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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1909
Page
4
Indianapolis April 12. Receipts today show 2000 hogs 600 cattle and 50 sheep with hog and sheep down from last week while cattle rise. Demand opened weak with few hogs as good as Saturday tops. otherwise prices steady with ordinary to heavy hogs selling from 5.75 to 7.50.
East Buffalo New York April 12 cattle receipts 3900 active prime steers 6.35 to 8.75 medium 5.40 to 6.15 cows 3.15 to 5.25 heifers 4.04 to 6.00 bulls 3.25 to 5.20 veals receipts 1000 call to choice 5.15 to 8.75 sheep receipts 15600 active lambs 5.95 to 8.0 yearlings 6.75 to 7.3 sweep 3.60 to 6.63 hogs receipts 1278 active steady to strong Yorkers 7.50 to 7.70 pigs 7.00 mixed 7.75 heavies 7.75 to 7.10 roughs 6.00 to 6.60 stags 6.00 to 6.50
New York April 12 The stock market resumes strength after a triple holiday with many stocks advancing 1 point or more in early trading. Industrials dominate as Ice Securities, General Electric, Colorado Fuel and Copper shares rise. Union Pacific Reading show brief pullbacks, then recover.
Hogs receipts 34 000 up 5 to 10 cents with mixed and butcher grades selling from 7.20 to 7.55. Pigs 6.15 to 6.90. Cattle receipts 18 090 and higher prices with beeves 4.16 to 7.30, cows and heifers 2.25 to 4.30, stockers 3.50 to 7.50. Texans 4.90 to 6.75. Sheep 18 000 up 6 to 6.63 with lambs 5.86 to 8.20.
Hogs receipts 4129 with prices strong but packers and butchers weak. cattle receipts 1481 generally steady with bulls steady and calves dull to 60 cents lower. Veal and lambs receipts 201 slow, prices $6.00 to $7.25, top $37.50.
Pittsburg Pa April 12 cattle receipts 85 loads vs 110 last Monday market active at strong prices extra 6.80 6.60 prime 6. 6.45 good 5.75 6.00 fair 4.80 6.10 common 4.15 4.65 fat oxen 3.50 4.50 hogs receipts 30 loads market steady except pigs sold lower heavy 7.65 7.70 heavy mixed 7.65 prime medium 7.60 7.05 best heavy yorkers 7.60 light yorkers 7.00 7.30 pigs 6.69 5.75 common to good pork 6.00 5.75 stags 4.75 5.50 sheep and lambs receipts ½ loads 5 wool lambs balance clipped market active 10c higher on lambs sheep slow steady spring lambs light supply prime wethers 5.35 5.55 good mixed 5.06 3.23 fair mixed 4.56 4.5 culls to common 2.50 3.50 culls to choice lambs 5.00 7.70 culls to choice wool lambs 6.00 8.35 choice yearlings 6.00 8.35 spring lambs 8.00 11.00 veal calves 5.00 8.55 heavy and thin calves 4.50 5.50
Fragmentary note lists markets and oats prices with incomplete figures and vague identifiers. Names and locations appear but data is unreadable, leaving only a generic market snapshot without clear figures or dates.
The Indianapolis Produce market shows mixed wheat prices with No 2 red at 1.3644 and April at 1.8614, No 3 red 1.82, and oats and hay figures listed. Corn and miscellaneous white and yellow bids appear through billing, with timothy and clover listed for sale and inspections detailing multiple car counts.
Chicago cash grain prices list various wheat and oats grades with bids and percentages. Prices show No. 2 red wheat at about 1.37 to 1.38, No. 2 hard at 1.2554, and northern spring grades around 1.25 to 1.27. White oats quoted No. 2 at 55 to 56 cents with other white and standard grades noted.
The ad lists sugar cured hams at 18% lsc and English style and smoked bacon with various percentages. It also shows rolled hams and breakfast bacon priced around 31 21%c and 19% 16éc, with fresh pork loins at 114 1c and French hams at 12% 13%c.
The readable text is fragmented and does not provide clear names, events, or locations to form a factual summary. No identifiable teams, dates, or outcomes can be determined from the source.
A state department dispatch reports the steamer Guadeloupe carrying Senor Castro and party reached La Guayra yesterday but could not dock to seek refuge. The vessel then proceeded to Savinilla Colombia after being denied entry.
