The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1933, Page 7

{HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1933 Tribune’s Grain, Livestock and (|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Market Report for Thurs., Dec. 21. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS _ STOCKS STEADY BUT || New York Stocks| WHEAT PRICE DROPS gi" “= S , Call Miss Want-Ad Taker RALLIES ARE FEEBLE | FIRTH STRAIGHT DAY juss ‘s:::ii6 isis cw ER | } PHONE 32 % MINNEAPOLIS CASH GRAIN AND TRADE IS DULL Adams Exp. :.. 1 Advance Rume. 4 Dollar Remains on Even Keel But Wheat and Cotton Tend to Droop New York, Dec. 21.—(?}—Stocks steadied a bit Thursday after their wash-out of the previous session, but recoveries generally were limited to Small fractions and intermittent ral- lies were rather feeble. Air. Reduc, hany Al, Chem. & Dye’: gay Dullness ruled in the early hours| Atl, Cst. and most of Wednesday's growling|Atl. Ref. bears failed to venture into the open. Whether they had already covered |A' was @ matter of discussion. There ‘was little stock for sale, however, and also there were few traders who show- ed an inclination to reach for equi- | Beth. ties. The dollar remained on an even keel in foreign exchange dealings as the gold rate was again unaltered. | 2: Wheat and cotton sagged and other commodities were undecided. Bonds | were mildly mixed. Barnsdall . Bendix Aviation |. Steel ... Shares of Union Bag & Paper,|Case, J. I. which led Wednesday’s relapse, came back for a small gain. Celanese and Atlas Tack, however, lost about a: Ch point each. American Tobacco B, American Telephone, Socony Vacuum, Standard Oil of California and West- ern Union were slightly higher. Con- solidated Gas eased to a new low for the year. U. 8. Steel, Johns-Man- ville, Auburn, N. Y. Central, U. 8. Smelting, Allied Chemical, Westing-| Go, house and many others held to a nar- row range. U. S. Industrial Alcohol, Amefican Commercial Alcohol, Col- umbian Carbon and Santa Fe were off 1 to 2 points. The close was mildly irregular. Transfers approximated 1,000,000 shares, F oe | | Produce Markets | ae ———- CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 21—(?)—Butter was unchanged Thursday. Eggs were easy and poultry ruled steady. Butter, 8,402, steady, prices un- changed. Cont. Motor Cont. Oil Del. .. Eggs, 4,991, easy; extra firsts 18%; | Fox Film fresh graded firsts 16%; current re- veipts 15%. Poultry live, 56, trucks, steady; hens 8%-10; Leghorn hens 171%; Rock springs 10%-12; colored 10-10%; 14s ; ture Leghorn chickens 71; roosters 6; tur- Gillette keys 11-17; ducks 7'2-8'; geese 10. Dressed turkeys, steady; young hen turkeys 19; young toms 20; old hens 16; old toms 15; No. 2, 12. NEW YORK New York, Dec. 21.—(#)—Butter, 15,709, steady. Creamery, centralized, oH a S84Se2sASSSstesa-s FORFEAELEE FESR PERF 1, ;natural recovery was to be looked for ta ket dropped lower than before. In|! 4|S0me quarters, talk was heard that |”. 4 {the government estimate of winter . |authority said the present practice of 4| Wheat acreage and conditions proved 0 {ket Thursday which steadiness of the | tr3 stock market and buying in the Chi- |} (90 score) 16%; other. grades unchang- ed. ventugoaa) 129,515, quiet and unchang- ed. Eggs, 12,503, weak. Mixed colors ‘special packs or selections from fresh receipts 20-2114; standards and com- mercial standards 18%-19%; firsts 17; mediums 39 “Ibs. 14%-15; dirties No. 1, 42 Ibs. 144-15; average checks 14; refrigerators; special 15%-| Loew’ 1612; standards 14-15; firsts 13%; seconds 13; mediums and dirties 12- 1246; checks 1114. Live poultry steady. Chickens, | f ‘e2pt. St freight 10-15; express 10-16; broilers, | Miam Conpet express 10-18; other freight and ex-|/aro Kan. & Tex. press unchanged. ' Dressed poultry quiet and unchang- ed. [Miscellaneous] FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, Dec. 21.