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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
5
Chicago wheat prices slide as new crop prospects brighten in Illinois Missouri and Kansas. July delivery weak on harvest expectations with heavy selling pressure from traders. Corn and provisions weaken. cash grain prices fall amid liquidation and bearish futures to end the day lower.
Fragmentary market note from Toledo describes hay quotations with terms Largo and medium bala. Mentions burnt and quality factors, with traders quoting around 11.00 and March movement. Ends with unclear references to Timothy and financial terms.
Prices across the Fort Wayne local market show varied values for hides, wool, seeds, and dairy products. The corrected list includes cured hides, green hides, wool, clover seed, butter, and eggs with multiple per unit quotes and several merchant notes.
Market notes report heavy ewe demand and scarce lambs while hog prices vary. Michigan buyers seek sheep and yearlings for erasing purposes, with overall supply uncertain as Northwestern shipments remain limited. Texas cattle, buffalo and Cleveland market receipts show modest gains and uneven activity, with hogs steady to higher and calves premium offerings limited.
Hog receipts total surprise buyers with mixed quality hogs selling from 7.25 to 8.10 with lighter weights around 8.00. Packers hold large southern lots and buyers show cautious demand. beef and sheep values vary with quality across regional markets including Omaha and Denver, while Western producers report improved demand for choice spring hogs.
The June report from New York notes advances in bleached fabrics print cloths sheetings and other fabrics while cotton yarn shows stronger demand and a tight market. Dealers cite steady demand from city buyers and tight stocks across various goods.
Frank Catton, a Bluffton, Indiana resident, has been arrested on forgery charges and obtaining money under false pretenses. He escaped the penitentiary previously, and a compromise was reached with prosecutors and defense, resulting in a guilty plea and a fine of ten dollars. Witnesses were summoned for the case.
Roy Hammer nephew of EB Strong of Indy and director in mercantile draws at University of Wheenasty Madison wed Mins Bart Wallet at noon in the bride’s home in Columbia City. They will stay with relatives then travel to Madison for further plans.
In a cautious session wheat buyers stayed out of the market, awaiting the new crop while mills held steady on prices. Cash trades closed near 1.09, with July at 1.46, September weaker, and Chicago reports pointing to firmer cash tones amid improving weather in the corn belt.
East Neem Buren reports Alber Abbott of the ladekephons exchanges recovered a stolen wheel that had changed owners three times in three weeks. The wheel, though damaged, was well repaired and enamelled, and Abbott says there will be no prosecution.
Bluffton Indiana June 15 Jonathan Marile found a badger on his farm east of the city. The animal, once thought extinct in this area, was shot after it emerged from a cabbage field. The sighting marks a rare event for the county in recent years.
The valuable five year old Kray Mérses team, zoned from John Kelly’s burning hand a week ago, was attacked by Wahtning in the dark. It’s believed both horses were struck down and the fate of the mares is undetermined. Kelly values the team at $500.
New York June 16. An effective element of professional operators attacked prices with rigor and met with success, precipitating a sharp fall in stocks. No clear cause emerged for the urgency. Terminating weakness was general to technical factors. The market saw heavy short selling and bold price declines with stopless orders uncovered. Bond supplies and credit concerns, plus reports on United States Steel on the Paris bourse, influenced sentiment as prices moved down. Total sales were 6,227,000.
Money market reports show easy demand with rates around 1 percent for call loans and short terms, with bankers' acceptance steady. Commercial paper lines show modest activity while exchange remains stable amid minor fluctuations in prices for silver, gold, and government bonds.
The fragment notes receipts logged at the city scales yesterday with unclear items and quantities. It mentions various terms like hay, lone, load, tails, and miscellaneous prices, but the details are garbled and not fully readable.
Toledo cattle and veal market notes show gains for porkers while veal declines. Selected heavies 200 to 9200 lbs around 8 10 a. Mediums near 7 85. Yorkers and light youths varied. prime and good to choice tiers cited with several price ranges for cows, bulls, heifers, and lambs.
The coffee futures market opened quiet with prices steady or slightly up. Trading focused on July through March contracts with July at 6.50, September 5.30, and March 6.80 while Rio spot remained quiet and Santon and Cordova grades showed little change.
In Warsaw Indiana on June 16 a force of new delivery men, bred locally, took over grocery routes replacing strikers who quit at noon yesterday. The grocers met last week to assign four wagons but will run with three after agreeing to higher pay. The new drivers, elected by the grocers, started work this morning with a leading team handling city deliveries begun last winter by George Polk.
Pleasant Lake Indiana June 16 Postars have been printed announcing a great Fourth of July celebration to be held at Pleasant Lake Saturday July 4 An extensive program including two ball games mule race foot races jumping events boat races etc Plenty of good music promised
The Angola Browns prepare for a Sunday evening game against the Reading, Michigan team at the local ball park. Reading is noted for fast players while the Browns hope to secure a win on their home field amid hopeful local crowds.
Chirubusco Indiana June 15 The town trustees proposed extending the sewer on Whitley Street from Main Street about three fifths of a mile Public bids to be opened and contract let June 26 Citizens object and threaten to seek an injunction in the circuit court
A large delegation from the Royal Neighbors of Auburn Ind visited Butler for an evening of initiation and entertainment. Hosts offered a banquet and a literary and musical program, with Butler members showing they are skilled as more than gard lodge workers, providing lively entertainment for Auburn visitors.
Local market activity was light with fair demand for produce. Butter and eggs showed weak receipts. eggs at 19.90 a dozen yesterday while butter remained at 18.5 cents per pound. Wheat prices drift lower on weak harvest carry, with receipts limited and growers expecting further declines.
A letter from Mrs James W McKinney notes her husband Dr McKinney of Sluffton was operated on at the German hospital in Philadelphia. He fell ill at Atlantic City and a special train took him to the hospital where doctors found appendicitis and prepared for surgery. He is recovering as well as could be expected.
In Bluffton Indiana on June 15 a boy named Claude Lotz was robbed of 11.50 while swimming at a gravel pit near Murray. He hid the money in his clothing and suspects fled as a number of boys were present making it hard to identify the thief.
Inv. report from Warsaw states Joni Hale aged sixty seven died suddenly at home last night after a brief illness. Hale, a resident for a year, left three children two sons and a daughter and several grandchildren. The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon at Talon chapel conducted by US presidenta at Warsaw.
A report from Angola states that the new term starts today at the State college. A number of students arrived in the city Monday and will enter for a course of study, signaling the start of the college session.
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