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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1923
Page
14
Final clearing sale of men’s summer weight union suits sturdy work shirts and fine dress shirts. Hanes Athletic union suits in check nainsook Topkis Athletic unions in madras cloth Ace High unions in nainsook with back webbing. Shirts in blue cheviot chambray heavy drilling and fine percale.
Dr H C Gardiner warns that a wild barley called military grass spreads from Utah into Idaho and Montana, with barbed seeds harming grazing animals and threatening crops. He urges state agricultural authorities and railroads to unite to curb its advance as farmers note its expansion along rail lines. Local notices report residents and families traveling, relocating, or visiting across Butte and surrounding towns, with church and social group gatherings noted in August.
Mrs. M. La Palm of San Francisco, visiting her sister Mrs. L. Pfeffer at 2903 Amherst Street for two months, left last night to return home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holdah of Helena are the house guests of Mr.
At the First Baptist church yesterday morning Rev Z C O Farrell united Harry Walker of Gregson and Miss Mabel Waddington of Whitehall. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs Charles Daniels friends of Beth. Mr Walker formerly of Petersburg Va. They will reside in Gregson.
United States Department of Agriculture reports hogs, cattle, and sheep prices from Chicago and Denver. Hogs show varied gains with top values around 7.95, while cattle reach up to about 12 with steady to higher tone on desirable yearlings. Sheep listings feature western lambs near 12.40 to 12.60 and ewes around 6.50 to 9.00. Market activity notes receipts and grade shifts across regions, with packers and feeders holding steady to higher in spots.
Omaha markets show hogs slow to steady with bids 15 to 25 cents lower for bulk 200 to 309 pound butchers. Cattle receipts 9 000 with steers and yearlings mixed gains and steady to higher ranges, top noted near 11 65 for matured steers, feeders firm to higher, grassers weak, veals steady, stockers and feeders advancing. Sheep receipts 7 500 with lambs and sheep steady, early sales sparse.
Early sales report lists top fat western lambs at 12.25 dollars and natives around 11.50 to 11.75 dollars. Owes and top terms noted with 6.75 dollars for feeders. Strong demand seen for feeding lambs around 12.10 to 12.25 dollars.
ST PAUL Minn Aug 6 cattle receipts 4400 active in killing classes steady to strong prices no good or choice grain fed steers odd lots 7509 grass fat offerings 6 75 grass fat heifers mostly 4 50 5 50 cows 3 50 4 50 canners and cutters largely 2 25 3 bulls slow bolognas 3 25 3 75 calves receipts 8 25 6 lower bulk selected lights 9 Hogs receipts 6300 mostly 25c lower some packing sows 60c lower limited number choice light sorts 7 40 7 50 bulk good butchers and lights 7 25 bulk packing sows 5 75 Sheep receipts 700 lambs weak bulk 11 culls 7 7 50 shear fully steady bulk light and handy weight ewes 6 25 few 6 50 heavier down to 3
Cattle receipts 30,000 and calves 10,000 with better grades and steers rising up to $11.40 and best yearlings $10.25. Beef and lighter discounts noted. sows, bulls, and stocker pigs show varied ranges. Sheep receipts 8,000 with lambs steady to 26 cents lower. top Colorados $12.25 and natives $11.50. Texas wethers offered at $7.25.
In Los Angeles on August 6, receipts totaled 900 cattle. Beef steers brought prices from 7.26 to 7.60 for good grades, with medium offerings at about 7.60. The market news service notes steady activity for the period.
Receipts and price ranges for beef cows, canners, cutters, and bulls. Hogs show weights from 189 to 290 pounds with good and choice at 8.75 to 9.25, and over 300 pounds at 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep and lambs receipts at 1,500 with lambs at 84 pounds down to 11.50 to 12.00 and ewes at 4.50 to 5.00.
AP Portland market notes cattle receipts 1 085 steady to strong with varied prices for steers cows and calves. Hogs up twenty five cents with receipts 160. prime light and heavy ranges listed. Sheep steady with receipts 1 310 and lamb prices from 7 and 10 dollars per head across grades.
Spokane data shows cattle receipts 129 with a steady market. Prime steers 6.75 to 7.25, good to choice 6.26 to 6.75, fairs 5.00 to 5.59, canners 1.50 to 2.50, heavy veal calves 6.00 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 32 steady, prime mixed 8.50 to 9.00, heavies 5.10 to 7.76, fat pigs 8.25 to 8.50. Sheep receipts none, prime lambs 8.00 to 9.00, prime yearlings 6.00 to 7.00, best mutton 3.00 to 5.06.
New York stock, cotton and other financial and commodity exchanges announced they would be closed next Friday for President Harding's funeral.
German marks depreciated 40 percent over the week end, quoted at 53 cents a million in New York. The fall contrasts with 89 cents a million on Saturday as talk of an international gold loan in small denomination bonds suggested a shift from paper marks to gold bonds. Call money remained firm in New York money markets with rates around 5 percent and prime commercial paper at 5 1/2 percent.
Aug 6 report states a bank holiday in London and New York with all London markets closed for the day.
Bar silver closed at 62 1/2 cents per ounce in New York trading on August 6 with Mexican dollars at 47 1/2 cents.
New York metal market reports copper easy with electrolytic spot and futures at 14% 14% ec. Tin steady with spot near 8.12 cents and futures at 38% ec. Iron steady with No 1 northern 26.00 27.00, No 2 northern 25.00 26.00, No 2 southern 24.00 27.00. Lead steady at spot 6.50 cents. Zinc easy in East St. Louis at 6.15 cents. Antimony spot 7.70 to 7.89 cents.
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