Market sees renewed strength after New Jersey Central dividend
New York trading opened with animated activity led by a 2 percent dividend on New Jersey Central stock, though readings suggest it should be viewed as 4 percent. Reading, Delaware & Hudson and Amalgamated Copper rose amid better sentiment as United States Steel stocks traded heavily. Gold exports weighed on the broader list, with some rallies in locomotive shares while the market closed firm and active.
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New York
New Jersey Central
Reading Company
Reading
Delaware & Hudson
Minneapolis
St. Paubé
United States Steel
Sub-Treasury
United States
Money market steady New York rates drift
Money on call remains steady at 4e 6 percent with closing bids and offers near 4ygGily percent. Sterling exchange firm with bank bills at 4.47 for demand and about 4.884 to 4.885 for 60 days. Posted rates show 4.84 to 4.84 0. Commercial bids around 4.85 to 4.84 4.84. Bar silver quoted at %c. Mexican dollars 444c. Government bonds firmer. state bonds inactive.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Metal Market update from New York and London
Tin in London eased under light selling, quoted at £99 per pound for futures, spot at £223. Copper fell £1 in London, spot £47, futures £47 10s. Lake Superior, electrolytic, and free casting lead prices steady near 124¢c, 0s at London. Spelter dull, NY $4. Pig iron warrants rose slightly, firm undertone. Bar silver and iron warrants also noted with varied shifts.
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New York
London
Lillos
Lake Superior
Northern Foundry
Northern
Southern
Southern Soft
Glasgow
Middlesboro
London stock market dips amid irregular tone
The Commercial Advertiser’s London cablegram reports a slackening market with an irregular tone. South African shares quiet after a buoyant week as Argentines’ bellicose stance and copper weakness weigh on sentiment, while American stocks show little interest except United States Steel, buoyed by Morgan interests.
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New York
London Financial Cablegram
Rio Tintos
United States Steel
Morgan
High Wheat Prices Push Markets Upward in New York
New York reports a new high for the season as May wheat advances beyond prior levels amid renewed outside bull interest after a month of rest. Traders cite strong cash demand for feeding, poor winter wheat crop prospects, and short corn and oats crops fueling the rally.
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New York
Unclear OCR Quote Hints At Minor Sports Injury
Fragmentary text mentions a 2'ec lower and Jaid a shade higher with ribs unchanged. No clear event person or organization provided to confirm specifics.
Cash quotations for farm commodities and supplies
Report of prices for wheat and corn products plus oats rye barley and seeds. Includes No 2 spring wheat No 3 wheat No 2 red wheat No 2 oats No 3 white oats No 2 rye flax seed Northweaxseed timothy seed and malting barley with reformulated figures for barrels and pounds and receipts and shipments volumes for flour wheat corn oats barley and barley.
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York
Chicago Cattle and Hogs Market Snapshot
Cattle receipts about 4000 head with 250 Texans noted. Market slow and gains from last week faded. Hogs receipts around 48 thousand with 49 thousand forecast. market steady to weak with mixed and butcher hogs trading from 5.60 to 6.30. Sheep receipts about 28 thousand with prices easing for lambs and ewes. western and native lambs showing varied bids.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Reported in South Omaha Market
South Omaha market receipts show cattle at about 3 700 head with prices across categories from native steers at around 3.75 to 8.00 and canners near 1.50 to 2.75. Hog prices range from 5.00 to 6.70 with lighter weights lower. sheep market active with muttons 4.0 to 4.75 and lambs 4.50 to 5.90.
Market Report at Nanseas City Cattle and Hogs
Cattle receipts 7.00 including 150 Texans native steers at 46.00. Texas cows 2.44 native cows and heifers 2.70 to 5.25. calves 50. Hogs receipts 11.00 market strong to higher. bulk of sales 6.80 to 6.0 heavy 6.50 to 6.75. sheep receipts 3.00 market steady with muttons 3.00 to 4.50 and lambs 4.5 to 5.85. range wethers 3.70 to 4.10 ewes 5.25 to 4.04.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
South Omaha
Jan
Texas
Nanseas City
Jan. B
Cake and confectionery ad and logistics note
An old advertisement lists all kinds of cakes for Christmas, a confectionery and pies shop in Butte Montana. It mentions H M Patterson architect contact at The Owsley, Butte and a carpet cleaning service by Goborge H Shale manager Montana and Porphyry. Also notes telegraph and postal service congestion due to official business at Paotingfu.