—()—Foreign exchange steady. Great Britain de- mand in dollars, others in cents. Great Britain 5.09%; Prance 6.09%; | Onto Oi Italy 8.17; Germany, 37.15; Norway, 25.55; Sweden, 26.25; Montreal in New Ko aes: New York in Montreal, MONEY RATES Pathe a New York, Dec. 21.—()—Call money | Renney, (J, C.) steady; 60 days %-1; 90 days 1-1%; ips Pet... €-6 mos. 14-14% per cent. ri Prime commercial paper 1%. GOVERNMENT BONDS New York, Dec, 21.—()—Govern- ment bonds: : Liberty 3%s 100.12. tery. Ist 4%s 101.11. lberty 4th 4%s 101.24. Treasury 4%s 1065. ‘Treasury 4s 103, CURB STOCKS New York, Dec. 21—(#)—Curb: Cities Service 112. Elec. Bond & Share 10%. Stand. Oil Ind. 32%. United Founders ‘s. CHICAGO STOCKS (By the Press) Midwest Util. %. (Over the counter in N. ¥.) Quart Inc. 8h 1.32; 1.42. : mendment to’ 38% | prices to dip to new low marks for ithe season before resistance wasi M4 | quite a Pertod but the market event-; 4 ually came to life when Chicago pro- | *|fessionals began to take offerings. 23 | market was the final influence of the! 3 May lc lower and July %c lower. De-; « |but no change in comparative prices , |Was reported. Buyers were slower to 4} FEFERL ee eet BEE wot re bBowvRetuatucteey KKK LEK LKFKKRKFFFFALA SERaBakSackSa8u' “ Pit ePrice ett ret FERFEL FF KR RE “2/ ON GHIGAGO MARKET Official Estimate of Win- ter Crop Chicago, Dec. 21.—()—For the fifth day in succession, wheat Thursday teached lower price levels, May wheat {going under 80 cents for the first time since Oct. 20. over @ material change in the official estimate of the seeded acreage of win- ter wheat for the 1934 crop. Liquida- tion developed and, with stop loss ord- ers caught, the market dropped tem- Porarily about 2 cents. ‘Wheat closed unsettled, %-1% under | Wednesday's finish, Dec. 78%, 80%-%, corn %%-1 cent advance, Dec. 44 [42% May 48%-%, oats %4-% up, and Provisions unchanged to 5 cents lower. Uncertainty as to the meaning of the government report on domestic winter wheat was largely due to the fact that the report showed a bigger acreage than expected but a low con- of wheat at Liverpool had touched a new bottom price record for the sea- son acted also as a disturbing in- fluence. On the other hand, bulls radical downturn of values here a and that indications pointed to en- oi peat of domestic flour sales by; On rebounds in prices wheat went! fractionally above Wednesday's finish | but gains were not held and the mar-! wheat acreage should not be taken too seriously. A leading unofficial! the government was to guage its es- timates from time to time and that! new estimates made this month for: Corn and oats displayed relative’ 4 strength as compared with wheat, 4 tural offerings of corn to arrive being limited. Provisions lacked aggressive support. MINNEAPOLIS FUTURES DIP TO NEW LOW MARKS ; Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 21—(4)— The government report on winter | to be a factor in the Minneapolis mar- i cago market failed to influence, final prices for the day being considerably | lower. The government report caused! shown. Listless buying followed for | Comparative steadiness of the stock day. Coarse grain futures acted much | better than wheat futures. Rye fin- ally showed a gain on the government