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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
10
York June 15 AP market notes show renewed investor caution as rails and copper shares led a list of gains, while many issues closed lower. Trading volumes dipped despite growing public participation with several key producers and refiners hitting new yearly highs amid shifting metal prices.
A historical listing depicts broad NYSE quotations compiled by Logan and Bryan, including numerous American manufacturers such as American Can, American Sugar Refining, and General Electric, with figures tied to daily activity, ranges, and notable shifts. The page shows price levels, percentage changes, and totals across multiple sectors, reflecting market conditions in mid year.
A garbled market report lists potato shipments and prices across locations including North Carolina and Idaho, with figures like 40 Olta works and 310 per barrel. It also notes cotton prices in York on June 15, with middling at 1603.
The livestock market notes slow trade with cattle and hogs mostly steady to firm. Steers steady to weak, heavies up to about 940 dollars, cows up to 625, bulls and packers near 425 to 475, with lambs and fat yearlings trading unevenly and calves showing varied demand across districts.
Fragmented OCR reads like a market and auction list with prices for sheep and tins, including mentions of vendors or places, amounts around 10 to 104 and many garbled words. The readable items show items such as sheep, tins, and cans with prices but no clear events or dates.
June 15 reports indicate extensive sheep shearing in the Broadus area. Horkan’s flock near Broadin, 300 head for Priv Shook, then crews moved to Powder River to Rigs ranch and Willow Creek to Bert Kantman ranch for month long operations. Henry Bower and Charles Miles crews also active with anticipated late month shearings. Reports claim the clips exceed past years in volume.
Fragmentary OCR text includes odd phrases about grain, costs, dates, and various entities. It mentions markets, receipts, prices, and unidentified names, with many garbled words and inconsistent spacing. The readable portions do not form a coherent report or story.
The report notes a rise in oil production with barrels increasing to 700 during the period ending June. It mentions figures tied to various locations and entities, including a reference to Soreton Careels and the Abe Sanpete and Petrelouima Instigues, while noting no change in some areas and a large increase in others.
A scanned page from The Independent Publishing Company advertising distribution details and addresses in Helena Montana New York Chicago and San Francisco. It includes printing and postage notes along with miscellaneous items and a rotary sewing table advertisement.
An OCR fragment describes a Kalispell area stub train moving the Geat Northern branch to a station. The 3 foot gauge engine is mentioned along with a coach used as a trader for gas and various passengers. Charles Tinkley and a Fathead figure are named in a scene of enthusiasm and historical reference.
United States Marshal Albert White announces the appointment of William Mehett, a federal prohibition agent, to succeed RoW Humber as deputy marshal in Ketchikan. The move, effective in July, covers Montana and Wyoming assignments and marks Mehett as a key federal law enforcement officer.
A readable fragment reports a girl at Hamilton named Jane Tivase has spotted fever. The text is garbled but mentions illness, a family relation, and hopes for recovery. No clear dates or locations beyond Hamilton appear. the rest is unreadable.
Figures show a wave of visitors flooding Yellowstone after the Gardiner gateway opened in May. An estimated 6120 people left the park, while fish catches reached 3,669. Travel activity surged from May through June with entries and exits breaking prior records.
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