New York Markets See Heavy Trading Amid Labor Anxiety
June trading intensifies as investors sell across the board, spurred by labor unrest and reports from coal and iron sectors. Analysts note pressure from the New York Board of Trade debate and rising sterling, with United States Steel and related stocks under pressure while rail and iron ore issues weigh on the market.
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New York
Chicago Teamsters
United States
Chicago& Northwestern
Hocking Valley
Canadian Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Central of Georgia
Copper and metal markets show firmness overseas and local steadiness
New York reports copper sales totaling 200000 pounds for July August and September at 12.2e3, with UK and London quotes largely firmer for tin lead and spelter. Local iron warrants remain quiet as English markets ease and bar silver stands at 0. Sc.
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New York
London
Mee
Northern Foundry
Southern Foundry
Glasgow
Middlesboro
London stocks edge higher as liquidation slows
The Commercial Advertiser reports a narrow stock buying session and a muted bull liquidation. Consols rose to around 6 1 16 percent before closing at 6 1 2 percent, while New York trading showed light support with small drops in Atchison, Union Pacific, and Southern Railway shares. Canadian Pacific slid to 138 1 2 percent amid unloading, and London will close at 1 p m on Saturdays after August 16.
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New York
Atchisons
Union Pacific and Southern Railroad
Canadian Pacific
London Exchange
Chicago Markets Trade Summary on Wheat and Corn
Chicago markets report mixed early buying for winter wheat while export and shipping sales lag. July wheat slid from opening to a weak close, corn held firm then fell back, with July oats and hog products also showing weakness. Packers shifted to selling, keeping overall bearish tone in the session.
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Chicago
Wheat Country Commission
Market Report of Grains and Livestock Prices
Cash quotations for flour and grains show declines with No 3 spring wheat at 73 1 0 c No 2 red at 80 c No 2 oats 24 1 0 c No 2 white 58 4 c No 3 white 44 1 0 c No 2 rye 58 75 90 c fair to choice barley 66 7 0 68 c No 1 flaxseed 1 56 1 57 No 1 northwestern 1 71 prime timothy seed 6 00 6 35 per bushel oats and other grains are listed with varying figures. meat, lard, and ribs prices also noted. Receipts and shipments figures follow for Wheat 25 000 bushels, Corn 197 000, Oats 144 000, Barley 10 000. Chicago Livestock reports cattle receipts 10 000.
Wants ads list shortages and employment notices
A set of early 20th century classified wants includes a baker seeking ten dollar weekly wages and hoarding, a girl needed for summer country general housework in Bozeman, another cook required in Butte, and an architect draughtsman from San Francisco seeking Montana work.
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W. Quartz
Butte
Furnished rooms and notices in Butte and Anaconda ads
A dense tumble of housing ads and small notices across Butte and Anaconda. It lists furnished rooms with steam heat and baths, rooming houses, rent ranges, and addresses on West Park Montana Granite and other streets, plus sales offers, secondhand goods, and assorted service notices from local businesses. Numerous names and addresses appear for lodging, rental, and small trades.
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Montana
Butte
Barnard Bik
Granite
Biutte
Texas Livestock Markets Report Delivers Mixed Steady to Strong Tones
Texas cattle and hog markets open steady to strong with mixed demand. Steers fetch 4.40 to 6.90 per cwt while hog receipts run high and prices range around 6.90 to 7.40 for mixed and butcher grades. Sheep and lambs show light declines with good to choice lambs around 5.25 to 6.00 and spring lambs near 7.14.
Cattle and Hog Market Report From South Omaha
South Omaha June 5 cattle receipts steady market. Native steers 5.90, cows and heifers 2.50, western steers 6.15, Texas steers 4.00 to 5.75, canners 1.00, stockers and feeders 1.75 to 5.00, calves 7.00, bulls stags 5.0. Hogs receipts 4,500, market up slightly. Heavy 7.10 to 7.40, graded 7.10 to 7.90, light 4.90 to 7.25, pigs 6.50 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 1,500, market steady. Westerns 4.5 to 5.0, ewes 4.25 to 4.75, lambs 5.50 to 6.20.
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Texas Fed
South Omaha
Texas
Kansas City Cattle Receipts Steady with Mixed Prices
Cattle receipts total about 1 000 with 600 Texans. Native steers bring around 2697 60 dollars. Texas and Indian steers shown 3140 45 dollars. Texas cows near 3 4 25, native cows and heifers about 2476 40, stockers and feeders around 5. Bulls and calves listed with varied figures. Sheep receipts around 4 000 with market strong. lambs near 5 7 20 and ewes 4 60 to 4 80. San Francisco wool reports noted for June 5.
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Kansas City
Texas
Meat Trusts and Price Pressures Stir Public Debate
The article argues meat prices reflect complex corporate ties among cattle firms and big butchers. It urges consumers to cut meat intake while acknowledging concerns about artificial price inflation and calls for lawmakers to address trusts that raise essential goods.