report while a belated short bought in December oats and rallied the market sharply. December wheat closed 1%c lower, lcember and May rye closed %c high- er. December barley closed %c lower and May unchanged to ‘4c higher. De- cember oats closed 1%¢ higher and! May ‘sc higher. December flax clos- | ed lc higher and May and July Ic lower. Cash wheat tone was slightly easier interest themselves in the offerings, which were very moderate. No win-| ter wheat came in to speak of. Durum ‘was very scarce and in fair to good demand. Corn demand was fair to good and, firmer. Oats was in good demand and: offerings light. steady. Barley tone was easier. Flax in better demand and! ‘scarce. ' Grain Quotations Sen noe Close 78% 80% 1% dition figure. Word that all deliveries | taf contended that after Wednesday's !! Past years showed more drastic |} %sichanges than usual, reflecting un- aa |doubtedly wheat production plan bias. | Minneapolis, Dec. 21.— (4) — Wheat to 66 recepits Thursday 200 compared a year ago. % protein 1 ‘die north, 2 dk north. iove proveln : in 1 ‘dk norti, 2 ok north. 2 dk north. 3 dk north. Grade of 1 dk north. 2 dk north 3 dk north. Grade of 2 north. 3 north... 14% protel % protein DW or W. 0% 1B 2 80% .78's 80% 78% 80% «7812 8012 -78'2 76% .78%2 Minnesota and South Dakota Wheat 12% protein LDOHWer 1H W. TU Grade of 1DHW 1HW..... 19% Te 19% U2 19% Durum Ch 1 amber .93 a7 95, U2 19's 1 umber... 12% protein 2 amber.... Grade of 1 amber.... ‘2 omber. Grade of durum. : 2 durum. 1 ‘ Lid durum 74 15, Coarse Grain 3 4 5455 sevnis LM 174 171 DULUTH CASH GRAIN Duluth, Dec, 21.—()—Wheat cash closing prices: No, 1 dark northern 76%4-81%%; No, 2 dark northern 77%- 78%; No. 3 dark northern 76-77%; No. 1 northern 78-81%; No. 2 north- ern 77%4-78'4; No. 1 amber durum 75- 96; No. 2 amber durum 175-96; No. 1 durum 74-76; No. 2 durum 74-76; No. as mixed durum 73-91; No. 1 red durum Flax: No. 1, $1.7214. Oats: No. 3 white, 3214-3315. Rye: No. 1, 54-55, Barley: Malting, 41%-49%; No. 2 special, 41%; No. 3, 40%-41%; lower grades, 33% -40%. RANGE OF CARLOT SALES Minneapolis, Dec. 21.—(?)—Range of carlot grain sales: Wheat: No, 1 hard spring, 80%- 82%; No. 1 dark northern, 77%-81% No. 1 northern, 7943-79% ; No. 1 mixed, 74%; No. 1 hard winter, 817%; No. 2 red winter, 79%; No, 2 amber durum, 9014-96; No. 1 mixed durum, 93%. Corn: No. 2 yellow, 41%. Oats: No. 3 white, 31. Rye: No. 2, 56%. Barley: Special No. 2, 59-69; No. 2, 44-72) Flax: =1.75%. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN Chicago, Dec. 21.—(}—Wheat, No. 2 hard 70%-80%; No.5 northern spring (musty) 76%; corn, No. 2 mixed 43; No, 2 yellow 44%-%; No. 2 white 45-4514; new corn, No. 3 mixed 41%- 42%; No. 2 yellow 43%-44%; No. 2 white 44%; sample grade 3514; oats, No. 2 white 33; No. rye; barley, 43- 73; timothy seed, 5.50-6.00 cwt.; clov- er seed, 11.00-13.85 cwt. 42% 48% 50% 31% 35% 33% Al% 6% » M% 42 40 40 482 482 480 4.80 DULUTH RANGE Pain. Minn.. Dee. 21. 4 Open High Close ei, 6% AK Te” |erns; about MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, b - 15 lower. Carload lots, family patents 6.90-7.00 @ barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments 18,634. Pure bran 13.00-13.50. Standard middlings 12.50-13.00. SO. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South 8t. Paul, Dec. 21.—(7)—(U. 8. Dept. Agr.)