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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
19
Stock trading opened with uneven gains led by copper shares. Reading rose to 105 on bid support while Amalgamated hit a yearly high. European mine activity and metal prices influenced moves as money conditions tightened and certain leaders failed to spark broad interest.
Metal market report shows copper and tin pricing with spot and futures for September October and November. Copper steady near 1681T in New York and futures around 160-170. tin steady around 42p4d in London. lead and spelter quoted with London bids and prices.
Local cattle prices show steady strength with prime steers at 81.73, choice at 1.71 to 1.88, and heavy calves around 7.50. Sheep receipts total 20 with wethers at 2.46, ewes 9.45, and lambs 1.00. copper markets note shifts in London and Rotterdam supplies and quarterly dividends declared by Old Dominion and others.
Washington reports the Union’s director general promoting the banana as a symbol of international tranquility in Latin America. A letter to Senate and House conferees on tariff reform praises the fruit for contributing to prosperity sanitation health and peace along Caribbean and Gulf coasts once plagued by malaria revolutions and jungle neglect. The dove of peace is said to carry a banana in its beak as a symbolic appeal.
Victor Birch deputy game warden on the Magers preserve in Oregon disappeared days ago and was found dead in the Columbia River near Rainier with his head crushed near the right eye. Officials believe murder possibly by poachers and are investigating. Birch, 82, served as special deputy on the preserve since last spring.
The Deseret News discusses the Mascotte tunnel and Ohio Copper Mining company’s ore transport costs. It notes a mortgage on the Mascotte tunnel, bond interest, and potential transfer to bondholders, estimating annual transport income near 100000 dollars with modest profit after expenses. Also reports on Butte and Superior zinc concentrates and North Butte Extension Development annual meeting in Portland Maine on September 23.
A damaged OCR snippet from Durston Balding Anaconda shows James Pringle, secretary, urging subscription payments. It mentions paying one upfront and the balance in installments and warns against commissions.
Boston analyst George J. Walker reports copper prices moved to 16 and 17 cents for electrolytic and lake, with sales but a dull market currently. Production cuts from Lake Superior and a rising demand for electrical uses suggest prices may rise further as consumption outpaces mine output, potentially reaching 20 cents per pound by year end.
A fragment notes that the hiring price for the twelve months ending in 1919 was just under one cent below the prevailing market quotations. The snippet implies a minor discount relative to current quotations without detailing entities or dates.
Chicago markets rose as Manitoba wheat exports buoyed sentiment. Prices firmed across grains with wheat up 4 to 5 cents and corn and oats higher. provisions closed irregular. Receipts were lighter than last year with rains in the Northwest slowing movement. Pacific ports bid Minneapolis for Montana crop and traders anticipated further slowing.
An old bank advertisement touts checking and savings accounts as conveniences that simplify spending and record keeping. It argues checks serve as receipts and reduce the need for cash, urging readers to open an account and try the service, with a four percent savings booklet offered.
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