The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1928, Page 13

its THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928 _ GRAIN LIVESTOCK GRAIN PRICES WEAKER TODA Commission House Selling In- creases on Upturns in Price of Corn Chicago, Feb. 9.—(AP)—Commis- “sion house selling increased on corn price upturns toJay, and indications foe to dearth of export business in corn over night. Under such cir- cumstances, corn'and wheat both de- veloped weakness early, with wheat influenced also by dec! at Liver. pool and cheaper offerings from Ar. | R; gentina. Opening 1-8 to 5-8 cents off, corn rallied in some cases to above yesterday's finish, Wheat started 1-8 to 3-8@1-2 cent down, and held near to initial figures. Oats were easy. Provisions tended up- ward. Crowds in the corn pit today at- tested general interest at present re- garding corn than any other board of trade commodity, but unlike yes- terday, the eee} side att the greater number of brokers. Much of the selling appeared to be of profit taking character, but the fact was also evident that foreigners were not following yesterday’s advance. In connection with signs of a pause in corn export demand, advices were received that although United States] 3-4. mixed corn at Liverpool continues to undersell the old crop. Argentine corn, new alt Argentine corn is quoted much lower. It was also stated that Argentine weather is more favorable for the new corn crop, and that the official Argentine acreage estimate looked for tonight is generally expected to be in excess of the figures for the two previous years, WHEAT RALLIES ON MILL CITY MARKET Minneapolis, Feb. 9.—(AP)—A sharp mid-session rally in wheat prices featured a quiet day in the grain market today. Corn loafed the first half of the session, then crept higher early in the last hour, showing an advance of one cent above Wednesday’s strong close. Other grains were midly firm. ‘There was a slow trade and a’nar- row tea on oats, the undertone to Peotinke ing draggy. May barley turned firm after an easy start. May rye was dull and firm. May flaxseed started easy and moved up @ fraction over last close. Cash wheat was in fair demand and offerings were lighter than in- dicated by posted estimated re- ceipts. Bulk of,the offerings sold at unchanged differences with im- [obo h in the general tone. Poor low protein springs remained quiet. Winter wheat was quiet and steady. Durum was quiet and steady. Corn offerings were moderate and sellers asked more, v-ith buyers slow to follow. Oats were quieter and easy for lightweight offerings, with good weight in fair to good demand, Rye ruled firm Barley was steady. 2 Flaxseed was firm, with a light to good demand. Offerings were light. SO. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 9.— (®)—(U. S. D. of A.)—Cattle: Re- ceipts 2,200; fairly active, firm, with Wednesday’s close; steers and yearlings in light supply; several loads mixed yearlings early 12.00 to 12.50; few odd lots to 13.00 or better; she stock largely 7.00 to $9; on cows; 8.00 to 10.00 on heifers; cutters 5.25 to 6.75; bulk 5.50 to 6.50; bulls active; weighty medium grades to 7.75; heavy beef offerings to 8.50; stockers and feeders some- what more active; calves 1,800; vealers, quality co good lights generally 13.00; fair sprinkling of choice kinds to 18.50. Hogs 10,000; opening around 20 to 25 cents higher on sorted lights| Jul; to shippers; such kinds early 8.35; top. cece eae on peehers not ; packers ing around WE ea ights; pigs o| steady mostly 72": sows 0.15 to 125 average cost Wednesday $7.99; weight 207. Sheep 500; little done early; sell- jambs; packers bidding steady; few mbs; packers ing si 3 few cull lambs around 10.50; ‘ewes scarce, salable 25 cents higher. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Feb. 9.—(AP)—(U. 8. D. Receipts 36,000; early cents higher; mostly slow; resist- ly 5 to 210 pounds ‘ Fag antes pounds 8.20@8.45; .f @8.50; most pigs 7.25@7.50; bulk packing sows 7.25@7.50; heavy- weights 8.00@8.35; medium weight 8.25@8.65; lights 8.15@8.65; light lights 7.50@8.65; pac! 00 @7.65; slaughter pigs 7. 