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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
12
A telegraph market summary details wheat, corn, and oats trading with December and May positions. Prices swing, showing mixed strength in wheat and corn, weak oats, and declining pork and lard late session. receipts and cash quotes noted for various grain and animal products.
The market for butter remained steady after a session of small fluctuations. Prices for December and January contracts showed only modest moves as traders weighed supply and demand, with overall activity muted and futures edging higher at times.
Market reports detail live stock and cattle receipts with prices, ranges, and movements across multiple yards including Cleveland, East Buffalo, and New York. The summaries note cattle, sheep, and hog receipts, price directions, and rough totals, highlighting lower tones and varying demand across regions.
Fragmented OCR lists closing prices for wheat futures in various cities including New York St Louis Duluth Minneapolis Toledo and Baltimore. Entries show December March May and cash figures with many garbled letters and missing values.
Market report from New York on provisions and grain futures. Weak session early with heavy world shipments easing unloading and cables. later buyers supportive as wheat conditions and clearances improve. Spot and futures quotes for corn, wheat, and lard steady to higher amid mixed demand and weather concerns.
New York money market rates show call money on steady acceptance at about percent with prime mercantile paper around 4 to 5 percent. Sterling exchange quoted with bankers at 4.544 for demand and 4.806 for sixty days. Government and railroad bonds listed as irregular or steady with various United States issues and registered certificates noted.
A December Wall Street scene notes active transfer of shares from strong holders to weak ones. The market features a cautious yet profitable tone as investors seek gains, while the conservative element remains ready to take profits. Strong input from buyers suggests higher opening levels and potential price advances.
A tumultuous trading session saw mixed activity as investors pushed several leading stocks higher while others tumbled. The Dow and major indices fluctuated with notable gains in certain blue chips as money supply concerns lingered and trading volume remained brisk.
Market report from Fort Wayne lists Winter Wheat prices and commodity quotes. Includes bran, middlings, corn meal, bolted and unbolted flour, flaxseed, potatoes, apples, peppers, hay, oats, and other staples with varied per ton or per bushel rates. Named firms Bass & Co and Weil Bros. & Co. provide quotations for wool, hides, and other farm products.
In Fort Wayne the LS Mortgage and Trust Co of New York offers to lend an unlimited amount at 5 percent. Owen N Heaton, attorney for the company, will receive applications at his office corner Grant and Berry streets. No delay in closing loans of any amount. repay at any time.
Advertisement for real estate or personal security loans from Chase offering loans through offices at Base Brook. Provides limited details about the loan types and contact points without specific terms.
Reports detail Grover Updike of Cedar Creek hospitalized after a cousin’s gun misfire at about 100 feet. The blast injured his face and eye but caused no permanent harm. Henry Lochert was bitten on the hand while riding a bicycle. Dr. Stule treated and cauterized the wound. George Ebner’s child was struck by a ball in the eye, risking vision. Clarence Helier, age 3, fell on glass from a broken pipe at home, cutting a gash.
A fragment notes a display of mirrors in gold frames by P Scherz inghr s. The text references Kuhne Co and a decorative item titled A Beautiful One of Mirrors in Gold Frames. No clear event or date is given.
The St Josephs school building committee and St Peters Catholic Church officials invite the public to a Wednesday meeting at the school house to settle funds from fairs. The three year old society seeks to raise money for a new Hunna street school, having collected 1800 dollars and a treasury balance of 509 from fund earnings with two years to reach the goal.
Atlanta Journal prints interview with former President Cleveland via Princeton staff. He urges a return to first principles and old time doctrinal unity, criticizing wandering from democratic roots while predicting the party can regain past field victories. Also notes a 340 foot wide store in Uri State Block on Barry and Clinton streets.
A garbled early 20th century list references pensions and benefits for Indians, with names such as Jolanies Rourke and Mose OW, and mentions of December dates, soldiers’ benefits, and various local agents and shops. The fragmented text references payments and local offices and a bag of small items like pocket books and purses.
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