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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
7
Commercial and financial news notes crop failures boosting wheat prices. Reports from Chicago show price movements across grades and deliveries, with July and September contracts cited. Grain statistics record weekly clearances and receipts, while weather and demand from the south influence futures and spot markets.
A public sale on Wednesday June 12 1912 offers various farm items including draft horses wagons plows and farming equipment. Sale location one mile west of Verguxon Station two miles northeast of Five Volute with cash items under six dollars and credit terms up to five months for larger purchases to be granted by owner Wotrank Boshle.
The Fort Wayne local market lists grain and feed prices for May and current weeks, with details on wheat patents, rye, corn, and flour values. Livestock and dairy items such as butter, eggs, cheese, and hides show varied prices, alongside numerous miscellaneous goods and regional quotations.
Chicago live stock yard prices describe very light hog receipts and steady cattle trade amid June market activity. Notes on outside buyers, limited supply, and price movements for hogs, cattle, and sheep with figures around $6 to $7 per cwt and lambs easing compared with May.
An unclear report from Toledo on January 7 discusses rainfall and drought relief, government notes, and evolving market chatter. It references Liverpool weather, rainfall impacts, and looming government findings, plus grain and provisions pricing in New York with wheat, corn, and sugar futures noted amid fluctuating markets.
Market reports from New York and Toledo detail mixed hay and straw trading with moderate gains and steady demand. No. 1 timothy and Clover see prices around 24 to 27 dollars per ton, with wide variance across regions. Wool and other fibers remain steady, while cotton sales hold firm amid careful consumption.
Hogs sell at current prices with receipts around 800 head and mixed lot values across hog classes. Cattle and sheep show steady bids with feeders and cows listed near $6.00 to $9.00 for common stock, and lambs and sheep trades noted in the low to mid range amid market activity at the Toledo yard.
A dense market report from New York provisions shows poultry and meat items with varied pricing and statuses. It lists broilers turkeys and fowl with quantities and terms, noting irregularities and steady demand across several varieties and stations.
A city market item caused concern as officials inspected a shipment at the scales. Local traders reported irregular readings and questioned whether the weight was accurate, prompting a temporary halt to further transactions until a formal check by inspectors could be completed.
London prices for Americans opening trading reflect selling pressure linked to Berlin settled year end anxieties. German market nerves spark talk of drastic adjustments before normal business resumes. London and Paris are cited as favored markets while British shipments to Berlin test scarce resources. Bond irregularities appear with weakness in Wabash issues and U.S. government rates steady amid mixed mercantile paper pricing.
Eggs advanced half a cent after an earlier forecast of a drop. The local market opened weak but strengthened toward noon, finishing with higher prices. Cream cheese fell three cents, wool held at twenty five cents, and other markets showed little change with uncertain future movements.
Classified notices from Journal-Gazette list WANTED ads seeking general housework help and domestic services at specific addresses, plus miscellaneous requests for furniture, cement work, and baby care. Numerous short lines mention phone numbers, streets like Wildwood Avenue and Lafayette Street, and names or employers asking for aides or skilled workers.
Kendallville Indiana notes a visitor from Wokurum and several locals traveling to Goshen, Laotto, Rome City, and Angola. The city council discussed electric plant bids due July 10, while the mayor and treasurer prepare reports. The first band concert on the streets attracted praise as the public library reports 1,887 books.
Warsaw marshal reports 16 year old Moses Vomol held at county jail violated parole from a protective institution. A teledoram request from Joan Kline seeks funds to return him to the protectory, with money required for the trip. Kuhne and Co. advertises real estate at 723 Court Street.
In Warsaw Indiana June Rozohough a representative of the Big Four Railroad company met with city officials to discuss moving the tower serving Center and Marsh streets to improve visibility. The council asked for the relocation and noted plans for a new freight house and switching yards, eliminating the Market to Main street switches, a point of citizen complaint.
Classified notice listing several employment openings and recruiting efforts. Positions include general labor and skilled trades such as brick mason and plumbers, with locations around Fort Wayne and nearby areas. Includes dates for recruitment windows and firm names like Wildwood Builders and Haug Foundry.
Sil cents round trip Waterloo to Kendallville and 60 cents round trip Garrett to Fort Wayne are noted. Attorney Ired L Bodenhafer T A Redman and Welr Carver were at Albion today. Michael Eckrtedt and a sister Mrs Elizabeth Oberlin of Butler and niece Mrs Pearl Diebleman of Bryan Ohio were mentioned. Mrs M Nester of Beimfield was shopping hensford today.
June 7 dispatch from Rome City Indiana records Misa Flosalo of Jennings as a prominent attendee at Kendalville Oils event. G H Northman visited Kendalville villa to meet relatives. Mrs C Andrews of Des Moines and Mrs Martia Wy of Garden City Town are visiting. Mrs R A Coil and Mrs John Young spent time in Kendallville visiting friends.
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