traders covered shorts late in the session.
Official rates for U S dollars from the Canadian control board show a buying premium of 10 percent and selling premium of 11 percent. The Canadian dollar in New York open market trades at a 11 16 percent discount, equivalent to 78.3144 US cents. Other marks include Great Britain at 3.18, cables 3.10, and 60 day 3.16 nominal. Belgium and Germany quotes listed as quoted and nominal values.
Chicago market report shows salable cattle 12 000 and calves 1 500. Steers largely 1 100 lbs and up sell around 9 1 4 to 11 0 0 with prime Nebraska near 12 00. Sheep 2 000 strong with lambs around 11 50 to 11 65 and ewes mostly 2 50 plus. Hogs 16 000 open slow with steady to down moves. good weights 5 20 to 5 45 and 270 330 lb butchers 5 00 to 5 30.
Hog quotes in Butte show choice hogs 160 to 200 pounds at 5 cents per pound, 200 to 225 pounds at 5c, 225 to 250 pounds at 4c, 250 to 275 pounds at 4 4 cents, 275 to 300 pounds at 4 0 cents, 300 to 325 pounds at 4 cents, and heavy sows and stags at 3 3 2 cents per pound.
Minneapolis June 5 report shows flour carload prices per barrel in 98 pound sacks down 10 cents to 5.70 to 5.90 for family patents while standard patents stay at 4.60 to 4.80. Bran trades at 17.50 to 18.00 and shipments total 14 300 units.
Seattle and New York market notes report no change in butter eggs and cheese. Refined sugar stands at 4.50 cents. Albert Perry of London had multiple rejections from the Royal Academy but showed a still life on the back of his coat when visiting other artists this year.
Dillon hosts a convention with welcome addresses by Carson and Mrs Gladys Hein Rich Knowles of Anaconda. Delegates report on credentials rules program resolutions revisions recording secretary nominees foundation fund and press activities. Key speeches include Fashions in Government by Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson and Fine Arts talks by Mrs Vesta Robbins and Mrs E Skipner.
Prof. Rush Jordan of Normal college will deliver the keynote address "The Price of Democracy" at the convention. The evening ends with a hostess club reception in the residence hall parlors, hosted by Mrs. T. E. Gilbert, Mrs. T. FE. Luebben and Mrs. Frank Hazelbaker. The pageant "Golden Memories" is scheduled for Friday at 8:15 pm in the Normal college gymnasium and the public is invited.
Police and sheriff's officers sought two 16 year old boys who left a ranch near Whitehall Tuesday. One is 5 feet 8 inches with red hair freckles gray hat overalls tan jacket. The other is 5 feet 8 inches wearing a black or tan shirt overalls and work shoes.
The Philippines show more lawyers than doctors with next most popular fields including pharmacy civil engineering dentistry surveying and accounting.
Cattle and hogs featured with salable and total counts across markets in Omara South St. Paul and Sioux City. Beef cattle firmness varied with weight, calves and stockers steady to weak, hogs mostly steady to lower, sows and feeders showing mixed moves amid buying activity. lambs and sheep also noted with limited trades and price shifts.
Spokane cattle sale trends show 171 head with medium grass cows at 450 to 575 dollars, cannner and cutter cows at 300 to 450, others unchanged. Hogs offered 240 head with prices mostly 15 cents lower. 160 to 225 pound hogs at 5.60, over 230 pounds at 4.60, light 120 to 156 pounds unspecified.
Copper steady at 11.50 cents in Connecticut valley export terms. Tin barely changed at 54.75 cents spot with 52.12 cents forward. Lead steady at 5.05 cents in New York with 4.85 cents East St. Louis. Zinc steady at 6.25 cents East St. Louis spot and forward. Quicksilver priced at 196 to 198 dollars. Pig iron aluminum antimony platinum Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite unchanged.
On June 5 the New York curb market saw renewed selling with stock prices slipping by fractions to about two points. Liquidation came after reports of Germany's intensified drive against the French on the Western front. Aluminum Company of America fell over five points with additional drops in Aluminum Ltd Electric Bond & Share preferred and others. Humble Oil Sherwin Williams Bell Aircraft and American Cyanamid each lost a point or more. Creole Petroleum and Lake Shore Mining suffered major fractional declines.
Wool top futures in New York finished at session highs with gains of six points from early declines. July trades at 95.0, October 93.4, December 92.4, while spot standard tops held at about $1.00 above the base. Late buying orders struggled to find contracts.
The report lists sow prices at 3.5094 per unit and sheep salable at 97 with other items unchanged. It records a total value of 45074.60 in the market ledger.
Seattle market report shows cattle at 80, calves 10, hogs 130, and sheep 350 with no changes noted on June 5. No other commodities or prices listed.
Ogden market summary shows cattle salable 120, total 215 calves 120 salable and total. cows and vealers steady with medium to good cows $5.75 6.60, cutters $4.75 5.50. vealers $1000 11.00. dealers $9.00 9.50. no activity in other classes. Hogs salable 120, total 535, prices steady to lower. top $5.45 for 180–230 lb butchers range $4.95 5.20. sows $3.00 3.75, light sows up to $4.00. Sheep salable 4,315. late Tuesday activity limited. Idaho spring lambs around $10.50, Idahos $10.25, trucked-in yearlings $5.75, shorn ewes $3.00.
The German offensive on the western front triggered another grain selloff in Chicago trading, with wheat futures dipping to near minimum levels for the day before a late rally. July wheat touched the minimum price for the first time since these limits were set, while other grains mostly finished at minimums or near them.
Minneapolis June 5 Wheat receipts today 47 cars vs 154 a year ago. Trading basis unchanged. Cash quotes No 1 heavy dark northern 83 3 4 c No 1 dark northern 82 3 4 83 c No 2 81 3 4 c No 3 79 4 80 3 4 c Montana No 3 hard amber 81 82 c Hard amber durum 65 4 98 4 c No 1 red durum 65 4 c Corn No 3 yellow 58 1 4 50 9 c trading basis up 1 4 c Oats No 3 white 31 1 4 31 c Barley 39 7 3 4 c Rye No 2 46 0 4 47 1 4 c Flax No 1 1 85 Sweet clover seed 4 75 3 00
Portland wheat futures for September edge higher at 7ic while cash grain shows oats No 2 at 22.50 barley No 2 at 22.00 and corn No 2 at 28.25 per bu. Flax No 1 at 1.81. Cash bids list western soft white and western red wheat with several price quotes and receipts tallied for wheat barley flour corn oats hay millfeed.
Chicago report shows U S potato shipments totaling 907 with new stock supplies liberal and demand slow. Prices vary by variety and quality including California Long Whites U S No 1 under ice 2.30 to 2.35 and Bliss Triumphs with U S No 1 washed around 2.25 to 2.40, while Idaho Russet Bur banks scarce at 2.50.
Chicago June 5 butter and eggs prices listed as steady with no changes. Butter quoted at 1,144,501 units and Eyes at 43,239 units, both maintaining previous levels amid a flat market summary.
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