The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-24
NEw YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK CITY - Conflicting price
movements marked the opening of today's
stock market with leading steel issues man
ifesting heaviness the federal trade COM
missions order directing abandonment of
the cost plus system. ~
United States Steel dropped to 101 IA.
Copper and Oil shares however continued
to move upward and popular rails were in
demand Chesapeake and Ohio touched a
new 1924 high.
Buying later became of a more selec-
tive character with inquiry most pronounce
cd for foreign oil grain carrier and sugar
company shares. Several representative is
sues reached the highest levels of the cur
rent rise but the general advance was re-
tarded by the tagging tendency Of the steel
shares and profit taking in various special
ties such as Dawson Chemical. Foreign ex-
change opened steady.
The continued flow of buying orders led
to short covering which pushed prices up
further as trading progressed. Improved
demand for steel from selling centers, re-
ported by the weekly trade reviews. out
weighed the adverse Pittsburgh plus" de-
cision as a arket factor and the steel shares
threw off their early heaviness. Gains OF
8 TO A points were recorded by South Porto
Rico Sugar, Tfdewater OIL and Union Tank
Car.
Call oney opened at 2 per cent.
CHICAGO - PRODUCE
BUTTER-Higher. incomplete 1920 tubs
creamery extras 81 IA: standard blank ;
extra firsts 35A@S61 firsts 3414@35 sec
onds S30134.
CHEESE Unchanged.
EGGS%HiRher; firsts 253 @2615; ordi-
nary firsts 24@24M.
PoULTRY-Weak; light fowls 49, hea-
w fowls 2o1a; light broilers 2S@29;
roosters IA.
receipts 35 cars; on track 1913 total United
States shipments 642 cars Missouri and
Kansas Irish cobblers 1.30@1.45; poorer
down to 100; early Ohios 1.256I140; north
Carolina barrelled 1.75@2.5o; Virginia bar
elled 2.50@280.
CHICAGO - LIVESTOCK
CATTLE Receipts 10000; better grades
grain fed steers and yearlings strong to 10
higher; ealy top matured steers 11.30; sew
eral loads handy and heavy bullocks 1915
01100; best long yearlings early 1915; bulk
fed steers and yearlings S.75M10.50. Bologz
ma bulls in liberal supply; weak to Is low
err few weighty kind above Ats; bulk 4.50
@4:75; packers bidding sharply lower on
veal calves; outsiders getting choice kind
at 1000; stockers and feeders more numer-
ous bulk 5.25@6.75.
SHEEP-15. 900; dull; no early sales fat
lambs; bidding around so lower taking
1900 on natives sheep and feeders steady
range ewes to killers $50; choice feeding
lambs 1928.
RoGS-Rece;pts $4,000. Slow, desirable
grades 20 to 80 cents higher others dull
top light and medium weight 9.35: bulk
good and choice $50 to $50 pound weight
9.20m9.35; packing sows 8.00MSs5; desir-
able strong weight slaughter pigs S.O0MS.25
heavyweight hogs S.90de.25; medium 900
G09.35: light e.6o@s.35; light lights 7.75@
Ops; packing soSss smooth 8.15MS.50; pack
ing sows rough 7.75@s15; slaughter pigs
T.25Qs.25.
CHICAGO - GRAIN
Wheat quickly advanced IN price today
after a wavering start. The upturn was
due chiefly to active buying based on an
nouncsmcnt that complete survey of crop
conditions in Alberta indicated only 40
600 600.
Opening prices which ranged from cent
decline to ! cent advance. with September
1.23 to 1928 Id and December 1.25R to
1928 Ia were followed by gains all around.
Corn advanced with wheat. After OPEN
ing 1-S cent to Get dow. December SO Ia
to 8e& the market rose to wei labove yes
terday's finish.
Oats rallied. starting at u cent off 70
Ia cent advance: September A 7-S to rs
cents, thu market soon hardened.
Provisiones were strong owing to higher
quotations on hogs.
WHEAT-No. hard 1.2s to 1888; No.
hard 1.27A to 1924.
CoRN-No. 2 mixed 1.os-1.OsA; No. 2
s' oArG tCs -iaiO White 55-5s; No. white
53-5s1a.
RYE-No. 2. s41s.
BARLEY-TT-SB.
TIMOTHY SEED-6.75-6.T5
GLOVER SEEDAI2. 00-2050.
LARD-12.87
RIBSH1I.O0.
BELLIES-1225.
MINNEAPOLI5-FLOUR
FLOUR-Unchanged to 15c lower In ear
load lots family patents quoted at $3.50 TO
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