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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
4
The dry goods market in New York shows cautious trading with buyers seeking quick delivery. Inquiries arrive from abroad though prices remain unsettled. Outside Jobbins houses indicate a gradual pickup in dust petticoats and related goods. Fancy overcoats show mixed demand.
Market mixed on reports of Liverpool selling and Argentine offerings. Wheat fell at times amid cold weather and large North American receipts. May opened weak and closed around steady to lower. Oats and corn were steady to dull with light receipts. pork and lard futures declined slightly.
New York January 9 The coffee market opened steady at unchanged prices with minor declines later as buyers and sellers noted scattered quotations. Prices eased slightly through the afternoon with limited demand from European buyers and several months showing modest adjustments. traded statuses included January at 9.50, February 9.60, March 10.50, May 8.75, July 8.60, September 6.35, November 6.10, December 3.84. Coffee grades listed include No 7 Rio and Santos options with various mild grades noted.
Boston January 2 The improvement in the foreign non ontapket is noted as dealers survey the market for potential vessel movement. Transactions show a rise last week though actual supplies remain modest. Cloth market activity remains subdued with buyers awaiting domestic wool quotations across several grades and regions.
We own and offer $275000 seven per cent secured notes of United Gas and Electric Company Albany and Jefferson Hill Indiana serving surrounding towns with 25009 population. Notes are regular bond form with semi annual coupons. Denominations include $100 $590 and 32000. Secured by deposit with Trustee of $5100 of bonds per $1000 of notes. Company earnings exceed interest requirements and long operable track record cited. Notable executives Samuel Insull and J W Dunbar involved. high margin value in assets relative to indebtedness. Prices yield 7 percent with bonds quoted at $96 $1480 $980 for varying denominations. Contact for illustrated circular.
Lower cables and heavy Argentine shipments dampen early wheat trade as shorts cover and Bartlett buyers push prices higher before softening. Cash wheat steady near 99 1/4 to 99 1/2 cents. May, July, and Sep contracts show minor fluctuations amid broad market jitters and renewed selling pressure.
Chicago market notes a broad decline across cattle hogs and sheep after brisk Monday receipts. Best swine sell around 4.34 per cwt while beef steers mostly fetch 31.60 to 35, with packers holding back due to cooler supplies. Cattle sales slow with several classes showing lower bids, and lambs commanding sharp but sporadic gains amid a restrained buying mood.
Fragmented ad style text lists various market receipts and cattle trade notes with figures like 450, 7, 4, 8.60, and 3.05. Mentions horses, sheep, caribs, and buyers across East Buffalo and Pittsburgh regions. Complete details are unclear due to OCR errors and partial names.
New York January 29 stock market rose as measures controlling prices were withdrawn, lifting anchors on many shares. United States Steel reports eased fear of a sharp downturn, while concerns over federal policy and bank liquidity weighed on prices later.
Market notes list prices for corn, butter, lard, ducks, turkeys, onions, pork, and hogs with figures per bushel or pound. Wool, grain, and hay values appear alongside assorted farm products and livestock quotes from multiple buyers and traders.
A garbled catalog of prices and items including references such as 275, 450, 36.75, and several odd terms like Dut AO Jatkeen Hockles Water and Facahentas. The text shows scattered numbers, product fragments, and misread names, suggesting a damaged ad or inventory list from a vendor or auction listing.
The city scales recorded fast receipts with dark readings. The Bees of the day before caused provocation except for corn which wrapped a camt in 20 Mikclinin price. Receipts totaled nine fale Tons with items including hay oats loads and various grain terms across multiple entries.
DECATUR Ind Jan 22 Mrs Bisto Stalter sues for divorce from Daniel Stalter alleging he threatened her when she refused to sign a note and acted disagreeably. She owns forty acres of land and says her husband has sought possession since the marriage. She is fifty something and her husband is seventy four.
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