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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
5
Legal notices advertise stockholders meeting for The Huasghand State Bank with election of officers, plus varying help wanted ads for naval recruiting, shipboard trades, stenographers, and delivery carriers. Mentions Fort Wayne Indiana, Washington Navy Department, and Rochester NY, with dates and locations scattered.
Notice of collection of ditch assessments for BeCembes ditch in Parry township and Taylor Ates in Moncor township Avon county. Indiang. are den find jwyahle ae te German-Amercan National tank in Mart Wasne, Cw. vim the With day of Tale, 1993. and each amnth thereafter lentth paid. VALE W. GUENTHER, a eTinbeniene '4f Construction.
Charles Wiener of a produce firm reports hot weather harming supply and quality. Prices for 14 eremai are down while demand for peppers and tomatoes remains mixed. Sweet potatoes and watermelons show arrivals, with strawberries improving but on the season’s slow side.
The Methymide petroleum region east of the Mississippi shows a heavy weekly rise in wells and production, led by rare finds on old territory. Muncie reports the strongest gains with notable May output, while Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia show mixed activity and several test wells planned or underway in the shallow and older fields.
Cromwell reports indicate a stream of visitors from Ligonier Chirase and Weberville with several residents noted as traveling through town. Names such as Otto Rly Hershel Muller Ray Conker and F Sousety appear among those present with various local mentions and greetings on the day.
Wholesale produce prices from Fort Wayne list corn oats wheat and rye by bushel or per barrel, with butter, eggs, cheese and meat rates. Includes beans potatoes apples dressed poultry and various feeds and milling products, reflecting daily market activity and wholesale quotes from local dealers.
Chicago June 22: Drought drives liquidation of thousands of cattle sheep and hogs from Missouri Southern Illinois Indiana areas. Week sees declines across bovine ovine and related classes with heavy packing and shipping prices fluctuating. Bulls demand around 8.60 to 8.75 dollars. lambs and goats show mixed quotes amid tightened market activity.
Produce market notes from Chicago on June receipts for butter and eggs at South Water Street with varying jobbing prices for inserts, live poultry including turkeys and fowls, and per bushel prices for corn, cobblers, and cottons from Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas regions. Prices depend on variety size and quotas, with wholesale and retail distinctions and multiple regional references.
June reports show wool trading fair with limited large lots as manufacturers seek immediate wool needs. Boston shipments to date total 1,400,038 pounds this year, vs 182,707,943 pounds last year. January 1 to June 18 receipts reach 81,111,162 pounds, compared with 142,172,242 pounds previous year. In Chicago, June grain markets see wheat up on local demand and rains worries, while corn and oats ease on rain forecasts. pork, lard, and short ribs advance in earlier hours before close. Weather and war factors influence pricing across sectors.
Receipts and prices at the city scales were listed with items such as oats and corn and a $10 prize offered for naming the new boulevard in North Wildwood. The fragmented text notes various market figures and an identification of vendors or goods.
Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis purchased ten thousand dollar Washington township school bonds in twenty notes of five hundred dollars each. Bonds bear 4.5 percent interest, mature annually, proceeds finance a new classroom building at Ann Street and Kentucky Avenue. Henry Hilgemann contractor. basement finished. occupancy planned by fall term. District children had attended Fort Wayne schools. population growth prompted the new school.
Reports from Fort Wayne show no change in wholesale prices with little home grown fruit. Market sentiment remains cautious as buyers expect possible fluctuations though most commodities hold firm. Ducks and poultry stay scarce, while potatoes arrive in greater numbers and prices linger around eight dollars for the week.
Temperance gathering held at Hivel church in Chornereek township with speeches attacking Oeestoon by James Adams, Coris Black, and 4. &. Born of Port Wayne.
Mrs. Geo. Caleman of Breton Mass delivers an address at the School of Missions near Winoha Lake. Her talk, titled The Later Revelations of Mormonism, covered religious topics for the oily Sunday eventing.
The Moose entertainment committee invites all Moose to a Monday evening event on June 23 described as the coolest place on earth. Twelve electric fans are installed for the occasion to ensure comfort.
Henry Clews reports that national finances are improving in all respects with firmer sentiment and favorable developments. He notes progress in railroad and court programs, easing political tensions, and steadier investment though cautions that central banking policies and potential currency bills could affect the pace of recovery.
A swath of residents from Payne News Aime SW, Nhce Beads, and Grady traveled to Marion today for a Little Miss Marserie Asman event in Bert Wayne this week. Several others including Mias Charlotte Altars and Mrs M Ready with son Harry Mires Mary Brady and Ming Helen Snyder headed to Antwerp Felday afternoon. The Kilgatrick family, Dorris and Jean among them, are visiting near Wekapttio this week. Wookie ped Droit W Evins and O. Bendy plan to join Leap Lake Choir families at a Sunday gathering near home town Bend Washington. Ethylin Price, Reman, and W.T Lamb spent a few years in Bare Warne Thursday.
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