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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1910
Page
9
An old advertisement promotes stage dancing lessons for all, private or group, with guaranteed satisfaction. It lists Prof. Rayno at 224 W Ohio St and Main 2069 and promises season engagements for beginners and a separate note for salary earners and home makers seeking loans or services.
A collage of business cards and public notices for services in Indianapolis including detectives Adams Union and Moss, engraving and electrotyping firms, electrical contractors, home builders, lighting systems, laundry, massage parlors, truss fitting, paper hanging, welding, storage, and auctioneers. City boards advertise sealed proposals for park purchases and school ash collection with bidding procedures and bond requirements.
New York market list with numerous issues and bonds cited by Hy A. W. Thomson Co. Includes A T T Convertible 105 percent, Reading 5s, Atchison 4s, Erie Genral 74 percent, U P Conv 45, C&O 4s, and several railroad, electric, and financial bonds with varied percentages and prices. Names of railroads, utilities, and banks appear among many compact quotes and figures.
Chicago stock yards report by James E. Poole notes demoralization in cattle markets is temporary. Despite ample beef-area feed, the industry lacks cattle. Feeder output for eleven months shows slight excess over 1910 light movement, with a 7.8 percent drop in thin-cattle movement from corn-belt feed lots versus 1909 normal. The 1910 run is the final Missouri-Texas region cleanup, market currently glutted and prices low, with a new trade era expected in three months.
A compact list of local securities and bonds includes Atlas Engine Works Broad Ripple Citizens' Street Railway Indiana Hotel Co and Union Traction of Indiana among others with listed bond figures such as 53 68 53 100% 5s and multiples. The compilation shows varied issuers including Indianapolis transit firms telecommunication and real estate entities with prices and yield markers across multiple notes.
Grain gossip notes weekly clears of wheat and flour with U S and Canada totals and year over year carry, plus a Record-Herald assessment of crop carry-overs and 1910-11 export projections. New York bank statement shows deposits, loans, and reserves rising, with a small decline in circulation while total loans near 1.22 billion.
All grain exchanges nationwide will be closed Monday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Trading desks, offices, and related services will halt operations as the holiday weekend begins, with normal activity resuming on the following business day.
Wheat and corn market quotes show No 2 red wheat steady at prices including December 98.7 and February 94. Oats and hay quiet with mixed lots listed. Inspections tally inbound and outbound by grain type, including car counts for wheat No 3 red and corn No 3 white, plus hay and misc clover and timothy details.
Wheat No 2red 91c sample milling six ninety. Corn old 58 to 62c new 40 to 45c. Shelled oats 231c. Hay Timothy 16 to 18 baled 15 to 18 mixed 13 to 15 baled 13 to 15 clover hay 10 to 13. Straw oats straw 8 to 7 wheat straw 6 to 6.
On December 24 Liverpool's wheat opened easy as American strength met cheaper La Plata and Australian offers. Favorable harvests and Argentina reports, plus weak corn, kept cargoes offered at 14d to 8d declines with thin spot trade. Closing prices show wheat January to May around 6s 11d to 8d and New York values near 9 1 4d, with corn easing on rains rumors and late U.S. shipments.
Wheat prices for cash and December range around 6% to 6% with May around 1.00 and July near 95 to 96 cents. Corn figures show cash and December about 48% and May near 50 cents. Oats list cash and May terms around 37 to 38 cents. Rye No 2 around 80 cents. Cloverseed cash December and May at 9.27 and 2.23, with February and October similar. Alsike prime December 8.25 and Timothy prime December 4.65.
Buffalo, X. ., Dec. 24. Spring wheat No. 1 northern stands at $1.13. Winter wheat offerings unavailable. Corn prices list No. 2 yellow 49 cents, No. 3 yellow 49, No. 4 yellow 47, sain ine yellow 46. Oats No. 2 white 35 and one fourth cents, No. 8 white 35.4 cents, No. 4 white lilac 84.4 cents. Barley 92 cents. Rye No. 1 8 cents, No. 2 6 cents.
