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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1899
Page
14
Local feature highlights Patterson displaying head gear that inspires readers to desire a fresh hat each day of the week and two for Sunday, noting variety and style in a playful tone.
Chicago price action showed a strong underlying tone despite an initial moderate decline from weak cables. Bullish sentiment returned as drought damage limited supplies and shorts covered, with December wheat rising to around 71 cents and corn recovering losses amid light receipts and poor yields. Hog prices weakened early but packer buying steadied the meat complex, while futures quotes for wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs, and flax moved within narrow ranges.
Chicago on October 24 reports estimated hog receipts at 31 000 today and 32 000 tomorrow with 1 665 left over as market runs 714 10c lower and very slow. Hog prices range from 3 80 to 4 40. Cattle receipts total 5 000 with market steady. beeves 4 40 to 6 40, cows and heifers 1 75 to 5 00, Texas steers 3 50 to 4 00, stockers and feeders 3 00 to 4 75.
Butter receipts total 6422 packages with market quietness noted. Western creamery and June creamery quoted at about 17 24c and 17 22c respectively. Cheese receipts 5961 packages with large white and small varieties priced around 12 12%C and 12%4c. Eggs receipts 7792 packages with western ungraded at mark around 14 18c. Sugar raw and refined steady. Coffee market firm No 7 at 61c.
Fort Wayne market prices dated Oct 18 show Wheat at 71 cents per bushel for market, Flour varieties ranged from 3.50 to 4.60 per obol, and Corn Meal at 1.00 per cwt. Seeds and fibers list flax, Timothy, clover, and alsyke seeds with varied dollar amounts. Wool and hides are recorded with green hides at 8.34 and salted at 10 cents, tallow four cents, and butter around 12 to 16 cents per pound.
Onions New 38 40c Cabbage 25 40c per dozen Beeswax 25 26c Feathers Live geese 40 4bc Bran Ton 12.00 13.00 Hay Timothy 8.50 10.00 Hay Clover 8.00 7.00 Shorta Ton 15.00 Middling Ton 15.00 Pork On foot 4.00 4.10 Dressed Beef Forequarters 544 Glyc Beef Hindquarters 7 7i c.
Bids due for furnishing the new court house were not opened at 2 p m as bidders failed to submit samples. Commissioners extended the time, with bids due November 23 and opening set for November 28. Other notes include a Mycological Society meeting, truancy enforcement, teachers institute results, Arbor Day program, illness update on Rose Phillips, Kansas City visit recaps, and Patterson's fashion items.
A heavy weight all-wool blue flannel shirt with double front offered for $1.50. Advert by Reuben S Patterson targets railroad men as winter approach.
Just received 300 pair Youths Leather Boots from a Toledo firm retiring from business. Bought at 20c on the dollar, offered at 50c per pair. White Fruit House Fort Wayne Ind. Patterson received 50 more H. S. & M. top coats.
The fourteen month old child of the Smith family on Melita street was severely scorched when a tea kettle overturned. The boiling water spilled on the child's left shoulder and arm. doctors hope for recovery despite serious burns.
This afternoon at Hoffman E Bros a machine injury left Edward Steller with a painful injury from timber hurled from the machine. He will be unable to resume duties for a couple of days.
Six year old Charles Benton of South Wayne Avenue suffered a broken collarbone after a toy patrol wagon accident Monday. He was on the wagon seat when two other boys ran along the street, they turned a corner sharply and he was thrown onto the sidewalk. He was taken home for treatment.
Edward Schlagel, living near the Bass farm, was leading a cow from a pasture Monday afternoon when the animal charged him near the barn entrance. The attack left his face badly cut and bruised.
Sugar and staples advertised with prices for flour coffee tea tobaccos and oils. Local grocery style notice lists quantities and bargains including best family flour packages of coffee and various oils and jarware.
The Greatest Grocery's Fresh Meat Market reports a large expansion and bustling business in beef veal lamb and pork roasts steaks chops shoulders and ribs. It markets sausage puddings head cheese braunschweiger summer sausage boiled ham and lard products.
Wanted choice butter fresh eggs and poultry. Advertises saving money on every grocery article purchased.
The 6010 Emporium of James M Kane promises the largest stock and lowest prices in the city. Undershirts start at 25 cents, ladies' vests from 17 cents, gloves and mitts, plush caps 50 cents, knit jackets 50 cents to 2.50, stockings 5 to 25 cents, with a wide range of nations and toys. Cardigan jackets promoted for Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Knepper visit relatives in Iowa. Miss Jennie Cutter of Paulding Ohio visits Mr. L Walter family. Miss Prue Covington returns east with Lisgzie Covington for winter. Mrs. George Merriman hosts Fort Wayne friends for her birthday anniversary. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs Hess Hellar Will Hess Nix Shephurst Henry Bohling and others.
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