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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
4
The noisy OCR fragment notes a dry goods market in Mayers town with a party or group named Joli Nogees Gime Ning ge hetrey Hasee Veuilo and a focus on sales, prices, and revisions. It mentions an 18 restart and new surprises, along with broad questions about the very size of the market.
Wheat and corn futures fell as rust reports spread through the northwest wheat belt. Traders cited hot weather, heavy buying by leading commission houses, and strong cash grain activity offset by seasonal demand concerns. Market closed near highs on previous firmer readings, with September deliveries showing limited gains. Local receipts and weather shifts continued to influence edges and futures, while hog and pork markets moved with grain strength.
A record peach harvest is forecast this year with estimates rising beyond last season. The American Grower notes production will reach well over seven million barrels, with 40 million carloads already sent to market. Georgia leads in shipments, Fort Valley serving as a central hub for rapid freight to New York, a dramatic improvement over older transit times.
A fragment notes an advertisement opportunity in the Journal Gazette, listing rates at twenty words per rate unit. It mentions Admiral Corfee as a possible advertiser and hints at a straightforward placement process.
Special to the Journal-Gweegte from Toledo reports gains and declines across grains with wheat and clover seed showing slight movements. Prices edged higher at opening with Chicago and Liverpool activity influencing cash and futures while weather and nourishment conditions affected futures curves.
July 29 New York market shows sparse activity with limited demand and no clear catalysts. Prices drift as supplies meet bids, while earnings news and steel reports fail to spark sustained buying, leaving equities in a listless, cautious mood.
A lengthy Chicago Journal Gazette market report details cattle hog and sheep prices with mixed demand. Stronger western range cattle meet smaller supplies while hogs fall short of prior weeks. Multiple regions report price ranges, with notably higher prices for better quality beef and steady butchers stock alongside fading packing demand.
A long fragment lists wholesale and retail prices for dairy butter cheese eggs lard and various produce. It includes terms like Fancy Creamery milk fish greens wheat and apples along with scattered figures and place names suggesting a general 19th or early 20th century market page. Multiple brands and farm names appear in the garbled OCR.
Catalog of horse prices and descriptions including best veal cures, heavy horses, yearlings, sheep, and various stock. Entries list weights, locations near Ans sessesees S.BOT AOD ealren and Purcell & Pa, values ranging from 1.00 to 1,200 dollars.
Pittsburg market reports timothy hay supplies larger with rising receipts and steady demand in limited prices. New hay arriving yet poor curing keeps buyers cautious. old hay preferred. Good heavy mixed or straight clover hay in fair demand. few cars could meet needs. Straw abundant though oat shortages noted. rye straw watched. Prices: timothy 8.50 to 14.00. No 2 timothy 6.50 to 8.00. clover 6.00 to 8.00. straw price flexible with weather.
Col H J Rogers of Philadelphia presided over a hay association meeting discussing a new uniform ordered by the Interstate commission. A A Reynolds of the National Graft Dealers association praised trade organizations. Rev Father J Felder performed a contract ritual in the presence of families. The bride and groom left for Decatur to start life together. groom works for Decatur Produce.
The focal market for coffee figures in New York closed steady with no significant gains. Trading was light as about 20,000 bags were offered, with prices around 7.3 to 7.02 per bag and September delivery mentioned amid dull activity in Rio and Santos markets.
In Kendallville on July 28, a home wedding occurred at the Faleata residence on South Genlea Street. David Frank Valenta wed Bertha Than of Decatur with attendance from Mr and Mrs Howard Rison, former residents of Kendallville.
Journal-Gazette advertises Try Admiral coffee as a featured product amid a media promotion. The note mentions Good Media Four as a partner or platform involved in the campaign.
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