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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
14
Indianapolis August 21 Receipts 5 506 hogs 1 250 cattle 550 sheep Demand strong market active with hogs up 10 cents per pound Top at 6.92 most hogs 6.40 to 6.80 Cattle scarce but steady demand for good steers Calves strong Lambs up to 5.50 yearlings 4.55 sheep 4.00 Sheep and lambs prices steady this week
Hogs receipts 13,000 up 5e. light 6.80 bulk 6.50 to 6.80. pigs 3.25 to 6.10. beef cattle receipts 2,500 strong. beeves 7.05. Texas steers 3.50 to 5.20. Westerns 3.50 to 6.00. stockers 2.50 to 4.50. cows and heifers 1.85 to 6.00. calves 4.50 to 7.20. Sheep receipts 7,000 steady. natives 2.50 to 4.30. yearlings 7.00. lambs natives 3.50 to 6.25. western 3.73 to 6.25.
A vintage promotional remedy promises rapid fat loss in hot weather. It advertises Marmola, Cascara Aromatic, and Syrup Simplex to be taken after meals and at night, claiming to shed pounds daily without adverse effects while improving appetite and well being.
In New York on August 21, Southern Pacific sold at par for the first time, signaling a Harriman favored market leadership with a potential 7 percent dividend if the corn crop meets expectations. Other rails including Union Pacific New York Central and Great Northern traded near highs while cotton futures fell sharply on a large crop outlook.
Market notes list oats and timothy hay prices, with Old and New Shelled Oats and Timothy varieties, plus No. 1 baled Timothy and mixed hay. Prices show oats around 9 to 10 dollars and timothy from 9 to 12 dollars per unit, with Clover offered at 7 dollars.
A market listing showing sugar cured hams boiled hams and bacon prices along with English style shoulders dried beef lard pickled pork fresh pork sausage and other pork and beef products with varied per unit prices and weights for sale. Multiple items include fresh beef carcasses fresh veal carcasses and dressed hogs with unit prices expressed in cents per pound.
Local buying prices for hides and tallow show No 1 green hides at 6c per lb, No 2 green hides at 5c, No 1 salted at 9c, No 2 salted at 5c, No 1 green calf at 10c, and No 2 green calf at 8.5c per lb.
Indianapolis seed prices list Timothy seed at 32.25 to 2.50 per bushel with quality grades. Cloverseed red and white varieties range 6.50 to 7.50 for choice red. Alsike clover and alfalfa clover show prime pricing from 10.00 to 12.00. Kentucky blue grass seeds sell as fancy 2.25 to 2.50. seed wheat 1.00 to 1.30. seed rye 1.06 to 1.50.
Anthracite categories list several grades with prices such as Pocahontas lump 5.26, Pocahontas mine run 4, Pocahontas nut and slack 4.75, and Kanawha lump. Jackson and Luhrig references appear among地区 lines, with no clear date. The OCR yields fragmented values for regional coal rates and suppliers.
The ledger records mixed bids and car counts for Wheat Corn Oats Hay and Timothy with multiple grades and statuses. Wheat No 2 red and No 8 red track bids referenced, Corn through billing and through billing ties, Oats various white and mixed through billing, Hay no bids, and Timothy final totals show five cars.
Market notes from Indianapolis show fresh eggs and butter prices alongside poultry rates for turkeys ducks geese hens and spring chickens. Prices are listed in cents per unit with minor fluctuations and general market guidance for buyers and sellers.
East Buffalo New York August 21 cattle receipts 50 active and firm prices 6.00 to 9.50 for yearlings and cows sheep and lambs receipts 2000 steady lambs 5.00 to 6.50 yearlings 4.50 to 5.00 sheep 2.75 to 4.75 hogs receipts 6100 up 50 cents yorkers 6.00 to 7.10 pigs 5.40 to 5.60 mixed and heavies 7.00 to 7.15 raps 5.50 to 5.00
Cattle receipts show light demand with prime cattle trading around 4.90 to 6.00 and good stock at 5.30 to 6.75, heifers from 3.00 to 4.15, fresh cows and springers near 16.00 to 755.00. Hog receipts smaller with heavy and medium weights at 7.00 to 7.03, workers 6.25 to 7.00, pigs 5.00 to 5.40. Sheep receipts light with prime wethers 4.25 to 4.10, good mixed 4.00 to 4.20, lambs 6.00 to 8.00.
Toledo grain market report from August 21 shows cash and futures for wheat at 94 5 8 cents, September 95 cents, December 96 6 8 cents, May 1.00 4. corn at 1 1 2? cents cash and September 1 1 2? cents, December 3 cents, May 6 5 ac. oats at 4 6 8 cents cash, September 4 or 5? cents, December 4 8? cents.
A compact city record lists births at various addresses with several couples yielding girls and boys including twins at City hospital. Deaths include William Adams and others by tuberculosis, cerebral apoplexy, broncho pneumonia, typhoid fever, with ages from 1 month to 53. Marriages shown include several couples across Indiana and local names.
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