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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
12
Market notes report rapid grain movement potential as interstate commerce measures are discussed. Prices fade for corn and oats, hogs and pork show mixed changes, eggs and poultry rise slightly while various grain and livestock values display volatility amid forecasts and commodity auctions.
Market reports show mixed cattle and hog activity with slow prices in Omaha and Spokane. Receipts total around 44,000 hogs and 14,000 cattle, with tops varying from 12.75 to 14.50 for beef steers and lambs at 13.25, while feeders ease and lamb trade weakens. Major price levels and regional mentions include Omaha, Spokane, and South St. Paul with notable declines and steadys in certain classes.
Paris May 17 Jules Reant a farm laborer listed as a deserter since August 1914 was arrested yesterday at Lille. He had been secreted for five years in a farm granary near Auchel Pas de Calais. Neighbors fed him and kept his hiding place secret while German patrols passed through the area. Reant left his self imposed confinement in July last after five years of solitude.
The program marks the anniversary of the Pilgrims landing with an address by Bishop LB Wilson at the Methodist Episcopal General Conference in Des Moines. The event highlights the historical milestone and features a citywide celebration within the conference program.
New York stock market opened steady but thin trading prevailed as investors awaited Washington news and potential Supreme Court decisions. Copper shares drew interest with Utah Copper rising on talk of stock supply, while bears covered modestly and funds moved toward easier conditions amid hopes of improved money markets.
Industrial activity faces pressure from railroad paralysis as investors await reassurance from a Pennsylvania railroad official that rail lines remain valuable. Experts warn of potential liquidity strain, with export and import trends cited as key to revival. Inquiries into money rates and transportation relief are tied to a possible easing of market tightness, while figures show mixed signals from New York and London on precious metals and short-term yields.
Old silver rich Vi pond properties to be developed this summer after years idle. Les Eat and other mines resume work as high silver prices push reopening. Mills may be built for lower grade ore. several companies report active operations and promising ore bodies. Output and shipments rise with copper and lead concentrates moving to smelters.
On May 18 1920 Jupiter forms a benefic aspect early, but Saturn Uranus and Mars are adverse. A new moon partial solar eclipse falls on the twelfth cusp with Mercury and Venus. The day favors large institutions financially but warns railways of potential strikes.
A 1920 astrology piece predicts mining strikes and labor upheaval, government responsibility risks, and a hot, disease-prone summer. It cautions about cruel acts toward children, asylum reforms, famine risks, and high illness rates, urging preparations for lengthy heat and milk shortages for the poor.
A dispatch notes a proposed Allied Commission to control war material, with Cabinet decisions to come. It cites Hugh C. Watsone as ambassador to France and mentions a report to the U.S. on the matter.
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