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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
27
Chicago traders closed steady with weak cables offsetting rain in the Southwest. July wheat slid early but recovered to close near 91 1 2 c. July corn rose to 70 c, oats traded quietly, and provisions advanced with corn strength, led by short-covering buyers.
Cattle receipts hit 10,000 with market strong up to 10 cents higher. Reeves on Texas cattle led at 4.60 to 5.75, westerns 4.60 to 5.90, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.50, cows and heifers 2.38 to 6.30, calves 4.75 to 6.25. Hog receipts about 32,000 with generally lower trade. lights 5.10 to 5.52, mixed 5.15 to 5.57, heavy 5.10 to 5.65, good to choice heavy 5.25 to 5.55, pigs 4.25 to 5.10, bulk 5.40 to 5.50. Sheep receipts about 16,000 with market weak. natives 3.25 to 5, westerns 3.25 to 6, yearlings 4.75 to 5.75, lambs 4 to 6.25, western lambs 4 to 6.25.
In a Pittsburg Post item a store star questions green snow pricing while the manager insists the high white paper costs force tearing up stock certificates. The exchange highlights mounting cost pressures and demand on retail stock practices.
New York June 3 Prices opened with heavy selling on news of government antitrust actions against Standard Oil and related jitters from a New Haven suit. A midday rebound followed, with Union Pacific and other issues drawing support as bond talks and dividend prospects influenced sentiment. Overall activity waned after a volatile session, with bonds irregular and total sales around 3.9 million dollars.
The document lists percentages and references for many corporations including Amalgamated Copper 66 percent, American Car and Foundry 35 percent, American Sugar Refining 128 percent, and American Tobacco preferred 90 percent. It catalogs major stocks with mixed performance signals and notes various railroads and industrials along with preferred shares and common stock standings.
A garbled OCR fragment lists mining concerns and companies such as Calumet & Hecla, Centennial, Greene Cananea, Tamarack, United Copper, United States Mining, United States Oil, Winona, Wolverine, and others. It appears as a jumble of names with scattered locations and dates, lacking coherent narrative or structure.
Copper slips to £57 1s 6d spot and £58 7s 6d futures in London as local markets stay dull. Lead weakens to £12 15s abroad while local quotes linger around 4.30c to 4.35c. Spelter drops in London but holds steady locally, iron steady with Cleveland warrants at 50s Tedh, and foundry prices in the 16.50 to 17.15 dollar range.
New York on June 3 reports money on call easy at 1 1 2 percent with ruling rate 1 1 2 percent. Time leans quiet with 4 days 2 to 2 1 2 percent, 90 days 2 to 2 1 2 percent, 6 months 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper 34 to 4 percent. Sterling exchange firmer with bankers' bills at 487.10 for demand and 485.30 to 485.50 for 60 day bills. Bar silver 52 2 3 cents. Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
Washington reports the treasury's available cash at 289,152.55 dollars while gold coin and bullion total 23,029,831 dollars and gold certificates amount to 40,341,550 dollars as of today in June.
In St. Louis on June 3 the wool market shows medium grades for combing and clothing at 16.5 cents, light fine at 14.5 to 17 cents, heavy fine at 19 to 25 cents, with washed varieties noted in the 19 to 25 cent range.
A reminiscence about spring bock beer and a grandfather’s tonic brew. A man recalls gathering juniper and greens to make a whitish maltlike beverage stored in a red crock, described as beer with strong medicinal connotations and a boy’s forbidden sip.
This article outlines word counts for classified ads in the Standard. It states six ordinary words form one line and ten lines fit an inch, with replies handled via a care of the Standard office and a card required to claim responses.
Wanted coat and small job maker at once Dan Calder Butte 10000 positions for or grads last year Men and women to learn barber trade in eight weeks Tools free More positions than we can supply Graduates earn 15 to 25 weekly Catalogue free Mohier System colleges 804 Front ave Cookane WANTED TWO BUSH EL MAN TAILORS AT ONCE good wages steady work M Auerbach Son Havre Mont
In a playful Yonkers Statesman piece, Nan asks if Gilbert could love no one but her. Han quips about his reply, then reveals the twist: he proposed to Nan last night, provoking a lighthearted exchange about identity and romance.
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