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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
Livestock market in Indianapolis reports receipts of hogs 4,000 and cattle 2,300 with hogs opening 2o higher than yesterday. Cattle volumes remain heavy and the market opens lower while sheep hold steady amid larger supplies and varied weights across steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves, and lambs with price ranges listed for each category.
Wheat prices steady at 95 to 96 cents for various tracks with some rejections. corn prices listed for white, mixed, and yellow types through billing figures. Oats show steady to 52 to 58 cents. hay prices noted for Timothy and clover. Inspections log records wheat red grades, corn white and yellow by car counts. overall totals for cars and grades.
Hogs receipts 21,000 up 15 to 20 cents with light to yorkers mostly 4 65 to 5.10, cattle receipts 13,000 down about 10 cents with beeves 3.15 to 6.25 and calves 4.75 to 6.75, sheep receipts 20,000 steady to 10 cents lower, natives 2.00 to 4.85 and lambs 3.75 to 6.25.
Chicago grain prices move due to Liverpool cables and Argentine offerings. Wheat May opens at 1.00 and closes at 1.03, corn May 56 56 1 2c, oats May 53 53 2c, pork May 13.35 13.40, lard May 8.02 7.97, ribs May 7.20 7.15 with rallies early and a firm finish.
Armilda J. Aniggins wife of Robert Huggins of this city died in Center ton on December 11. Funeral services will be held at Flanner Buchanan's chapel in Wdoak on Friday December 13. Friends are invited to attend.
New York December 12 Roosevelt's decision not to seek another term sparked a sharp Wall Street rally. Traders priced in higher prices on wagered public support for Hughes as the likely candidate. London showed a firmer tone while Bank of England kept rates steady. Cotton rose about 1.50 a bale on strong cables and Liverpool prices,Chicago wheat fell, curb trading quiet with higher quotes.
Toledo Ohio December price quotes show cash and December wheat at 97 cents, May at 1.02 1/2 dollars, and July at 1.095 dollars. Corn cash and December 58 cents, May 53 1/4 cents, July 58 1/4 cents. Oats cash and December 53 1/2 cents, May 51 2/3 cents, July 49 3/4 cents. Clover cash and December 9.50 dollars, March 13.02 dollars. Timothy hay prices listed at 9.50 dollars for prime alfalfa at 9.50 and Timothy 2.22. Rye No. 1 blue, No. 2 80 cents.
East Buffalo New York December 12 cattle receipts around 100 with quiet trade and unchanged values. Sheep and lambs receipts about 4000 with active market and advancing values. Hogs receipts about 840 with higher prices. Yorkers pigs and mixed grades listed with specific price ranges.
New York December 12 money on call and time loans show dull activity across 60 and 90 day terms at 8 percent for six months. Sterling exchange trades around 4804 to 486 with bankers' bills quoted at 485.30 35 for demand and 479.65 479.75 for 60 day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged. London bar silver at 253 New York bar at 55 1/8 Mexican dollars at 44.
A dated grocery sheet lists prices for onions cabbage cauliflowers and many other produce. Items include dry onions five cents per unit, celery two dollars per crate, potatoes six to seven cents per bushel, oranges three dollars fifty cents per box, apples three fifty to five dollars plus, bananas two to two twenty five, pears six fifty per barrel, figs nine cents per pound, popcorn six cents per pound, cucumbers and other staples with varied pricing.
Market brief details prices for butters and creams from Elgin and New York cheese, eggs candled at two cents, poultry live rates for turkeys ducks geese hens spitz chickens roosters, and a truncated entry PEE. Strong entities include Indianapolis and Elgin with price points like 31c 30c and 12c.
A historical butcher's ad lists salted and cured meats with varied prices. Hams, boasted English style shoulders, bacon, beef cuts, and mutton are itemized by type and weight, including native steers and cattle products, with prices given in values like 12c and 7%c, reflecting period pricing and nomenclature.
The wagon market for corn shows 46 10c, oats priced at 12.00 to 13.50 per unit, shelled oats at 5h2 6dc, straw at 6.06 to 8.00, and hay prices for clover 13.00 to 14.00, mixed 14.009 to 15.00, timothy 14.00 to 16.00.
George P. Nichols former Rye N Y postmaster was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison by Judge Chatfield for stealing 1200 of government funds. Nichols was arrested in Indianapolis last week and pleaded not guilty claiming intoxication at the time.
Rollyn Hawkins Co reports furnaces require less than a ton of coal per room for the entire heating season. Company address listed as Main 3363 and New 3686.
Denison Harrer Shop advertises Ye Ark in Ohio street Elmer G Long noted as the store contact with best of people theme and location at 16 East Ohio Street.
Mrs Frances Cooper, 18, wife of convict Steve Cooper, confessed drowning her baby daughter near Columbus Indiana after Kollmeyer promised marriage. Kollmeyer and Grove, kept apart, tell nearly identical stories denying involvement while police suspect the infant was smothered before the pond disposal. Strychnine traces were reported and the baby's stomach will be sent to the state lab for analysis.
