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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
4
A period piece outlines bridal fashion focusing on veils and hats for the bride and maids. It describes veil arrangements with lace bands and tulle caps, pink crepe georgette hats with large poppies, organdie options, and the option for brides to wear veils or veiled hats for attendants.
Washable blouse styles for July and August in tub fabrics include white batiste and voile with colored linen trims, striped or plain voiles, and tub silks. Notes emphasize crossbar hemstitching, color combos, durable voile for needlework, and sporty shirtwaist designs for outdoor wear.
Daily nail care advice emphasizes a five minute routine. Push back cuticles with an orangewood stick, shape nails into an oval, file edges, and polish at night. Clean nails with a nail brush and apply cold cream or oil for a stronger base and healthier appearance.
Sports skirts gain interest this year as corduroy and novelty silks prove popular with retailers and buyers. Vertical plaits create narrow effects while preserving movement and bright collars dominate the season.
Prices quoted for metals across markets include Lead at 7.75 to 7.87 percent in New York, Copper at 23.12, Bar Silver in London at 48% per ounce, Spelter at 7.26 in St. Louis, and tungsten concentrates and crude ores priced in Boulder and New York with various percentages and per unit figures.
May production across Arizona copper mines reached notable totals. Ajo yielded 4,400,000 pounds, Calumet and Arizona 4,768,000 pounds, New Cornelia 2,303,000 pounds combined from electrolytic and cement copper plus smelting ore, Swansea mines in Yuma County were leased and active, and Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company produced 10,250,000 pounds. Last year May output was 11,900,000 pounds and 1916 May output was 10,400,000 pounds.
Creede camp now ships about 150 tons of ore daily with 20 to 25 ounces of silver per ton and heavier gold values. Mines on Bull hill and Six Points move towards steady shipments of good average ore. Sulphur production is centered at Trout creek Mineral county twenty miles from Creede and near the Alamosa Creede railroad. Ore hauled by motor trucks and lessee White ships from Stratton Cripple Creek estate. ore valued at 20 to 30 dollars per ton.
Kennecott Copper Corp produced 10 162 000 pounds in May with 3 404 000 from Alaska and 6 758 000 from South Africa. The Supreme Court denied Butte and Superior Copper Co a writ of certiorari in a suit to quiet title against Clark Montana Realty and Elm Orlu Mining, affecting ownership of a mining claim and ore bodies with Elm Orlu originally holding the patent in 1884 and later sold to Clark Montana.
Melrose looks to oil expansion while Oaks Company at Mogollon saves ore from the Central shaft. A framing mill rises at Mogollon’s lower tailings dam flume as manganese and iron deposits on Boston Hill near Silver City are mined by A A Burdette. Mogollon Mines shipped seventeen bars of bullion last week and milled about 5 000 tons in the month. Artesia nears an oil field with first derrick on Dayton hill and machinery on site. In 1917 Mogollon mines 12 500 oz gold and 723 581 oz silver valued near one million dollars, a district record.
In the Thermopolis district fourteen wells are completed and awaiting pipeline construction for market. A score of rigs drill in Warm Springs and nearby areas. The Wyokan Monarch well in West Salt Creek section 28-40-79, after striking ten days ago, is now reported to be the largest producer among three wells brought in on the section.
Market data lists lambs and ewes with price ranges for light and heavy wool. Entries show light and heavy wool lambs, clipped lambs, and clipped ewes with bid and ask figures, including wooled and clipped categories.
A fragment lists tter 8, eggs and butter prices with discounts and case counts. Items include No. 1s net eggs in various grades, creamery butter grades, and packing stock figures, all in a terse trade-note style.
Metals prices across markets show varied quotes: silver around 7.87 dollars per ounce, bar silver at 48 percent. Spelter near 7.26 dollars, tungsten concentrates at 22.00 to 22.50 per unit, tungsten ores at 12.00 to 12.50, with 10 percent ore priced at 9.40 to 12.50 in Boulder and St. Louis reports.
Kansas City markets show butter at 38c firsts 37c seconds 29c packing. eggs at 29c firsts 24c seconds. poultry with hens 23c roosters 17c broilers 30c. Butter-creamery 894%c noted in listing.
Bulk sale figures across hogs and cattle show steady to new high prices. Beef cattle range from 12.75 to 18.00 for common to prime. veal, sheep and lambs also quoted with multiple grades and caps on top values.
Chicago market report lists corn prices for No 2 yellow at 1.68 to 1.71 dollars, No 3 yellow 1.66 to 1.68, No 4 yellow 1.50 to 1.55. Oats No 3 white 78 to 79 cents, standard 78 1/2 to 79 1/2 cents. Barley 1.00 to 1.50. Timothy 5.00 to 8.00. Lard 24.00. Ribs 21.72 to 22.22.
New York cotton quotes list July at 26.00 cents per pound October 23.34 December 24.00 January 23.88 March 23.75 with middling at 30.00.
The record lists Linseed pricing in Duluth Minnesota with bids and offers. Prices shown include $3.97 and $4.00 bids, with other dates in July September October and September.
The USDA urges investigating sheep grazing on public parks golf courses and college lawns to replace mowing and weed control. A 20 ewe flock could yield about 350 yearly profit with fleece and lamb value, while eradicating dandelions as on Kansas State Agricultural College grounds.
A small flock of sheep has grazed on the White House grounds for weeks, turning wasted grass into meat and wool while keeping weeds down. The flock is described as useful and ornamental and has drawn thousands of visitors to President Wilson's yard.
The author argues that sheep could replace human groundskeepers to clip grass and weed out weeds on a golf course. Sheep would keep turf neat and convert grass and weeds into meat and wool, aiding the nation in an emergency.
A United States department of agriculture study finds farms with sheep maintain similar numbers of dairy cows and other livestock as non sheep farms of comparable size. Pasture use and crop acreage are similar, so adding sheep does not reduce profits by crowding grazing stock.
In April 22,492 cattle were tested for tuberculosis under the U S Department of Agriculture bureau of animal industry. This total exceeded March by 8,494 tests. The program, run with state authorities and livestock owners, targets purebred herds first, then restricted areas and swine.
The bureau of markets of the United States Department of Agriculture is surveying available space for cold storage of butter and eggs nationwide due to increased wartime demands.
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