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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
3
In New York on April 3 the market focused on Federal Steel and Baltimore & Ohio. Federal Steel slid after charter issues hinted no dividend this year. Baltimore & Ohio rose as investors anticipated new stockholder rights. Gauge of rails and grangers showed mixed moves amid light trading and firmer late.
A dense OCR of stock prices lists preferred shares and percentages for numerous railroads and steel companies. Entries cite entities such as Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Great Western, Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Wabash, Wisconsin Central, Wells Fargo, American Steel & Wire, and American Railway groups with percent figures and notes on preferred status.
Irregular trading in tin led to a 25 to 75 point drop from yesterday. Copper and spelter rose on strong export demand and London cables, with copper at 17.4% and spelter firm at 4.00. Lead held at 4.07 to 4.72, pig iron warrants weak, brokers pricing lead at 4.40 and copper higher.
The Commercial Advertiser reports a subdued Easter trading day with profit-taking across markets. Americans led activity then sagged. New York orders revived for Baltimore & Ohio and Atchison. Paris paid day, London bought Anacondas, and New York saw a relapse after profit-taking.
Telegraph and cable data show U S and Canada east of the Rockies Wheat down 1 852 000 bushels. Liverpool reports Europe afloat Wheat up 306 000 bushels. Total Wheat stock falls 152 000 bushels. Corn U S and Canada east of the Rockies down 92 000 bushels. Aggregate Wheat stocks at Portland Tacoma Seattle fall 93 000 bushels.
Readable extracts list various combing grades and staple terms by territory including Montana Dakota Utah Wyoming Idaho and Australia. Terms mention fine medium and fine, secured basises, scoured, staples, and multiple price-like codes, with scattered vendor language.
A self described inventor promotes a portable battery device to boost vitality and treat weakness by delivering an electric current through the body. The claim centers on strengthening the glandular system and reaching the prostate without drug influence, using a girdle with 18 cells worn overnight.
Butte Montana business directory lists lawyers and professionals including Charles and Sackett Attorneys at Law Office 6 Bee Hive Building East Broadway Robert Coombe 461 Broadway W B Carroll 527 Hennessy Building William J Larmour Attorney at Law Room 42 Silver Bow Building A Borombauer successor to Carney and Hand Assayer and Chemist 108 Broadway P.O. Box 114 Sticht and Co Reliable assay office established 1889 316 North Main Street P.O. Box 621 Mayer Assayer samples by mail No. 40 West Park Street P.O. Box 516 Thos Buggy Assayer and Chemist 430 North Main Street Bond and trade services L L A Sisley Co 47 West Broadway For mining dealings Jennings M J railroad and general contractor 0 South Wyoming Street BIMROSK Dentist hours and office details Suite 312 Hennessy Building Fifth Floor.
Advertises the Sanden Electric Belt with a special attachment for men claiming over 30,000 testimonials and $3,000,000 spent on ads. Promises nerve soothing treatment, restoration of weakened parts, and full-body invigoration through galvanic current. Offers free consultation and a free book titled Three Classes of Men.
Peoples Employment Bureau in room 21 Owsley lists openings for four women cooks for camps at four dollars and a waitress, plus wages for a Virginia camp job, two-family positions in Deer Lodge and Whitehall, city waitstaff at two dollars, and a ranch hand at thirty dollars. Also vault cleaning, conveying work, machinery moved, and general transfer by M Harmon at 29 W Broadway. Phone 6.
We pay the highest cash price for household goods in the city. If you want to buy or sell see us at 73 W. Park St. Butte. McRea & Solveson offer loans on household goods and pianos without removal. Royal Exchange at 128 Park Butte handles new and second-hand furniture with prompt mail orders.
Multiple listings for houses and farms in Butte and nearby areas. Properties include 6 room brick houses on Main Street, 10 room lodging houses, and 320 acre parcels near Missoula. Offers cover sales prices from 1 000 to 4 000, rents from 33 to 200 monthly, and loans up to 30 000 at 1 percent. Also farm and orchard tracts in Bitter Root and Missoula Valley with water rights.
A mixed page of small advertisements lists farm stock notes in Aurora and Deer Lodge, services from chiropodists and midwives, divorce advice with confidential handling, exchanges for old metals, Belgian hares and chattel mortgage offers, and several psychics and mediums based in Butte and Missoula with contact details.
Advertisements priced at 2 cents per word for the first insertion and 1 cent per word for each consecutive insertion. E C D or Sundays rate 2 cents per word each insertion. No ads accepted for less than 2 cents. Classified ad rates per line per month are $1.26.
Cattle receipts 2000 with market strong to 10c higher. Native steers 445 to 55. cows and heifers 320 to 425. canners 225 to 525. stockers 575 to 490. calves 88.50 to 107. Hogs receipts 5400 with market to 5.25 higher. Heavy 5.18 to 5.25. mixed 5.15 to 5.17. bulk 5.14 to 5.17. Sheep receipts 1000 with market steady to strong. westerns 5.54 to 6.10. lambs 6.47 to 7.
The wool trade shows slow demand with no material drop in overall prices. Some grades are marked lower to stimulate business while territory wools remain nominal and fleece prices ease to match trade conditions.
Lost purple hat belonging to a lady has an offered reward if returned to 644 EB Galena Street Butte. Return promptly for bounty.
Dr T A Grigg is an oculist practicing in eye ear nose throat and chest care. The office is located at the post office building 28 East Broadway in Butte Montana.
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