Hammond police broadened the Lillian Wulff missing girl case to a possible gypsy camp linkage after a Chicago inquiry. A mother consulted a medium reporting a message from the other world that the child was stolen by gypsies. Local detectives rushed to Hammond after a gypsy purportedly visited the mother weeks earlier and a strange woman kidnapped the girl nearby, with witnesses describing a shabby, manlike robber in women’s attire tying a candy lure to an eerie abduction near Douglas Park.
John Berry, superintendent of the city fire alarm telegraph, will soon rewire Tomlinson Wall. The Board of Public Safety, on Chief Coots's recommendation, ordered inspection and removal of dangerous wiring in the city market and Tomlinson hall. Safe sections will receive a certificate for stand owners. Earlier inspections found Tomlinson hall wiring dangerously defective.
Teresa Carreno, renowned pianist, delighted a small audience with a diverse program at Caleb Mills Hall. She mastered difficult works including Chopin and Schumann, earned encores, and the crowd stood in aisles applauding for more after her final Schubert march.
The American League the seven games in the world series was favored after a magnates meeting. Drafting woes in the minors were discussed. Charley Carr of Indianapolis is in play as Detroit seeks a first base or catcher via a potential deal.
Dr. Charles A. Carter chief clerk of the City Board of Hearthn returned Wednesday from a hunting trip in Hamilton county. The excursion was by automobile and included four in the party.
Indianap olis saloon keepers report financial stringency from tighter money, police Sunday closure, and fewer licenses. Many blame lost profits on the end of Sunday trade, with one suburban owner noting daily expenses of 1.75 and last week income of 0.90, signaling a broad downturn in saloon business and expected fewer licenses when current permits expire.
City births listed for August include numerous couples with addresses across War ren ave and surrounding streets, yielding many newborn girls and boys. Mortality entries cover illnesses and deaths with ages from 3 days to 85, detailing chronic conditions, influenza, accidents, and heart issues alongside recent property repair expenditures.
An oil magnate declares a plan for a “more gallery play” asserting the fine will not be paid. The reply suggests payment with stage money, signaling a theatrical flourish in a Washington Herald report.
Sofia Bulgaria December twelve renowned Macedonian revolutionary Boris Sarafoff and Garvanoff were shot dead at Sarafoff’s home after a conference. Sarafoff led risings against Turkish rule and served as Macedonian revolutionary committee president seeking aid. His name was linked to Ellen M Stone kidnapping for ransom.
Thomas Nugent of Daviess county, current county auditor and president of the state county auditors association, is a candidate for Republican chairman in the Second district. His bid stirs interest. Barr supporters call Congressman Chaney home to handle tangles. Nugent and Treasurer Truelove traveled from Daviess to Indianapolis for state committee matters.
In Baltimore Superior Court Clarissa Reich seeks annulment from traveling salesman Edward Reich after documentary evidence shows he had a wife and family when marrying her. He maintained relations with both wives for nearly three years until discovery. Wife No 2 was a divorcee when married in 1902 and later deserted, while Wife No 1 from Brooklyn received a remorseful letter admitting duplicity.
Lawrence McTurnan deputy state superintendent of public instruction announced his bid for the Republican nomination for state superintendent, currently held by Fassett A. Cotton. A former teacher since age 16, he served eight years as Madison County schools superintendent, later leading Alexandria schools, and is a Terre Haute State Normal graduate.
John Barry of the Navy Department is granted privilege to accompany Admiral Evans fleet as the Indianapolis Sun's representative on the Hampton Roads to Pacific voyage. A small group of newspaper men will travel, and Barry, an entertaining writer, will share letters to Sun readers.
In Washington on December 12, Representative Allen proposes a bill to "put the lid down hard" on Sunday. The measure would reclassify Gumday as a day of pest rather than merry making, linking it to pasty and hard work.
Special to The Indianapolis Star says taft might have telegraphed his resignation to President Roosevelt aboard the President Grant before sailing to the United States. Brokers expect action, while Washington officials offer no confirmation and view the report with skepticism.
Marion county grand jury probes Seth M. Richcreek of the Richcreek band for fleecing relatives and others of deposits from an Indianapolis bank. Mrs Richcreek testifies, with attorney William H. Ogborn saying she knew little of her husband's dealings. The case centers on funds from nephews nieces and even his sister in law held in the bank. Some personal money was tied up with the family assets as the investigation seeks indictment. Mrs Richcreek, a Berlham College graduate, married the banker about three years ago.
Ike Fisher, nightwatchman for Indiana Foundry, was not killed in a Wednesday night fire that destroyed the two story frame and cement building near the Belt railroad. Firemen used 2000 feet of hose but could not locate him during the blaze or in the ruins. Wife says he was at home during the incident. the Goldstein company suffered about 6000 in losses.
Society notes invite readers to the annual service ball on December 26 in Tomlinson Hall. Proceeds aid the Home for Aged and Friendless Women. Arthur W. Dunn to lecture on Civics in School and Community before the Godagler Turnverein at the German-Heum Pes 35.
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