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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
20
A listing of daily market prices for home grown beets and assorted vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats. Items include cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, cantaloupes, apples, grapes, bananas, pineapples, butter, and various hams and bacon cuts with per unit or per peck prices.
Market items listed by Rouse Brow include shelled oats, timothy, clover, hay, and oats prices with ranges. Pairs with Indianapolis Produce exchange show egg and butter rates and poultry prices such as Parkeys and ducks.
In New York trading, stocks remained quiet as the exchange investigates last Saturday’s heavy activity. Theories point to Daniel G. Reid as a possible organizer of short sales with Rock Island, while Standard Oil reportedly supplied stock to cover Reid’s positions. By noon, delayed deliveries pushed some broker orders, lifting Smelters by 3 points and sending Southern Pacific to a new high and Union Pacific to 138.
Pima NEA prices list shows wholesale and Indianapolis retail seed costs. Cloverseed and red clover range from 1.50 to 6.00 per unit, alfalfa clover 8.00 12.00, orchard grass 1.75 to 2.25, rape 7 8c per pound. Retail seed per bushel includes timothy 2.25 2.50, red clover choice 36.50 7.50, alsike 10.00 12.00, alfalfa 11.00 12.00, Kentucky pine grass 2.25 2.50, blue grass 2.25, seed wheat 1.00 1.25, seed rye 1.00 1.5.
Pittsburg prices show light cattle receipts with a range from 4.75 to 6.25 for heifers and 5.50 to 6.00 for fresh cows. Hog entries total eight loads with heavy quoted at 6.95 to 7.06, pigs at 5.29 to 5.50, and workers around 6.90. Sheep receipts fall, prime wethers 4.25 to 4.40, lambs 3.00 to 6.00.
East Buffalo reports cattle receipts around 100 head with steady demand. Feeder lambs and yearlings bring 4.75 to 6.60, sheep 4.00 to 4.75, hogs 5.10 to 7.10 with Yorkers and heavies showing strong prices. Meat figures reflect active trading and mixed quality across livestock categories.
Toledo Ohio August market notes show cash wheat at 40 and September 9c, December 96c, May 1.005. Corn quotes: September 9c, December BC, May 64 1/2c. Oats cash 50c, September 49 1/2c, May 58 1/2c. Rye No 2 7 6 cents stock.
Hogs receipts 9,000 steady to a shade lower with various weights and prices ranging from 3.70 to 6.85. cattle receipts 7,000 steady including western steers stockers and feeders. calves and sheep also listed with prices, highlights inconsistent.
In Indianapolis on August receipts showed 10,500 hogs 1,000 cattle and 1,050 sheep with a wide spread in steer prices from good to prime. Deals covered steers by weight from 900 to 1,600 pounds with classifications across good to extra choice and common to medium stockers. Heifers cows bulls and calves prices ranged from fair to good, with calves selling 400 to 700 and bulls 233 to 360.
Wheat opens higher in Chicago with scarce offerings and strong buying. September wheat climbs to 93 4 93 3 4 cents, corn to 76 14 76 34, oats to 48 14 cents, pork to 14 27, lard to 39 17, ribs not quoted. Closing shows September wheat at 94 14 93 0 8, corn near 76 10, oats 48 0, pork 14 35, lard 9 27 2, ribs 38 70.
The Maxwell-Briscoe Automobile company plans a new building in New Castle costing 45000 dollars. The plant will measure 120 by 360 feet. The site is noted with address 355 Ow Washington Street.
The Kern notification day at the Indiana state fairgrounds drew thousands as Bryan and Kern arrived in Indianapolis. Bryan spoke on trusts amid demonstrations, while Kern and other Democratic leaders met with national and state figures. A long reception followed at the Denison house before the afternoon program at 1 30 p m with crowd seating for about 10 000.
Cattle receipts for the day totaled seven loads with prices rising. Prime cattle 6.00 to 6.10, good 5.50 to 5.75, heifers 3.00 to 5.00, fresh cows and springers up to 16.00. Hog receipts numbered 450 loads with active buying. heavy and medium weights 6.90 to 6.95, workers around 6.00 to 6.90, pigs 5.00 to 5.50, rough to common down to 5.00 to 6.70.
Bahama Bill the mate storms the Sea-Horse laundries in a brutal clash with Wah Lee and Celestials, seizing control of the shipboard fight. He defeats assailants, captures a Chinese girl, and flees toward Jacksonville with Captain Smart aboard a dockside cart and a plan to reach the steamer while Jule watches the kidnaped child.
A brick building wall collapsed in Chelsea square this afternoon during repairs. Three people are dead and several others injured, removed from the ruins. The structure had formerly housed furniture dealer W. Burns.
The Kern notification committee was disappointed as Gov. Hanly could not attend the ceremonies at the fair grounds. He had a lecturing engagement at Lincoln Illinois, with choice seats reassigned. Secretary Col. Fred L. Gemmer represented the governor at the notification.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on August 25 Frank J Hala day attacked his twenty one year old wife with a razor wounding her severely. Police reported the suspect acted out of jealousy and the victim was rushed to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. The case was being investigated as they awaited further medical updates.
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