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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
5
In Columbia City residents organize the Whitley County First Voters Marshall Club with aims of civic participation. Members report plans for a meeting on a street near The Amberite restaurant to discuss local issues and candidate pledges.
Wheat receipts gain strength with mixed market signals as prices show volatility across Chicago Duluth and other markets. Primary figures cover primary futures and local receipts, noting declines and rising bids amid weather concerns and harvest progress.
Markets report inconsistent and garbled text about coffee trading in New York with scattered references to December events and various firm names. The fragmentary lines mention Beyer and AIM, but significant details and clear facts are missing. No coherent summary can be derived from the legible content.
A jumbled market note reports wheat strength but mixed signals across crops and seeds. It cites Teprnatesazette weathered temps, varying prices for wheat, shorts, cover crop seeds, and alfalfa related commodities. Mentions Missouri and Minnesota locations with scattered price figures and futures mood shifting near March deliveries.
Turbulent trading in New York markets on September 25 and 29 sees bear operators absorbing shorts as prices rebound amid heavy buying by large investors. Reading, Harriman Pacifics, and other issues led gains while bond markets remained steady. call money and commercial paper held near prior levels as traders watched for further price moves.
A dense OCR scan lists extensive farm and dairy goods with prices and units, including butter, eggs, potatoes, apples, peas, and poultry. It cites vendors like Williams Dairy and various wholesale houses with ranges for per pound and per bushel, plus several placeholders for meats, produce, and imported goods.
Local list of grocery items with prices: beets beans peppers lettuce tomatoes melons apples watercress and more. Adds that want ads in the Journal Gazette are billed per word and notes strict freshness of poultry and creamery items.
The cattle market edged higher while sheep prices softened amid drought and ample beef supply. Slaughter cattle and feeders saw varied firm to higher quotes with strong demand for quality stock, while sheep and lambs weakened under liberal offerings and slow packer acceptance. Receipts for the week totaled about 51,600 head, with midweek volume below expectations and a New York market trend showing limited upward momentum for light hogs and steady to higher prices for cattle.
The dry goods movement in York shows higher demand for keepers and hosiery for immediate shipment, with healthy demand for fall goods. Prices for cotton yarns advance. buyers are cautious and shipments are slow awaiting fuller orders.
In Angola Indiana on September 23 a semiannual meeting of the Rebekah lodge association is reported. The note mentions a sequence of locations and names, with oil market references and civic ties. The fragmentary text recalls Pallirance and Bowthfallford but lacks clear context or outcomes.
Angolan lodge members hosted sixty five participants from multiple lodges on Tuesday evening. Visitors arrived at 4 90 p m and were welcomed by local members. A social hour followed with a large supper served by lodge ladies, music by the Angola orchestra, and a program including readings and a children’s performance. The event concluded with remarks and a final blessing, and guests returned home via the Valer line. Market notes report local price changes for eggs, apples, and poultry, with hopes prices will incentivize seasonal candling and reduce trader profit margins.
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