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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
The Indiana Trust Co invites customers to open savings accounts at any time with amounts starting at $1. The notice emphasizes January 1909 as a period kept open for opening, urging readers not to be discouraged by late start and highlighting the bank’s strong capitalization and surplus.
Indianapolis market receipts total 12 000 hogs 1 600 cattle and 460 sheep with hogs and cattle up from a week ago while sheep fall. Demand remains strong with local and outside buyers. prices slip 5 to 10 cents, hogs selling 5 80 to 6 25 top 6 55. Cattle marketing slows with downward price drift, calves at 8 00 top. sheep and lambs arrive steady with lambs 5 00 to 7 50 and sheep 2 00 to 4 50.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania cattle receipts show market steady with varied prices for different grades. Daily weights and classes include prime and good fat cows from about 4.75 to 6.65, bulls 3.00 to 4.85, heifers and cows up to 16.00, and sheep and lambs with wethers 5.25 to 5.40 and ewes and lambs down to 2.00 to 4.75, plus hogs and yearlings below 6.50.
Hogs receipts 48,000 down 5 to 10 cents. Mixed and butcher hogs 5.70 to 6.40, good heavy eye 6.45, light hogs to 6. Peepee pigs 4.2 to 6.35, bulk 4.9 to 6.3. Receipts 4,500 weak. Beeves 4.00 to 6.00, cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.75, stockers and feeders active. Texans 14.25 to 25.60, calves 7.00 to 9.0. Sheep receipts 10,000, m e a d e sheep 3.85 to 6.65, lambs 4.50 to 7.75.
Chicago market notes show May wheat at about 1.07 to 1.09 and corn around 58 to 60 cents for futures. Cash grain bids list No. 2 red wheat near 1.08 with other grades and corn at 58 to 59 cents. Lard rib and pork futures trade, with oats and related grains also reported alongside daily closing ranges.
New York stocks held nearly unchanged at the open with some gains in rails and distillers. Union Pacific rose modestly while Erie advanced on expectations of a public service commission decision on a proposed bond issue this afternoon. Rock Island saw active trading as traders anticipated D G Reid’s departure on the Carmania. London bought Southern Pacific while selling Kansas Texas and Steel. Government bonds were unchanged and other bonds firm.
Wheat steady with multiple class prices and monthly figures. corn and oats show mixed through billing and standard quotes. Hay steady with timothy and clover values. rye and inspections details listed by grain type and car counts.
A catalog of meat and lard prices listing sugar cured and English style hams, boiled and smoked hams, breakfast bacon and pork products with per unit prices in cents. Includes red beef lard in tierces fresh pork sausage loins hams and tenderloins.
Two top matches head the Empire card as Frank Prindle meets Leo Pardello after a tense altercation from last night. Irish champ Pat Galvin takes on Madino Ferritti, the coal miner-wrestler, in another expected bout.
The piece discusses the Indiana House debate over a four year assembly cycle to curb overlegislation and costs. It notes about 150 bills in the current session, many not reflecting real popular demand, and cites a $115000 appropriation as evidence of excess. A farmer urges lawmakers to divide funds and go home.
A concert last evening at St Josephs hall on E North street by the Adamless Eden Minstrels drew about 200 attendees. The ensemble, directed by George Co Stelhorn, performed a lively electric swing program that entertained the crowd.
Oscar Hammerstein, impresario of the Manhattan opera house, denies capitulation and proclaims plans for Thais despite Miss Mary Garden's resignation threat. He says Miss Garden may sing if she wishes, otherwise Lina Cavalieri will take the role, signaling further breakdown in negotiations.
On the French line pier in New York a would be thief grabbed a bag of papers belonging to W K Vanderbilt Jr just before his ship La Savoie sailed Detectives pursued and arrested the suspect amid a crowd of passengers Vanderbilt praised the detectives upon the return of the bag and learning of the incident
The body of John Adams a 3 was found in a tree top with the head nearly severed from the body. His home was Noblesville Indiana and the body will be taken there. Death was accidental.
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. John D. Sherman of Chicax9 depart on the Alliance of the Panama One for Colon. They are joined by Miss Elizabeth Moore with accompanying officials bidding farewell on the pier.
Cincinnati Ohio January 21 Gov Jud son Harmon will keep the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton rail line in receivership. He withdrew his resignation and will serve as receiver until May 1 unless the receivership ends sooner per request of U S Circuit Judge Lurton.
New York Jan 21 Conductor Jacob Thompson on the Lackawanna line reports a woman passenger was found dead in her seat while collecting tickets near Summit Bernardsville. The deceased is identified as Mrs Mary Carafano of Bernardsville.
Major Escott of the Salvation Army plans a carload coal donation for Indianapolis hungry families. A railroad official will cover freight, Salvation Army girls will collect from miners, and 2 percent with teams will deliver free coal to worthy applicants. A Lafayette request seeks a local Army branch amid thanks from preachers and business leaders.
The nominating committee led by President John E Holtett announces the regular ticket nominees for Commercial Club directors for two years. Nominees include Fred M Bachman Hugh Dougherty L O Hamilton Henry J Huder Winfield Miller Joseph Wine man and George Wolf. Election set for Monday Feb 8 in the reading room from 10 am to 4 pm with a 7 40 pm annual meeting to follow featuring reports a club smoker and vaudeville in honor of Indiana legislators.
Brewery workers in Indianapolis returned to their positions Thursday morning under a two year agreement reached the previous day. They secured recognition of a commission on empty bottle returns and arbitration for remaining disputes including wage increases and seasonal layoffs.
A freight wreck on the Lake Shore railroad caused seven cars to derail, two crashing into a Stone Love home. Mrs. Roberts was injured in the doorway while three children in the kitchen escaped unharmed. A box car toppled onto the bed they had just vacated.
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