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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
4
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A stream of property sales records shows transfers across multiple townships and counties. Buyers include Bolta a sabottel finioag and George D Johnston, with sums ranging toward 5000 dollars. parcels span Fort Wayne area to Perry and Marion townships, plus suburban and city properties as listed by several grantees and the Real Estate Co.
The Boston wool market shows firm prices with steady demand for prepared wool and specialized Territary wool showing strength. Unwashed wool from Oregon remains in good supply and foreign wool sales stay active, while clothine wool has not yet improved.
Market notes show mostly steady activity with limited demand and inconsistent bids. Traders report participants hedging against price volatility while few buyers step forward for bulk shipments, keeping values largely flat amid cautious sentiment.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions the dry goods market in New York and a railway port with scattered words. The garbled text references Blaine, polls, season four, and various disjointed names, lacking coherent events or dates.
Wheat corn and oats decline amid bearish weather hopes for the new crop. July futures ease while September fluctuates. pork breaks on overbought conditions and ribs and lard hold firmer due to limited supplies. Local receipts and world supplies show weakness, with slash in prices across commodities and a soft cattle market.
The market showed softer demand for wheat with easier prices while coarse grains weakened. Futures for July, September, and December moved lower at times as receipts and demand fluctuated. Cash prices were steady to slightly higher, with near months trading mixed and early gains eroding into the session.
New York July 14 The market shows a tendency to slip into a period of fullness with cautious trading. Demand is moderate, offerings scarce, and funds flow shifts due to government deposits withdrawals and Pacific funding payments. Foreign exchanges rise as gold exports are considered, while bonds weaken and stock activity remains uneven across sectors.
Prices for butter eggs potatoes and poultry in local market listings. Quotations cover fancy basener Daley butter process butter country eggs and several meats with figures per pound per dozen and per bushel. pottery and canning items listed alongside corn oats and wheat prices. Extensive commodity table shows diverse items from potatoes to pineapples and creamery products with multiple dealers quoted.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a city event at Reales Market with weights and names including Leese Joane of carn. date elements resemble February eighteenth Wednesday but text is garbled.
Advertisement offers made to order trousers and fancy vests at $5 each for the month of July only.
Chicago market report notes firmer hog demand and rising prices amid limited cattle and sheep flows. Packers bought about 4,000 hogs with Armour and Co. purchasing 30,000, while overall sales faced weakness and many hogs remained unsold. Elevated beef prices push pork demand, with forecasts of continued hog price gains as supply tightens.
A household guide on stain removal and color care for children's wear. Tips cover alum setting, gentle washes, lemon juice, vinegar, and acids for pinks blues and grays, with cautions on rust and bleaching. Emphasizes fresh stains easier to remove, avoid strong soaps, and avoid heat on delicate colors.
Receipts reach 48,200 hogs this week with 42,000 last week and 41,000 year ago. Estimated today’s receipts 75,000. 7,258 left over from last night. Trade fairly animated with 5¢ drop from Monday’s best. Selected hogs 240 to 300 lbs at 6.50. 260 to 300 lb shipping hogs at 5.80 to 8.95. Heavy packing hogs 260 to 200 lbs at 6.50 to 6.75. rough heavy at 8.40 to 6.55. Light hogs 140 to 195 lbs at 6.40 to 6.10. 130 to 125-lb at 4.80 to 6.25. Boars 3.50 to 4. government hogs at 2.40 to 3.1. Supplies off. 9,850 marketed this week vs 31,090 last week and 94,851 last year. Demand good. lambs 4.50 to 7.0, best Arizona and Nevada lambs 6.59 to 5.10. ewes 0.50 to 5.0. yearlings 4.0 to 5.76. bucks 2.50 to 4.00 for sheets and 5.25 for yearlings. Stock Yards notes show varied receipts and market pace across cities including Buffalo and Cincinnati.
A garbled market report notes steady conditions in cattle and lambs with prices like 1.077.03 and 58.10 shown, mentions Fort Wayne Printing Co at 214-16 E Main St and Retail Stationers, and advertises job openings for cylinder press men and feeders with wages from 16.50 to 18.00 weekly. It also covers a motorcyclist race from New York through Kendallville with Chicago deadline and teams listed. An 1907 Glide Touring car is offered for sale at 82 dollars, with delivery terms.
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