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Fandburg
Main
Butte
Winter Sheep Markets Reported Across Regions
San Francisco reports indicate spring wool movement in Nevada and eastern Oregon with valley Oregon showing activity. Fall wool regions include Boldt and Mendocino with mountain and south plains areas noted and lambs market cited.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Oregon
Valley Oregon
Lumboldt
Mendocino
Wall
Mounain
South Plains
Lambs
Hake
Treasury cash balance report shows large available funds
Washington January 6 treasury statement lists available cash balance at SITS 840 272 and word 112 755 857.
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Washington
Treasury
Copper prices ease amid steady demand and sales
Copper prices eased today despite a strong order flow from consumers. About six hundred tons were sold at L47 17%.
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Andon
Jan
Wheat futures surge on Merchants' Exchange in heavy trading
In St Louis speculative pressure surged today as wheat futures on the Merchants' Exchange saw the May option rise sharply over Saturday's close. The activity was described as the heaviest in the history of the St Louis grain market.
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St. Louis, Jan
St. Louis
Merchants’ Exchange
Money to Loan and Wanted Advertisements in Butte
Multiple loan offices offer secured loans on chattels real estate and furniture with low rates and evening hours. Also listed are miscellaneous wanted notices including sheep buyers, barber shop purchase, a gentle horse, pronouncement of metals and hides buyers, and horses to winter in Anaconda and Butte.
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W. H. Winters
Owsley Bik
Butte
Idaho St
Owsley Blk
Montana Chattel Mortgage Co
Lizzie Bik
Anaconda Loan Office
Main
Anaconda
RETTE
Haggerty Bros
Broadway
R. R
Standard
McHenry
Button
Newland
Pacific Coast Iron & Metal Co
Assayers Advertise Gold and Silver Testing Services
Multiple firms in Butte advertise assay services for gold and silver bullion. M. Ek Mayer and McClure Bros offer mail and express sample analysis with prompt returns. Listings also note John Re. Papty and Thos Buggy as local assayers and chemists with addresses on Main and Hamilton streets.
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M. EK. Mayer
Aesayer
Montana
Butte
McClure Bros
N. Main St
Grain Supplies in New York on Saturday January Fourth
The New York Produce Exchange reports wheat at 5 929 000 bushels, up 21 000. corn 11 703 000 up 451 000. oats 5 530 0? bushels down 264 000. rye 2 261 000 down 12 000. barley 1 924 000 down 129 000.
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New York
New York Produce Exchange
Pekin Parade Promptly Tightens Guards for Court Return
Chinese officials urge Ministers of the Powers to keep legation guards inside their quarters to avoid clashes with foreign troops during the court's Pekin return. Foreign diplomats face criticism for not staying in legations while viewing the parade from tendered buildings. Foreign soldiers violate pleas to stay off streets as railroad traffic to Paotingfu remains congested amid court movements.
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Pekin
Legation
Legations
Paotingfu
Chicago Markets Rally on Wheat Shortage and Bullish Cables
Scarcity of wheat and renewed bull enthusiasm propelled Chicago markets as May futures surged after strong cash demand in Minneapolis and higher Paris and Liverpool prices. Outsiders led the buying while commission houses sold for profits, keeping oats and corn firmer but with mixed results. May pork markets remained dull and volatile.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Paris
Northwest
Minneapolis
Kaneasity
St. Louis
May
Sitge
Western Oil Association Formed in Denver
An organization to promote oil industry in western states and territories, named the Western Association, was formed in Denver today. Delegates representing leading companies met at the Denver Wheel Club, electing George W. Allen as temporary chairman and naming seven-member committees with Charles A. Johnson of New Mexico as chairman and other members from Ogden Cheyenne Cripple Creek Florence Denver.
