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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
2
A chaotic day in New York markets sees nervous short-covering and sharp swings across industrials and commodities. Despite declines, some earnings and dividend actions, including a standout move by American Can, hint at stabilization as investors weigh weaker signals and look for guidance in a volatile session.
New York bond and stock figures appear in a terse market roundup with mixed notes on futures and metals. Mentions of grain futures, 4 percent yields, and steady pricing for fast markets surface among scattered ticker fragments and commodity references.
Potator market reports a cautious Chicago session with slow trading and firm tones as shipments move. Prices listed include Wisconsin Minnesota coke at 3.49 to 4.75, Idaho sacks around 3.65, and butter values showing declines. notable activity in creamers and standards with various firsts and extras cited. Concurrent notes cover poultry receipts, live arrivals, and regional price shifts, with trade updates from Minneapolis and New York detailing bankruptcy filings and credit actions affecting suppliers and warehouses.
Cutz cashier of the State bank of Power visits Cut Bank and urges moving the Power bank. Peaver stockholders reportedly plan discontinuing the Power bank and transferring funds to Cut Bank. Local interests and Helena capitalists A C Johnson C T Peaver Pred Wochner cited as potential movers.
A. A. Martindale pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretences before Justice William Gallagher. He was fined 45 and sentenced to 40 days in county jail, with suspension possible on payment of the fine. A $25 worth less check passed on Nocwat Faulder is secured. Martindale was arrested at Bridger by Sheriff Russell Sage.
A fragmented livestock market summary from South St. Paul notes Budgets for cattle hogs and sheep with varied bids and prices. Reports show buyers and packers negotiating on weights and qualities, with fluctuating demand and multiple price points across fat cattle hogs feeders and sheep.
A man, Rogers, tried to extinguish a fire at a Chicago area store by grabbing a gasoline can from a nearby kerosene pile. The can exploded, burning his clothes and body, and he leaped into a nearby steel tank of water to douse the flames. He was rushed to local hospital. doctors say recovery would take weeks and may not prove fatal.
Colonel G. Stivers, who spent nine weeks in the East and New York, has returned home to Butte Montana. He says the East is prosperous but he is not especially enamored with New York, noting a wish to resume his routine life and pleasures.
Classified ad fragment lists multiple offices Pruddan King and Prudden at 70 Madison Avenue New York andSuite 494 Sharon Building San Francisco along with addresses in Chicago and California. Mentions Independent and lending lists in metropolitan newspapers.
A gathering at the home of Misses Eta and Mila Hall included a handkerchief shower for Mrs. Orr on her birthday. The Tadins' Aid group planned a Christmas dinner and a tree lighting event on December 20 at the church. The I.O.O.F. lodge elected officers for the coming year, with Willian Shire as Noble Grand and Robert Hespin as Exalted Grand. other officers were A. Kinsey secretary, Earley Stephenson treasurer. W. A. Stephenson returned from a trip to Idaho and Payette to visit family.
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