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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
Chicago markets show wheat futures slipping a cent and fraction with September delivery under pressure. Corn and oats trading subdued as favorable weather and steady receipts influence prices. preliminary receipts listed for tomorrow include wheat, corn, oats, and hogs.
Fragmentary text from a city report notes unclear details about events, people, or places. The legible portions mention the city and a dated reference, but no concrete actions or outcomes are discernible.
Fragmentary notes from The Old Market column show prices and items such as Shigatienus at 17, with credit points and freight lines. The readable text hints at local trades and value quotes, but lacks full context or clear entities.
Fragmented OCR yields market summary with bearish tone on clover seed and related grains. Prices drifted lower for September and December contracts. local Chicago market showed weakness. note of rains and mixed demand from buyers and sellers. cautious trading by Knight & McDougal supporting some firmness.
Wall Street lifts 118 as freight rates go higher amid a general improvement in speculative sentiment. Sizable order flows from various sources and light selling pressure propel prices upward, with gains aided by bond activity and gold exports.
Wholesale and retail prices for dairy butter, creamery products, eggs, potatoes, onions, beans, poultry, fruits, and meats appear. Quotations list old and new wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, cabbage, lemons, oranges, pineapples, and various farm goods with varied unit measures and per unit costs. Local mills, packers, and merchants such as Mayflower Mills, Eckart Packing, and Purcell & Peng are cited for commodity prices and stock values. The listings include live stock valuations, hides, and footwear materials, reflecting a broad rural wholesale market snapshot.
Market observers note buyers are plentiful but trading is slow across dry goods, with preliminary forecasts predicting weak shipments and mixed demand for textiles, cotton goods, and household products. Paints and oils firms cite steady to dull activity as suppliers adapt to price and inventory shifts.
Market notes from the Journat Gazete report a slow Wednesday opening with buyers indifferent and prices weak. Hog receipts for the first half of the week reach about 73,300, with trade lower. beef and pork items show varied bidding and several lots sold, while lambs and sheep prices vary by weight and grade across multiple markets.
Boston July 15 wholesale wool prices shown by region. Ohio Pennsylvania fleeces mid quality washed and unwashed range around 32 to 24 cents. Michigan Wisconsin New York line washed unwashed vary across lots. Texas and California items listed with prices and months, while Oregon Eastern staples and blends appear with varied values. The fragmentary list names multiple states and wool grades in a dated market summary.
The New York coffee market opened steady on July 16 with minor gains in Augusts and declines in later months as traders reversed short positions. Prices traded around 6.00 to 6.58, with notable activity in August and September contracts and subdued activity in No. 1 beans.
Mise Nien B Wood of the Tediana girlie home in Tedianapolis travels near Clermont to find a home for children. She praises the cottage plan at the new location as a suitable long sought for setup. She visits Saerangesh to garner interest in the institution and reminds readers of races on July 22 23 and 24 with admission cut to 25 cents.
July 15 market report notes timothy hay nearly exhausted with best grades moving at good prices. New hay is scarce but ready for market, likely lifting quotations. Prairie hay slows due to glass factory repairs. straw arrivals are limited with one car of new rye straw showing high quality and potential sale at about 50,000 to 50.50 per unit.
Local reports indicate farms in Kosciusko County including Mentone Silver Lake North Manchester Sidney Leesburg and nearby areas have a strong position in the wheat market. Farmers are hauling grain to elevators for sale with weekly shipments and increasing activity as harvest progresses.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Steuben County announces a general reunion and picnic at the Angola fair grounds on July 16. An interesting program is being prepared and it is expected that all lodge members and their families will attend.
Whitley County men invest in the Northwest with land deals closed in Columbia City. General Agent Hotland of Goettyaturg, ST, oversees closings by a local resident agent. Farmers Goshorn and Wagner from Washington towns have their farms taken over by a southern company in exchange for land.
A Warsaw Indiana man Roy Mes seni formerly deputy treasurer under J. ot Bahrock was arrested Tuesday charged with embezzling $1,500 of county funds. Investigators report records were altered during Mes seni tenure and show discrepancies of about $1,560. He refused to talk to authorities.
The Christian Church Ladies memorandum notes a memorial service at the home of Mrs WT Hulstager in Rendaville on a Tuesday evening. It honors Mes Helen C Mosen national president of the Christian Women's Board of Missions and includes talks by several members, with out of town visitors listed.
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