Market swings as war talk spurs and then dampens optimism
Trading opens higher across stocks and industrials with strength in steel and rails as investors digest the president’s message. By late session, gains erode with a broad selloff in the final hour. Analysts warn stocks remain well below intrinsic value and war-cessation optimism may fall short amid uncertain outcomes. Also notes include dividend news from Miami and commodity quotes from Minneapolis and Portland markets.
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Eaat
Phere
Senate
Lausier-Wolcott
Reichstag
Chicago Markets and President Address Influence on Prices
Chicago markets show unsettled price activity with corn easing and oats slipping while a presidential address provides limited guidance. Trading remains cautious as dealers wait for clearer signals and freight and snowfall impact persists across markets. Domestic livestock receipts in Chicago linger, with hogs and cattle showing subdued demand and stable or softer prices amid mixed forecasts.
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Jan
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Livestock Market Report Mixed as Receipts Rise
Canner prices range around 5.28 to 5.76 with feeder steers and hogs showing steady demand. Prime heavy cattle bring about 18.5, bulk around 18, and lambs at 11.78 to 12.26 amid steady sheep demand with typical regional variations.
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Chicago
Atockere
Seattle
Dans
Davis Daly Mining Reports Bright 1918 Outlook From Boston Bureau
Boston News Bureau says facilities at the Davis Daly Mines show improvement with ore shipments from Hibernia at 100 tons daily and copper content at Colorado mine as high as 16 percent. Production mix indicates increasing shipments and higher ore values as 1918 opens. The firm aims for a net 1,000,000 in 1918 but plans no dividends until a substantial surplus forms.
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Bette
Boston News Bureau
Hibernia
Colorado
Davis-Daly
Perortoes
Metal exchange quotes firm amid mixed market signals
New York reports steady metal quotes with spot zinc at 6.75 and spelter quiet. East St. Louis delivers at 7.02 percent, while London money shows silver at 434d per ounce. The piece also recounts a sensational Hamburg zoo slaughter story tied to WWI era German casualties and a Los Angeles writer’s retelling.
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The
Metal Exchange
Spot
East St. Louis
North Butte Mining Declares Dividend No 45
The board of directors of North Butte Mining company has declared a dividend of twenty five cents per share on 480000 shares of outstanding capital stock. Payments are due January 28 1918 to holders of record at the close of business January 10 1918. The stock transfer books will not be closed. FP R Kennedy secretary and treasurer New York New York December 27 1917.
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North Bute Mining Company
North Butte Mining Company
Fock
R. Kennedy
New York
Wall Street Close and Swiss Internment Reflections
A chaotic wall street close shows stocks drifting after a cautionary address to Congress with notable gains in American Tobacco and Texas Company before a broad selloff led by United States Steel and investment shares. The report shifts to a firsthand diary from Murren Switzerland describing life among British interned officers and men, highlighting training programs, workshops, schooling, sports, morale efforts, and a festive Christmas scene at the Palace Hotel.
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Texas Company
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Lippart
Switzerland
Eachman
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Pers
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Tn’ Eneh
N.C
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Vevey
British Red Cross
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Cahout
Almanhabel
Nis
Fanieulaire
Constance
Palace Hotel
Salutations: New salt plant opens on Lake Erie shore
A company chiefly owned by C. C. Barber, a match maker, has opened a new salt plant on Lake Erie's shore. The process uses freshwater wells to dissolve salt, produce brine, and then pump and evaporate through settling and purification stages.
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C. C. Barber
Lake Erie
Grillington
Anna
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