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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
4
New York trading closed irregularly after a mostly steady session amid holiday lull. Gains appeared in some high grade issues including rail and industrials with speculation on dividends and surpluses, while other large names fluctuated.
Bradstreet's notes holiday trade shows sales at or above last year in most markets with weak wholesale demand. Strong activity in staples like cotton and wheat and robust money markets contrast with high raw textile prices. Hides leather wool remain firm as Colorado strikes end and wage readjustments continue. Cotton mills cautious. eastern shoe trade improving. wheat and corn exports and rail cargoes detailed.
In St Paul on December 24 the supreme court ruled in the case of W. S. Gray & Co of Minneapolis against the Buildings Trade Council and others, affirming laborers may strike and urge others to strike and use lawful means to win their cause while maintaining order.
Application for removal of William J. Bryan as executor of Philo p Bennett’s will filed in the New Haven probate court on December 24. The grounds cited include neglect of duties and conflicts between Bryan’s personal and trustee interests and those of the legatees. Represented by former Judge Henry Stoddard for Mrs. Bennett and other residuary legatees.
December 24 reports show cattle receipts in Chicago at 1000, market lower for cattle with varied price ranges. hogs receipts 22,000, market steady to higher with heavy and light classes priced. sheep receipts 8,000, market steady to strong with wethers, lambs, and yearlings listed. Similar listings appear for Kansas City and St Louis with mixed gains and steady to strong trends across cattle hogs and sheep markets, including native and western lambs and various feeder categories.
Atlanta and New York markets report widespread steady to firm prices for flour wheat and corn with fluctuations on war rumor effects. Grain items list include patent and fancy flour, various corn and oats prices, bran and meal, and city vegetable and fruit readings.
Paris December 24 The Franco Italian arbitration treaty to be signed soon mirrors the Anglo French pact. It signals Italy’s neutrality between France and Germany and aims to prevent clashes if Italy occupies Tripoli. The move follows exchanges between Edward VII Loubet and Victor Emmanuel.
A ferocious wild cat was captured yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock at Lee Brandon’s home on Tabernacle Trail after it attacked Robert Calhoun and chased him into the street. Believed to be escaped from a private menagerie or circus, it bears a collar. Brandon and Calhoun cornered the cat in a horse stall with long poles and wire, trapping it in a wooden box for confinement while awaiting disposition.
Huntsville reports a rumor that General Joseph Wheeler will run for congress against Judge William Richardson in the Democratic primary of the eighth district. The tip claims Wheeler will seek his old seat in Congress, and that the information is believed reliable.
St Marys Academy Notre Dame Indiana formally opened the new Collegiate Hall on December 14 with large clergy attendance from Notre Dame and nearby towns. Rt Rev H J Alerdingt presided with a blessing, the student body faculty and community attended a chapel benediction following a Notre Dame University president address on education. The building is dedicated to advancing religious schooling.
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