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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
10
Receipts Thursday show 8,060 hogs 1,600 cattle and 700 sheep with small gains over a holiday week. Hog prices ranged around 7.35 to 7.45 with top near 7.00 as demand remained strong early then softened. Cattle and calves remained steady with feeders firm bulls weak and calves higher. sheep and lambs commanded about 25 cents higher with lambs around 6.50 and yearlings lower.
Chicago cash prices for wheat and corn mix show No 2 red wheat at 92 to 93 cents, No 2 corn around 48 to 49 cents, No 2 white and yellow varieties listed with 47 to 48 cents, oats at 38 to 34 cents for standard and white grades, reflecting a cautious trading day.
Regional commodity notes show Pittsburg and East Buffalo receipts and prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep, with market tone varying from steady to active. Prices include prime steers around 6.50 to 6.75 at East Buffalo and hogs at 6.90 to 7.70, along with calves sheep and lamb values across Union Stockyards Cincinnati and Cincinnati area markets.
Chicago set to begin its annual fat bullocks sale at the stock yards with high prices anticipated for feeders across the corn belt. Quality is strong, but bidders expect lower gains than last year as more cattle enter the market amid abundant feed and high open-market values.
Chicago prices showed initial declines and modest gains as traders weighed Liverpool cables and Argentine estimates. In late sessions a sharp upturn occurred on a sensational Oklahoma state crop report indicating winter wheat at 38.6 percent damage, lifting prices by about one half to three quarters of a cent.
The report lists granular grain quotes and car counts. It covers No 2 red and white varieties with varied prices and monthly notes, through billing and steady to quiet inspections across corn and hay. Multiple car totals and samples are noted, reflecting a fluctuating market with sparse final totals.
The listing shows wheat No 2 red with bid and ask figures, oats shelled priced around 3 Abe, timothy hay baled at 15 dollars, mixed hay at 13 dollars and straw prices for oats and wheat straw. Includes sample milling references and miscellaneous price points for 60 echelon cents.
Wheat opened under pressure but firm American demand offset by Argentinian export surplus. By midday prices rose with strong buying from shorts and improving export outlook. Monthly stocks show over 1,000,000 decrease. Russia crop reports are less favorable. corn steady to slightly higher.
Buffalo market notes list December prices for spring wheat and winter wheat grades, along with oats and rye rates. Specific quotes include No 1 northern spring wheat at 1.12, No 2 red winter, No 2 white, and several yellow corn grades, with oats bid at 64 to 66 cents and rye values.
Oak and grain prices listed for cash and future months. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, cloverseed, Timothy, and alfalfa are shown with December May and July figures, reflecting a historic commodity trading snapshot from Toledo.
Prices shown for wheat and corn across Liverpool and European centers blend with American values, while Cincinnati notes winter wheat needing moisture. The report cites no major crop damage and highlights corn’s favorable conditions for harvest readiness, with ongoing shipping and husking progress.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate discussion of wheat export to export markets with references to port terms and dates unclear. The readable bits mention CEREAGO and Zork porters and a Thursday item, but precise details are missing. This record preserves the partial mentions from the damaged text.
On December 1 at the New York Stock Exchange selling predominated amid a bearish mood among traders. Despite favorable overnight news including a lower Bank of England discount rate and a steel price hold, declines ran 1 to 2 points with Amalgamated Copper and Denver & Rio Grande among the hardest hit. Reading and Union Pacific recovered later. Denver & Rio Grande favored after the dividend news, ending the day buoyant as the market found some demand and lenders showed light support.
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple railroad and utility bonds with their prices and yields such as Reading 45.2, Atchison 4s, So. Ry 45, Tex Pac 5s, Iron Mt 3s, Wabash 4s, and other issues from various lines like US Steel and General Electric. Includes numerical quotes like 102, 102 1/4, 1084, and scattered column references.
New York reports money on car loans at varied terms with 4 percent interest for ninety days and six months while short rates hold. Sterling exchange quotes move around 483 to 487 with bankers’ bills at demand and sixty day levels, and prime mercantile paper remains unchanged in rate.
New York metal exchange reports copper quiet but steady with tin strong. Nine hundred twenty thousand dollars worth copper spot to January stands at 12,450,012.60 with February at 1,? and bead. Spelter at 0.85 and tin around 94 cents per pound, prices show mixed quotes and small volumes.
