The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1928, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE MARKETS By Associated Press Leased Wire No new tess among some of the - < | . ry Py e : PY = ‘ etns, although new all its are Ps i : WHE AT V ALUES CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE regarded as certain before the end / Questions of Vital Interest to : ; ‘eb. 11 Motors, which are believed to har- \ ee Close , Close —Today— —Today— bor a large short interest, iihewise Asriculturists Will Be Dis : ee Yesterday YearAgo Open High Low Close displayed Rosier 5 undertone, with} cussed at Two-day Meeting + st F ~ ine 4 eral Mot rarily regain- ‘ . HIGHER TODAY March ce Holiday 1.30% 1.8075 1.30% fet ing the leadership o: a Bing —Sessions Will Be Held at ry 2 Oils were un ressure as . H i May % Holiday : 297 oust sult of Uaravoraule trade news tr Government Postoffice 2 x ; @'2@% |cluding continued over-production = Corn Market Easy as Result of] July Holiday We LET% |and a’cut'in Smackover Grade, At. Bailing 3 antic Refining ral sharply on — : Favorable Weather For the | corn— ; the declaration of the regular ‘come Three hundred farmers from Bur- ¢ Crop Movement March Holiday 93 mon dividend, previously reported in|leigh, Morton, Kidder, Emmons, 3 P a .,, |danger. Coppers moved forward|Dunn, Mercer, Oliver, Sioux, Logan sibs May Holiday -95% |under the leadership of American|and McIntosh counties have been > : Chicago, Feb. 11.—(AP)—Active! @96_ | Smelting. New York City Gas and | invited to attend the economic con- 2 buying on the part of commission| July Holiday 97% | Electric Light stocks reached new/|ference which will be held at the : = houses and speculators carried corn @% {high ground on merger rumors, but | postoffice building in Bismarck Mon- t + ‘prices up today to the highest level | Oats— - iz aa ie other public utilities failed to follow|day and Tuesda: i * ‘yet since December. A forecast of March Holiday est oe) 5453 55 up their recent advance. Rubbers} A. Miesen, Burleigh county ® = temperatures above normal next ‘ ue eae turned weak on a further collapse in| agent, in chi ge of general ar- * * ‘week had some influence as a stim-| May Holiday po Bs) rubber prices. *trangements for the meeting and * % wlus to buyers, as unseasonable : @u@u ek Special strength of the tobacco|his office will be in room 225 of the * warm weather would be likely to; July, (old) Holiday 1% 51% 2 products and United Cigar Store is-|federal building, which will be con- * ‘curtail the movement of corn, Wheat| July, (new) Holiday 33 53 -53% | sues followed the announcement that | ference headquarters. 4 raised with corn and as a result of | Ry ¥ . , |the former company would be dis-} The conference will meet as a $ some buying of cash wheat there] March Holiday » 1.085% 1.095 |solved. Sharp gains also were re-|body Monday morning and the gen- fer outside mills. May Holiday 1.09% 1.08% =. 1.09% | corded by United States Industrial/erai plan oF the meetings will be Corn closed strong 1 1-2 cents to ; . ‘i , |Alcohol, American Zinc and Lead, | discussed as outlined by Rex Willard 1 3-4 cents net higher; wheat 3-8] July Holiday 1.04% 1.08 1.04% refered; Montgomery Ward, Sears|and C. F. Monroe of the state agri- 2 cent up to 3-4 cents up; oats showing | Lard— pi * oebuck, Kroger and a few‘others.|cultural college. In the afternoon = 1-4 cent to 3-8 cent advance and pro-|_ Murch 11.12 Holiday 11.12 11.10 11.10 all attending will meet in committee | o¢ {t visions unchanged to 15 cents down. ae 4 11.4000 11.30 11.35 SSS Se ps as follows: Cash crops = A feature in wheat trading today| May 11.37 Holiday a ap | Grain Review || (wheat, flax) dairy, sheep and hogs, 2 was relative firmness of quotations| July 11.62 Holiday 11.67 11.55 11.62 Wpieanaic beef cattle, forage crops, poultry, + for Chicago, March delivery. It was| Ribs— " i horses, horticulture and farm organ- |); = noticed that March prices showed] May 10.90 Holiday s 10.90 Minneapolis, Feb. 11.—()—(U.| ization. * an inclination at times to gain as|_ July 11.15 Holiday = 11.15 115000 11.120 11.12 S. D. of A.)