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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
13
The hay market shows a renewed drop with 19 loads on market. Prices tested at 20 for ton, then 27 and 28 per ton for remaining lots. Corn price seen around 1.76 per bushel with limited movement as markets trend downward amid ample supply.
The market closed with mixed gains as a late surge in shipping and autos helped offset profit taking. Stocks rose in rails and steel while minor industries and automobiles led advances, with total volume around 1.78 million shares and a firm bond market.
Turmoil in Chicago grain prices as futures weaken after a volatile session. Prices slipped with soybeans and corn rolling lower amid nervous sentiment and weather concerns. Provisions also declined while oats volume dropped, signaling cautious demand and unsettled market expectations for new crop prospects.
John C. Capron offers farm loans at ten year terms with 514 percent interest and the option to make partial payments at any time. Address 218 219 Shoaff Building.
Market strength noted with sales wall absorption as stocks showed conservative movement. Steel and copper favored, with precautions against dips while bonds closed. Reporter credits F C Spraime Co and Whony Hotel for closing commentary. several garbled phrases remain unreadable.
Market figures for Chicago and Pittsburgh show uneven live stock trading with mixed prices across cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep. Notable entries include top cattle around 20.15, heavy weights near 19.90, feeders steady, and lambs trading 12.25 to 13.60 with varied demand. totals and per-head bids reflect fluctuating activity and demoralized spring trade.
A fragmentary page shows odd pricing and product listings for produce and livestock from the Wayne market. Mixed entries include butter, apples, cabbage, hides, oats, and flour with various per unit or per item prices, many garbled or misspelled, reflecting a chaotic ledger of wholesale commodities.
The piece surveys the market with cautious notes on steel, copper, and grain. It discusses price levels, demand, and potential shifts in policy, warning of a major reversal if untoward developments arise. Crucible’s leadership and margins are highlighted amid inflation and wartime factors, with outlooks on banking, armistice effects, and grain forecasts for the central plains.
William Tracy aged 52 dies Friday afternoon after a three month illness of cancer. He lived with Mr and Mrs Murphy at 632 Hendricks Street Fort Wayne and was a pioneer who helped settle Allen County. He was born in Bristol Pennsylvania and worked on the Pennsylvania railroad before farming near Utopia. Funeral plans to be announced.
Retail dealers and jobbers are alerted as 2 cars of pineapples go on sale this morning. Johnson & Co. at 301 East Columbia report cattle hogs sheep and lamb receipts with mixed changes and price notes including heavy, Yorkers, lambs and top sheep.
Ossian Knights of Pythias will hold memorial services for Rev Willem Epeiss, the city’s oldest minister, who died last night at North Fourth Street home after a long illness. Services Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Zion Reformed Church, burial in Magley Cemetery. Survived by widow and six daughters. Public invited.
Great reduction on children's hats and other hats at Reitze's Millinery Store located at 1204 Calhoun, second store south of Lewis Street SEW YORK ROGS. NEW TONE promotional text and scattered, unclear accompanying lines.
Obituaries and death notices from Northern Indiana report Gage of Boot township dying at age 15 after a stroke during supper, Imogene Lord infant death in Decatur from spinal meningitis linked to influenza, J W Thomas widow's death in Hamilton, and Marla M Gothe of New Haven obituary with funeral details. Also casual ad copy for Foley's cough remedy closes the column.
Markets across Cleveland report routine figures with prices for grain, live stock, hay, and produce. Cattle and hog receipts shown. various prices listed for feed, flour, bran, and meal. poultry figures include roosters and broilers. dairy and butter substitutes appear with margarine data.
Funeral services are scheduled across several towns with times and locations. Heavily including references to residences churches and cemeteries with officiants named such as Rev. William Moll and Rev. Mr. Stella, and burials in Concordia Huntertown and St Peters Catholic church sites. Independent Coal Co advertises Raven Red Ash Pocahontas and Kentucky Black Joe Hard coal with a contact phone number.
A fragmented ad warns against delaying treatment for bladder and kidney issues. It pitches Bull Kidney Pills as restoring healthy kidney function, urging immediate use to regain energy and strength. The text references daily dosing and a mayoral company name, with garbled product details and prices interwoven.
R-247 Journal-Gazette lists a driver for an auto truck and requests age and references. No other details are provided in the readable text.
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