Boston April 12 Mrs Julia Ward Howe daughter of the author pays tribute to Marion Crawford the novelist who has died in Sorrento Italy She notes he was dear to many people including fisherfolk in Socresco and the great in Rum He was brilliant and versatile and spent early years abroad though not aligned with American life The people of Italy loved him and respected his work
April 12 William Sullivan, famed catcher, was named manager of the White Sox by President Charles Comiskey upon his return from Cincinnati.
City birth announcements list many new arrivals with parents and addresses, including Ritzendoller, Kord, Schlongen, Doerr, Weigand, Jordan, Arbuckle, Rosemeyer, Ricketts, Schakel, and others. Hospital and medical notes record fatalities and conditions such as lobar pneumonia, valvular heart disease, premature birth, arteriosclerosis, gunshot wound, scalding, cerebral hemorrhage, chronic myocarditis, Brights disease, grippe, and other ailments alongside ages and locations. Property notes show recent additions and values for homes and sites such as Central, Woodlawn, St. Clair, and Dorman.
In Portland on April 12, Sameel Kline, a 23 year old painter, shot his bride while she slept, inflicting fatal injuries. He then turned the gun on himself, dying instantly. The couple had been married three weeks.
The Rev F B Lloyd who left the Episcopal church years ago to join the Roman Catholics has been received back into the Episcopal church. He, his wife and seven children who accompanied him two years ago returned with him. Lloyd said he made a mistake and offered no further reason. Bishop Anderson accepted the recantation amid mixed reactions from Catholic clergy who had previously unaffiliated him.
Chicago, April 12. Charles Bidwell 59 seeks a judge's order to send his father Benson 74 to Joliet as a willing convict to Save his life. The elder Bidwell has been ill and near death while the two have been jailed since last September unable to post bail. A plan was made for the younger to withdraw appeal and waive rights in exchange for erasing the old man’s sentence and granting freedom.
The funeral service for F. A. W. Davis will be Tuesday at 2 PM at 1309 North Alabama Street. The Rev. John Doddridge of Vincennes and Rev. Joshua Stansfield and Rev. George B. Wolfe will lead the rites with private Crown Hill interment. Honorary pallbearers are listed and active pallbearers named.
Police broke up a Sunday morning party at Dan Long's roadhouse on W Washington near the city limits. Officers Sorgt Stoddard Helm and Bowe arrested revelers after hearing laughter and noise at 2 30 o clock. Longwis fined $10 and costs in police court.
Judge Stubbs sentenced Sterling Hamilton to the workhouse for 20 days and fined him 100 dollars plus costs for neglecting his children.
The Indiana Railroad Commission president Judge Wood will sit in Bloomington on Thursday April 15 for a hearing on Bloomington Coal Co vs Monon and Indianapolis Southern. The complaint alleges the two railroads refuse to exchange coal shipments at Bloomington. The case is important and has been pending for some time.
Toledo notes wheat prices with cash at 1.16 and futures for May 1.38 July 1.19 September 1.11. Corn cash 0.69 with May July and September quotes. Oats and other grains show uncertain figures and typographical errors in the record.
Manager Holt of the Denison earned praise for Easter arrangements in the American dining room and cafe on Haster. Both rooms were fairy like with market flowers, the American living room crowded from 6 to 1, Beisers orchestra played popular selections, and the dinner described as one of the most elaborate ever served.
Union B. Hunt former secretary of state and Indiana Railroad Commissioner visited the statehouse Monday to reconnect with old friends. He is in Chicago in a leading Knights of Pythias post, says he is very busy and regaining health, and he refused to discuss politics.
Wheat closed 0.13 higher after a volatile day with strong demand. Corn saw a big July trade while May faced liquidation. Oats followed corn and provisions remained firmer with increased activity. May prices and July openings listed for wheat corn oats pork and lard.
County commissioners approve purchase of new oak benches to seat at least 20 for the criminal court room. Judge Pritchard had requested new seating. approval granted. Also reports an earthquake felt in Lima Peru affecting nearby areas including Callao Barranco and Chorillos.
Mrs. A H E Henry moved a gasoline stove from the kitchen to the dining room Monday while the cistern under the kitchen was cleaned. While preparing breakfast the stove caught fire. The fire department arrived as flames grew but were quickly extinguished.
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