—Heavy world ship-| John Dawson of Mandan will act = compared with May. In some quar-| Bellies t se ments, principally from At itina,| as general chairman of the meeting, + ters this circumstances was taken| March Holiday 11.87 again depressed the Liverpool wheat| and each committee will also have = as being related to talk of the good] May Holiday 3 12.12 market and an easy tone in thea chairman. All committee rooms * quality of domestic wheat, the| July 1 Holiday p 12.40 12 12.30 world market situation was reflect-|will be provided in the federal = smallness of winter wheat arrivals arr aes en er Ts ed in the domestic markets during | building. c + in contrast with last year and the| run; not_ strictly ch weighty|heavy lambs 10.00@11.00; the week ending Friday, February| Although invitations have been = firmness of holders in refusing to] ki: x strong;|ewes 6.50@7.50; heavy ewes 4.50@ | 10. sent to only about 100 farmers in + shade prices for exporters. __| yearlings 16.10; light mixed yearl-|5.50; cull ewes 1.00@3.00; bucks 3.50] The demand for all kinds of cash| Burleigh county, it is not because = Furthermore, wheat trade gossip} ings mostly heifers 15.00; most| @4.50, wheat lacked force during the week.|all are not welcome, according to Mr. = current today gave emphasis to re-| short fed steers 12.75 to 15.50; a Lightweight, high protein lots,| Miesen, but because of lack of room. * ports that flour business had taken| sprinkling of weighted offerings ‘ POTATOES showed the biggest loss. Fair mill-| Those who are interested are wel- ? a change for the better and that] 16.00 to 17.00; little above 16.50;] Chicago, Feb. 11—(AP)—(U.S.| ing quality showing 11.5 to 18.5|come to attend all the sessions and * the present output of mills is much| fecding sections west of Missouri|of A.)—Potatoes: Receipts 123 cars;| per cent protein was in the best/every effort will be made to accom- : larger than at this time in the last] river and southwestern feedingjon track 213; total United States} demand. Twelve per cent protein] modate all that come. two or trree years. Atterions were areas contributed liberally to week’s| shipments 807 cars; demand and] No. 1, dark northern, sold at nine} Burleigh county members of the a made in this connection that there] run; most fat cows ‘7.50 to 9.50;|trading slow; market steady; Wis-|to 14 cents over the May; 13 per|committee are as follows: a has been no weakness here of late] shipping she cows 10.00 to 12.00;|consin sacked round whites $1.65;| cent, 28 to 33 cents over and 14 per , in any grade of cash wheat. active market on light heifer|Idaho sacked russet Burbanks $1.70] cent, 40 to 45 cents over. May de- Cash Crops | — yearlings at 11,75 to 13.75 and bet-|to $1.85; few fancy shade higher;| clined 5-8 cent for the week, closing| | Chas. Swanson and C. O. Nelson, a WHEAT FUTURES HIGHER ter; heavy sausage bulls 8.65; light| commercial pack $1.40 to $1.50; new| Friday at 1.25 3-8. Bismarck; L. A. Norlin, Menoken; 3 ON MILL CITY MARKET vealers closed at 14.00 to 15.00; | potatoes lorida crates bliss} Premiums on durum were about|Erwin Anderson, McKenzie; John Minneapolis, Feb. 11—(AP)—| shippers 16.00 to 17.00; since Jan-| triumphs United States No. $3.25, | unchanged for the week, No. 1 am-|Eliason and Martin Burgoise, Bald- Wheat futures moved higher today} uary 1, eleven large markets show —__—___—__ ber was Duluth May price to 28}win; Jim Scallon, Wm. Joseph and held gains of 5-8 to 3-4 cent.} 119,000 head decrease in cattle , CHICAGO PRODUCE cents over and No. i, mixed, seven}Ben Hein, Axel Soder and Strengtth in corn moderate pit offer-| compared corresponding period a] Chicago, Feb. 11—(AP)—Butter| cents under the 28 cents over. Du-| Nelson, Wing. | } : ing and short coverings were mar-| year earlier; Chicago reduction} lower; receipts 10,851 tubs; creamery | luth May declined 3-8 cent for the i a ket helps. Bulk of the trade was] showing approximately 68,000 head: extras .45; standards 44 1-2; extra| week, closing at 1.20 5-8. i L. W. Garske, R. | i of an evening up character. decrease. firsts .44 to 4 1-2; firsts .42 to 43;| Corn was sharply higher, in-|R. Breen and Oswald Oss, Bismarck; Oats were quiet and firm. i Sheep 11,000; odd lots off; lambs|seconds .38 to .41. fluenced principally by export busi-|Erick Solberg, Driscoll; P. M. G May barley was easier but rallied] about steady; for. the week 48] Eggs lower; receipts 13,451 cases;| ness. A good domestic demand for|ney, Sterling; Heury Inget Wing; : on export sales. 