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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
4
The Masonic Temples announce select officers for the coming year including president William Geck, secretary Simonson, and treasurer Podigson. Other named leaders include W. FLA, Vinpett, and Marcharsy with commands for the Mesoniy talding and Rite duties.
Strong Cork market support kept wheat under pressure with May deliveries closing near session lows as funds and bulls battled selling by commission houses. Corn rose late on dampened movement and firm cash bids, with receipts and prices at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth mixed. oats and rye steady.
July market notes show traders assessing weather, supply factors, and demand signals in the coffee sector. Analysts highlight price trends, futures activity, and potential impacts from harvest timing and global logistics.
A fragment from a New York market report notes January activity at a dry goods market. The readable portion mentions fresh offerings and market tone but lacks complete details on vendors, prices, or exact dates.
In Toledo on January 22 Bears pounded clover seed with prices for cash and May steady. Wheat quotes and exports demand supported slight gains earlier, with Liverpool closing down and Chicago activity mixed. The market showed firming early before easing, and clover seed turned lower as bidders pulled back amid weak demand and uncertain futures.
Odd spelling laced market notes show cattle and hog prices easing as packers stock up. Receipts posted at 26,000 head then revised to 2,000 as demand remains soft, beef buyers cautious, and hogs priced lower across western markets. Cattle volumes high, but momentum slow with steers and feeders drifting. sheep and lamb values mixed amid thin demand.
Jan 22 Toledo reports hay price declines as shipment dumping surges and buyers hold back. Winter conditions keep lameness in the country low, while mills and distributors struggle with excess stock and falling values. Strong entities include Toledo market, shipowners, and hay buyers amid unprecedented rate of disposal.
A brief item notes Whepple being marked during a post with reference to the commission men.
Market notes show Lees and fruit prices fluctuating with limited supply. Apples and potatoes remain hard to obtain. oranges and lemons fetch high box prices. cabbage absent from markets. onions and other items vary with demand.
New York reports show professionals dominating trading with heavy influence on prices. Market mood shifts amid bank concerns, minor institution failures, and tightening money conditions as bonds rally and gilt edged issues are eyed for future offerings.
Market page quotes retail and wholesale prices for staples including butter eggs flour wheat corn and potatoes. It lists live hogs chickens turkeys and pork with per unit prices and notes some item labels though OCR text is garbled and mid-sentence. The document records fluctuating quotations and assorted goods like lard honey onions apples and feed ingredients with scattered figures across the listing.
Patterson-Pletcher Co reports wholesale and retail pricing across coats, feeds, and grains with overcoats dominating notes. Prices listed include Winter 06.0 and Spring wheat, cornmeal, oats, and various grasses, plus local retail quotes from West Smertir Street and nearby merchants.
A fractured OCR listing farm items and prices including chickens ducks geese honey potatoes butter onions apples and livestock. It references vendors such as Howenstein and Crosses with addresses and a long string of commodity quotes and measurements.
The listing shows varied quotations for coal and wood, including per ton and per cord rates. Notable entries cite Massillon, Pocahontas, sugar and beech, and sphinx varieties with prices around $2.40 to $4.27. Quotations are stated as of January 1 and reflect multiple vendors and descriptors.
Discounted raincoats offered with 2 percent savings and listed prices around 30 dollars. Limited stock in a storefront promotion lasting through a specific midweek period. Marketed under the Gray Bainbrets line with per item counting and clearance emphasis.
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