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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
5
A local sale notice lists 100 lb oats at 2.00 for buying and various cornmeal, gluten feed, bran, and Hungarian patent products in 24 to 98 lb sacks with prices from 1.75 to 4.00 per 100 lbs and discounts noted for certain Hungarian items.
Quotations list various hides and pelts including dry flint hides priced by weight and size. Green salted and horsehides offer discounted rates, with values for heavy cured hides and pelts, and assorted discounted lesser cuts.
Miscellaneous Markets reports metal prices in Colorado markets with bar silver at 1.014 dollars per ounce, copper at 15 cents per pound, lead at 5 dollars 25 cents, spelter at 6 dollars 25 cents, and tungsten at 12 to 14 dollars per unit.
Hog prices show ranged quotes from 17.50 to 19.65 with various weights and sow and pig categories. Cattle prices span heavy beef steers to canners and veal calves with wide spreads. Sheep prices cover lambs, cully, ewes, and culls with multiple weight brackets.
Chicago prices show corn No 3 yellow 1.59 dollars per bushel with nearby bids 6044. No 4 yellow 1.56 to 1.58. No 5 yellow 1.54 to 1.50. Oats No white 66 to 68 cents. Rye No 2 65 to 68. Barley 1.08. Timothy 7.00 to 10.00. Clover and pork listed nominal. ribs 25.50 to 26.25.
Sugar prices in New York show centrifugal 7.28, cut loaf 10.50, crushed 10.25, mould A 9.50, cubes 9.75, powdered 9.15 9.20, fine granulated 9.00, confectioners 8.90, No. 1 8.85. Market notes list assorted sugar products with varying quotes.
The Arizona Bureau of Mines notes the Interior Department ruling that lands withdrawn under prior acts remain open to exploration but uranium salts are non metallic minerals and cannot be patented. A geophone, developed in WWI, will soon be used to locate surface sounds and trapped miners in U S mining operations.
After more than four months pause, C C Arata nears operation at Pittsburg Jerome. A high pressure compressor cylinder arrives to replace the one broken on October 26. The Arizona Mining Men Association backs the New York movement urging removal of export silver shipping and price restrictions.
Bethlehem Oil Company of Roswell with $100000 capitalization filed articles of incorporation. Jornado Oil Company of Socorro capitalized at $100000, formed by W B Bunton statutory agent and William McDougall and George Keith of Carthage NM. Quay Wichita Oil and Gas Company of Tucumcari capitalized at $40000, formed by A D Goldenburg Joseph Israel R A Prentice J A Street and M H Koch all of Tucumcari.
The Hopewell Oil Company, a $100 000 Colorado concern, filed its articles of incorporation at the state house in Cheyenne signaling plans to extend operations to Wyoming.
Reports from Lake Cuy districts note a rich silver ore strike in the Bryan tunnel at Black Hawk prompting plans to extend the tunnel 500 feet. Oil-bearing sand shows again at Loveland well with potential production if thickness suffices. A six mile Ironton Ouray rail connection is planned after Sunnyside Mining purchase, linking the mining camps.
Hungarian government sent a delegation to Berlin to seal a treaty of alliance with Germany. German officers from Field Marshal M ackensen's forces arrive to reshape the Hungarian army of about 100,000. Budapest quiets after days of looting while a new regime expels or punishes dissidents. Bela Kun tightens control as rents fall and art is seized for national galleries. Foreigners face travel limits and censorship tightens.
A scaffolding collapse at the Harriman Merchant shipyard in Bristol Pa during the launching of the freighter Waukau killed from ten to forty people and injured twenty two who were taken to Harriman hospital. Witnesses say the scaffold turned over sending spectators about twenty five feet into the water as nearly 150 observers watched the event.
A wireless interception reports to Tchitcherin and Bela Kun the alleged spread of Bolshevism in the United States. It claims the movement is rising in New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, and mentions a riot in Philadelphia attributed to Bolshevist influence.
Bolsheviks bombarded American and British positions on both banks of the Dvina. At midnight enemy infantry attacked Kurgoman but was repulsed by allied artillery. Allied shelling hit Bolsheia Ozert village. An enemy aircraft dropped propaganda over allied lines.
Seattle authorities take ownership of Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Company. A. W. Leonard signed over control to Thomas F. Murphine, city utilities chief. Fifteen million dollars in utility bonds also transferred with the property in the March 31, Seattle note.
The Evergreen hospital and training complex in Baltimore guides blinded veterans toward self support. It combines medical care with schooling in physical training, Braille, typing, and hands on crafts under federal vocational education. The Red Cross Institute for the Blind supports families and instruction to ensure full rehabilitation and return to civilian work.
A Kansas City Star humor fragment recalls a man from Jimpson Junction dodging a motorcycle and tumbling through a parade of mishaps including a saloon door, a popcorn wagon, and bystanders before claiming victory in dodging the bike. The piece shifts to notes on New Zealand kauri gum, describing fossilized tree resin and a yearly export of 8,000 to 9,000 tons.
Kauri gum, valued as the most prized resin for its quality, is noted for its scarce occurrence and exclusive presence in New Zealand. The article highlights its desirability among collectors and traders, underscoring its unique status in the regional resin market.
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