5 doubles from feeding stations; 34,-/firsts .29; ordinary firsts .27 to .28.| cash grain also prevailed at import-| V. C. Craven, Menoken; Crum, ; lay rye was firm and quiet. 600 direct; fat lambs closing 60 to —_———— ant markets. McKenzie. i May flaxseed eased 1-2 cent and) 75 cents higher; sheep .75 to 1.00 CHICAGO POULTRY Oats failed to advance with corn. Sheep and H i rallied. ‘ higher; feeding and shearing lambs} Chicago, Feb. 11—(AP)—Poultry| Trade was slow and the undertone} Albin Erstrom and Ira Falken- ; Cash wheat offerings were ample] around 50 cents up; week's top/alive; fowls weak, balance firm; re-| of the market ruled quiet. Mayjstein, Baldwin; Chas Nagel an i and demand was firm. Spring wheat Fed western lambs 16.00; |ceipts two cars; prices unchanged. | oats closed at .52 1-8, compared too| Milan Ward, Bismarck; P,P. B H sold at unchanged differences. High atives 15.75; fed clipped 13.35; eer =an 52 last week. Clarence Madland and Wm. Wild ht protein springs were easy at the! fat ewes 9.50; feeding shearing] MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE Barley continued firm with both|fing, McKenzi Frank Schaffer, i close yesterday and ruled about|/jambs 14.75; bulk prices: Fed| Minneapolis, Feb. 11—()—Wheat | cash and future prices up about one} Driscoll; H. Wildfang, Sterling; H steady at the decline today. A steady} western lambs 15.25 to 36.65; na-|receipts today 386 compared to Holi-| cent for the week. Fancy malting|Zigmund Rupp, Regan. and fairly good demand prevailed| tive 14.50 to 15.60; Colorado 15.25|day a year ago. Minneapo'is cash| was quoted at 86 to .87; medium for protein below 12.50 per cent. to Winter wheat was quiet and}; 65; fed clipped lambs 12.69 to|wheat and coarse grain closing quo-| to good malting, 82 to .85 and feed} walter sellbane Aibe Ashbridge, higher. Other grades were un- changed. Prices ranged were .78 bi Flaxseed offerings were larger but included no fancy. Demand for ; slaughter yearlings 13,25 to|tations today follow: grades .77 to 82. May advanced ” r | steady. 1425; fat ewes 850 to 9.50; feed- 1°38 cents for the week, closing at| Greg yon enn or Moymier, ‘ —s was ceria and quiet. ing and shearing lambs 13.75 to 811-2. son Bros., and Chas. Noon, Wilton; f mn was steady. 14.50. a Rye ruled dull and showed little]Chas. Watson, McKenzie; Irwin a Oats were steady. ; - price change. No. 2 rye sold 1 to 8! Reid and Yeakle Bros., Menoken. eee So ee are a Barley was in fair to good de- Open Foon Lew Close “Flax trade was again limited.| ,, Wilbert Field, Dan McDonald, Wm. 4 mand, medium quality meeting the Wheat— Both futures and cash seed were of: ee aoe James T. a i; ); best buying and ruling one cent |yarch To arrive .:......14 fered sparingly. May advanced] c.° 3 Lester Larson, Walter H. Simons and Enoch Anderson, Bald- win; Broste Bros., and Theo. Taylor, Wilton; Mark A. Newland, Brittin; S. E. Dronen, Wing; C. L. Malone, | Butter Market | Regan; Geo. ‘Christenson, Peony Fees ies cic | 1 DNS, ch to fancy. 7-8 cent, closing at 2.15 3-4, 273 4 eRe) cle Ses R S, ord to good. Mari 1.011% 1.01% 1.0113 1.01%|1 dark northern.... 3 3 T ive o... b ordinary quality was {fair to good, | May 1.0212 1.02% 1.02. 1.02% if fetes t ia * Poultry ee 51% |_ To arrive . a4 Chicago, Feb. 11.—(#)—Nervous-| Henry Inget, Wing; S. E. Dale, 152% |2 DNS, ch to fancy. 1 ness pervades the butter market.| Mrs. Walter Sellens, Mrs. Flo; 2 DNS, gd to choice. 1 Operators generally appear: to lack| Paris and Tony Zeller, Bismarck; 2.15% {2 DNS, ord to good. 1. confidence in the situation, and are|J. A. DeLong and J. 2 northern ........ +1 limiting their purchases to urgent| Baldwin; Mrs. Theo, f 3 DNS, ch to fancy. 1 requirements. Anthony Erickson, Wilto1 Giant DNS, gd to choice. 1 ‘or the most part, receivers are| Poultry Farm and Mrs. Theo. Elli- : wok ord to good. x villing sellers, apparently suri son, Sterling. - 8 . Hl 3 ern ........ : that there is greater possibility 0: lorses, Further Irregularity Develops, DULUTE BARGE 1 dark hard’ (Siont.). 12 a decline than an advance, ith Eich: Nan Vlett Driscol; 1. B. . ~ i ‘0 arrive ........ ittle or rtunit; taini 2 ie; Gene Wach- But Main Price Tendency pormo™™ High Low Close], han i Mont: 1 A profit by "accu ting stacks ter and Geo. A. Duemeland, Bis- 5 120% [529 MEEe es. se upplies have been ample to satisfy] marck. Appears to Be Upward a 1.205% 1.211% 1.20% 121%; |Minn. & SD, 1 dark the light demands for consumer Horticulture New York, Feb, 11—(AP)—F anal nto are — te tcee mereeuliy tae ew Yor! eb. 1h.—| —Fur- 06% 1.06% 1.0553 1.06%] ,,. : ere slight accumulations, especially the ther irregularity developed in today’s Mey ae fe 9434 |Minn. & SD, 1 hard. 1 better grades. . stock market; but the main price ee To arrive ....... . Arrivals of buttev at the principal gal markets exceed those of the previ-| _Mr. Land and Mr. ous week by a fairly large margin,| Wm. Fricke, Baldwi ph Hal and there is little to indicate a de-|N. A. Magnuson and Chas. J crease in production. hig a A. Atkinson, Menoken; c. Wilkinson and J. L. Little, 4 | ¢—__—_________—___——_9 | Regan. | Livestock Review |! Abraham Lincoln, tendency appeared to be upward.| May 2171s 2.173% 2.17% 2.17% |Fey 1 amber du: um. Strength the high priced issues, July 3 * S19" ‘fo arrive ANS nearly all of which attained new pe ae Fey 2 amber durum. high levels for the year, contrasted BISMARCK GRAIN 1 amber durum .... with the weakness of the oils, five] (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) To arrive .. of which sank to the lowest prices in Bismarck, Feb. 11 1 rere a + @ year or more. Consistent strengtl i her . $1.06 ITIVE os seeeee of the rail shares, more than a|No, A aiare partonrn an 2 amber durum..... pa tp dozen of which advanced one to!No. 1 amber durum . ‘98}2 durum .... three points, was one of the day's aT aiieed duedin ‘94[3 amber durum. South St. Paul, Feb, 11.—(AP)— features. ; .,,|No. 1 red durum .. ‘91 {8 durum ..... U. S. D. of A)—Decreased runs There was little in the overnight 1 red durum locally and in the aggregate at seven (Continued from page news to intense the maverent of To mals se markets made for a reaction in the | jifting a box of stones ct age 5 ressure also was|N, 9 Pr " felling P a Ne owas : : 2015 yellow corn cattle trade here, the upturn erasing} a thousand ” hattan Transit, consolidation Ga: ws) “46|8 yellow corn x eter 's declines and amounting) | “There is no fiction either,” adds ’ ts on the average. Top| H: endon, “in the that h Detroit Edison and Vanadium Steel. cw, To arrive medium aid heavyweight steers] lifted barrel of pak os Pathe A, which sold down 8 1-8 on Bee Per nit, ‘CORN 4 yellow cor ‘ ‘ scored at 13.75, eat . arl i 1 of Thursday, rallied four and one-half} No, 4, 55 Ibs. . $ 65], To arrive id 13.25, bulk all steers 11.00@13.00. Points over to 143 3-4, Gold Dust|No. 5 .. 163 |5 yellow corn 4 ‘ She stock sold largely at wd 19.00 ran up close to par to a new high|No. 6 .... 156 [6 yellow corn : : on cows and 8,00@10.00 for heifers, record and American Snuff, Amer-| One cent per pound discount un-|2 Mixed cori F 3 ¢ with specialties to 10.00@11. ican Zinm, common and preferred, | der 55 !b. ear corn, 70 Ibs., five cents|® mixed corn =) cutters bulked at 5.50@ pon Ami, Brooklyn Edison, General | under shell. To arrive .. 7.00@7.50, while vealers fini way Signal sold two to nearly|Hard winter wheat .....-..-.$1.05 4 mixed corn. : four points higher. Dark hard winter wheat ..... 