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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1903
Page
3
The New York stock market ends a flat session with shares trading in a narrow band. Union Pacific led the declines as professional selling weighed on prices, while overall activity remained near the lowest since 1900. Bank lending stayed high despite ongoing market liquidation and weaker securities values.
Wheat shows early advances on Paris and Northwest strength but erodes later as Minneapolis prices slide. September falls from the day’s highs to Te via Te, corn weakens under selling pressure, and provisions stay quiet with minor rallies as lard stocks rise.
The page lists cash quotations for grains and livestock, including wheat No 3 spring, corn No 2, oats No 2, rye, barley, flaxseed, and pork and lard prices. Receipts from Chicago show cattle and hog volumes with price ranges for good to fair quality and various categories, plus sheep and lamb quotes and near-term market expectations.
Western lambs and cattle show steady to strong demand in South Omaha with receipts around 3 500 cattle 3 200 hogs and 1 700 sheep. Prices vary by class with natives and westerns around 3.20 to 4.50 for cattle and hogs 4.95 to 5.25. Kansas City reports similar strength with Texans and native cattle bidding higher and hogs around 5.10 to 5.25. lambs and muttons improve slightly amid active trading.
Samuel T. Hauser as president of the Missouri River Power company proposes paying last year’s taxes if the county board lowers this year’s assessment to 500000. He and directors claim last year’s figure was at least 300000 too high and would drop their suit if a fair valuation is set. Odell W. McConnell and Lincoln Working defended the petition at the Board of Equalization.
Montana Transfer Co offers freight transfer storage and pool car handling with a furniture van for moves. Butte Exchange Furniture Co advertises at 18 and W Broadway. Farrish Rogers Scavengers provide 24 hour service at low rates from 393 KE Mercury.
Helena Aug 3 Mrs Julius Jenkel of East Helena asks Sheriff Jeff OConnell to investigate her husband a 43 year old former smelter laborer who vanished six weeks ago and she feared he might be jailed. The sheriff pledged to search and check if Mr Jenkel is in custody.
Numerous parcels and homes advertised across Stevensville Missoula and Butte Alberta Canada with 40 to 120 acre ranches 1000 acre stock ranches and younger suburban cottages. Notable properties include 40 acres fenced with water rights near Stevensville 8 room brick cottage in Butte and a 1000 acre Montana stock ranch with cross fences and water resources. Also ads for homesteads in Alberta and rental rooms in Butte.
Charles J. McDevitt a laborer from Lewis and Clarke county filed a bankruptcy petition before Judge Hiram Knowles. Liabilities total 352.90 with no assets.
Helena august 3 Elmer G Steiner of Silver Bow county has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court with liabilities totaling 561.03 and assets listed at 50.
A garbled clipping lists businesses and offices in Butte including Dr T A Grigg eye ear nose throat clinic at 41 Harbour Bridge, Mrs A Birthright manicure and hairdressing, and a stove shop moved to 123 Ed Park.
The Butte Anaconda and Pacific railway lists westbound trains with local departures at 7:00 1:00 and 5:00, and connections available to Northern Pacific Great Northern and Oregon Short Line at specified times. Tickets are sold at the city ticket office in Butte and at the railway station.
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