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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
5
European bullish signals pushed wheat and corn higher amid mixed U S price action. Westward weather and strong shipping demand provided some support while softer export prices and local selling eased gains. Market quotes show varied futures with no clear trend, and weekly statistics indicate steady activity in wheat and flour clearances.
Quiet trading mixed with steady wheat spot and oilseed notes. Receipts and shipments listed across oats sugar and molasses with prices given for No 2 red wheat, Rio No 7, and related commodities.
Chicago receipts show steady creameries with 19 752 cases and cheese steady with daisies reported. New York notes smooth butter demand with steady receipts, western spring chickens and broilers listed, while Toledo reports North and South Line shipments and early day trading activity. Faterson-Fletcher Co. notes busy clothing department and advises early trader attention.
Receipts listed with prices and items at the Patterson-Flescher Co store. Hart Schaffner at Mars suits priced at twenty five dollars are noted among other goods.
Wholesale street market daily prices list for grain hay and feed notes corrected items for oats shelled corn flax and rye, with prices per bushel or ton. Also lists meats dairy and produce quotations from Tresselt and Sons and local creamery products, reflecting Fort Wayne market activity and seasonable offerings.
Chicago stockyards June 16 report shows hogs around 5.75 to 6.20, cattle mixed with firm top around 6.65 and heavy grades weaker on cheap stock. veals and stockers move unevenly. Sheep and lambs show strength with springers and yearlings trading higher, demand steady. Receipts about 15,000 hogs, 2,000 sheep. national and Texas supplies influence prices.
The Ben-Hur lodges Nos. 14 and 415 announce their annual memorial day services at First St. E. Dun tomorrow morning with a sermon by Rev. J. K. Dee and a musical program. The arrangements committee includes M. J. Clear, John Orr, and W. Mackelfresh. Patterson-Fletcher Co. offers Wayne-Ituit hose.
Local market shows higher butter values with prices topping at 0c per pound due to light receipts from rain and poor weather. Creamery and stock fancy Elgin print rise to 5c per pound, eggs hold at 12 to 18c, potatoes jump as rations issue a stop rumored. Grain unchanged with wheat at 6c per bushel and corn at 2c. Street market notes oats rising to 6c and corn at 7c, wholesale prices mixed amid slim receipts.
June 16 at Toledo Union Stockyards hog arrivals liberal and prices higher. Hogs ranged from selected heavies at 6.15 to 6.25 and light weights 6.13 to 6.20. Cattle saw prime steers around 7.25, good to choice cows 3.50 to 5.50, stockers 4.25 to 4.50, veal calves up to 8.25. Lambs and sheep mixed with prices from 3.50 to 6.25 for various grades.
The report lists cattle receipts at Buffalo with prime steers and calves, plus hogs and sheep prices. Indiana hogs and lambs show prices with ranges for heifers cows and spring lambs. Market firmness for hogs in Indianapolis and lower sheep prices noted.
Pittsburg June 16 cattle receipts light and market steady. Veal calves quoted 4.50 to 7.60, fat cattle fair but market slow. Hogs receipts 29 doubles, market active. Prices for heavy, medium, and light weights noted with strong demand. See special slip-on coat sale at 4.75 by Patterson Fletcher Co.
Toledo June 16 the market opened with gains on stronger cables and better Continental demand. Prices drifted up early with July at 87 to 87 1/2 cents and September around 89 1/2 cents. Market firmness continued through the morning while weather maps showed drought in the Northwest and spring wheat belt. Wool and other commodities were reported steady with some follow through in futures.
Toledo and Cleveland hay markets show quiet, steady demand with mixed and timothy hay receipts around 1,178 tons in Toledo and varied shipments in Cleveland. Quotations list primes around 21 to 23 dollars with No 1 and 2 clover and mixed hay in the 14 to 22 range, straw prices from 8 to 9 dollars and wheat and oat straw noted. Chicago reports shipments of timothy hay at 33 dollars and mixed hay around 17 to 18 dollars, prairie hay from Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Wisconsin at 14 to 16 dollars, and packing straw values near 8 to 9 dollars.
Lagrange Ind June 18 The furorer of Lee Otto Shoup who died Wednesday of Brights disease will be held three miles northwest of Lagrange at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs James A Shoup Interment at Greenwood cemetery Leo Otto Shoup was 5 years old At his death he was well known among younger people in the county He is survived by his parents a brother Orie Shoup and two sisters Mrs Rey Strebeek of Lagrange and Mrs Mathias Schomer Tom of Clay Township PATTERSON-FLETCHER CO
Stocks fluctuated in New York trading as speculative moves and street chatter pushed prices up and down. The steel sector showed cautious optimism after indicators suggested the worst price declines may be over, while bond activity remained irregular with total par value around $3,128.00.
Federal inspection in Chicago reveals more than ten million dollars lost due to sour and tainted cream used by creameries. Agencies cite price incentives favoring poor-quality cream, harming farmers and creameries. comparisons with Canada show higher quality pricing improves outcomes.
Government agents note higher profits for farmers and creameries and better butter for the public. They cite the Edmonton district premium for sweet cream and indicate dairy profiteering loss to the United states last year, amounting to nineteen over sixpence for butter alone.
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