The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 17, 1917, Page 18

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Classified Ads to GAMBLERS’ PRICES RUN RIOT Food speculators last week anticipated the government's crop report as ‘‘bullish’ (thereby showing that the rumors of a big crop yield used so much recently, were manufactured) and prices on the May option climbed dizzily and steadily upward until Friday, when they swayed crazily to the top of the ladder, as trad- ing in May wheat was ordered discon- tinued at Chicago. -Other options, and other grain followed the May speculation. The big event of the week in foodstuffs was the closing of the Chicago board of trade to May trading. The board said it was prompted by patriotism, and wanted to stop speculation, but on Saturday the first day after May was banished, July and September stepped to the front with advances 22 to 29 cents per bushel, corn went-up 1 to 3 cents and oats 3 cents. Statements were inade that the Allies had been buying wheat for May delivery, and that the market -was ‘‘overbought,” that is the gamblers had sold more “imaginary’’ May wheat than they could get to settle with, and Europe was de- manding real wheat, instead of gamblers’ cash balances. As a result the settle- ment of the May-option is said to have netted the Allies’ representatives some millions in profits, for the gamblers who had been selling to Kuropean agents finally had to scramble around to find real wheat ,and cut each others’ throats in the panic, prices went up, and the Allies had to be content with money in- | stead of grain. They turned around apparently and re- invested this money in what they hope will be real wheat for July and Septem- ber delivery, and perhaps the operation will be repeated, July and September wheat jumped at the crack of the whip, and so did every other grain that can be substituted for human food. Meantime bucket shops are industri- ously trying to create the delusion that there is a surplus of grain, that the win- ter wheat crop is a success and the hard spring wheat belt is reveling in such fine weather that a big crop of spring wheat is assured. - These counter attacks, however, have gone unheeded, and the dealers in options are buying cheap low grade wheat from Canada, (coming duty free) with. which to help settle their accounts. ¥ On Saturday, the day when grain went crazy in the grain marts, the livestock dealers at all the big centers, where an apparently well organized effort to beat down prices to livestock producers had been fairly ' successful for nearly two weeks, began to grow panicky, and they bid up hegs and cattle in excited manner after several days of lethargy. \ REPRESENTATIVE WHEAT SALES (At Minneapolis) No. of Rarnge of Grade Cars Prices. No. 1 Northern .... 50 3.37 -3.01 No. 2 Northern .... 89 3.2614-2.04 No. 3 Northern ....116 3.12%-2.70 No. 4 Northern 3.18 -2.16% 2.90 -1.75 3.15 -1.80 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT FUTURES | July | September Date igi f.ow t H ool v May, T ... 2 1.91%511.86 May 8 .92 |1.8914 May 9 411.98 May 10 % (2.02% May 11 412.08 May 12 2.13 MINNEAPOLIS CASH PRICES % ] No. 1 Nor. | No. 3 Nor. Date | Low | High ! T.ow I High May Glsin v 2.94 [3.00 {2.70 |2.90 3.07%4(2.7114612.911% 2.81%(3.011% 2.881513.021% 2.891513.04%% 3.04 |3.19 CATTLE PRICES FLUCTUATE Livestock buyers at South St. Paul last week made strong cuts in all lines, cattle 10 to 15 cents below the previous Satur- day close, hogs 10 cents lower and other lines steady, but by Saturday prices had come up on live beef, pork and mutton, and some individual price records were made during the week. For instance one load of Minnesota fat Whitefaces sold at $12.40 the highest price for a straight carload made this year. Another indi- vidual steer brought $12.50, but the bulk of the week's cattle offerings ranged be- tween $8 and $10.50. In the feeder line good grass weather put hope in the breasls of the yard spec- ulators and they bought strong on two or three days, but ended the week cleaned out of stock, and unwilling to pay the prices the packers were willing to pay for immediate Kkilling.. One ship- ment of feeders comprising a trainload of lean steers was sold to a-:Wisconsin lumber company on Wednesday for $49,000 and will be fed to its men in the logging woods next winter. Hog prices recovered after the first knock of Monday, and went up 5 to 10 cents at a jump until top hogs reached $15.75 per 100 on Saturday. Neverthe- less the sharp grading of porkers that has accompanied the high price levels, leaves many hogs selling at $10.50 to $12.00 and the idea that packers are pay- ing the top prices for any large quantjty of hogs is erroneous. Dairy cows were in strong demand and continued high. Sheep were scarcely to be had except from feed lots directly to packers. Most of these came shorn, lambs selling around $13 in that condi- tion. A feature of the past few weeks has been the enormous sacrifice of veal calves, nearly half the cattle receipts at St. Paul being veals which in the ma- jority of cases:do not bring much over $11_to $12 with many earning less: The high ‘mark on veals -last week was Saturday when $15.75 was paid for choice fat ones of good weight. REPRESENTATIVE LIVESTOCK SALES Butcher Steers No. Animals Av. Wt Price 3 5 members of the League are i i 830 3 ; 74 8.00 5 . 6 800 7.50 only one-half price. B b5 11:80 > Butcher Cows and Heifers No. Animals Av. Wt, Price i 1 1060 8.50 2 915 7.50 (Continued on page 19) Mention Lead . ken writing adve..ser. - EIGHTEEN The Tenth - Anniversary Car If you want a car for real service and that will give satisfaction you will appreciate a REGAL. The Regal is a strong, sturdy, staunch car. 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