Boston coal prices move as North Butte and East Butte quotes appear alongside Utah Consolidated and Lake Copper. The figures show 18 percent and 14545 units cited, with copper market activity noted in early December.
Crude rubber prices in New York show firm Para upriver fine at 1.50 per lh, and coarse grades at 1.05 to 1.00 per lh. Bee bids and other grades noted in brief market item.
The report notes England’s rate at 4.4 percent and cotton prices dipping after an American annual meeting. Steel manufacturers decide no price changes with favorable outlook. Vote rejects renewal of express strike. Sugar prices expected to fall. Trade authorities foresee steel output easing through December. London markets steady with improving consols. Brooklyn Union Gas earning over 11 percent with dividend boost anticipated. Pig iron output this year to exceed prior records. Judge Gary reflects on a New York steel manufacturers meeting, with about 95 percent of U.S. steel makers represented.
A. W. Thomson company wire from Logan Bryan New York reports a Bank of England rate reduction as a pleasant surprise though domestic outlook remains unsettled. Meier Kiser wire from Miller & Co New York notes foreign markets recovering on rate cuts. Union Pacific and steel borrowing demand remains wide in the market quarter with solid demand elsewhere.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway announces a 314 percent regular dividend on common stock and a 2 percent regular dividend on preferred stock, payable January 8 to holders of record December 9. Utah Copper declares 75 cents per share, payable December 31, with books closing December 15 and reopening December 21. Nevada Consolidated Copper posts 3.714 cents per share, payable December 31, with books closing December 9 and reopening December 10. Interborough Rapid Transit proclaims 24 percent quarterly, payable January 3 to record December 24. Subway Realty of New York declares 11 or 14? cents per share quarterly, payable January and record December 24. Okahoma Gas and Electric, per H M Byllesby & Co, declares 2 percent on common stock, payable December 1h to stockholders of record No 50.
The Iron Age notes Pennsylvania Railroad ordered 150000 tons of rails for 1912, with contracts unsettled and distribution undecided. Leaders foresee a quiet period ahead, with gradual production slowdowns into December and a potential labor impact. December could bring better railroad orders and new construction, including Chicago projects and the New York state prison bid. Southern iron roles and plate makers gain a touch of optimism despite market steadiness.
Corrected daily prices list range of fruits and vegetables with multiple regional varieties and units. Includes apples, bananas, cranberries, grapes, citrus, pears, and special crops, plus beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, greens, mushrooms, potatoes, and more with per unit or per crate pricing and place references.
Chicago receipts show wheat at 12 cars with 6 contracts and corn at 249 ears with 21 contracts while Northwest figures record mixed totals. Analysts note potential futures moves on possible crop shortages, but long-term upside remains constrained by strong Argentine and Russian supplies and English demand patterns. Primary receipts list Wheat 605000 bu, Corn 549000 bu, Oats 365000 bu.
C E Emerick, 74, pioneer frontiersman of Montana and Oregon, died at his Medford home Saturday after a long life as a miner woodsman Indian fighter and hunter. He claimed Medford as the best settled community he’d lived in and was known as perhaps Oregon’s best rifle shot. Three deer were once brought down in three shots after two days of trailing.
A showcase was stolen from in front of Charles Seldensticker’s store at 337 Virginia avenue. The thief carried it four doors southeast, smashing the case and taking four shots. No money remained to cover the items or broken glass. Police were advised, the Quatter Phureday.
The local exchange showed slow bids with several stocks slipping and only Security Trust advancing one point. Bond activity weakened as four securities fell, while Fletcher American saw a three day continuous drop in ask prices amid a weak market tone.
Egg supply lighter with price hikes expected. Rabbits abundant with some stock at $1.25 per dozen. Butter and cheese prices listed for various regional and dairy products. Flour pork lard and other commodities show dull to firm activity on New York markets with dozen and per unit pricing.
Chicago price notes list Butter Creamery exports at 20c for firsts, 27c for extras, Eggs Prime firsts 38c, Cheese Twins 14 14c, young Americas 15 15c, Live poultry shows values for fowls 10c per unit, springers two prices, young ducks 13 or 19c, geese 12 or 14c.
The listing records varied coal and coke types with prices per ton and per bag across multiple mines and towns including Pocahontas, Pittsburg, Falling Rock, and Jackson. Additional notes mention bag and chute charges, and storage in cellars with terms like ground floor or dumped in cellar.