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Denver
Jan
Denver Wheel Club
George W. Allen
Charles A. Johnson
New Mexico
John J. Olsen
Ogden
B. Richardson
Cheyenne
H. Barber
Cripple Creek
P. Hayes
Florence
Colo
Clay B. Steele
B. Batley
J. W. Calkins
Supreme Court Rules for Alaska Mining Claim Owners
The U S Supreme Court on January 6 affirmed the district court verdict in McKinley Creek Mining Company v Alaska Mining Company. The court rejected the challenge that noncitizens could not obtain protection under U S mining laws, upholding the Alaska claims title and jurisdiction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
McKinley Creek Mining Company
Alaskan Mining Company
Alaska
United States
District Court of Alaske
For Rent in Butteوي
Classified rental notices from Butte list a six room heated modern flat with gas range and janitor service at 508 Main St. Apply to W C Speer. Also furnished rooms over the new post office at 75 W Park and housekeeping rooms at 418 Washington. Furnished room at 75 W Park listed.
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Princeton
W. C. Speer
Main St. Butte
Butte
W. Park
South
Montana
Washington, Butte
E. Park, Butte
W. Park St. Butte
W. Park, Butte
Tol W. Park
Quartz
For Rent Listings and Local Services in Butte
A compact ad column shows several rental offers and local services in Butte including a furnished 3 room house in GE region, a 5 room modern flat on Broadway, a horse barn on Main Street, and notices for the Butte Exchange Furniture Co. a gymnasium offer on Park Street tailors go to City Tailors, reliable scavenger service with contact, and J W Vineyard listing.
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Broadway
J. F Rickards & C O
Butte
Granite O
Copper Street
G. Wilson
N. Main Street
Main
J. H. Farias & Co
Front
Anaconda
K. Broadway
Aeronauts Invited to St Louis Congress on Aerostatics
Professor Langley of the Smithsonian Institution and Octave Chanute of the Western Society of Engineers have been invited to St Louis to confer with a special committee on plans for a congress on aerostatics and aerial tournament at the 1904 world's fair.
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St. Louis
Jan. G
8. P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Octave Chanute
Western Society of Engineers of
Chicago
St.on's
C. W. Knapp
Nathan Frank
Lien filed on Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
A lien for 256987 dollars was filed in Detroit on January 6 by William B. Strange a New York contractor. The Detroit and Toledo Shore Line is owned by the Elverett Moore syndicate of Cleveland.
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Detroit
Detroit & Toledo
Register of Deeds
William B. Strange
New York
Elverett-Moore Syndicate
Cleveland
Grigg Oculist Offices in Prairie Tree Building
Dr T A Grigg listed as oculist at a prairie tree limited office handling eye ear and nose care. The fragment notes office in a post office building with unclear street and city references.
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T. A. Grigg
Postoffice
Bidg. BE. Was
Bulte
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Peoples Employment Bureau
N. Main
Banner
K. Lormel
W. Porphyry St
A. Ruhling, Jr
la Salle Ave
KK. Park, Butte
J. J
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Architects
H. M. Patterson
Owsley
Butte. Mont
Goborge H
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Porphyry
Treasury Statement
Dawnee
Jackman & Armitage CO
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Park St
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Aenap
Mines
Morley & Thomas CO
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Ravalli Absifract Cor
Hanlon
J. M. Settls, Co
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Misoula
Butte Chattel Mortgage Co
Finien & Medin
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Zee Davenport & Kimball
Granite St
Formel & Co
W. Porphyry Bath
R. Tintinger
Cascade
Mont
W. Cc
Staton
John RE. Bapty
Hamilton St
Lega
of Men's Association
Mercury
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Oxford
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E. Broadway
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Granite
Academy
Galena
East Park
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Colorado St
S. Idaho
Copper
Harvard Bik
W. Galena Burt
Batis
W. Galena
Main, Butte
W. Broadway
Washinton, Butte
Park
Hennessy Bldg
Porphyry Street
Dakota
Ma‘n
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BE. Park
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Tel
J. W. Vineyard
Main St
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U K
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Platinuma
O' Neill
Centerville
Reynolds & MaDowell
T. V Docherty
N. Matin
Red Boot
LASS
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Lutte
Mazi
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Columbia School OF Dancing and Culture
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J. N. Olsen
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Red Ward
Europe
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Beaver Line
Nicoliet Ave
Weelman
Clarenda Martin
Ee Orro
A . Olson
Dresden
Vowe
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Ingten
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