WHEAT TRADING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21285, 3 October 1934, Page 13

WHEAT TRADING

CAHGOKS. I'AKCELM. AND FUTURES LONDON AND UVKKi'OOL Q( OTATIONS ,'fKHKU I'CKSH AS.iM IVI l".v - -l:V LI.K'.IKIt TBI.ECiIIAI'H - COl'Vßlnin .) (Received October 2, !>.;> p.nu LONDON, October 1. Wheat, cargoes are slow. Farce's are unchanged. Futures are quoted: Sept. 21. Oct. 1. Loudon 'a quarter)- - s. d. t. d. February . . .'.'.'; .') ?.:', 7 April . . 24 1 2:; 11 Liverpool ia cental) -■- October .. a 21 5 U December .. a fig ; "» 5 J March .. f> <) r> );;; May . . f> 10: 5 101

FUTURE OPERATIONS IN CANADA GOVERNMENT KNQI IKY IIKM) (Received October 2, 7.5 p.m.) WINNIPEG, October J. A Government investigation into operations in wheat futures, as requested by Mr John McFarland, chairman of the selling agency of the wheat pools, seeks the source of heavy selling of futures during recent weeks in face of reduced marketing and delivery by farmers. The "free press" hints at, "oversea..; skullduggery." and suspects attempts to corner wheat. Mr McFarland urges an investigation into the Buenos Aires and Liverpool futures markets.

ALBERTA TOOL HIGHER FIRST PAYMENT (Received October 2, 7.20 pan.) CALGARY, October 1 The initial payment from the Alberta wheat pool for the 1934 crop is 50 cents, compared with 35 cents in 1933. METALS MARKET I.ONI "IN. 0,.|(i1,,. r I. Quutaoe us;--i Si-i-1. -'. i. ().■(. I. j .■: ~ ,1. £ ~ ,1. t:oi.|..T— Si.-imluH, ?pni 27 i: I" 1 . 27 (i 7'. Forward . . -7 11 In'. 'J7 r, :s Klectrnlytic .. SO .'. " ■«> " (' to .. :n> ].-> ii ::n I.", ii Wini h.'irs . . ;:o 1.-> 1.1 ;;n .1.", o American electrolytic; 'J cent.-, per lb. Leadsii.it .. Hi hi .. in 7 e, K..riv;iril .. IM \2 Ii in |:; !i SpellerForward .'.' 12 7 (• 12 hi o Tin Sjiot .. '-•:)) \2 ti -j:M 17 (i Forward .. Jie-i \2 ii 22 >i 12 (i SilverFinD. per n?.. . . 22 7-Ki.l 22 7- I <WI Ktnmlard, j>proz. IMIS-IM LMIMi'mI