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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
14
The market recovered with gains in copper, silver, lead and other metals, lifting weary investors. Anaconda and Utah Copper led the rise, while rails and steels also rebounded. turnover neared 2,000,000 shares as brief optimism followed a war scare.
A San Francisco mining figure, Harry Macmillan, touts Arizona copper districts as the era’s strongest boom. He notes Verde Extension and Jerome area activity, with Magma and Superior camps drawing eastern capital, rail access, and new mills. The Superior district shows widening ore and 11 percent copper grades at 1600 feet, sparking investor enthusiasm and multiple company formations.
Rallies of 3 to 10 points led by Gulf States Steel and Bethlehem Steel mark today’s rebound from the prior session. Total 1,775,000 shares traded, with a constructive tilt and advances in Allied stocks, copper and motor shares, while International bonds rose aside from Paris.
East Butte Mining Company directors announced a first quarterly dividend of 1 per share, totaling 411000 to be drawn from treasury funds. The company, capitalized at 6000000 with 411009 shares, holds over 2 million in cash and a monthly income of over 260000 from copper and smelting. 1916 copper production reached 12542088 pounds with year-end projections near 19000000 pounds, signaling a 50 percent rise from 1915 and stronger silver output. The firm is debt free with robust plant and mining operations, and stock traded between 16 and 174 per share yesterday.
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