—Cattle, 1,600; most classes in light supply early; mar- ket slow; few sales steers and year- asking stronger for heavyweights; she stock and bulls mostly Calves 1, medium to cholce 300-480; odd head Hogs 8,000; fairly setive, 10-18 high- ‘35; average cost Wednesday 2.70,| while French combing Peight 216 pounds, Sheep 4: + | Wednesday's bu) +|6.75; three loads choice fed western *}220 late. | *| Agr.) —Hogs. + | ly 2.35-65; light light, good and choice, sel] 5 higher at 2.95 down; sows mostly carly action; undertone steady to strong with Wednesday's average; Dairy cattie dull, good to choice i{springers quoted around $27.50-37.50; dlainer kinds down to $15.00 per cwt. , CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 21—(#)—(U. S. Dep. 28,000; including 7,000 direct; fairly active, strong to 10 ii] nigher than Wednesday; bulk 160-320 « |"bs., 3.00-35; top 3.35; light lights 2.60- 00; pigs 2.00-50; packing sows main- 140-160 Ibs. 2.60-3.10; light weight, 160-200 Ibs., 2.90-3.35; medium weight ! 200-250 Ibs., 3.25-35; heavy weight, ! 250-350 Ibs.. 2.90-3.30; packing sows, | medium and good, 275-550 Ibs., 2.2575; | digs, good and choice, 100-130 Ibs.. 2.00-60. Cattle, 4,000; calves, 2,000; weights steers strong to 25 higher; fully 50 nigher for the week on kinds scaling 1,200 founds, upward; long yearlings | also firm to higher, but rank and file tight heiférs and mixed yearlings; weak to 25 lower; all she stock firm! to higher, to being generally an active market on everything on light heifers and mixed yearlings recently selling ‘at 6.00 down to 4.00; such kinds now bringin, 5.50; down to 3.00; best long | yearlings 6.25; big weight steers 5.00- 35; slaughter cattle and vealers: steers, good and choice, 550-900 Ibs., 5.00-6.50; 906-1100 lb.s, 5.00-6.50; 1100- 1300 Ibs., 4.75-6.25; 1300-1500 Ibs., 4.00- #00; common and medium, 550-1300 tbs., 2.75-525; heifers, good and/ choice 590-750 Ibs., 4.25-6.50; common | and meduim, 250-425; cows, good, | 475-3.50; common and medium, 2.00- | 15; low cutter and cutter, 1.35-2.00; vulls (yearlings excluded), good (beef), 2.75-3.25; cutter, common and ; medium, 2.00-85; vealers, good and choice, 4.25-5.75; medium, 3.00-4.25; cull and common, 2.50-3.00; stocker and feeder cattle: steers, good and choice, 500-1050 Ibs., 3.75-5.00; com- mon and medium, 2.50-3.75. | Sheep, 10,000; fat lambs active; un-/ jdertone strong to 25 higher; best held; | toward 7.75; bids and few sales around 4.25-50; sheep firm; feeding lambs scarce; slaughter sheep and lambs: | zambs, 90 pounds, down, good and choice, 7.00-65; common and medium, ewes, 90-150 pounds, good and choice, | £.25-3.50; all weights, common and! medium, 1.50-2.75; feeding lambs, 50- 78 pounds, good and choice, 5.75-6.35. fie SIOUX CITY i Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 21—(#)—(U. 8. Dept. Agr.)—Cattle, 2,500; better; grade fed steers and yearlings fairly, active; strong; others mostly steady; | fat she stock little changed; stockers and feeders mostly steady; car choice around 1000 lb. yearlings 5.65; load 833 lb. weights 5.50; bulk 4.00-5.00; small lots fed heifers up to 5.00; most cows 2.00-50; low cutters and cutters chiefly 1.35-75; few common and med- jum dockers 3.25 down. Hogs, 10,500; opening slow; scatter- ed sales to shippers 5-10 higher; early practical top 3.00; 3.10 to city butchers; 170-230 lbs. weight sold at 2.90-3.00; most packer bids steady to | I 2.25-50; feeder pigs 1.50-2.25 strong weights up to 2.50. Sheep, 3,000; practically nothing done, asking higher for fat lambs and other classes scarce, unchanged; ‘choice wooled skins held above 7.00; shorn lambs eligible around 6.00; feed- ers salable 6.00 down; bulk fed wool- ed and native lambs late Wednesday €.75-7.00; shorn lambs 6.00 down. BOSTON WOOL to moderate quantities, is being received on greasy combing domestic ‘wools. Most of the business is on ter- ritory lines. Strictly combing 64s and finer graded territory wools are firm- ly quoted at 84-86 cents scoured basis average fat lambs; ‘will be required, such bonds to expire ./Strain of Paraguayan-Bolivian rela- est and Found __ LOST—McKenzie High School ciass j Ting, 1933. Wednesday forenoon with | ruby set. Initials I. A.M. Finder | please return to Tribune. Reward. 