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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
10
Receipts Saturday totaled 6000 hogs 4550 cattle and 200 sheep with hogs up from last week and last year while cattle and sheep eased. Local packers bought hogs at 7.80 dollars with two lots at 7.85. Cattle receipts were light and markets quiet yet prices stayed steady. sheep and lamb run was fair with most selling at or below six dollars for lambs and three dollars fifty for sheep.
Live stock markets across Pottstown East Buffalo and Cincinnati show varied activity. Cattle receipts mixed with steady to strong price ranges. hogs generally active with higher bids. lambs and sheep seeing mixed demand and steady to slower movement in several centers.
Chicago on Saturday saw wheat under pressure with the December, May, and July contracts mostly lower or unchanged. Cash markets and international signals showed weakness, with strong professional trading and cautious sentiment amid Argentina export hopes. Corn also fell while oats eased and provisions stayed slow before late covering.
Inspections list various wheat lots and corn silage cars by numbers and colors. Totals show 106 cars for inbound and 20 outbound with mixed white and yellow varieties, plus prairie hay. The note references dates January February December and station codes.
The notice lists commodity prices for wheat corn oats and various hays. It includes figures like wheat 91c milling sample, corn 38 45c, shelled corn 32 45c, Timothy baled 16 18, mixed hay 13 15, clover 10 13, straw 3 7 to 6, wheat straw 18 5.
In Liverpool on December 17 a quiet market with weaker American cables at opening easing pressure. Demand for spots and cargo inquiry grows amid fears of manipulation. Australian offers ease while Paris weakness offsets gains. New South Wales reports wheat yield of 23,520,000 bushels, down from 25,600,000 last year. Closing prices show wheat unchanged and corn 4d lower.
In Toledo Ohio prices quoted for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and various seeds. Wheat December 96c May 99 5 4c July 95 4c. Corn December 47 4c May 9 9 4c July 50c. Oats December 65c May 36 16c July 36 34c. Rye No 2 3c No 3 80c. Cloverseed Cash December 9 March 8 97 14 April 8 70 February 9 October 7 56. Alsike Prime and valer 35 Timothy Prime December 4
Buffalo New York market notes list prices for spring wheat No 1 northern at 1 12 1 2 percent winter wheat No 2 red 9 Tc No 2 white 4c corn No 3 yellow 50c No 4 sept 48c oats No 2 white 86c No white 35e cents Standard 36c Berge Bee 90c rye No 1 85 6 No 2 5e
New York on December 1 reports increases in reserve on deposits and legal tenders, a rise in specie, and a decrease in loans by 13.0633 million. Deposits fall by 13.185 million with a 6.5 thousand rise in circulation, yielding total loans of 1.212 billion and a bank surplus of 7.322 million versus last year.
Details of the cotton pool that raised prices to 20 cents a pound on the cot ton exchange last spring were revealed in the supreme court Saturday. Edward Moyse & Co. applied to make permanent an injunction restraining expulsion from the exchange after a complaint by Morris H. Rothschild. The firm alleged Rothschild admitted forming a corner with several named buyers in cotton.
New York stock trading opened with minimal price changes. Trading in key issues remained subdued though Steel and Norfolk & Western showed notable activity with a buoyant close after heavy Friday selling. Total shares traded reached about 134,800 with some short-covering ahead of Sunday.
Sterling exchange quoted at 483 48614 with bankers' bills at 485.35 485.45 for demand and 48214 482% for sixty day bills. London bar silver steady at 254 pence. New York commercial bar silver 545¢, Mexican dollars 4¢.
Farwell Company's weekly dry goods review cites record holiday trade with strong mail orders nationwide. 1910 underwear sales hit a fifty year peak, fur demand soars, new dress ginghams and long kid gloves shipped for spring and future orders. 1911 outlook remains flattering as cotton cost trends prompt inquiries after the December government cotton report.
Chicago stock yards review notes cattle prices likely to rise after current abnormal conditions. Demand may push beef values higher as supply tightens. feeders have suffered losses but a price uptick is expected in coming weeks.
