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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1910
Page
11
Receipts Wednesday total 5500 hogs 2150 cattle 1300 sheep with hogs higher late but cattle softer. Packers pressed prices down about 5 cents overall though light hogs steady to firm and heavy hogs lower. Cattle receipts up especially steers with demand soft. best cattle steady, sows and heifers steady. calves strong. Sheep and lambs up with strong demand. early clearance for all types. best lambs high, feeders lighter.
Livestock quotations across several markets reveal steady to higher trends. Buffalo region reports mixed cattle prices with prime steers around 17.35 and butchers 6.75, while hogs show steady gains with receipts near 50 to 2000 heads in unions and city yards. Cattle, sheep, and lambs vary by region with active demand for choice lambs and mixed stock.
Toledo reports Wheat cash at 1.02 dollars and futures for December at 1.0654, May 1.1156. Corn cash and September at 61 cents, December 61 1/2, May 81 1/2. Oats cash at 24 1/4 to 24 3/4 cents, December 37 3/4, No 2 eye 71 cents, No 8 at 64 1/2 to 64 3/4 cents.
Wheat steady with prices for No 2 red and extra 3 red varying across bars. Corn shows strong pricing across white and yellow grades with multiple lots and mixtures. Oats stable with white and mixed categories, hay quiet with no bonds, detailed inspection totals by grain and car counts provided for Wheat Corn and letters.
Buffalo New York market prices list spring wheat No 1 northern at 16 1 17 winter wheat No 2 red 1.03 No 2 white 1.02 corn No 2 yellow 3 yellow 6614c No 4 yellow No 5c oats No 2 white 36%c 0 3 white BBs No 4 white 3514c barley T3 76c rye No 2 76c
Grain market notes mixed shifts with wheat down a penny, corn steady to higher while receipts show large swings. Reports from Minneapolis, Duluth, Winnipeg, Kansas City and European markets reflect selling pressure on wheat, heavy corn arrivals, and cautious demand amid forecasts for favorable fall weather.
Wall Street opened with moderate volume as Union Pacific Reading and Steel common led gains early but faded by late morning. Trading paused with uncertainty over policies and monetary shifts as the nearing holiday restrained fresh commitments. By noon sales totaled 91,900 shares, a dull day versus prior weekends. Republic Steel issued its best ever report, while closes showed fractional gains over Tuesday.
Investors moved cautiously as varied quotes appeared across ceiling and floor listings. Rail and utility bonds showed mixed activity with notable prices including Reading 4s and Tex Pac notes, while US Steel and General Electric held firmer positions on modest demand from traders.
New York on August 31 notes crude rubber grades firm with prices from 1.92 to 1.95 per pound for river up land and 1.42 to 1.45 for coarse grades. London bar silver steadies at 245 160 per 100 ounces.
A roundup of financial notes from the period includes expectations of Bank of England rate changes, firm copper prices with subdued buying, and Canada cautions on rate cuts. It reports steamship traffic growth, declines in several industrial stocks and railroads, and substantial New York subtreasury currency movements. It cites speeches and political factors as market influences, notes large August losses for Atchison and Canadian Pacific, and observes a dull market ahead of holidays. Foreign exchange, European spending, steel demand signals, and multiple railroad earnings are discussed, with dividends and bonds mentioned for Copper Range and Ohio copper, while several railroads show increased gross earnings and improved steel trade sentiment.
The report lists wheat futures and cash prices from Minneapolis, Duluth, Winnipeg, St Louis, Kansas City, Brent, New York, and Toledo for August 31. Prices cover September December and other months with small percentage variations and cash No. 2 red values.
Mayor Shank and City Controller Howard Kimball spent the morning in session to shape a city budget. Through careful trimming they aim to keep expenses down and avoid a tax assessment increase next year, with all departments told to pare back to fit within state limits.
A catalog of apples, citrus, grapes, melons and other fruits with prices per basket, box or crate shows varied regional supplies. Beets, carrots, celery, lettuce, potatoes, peppers and greens list multiple local and imported items with per unit, per dozen, or per crate rates.
New Orleans Times-Democrat notes government crop figures and holidays dampening business while bulls may step back after August, with rumors of big holders selling discredited. An outside buying uptick caused an early rise, yet ample cotton remained for sale on firm spots.
The New York cotton market opened August option down about 50 points, with later months off 4 to 10 points amid continuing late selling from yesterday. Spot houses bought early, while new crops rallied to within 3 or 4 points of yesterday's close as Miss Giles' condition figures stood at 73.1.
Market notes show butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry pricing in New York and Chicago. Imported Swiss butts and Elgin prints feature among dairy items, with New York flour firm and various commodities steady.
Birth announcements list James and Amanda Newman a boy at 2344 North western avenue Charles and Eva Ball a boy at 1122 Eugene street Oscar and Anna Martin a girl at 1635 Columba avenue Walter and Gertrude Hartzell a boy at 1805 Ludlow avenue Death notices include William A. Trowbridge age 50 at 1620 East Tenth street cerebral hemorrhage Arthur F. Cunningham 38 Central Insane hospital maniacal exhaustion Carl Bisiak 9 months 2613 West Walnut street cholera infantum Owen McAllister 40 Central Insane hospital epileptic convulsions Dennis Mullamphy 38 St. Vincent hospital gastroenteritis Mary Elizabeth Rogers 43 220 North Randolph street pulmonary tuberculosis Aaron Ciener 20 311 North West street meningitis Adolph Thompson Beaver 10 months 422 North New Jersey street inanition Marriages list Arthur Pearcy and Ellen Finegan Albert McCulleny and Grace Amos Ross T Steward and Mabel Taylor George J Schroer and Magdelena Becker Harold Liunsen and Hele Ford.
A list of neighborhood repairs and projects including a $100 addition at 344 Miley by John W Brum, various repairs at 1128 Erny 927 Stilwell 2122 Park and 1025 Ashland, and a large boiler project by Terre Harte at Indianapolis & Eastern costing $119000.
A lengthy list of real estate transfers detailing grantors grantees and parcels in Indianapolis area. Properties include lots in Beech Grove Irvington Ravenswood Garfield Park and other additions with sizes from 40x70 to 435x140 feet and values from $1 to $5 000 accompanied by trustees and estates.
Moesch adds 415147 feet and improvements noted along Northwestern avenue and Tire street. Transfers list sale details: William L. Hawkins sells lot 603 in Armstrong Park addition to Clara Awin et al for 145 feet on Harding Street and 30 transfers totaling 28,035 dollars.
A compilation of new corporate entities in Indiana includes Host Electric Company of Indianapolis with 50000 capital stock and named directors Elmer Pose Earl V. H Shockney and Edith. American Society of Sigus Clinton with directors Stefan Tomasik Paul Tomasik and Adam Yanik. Memorial Hall Association Terre Haute with directors Nicholas Filbuk rec Krietenstein Marx Myers Homer Ex Steel David Denny Lawrence Burger Thomas J Kerlon Thomas C Williams Louis Gerhardt James Lyons Francis C Crawford and Jesse Robertson. William F Johnson Lumber Company Indianapolis capital 70000 with directors William F Johnson Joseph T Johnson Gus F Baldwin Laura Huey Johnson and James T Englesfield. Vulcan Plow Company Employes a Mutual Benefit Association Evansville no capital stock to conduct a mutual sick accident and death benefit insurance company directors Fred W Eberhart Jr L J Hartman W Jay Van Horten and L Roseman.
Montreal August 31 A forceful probe opened into a claim that a government bus sent to a locksmith for repairs cost half a million dollars. Officials deny the allegation though the facts gain credence from available details.
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