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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1900
Page
15
New York December 8 Traders showed little activity in stocks with Tenn essee Coal and other industrials volatile. Federal Steel led a steel rally amid a dispute over major firms, while overall prices remained sluggish and money markets remained tight as investors awaited January government interest payments and year end settlements.
A fragmented OCR lists several railway company names with scattered abbreviations including Baltimore and Ohio Canadian Pacific Canada Southern and Chesapeake and Ohio. The text mentions various lines and a line about preferred status and a date marker 24 but no clear event or outcome.
The Commercial Advertiser reports a weakened tone in morning London financial cables. American securities under pressure though Erie bonds stand out as a notable feature with discounts remaining steady.
New York reports a quiet week end with no notable features in metals. Tin holds at 27.25¢, copper dull at Lake Superior, casting at 1.2¢, spelter steady around 4.22–4.27¢, iron slow but near steady with regional price ranges, lead quiet at 4.3¢, and silver around 64–64.4¢.
Chicago markets opened mixed with wheat slipping after a brief steady start. January wheat fell to 70 1/2 to 70 3/4 cents, December corn down to 36 1/2 cents, oats and May contracts also weaker. Provisions opened lower on hog receipts but closed steady with pork down modestly.
Cash quotations list flour categories with prices for winter patents at 8.65 to 3.80, straights 3.10 to 3.00, clears 2.90 to 3.20, spring specials 4.40, bakers 22.75, wheat and corn quotes with No 2 red at 7. Wick lines show No 2 yellow 7c, No 2 oats 22 to 23c, No 2 white 25 to 26c, No 8 white 24 to 26c, barley fair to choice, flaxseed 1.60, northwestern flax 1.62.
A partial Butte directory page lists liquor dealers, tailors, painters, grocers, and bottling works with addresses and phone numbers. It includes Davidson Grocery Co general merchandise and sample commodity prices for lime, pork, lard, and meats, plus Chicago cattle and hog market receipts and price ranges.
Cattle receipts 200 and hog receipts 9100 in Omaha market. Cattle steady with native beef steers 4.25 to 5.65, western steers 4.00 to 4.74, cows and heifers 4.0 to 4.4, stockers and feeders 3.4 to 4.5. Hogs priced 4.70 to 4.82 heavy, 4.75 to 4.85 light, bulk 4.77. Sheep receipts 300, market steady with natives 3.85 to 4.10, westerns 3.70 to 4.04, lambs 4.25 to 5.25.
Kansas City cattle receipts reach 20 head with market unchanged while hog receipts total 1 000 head and run weaker. Prices range from 4.80 to 4.92 for various hog kinds with mixed lots around 4.90. Sheep receipts are listed as none.
San Francisco reports mixed wools prices across Nevada Oregon and California markets with mountain lambs valued around 110 cents and regional clips in Humboldt Mendocino and San Joaquin plains trading near 10 to 12 cents per pound.
The weekly bank statement shows Loans at 806,420.00 with an increase, Deposits down 3,366,200, Circulation down, and Specie and Reserves falling. The Financier notes a $6,000,000 cash decline amid steady reserves, citing a large institution as the source of cash drain and predicting continued high interest rates to attract funds.
New York reports imports this week totaling 841,248 in gold and 9,895 in silver while exports reach 1,296,117 in gold and silver. Dry goods and merchandise imports measure 7,494,002.
London data shows Atchison at 89 percent Canadian Pacific 8 Union Pacific preferred 34 Northern Pacific preferred 84 Grand Trunk Anaconda 9 percent. Silver bar steady at 24 14 d per ounce money 22 percent.
Washington Dee states the general fund balances excluding the $150,000,000 gold reserve show $137,765,549 available cash and $97,334,165 in gold in the division of redemption. The figures reflect the current treasury status and asset distribution.
A Denver eagle that visited the city was captured after attempting to abduct a 4 year old boy. The bird received a life imprisonment sentence and currently resides in the Highlands jail, now used as an eagle cage at the city park menagerie. Two wires across the courthouse lawn reportedly helped deter the child theft attempt.
French dyeing and cleaning service offers satisfaction guaranteed by G W Galena and M Paumie Butte. Local ad presents a Parisian dye house option for garment care.
A large black eagle swooped toward a child leaning over a courthouse fountain causing a collision with wires and forcing the bird to crash into the basin. Clerk John Stoddard witnessed the plunge, the bird revived after removal, and was then housed in a city park cage.
Lost seal book containing papers orders and blank orders on Butte City Directory valuable only to owner. Reward offered for return to Thompson Investment Co office 1b W Broadway Butte. Also adds various small ads including a matchmaking note and dressmaking shop listing with address.
P A Mina koff reports nails of the right hand in right-handed people are wider by 0.5 to 2 mm than left hand nails. In left-handers the reverse is true and ambidextrous individuals show equal nail sizes. Nail thickness also decreases from thumb to little finger.
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