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Newspaper
Daily Logansport Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1875
Page
4
Dull and steady trading across grains and commodities in New York market notes. Wheat and corn show firm activity with varied bids and receipts while pork and lard remain quiet. petroleum, coal, leather, and wool also report little change with modest price levels and normal volumes.
Chicago traders report wheat firmer for cash and July contracts with August at 100, corn steady around 69 to 70, oats weak at 57 to July, barley nominal near 105 107, pork firm with cash at 1925 and August 1945, lard strong at 1515 cash and 1330 August, whisky at 116, hog receipts around 8000 head with sales from 680 to 740 for common and 10 to 1050.
Detroit market notes a dull wheat trade with bids at 126 and 1223 for No 2. Corn oats and barley show little activity. Pork and lard fluctuate quietly with prices around 20 for pork and 13 to 14 cents for lard.
The Toredo market shows flour quiet and wheat steady with No 1 white Michigan at 1.26 and extras at 1.28. Corn unchanged and freight negotiations dull with no charters. July and August contracts listed for Michigan amber.
TheJune report notes VEUAT inactive and quotations unchanged with dull corn and oats described as heavy and nominally unchanged. Freight movements show canal wheat and corn flow to New York, while other items remain steady amid uncertain views.
Milwaukee reports prices for No 2 wheat at 101 dollars, with July at 1004 dollars and August at 100 dollars. Receipts total 107000 bushels and shipments 229000 bushels.
A Friday morning downpour submerged streets and overwhelmed sewers across St Louis. Lightning and high winds caused heavy damage including a Finch property fire destroying three horses and a buggy valued at $2,000, flooded tenement districts near Grand Avenue, and lime sheds igniting at seventh and Victor streets. Many homes will require days to become habitable.
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