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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
10
The wool market weakens further as Australian selling policy unsettles global prices. Bradford makers denounce the plan. curtailment of London colonial sales and possible Aussie restrictions loom. Prices are hard to set with few active transactions and a cautious re-order pace in woolen and worsted goods.
Chicago livestock receipts on May 1 showed hogs largely steady to mixed, with packers bidding lower on some weights while heavy and medium hogs held around 11.25 to 11.60. Cattle receipts reached 14,009 with overall demand softening for fed steers, and calves, stockers, and feeders mostly unchanged. Sheep receipts about 8,000 with slow sales and lamb bids dropping from prior levels. Kansas City entries echoed cattle strength, hogs uneven and prices near 11.00 to 11.95, while Omaha reported hogs steady with Thursday’s averages.
A Melbourne dispatch reports a heavy decline in wool prices with about one fifth of the Australian clip to be sold. Leading industry figures say the situation is bad and more than 50,000 bales have already been withdrawn from the May sales while some 350,000 bales remain to be disposed of.
Cattle receipts show steady to modestly active demand with fully steady pricing. Fed steers and yearlings: bulk 9.00 to 10.00, occasional loadings to 10.30. stockers and feeders steady. butcher cows and bulls 4.80 to 9.75, veal top. Lamb market weaker on heavy wooled lambs while for wool lambs hold at 14.75 to 15.26 with top 15.60.
Hog receipts totaled 4 500 with prices steady to 105 lower. top 11 10 and bulk around 10 85. Cattle receipts 400 with steady demand. steers 8 65 to 10 00, cows and heifers 4 60 to 10 00, calves 4 50 to 8 50, stockers and feeders 6 50 to 8 50. Sheep receipts 2 500 steady to 350 cents. lambs 14 00 to 15 60, ewes 7 50 to 9 60.
Hog receipts total 709 with all to San Francisco packers and no sales. Cattle receipts 9% for market with hold over stocker offerings. two loads stocker steers cashed at 6.60, calves 28 with four loads of stock cows at 31.00 per head. Light veal calves at 7.50. Sheep receipts 6,562 all California spring lambs split to Omaha 3418 and Chicago 3144 with no sales.
Cattle receipts 35 with prices mostly steady. Cows and heifers 7.75 down. canners around 3.50. no calves. Hogs receipts $160 with slow demand. two small lots to local butchers steady at 12.50. one load good to choke butchers without bids. Sheep receipts 205. double deck shorn lambs steady at 10.75. average weight around 105 pounds. one double deck spring lambs unsold.
New York May 1 No change in the raw sugar market with spot prices at 4.27 duty paid. Sales totaled 5,000 bags of Porto Rican for May shipments while futures softened due to weak demand. Refined sugar stayed at 5.60 to 5.70 with limited buying and refined futures nominal.
Chicago May 3 Wheat prices made a sharp advance on estimates that winter wheat acreage this season may be the largest on record. Domestic crop total eyed at 672,006,000 bushels spring and winter combined versus 660,000,000 needed. May and July contracts moved higher as deliveries remained light, with corn and oats also up and provisions climbing on grain strength.
New York stocks rose unevenly on May 1 led by specialties and rail stocks. Brown Shoe Glidden Columbia Gas hit new early peaks while American Woolen and U S Cast Iron Pipe lagged, Maxwell Motors fell after an early high, and rail and utility favorites pulled the market higher with brisk buying. total volume about 1,250,000 shares.
Curb oil quotations at 2 15 p m show Continental 24 Prairie Pipe Line blank Standard of Indiana 62% Standard of New York 42% New Bradford 5 Salt Creek Cons 7% as listed in the May 1 report from New York.
Wheat prices surged in Chicago trading with May delivery at 1.58 and July at 1.47 as private crop estimates fueled an early 6 cent per bushel rise. Officials noted market uncertainty despite the optimistic outlook.
Generally fair weather across Utah with little temperature change. Nights may see unsettled conditions in the northwest territory and minor variability in observed temperatures.
Pigs raised in Tibet thrive at high altitudes and develop thick rusty-colored coats unlike the lighter-haired plains breeds, reflecting their rugged environment and adaptation.
Market report from Chicago notes mixed potato receipts and new and old stock totals. Wisconsin and Minnesota white potatoes show varied sack rates while Idaho and Florida see uneven pricing. Trading overall slow with weak market tone and selective product bids across states.
Call money easier with high 4 and low 38 percent. ruling rate 4. Closing bid 314, offered 2 percent. Last Joan 314, call loans against acceptances 4 percent. Time loans easier, mixed collateral 60 90 days 3. four to six months 3 4 percent. Prime commercial paper 2 percent.
New York on May 1 reports steadiness in foreign exchange with quotations in cents and diverse country demands. Great Britain at 4.94 percent, France 6.23 and cables 5.24, Germany 23.40, Hollwich 40.099, Norway 16.60 and Denmark 18.71, Spain 14.62, Greece 1.89. Tokyo 42 percent, Shanghai 714, Montreal 100 1-32, and multiple nations show varied demands or holidays impacting rates.
New York markets show copper electrolytic spot at 13 44 futures same level 13 44, tin weak with spot about 53 62 and futures 52 62, iron steady, lead steady at 7 75, zinc easy, antimony quoted 12 25 to 12 50. East St Louis readings list spot and futures for zinc and other metals.
Liberty bonds closed with varied results across issues. The 3s at 101.1 and 1st 4s blank show uneven activity while 2nd 4m at 101.19 and 1st 4% at 102 indicate firm demand. Government 48 bonds traded at 101.19 with UL. S government 445 at 105.13.
Silver in London on May 1 quoted at 21 5 16 pence per ounce. In New York on May 1 bar silver quoted at 67 14 per ounce and Mexican dollars at 52 per ounce.
Washington reports 1924 birth rate at 22.5 per 1000 up from 22.3 in 1923 while the death rate falls from 12.4 to 11.9 per 1000. Infant mortality drops in most states with only three states showing increases.
Tonight a Come! M I A event brings a jitney spot dance to L D Recreation Hall featuring a community gathering with music and dancing for attendees. Organizers invite locals to join the evening event for social entertainment.
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