Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23

NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW lOhh, sept -. tAfl-otoIks
moved up confidently today. with many
2 to 5 points in the earlier hours.
American Telephone. Allied Chemi-
cal and Lackawanna rallied 5. while
New Haven, Union Pacific and Eastman
jumped 3. In a 2 to 3 point range fell
U. 5. Steel. Pennsylvania. Baltimore a
Ohio. Western Union, Woolworth,
American Can, General Electric. New
York Central n Chesapeake g. Ohio
Thu market reacted slightly after q
brisk opening advance. but then re-
sumed the rise. although &C a slower
pace. Sales in the first half hour APP
proximated 500. 900 shares.
Call mone renewed at Ia per cent
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Sept. %. (AP)-Cotton
opened very steady on active and rather
excited buying which was stimulated
by advances IN Liverpool. Alexandris
and Bombay. and further buying here
to undo old straddles between New
York and Liverpool.
The effect OF the sharp advances In
Liverpool was modified by an impress
sion that IL reflected a further adjust
ment to the situation in Sterling. On
the first rush OF buying orders Decem-
Der contracts moved up TO So aid
! March 70 6.92. or about "a TO IS points
net higher after which there were
moderate setbacks under realizing and
n little southern selling.
The market at the end OF the first
half % as about II to 10 points above
yesterdays closing quotations. Liverpool
cables attributed the advance In that
market TO heavy general buying, cover
ing. calling and firmness In Bombay and
Alexandria.
The market eased slightly during tho
middle OF n morning on a favorable
view OF the weekly weather report which
caused some realizing and there was also
some southern selling.
Offerings were readily absorbed. how
ever. and the market ffrmed up again
on buying encouraged by reports OF q
firmer tone in the stool market and tht
continued firmness OF Liverpool. Deem
Der sold Up 70 6.72 and March 70 20
late in the morning. or "a 70 50 points
net higher and prices were within a
point or two Of these figures at mid
day.
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO. Sept. %. tAP)-fU. s. ID
A.)-Hogs 20.0 o including $500 direct;
slod: $40 lower; underweights 10-l5 off,
packing sow steady 70 10 lower: leo-
$50 BIS. 5.65-5.5T; top $50: i40-ieo lbs
5.25-5.6o. pigs 4.50-5y00; packing sow'
CAAA00NAA -
ter pigs, 100-i30 lbs. 4.35-5.10.
Cattle, IL. 500: calves. 2.5o0: fed steers
and y~eariings steady to IS over: mostly
steady early on few loads strictly good
and choice offerinks all representatives
weights: bulk crop unsold and most
lids Is lower: early top light steers 1910,
ycarlings and weighty buliocks 1000
fat COWS steady TO weak: bulls strong &C
10 higher. Slaughter cattle and vealers
Steers, 60O-1500 lbs. T.T5-l025: common
and medium 600-i300 hos. 4.00-7.75;
heifers. 550-e50 lbs. 7.00-7.75: cows. 3.75-
$50: bulls (yearlings exciudedl (oeefl
4.25-5.50: veaiers (miik fed) 8.oo-9.5o'
medium 6.50-S.00: stocker and feeder
cattle steers. 5c0-105O lbs. 5.o0-6.75.
Sheep(. 10000: strong to a shade
higher; choice lambs showing advance,
better grade natives largely 5.75-625,
outsiders 6.50-6.6 so: westerns unsoid: fa'
native ewes 100000. lambs 90 lbs
down. 5.5O-6.75. ewes 90-150 lbs. 100
2.25: feeding lambs 5o-75 lbs. good and
choice 475-5.50.