The list shows wholesale prices for hides and skins including No 1 and No 2 grades. Hides and calf skins command per pound rates with varying quality, plus Kip skins and horse hides priced for bulk buyers. Prices include No 1 at higher rates and No 2 at lower rates, with combinations for cured and green finishes.
Wall Street Journal notes Western Union takes over Anglo American cable concerns while British elections show most parties stable. Interboro subway plans gain support from allied real estate groups. Dun’s Review flags varying 1911 business outlook. Banks suffer weekly currency loss. rail and steel trade slow amid retrenchment and dividend debates.
A. W. Thomson company wire from Logan-Bryan New York indicates rising liquidation of odd lot stock holdings and cautious outlook for gilt edge mortgages. Meyer-Kiser wire from Miller & Co New York says market shows small fluctuations, gold at doors, and potential rail rate gains suggesting a future higher price trend if activity resumes.
A grain market note from A. W. Thomson company via Logan-Bryan Chicago reports Saturday receipts for corn and wheat with ear and contract figures. The bulletin notes bulls' influence in wheat and uncertainty over potential breaks or rallies amid larger holding positions.
Reports indicate a slower trading market with price dips slow to sell and a narrow market. Argentine surplus estimates range from 65 million to 119 million bushels with early large movement of new wheat anticipated from the southern hemisphere after year’s start. Northwest receipts show varied car totals, while corn remains stubborn against selling pressure. experts cite potential yield doubling through seed, sowing, and cultivation methods.
The report lists butter eggs and dairy products from Elgin and Philadelphia alongside New York price quotes for flour pork lard sugar coffee and live poultry. It notes declines steadiness and specific prices for capons ducks turkeys and various cheeses and butters across markets.
Daily corrected price sheet lists numerous fruits vegetables with unit prices in dollars per quantity. Items include apples Baldwin Roman Beauty Ben Davis Grimes Golden Jonathan and many more, plus bananas cranberries grapes lemons limes oranges pineapples and vegetables like beans cabbage carrots celery onions potatoes and mushrooms with varying regional sources and pack sizes.
The Osceola consolidated mining company declares a semi annual dividend of 4 per share payable January 26 to stock of record December 31. Tonopah mining declares regular quarterly dividend of 9c and extra 5c payable January 21 with books closing December 31. Philadelphia company proclaims regular quarterly 145 percent on common stock payable February 1 to record January 3. Alabama Great Southern Railway declares 2 1/2 percent ordinary stock dividend payable December 30 with record December 17. directors also declare 3 percent semi annual on preferred stock payable February 25 with record February 1. Champion coated paper declares 5 percent on common payable January 15 and 1 1/2 percent on preferred payable January 2. Shelby Iron declares 243 percent dividend payable January 10 with books closing December 27 and reopening January 11. Parke-Davis directors declare regular quarterly 2 1/4 percent and extra 5 percent dividends payable December 31 to record December 26. Virginian railway and power company declares initial semi annual 2 1/2 percent on preferred stock payable January 5 with books closing December 24 and reopening January 6. Cincinnati & Hamilton traction declares quarterly dividend of 3/4 of 1 percent on common and 1 1/4 percent on preferred payable January 1 to record December 16.
The annual apple show will be held in Columbus from January 9 through January 14. Secretary F. H. Ballou of Newark of the Ohio State Horticultural Society has arranged for the society to meet during the show.
Local coal prices listed by type and mine including Pocahontas Pocahontas lump and nut, falling Rock, Hocking Valley, and others with prices from 3.00 to 8.50 per ton. Bags, extra charges for bagging and chute delivery are noted along with miscellaneous price adjustments.
A storefront notice from A H Wells manager Irvington Ta New 12100K promotes a large line of fire and burglar proof safes with latest patterns in stock for immediate delivery and specials on slightly used safes.
Indianapolis Cincinnati Ohio era notice describes Cars making connections at Seymour with B and O trains and Southern Indiana railroads for all points east and west. It directs travelers to agents and timetable folders in cars and notes General Offices Columbus Indiana.
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