Charles Dillon was fined $25 and costs and thirty days in the workhouse by Judge Woallins Thirsty. Dillon and Bertha Low, dubbed the fish men, targeted traveling salesman George W. Graham from Perry for about $20. Graham was drugged in an Imperial hotel room, waking to find money missing and Dillon signaling when bait would land. Judge Collins ridiculed the elaborate signal system and described Dillon as depraved. The Low woman earned some favorable regard locally. Dillon’s fate was postponed until next Wednesday.
The mayor clings to Mack's contract for courthouse decoration amid bids from Lehrensone, Andrews, Gall, Koch, and Miller. The board of works has nearly awarded the job, with possession to follow next week as funds are shuffled to cover moving costs. The dispute centers on preferred designs and an “angels” mural plan, with a pending signoff expected Friday morning.
A longtime statehouse figure, Robert Bailey, known as Santa Claus to locals, operates a fundraising box each Christmas. For 24 years he has helped two needy children by collecting donations from deputies and staff, then Maj. Daniel F. McCormick and Capt. J. L. Anderson distribute gifts to the kids.
James and May Cunningham at 2145 Northwestern avenue welcome a girl. Alie and Earle Campbell at 516 West Watkins street report a boy and girl twins. George and Mary Schaler at 13823 Kentucky avenue greet a boy and a girl. Edgar and Mamie Martin at 1455 South Harding street have a girl. Edward and Mamie Gray at 447 East Tenth street announce a boy. Tra and Beva Pyles at 601 South West street celebrate a girl.
Otis Laughlin wed Rose Richter and John S Johnson joined Annex Sunderland in a civil ceremony. John Charles Bugler married Sarah Josephine Watsoo in a separate nuptial rite.
A list of individuals with ages and ailments includes Mary J. Durrett age 14 at 1149 Tecumseh street with acute interstitial nephritis William Tobin age 58 at 4747 East Washington street with chronic interstitial nephritis Charles R. Jordan age 54 at 114 East Ohio street with xungina pectoris Elizabeth Jane Ward Clary age 77 at 1215 Herman street with acute lobar pneumonia Cora Lee Rosenberg age 43 at 2 Harriet flats with acute endocarditis Samuel B. Wells age 72 at 2111 Park avenue with cardiac dilatation Katie Schall age 59 at 1636 Ashland avenue with carcinoma of the colon Ida Brown age 15 at 608 Blackford street with epileptic convulsions Mildred Taylor 5 months at 1004 Maps street with acute broncho pneumonia.
Haas Davis and Lemore report repairs at 110 South Pennsylvania Street costing 1000 dollars. George J Hamel files a one story at Kappes and Morris streets for 3000 dollars. Charles W Reese at L070 River Avenue seeks repairs for 200 dollars. Cottage Construction Company plans a one story dwelling for 2000 dollars. Willis Privett items at Coffey and Oliver Streets describe a two story project for 1500 dollars. Nora Doyle lists a shingle job at 18 Hancock Street. W D Ritter reports a two story at Denor and Washington Street for 2000 dollars. Jacob Hansen plans a new roof at East and Lincoln Lane for 100 dollars. Hare reports a site at Oregon between Michigan and New York Streets for 500 dollars. Home Brewing Company at Cruse and Pearl Streets bids brick work for 4000 dollars. Sarah Yareer at Rader and Thirty-third Streets files a two story frame for 3500 dollars.
A batch of corporate notices lists new incorporations and stock changes. Anderson Carbrage Manufacturing Company in Anderson sets capital at 30,000 with directors Edmund L. Anderson Charles E B Anderson Thomas B Anderson A L Colvin C E Hern and William Gimbel. Crown Table and Specialty Company in Argos shows 10,000 capital with directors Burwell Schoonover Melvin G Corey Earl B R Taber Jacob Martin and George Kk Elingwood. Indians Quatrries Company files notice of increase from 10,000 to 300,000. Barker Brown & Co in Huntington increases from 100,000 to 225,000. Kuebler & Moltz of Decatur renamed Kuebler Company by Adams Circuit Court order. Fletcher Realty Company in Indianapolis shows 1,200,000 capital with directors H A Vieteher H Dougherty and F K Shepard. Jamestown Canning Company in Jamestown lists capital 10,000 with directors T Nugent A H Turner and William H Miles.
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