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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
4
Chicago June 19 market report shows broad declines across grains and livestock. Wheat July futures fell as rains and weaker cash markets pressured prices while corn and oats followed, with Chicago receipts and world supply signals cited.
Special to the Journal Gazette from Chicago reports lambs and sheep steady to higher amid a slow cattle market. Spring lamb prices rise to about 6.70 per 100 pounds with strong demand for breeding stock. cattle receipts show declines in value as drought and forage shortages limit supply. The market sees varied activity across regions with asking prices firm for prime stock and buyers cautious on lighter cattle.
June market report notes Faro 3055 page including Talyne OGIO and signs in September December May. Yard advances for Lanndals oriente ingr. market steady for most goods but prints and heavy brown cottons dull. Export tables weak and cotton garment prices show slight recession. buyers seek lower figures.
After two months idle, 36000 miners and operators reach an agreement in Columbus Ohio. Wages rise by 98 percent over 1905 scale, contract runs April 1 1906 to March 31 1908, with sub-district meetings to adjust local conditions. Joint conventions planned to settle sub-district issues.
A pistol duel in New York on June 19 between Harrison Straet of Brooklyn and a rival Italian, described as a longshoreman of the same nationality, ended with the longshoreman killed almost instantly. The slayer was identified as Cecapad.
In Philadelphia on June 18 the National League of Republican Clubs elected officers: President Ba. Mc Alpin of New York as president, vice president P. H. Myara of Little Rock, secretary Chaunen of Dewey and Hamilton, and porter W. Porter of Smith Danota. The next meeting place to be decided by the executive committee.
June market report notes a sharp intraday reversal led by a Pennsylvania loan pull as investors curb oversupply amid large foreign borrowings. Stocks show partial recovery with uneven bonds and shorter rate relief, while market chatter centers on loan placements and capital needs for major rail systems.
The report notes rising prices and strong demand in farm markets. Hay and corn deliveries set records, with hay loads and grain movements breaking previous marks. Packing house activity rose, prices for pork and beef improved, and farmers sold hogs and hay as transport and market receipts stayed brisk.
The local market lists wide ranges for wheat and corn with multiple grades and brands, butter, eggs, poultry, beef, pork, vegetables, and fruits. It reports oats rye barley and potatoes with ton and hundredweight measures, plus hides, wool, and leather prices from buyers and packing firms.
In White Plains on June 19, the probate of circus owner James A. Badler Bailey was challenged by nieces Anna E. Robinson and Mary Gordon and nephew Gordon Dancey. They allege Bailey was not competent when he signed the will which left his entire estate to his widow.
The Muncte and Union City Traction Company incorporates to build an interurban line through Delaware and Randolph counties. Union City Winchester Farmland Parker City Selma and Muncie will not add a new line but take over the Munais and Dayton company, merging with the Indiana Union Traction and operated from Anderson by the LU officers.
Ad notices a June New York convention of the National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers approving increased pen and pencil prices. It urges readers to visit a local house showing and mention selling through a Journal facsimile ad.
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