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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
14
Chicago May 26 Price movement in May delivery corn shows a cautious uptrend with July and September options buoyed by limited receipts and looming food shortages. Corn quotes range from 1.65 to 1.86 for July and 1.44 to 1.03 for September with strong close, oats firm on commission buying, and provisions meeting firmer tendencies though demand remains cautious.
Chicago and Omaha livestock desks show receipts around 7 000 to 20 000 head with trading uneven. Cattle steers price ranges vary while bulls and yearlings move slowly. hogs steady to lower with mixed demand from packers. sheep and lambs show steady to higher tone amid varied weight classes. Market activity described as slow at times with some bulk sales quoted.
Trading at the New York Stock Exchange showed varied activity with about 750,000 shares changing hands by mid-morning. United States Steel led activity with only modest gains while Independent Steels and several others rose 1 to 2 points. rail and oil issues moved irregularly and profit-taking trimmed advances.
The market opened buoyant then slid with steel dropping to 92½ and Rock Island and Pan-American rail bets noted. Studebaker opened at 6 and fell to 63, closing near 69. Hayden Stone bought 4000 Rock Island shares as traders await clearer political signals and stabilizing conditions.
Mines men near Winnemucca watch the old Ryepatch mine north of Rochester Nev as ore samples show chlorites and silver bromides. Wyoming Mining and Milling at Camp Taylor plans to reach 160 tons daily, with 20,000 tons of silver gold ore on dumps and a year’s run assured. Copper and silver earnings, costs, and test shipments from Colorado Silver Mines near Humsey are reported, with promising ore grades and a large production legacy.
The May 2 1920 horoscope notes planetary aspects from Mercury Jupiter and the stars favoring popularity and mood. It highlights women in public life and suggests politicians may feel strengthened in vocation and public appeal.
Astrological reading notes favorable conditions for public speakers and advertisers while suggesting potential gains for bankers and educators. It mentions a new periodical shaping literature, ongoing agitation over taxation, and prophets of success for musicians. Cautions include accident risk and wary dealings with men enterprises.
In Portland Oregon May Jans Oberg a 63 year old oilman on a Willamette River bridge balanced on a beam for 35 minutes while a machinist using an acetylene torch melted an iron clamp. The clamp released the draw and his hand and forearm were crushed in the vice like jaws.
New York May 25 news item reports auiss te Moller a renowned classical dancer named in a divorce suit by Mrs Ana W Poole against her husband Robert Alfred le before Justice Tomkins The petition states the couple lived apart and that Miss Moller was presented by Poole as his wife Service of process was by publication The article notes past stage associations with Poole and that the dancer’s involvement prompted headlines
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