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West
Meat Trust
Abner the Funeral Organizer and a Town Sermon
In Cumberland County Maine a plainspoken man named Abner arranged a funeral for a neighbor of little note. The minister asked about the deceased’s character and faith, but Abner’s blunt replies undercut expectations and, after the service, the minister received a $5 payment and departed with a bemused sense of the outcome.
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Lewiston
Maine
Cumberland County
Abner
Christian
Down East Names and Odd Designations From Maine Journal
The Kennebec Journal recounts families in Maine with unusual names. Ossian Calligan and wife have seven children Matthew Mark Luke John Faith Hope Charity. The Black family from Virginia in Hancock County includes Abraham Lincoln Black Harriet Beecher Stowe Black Hannah Hamlin Black Julia Ward Howes Black and Ulysses Grant Black. Others include A Hogg A Bird Cough Neal Pray Cassens Cassens Cassens Larky Sharky Clag Ogerson Oakum Snivy and more at Bangor Rockland and New Sweden towns.
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Kennebec
Piscataquis County
Ossian Calligan
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Faith
Hope
Charity
Maine
Virginia
Hancock County
Erastus Black
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hannibal Hamlin
Julia Ward Hows
Ulysses Grant
Harriet
A. Hogg
A. Bird Cough
Bar Harbor
Neal &Pray
C. Sparrow
Cassens Cassens Cassens
Rockland
Larky Sharky
Bangor
Clag Ogerson
Oakum Snivy
New Sweden
London Market Summary of Stocks and Commodities
London closes with Consols at 4 1 16 for money and 965 for account. Atchison 82 1 4, preferred 11 1 2. Baltimore and Ohio 10, Canadian Pacific 138 1 2, Southern Pacific quoted, Union Pacific 107, preferred 90 4, United States Steel 4, preferred 91 1 4. Bar silver 24 1 16d per ounce.
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London
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Sale of Sheepskins At London Auction
A London sale today offered 4.24 skins with near full sale. Attendees sought merinos and fine crossbreds which sold freely at about 6s 6d. Shorter grades were cheaper. Long and coarse stock moved at occasionally lower prices.
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London
Trusts That Raise Meat Prices Suppress Cattle Supply
Harper's Weekly discusses high meat prices amid corn and fodder shortages. A central meat trust allegedly forces local butchers to buy from western cattle dealers, hurting small farmers and reducing cattle raising, while stockgrowers associations respond to the market.
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Harper's Weekly
Stockcrowers'’ Association
Classified Ads and Notices From Butte Listing Various Services
A collection of classified notices seeks piano buyers and sellers, iron and metal purchases, delivery horse requests, lost cows and keys, rent relief offers, and agency recruitment. It also advertises nursery sales, an oculist and aurist practice, with contact details and locations in Butte.
French Cleaner Ad Promises Guaranteed Dyeing Service
L. Dubé the French expert cleaner at 2 West Park Butte offers dyeing and cleaning services with guaranteed satisfaction. Parisian Dye House Francais Paumie also advertises at 60 West Galena, Butte.
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West Park
Butte
W. Galena
M. Paumie
Rooming house and horse stables for rent on South Main
Classified notice lists a South Main location offering a lodging house with 18 rooms, horse accommodations, modern flats, and heated rooms. Multiple rental and sale items appear, including furniture, sewing machines, buggies, and various rooms for rent, with contact details in Butte Montana.
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Main
Bu Butte, O
Weert Galena
Butte
Galena
Quartz St
South Main
Slemons & Booth
Hutte
Notable clairvoyants and local services advertised in Butte
An assortment of advertisements from Butte listings includes Dr Blackburn a renowned clairvoyant palmist offering fortune readings at 48 W Park St plus additional readers at 14 W Park and 739 Colorado Ave. Also promoted are a Montana Transfer Co service, a cash for homes ad seeking modern brick dwellings, a private midwife for confinement, and a trunk factory relocation to 1 S Main St.
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Blackburn
Park St
Butte
Northwestern
Montana
S. Main St
Dressmaking and Accordion Work by Mrs Dial
Mrs Dial of 15 West Edwy Street Bute offers dressmaking and accordion services along with sunburst pleating. Carpet cleaning by G B Bh a manager at Montana and Porphyry Street noted in this community notice.
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O. J. Dial
W. Edwy
Bute
G. B
Montana
Porphyry
Tet
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Putte
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Platinum St
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Standard Office
Apply
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Spaulding, Lil
T. A. Grigg
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Princeton
W. O. Speer
Weare
C. KB. Miller
East Galena
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Idaho
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Utah Avenue
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Alaska
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Bearmotte
Ianite County
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Ite
Granite County
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Jo Broadway
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Pocatello
Utah Ave
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