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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
4
The New York stock market opened quietly with small trading in the first 15 minutes. St Louis Southwestern rose to a new high of 79 54, Cons Gas fell about one point as Third Avenue weakness reappeared. Reading steadied after a fractional decline.
Rouse Brothers note market figures for wheat and corn along with oats and shelled oats. No. 2 red wheat at 1.04 per bushel, milling sample 1.02, old corn 70 7/8c, new corn 53 5/8c, shelled oats 2.40 per unit, sheaf oats 10.00 per ton.
Short covering drives a morning rush in Chicago wheat with May at about 1.07 and December near 1.07 1/8. Corn and oats rise on steady to good paying tones while provisions hold steady as of opening with mixed futures quotes across December May and July contracts.
Grain market notes show Wheat prices weakening with No 2 red at 1.17 to 1.18 and December 1.1744. Corn remains steady with No 2 white around 57c and various white and mixed shades. Oats soften to about 40 to 48c while Hay shows strength in timothy and clover values. Inspections list multiple cars for wheat corn and hay with totals across categories.
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed bids for wheat and corn with No 2 red at 1.21 to 1.22 and various white and spring grades. Pittsburg livestock receipts cited steady markets with cattle and hogs varying by class from primes to common and calves steady at 7.00 to 9.50 for veal calves.
Market notes show Nipissing rising to 10.65 and closing at 10.75 with 10.70 bids. Crown Reserve and Rose hold steady while Peterson Lake Gifford and Beaver slip slightly. Temiskaming and City of Cobalt stay near prior levels as general market remains dull.
New York curb market shows mixed prices across energy metals and stocks with Standard Oil at 662 57 and American Tobacco at 420 430. Notable quotations include Ely Cons 46 60, Butte Coalition 295 66, Nevada Cons 754 G, Miami Copper and Nipissing around 10% to 11% ranges, and several copper and mining shares like Chino Copper 9% and United Copper 8% 8%.
John Blunk was fined 10 dollars and costs and sentenced to nine months in jail for grand larceny. His wife and Mrs. Davis were each fined 1 dollar and costs and given 30 days in jail for receiving stolen goods. Mrs. Minnie Dietz pleaded guilty to arson and received two to 21 years in the women's prison. Their husband is awaiting trial. All arrests followed detective information from rooms on North Illinois Street.
Butler renews athletic interest with a notable group of players including Thomas, Marsh, Kingsbury, McKay, Davenport and Grier. Re-entering are Avery, Meek and Harrison, while Sparks, Wooling, Stewart and Leech are newly expected to excel.
A Chicago Tribune exchange notes a critic calling a woman liberal in her charities and a responder approving breadth but questioning practicality. The example cites sending alarm clocks to Africa to aid sleepers with sleep ing sickness.
A brief advertisement promotes CAS CARETS as a remedy for gas after eating. The copy urges keeping a package for quick relief and suggests regular use for ongoing digestive discomfort.
Indianapolis stockyards report Dec 7 receipts 10 000 hogs 1 700 cattle 600 sheep down hogs up cattle and sheep vs last week uneven market demand light outside demand steady to slightly lower prices hogs 8 20 to 8 40 top 8 50 cattle cows steers mostly steady calves up 25c sheep lambs active strong prices best lambs 7 50 bulk 7 00 7 25 yearlings 5 50 notes and sales figures included for hogs steers heifers cows calves and feeders with prices and ranges
Receipts for cattle and calves ranged from 3.25 to 6.50 with some extremes noted. Sheep receipts totaled about 22 000, with native and western lambs trading from 3.40 to 5.40 and lambs from 4.50 to 6.90, reflecting strong demand.
The president backs financing the Panama Canal by bonds, opposes changing the Spooner act policy, and supports commissions to study federal court procedures. He commends foreign relations, rebukes Nicaragua's Zelaya government, and notes large department head reductions delay some public improvements until revenues grow.
Board of Commissioners of Marion County Indiana invites sealed bids by December 23 1900 for coal supply to county institutions for 1910 burying the poor towels soup and ice for the Court House and Heat Light and Water Plant for 1919 bids require bonds and affidavits and the right to reject any or all bids is reserved signed December 4 1909 by commissioners H M Wendenhall W H Roberts and Carl V Harse Attest Albert Sahm Auditor
The Irvington school mourns Prof. Chamberlain after a fatal train crash. He won students over, served on the Irvington M E church board, and was active in forestry work with the State Board of Etomology. Early reports misidentified victim as attorney Fred Roepke.
The fragment lists numerous birth announcements with names and addresses for boys and girls alongside a garbled deaths section. Notable items include entries for Earl Ellsworth West a four month old at 4 N Pine, Elisabeth Brandt three months at 1518 Baton, William Brandt four at 1518 Bates, Emily Greenland age 28 at 8 N Tremont, and Peter Dippel fifty one at 0 N Keystone with various causes. overall text is heavily corrupted with misspellings and broken lines.
Cincinnati O Dec 7 General Manager J Q Van Winkle of the Big Four railroad denied at noon today that any strike had been declared by the telegraphers of the Big Four system. He said he had received no official notice of a strike and could not say what might develop in the next 24 hours.
Boston stocks opening quotes list Lake Copper and others with mixed prices. Toledo Grain markets show wheat corn oats rye values. Notice of appointment names Edward H. Knight as administrator of George W. Kester of Marion County Indiana. Marion County invites sealed bids for 1910 county printing and stationery supplies with rules and bond requirement.
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