Rumors of War Aid fordstuffs Trigger Grain Rally
Chicago August 5 Threats of war between the allies and Russia boosted grain, especially wheat, as demand for American foodstuffs rose. Foreign exchange setbacks weighed on exports. Wheat prices fluctuated with declines and advances before closing higher. corn and oats gained on crop damage and war news. Cash quotes listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, seeds, and livestock. receipts 10,140 cases with varying firsts and storage prices.
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Livestock Market Report From Chicago August Receipts
Cattle receipts 10000 slow market. Best yearlings and handy-weight steers near top at 16.75 and 16.50. heavy beeves and brass ya steers draggy with bulk brassy around 9.50 to 14. Best butcher bulls up to 25c higher. Cows mostly 5.50 to 12, canners 4 to 4.50. Hogs receipts 23000 higher about 16.35 top for bulk light and butcher. packing sows 13.65 to 14. pigs up 15c. Sheep receipts 16000 mostly steady. native lambs 4. ewes 8.2 to 8.8. Montana wethers 2. the best feeding lambs around 12.
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Spokane MarketHogs and Cattle Prices Aug 5
Spokane market report lists hog receipts and strong demand with prime mixed at 18 to 18.50, medium mixed 17.5 to 18, rough heavies 15.75 to 16.50, sows 16 to 17.25, stockers 15.25 to 16.25. Cattle receipts 327, steady market. prime steers 10.50 to 11, good to choice 9.25 to 10.50, mids 8.50 to 9.50, fairs 7.50 to 8, common 6 to 7. calves 9 to 12.50, stockers 5 to 8. Sheep market steady. prime lambs 10 to 11, best ewes 3.50 to 6.
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South St. Paul Market Receipts Mixed Despite Steady Livestock
Cattle receipts run 3 400 with killers steady to slow, fat steers 6.25 to 15.25, cows and heifers 5.25 to 12.50, calves 4.25 to 5.15, stockers slow 3.50 to 11.50. sheep receipts 2 500 with lambs 5.13 and wethers 4.08 to 7.25, lambs 25 cents lower.
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South ST. Paul
Omaha Market Report Shows Gains Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Omaha August 5 cattle receipts 900 steady to 25 cents higher with best steers at 15.65 hogs 6000 seen 25 to 40 cents higher with top 15.50 and strong weight packing grades around 14.25 sheep receipts 5500 market steady best lambs 13.15 and ewes noted with general gains across the livestock segments.
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Motorcycle Races Planned for Elks Convention
Motorcycle races will entertain Elks of the state on the final day of their convention in Billings next week. Well known Midland empire riders are booked, sidecar races are included, a large street carnival company will be present, and aviators will perform stunt flights and parachute drops. The convention runs August 13 and 14.
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Billings Commercial Club conducts second business tour
The Billings Commercial Club began its second trade tour of the season from Billings this morning heading to Red Lodge. The caravan comprised 80 cars with 1060 members. Speeches were delivered en route and a banquet was held in Red Lodge tonight.
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Phillip Mron Head dies at 40 in Billings Crow reservation
Phillip Mron Head a prominent Crow Indian from Billings died at age 40. He was a farmer and stockman. Funeral services will be held at Hardin. A later item notes the lord mayor of London wearing a crimson velvet state robe before the king.
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Stock Market Slide Mirrors Bear Attacks on Industrials
New York stock market opens on a contracted scale as low priced industrials liquidate and bear pressure widens across specialties. About 1,150,000 shares change hands while railroads recover and gas shares rise 6 points after rate increases. Oil stocks fall, with Middle States Oil down 14 points and Mexican Petroleum down 5. Pan American slips, and final hours see further declines across shippings and leathers with a weak close.
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Factors in the money market net cautious outlook
Financial experts say money market factors are evenly balanced making near term forecasts risky. Strong investors seek low priced railway bonds and industrials. copper centers hint at higher output in late year. rail stocks may rise as industrials recover. Bank of England holds at 7 percent. railroads plan about 400 million dollars in new securities in coming months. An acre yields about 6000 pounds of indi y
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East Broadway
Mercantile (New York) Exchange Rates and Money Market
New York close shows Sterling at 61 1/2 percent, francs 7 3/4 to 7 7/8, guilders 33 1/8 to 33 3/16, lire 5 96 to 6 08, marks 2 1/5 to 2 21. Time loans firm, call money steady at 7 percent high, 6 percent last loan, with New York Montreal rate at 11 1/2 percent discount.
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Underground Mucker Alternative Here at Tintic Standard Mine
Mining operators fear mucker scarcity. at Tintic Standard mine a road scraper loads ore into cars via a small air hoist and steel cable on the 1100-foot level. Two workers move ore efficiently up an inclined slide, reducing hard labor and increasing output in extreme heat.
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Hecla Mining Shipments Hit High Grade Lead Ore
Hecla Mining at Burke Idaho reports shipments of 2709 to 2800 tons monthly as 600 to 700 tons are hoisted daily. Three hundred workers sustain six day weeks, with ore from a 2000 foot level drift extending 500 feet and a 1660 foot long drift on a 1600 foot level.
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Burke
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James F. McCarthy
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Sterling Mining Develops Silver Lead Ore at Mike Horse Mine
A large force of men is employed at the Mike Horse mine in Stemple Montana. Promising silver lead ore is being mined as Sterling Mining and Milling company develops the property for production.
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Amarilla
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Bar Silver Prices in New York and London
Bar silver in New York remained unchanged at 941 1 2 cents per ounce for domestic and foreign, with Mexican dollars at 71 1 2 cents. In London on August 5 the price stood at 56 1 2 pence per ounce with money and discounts unchanged.
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Cleansing Earth Found at Cody in Wyoming Claim
J R Parker of Cody reports locating a valuable deposit near Cody Wyoming that resembles Fuller's earth. Samples show a light greenish yellow non odor substance that softens when damp, hardens when dry, and cleans better than any demonstrated material. Parker demonstrated cleaning power by removing grease from engine parts.
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J. R. Parker
Cody
Wyo
Commodity Prices Steady Across Metals Market
New York August 5 copper iron lead and antimony hold steady while tin remains firm at 49 pounds 50 pence for August and September. Zinc in East St. Louis quoted at 7 60 to 7 75.
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Horoscopes for Friday August Sixth 1920
Weathered astrology notes menacing planetary signs for the day. It warns political candidates to avoid initiatives while crime and financial motives draw government study. Falsehoods may spread as Uranus weakens judgment. honest paths gain protection. Nervous diseases rise. birthdate individuals should avoid speculation and changes.
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Beware of Wasting Time in Marriage Forecast
A 1920 McClure Syndicate note counsels caution about time wasted chasing romance. It hints that prudent choices and timely action lead to a happier marriage, reflecting era’s dating and courtship norms.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
City-Owned Scales Urged for Billings
Aug 5 Billings city council faced a petition from Crystal Ice and Fuel and People’s Ice asking the city to provide municipal scales under a city weighmaster. Current weights have led to claims of unfair advantage as two other firms own scales. Crystal Ice and Coal was fined $100 for shortage. The proposal was referred to a committee.
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Sugar Market Report From New York Aug Five
STUGAR MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Raw sugar unsettled centrifugal 16.30c. Fe fined quiet fine granulated 21 22.50¢.
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