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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
2
New York stock prices drifted lower amid growing unease over the Chinese situation and higher money rates. Some strength appeared in select issues but overall volume was light as traders anticipated stronger earnings and a possible policy shift.
Readable entries show diverse named corporations and par values with numerous tickers. Major firms like General Electric General Motors Westinghouse and Pan American appear among numerous industrials and utilities. The list reflects closing quotes and varied endorsements across multiple sectors.
Wheat and corn prices rallied on black rust news from Manitoba and Saskatchewan and rain worries in the Dakotas and Ohio Valley. Quotes drifted with July and September futures, while Minneapolis receipts and Chicago staples showed mixed moves in wheat, corn, oats, and lard as traders weighed profits and storage trends.
In Phoenix Arizona a car suddenly burst into flames on a street. The owner steered it into an irrigation canal to douse the blaze. Firemen extinguished the flames, another car pulled the vehicle free, and the owner drove away with only minor damage.
Market notes show slight firming in potatoes with mixed state results, Arkansas and Oklahoma reporting gains of 2 to 2.5 percent by quality. Wisconsin and Michigan round whites sell around 1.00 to 1.20 dollars per unit, butter receipts total 26 953 tubs with varied grades from extra to seconds. Poultry prices list fowls 22 cents and broilers 25 cents. turkeys, ducks and roost birds also noted with general price ranges.
A fragment notes Flapper Fanny remarking on romance and space in a suggestive line. The source mixes jumbled wording about a girl and her view on kisses, reflecting playful urban slang. The item hints at social flirtation trends without full context or names.
Washington reports from the Agriculture Department show that major crops last year yielded profits for farmers. Average costs per bushel for wheat and corn ranged around 1.22 and 0.82 dollars with selling prices near 1.43 and 1.10 dollars respectively, while potatoes averaged 8 per acre cost and 149.09 dollars per acre in sales. The North Central states posted the smallest margin with costs per bushel near eight cents and average prices around forty-two cents.
Market notes from South St. Paul Chicago and Omaha show cattle hogs and lambs with receipts around 1 500 2 700 and 3 400. Hogs steady to higher with top around 19 79 while cattle feedlots saw mixed gains and steady to higher weights. Lambs and sheep mostly firm with fats and yearlings trading higher.
Legal notice announces the Lewis and Clark County district court order for the sale of Augusta AL Murphy estate assets in Helena Montana. The executor will offer Lots 1 and 2 in Block 8, along with appurtenances, for cash under court supervision by a specified date. Also referenced is a public bid for replacement of weatherproof windows at Helena schools with bids due June 12 and opening July 1, with Helena School Board accepting or rejecting bids.
London June 3 The Associated Press reports a protest against ridiculing stammering on stage was filed with Sir George Crichton comptroller of the lord chamberlain office by J Herbert Miall head of an institute for speech defects. He argues there is as much inhumanity in jesting at stammering as at blindness or deafness. Sir George says bad taste is not a ground for censorship unless personal allusions are implied but the lord chamberlain will consider the protest to avoid causing pain to those with defects.
A fragmented OCR line references a biased archaic phrase about a woman, with unclear context or complete reporting. No identifiable event, person, or organization is extractable from the readable text to form a proper headline or factual summary.
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