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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
5
The bank credits its growth to helpful service and credit use that assists patrons in developing their businesses. They invite large checking accounts and welcome young entrepreneurs starting out, inviting talks with prospective clients.
Report notes rapid progress on the new police call system with the board expected to be ready within days. About eleven miles of wiring remain. decision on whether officers can operate within thirty minutes is still pending.
Amid mixed signals from Chicago and New York, September wheat fell as traders weighed ample U.S. supplies against export hopes. Prices for wheat, corn, and oats drifted lower through the session with weak summer demand and buyback cover from shorts. Provisions softened on hog and grain weakness as receipts rose.
July 20 report shows Tan market coffee futures steady with drops across options. Sales totaled several values including July contracts and December figures. overall activity described as quiet with No. 4 Bahtos mild and calm, according to early market notes.
The Toledo Journal-Gazette reports a bearish turn in wheat and a general drop in coarse grains. Prices opened lower, with selling intensifying into midday, as Liverpool and Chicago futures moved down and cash markets showed weakness across wheat, oats, and corn.
Wall Street shows renewed bearishness as traders suspect short covering rather than genuine recovery. London activity mirrors U S weakness amid talk of Tate speech, while concerns over Venezuela and Europe clip gains. Steel and bond markets wobble as investors brace for quarterly U S Steel results and shifting liquidity.
Live stock market notes from Chicago report a higher day for cattle with eastern packers active and Montana weshers selling at 4.80 for three double deckers. Hog prices slipped with most lots trading below prior week and wide variation across weights. Sheep receipts near 16,000 with native lambs at 4.40 and range lambs around 4.50 to 5.75, while Texas cattle and western range offerings showed mixed demand and slow trade.
Local market listings show wholesale prices for creamery butter eight to sixteen cents per pound, eggs and poultry rates per dozen or pound, and fruits and vegetables by box or bushel. Read across. notes include onions, potatoes, and citrus with varied pricing, plus wholesale and retail quotations from D. Eckert Packing and area markets.
The notice lists a sale of wrapped cotton goods and woolen dress fabrics in New York. The event is scheduled for the coming month with items valued around 1 080 000 dollars. Prices for wool and related staples are noted, with a shift in jobbing pricing expected to take effect.
In Elgin Indiana a want ads sale note appears in the Journal Gazette. The line mentions a word sale form with a stutter effect and a Po address point. The brief item signals a local advertising notice with unclear details.
Prices for bulls and horses shown, including medium grade cattle and yearlings. Sellers Purcell and Pearse list varies with tonnage, with figures like 1707 to 1800 for horses and several hundred dollars for drivers and saddles. entries include several breeds and livestock terms, though the text is fragmented.
Mr J John B Reuss urged action on Spy Run avenue and Clinton street to improve passage for vehicles amid a deteriorating street. Council member William Schweler asked to restrict traffic on the park drive. the panel postponed a vote on wagons and traffic, while a separate bid for painting the new police court room and lighting for pumping station were noted.
The report notes brisk activity in the local wholesale market with traders optimistic about a good year. Prices for staples like oats and hay are cited as firm, while brokers expect a steady flow as harvest advances. A few notes mention upcoming shipments and general market readiness.
Indiana officials report a new record for Navy recruits from Indiana. Fifty men from the Hoosier state were accepted for duty aboard ships, surpassing the previous high of fifty-one and marking a notable achievement by Indiana sailors despite limited nearby water. New York remains the only state that has exceeded this record.
Columbia City, Ind July 21. At a meeting of G A R members and citizens it was decided a ten inch cannon and shell sent from Waterfield Maine will be received and mounted in the city despite government shipping charges of 83.50 and loading costs of 60. Expenses will be raised locally to cover the costs.
Chadler Werling of Prebie received a new gasoline traction engine to operate his threshing machine after starting work at Cunningham term west of Decatur. The engine is described as the finest of its kind in Adams County, marking a notable advance in local farming equipment.
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