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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary report indicates York dry goods market activity with varied demand. Mentioned items include plows, fabrics, dress gingham, and spring textiles. Purchases and prices are unclear due to incomplete OCR, but signs point to steady trade and consumer interest in seasonal goods.
A sight revival in the wool market in Boston shows better inquiry from purchasers and increased willingness by sellers. Domestic wool grades remain steady after earlier fears, with confidence returning in the trade, and tentative gains noted in the latest market activity.
Market reports from Chicago track wheat prices as September and December contracts rise in response to crop forecasts. Receipts from major grain centers show strong demand and modest selling pressure. overall activity remains firm with bulls supported by a bullish crop outlook.
Market notes show Clover trading briskly at the open while corn firmed and wheat rose. Traders referenced increased activity across cattle, oats, and other grains with notable buying from Buddalam and others.
New York report notes Harriman associated stocks push up leading issues including Central of New Jersey, Erie, and Southern Pacific. August bond sales hit a record for August, par value 82.05 million, with bonds firm and prime mercantile paper at 4 1 2 percent.
Prices from Fort Wayne markets show wholesale and retail levels for dairy eggs and butter, meats, produce, and grains. Items include creamery butter, eggs per dozen, live poultry, fresh potatoes, apples, onions, green peppers, cabbage, lettuce, and other staples with per pound or per bushel quotes and receipts noted for yesterday.
The New York coffee market shows futures cl0sed unchanged with a thin activity for September and March contracts. Spot trading remains quiet as traders digest limited price movement and supply signals amid a subdued session.
A four year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Griffit, fell into a tub of boiling water while playing with a dog in Pulview addition Angola. She suffered severe burns and died about twenty hours later after a long agony. The accident occurred between nine and ten in the forenoon Monday. The child’s clothing was removed during the burns and death followed in Talado, Indiana, with the funeral arranged for Reading, Mich.
Special to the Journal. Hog prices still lower while lambs stay subdued. Cattle trade active with varied beef and feeder prices. hogs show a Tuesday decline on light eastern demand. Lambs and sheep receipts rise, with mixed bids from buyers as range and retail markets adjust. Major regions report steady or softened prices, with cattle and hogs at various weight categories and buyers taking independent stance.
Kier trews ttureany PIERCETON reports a man leaped from a moving Pennsylvania Liens car causing a contact with the platform at a local station and a severe gash. Dr. S01 C. Dickey promises trains between Warsaw and Pern in the month. Hunt licenses and county clerks’ guidance noted. Neff and Elmer Hickman plan to Texas to save property. E B Myers sets a forty minute trip from Cripple Gate Heights to Warsaw. Miss Myrtle Thusselman traveling New York state for annual Aus sstiman family reunion. transfer of T. & C. passengers arranged.
The Wayne hotel will undergo improvements announced by owner Jonnie Peters. Plans include adding thirty six new rooms at the rear, improving heating and plumbing, installing new punching, updating stationary stands, and providing hot and cold water in each room with a telephone line upgrade.
The Warne township advisory board led by Messrs Dallas Branstratter Walter Seavey and F A Gerke met with Trustes Gear yesterday to complete preparations for the coming year The note mentions improvements to the Tayne hotel and local show day at LaGrange where the Elley Doe and Pony Circus performed attracting residents and a hand concert with attendance noted
Local note lists a baseball double header set for today with Grand Replas versus Port Warne at 2 o'clock. A separate Angolan court report notes jurors drawn for the Steuben Circuit Court September term with a lengthy roster of names and a Monday start.
BM W H Linnemeter former Maple Grove dancing instructor and G Shewalter of the National Cash Register company have leased the fourth floor of the block at Washington and Cathoun streets. They will run a dancing academy all winter in a remodeled and newly furnished hall marketed as one of the best ball rooms in the city. Opening reception set for Tuesday September 15.
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