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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
4
Indianapolis hog market shows receipts 11 500 hogs 2 500 cattle 350 sheep with gains over a week ago and year ago. Top hog price near 6 35 while most sales run 5 85 to 6 25, cattle and sheep trends vary with steady calves and weaker lambs and yearlings.
Wheat prices for No 2 red and No 3 red vary from 1.01 to 1.08 per bushel with monthly marks. Corn prices show No 2 white at 68c and related through-billing rates. mixed and yellow varieties range 58c to 63c. Oats and hay values listed, with timothy hay around 11.50 to 11.75 per unit. Numerous car counts show wheat, corn, oats, and hay lots shipped and inspected in multiple lots.
Market list from house Bros. at 130 Kentucky av showing new corn at 72, shelled oats at 62, oats sheaf and straw prices, mixed hay and wheat straw quoted with per unit figures and ranges. Details include offerings in oats, hay, straw and related feed goods with price points.
In a criminal court, Judge Pritchard withheld judgment for Waldo Church after he admitted taking money from a friend to prevent spending but failed to restore it. The sister and parents witnessed the scene as the youth received leniency for future good behavior.
New York trading opened with a steadier tone as active issues showed gains of partial percent in early minutes. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific opened flat but advanced with buying. Reading rose 1 1 2 to 138 while American Smelting climbed to 554. Erie and New York Central attracted support, Amalgamated slipped over one point, and Consolidated Gas dropped over 3 points. Government bonds unchanged with other bonds firm.
New Haven Conn January 13 Mrs Huggins mother of Samuel Higgins general manager of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad is dead and other family members are thought fatally burned in a fire that destroyed the Higgins home. Higgins mother-in-law Mrs M B Corbin was badly burned his wife and two young children escaped with their lives.
William Koehler was elected president of the Retail Grocers' association at the annual meeting held at the Commercial club Tuesday night. F. X. Brath was elected vice president, O. H. Faught treasurer and W. T. Williams and William Buschmann directors. The secretary is named by the directors, held by J. W. Galloway. A smoker for 20 members followed the election.
Mrs. Dollie Kersey mother of Willis Kersey a colored businessman died Tuesday at 815 N California Street. She was 58 years old. The death came suddenly and unexpectedly. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Births list multiple families with newborns including Franz and Elizabeth Schotters and Mathew and Ross Jones among others. Deaths include Jacob Spence and Harold L Roach with causes such as cerebral hemorrhage and tubercular meningitis. Marriages noted for Samuel Williamson with Myrtle Belles and others.
The section outlines proposed measures by Senators Strange Wood Grube Mattingly Halleck Bland and McCallum. Actions include granting township trustees power to incur debts hire clerks and buy supplies. allowing county commissioners to contract tax collection without county council approval. proposing a Indiana naval militia with revenue cutters. forming a program for Lincoln's centennial birthday celebration. enabling township dredging for swamp land drainage. widening mine entrances and tax exemption for municipal bonds.
In the Indiana Twelfth district a complex struggle unfolds over delegate loyalties for Hoffman and the field candidates. Shively operatives press Kern’s second choices to unite behind Slack, while open ballot talks falter. Secret ballots likely, with several candidates expected to survive many rounds.
Jas. York, a quarry worker in Mankato Minnesota, fatally slashed his four children Earl Nina Vera Zula and baby before killing himself in a wood shed Tuesday. Neighbors say the father had acted queerly.
In Cleveland Ohio Judge Geo S Addams of the juvenile court ruled a girl has a perfect right to sit on her beau's knee after a father sought a warrant for his 15 year old daughter. The judge dismissed the notion of law interference noting no court would intervene in such behavior.
Miles Goodwin a blind cigar salesman died in a sanatorium at Oxford Ohio and was brought to Newcastle Indiana for burial. He had worked as a traveling salesman before losing his sight nine years ago and later ran a local cigar business then worked as a cigar jobber.
Boston report notes Mrs. Hattie C. Hamburger seeks divorce from her husband claiming non-support after he insisted on bringing the dog to bed. She says a quarrel over the pet led to his leaving the home. Chicago grain prices for January 13 show May wheat at 1.04, May corn around 6 1/4, oats near 61 1/2, pork at 16.80, lard 9.72, ribs 8.85.
Hogs receipts 33 000 up 10 cents with mixed and butcher trading 6 40 for good heavy and 5 45 to 6 10 for light. Pigs 4 25 to 5 40. Cattle receipts 18 000 market steady with beeves 4 25 to 7 40 and calves 7 50 to 9 50. Sheep receipts 15 000 steady with sheep 3 85 to 6 90 and lambs 4 50 to 3 10.
San Francisco reports the dissolution of the California raisin pool will harm the market. W. R. Porter of the J.K. Armedy company warned that growers could lose 10 to 16 dollars per ton unless relief measures are found.
The session saw two bills introduced as members debated legalizing county auditors and commissioners bonds issued without strict compliance. McGinnis proposed tenement maintenance restrictions, while a governor message announced Thistlethwaite as privat and authorized to receive communications. Adjournment set for Thursday.
The estate of the late Francis M. Bilby, totaling 978 acres in Fayette and Delaware counties, is valued around 390000 and will be sold at public auction in late February. The sale follows a court order to liquidate the entire estate.
Center Township Assessor Berry and County Auditor Sahm with County Attorney Ruckelshaus conferred over who pays for assessor work and new books. They argue existing township assessor law is weak for large cities and may prompt legislative changes this session. In Marion county much additional work has piled up, with Berry planning to list all property for taxation within two months from a 10 month effort, targeting over 70 000 names.
East Buffalo New York January 13 cattle receipts light steady year receipts 20 600 higher calls to choice 7.00 10.3 lambs receipts 3 000 active lambs higher sheep firm lambs 6.00 6.00 yearlings 6 00 7 00 wethers 5.50 6.00 ewes 5.00 5.25 mixed sheep 2.50 5.35 hogs receipts 6 900 slow good weights 5 10c stronger pigs 5.50 5.63 yorkers 6.00 6.25 heavies 6.0 6.50 troughs 5.5 stag s 5. HMELS
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