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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
4
Quotations across the local market list wheat per bushel At different grades and prices for corn oats barley and rye. Butter and eggs are priced wholesale and retail with various grades. chickens turkeys ducks and geese appear with unit prices. Hardware and metals quotes include copper lead and tin with mixed iron and bones noted.
The Chicago wheat market showed fractional moves with declines and later firmness amid Argentine optimism and bank news. May futures hovered near $1.04% while general weak tones followed early advances as exports and receipts influenced trading.
New York produce market notes show mixed conditions with firm sugar and steady fowl prices. Items like turkeys and Western chickens hold steady while market activity references various grades and receipts, reflecting a routine trading day with no major price swings.
A fragmented OCR summary notes European coffee demand clouded by uneven receipts and prices steady to firm at key market points. It references small intercontinental receipts and uncertain futures in early trading, with mixed signals from traders and brokers in New York and London.
Fragmentary text mentions a city scales event and a group or faction named Fae ETY 2 with unclear details. The readable parts reference a fare, a voice, and vows to set something, but specifics and proper names are garbled. As shown, concrete facts are limited.
The Toledo market reports a quiet session with thin trading and mixed futures. Clover seed prices edged lower on light demand, with December and March contracts slipping while cash Clover Seed held near previous close. weather notes and export prospects cited as factors.
Chicago market notes show hog prices slipping while quality remains ordinary. Lambs and sheep demand remains brisk with brisk selling for yearlings and lambs, but cattle and butcher stock show varied prices. Local buyers report continued strength in fresh pork demand despite overall lower hog values.
The dry goods market in New York shows steady conditions as large New England cotton mills reportedly conclud e a 25 percent output cut for the next six months per contracts. Export inquiries rise for beached cottons of saw construction while cotton prices hold. No change expected in high class sing ham prices for spring.
Christian Mannweiler died at St Josephs hospital at 12 a eloci yesterday after a long illness at the age of eighty six. Born in Germany he came to this county and Fort Wayne forty four years ago. His wife died nine years ago and he lived with his daughter Mrs Daniel Gibson at 1620 High street. He leaves four children, nineteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Surviving relatives include Mrs Daniel Gibson Mrs William Weight Herman Mannweiler Anthony Mannweiler. Funeral services will be held at the Gibson residence 1605 High Street.
Quiet 160 acre farm offered for sale fourteen minutes from city limits. Inquiries directed to local attorneys. Note mentions machinery repair services by F. G. Gaumtt Mfe. Co at 39% Pearl Street.
A roster names GEORGE W PIXLEY W J VESEY LEO FRE BURGER A L ROMY J A WILDING LOUIS FOX DR N FOSTER JOHN DRETBELBISS W E MOSSMAN AUGUST DECKER G HUNTING AIM P F W BR CO JOHN W SALE JOHN REUSS HENRY C PAUL and others as officers and directors of local firms. The Tri State Loan and Trust Company advertises its policy of lending on first mortgage real estate and offers to explain methods to interested savers through its directors.
The day saw subdued trading as the closing of a national bank in Pittsburgh dampened early gains while Kansas City’s failure the day before kept pressure on the market. Currency premiums persisted with a firmer tone in call money and reduced bank resources signaling tighter credit conditions across central reserve areas.
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