7 Cal ipts lower; le: pt light steers and yearlings steady to iat with recent advance; heavies in demand; shippers de: narrow, for better grade light and medium Neights, rs; she stock strong, wit upturn; bulls strong to highons higher; sears So cents 4 y trado on light year- pg 11.75 to 13.25 for to near choice kinds; low cutter cows 5.75 to 6.00; strong cut- ter 6. 00 ewes strong feeding eeite 20s Se ; RANGE OF CARLOT SALES Feb. 2.—(?)—Range jidered strong;| March MARKETS Wheat— March May July Corn— March May duly Oats— March May July AT March May July Lard— March May July Ribs— May July Bellies— March May July 1.07% Le 12.82 12.55 12.72 14.85 14.47 1.0242 11.17 11.42 11.67 10.85 11.00 12.05 12.30 12.5 16.30 1.26 1-8; No. 1 mixed wheat 1.24 Corn: No. 4 yellow .86. Oats: No. 2 white .55 3-4, Rye: No. 1, 1.02 7-8. Barley: Sample grade .82 to .85; No. 2, .85 1-2. aap Flax: No. 1 TOCK MARKET MOVES UPWARD Standard Industrials Assume Leadership After Period of Irregularity New York, Feb. 9.—(AP)—After an early period of irregularity to- the stock market swung up- wards under the leadership of the standard industrials. Lowering of the call money rates from four and one-half to four and one-quarter per cent, reports of further improve- ment in the steel industry and ex- tations of a special dividend di ursement by General Motors direc- tors the close stimulated the buying movement, which embraced a wide assortment of stocks. General Motors ch: hands in enormous volume, climbing nearly FINANCIAL NEWS —Today— Low = Close 1.28% _ 1.30% 1.31 128% ~ 1.8043 ame 1.28% 1.29 1.27% @% 913% @% 96% = 96% @% 55% 55% 52% 1.08% 1.08% 1.08% 11.20 11.50 11.76 54% 55% 51% 1.07% 1.07% 1.01% 11.15 11.40 11.67 55% 52% 1.081% 1.08% 1.03% 11.20 11.47 11,72 10.90 11.22 12.02 12.32 12.57 11.25 12.02 12.32 12.62 MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE Minneapolis, Feb. 9—4?)—Whceat receipts se 239 compared to 146 ear ago. Minneapolis cash wheat and coarse grain closing quotations {today follow: 1 hard spring, fancy Montana . 1 To arrive . 11.10 12.00 12.30 12.62 12.55 L hard spring. ‘ To arrive . 5948 1 DNS, Sd to fancy TI 1,29": @1.581% To arrive ........ 1 DNS, ch to fancy. 1.54% @1.61% 1 DNS, gd to choice. 1.3643 @1.5616 1 DNS, ord to good. 1.26% @1.32% 1 dark northern. To arrive ........ 2 DNS, ch to fancy. 3 (Mont.). F 5 1.48% 1.28% @1.51% - 123% @147% 1.23% @1.36% To arrive see Minn. & SD, 1 hard. To arrive ..... two points to around 139, as against F a record of $141 for the pres- ent stock established last year. United States Steel common was bid up more than two points to 147 on buying influenced by predictions of 1d an unusually favorable steel tonnage goa ae at noon ag oo rp gains al some of fhe high and specialties. vester soared eight points, Steel Products preferred seven, and Case Threshing, United States In- dustrial Alcohol, American Zinc pre- ferred, American ublic, Westing- house Electric and Continental Can advanced four to five points’ above last night’s final quotations. Rails, which have been sluggish for the past few weeks in reflection of poor 1927 oarent statements, moved forward with the industrials, although the gains were held to a point or two. 1.20 1.19% 1.21% 1.19% 1.20% 1.04% 1.05% 1.04% 1.05% 1.02% Open High Lew Close one igh March 1.24 1.25% -.23% 1.25% May =-:1.24% 126% 1.24% 1.26% any 126 127% 1.25% 127% March 101% my 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 1.01% te— ai March 51% .51% .bi% Ma: 52% 52% 52 52% Ma: 2.14% 2.15% 2.14% 2.15 May 80% 80% 80% 80% July «18% .18% .18% .78% CHICAGO CASH GRAIN Chia, Feb. 9.—(#)—Wheat: No. 2 red 1.49 1-2; No. 2 hard iat op Corn: No. 3 mixed .90 1-2; No. 3 yellow 92 to 3-4. Oats: No. 2 white .56 to 58; No. 3 white .54 1-2 to .57, 1.12%@ ;2 amber durum.. 1.13% @1.25% 2 durum ..... 1.12% @1.18% 3 amber di 1.10% @1.20% lurum . 1.09% @1.16% 2 yellow corn.. 3 yellow corn ‘o arrive . 4 yellow corn. | ‘0 arrive . 6 yellow corn {2 mixed corn ‘3 mixed corn. ‘o arrive . 