1.04|, To arrive .. closing was firm. 5 mixed corn. Total sales approximated 1,400,000 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN 6 mixed corn. usaaas ! pStleaee: Feb, Wheat: we oa CHICAGO LIVES’ cen ixed 871%; N To arrive .. eb. ots D. Corn: No. 4 mixed 8712; No, 2 aoe Barley, ch to fey. To arrive .... Barley, med to gd basis, selling steady to 25 cents low-| friends er, lower grades off most. even fol put rs = ices, Weak io 15 cents off. Desirable 160| tie iad tlnsies, to 210 pound butchers sold from to 8.20, heavier weights from 7. To arrive .... 3 pack inished Barley, lower gds.. on cid aans Say 125 or To arrive .. +17, @ _. |steady to 25 cents lowe for the 2 we... + 108% @ 1.05% reed. « fo arrive e is No. 1 flaxseed, ¢ 215% @2.25% Fat lamb prices continued to soar To arrive .. + 2.138%@ RANGE OF CARLOT SALES i lis, Feb, 11.—44)—1 i. ry Pip coy in cbs le eet Financial Review 1 1,34@1.5744; No. 2} @—————___—__6 26@1.32; No. 3dark| New York, Feb. 11—(P)—S 7; sample grade prices dattiated ‘within relatively A ber irregular limits this industrials generally 3 No. 1 mixed :,,, pointing upward and the rails los- : eee ne yellow 81%@85'2; ing |. Bonds held relatively Rye rete MMOH. jens blishment of 3: No, 5 stal ment of a new high rec- Barley “gumple grade $2%4@87; ord inbrokers Toanb, while due large- Ger 1, 2.16@2.2815. financing, FARGO LIVE’ CCK al i NEWS —_||srr"srau"te"t. "yer IN BISMARCK MONDAY FOR CONFERENCE Consistory Officer TO GATHER Sovereign Grand Inspector General sissippi and Stephe:. A. Douglas of Milinois. Among his colleagues in the a and Andrew Johnson of|day evening, February 23, at 7:30, Tattnanis, it was announced last night at LAND AT NEW YORK interested in estab- meeting of. Bill Never Reached Floor _|linhing a Consistory here. Mitchel Field, New York, Feb. 11. Legislatively, Lincoln’s two main] Last ni ht’s meeting was for the} —()—Dieudonne Costes and Joseph distinctions were his bill to abolish] purpose of receiving a report from} LeBrix, French good will flyers slavy in the District of Columbia|the committee in regard to the es+| whose course ee and his opposition to the Mexican|tablishment of ne of perfection war. the Dill couldn’t/here. No br gos been received be forced onto the floor. | from some of the districts outside of The Lincolns lived at a boarding house very near the Capitol, along with several other congressmen. Dr. €.muel C. Busey, who sat nearly opposite Lincoln at the table, wrote: “I soon learned to know and ad- mire him forshis simple and unosten- tatious manners, kindheartedness and amusing jokes, anecdotes and witti- cisms. When about to tell an anec- dote during a meal he would lay * You ate cordially invited to attend the down his knife and fork, piece, his el- ws on the table, rest be- ; Cee ee eee teen with Gia “Womanless Wedding” words, ‘that reminds me.’ Everybody eae for the ged sure to of follow. I recall with vivid pleas- ure the scene of merriment at the Representatives, occasioned by the descriptions, by himself and others of the Congressional mess, of the and uproar in the House during his de- livery.” One Washingtonian used to tell Guess Who 2 2 x how, when Lincoln borrowed some law books from the Library of Con- City Auditorium gress, he wrap, them in a ban- . danna handkerchief and ran a stick through a knot in the handkerchief, | . Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16th and 17th, at 8 p. m. | carrying them away on his shoulder. No Military Aspirations Allen C. Clark, 2 Washington law- who has studied Lincoln’s life ere, ge rte that Busey meant the speech Lincoln delivered in July, 1848, against the presidential aspir- ations of General Cass. In this speech, during which he ‘Dickets reserved Tues- ridiculed the general’s pretensions to day at Harris & Wood- a valiant military record, Lincoln ex- mansee’s. Mail orders the hope that if the oppo- now. Reserved seats sition Democratic party ever made Tc and 60c, Gallery him a presidential candidate, they 50c would “not make fun of me, as they have of General Cass, b: mpting to write me into a military hero.’ Probably no one, including Lincoln, had the slightest idea that he would ever run for the presidency. 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