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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
3
Seed Oats Favorable: Purdue trials at Lafayette show yields and weights for last three years. Great Dakota leads with about 31 bushels per acre, averages 8 days difference in maturity, six varieties rated early to mid, co operative tests yield 85 for some oats, seed available free for farmers contacting the station.
Robinson Chapel notes a flurry of Sunday visits and community visits. Families including Moss and Deventer are mentioned hosting and calling on neighbors. Attendance at church events and local Institute activities are recorded alongside several small social calls and a sale attendance.
George E Crouse notes market conditions with forecasts of butter and poultry prices remaining firm in the New York market. He predicts higher prices for butter and poultry, steady potato prices, and Michigan spuds on trial for Monday deliveries. Chickens expected at 10 cents each week, dealers cautioning purchases of only fancy stock.
Onion sets are scarce due to high demand and export for oil production. Charles Bask notes continued shortage and rising prices, with large exports depleting supplies while domestic buyers face limited availability in the coming two months.
Quotations show prices on Wheat, Oats, Barley, Corn, Rye, and feed items at wholesale and retail levels. Details list per bushel, per barrel, and per ton with figures from various dealers, including Mayflower Milk and others, and note prices for live stock and packing goods.
The report shows firmer undertone for wheat with Chicago activity pushing No. 2 red wheat up about a nickel. Cash opened firm, later moved higher for May and July, while oats and corn showed mixed moves and slight gains amid light offerings and narrower margins. End-of-day notes indicate modest strength in wheat futures and softer cash clover and butter markets.
Indianapolis market report notes cash wheat steady and new contracts near, listingbid prices and mixed bids. Limited readable figures indicate straight futures activity, with references to March delivery and price variations among types of wheat and corn.
Wheat gains supported by European strength and increased movement in southwest markets. May futures open higher, close up 3 to 6 cents. prices in the cash market firm overall with light offerings and rains in the corn belt. Local receipts totaled 310 cars for Minneapolis and Chicago. pork prices rose with live hog advances as another pillar of the day.
Articles describe proposed hotels for working girls in the department store district to include reception rooms libraries and other amenities for patrons. The plan seeks regulated facilities with improved spaces and safe accommodations within the commercial area.
The market shows bids softer for hogs and cattle as packers lean bearish amid ample receipts. Cattle trades held steady or up modestly with totals near 49 thousand head forecast. hogs sold at lower top prices. sheep demand improving slightly with buyers eyeing next week receipts. New York notes urban hotels plan worker accommodations, with early opening of clubhouses and reception rooms to aid working women.
A local note reports hotel plans in East Buffalo to provide rooms for working women with access to separate fixtures and spaces. It notes club women and hotel guests discuss the project as part of broader efforts to improve accommodations and safety for female workers nearby.
GhuRua ce co, Ind Feb 16 The funeral services of Mrs Reampstin Anckaon of Fort Warne will be held Tuesday at 10 oclock in the forenoon in Fort Wayne Funeral details note years of residence with her aged husband in Fort Wayne and reference to her passing
Receipts at the wiry scales were generally good despite the weather. Saturday showed a sharp drop with only three loads reported, marking a lighter day for the period.
Notice to shippers begins Monday February 17 1908. The Toledo and Chicago Indianapolis By. So James D Morton receiver will accept shipments of freight and express for Waterloo Indiana. Patronage solicited by M Patterson GF and PA. Ad copy mentions money making schemes and vague promotional lines.
Thompson of Chicago passed two forged $50 drafts on the Hara Hotel Warsaw. Traced from Warsaw to South Bend then to Dixon Illinois bank papers, he disappeared after paying cash at Oliver hotel South Bend. Bank forged drafts said to be issued by Dixon National Bank. Major hotel registration and travel noted.
Lisbon signals rescinding Franco decrees amid talk of constitutional aims by Carlos as consiliation ends. Berlin leverage grows with Turkey in the Near East. British and Balkan tensions rise. Hagen’s diplomacy strengthens Germany's prestige at Constantinople and the Baghdad railway.
The piece outlines a Tory tactic to advance two Scottish landholder bills by closing the House, narrowing peers' leverage, and pushing reforms that would curb Lords objections. It notes Asquith’s pension bill as a major expected act, promising a system aimed at fairness for all and influencing welfare policy. The naval budget is tied to Germany’s threat, with plans for three to four new Dreadnoughts and related upgrades.
Fred Tresselt of City Kilts writes a weekly letter in Journel Gazette praising winter wheat belt conditions. He notes reduced danger this season, cites a price near 0.61 per bushel, markets down through the week, and Argentine supply easing trade as English millers adjust.
A dated report from February 16 notes a disorderly wool market with buyers favored by the current conditions. Circulating figures show receipts to February 1 totaling 4,018 bales compared with 2,907 bales in the prior period, reflecting the shifting momentum in Boston and other centers.
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