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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
18
Chicago markets show wheat prices steady with gains in hogs and corn amid ongoing dryness. Traders interpret drought signals as bullish and investors seek wheat, lifting futures while provisions edge higher. Futures open high and close mixed across Chicago exchanges with no uniform trend.
Wholesale produce and grain prices listed by market observers. Home grown potatoes at 50 cents per bushel, Texas onions at 5.00 per crate, Michigan beans at 2.35 per tn, Michigan potatoes at 4.52 per bushel, strictly fresh eggs at 17 cents a dozen, fine country butter 24 cents a pound, Elgin fancy creamery butter 27 cents, prints 27 to 28 cents a pound, old hene 12 to 11 cents a pound, broiler 20 to 20 cents a pound.
A dense list of prices and quotes for grains feeds and farm products. Includes barley, corn, wheat, oats, flour, and related commodities with per bushel, per ton, and per barrel figures. Also shows livestock and dairy items such as hides, wool, and eggs with varied pricing. Corrected daily by local brokers.
Widespread frost damage hits lowlands delaying corn and harvests. Some farms in Washington township report damaged acres while Allen county sees lighter losses than neighboring areas. Hay prices vary by region with timothy and alfalfa values noted in Chicago Cleveland markets.
Receipts of hogs today were moderate and steady with prior close. Quality was good, cattle and veal strong, beef and lambs unchanged. prices ranged widely for heavy and choice cuts, with several fat cattle and hog categories listed by market crews in Toledo Union Stockyard notes.
Stockyard quotes show cattle strong and hogs higher with active demand. Cattle sold at $8.00 to $8.90, hogs up around 3 cents, and sheep steady to higher amid ample supply. New York cotton futures rise on expectations of improved trade demand and lower worry over crop progress.
Market notes indicate butter steady at mid month with creamery receipts totaling 24 090 pounds and poultry steady across categories including fowls and turkeys. Chickens and other poultry show mixed receipts while egg and meat lines reflect stable to modest price movement.
The Fort Wayne market received the first blackberries of the season yesterday with prices high for ordinary salaries. Watermelons also arrived, costing about 50 cents for a fair-sized fruit. Commission men expect berry supplies to rise by early next week and prices to drop about 20 percent. Potatoes, cabbage, Michigan potatoes, country butter, and creamery butter showed mixed, with dull market activity overall. Eggs fell slightly to 17 cents a dozen, and grain stayed steady with wheat around 98 cents per bushel. Live stock markets were unchanged, with hogs arriving in several loads and no price movement.
A Nappanee area report notes growers shifting from onions to hemp with Laughlin Bros and D C Logan planting hundreds of acres. About a thousand acres may be in hemp, praised for soil tolerance and weed resistance though harvest requires heavy manual labor and skilled care.
Fort Wayne market men report a prank where someone with one chicken allegedly pricks eggs with a needle at one end to create a germ and sells them to merchants who pass them to customers. Dealers fear the result may ruin the eggs’ hatchability and value as premium stock.
Wheat opened steady to firm as reports of drought damage in the Dakotas and widespread moisture shortages boosted demand. Corn and other cereals followed higher after initial gains, with trade showing strong buying and light offerings across futures, while options activity remained robust.
A Minneapolis produce company formed a committee to rally officials on the proposal to give 100000 bushels of potatoes to charity, if roads waive freight charges. The congestion stems from influx of new potatoes from the south and a continuing price drop during the day, with scarce buyers noted.
Market list from Toledo seed prices notes figures for October and December bids. Prices include 7.35 for October futures, 7.20 for December, and 9.25 for October and December. Additional figures show others like 2.20 for September, with multiple listings and unclear names in the shipment notes.
After July 1 Indiana motorists must pay annual tax amounts from 5 to 20 dollars based on vehicle horsepower. Revenue funds road improvements nationwide. The law imposes heavy penalties for drivers causing injuries who flee the scene or fail to report details to police.
New York stocks showed a decided uptick amid renewed optimism as trading stayed active and many blocks of shares changed hands. The market receded fears of a prolonged decline, with gains led by Canadian Pacific Union Pacific and Lehigh Valley, while bonds were irregular and money rates firm.
Secretary Andrew Stolly of the T Wane Bankers association warns bankers about a man claiming to be Roy Bates aged 30s to mid-30s, about 140 pounds, alleging to be a second-class overtermantee on the steamship South Dakota and dressed in naval uniform, suspected of forging two checks at the Pontofflen and Hamilton National Bank.
Fragmentary OCR shows stray phrases about Foster's advertising and a dueling notice. Readable items reference a line, colors, and numbers but lack coherent events or locations. The readable names or specifics are insufficient to identify a clear person, organization, or place.
Miss Watlida Roth of West Main Street married Louis Miller of Indianapolis in that city several days ago. Miller, born here, moved to Indianapolis twenty years ago and works as a foreman at C, E L and D machine shops. The couple will reside in Indianapolis and a public note mentions plans and a dowry or cost linked to the wedding.
Fragment reads as a damaged notice listing loans and banking house fixtures with references to Ranke, Trunt and Carb on Hand. It lacks coherent facts and dates but suggests a financial or liquidation context involving multiple entities.
A detailed guide on grafting methods for fruit trees covering splice and tongue grafts root grafting cleft grafting and regrafting bearing trees plus grafting wax formulas. It discusses stock scion preparation, winter work, wrapping, and wax application, plus site selection for orchards and soil considerations.
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