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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
19
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News that speculation cooled left traders idle as price levels barely moved. Only about 6 1 2 5 0 shares traded in an hour amid narrowed activity with occasional gains for Harvester and Missouri Pacific at times. Foreign exchange firm, copper and various railroad and utility stocks showed little consistent interest while market mood reflected cautious posture ahead of the Mexican situation.
Copper firm in New York with spot and July futures at 13.3 igle and electrolytic. lead steady near 3.00. in London spot prices for spelter around 3.10. Markets show mixed activity with metals trading in quiet ranges as officials report modest demand and supply factors.
Money rates steady at about 1 2 percent with yields and bills quoted across multiple securities. Bankers note weak time loans, weaker 6 and 12 month rates, and Mercantile paper around 3 4 percent. Sterling and U.S. bond activity mixed with dividends announced for Calumet papers and Superior Copper. New Haven notes demand strong, Northern Pacific to seek large mortgage, and Canadian Pacific shows a May drop. Market sentiment tilts cautious ahead of Friday rate decisions while investment demand remains robust for high-grade notes.
Market activity was muted with New York and local exchanges nearly idle. Traders await developments in Mexico, trust legislation, Supreme Court rulings, and Interstate Commerce actions while a strong grain crop hints at potential prosperity. Copper and steel edges improved. Amalgamated, Stewart, Davis-Daly, Butte & Superior show varied moves amid overall stiffness.
Chicago on May 12 reports mixed wheat activity with prices slipping while hogs gain. Wheat futures advanced early then faded as expectations of clear weather offset rain delays. Corn and oats moved modestly, with hogs lifting provisions. Regional prices and cash notes for rye, Timothy, and Clover also listed amid steady cattle and sheep trading.
Butte announces eight days of joy at East Second Street with a grand street parade and operatic acts. The program features Professor Ward's Marine Band, Rice and Dore shows, McKenna's motordrome, aquatic clowns, divers, and Miss Adelaide De Young, famed British champion swimmer famed for rescues and long-distance feats.
Notice to Stockholders Anaconda Mont May 9 1914 The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Anaconda Copper Mining company will be held at the principal office of the company in Anaconda Mont on Wednesday May 1914 at 10 o'clock a m for the election of trustees or directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before this meeting By order of the board of trustees A H Melin Secretary
For the second time in the conference history a woman, Mrs. John M. Glenn of New York, is chosen president of the national conference on charities and correction, succeeding Prof. Graham Taylor of Chicago. The brief item notes South China’s annual silk output and exports, though figures are garbled in the OCR.
April production for the Butte-Duluth operation broke all prior records with 3,454 tons mined and processed. Electrolytic copper output reached 78,580 pounds and about 22,000 pounds of cement copper were obtained, while acid consumption per ton dropped by one percent. New equipment including a crusher and leaching cells nears operation, promising significant cost savings in copper production. Superintendent F Sherwood reports the plant expansion underway, with additional mining and ore handling facilities to improve efficiency.
The Selig Polyscope company presents Shotgun Jones in two reels at the Ansonia theater for the balance of the week with a matinee on Friday. The story follows Thomas Latter’s murderers Bretall and Hayes and the fortune hidden before his death, found by Pam Jones who travels to Canada and ranches while fate tests his choices.
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