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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
7
A quiet market Tuesday with many stalls empty and few buyers. Vegetable and fruit prices span wide ranges from corn at 20 cents to oranges 40 to 50 cents a dozen, while staples like potatoes and butter show notable per unit costs.
Local market update lists cash grain prices across Hamilton and nearby towns as of Oct 1 at 1 PM. Wheat ranges from 45 to 50 cents, corn around 40 to 41 cents, oats about 40 to 48 cents with several area markets cited including Middletown Somerville Oxford Lebanon Franklin and Miamisburg. Prices provided by Chamberlin Bros. & Co. brokers based in Rentschler building.
Wheat prices show No 2 red at 1.00 to 1.10 with variations across grades No 3 red and No 2 hard winter. Corn and oats display mixed values with No 2 and No 4 grades and standards noted, reflecting market quotes for bulk commodity trading.
Wheat firmness continued with good demand as No 2 red reached 9 9/4 to 9 9/4 cents. Corn brisk trades with receipts. No 3 mixed 6 9/4 to 6 9/4 cents track. oats steady about 50 to 51 cents. Timothy hay ranges 15 to 16 1/2 dollars. clover and mixed lots around 14 to 17 1/2 dollars. barley Nos 3 to 4 about 1.02 to 1.05 dollars.
Butter prices vary with cream and format from 14 to 20 cents per pound while cheese and milk products show modest gains and steady quotes. Poultry demand remains firm with springers and hens selling at several cents per pound, turkeys and ducks steady, and receipts holding to normal levels. Keg receipts parallel steady inquiries with no price changes strict fresh stock at 2e per day and bed stock at 19e.
Cattle receipts were moderate with about 500 cattle carried over from yesterday. Desirable beef cattle and stockers sold at full to strong prices while plain offerings were uneven. Milch cows steady. calves and hogs showed mixed gains amid light receipts and active demand. Bulls and fat cattle remained steady under light volumes.
The county commissioners bought the Colerain pike between Venice and the Hamilton county line for 1000 dollars. The mile long road is in good condition but had a high initial asking price from the turnpike company. J W Lemmin and others opposed citing poor maintenance and dangerous culverts. Contracts awarded include a concrete box culvert at James Smith farm 149.95 and bridge work at Black and Settles farms for 118.95 and 53.95 respectively.
Mrs. Nelson Williams spent yesterday in Cincinnati. Hubert Vail of Marion will spend part of the week here. Mrs. John L. Walker visits Cincinnati tomorrow. Charles Youtz spent Sunday in Middletown with friends. Miss Bertha Weidit spent Sunday in the country with relatives. Misses Lillian Parker and Mary Seegmueller visited Cincinnati yesterday. Dr. James Overpeck returns tomorrow from Michigan. Miss Laura Helvich visits Hilda Snider in Greenwood avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimble and families and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blakely and families spent Sunday in Oxford. Mrs. Lee Cox and daughter Lorena of Middletown visit relatives and attend the fair. John C. Spindler stayed at Cummins ville with HL Schuck. Abe Levy and John Probst plus Hattie Wohl and Leo Saunders of Middletown were guests Sunday. Fred and Carl Zilliox leave for Bloomington IL after several weeks with their father Charles Zilliox. Mrs. Francis Taylor of Troy arrives tomorrow to visit the Cochran home while Mr. Taylor joins Saturday for a visit.
Heavy hogs above 250 pounds at 6.00 per hundredweight and heavy fat sows at 5.90. Stags 3.79 to 4.90, light shippers 6.60, pigs under 110 pounds 5.60 to 6.50. Sheep and lamb receipts light with prices steady to strong: sheep 2.50 and lambs 4.00 to 7.50.
George Phillips of the Franklin Land company departs for Kenton Ohio this morning and will continue to New York City for several months. Friends regret his departure and wish him a speedy return.
Louis Rosenfelder, 35, married, was struck by a detached babbitt fragment as a machine ran. It cut his nose, entered his right eye and blinded him for life. He was taken to Mercy hospital but left for home with temporary relief from Dr. Cherry Holmes. Resides at 48 Fairview avenue Lindenwald.
Henry Lancaster foreman of a Cincinnati, Columbus and Indianapolis switching crew accidentally ran his hand through a glass window in a car vestibule Tuesday morning and severely cut his left index finger.
Byron E. DeArmond must appear before Judge Hartkoff next Monday to answer contempt of court for failure to pay alimony to Elizabeth DeArmond as ordered.
Thad Straub announces candidacy for mayor of Hamilton pending Democratic primary decision. The announcement outlines a campaign path and calls for voter participation in the upcoming contest.
Charles S Bosch is a candidate for mayor as the Democratic City primary decision nears. The article notes his campaign status and the ongoing primary process with other contenders.
Fred W. Hennecke announces his candidacy for the Second ward council in the upcoming Democratic primary on October 5. He urges voters to support him and asks for their vote.
Thomas Kalamas and John Buehl were freed Monday night when friends paid a $5.85 fine for disorderly conduct for themselves and Charles and Thomas Holly and Edna Whitcomb.
Henry A. Grimmer announces his candidacy for city auditor of Hamilton, pending the outcome of the Democratic primary.
Doctor Edward Cook is a candidate for the Second Ward council as the Democratic primary election approaches on Saturday October 5. The outcome will decide the party’s nominee for the seat.
Advertisement for Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a pure vegetable restorative. Claims no alcohol or mineral poison. Priced 35 cents for tea or tablets. Sold at The Radcliffe Drug Co. corner High and Second Sis and 321 High St.
Alex Miller runs in the Democratic primary for a seat on the board of public service. The election is set for October 1907 with a reported 42 41 contest result.
Vernon F Hughes emerges in a crowded Democratic primary with a 42 to 41 result, narrowly defeating a challenger in a close vote that signals a tight race ahead.
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