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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1912
Page
4
The latest market report notes egg prices as most reasonable among food products with fluctuating futures. Weather improves quality of produce while prices for potatoes, cheese, butter, and wheat show mixed movement amid hopeful demand, with stock futures, livestock and berry arrivals described alongside price ranges.
The Fort Wayne local market lists spring wheat prices and assorted grains with bids and tonnage. It covers oats, corn, bran, middlings, and mill products, plus dairy items like creamery milk and country butter. Also noted are apples, turkeys, chickens, and various hides, wool, and farm staples with unit prices.
In Chicago Friday Hog values show declines with top shippers averaging lower bids. Prices around 7.45 per hundredweight, with leaners like Hogs, including forecasts for September and weekly totals, indicate a softer market. Estimated total supplies around 7,000 head, including 9,500 market hogs shipped from Louisville.
Henninger, a Fort Wayne native, was arrested after stealing a horse and bogey on a local St Joseph street. He owned up to the theft and will be brought to Auburn for charges. He had previously worked as a farmhand in the area.
Eastern counties show higher oil output with more completed wells, while gas wells fall. Data lists completed wells by state districts including Kentucky Illinois Virginia and Indiana with varied barrels per day and notable completions in West Virginia and Monongalia County.
Tynewriter papers showcase a large variety with Fort Wayne Printing Co located at 114 118 Washington Blvd W. The brief notice highlights printing services.
All grains decline with liquidation pressures seen in Chicago trading. Wheat led losses while corn and rye followed amid weak cash demand and drought fears. Provisions fell on reduced demand and downstream effects from grain declines. The week saw widespread price drops as outside help remained scarce.
A garbled June market report notes prairie and regional hay and straw activity in Chicago and surrounding areas. It references values for corn, oats, and wheat as well as prairie bundles and packing prices, with scattered figures and many OCR distortions.
Decatur C C F and K of P memorial services were held jointly, with each group meeting in their halls and veterans honored at the cemetery. Adam Twira led the Odd Fellows day, Jack Moyers organized Knights of Pythias, and local leaders delivered addresses as Rabekahs and other orders participated in the rites.
The Whitley County Corn Growers Association met Saturday afternoon in Columbia City to set premium standards for the show. New contests on apples and good woods were approved and expanded entry eligibility to exterior counties. Premiums for corn and apple divisions, scoring schemes for apples, and road and exhibit criteria were discussed, with plans for markers along the best county routes and road condition evaluations.
Saturday's sale saw Wile or Fort Wagoner horses bring prices $10 to $16 below the previous week as light receipts and farmers selling horses for plowing needs reduced offerings. If buyers hope prices firm, next week's market may test tighter supply. A. C. Marsh seriously ill in Wingnastre with uncertain recovery prospects after weeks of infirmity.
New York June 16 Henry Clews discusses conditions affecting stock market and industry. He cites monetary investigation near Chicago, political risks, crude crop data, and international factors from Germany, England, and the United States. The report notes rising manufacturing, capital inflows, and potential market shifts post elections with cautious optimism.
Horace Reed lectured at the First Methodist Church on The White in Trade and its related trouble, presenting the topic in a masterly manner. The large audience filled the main auditorium, while city women of diverse creeds were invited to attend the ensuing discussion on Pure Womanhood.
Fragmentary OCR yields a refund notice with phrases about money return and weekly mail sales. It mentions Horace and Purncee Hormen Fuser and Norsea Exter Rama. The text is garbled and partial.
Washington reports indicate the movement for constitutional amendment to elect senators by popular vote remains active. Congress has passed a resolution sending the issue to the states, with 36 of 48 needed for ratification, while opposition and biennial legislative schedules affect timing.
Local bakery advertises Haffner’s Potato Loaf Bread claiming superior texture and flavor. The item appears among daily bread selections with emphasis on freshness and traditional methods.
To the citizens of Jefferson Township Allen County Indiana filing date June 1902 informs that a resident over 21 seeks renewal of an intoxicating liquor license expiring July 1902 and granted in 1911. The notice describes the property details including a two story frame building on a corner lot with a storefront facing the highway and the rear door facing a street, describing measurements and location for the license renewal application.
Public notice in Fort Wayne Indiana announces a renewal application to the Board of County Commissioners of Allen County for a license to sell wine at a three story brick building on Harrison Street in Fort Wayne. The description specifies property boundaries and intends a five hundred sixty-four square foot room on the ground floor fronting Var, r ion Street, with the building part of a subdivision. The notice invites bids and outlines required deadlines for submitting proposals prior to the first Monday in July 1912. includes details about bondholder agreements and redemption dates for the Brownings Association bonds.
A light exchange among neighbors humorously notes suburban gardeners already tending to their yards. Visktor jokes about plans, Woolson and Woodson chime in, with a tease about who has grown something first this season.
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