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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1900
Page
15
World markets report a day of trading with noted movements in stocks and bonds. Investors monitor interest rate signals and currency fluctuations amid corporate results and global headlines.
New York October 29 traders gauge a delayed reaction to recent speculation as prices fall across sectors. Coalers lead declines while rail and industrial groups show losses. Northern Pacific edges up from the day’s low. Bond activity remains heavy with prices largely unchanged and money markets easy.
Fragmentary text references several mining locations and entities such as Crown Point Con Cal Va PURO Homestake and Ophir Ontario Mexico. No coherent event or outcome is readable. The snippet appears to list mining sites and related terms without a clear report or dates.
Money on call rests at 3 4 per cent while loan rates sit near 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper quotes 5 6 per cent. Sterling is firmer with bankers' bills at 4 8 ¾ to 4 80 ¾ for demand and 4 80 ¾ for 60 days. Posted rates show 4 81 4 8116 and PM. Commercial papers at HM. Silver certificates at 5 5c Mexican dollars at 50c. Government and state bonds show strength while railroad bonds vary.
The week in the metal market shows widespread dullness with pig iron warrants at 7.59, lake copper near 16.75 to 16.87, lead and spelter unchanged around 4.38, tin at 27.50, and brokers’ quotes for lead and copper matching those figures. Bar silver quoted around 4 cents.
Chicago markets show moderate activity with December wheat rising after a late rally as frost damage fears in Northern Argentina grow. December closed firm after showing a 1.835 million bushel visible supply increase while corn and oats remained quiet and provisions firm on hog demand and short covering.
A dense block of classified notices lists numerous psychics, mediums, and healers in Butte. It includes addresses such as 68 Broadway Argyle, 14 W Park, and 16 W Broadway, with varying readings and prices. Also appears are rental ads, auctions, and business opportunities in Butte and Anaconda.
James A. Bennetts private school educates all grades and high school studies with pupils making twice the usual progress. Evening instruction available at 605 W Granite in Butte. Graham Home School Stenography run by Mrs. Kemp, principal at 4 W Granite in Butte.
Numerous rental and sale offers across Montana towns including Butte Anaconda Missoula Hamilton and Ovando. Listings include houses on Broadway and Montana streets three to nine rooms, numerous lots, ranches including Schaeffer and 80 acre parcels, hireable services and farm implements, plus loans and mail-order ads.
A stream of small ads runs across the page offering a coat maker, a caregiver for a boy, lost horses at Lost Creek with brand marks, a rental for two houses, a marriage networking club, and a Montana doctor seeking patients. Names include J. and A. T. L. branding. Addresses include Apple Hennessy in Butte and 337 E. Clear Grit Butte, plus Toledo Ohio and Helena Montana.
Cash quotations list flour wheat corn oats rye and barley with bid prices for spring wheat red wheat oats and flaxseed, plus receipts and shipments totals for flour wheat corn oats rye and barley in barrels and bushels. Includes pork and timothy seed prices and related market figures.
Farmers markets and stockyards show cattle receipts at 22 000 with range prices for steers and cows posted. Hogs receipts at 23 000 with price bands and openings noted, and sheep receipts around 24 000 with varying values for yearlings wethers and lambs in steady to mixed trend.
Receipts total 4900 cattle 2500 hogs 8100 sheep with market mixed. Cattle show activity and strength with native beef steers 4.25 to 7.75, western and Texas steers up to 4.75, cows and heifers 1.75 to 3.10, calves 0.80 to 4.00, bulls 2.00 to 4.00. Hogs near steady to slightly lower with heavies 4.40 to 4.57, lights 4.25 to 4.57. Sheep steady for top natives 3.95 to 4.25, common and stock sheep 3.25 to 4.90, lambs 3.25 to 5.25.
A historical Butte directory lists businesses including McClure Bros Assay Office Mayer Assayer and others with notices for buyers and services. The Record details an early escape plot as two prisoners cut bars and used bedding ropes, McGovern and Wilson killed, Emerson crushed in a fall as Flanagan reached a nearby roof.
Cattle receipts about 14 000 with market steady cattle per head ranges native steer 105 60 to 105 60 native cows and heifers 31 00 to 5 35 stockers and feeders 2 85 to 24 0 bulls 1 49 to 3 9 hog receipts about 5 00 market weak bulk sales 4 47 to 4 60 heavy 4 65 packers 4 00 to 41 65 mixed pigs 4 15 to 4 54 sheep receipts 4 000 market weak lambs 4 5 to 7 5 muttons 2 74
In the San Francisco area and nearby valleys several wool and lamb market references appear. Mentions include Nevada Mallee valley Oregon Maiie and Mountain lambs with references to San Joaquin, Humboldt, Mendocino and Walze.
London and North American markets show varied results with Union Pacific preferred at 78 and Northern Pacific preferred at 74. Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk exhibit small changes while Anaconda and silver resist movement amid unchanged money values.
Washington on October 29 issued a treasury statement detailing general fund balances excluding the $150,000 reserve in the division of redemption. Available cash balance stands at $114,552,815 while gold totals $86,271,990.
Two colored prisoners attempted an escape from the Seventh district court prison on West 54th street. Policeman Hugh McGovern, 51, was killed and George Wilson, 59, a trusted inmate, was fatally wounded while aiding McGovern. One suspect, Arthur Flanagan, escaped, while Frank Emerson died in the yard below.
The third week of Rossylin Ferrell’s trial for the murder of Express Messenger Lane opened in Marysville Ohio. Judge MecCapbell led the prosecution arguments while defense attorney K R Woodburn urged insanity and opposed capital punishment. The state’s attorney will close before the jury retires tomorrow.
A young man with years as clerk in a general store four as relieving agent on Grand Trunk railway and two as bookkeeper in wholesale jewelry house seeks a good position. Also seeking penman telegraph operator work with references.
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