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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
15
Chicago May trading shows wheat fluctuating after mixed reaction to the German note with May at 1.12 1/2 and July 1.19, corn steady near 76 cents, oats 43 cents, and pork futures around 23.50 to 28.45. Livestock quotes: hogs firm with 39.95 average, cattle steady, sheep 11.70 for lambs.
Livestock receipts listed with bids for hogs, cattle and lambs showing market steadiness. Prime light hogs 9.20 to 9.95, best cows and heifers up to 7.67, cattle steady with steers 8.38 to 9.89 and hay fed at 8.50 to 5.75, spring lambs about 10 to 11, and wethers 8 to 9. Prices vary by weight class and grade. News notes also include wool market commentary and assorted assay office ads from Butte and Helena businesses.
Help wanted ads list several positions in Butte and Anaconda: coat maker and trousers maker needed for Henry Jonas & Son 11 East Granite street Butte. multiple shop and sales positions including salesman, office helper, dressmaker, paper hanger, housework and general labor. Names and addresses scattered. including Jewell Tea Co and various Mont towns.
Multiple listings advertise furnished rooms and small suites for rent in Butte and Anaconda. These include private baths and entrances, rooms for two gentlemen, modern cottages, and large first class rooms with ample amenities. Some ads note proximity to streetcar lines and local offices. Additional items mention shared rooms, housekeeping spaces, and rental terms with contact phone numbers.
Classified page offers car sales including a bargain one passenger Chalmers and a seven passenger Pope Toledo auto, plus a Ford taxi for sale in first loss condition and a small auto delivery truck. Real estate loans, real estate and stock loans, and furniture and mining stocks are advertised by several Butte firms. Also listings for rental rooms in Anaconda and stove repair services with local contact details.
Mixed classified items listed including a parlor piano organ at 712 E Commercial priced at 25 dollars. Also rhubarb plants and plant sets offered near Butte with addresses 632 W. Iron Butte. A go cart in good condition near 8 Wyoming Butte. A surrey for sale at 1152 Oregon listing.
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