4 mixed corn. To arrive . BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Feb. 9 No. 1 dark northe: No. 1 northe 51% Ne % | cauliflower, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _ To Wed Spaniard Pretty Pearl aod daughter of Dr. Timothy A. Smiddy, minister to the United States from the Irish Free State, is to marry Major Al- fornso Reyes, of the Spanish a: The wedding will take place in ruary in Dublin, - Miss Smiddy met Major Reyes in Washington in 1926, 2314 @26; springs 2114 @28; turkeys 25@28; roosters 20; ducks 20@27; geese 22, fener CONDOR EERIE eee | Menus For the * | Family e BY SISTER MARY Breakfast—Orange juice, cereal, cream, French toast, syrup, milk, coffee. Luncheon—Shrimps in tomato sauce, cucumber and lettuce salad, Swedish rolls, apple Indian pudding, milk, tea, Dinner—Pan-broiled sirloin steak, French friend potatoes, creamed stuffed prune salad, bran rolls, canned strawberries, plain cake, milk, coffee. Shrimps in tomato sauce would be nice to serve to your bridge club. Accompany the shrimps with celery hearts, olives and tiny pickles and serve a fruit sherbet or ice with sponge cake for desert. RATS GUA) BOOZE Newark—Prohibition agents who attempted to dismantle rn re booze plant, in a basement on Wal- nut street here, were forced to evac- uate before a mass attack of pre- sumably drunken rats. Reinforce- ments, consisting of men, dogs and weapons of all sorts, finally subdued the rodent booze guard, and cap- tured two men and their liquor ing equipment. ELECTRIC BUG KILLER London, Feb. 9.—Ths dynamos at the zoo here are worse than poison to millions of insects, according to Prof. E. G. Boulanger, director of the Zoological Society Aquarium. Bugs, particularly males, are at- tracted to the hum of the machin- ery and fly into the wheels where they are destroyed because they mistake it for the love song of the femaic. DR. GEORGE EITEL DIES Minneapolis, Feb, 9.—()—Dr. George G. Eitel, 69, founder and director of Eitel Hospital, and a practicing physician in the north- west for more than 40 years, died suddenly early today. Mrs. Eitel survives, \ IOWA OFFICIAL IS DEAD Des Moines, Feb. 9.—(4P)—Wal- ter C. Ramsey, Iowa secretary of state, died at his home at 3 o'clock this morning from hemorrhage of He was born August 15, ONE ON THE JUDGE _ A judge was crossing the Irish Sea one stormy night, when he knocked against a lawyer suffering severely from sea-sickness. “Can I do anything for you?” i he judge. gasped the lawyer, “will ship overrule this mo- 2” —Tit-Bit: Only one-ninth of an iceberg is visible; for every cubic foot above the water-line there must be eight feet blow to balance it, TOO LATE TO CIASSIFY FOR RENT—One furnished sleep- ing room in modern home. Ladies erred. Close to cout house. hone 1330, ursday evening at teeok 0. U. W. hall. Admis- sion 25c. Public invited. The 10th is the last day of 41] discount on Gas bills. No, 4, 55 lbs No. 5 .. One cent per pound unt un- der 55 Ib. ear corn, 70 Ibs., five cents under shell. $1.04 1.03 MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR. Minneapolis, Feb. 9.—(#)—Flour ul shipments 40,423: bar- rels. Bran 31.50@32.00. POTATOES (AP)—(U, 8. track 165; total United ments 836 cars; prices Minneay Feb. 9—(AP)—(U, le Good wire .)}—Potatoes: Asked to Tell Holland, billeting” Fld buildings for accommoda- age are Ships ad Pl 7. part in the hous- plans. presentatives of the Nether- lands Olympic committee, the mu- nicipality of Amsterdam, the Neth- erlands Railways, the Netherlands Tourist Office and the Society of Hotel Keepers, Restaurateurs and Cafe Owners, a meeting under the chairmanship of Prince Hendrik, took steps to meet the emergency, Three divisions were dec upon in the matter work—the hous- ing of those taking part in the Amsterdam, (AP)—“! Schools May Be Used games, which is i the hands of the For Olympic Housing lympic committee, the housing of the foreign spectators and consider- ation of the propgsals for “mass billeting.” A plan for housing a certain per: centage of ‘the visitors on Dutch and foreign ships has been favorably re- ceived and arrangements are being made to that end, DOG COSTS $1,001 Versailles, Ind—It cost Moses Curran $1,001 for shooting a coon dog belonging to George Schweir. For personal damages inflicted on Schweir in a fight after the dog was shot, Curran must pay $1. Costs amounting to $1,000 also were levied on Curran. SOME FAMILY Washington—The death of George F. Marshall, Confederate war vet- eran, at the soldiers’ home near here, disclosed the fact thet he is survived by 125 direct descendants. 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