81-83 cents scoured basis. Some lots are held above current selling prices on moderate quantities. CHICAGO POTATOES | Chicago, Dec. 21.—()—(U. 8. D. A.) ;—Potatoes, 63, on track 214, total U. 8. shipments 476; about steady, sup- |plies moderate, demand and trading slow; sacked per cwt.; Wisconsin ‘round whites U. 8. No. 1, few sales 1.25-35; mostly 1.30-35, occasional higher; Idaho Russets U. 8S. No. 1, open mug pack 1.60-62%, mostly around 1.60; regular pack few sales 1.5214-55; combination grade 1.40; U. S. No. 2, few sales 1.35. i Stock Buyers Warned To Get New Licenses Livestock buyers’ licenses in North Dakota must be renewed January 1, according to the state railroad com- mission which announced new appli- cations for the licenses are not being received. | Renewal blanks may be obtained from the commission. A new bond, written by a surety company author- ized to write such risk in this state, December 31, 1934. A fee of $5 for the buyer and $5 for each agent designat- | ed by the buyer must accompany the} application, the commission reported. Forty-nine livestock agent's licenses have been issued to various agents of Armour and Company in the state. Fall Pig Crop Shows Small Drop for Year Washington, Dec. 21—()—The to- tal fall pig crop for 1933 was esti- mated Thursday by the bureau of agricultural economics at 3 per cent below that of 1932, with a decrease of 8 per cent in the number of sows to farrow next spring. i The total pig crop for the entire year was estimated at 61,758,000 head, an increase of 1,600,000 or 2% per cent over 1932. The number of sows farrowed in the principal producing states in- clude: Fall Spring Est. for State 1933 1933 1934 Minnesota .. 227,000 735,000 698,000 N. Dakota... 30,000 132,000 103,000 8. Dakota.. 70,000 434,000 282,000 $314,000,000 Will Be Spent on Waterways Washington, Dec. 21.—(?)—Secre- tary of War Dern, in a.summary of army engineer corps work under the public works program, said Thursday its waterways development would in- volve the expenditure of $314,000,000 and provide employment for 314,000 men for one year. To date, he said, $141,200,000 has been allotted and 44,697 men have been placed at work. Dern listed the work as including development of Great Lakes ports, improvement of the inland water- ways system on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and canalization of the upper Mississippi. Paraguay Accused Of Truce Violation Montevideo, Dec. 21—(P—-A new tions was expected to be injected in- to the Pan-American conference ‘Thursday with a formal protest from Bolivis that Paraguay has violated ‘an armistice that halted fighting be- eo the two countries Tuesday staple of sim- flar quelity is firm at 81-83 cents. ; receipts mostly west- | strict; in » 608, 1 heart Hind Iy combing 58s, 60s, % blood |by territory wools are selling mostly at alleged violation was the cap- ture of four forts in the Gran Chaco Call in the morning before 12 noon. Your ad will be in print the same day. It will reach thousands of prospective custom- ers. 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