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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
14
The market rallied to near post-crash highs with strong short-covering as Wall Street stocks led by American shares moved up. London buoyant as metals and cotton rose while wheat gained nearly a cent. Bankers expect money to remain cheap enough to enable broad business resumption in the new year.
Hogs receipts about 18,000 while cattle 1,200 and sheep large. Prices show hogs steady to firm with best around 4.00, steers varying by grade from about 3.25 to 5.50 per 100 pounds, and lambs and sheep trading brisk with steady to strong demand. In Toledo Ohio, wheat cash and futures quoted around 1.01, 1.04 for May, and corn and oats mixed with futures near 60 to 61 cents and 49 to 52 cents respectively.
The Indianapolis Sun accuses the Indianapolis News of using paid thugs to browbeat readers and dealers. It cites instances where News agents allegedly stole Sun copies, threatened dealers, and pressured newsboys amid a widening bid for circulation and power. The Sun pledges to pursue legal action and defend honest competition.
Grain prices listed for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades through billing and inspections. Includes No 2 red No 3 red No 2 white No 3 white No 4 white and mixed grades, various charges and through billing notes. Hay prices given for No 1 and No 2 timothy. Rye prices and car inspection tallies provided. Total cars in and out noted.
Pittsburg Pa December 31 cattle receipts light and steady with primes from 5.50 to 5.75 and heifers 2.75 to 4.50 fresh cows and springs 25 to 55 hog receipts about 3 000 down 2te with prime heavy hogs 4.80 mediums and best workers 4.49 to 4.65 common to good 3.85 to 4.35 sheep receipts light steady prime welders 4.85 to 5.15 good mixed 3.25 to 4.70 lambs 5.00 to 7.50
East Buffalo New York cattle receipts steady values with veal at 5.00 to 9.75. Sheep and lambs active and stronger with lambs 5.00 to 6.00, yearlings 5.75 to 6.50, sheep 3.60 to 5.00. Hogs receipts 5,100, Yorkers 4.70 to 4.80, pigs 4.60 to 4.70, mixed and heavy 4.50 to 4.76, roughs 4.25 to 4.40.
Chicago December 31 Wheat opened higher as Liverpool refused to follow a 2 to 3 cent decline yesterday. European visible supply rose by 532,630 bushels. Northwest car movement remained light.
Federal prisoner Krohn testified that bondsmen with Dan Brown offered to help him in jail if he paid $12 in notes. He handed over the notes at a loan in Freeport Tl. The bondsmen denied any statements creating liability and were ordered to telegraph for the notes and appear before Judge Anderson as soon as they arrive.
Prof. O P Austin head of the bureau of statistics Washington will attend the waterway convention in Indianapolis January 21 22 he will lecture on transportation methods abroad a committee of ten Travelers Protective Association Post B will attend under E D Moreland president with Henry Reisenberg P J O Meara Horace C Starr Maurice O Connor E Dean Morlan C A Bookwalter W G Overstreet G G Schmidt Will L O Connor and Robert Mills also invited to hear Frank W Crandall national chairman of the railroad committee TP A to address the gathering Crandall has spoken on deep waterways before Baltimore Merchants and Manufacturers association members from Post B and other posts across the state support waterways legislation.
The Indianapolis post office posted about 1,000,000 in revenue in 1907 from stamps transportation of packages and mail classes. Over 46 million stamps sold since December with varied denominations and more than five million postal cards passed through windows. Revenue last year was 942,000, with six million stamped envelopes sold largely to 700 local businesses.
Stand owners in the city market pay semi annual rents to Joseph Foppiano city market master. Rents cover Jan 1 to July 1 and total several thousand dollars.
Guy Burk fell thirty feet from a building on which he worked at Central avenue and Fourteenth street Tuesday. His arm was broken and he was transported home to 1009 East Ohio Street by the dispensary ambulance.
Union Stock Yards Chicago Dee IL hog receipts 32000 market lower. Light hogs mostly 4.65 to 4.50 per hundred weight rough. Cattle receipts 4500 steady bids beef veal beves 3.50 to 6.15 cow and heifers 1.20 to 4.60 Texans westerns stockers and feeders 2.35 to 4.50. Hogs receipts steady to weak westerns 2.15 to 4.60. Lambs 4.50 to 6.90.
Excited crowds aided Bicycle Officers Mullin and Stewart in catching Oliver Waymier, sought for over a year, after a Tuesday 5 o'clock incident. Waymier insulted women at two telephone exchanges and a restaurant. He was caught near the Library building after a chase from Bird Street to New York Street. He pleaded guilty, fined 190 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse. Waymier resided at 130 West New York Street.
In New York on December 31 Mrs Hattie Hull admits using the name Agnes Young to shield her stepsister Minnie Jeannette Gaston of Tennessee. Hull says the dead girl is Gaston, who came north with a man named Myers, and they lived at 14% Amsterdam Avenue.
Charles E. Coffin president of the city Board of Park Commissioners said Tuesday the board will appoint a man to fill the place of J. Clyde Power who resigned December 1 as superintendent of parks. An assistant engineer may be named to the post in the effort to secure a suitable candidate.
County Treasurer Oliver P. Ensley issued a check for 175334.58 dollars and delivered it to the state treasurer. He had previously advanced 110.06 dollars, bringing the total remittance to 283334.68 dollars as the balance due the state.
F. J. Scholz and Son sued George Rhodius for 7800 dollars over plans for a mausoleum at Crown Hill cemetery. The case was compromised with the Rhodius estate on Tuesday for 3800 dollars.
The fourth call to a city council meeting led Clerk McNulty to issue the notice for Tuesday with several members absent. City treasurer-elect Edward J. Robison plans to take office January 1 and may do so without a bonded approval, while nine members attended a quorumless session to pass bond and hospital fund appropriations.
The state oil inspector reports total receipts of 11 920 with interest 3.24. The list quarterly report shows 16 420 in aggregate. Auditing department receipts total 1 490 in the auditor of state’s office.
Cyrus Clark county auditor leaves office Wednesday after term. He hosted an informal noon dinner in Denison cafe with about 30 guests including county commissioners Edward Robison and Caleb Denny, county attorney contender John Ruckelshuns, and other local political figures.
Prosecutor Flooton filed a motion to dismiss the Barthel and Oscar Barthel indictments for running a blind tiger at Broad Ripple following Gus Barthel’s drowning on Monday. The case hinged on grand jury charges of illegal liquor. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad copy concludes the piece.
Jesse Alley, known for run ins with authorities, was fined 25 dollars and costs in criminal court for assaulting his wife’s mother Mrs. E R Sauders. He also received a 3 dollar police court fine and a 10 day jail sentence. Several aspects of the Alley case remain to be tried in court.
The Indiana Democratic club will hold its annual officer election in its rooms on the second floor of the Western Union building. The polling time is from noon until 8 o clock. The event names ten leaders and outlines the election process.
The report details a saloon keeper Blake cardnvecttd a Was ra Hanry Sey py osjee to ad toe this b Bice officers insist of the county commi cuerd. The juror list includes H C Brooks J goots Willi John Robson Frank Brown Ja bert Hutchinson and others amid an inquiry into a barroom door left unlocked on So.
The county council in January discusses borrowing to cover expenses. The auditor’s books show $3.41 of county money and the county could scrape up $7,000 if needed, with closing-hour concerns about funds.
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