This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1920
Page
10
Bearish forecasts for government crop reports sparked ongoing selling in corn with Sept around 1.55 and Dec near 1.34 to 1.80. Oats weakened after a brief rally as hog prices lifted provisions. Cash quotes list wheat, corn, oats, rye, and seed prices with receipts at 14,247 cases.
New York July 9. Specialties led a broad market that stayed active but sank into profit taking as money market pressure increased. About 900000 shares changed hands with gains of 1 2 points in Stromberg Carburetor Manati Sugar and International Paper. Final dealings were irregular as call loan rates climbed to 9 percent.
The Heilbronner Company reports bull market steadiness despite dampers with Special stocks led by Houston Oil rising from 93% to 108% then 101% and 103% close. Copper shares stay firm amid activity rumors. government crop and grain yields noted. railroad stocks buoyant with several high prices set. New York money markets show mercantile paper at 7.78 percent, various exchange rates, and firm government and railroad bonds with strong call money.
Cattle receipts 80,000 with varying prices for heavy and light cattle. Hogs receipts 27,000 with higher bulk prices for light and better grades. Keep receipts 6,000 with top lambs at 15.65. Spokane hogs steady with primes 15.75 to 16.25 and cattle steady with steers up to 11. Cattle and sheep prices listed across categories and regions.
Omaha stockyard results show hog receipts 10 500 with shipping grades 10 25c higher and top at 15 90 while bulk sits at 14 15. Cattle receipts 1 000 with best steers steady to strong and no choice steers included. Sheep receipts 5 000 with killing classes up 25c and best lambs around 16 with feeders steady.
Argentina unlocks additional gold shipments to United States banks, lifting total reserves shipped to 43.82 million dollars. The move broadens holdings with major financiers and affects international financial positions.
The Treasury will issue 200 million 5 percent certificates maturing January and March 1921. Rail shares moved strongly on Thursday, unlike recent inactivity, with large scale transactions and quick recoveries drawing attention. After June’s quiet markets, analysts expect easier money and more active trading, though whether this will persist remains uncertain.
The copper shares as a group were firm on renewed speculation that the copper trade will enter a burst of activity. Domestic demand is seen improving, and a strong export trade is anticipated as well.
The article notes that stock prices are buoyed by the belief markets can stagnate when sold, and reports some improvement in railroad freight conditions despite ongoing labor unrest.
The general business outlook shows a correction of faults causing recent anxiety. Price cutting waves subside while crop news improves, especially in the Middle West where most grain is grown. Government forecasts for July reflect a larger yield than last month’s estimate.
Copper and other metals hold steady with spot and near term prices. Iron remains firm while tin and antimony hold mid ranges. East St Louis lead quotes unchanged. Rail labor leaders from 16 unions to convene in Chicago on July 19 to review the labor board award, with a decision anticipated around July 20.
South St Paul market notes receipts: hogs 8 790, up to 25 cents, price range 13 50 to 15 25, bulk 13 90. Cattle receipts 3 700 with fat steers 6 50 to 15 50, cows and heifers 5 50 to 12 50, calves mostly 5 12, stockers and feeders slow to 4 50 to 12 50. Sheep receipts 200, lambs 6 to 14, wethers 4 to 7, ewes 1 50 to 6.
Raw sugar holds at 18.8 cents per pound for centrifugal sugar while refined and fine granulated grades trade between 22 and 24 cents. Market conditions in New York reflect limited price movement and steady demand across sugar categories.
The 1920 Mines Handbook edited by Walter Harvey Weed reflects a mining revival in Montana driven by high silver prices. It lists hundreds of active properties and rewrites the Montana section for the first quarter of 1920 with metal output figures and values for copper silver gold lead and zinc through 1918 and 1919. The Montana data show copper and silver production rising, gold declining, and dividends exceeding 20 million dollars, with historical summaries for Butte metals through 1917.
Mines and Mining Engineers of the Vanadium Corporation report large ore discoveries in South America with potential indefinite supply at current consumption. J Leonard Repogle sailed July 1 on the Mauretania to seek larger vanadium allotments for Europe. Peacock copper samples from Bluebird Copper Silver Mining shown in Helena by FE Williams. Drifting at Bluebird advances three feet daily from a 150 foot shaft. Nabob Consolidated mine raise at Kellogg Idaho reaches 20 feet and will extend 220 feet higher.
Ore was followed in the tunnel for 150 feet and a face remained indicating ore presence when the advance was halted. The discovery began in an ore body on the tunnel level and continued along its length.
The forecast notes benefic and adverse planetary aspects for Uranus Mercury Saturn Neptune with guidance on government action agriculture real estate and education. It warns of potential shipwrecks distant news bad luck for journeys and contract cautions while predicting US honors Europe money flows and a difficult autumn for education.
BAR SILVER. NEW YORK, July 9. Bar silver domestic 95 1/4, foreign 91 1/4 cents. Mexican dollars 680. LONDON, July 9. Bar silver 53 1/2 pence per ounce. Discount rates: Short bills 6 percent, three month bills 6 percent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.