A railroad financier argues that lack of capital access is delaying rail expansions. He cites four lines planning about 75 million dollars in mortgage bonds if buyers absorb issues next January and February. European money favors, but American hesitation slows investment. Ontario & Western ordered steel rails and coal cars, signaling rising activity if bond markets widen.
The United States circuit court hears the government suit against the Harriman system. If lost, government plans appeal to the Supreme Court. New York stock activity follows earnings, with General Motors stock in demand and offers noted. Directors of Hill issues are expected to approve 1 1/2 percent dividends on Great Northern and Northern Pacific. December earnings rise from 1908, while operating economies lift net earnings. London and New York money markets show near par rates, with Sterling demand easing. Christmas holidays will close financial markets and banking, with New York Stock Exchange closing Saturday and Monday, and foreign exchanges observing Monday and Tuesday holidays.
Wholesale prices for hides and skins listed with grade by grade. No. 1 cured hides at 9 cents per pound, No. 2 at 6 or 7 cents, green hides 7 and 6 cents, cured calf skins No. 1 at 14 and No. 2 at 12.4 cents, green calf skins No. 1 at 12 to 14.4 cents, No. 2 at 1.0? cents, cure hip skins No. 1 at 9, No. 2 at 6.5 cents, kip skins No. 1 at 7, No. 2 at 6? cents, horse hides No. 1 at 3.50, No. 2 at 50 cents, dice no. 1 at 6.5 cents, No. 2 at 4 cents.
A list of coal prices by location includes Lon ton Anthracite and various lump and egg coal types from Pittsburg to Pocahontas, with prices ranging from 3.00 to 7.00 per ton. Additional charges cover bagging 60 to 75 cents per ton and extra costs for ground floor, cellar dumping, and chute usage.
A dense price sheet lists bulk apples and various fruits with prices per bri or per box, including Roman Beauty and Grimes Golden apples, California and Florida oranges, lemons, pears, grapes, cranberries, and pineapples. Vegetables cover beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, cauliflower, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, and more with unit prices and pack sizes.
A damaged OCR fragment lists prices for Chestnuts and other nuts by pound and box sizes, Cocoanuts and dates by bulk, Smyrna figs, honey from Wisconsin and New York, popcorn, Hickory Nuts, Walnuts, Christmas decorations, holly wreaths and greens with varied prices per crate, case, or piece. Entities include McHoney, Calera, California, New York, and Be lle.
The Elgin market lists butter eggs and poultry with varied prices for state and Wisconsin products. Fresh eggs 32c to 33c, capons six pounds up, roosters, ducks, geese, and various cheeses noted with per pound or per dozen figures. New York for flour pork lard and fats shows steady to dull movements with specific price points for butter eggs and dressed poultry.
In Chicago on December 24 market notes show Butter Creamery extras at 29¢ and 25¢ for firsts, dairy extras at 25¢ and 23¢ for firsts. Eggs prime firsts and dlc firsts listed. Cheese Twins at varied cents. Live poultry prices include fowls at 11 1/2 to 11, springers 11, ducks 13 1/8, geese 12 1/2 to 12 1/6.
The R G Dun weekly trade review notes brisk holiday retail distribution in most cities, matching or surpassing last year, while building activity declines and iron and steel demand weakens toward year end. Factories may halt temporarily as hiring remains limited and output tightens.
Bradstreet's weekly review notes holiday demand in retail contrasting with wholesale and jobbing quiet, slower industry near year end, and stag nant securities and commodities. Money eased, supplies rose while collections quickened. Coal trade activity rose with weather, foreign demand for American wheat stronger at the Pacific coast, shipments to France and Asia heaviest in years. U S failures total 271 for the week ending Dec 22, vs 290, 264, 196, 248, with no Canadian failures listed.
INDIANAPOLIS to COLUMBUS route details list southbound cars leaving Indianapolis daily November 14 1910. The timetable notes country stops to Edinburg with all stops south of Edinburg, connections at Seymour with B and O and Southern Indiana lines for east and west points. Rates and full info available through agents and official time table folders in all cars from General Offices Columbus Indiana.
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