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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
5
Turbulent trading sent prices lower in New York and London with Amalgamated Copper and U S Steel among decliners. Reports of large Northern Pacific distributions and persistent speculation kept buyers wary while bonds showed irregular movement and list activity remained uneven.
A Copper market bulletin reports weak consumer demand and erratic stock activity. Prices for United Metals Selling Co and rivals bounce, with Amalgamated, Amaconda, and South Butte showing mixed openings and closings as traders weigh further price cuts and industry impact.
Fragmentary strokes on financial figures show varied rates including per cent figures, currency exchange mentions, and dated notes. Mentions of places such as St. Louis and references to markets hint at a late 19th or early 20th century trade page with unsettled numeric data and irregular text.
The state department notified Britain and France that after reviewing their chambers of commerce certificates it would grant them the same weight as German certificates in valuing exports in the United States. The move reflects a preference for recognized trade documentation in tariff and customs determinations.
The Chicago wheat market opened strong on active buying amid claims Manitoba yields were hurt by weather. Prices rose early but slid as traders took profits, then recovered as shorts covered. September contracts fluctuated, closing near session highs with active trading and broad price moves. Provisions also moved, with mixed activity across subsequent months.
Dividend No. 2 of one cant per share is declared by Hillyhacker Conner Co payable August 1, 1900. Transfer books close July 22, 1900 and reopen August 2 1900. Market pricing fragments show cattle and stocker values and mixed livestock figures, with several OCR garbled lines. Proceedings specify transfer details and secretary contact in New York.
Great Falls dispatch notes Chouteau county voters favor establishing a county high school at Havre with 77 in favor and 546 against. The tally shows broad support, while other districts split. The report mentions local bank interest rates and deposits.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bosd Houston died at home in Siloxyilo after a lingering illness. The child, about months old, had been ailing for some time. The funeral is planned at the Salpevilla church tomorrow with burial in the local cemetery, and a bank account is noted in Butte Commercial Bank.
A district court suit against East Butte Extension Copper Company and partners seeks damages and an injunction over alleged trespass on Washoe ore bodies near Leggat and Foster. The complaint claims obstruction and excavation up to 73 feet, with ore attached on Northern Pacific tracks. Injunctions and affidavits from Reno Sales and John Gill Berrien accompany the filing.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Dillon July 1 Peter Wilson a pioneer and respected businessman of Beaverhead County died after a brief illness caused by a hemorrhage of the brain He was born in England in 1830 came to the United States in 1860 to Michigan then California and Montana settling near Bannack later ranching in the Beaverhead valley He married Miss Mary Pritton in 1863 and is survived by his wife five children Asa Kelaison Thomas Wilson William Wilson Mrs Carl Raid and Charles Wilson He was a member and former vice president of the Beaverhead Pioneer Society The funeral will be held at St James church Friday with burial in Mount View cemetery
Dillon notes list a flurry of local movements and visits. Rob ert Bammer seeks Salt Lake treatment after weeks of illness while Mini McCaleb of Salmon visits her son. Mrs. Florence Carter Backus and Mrs. Clara Chapman host gatherings and travel plans are noted for Billings and Sheridan. Several residents travel to visit relatives in Oregon California Maine and Mexico as health and leisure trips shape the week in Dillon.
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