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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
8
Cushioned by mixed crop reports from Kansas and Nebraska, wheat prices fell as selling intensified in Chicago pits yesterday. Corn and oats showed mixed activity with traders weighing futures and cash offerings while a broad market decline followed European trends and profit taking by key players.
The entry lists erratic closing prices across multiple wheat futures and commodities, including New York July and September contracts with mixed activity. Market notes show July and August figures with unclear months and misspelled terms, indicating a jumbled OCR snapshot of daily prices and near term activity.
The column records a cattle sale landscape with prime steers weak to fair bids, mixed heifers and cows, and several prices scattered across the market. Names such as Texas fed steers and references to buyers and sellers appear amid irregular figures and occasional product notes.
The page lists commodity prices and quotes from various market sources. It includes Wheat spirits and corn feeds, oats, bran, shorts, and meal prices. also tea and beef substitutes, poultry, eggs, butter, lard, and wool. Names of dealers and firms appear with price figures for per ton, per hundredweight, and per barrel, reflecting a bustling street market scene.
New York reports a strong advance in stock prices following two failures, aided by a late rally in industrials. Traders address unusual liquidity shifts as money disbursements tie to month end, with bears overruled by technicals and ongoing demand across key issues. The session notes mixed reactions in bonds and foreign exchange, with Berlin optimism and currency anxieties shaping sentiment.
The Money Market in New York reports firm money on the firm with rates around PAG per cone for loans and 8 percent on prime mercantile paper. Sterling exchange shows activity with bankers’ bills at par and other notes trading near 4954 for 0 days. Market conditions include mention of silver values and dull trading days with cautious stance from dealers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a New York dry goods market facing weather delays and slow business. The text mentions traders and stall activity, with a sense of gloom and continued effort to keep commerce moving despite conditions.
Gooren Sehawh a noted Ger yean citizen of New Lebanon Ono fe conn rower of the Dayton Vodiaaeltiong recounts a tale of a pain balm claim. A husband writes of his wife's relief after using a bottle from a patent remedy, praising the remedy and urging others to seek similar treatment.
Real estate sales roundup lists parcels on Military Township streets including Heber Vos Heygy and Christian Schaper mart. Notices mention buyers Charles and Catherine Uber and Christian Schaper, with sale price around 40 dollars.
A reader praises Allen's Foot Ease for use in gloves absorbing perspiration and protecting gloves. Dr W L C Abbott of the Chicago Clinic endorses it as a grand preparation used in practice. Free sample offered by Allen and Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
Fragmentary text references a Black person accused in a serious case, with garbled names and locations. Police, hospital, and dates are unintelligible, leaving no verifiable facts beyond an alleged accusation and law enforcement involvement.
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