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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
2
Reports from New York indicate a broad market weakness with distrust among investors. Prices fell on many issues while some sectors like Amalgamated Copper and Smelters showed activity amid cautious trading and a large shark investor presence suspected in the market.
The Sheiloh iron market showed little change with standard foundry quotes and warrants in London and Cleveland cited at narrow margins. No notable movement was reported in early trading, while Ball Cake Ines appears as a fragmentary entry.
Chicago markets show nervous cash wheat demand improving late session with May prices rising. Hog and lard futures traded weakly after early declines while pork values slipped, and traders watched packer activity influence prices.
Chicago stockyards report shows cattle receipts about 4,910 with market steady to higher. Hogs and calves also listed with varied prices. total receipts around 45,000 as hogs steady to higher and cattle mixed across grades. Lambs reported and weights noted with prices around 567.15 for lambs and other figures for steers, cows, and calves.
Story reports a Brooklyn married woman suspecting her husband’s drunkenness. She confides in a friend and receives a list of odd polysyllabic words she says the husband used, claiming the list failed to reveal his true behavior and the wife remains unsure of the truth.
Readable market notes show early weakness across multiple commodities and stocks with mixed reactions in New York trading. Banks, rail and industrials present cautious activity while foreign exchange and copper futures indicate shifting demand and sporadic buying.
A garbled OCR style market note lists Westinghouse Electric, Western Union, Wisconsin Central and various firms with references to bonds, registers, coupons and bids. It cites prices, yields, and values such as 42,189,400 dollars in a Washington state finance context, with many misread names and places throughout.
In the Northwest the Palvailon Army notes a higher tolerance for hardship and courage, with few suicides despite tough conditions. Nerves seem steadier, the climate may ease distress, and people remain hopeful. The piece praises civic gentleness and community support as evidence of resilience.
An OCR strip shows scattered notices from Lewiston Montana and Spokane detailing business listings and solicitations. Mentions Lewistown Montana addresses Walter Inte and Ty Slutvhiend with garbled phrases about sale of tales and hot springs. Also references Philadelphia and Spokane manufacturers for the U S government and N P Ry Co and local stove repair services and a birdhirdight address with unclear names.
A fragment shows a page of classified notices from Butte Montana listing loans mortgage listingsauto ads and real estate sales. It mentions Balloy Loan & Healthy Co Andrews Wilson Smith and Seekers, a sheriff's sale in Ravalli and Deer Lodge counties, and a Hamilton Montana district court sale of the Till River irrigation project with water rights and a mortgage trust.
In a terse news snippet from Butte and surrounding areas, references to officials, a midwife, and a private 110mh event during confinement are noted. The fragmentary text hints at a local sports or legal notice, with names like Warner and Ramla and places such as Butte and Ala. Further context is unclear.
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