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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1910
Page
11
Indianapolis market reports April 8 receipts 3 500 hogs 1 500 cattle 200 sheep with hog and sheep gains, cattle weak. Buyers gain price relief 5 10 cents and top hog price hits 10 55 while most hogs sell 19 50 to 20 10. Cattle receipts 1 000 head with strong demand and steady bulls calves rising slightly.
In East Buffalo April trade shows a light but steady market with 25 head cattle receipts and 6 000 sheep. Lambs quoted around 4 25 to 6 06, calves 7 35 to 8 25, hogs 10 90 to 10 55, sheep 3 50 to 7 50, yearlings 8 00 to 8 28, and stags 3 50 to 9 00 with varied weights and classes.
Wholesale price list for fruits and vegetables including Grimes Golden apples at 290 per box, Malaga grapes at 45 per keg, Strawberries 24 pint crates, Beets 15 per bushel, Celery per case, Tomatoes Florida 75 per crate, and assorted nuts, mushrooms, and honey listed with unit measurements and varying lot sizes.
New York curb market showed quiet irregular trading on April 8 with Standard Oil and American Tobacco among references. Copper equities like Chino and Michigan Pacific Lumber moved in narrow bands while several miners including Ely and Union Mine posted small gains or losses amid thin activity.
Wheat and corn prices show weakness with No. 2 red wheat at 1.12 and No. 3 red at 1.06 in track markets. Oats and oats values hover around 40 to 42 cents per bushel, while hay remains steady with Timothy prices ranging from 15.25 to 17.00 per unit. Inspections report multiple car lots of wheat corn oats and hay across several grades, totaling 36 cars of corn and 11 of oats across several consignments.
Oer price reports show bar silver and WDON reference levels holding steady as April trading opens with subdued activity and market participants await clearer cues on demand and industrial usage.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Bobton Masza describe an opening with unclear terms and figures. The readable portion hints at a numeric percentage and a date sequence but lacks coherent context or identifiable subjects.
New York stock market opened with a heavy tone as most issues fell from yesterday's close. Industrials declined with a broad selling wave after initial gains, with some recovery later. government bonds remained unchanged and volume stayed light.
In New York on April 8 cotton opened steady with prices 3 to 5 points lower, signaling modest press. Traders watch market data as futures react to early session cues.
In Kansas City Detroit nips the Tigers 3 to 1 after 12 innings. Detroit had 6 hits to Kansas City 9 with 1 error each. Summers Works Parnell, Stanage and Casey Campbell Brandt Ritter listed as pitchers.
Sugar cured hams at 18% to 20% cents per pound English style hams 19% to 20% cents boiled hams 27% to 29 cents breakfast bacon 25 to 26 cents sugar cured clear 21 to 23 1/4 cents English style 25 1/4 to 20 1/4 cents smoked bacon 16 to 18 1/4 cents shoulders 16 to 17 1/4 cents sliced breakfast bacon 25 to 30 cents links sausage 14 1/4 to 1/2 cents fresh pork loins 17 to 19 cents fresh pork carcasses 10 to 12 1/2 cents veal carcasses 14 to 1 1/2 cents limbs 1 1/2 cents.
A report from Albany Gao records a nighttime pitched battle between black residents and white residents in Lee county. Four white men and a number of black people are reported killed in the violence.
Early risers at 4 30 this morning watched Halley’s comet fail to appear as scheduled. Astronomer John Candee Dean blamed bright sun glare for the invisibility and predicted a return to visibility in a few days. The comet is expected to reach its greatest brilliancy around May 20 and may lure couples to city parks after supper.
The Texas State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Bryan hosts the nation’s largest open air student colony. More than two hundred students live in waterproof tents on the campus due to the legislature’s failure to fund additional dormitories. Each tent houses two beds a stove a table and two chairs with two boys per tent while sanitation and grounds are kept clean and orderly.
London April 8. Reports claim Mrs. Asquith runs a women’s furnishing shop in Lower Bond Street under a fictitious company. She allegedly buys in Paris and faces customer complaints over high quality goods amid mismanagement and secret ownership whispers.
March sun fooled city gardeners into early planting and market optimism. Frost bite thrashed early crops, forcing a second planting. Vendors brace for delayed harvest as frost returns after a warm spell.
In Kansas City last night Yusift Mahmout from Turkey defeated Dr. B. F. Roller of Seattle in two straight falls. The opening fall lasted 35 minutes 30 seconds with no double wrist lock and a scissors hold. The second fall ended in 2 minutes 30 seconds with an arm lock and a Nelson hold.
Wheat No 2 red quoted at 1.16 with riffling sample 1.05 to 1.14. Oats straw 6 to 7. Corn 65 to 67 cents. Shelled oats 45 to 48 cents. Hay mixed 30 to 55 dollars per ton with timothy around 16 dollars and mixed 10 to 17 dollars per bale.
The Indianapolis Sun published daily except Sunday. It lists pricing: one cent per copy, six cents a week, twenty-five cents a month, three dollars a year. Advertising reps include Smith and Budd with offices in New York Chicago St Louis. Entry in post office as second class mall.
A garbled 1900s job board ad promises quick training in millinery for women, with day or night classes at Parisian Millinery Co in Indianapolis and assistance to placement after completion. It includes fragmented notices on factory work, barber training, canvassing jobs, and assorted employment offers.
Local classified section lists business offerings from Boston Corset Co advertising a new front lace up to date Spencer corset and agents wanted for profitable employ. Nearby ads include second hand wall c e at sale address H J Blaix 235 H Morris, bicycle buyers and sellers, carpet cleaning, jewelry repairs, lighting systems, and medical services with multiple local providers and contact points.
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