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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
8
The report lists wheat, corn, oats, and hay receipts with prices and bids. It notes heavy pork receipts and profit covering opportunities, plus closing prices from several cities. Market activity shows varied bids, modest demand, and fluctuating futures for May and December contracts.
A fragmented report shows New York provisions and futures mixed with small gains and declines. Prices for No 2 red and No 1 northern Duluth futures hold steady while overall stocks ease across ports. Cables steady with weak grain, Western freight and coffee futures down amid heavy receipts and foreign selling. close shows a net loss for many contracts.
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered pricing notes for December and March contracts. Mentions of prime percentages, stock references, and unclear names appear without clear context or complete sentences, leaving a partial snapshot of market chatter in Toledo.
The passage chronicles hog and cattle receipts, with figures like 20 car loads of hogs and varying cattle receipts, and notes mild market shifts. It also surveys wool prices, noting modest demand and pricing for medium and fine grades, with slow activity in staple wools and regional price differentials.
Amid volatile trading in New York and London, traders cite shaky confidence in the market's direction. Reports from Jersey and Western exchanges highlight cautious buying and selling, with railroad and steel stocks bearing the brunt of short interest and fluctuating demand. The overall tone suggests unsettled liquidity and scrutiny of new offerings.
The Fort Wayne market page lists diverse commodity prices including corn meal unbolted at 140 per ewtr, oil meal 140 per ewtr, flaxseed 175 per ewtr, wheat, corn, oats and mixed grains priced per ewriants, dressed poultry items with per pound rates, butter, dried apples and lemons per unit, potatoes per bushel, apples per barrel, apple butter, wool and hides prices, hogs and livestock bids, and straw priced at 0085.00.
In the district court of Indiana a notice to creditors of Lakeside Street Railroad Company ordered filing of claims by December 5 1900. The court directed that creditors failing to file may be denied any right to share in proceeds from the sale of the railroad assets.
Public sale by Lakyside Street Railway Company as receiver under a court decree dated November 13 1500 and writ of provisional exnemis dated November 20 1900. At the north door of the county courthouse Fury Wayne on December 28 150, the entire property including rights and franchises will be sold to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds. Deposits and conditions noted, sale conducted under court rules to satisfy amounts due under the decree.
The document appears to be an assessment or assessment notice related to public works. It mentions Wayne and a date near mid month, with references to projects and possible bids or obligations. Specific names and locations are obscured but government agency involvement is clear.
A partial weathered fire record notes a blaze at an unspecified location with unknown cause. The only readable details mention persons and actions but fail to identify the site, date, or responsible authorities.
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