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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
5
A fallowles paragraph by Mr. Grevar H. Crouse explains egg candling to distinguish fresh from bad eggs under pure food laws. It suggests testing eggs with a coal oil lamp in a dark box to reveal apparent flaws. Fresh eggs fetch top prices in Fort Wayne and other markets.
Fragmented OCR text reports on Elgin butter market conditions and coffee market activity in New York. Mentions price movements, firm activity, and periodic quiet trading, with unclear data and garbled phrases.
Report from Pad news desk states Howe students have not yet returned from home sick leave. An effort is under way to contact them and organizers hope they return this week as the inner part of light week ends.
A muddled report notes Mongo and Stroh delivering a solid baseball performance. The piece mentions a crowd and a tip contest, with readers amused by page ads in the Journal.
The market sees lower prices with weakness across wheat and corn while receipts show large totals. Traders note bearish forces persist despite some demand, as winter feeds and oats slip slightly. Overnight profit-taking and ongoing weather concerns influence cash bids and futures. Primary receipts reach 1,143,000 bushels in Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reports.
Fragmentary note on dry goods trade with scattered names and terms. Mentions Whe Bae Vinee and various goods and prices in a partial market listing.
Local want ad notices list items for sale and services. Entries show prices and brief descriptions, with shorthand notes and contact hints. The fragment hints at market listings in a period newspaper, reflecting classifieds style and layout.
The market report shows bearish signals for wheat with seed value effects and price movements. Prices for cash and futures fluctuated as frost and harvest factors influenced supply expectations, while Liverpool and Weybridge figures indicate declines and near-term volatility through late autumn.
New York City opens with restrained trading after a choppy week, grain and bond markets steady, money rates mixed, and investors awaiting further cues. The market shows cautious optimism as banks scrutinize paper amid irregular foreign loans and modest gains in select securities.
The listing shows Fort Wayne wholesale and retail prices for butter lard eggs and farm goods. It notes country butter 2 cents per pound, onions per bushel, apples per bushel, chickens and turkeys priced, and general market quotes for grains and produce. It references local growers and merchants with varied item pricing and mentions the Commission Merchants and quotations.
A historical market page lists prices for home grown produce and farm goods. Items include beans, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, watermelons, apples, creamery butter, eggs, and spring chickens with unit notes and approximate prices.
Weather dampens trade as farmers report tight receipts and heavy hay loads. Corn brings around seven dollars per ton, while hay sells near seven to nine dollars per ton in uncertain markets.
The Journal-Gazette reports minor market changes with pears at a dollar and twenty per bushel, potatoes retailing near one dollar per bushel, and general price hints across commodities.
Market notes describe cattle and hog movements with large receipts of cattle and hogs, noting price ranges for feeders, butchers, and calves. Reports highlight strong feeder demand, pasture conditions, and variable prices across regions with shipments rising from prior weeks.
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