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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
19
The market was dull with scattered selling and little price change. East Butte saw steady buying. overall demand was weaker, with potential for a small rally if Mexican negotiations improve. Dividend reports and steel outlook noted. crop damages restrained activity. freight rate decision expected soon.
New York copper markets show steady tone with spot and July trades around 18.674 cents plus 14.12 percent. electrolytic at 14.25 cents and casting near 14 14.12 cents. Lead remains quiet at 93.85 with small London quotes at £18 15s. spelter soft at 5.05 pence in London £21 7s 6d.
Minneapolis market notes on May 21 list Wheat May two cents up and July at 98 cents. No 1 hard at 98 cents, No 1 northern at 94 44 97 cents, No 2 northern at 93 1 2 cents. Barley at 34 cents. Rye 59 62 cents. Flax at 1.537%6 1.55 dollars.
Chicago reports rain in Kansas and Nebraska delaying harvest worries. Market closed heavy as corn and oats weaken while wheat gains slip. Signs arrivals next week rise and British Argentine reports lose force. Prices: Wheat May at 98 1/4, Corn May 87 1/2, Oats May 40 1/4. pork July 20.17, lard July 10.12, ribs July 11.32.
Hogs Receipts 17 000 market slow and a shade higher bulk 8.45 to 8.55 light 8.35 to 8.60 mixed 8.30 to 8.60 heavy 8.15 to 8.57, pigs 7.50 to 8.40. Cattle receipts 3 000 market steady to strong beef 7.40 to 9.30 steers 7.19 to 8.20 stockers and feeders 6.40 to 8.55 cows and heifers 3.75 to 8.75 calves 7.59 to 10.75. Sheep receipts 12 000 market steady lambs 6.23 to 8.45 yearlings 6.15 to 7.20 springs 6.75 to 9.50.
Portland Oregon May 21 cattle receipts 100 market steady and unchanged hogs receipts 500 market steady and unchanged sheep receipts 800 market steady and unchanged
The Vaterland of the Hamburg American line, the largest steamship in service, arrived in New York on its maiden voyage from Hamburg. On May 20 it ran 594 miles with an average speed of 23.9 knots, and at 950 feet long and 100 feet beam it carries a crew of 1,234. The ship broke from tugs and drifted downstream before tugs towed it back under control.
Washington May 21 President Wilson received Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver and a delegation of women and children from Colorado strike districts. Lindsey said Colorado faces a civil war requiring federal mediation and a firm hand. He planned to ask John D Rockefeller Jr for a meeting with mine owners to press for resolution.
President Wilson listened to Judge Lindsey and aides about ending mining district strife and arming federal troops. Mrs Jolley and three Ludlow survivors, including Mrs Petrucci who lost three children, urged action at the White House, detailing the fears from the mining districts.
Mercantile paper stands at 4 percent with Sterling steady at 435 for 60 days and 488.60 for demand. Commercial bills at 485.25. Bar silver quoted at 57.5 cents per ounce and Mexican dollars at 45.4 cents. Government bonds firm, railroad bonds mixed. Call money easier around 1.25 percent with the ruling rate at 1 percent. Time loans steady at 1.5 to 2.4 percent across 30 to 180 days.
A Rome dispatch reports Miss M. R. Favelle, a young American, found shot in the head in a train compartment arriving at Arezzo from Florence. She claimed a strange man shot her. A purse contained a check for 1300 dollars.
In Lynn Massachusetts on May 21 Henry Gavin an 11 year old boy died after a rifle bullet fired during Miss Juanita Griffiths attempted potato knockout shot at his head in a theater Miss Griffith is in police custody and faces investigation for the fatal shooting authorities report the event as a tragic accidental shooting during a misguided demonstration of target practice.
General Jacob S. Coxey led his nine member unemployed army up the capitol steps in Washington on May 21 and delivered a lengthy address on industrial conditions to a curious crowd, unmolested by police.
Patrick Farley aged 66, a veteran Bowery political figure, was found dead in his saloon rooms above the premises in New York on May 21. Death attributed to hardening of the arteries concludes a long career in local politics.
At Elks club dinner in Danville Illinois on May 21 Joseph G Cannon former speaker of the house declared his candidacy for nomination as representative in congress.
Government figures place Hungary’s imports at 417 million dollars and exports at 385 million for 1913, indicating a sizable trade deficit. The data reflect overall economic activity and cross border flows during the year.
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