This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
10
Receipts today total 6500 hogs 2100 cattle and 350 sheep showing gains for hogs and cattle but losses for sheep vs last week. Heavy hogs weaker with outside competition low. Light hogs sold strong to 5c higher. Cattle demand steady feeding cattle bulls and calves steady to strong. Sheep and lambs small but active at fully steady prices with lambs from 6.50 and sheep from 3.75 delivered.
Pittsburg cattle and hogs mixed with varied prices, Cincinnati hogs active, Union Stockyards Illinois market steady to strong, East Buffalo lambs and sheep higher, overall volume high with bids firm and some gains across cattle calves and hogs. Key buyers include packers and shippers across regional yards.
In Chicago on July 22 grain prices fell across the board with May corn off 1 1/2 cents, Sept and Dec down 1 1/2, and wheat easing. Rains in damaged districts, overbought conditions, and general selling by commission houses weighed on the market. Cats traded weakly at first then erratic, ending near opening quotes with dull activity and no standout news.
The entry logs multiple grain types and wagon shipments including Wheat No 2 red and No 3 red with prices and billing notes, Corn and Oats quiet, Hay noted as quiet, and detailed car counts for New and Old samples. It lists specific car totals by type such as Wheat No 2 red five cars, new extra No 3 red two cars, and Corn No 2 white two cars among others.
Wheat and corn futures quoted in Chicago show No. 2 red at 1.10 to 1.1044 dollars, No. 3 red near 1.07 to 1.0914, and hard winter varieties around 1.10 to 1.16. Corn bids feature No. 2 at roughly 66 to 68 cents, with No. 2 white about 65 to 66 cents, while oats range around 41 to 44 cents for different grades.
In Toledo Ohio on July 22 the market quoted cash wheat at 1.07 for July and September and 1.00 for December with slight gains, corn at 64 cents cash and 60 cents for December, oats around 48-49 cents cash with July 43-44, rye No. 2 no change, cloverseed cash at 7.70 with October December and March futures, alsike prime at 7.50 and August 7.85, Timothy unchanged.
Buffalo July 12 market notes list No 1 northern spring wheat at 1.31 5/8 dollars, No 2 red winter wheat at 1.12, No 2 white at 1.11 1/2, yellow Cori-Na at 0.70, No 3 yellow 0.70, No 4 yellow 0.68, No 3 mixed 0.60, oats No White 0.48 1/2, No 3 white 0.47 1/2, No 4 white 0.41 1/2, barley 0.76, rye 0.82, northwestern 0.80 asked.
Weather favors threshing and winter wheat moves to market though some hold back. Farmers report yields above expectations. Cash sales today show wheat 13 000 bu, corn 240 000 bu, oats 0 bu. Primary receipts Wheat 154 000 bu down from last year, corn 75 000 bu up. Northwest receipts Wheat 201 cars vs 144 last year. Indianapolis cash wheat bids around 1.04. Market notes: crop news improves in Minneapolis but buying power low.
Stocks show improved borrowing demand with Amalgamated Copper near average. National Lead’s dividend cuts spark cautious talk of further reductions though industrials and railroads posted strong year end results. Dow Jones cites B and O earnings record, not net. Lead dividend drop linked to flax crop damage and high flax seed prices. Corn and cotton loom large for the coming month. market may still be pricing seven months of decline.
Financial desk reports irregular opening on the New York Stock Exchange with smelters leading gains before slipping, Amalgamated Copper wobbling, Steel common firm then cautious, National Lead volatile, rail shares tentative. Trading turned steadier then slid to day’s lows amid broad selling and heavy United States Steel volume.
New York prices show a 2 to 12 point drop led by Liverpool sentiment and talk of Lan cashire mills shutting in August. Opening quotations feature July 15.96 to 15.08, August 10.10 to 15.20, September 13.65 to 18.66, with subsequent months continuing mixed but near steady. Southern bulls support old crops as the market remains barely steady.
Washington July 22 Building operations in 128 U S cities during 1909 totaled 3330 520 713 dollars signaling recovery from the 1907 1908 panic. Chicago led 1909 gains with over 28 million while New York added 68 million and Brooklyn 15 4 million. San Francisco showed the largest decrease among some cities and permits rose to 213 498 from 174 594 in 1908.
Joseph Bush, identified by police as the mob leader in the July 8 lynching of Detective Etherington, was captured at Harperville near Bellefontaine and brought to Newark jail after a rapid seizure and restraint by officers who overpowered him as he resisted arrest.
On July 22 in New York the metal exchange showed extreme dullness. Copper weakened in bid, lead and spelter steady, tin rose 12 in bid but fell in asking price. Quotations: lead 4.45 bid, tin 33.15 53.60, spelter 5.50 5.60, louvre spot to September 11.60 12.25.
New York bar silver trades at 44 and a half cents per ounce with bar silver priced at 44 gc. Mexican dollars quoted at 44 cents. Market notices reflect steady precious metal values on July 22.
Imported Swiss butter and fresh eggs dominate a compact rural prices column. Listings include Elgin prints and tubs priced at 0c to 30c, Neufchatel and State prints at 0c, country tea at 1c, smallpox medicines, and assorted poultry items such as roosters ducks hens turkeys geese with cream listed per dozen and various weights. Local vendors highlight Wisconsin poultry and domestic Swiss products with prices ranging across penny to cent scales.
New York reports fluctuating commodity prices with pork, lard, sugar, coffee, hay, and poultry. receipts shown for fresh eggs and dairy products. Chicago notes butter, cheese, eggs, and live poultry price ranges and daily quotations for wholesale markets.
The roads report indicates twelve months of good business with net receipts rising. Passenger and freight revenues surpassed levels just after the panic in America, signaling strong transportation activity nationwide.
Six-party table lists American railroad statistics for 1909 and 1908 figures. It covers mileage, locomotive counts, passenger and freight cars, employee totals, wages, fatalities and injuries, passengers carried, revenue, expenses, and outstanding par value stock.
The Interstate Commerce Commission’s 22nd annual statistical summary reports railroads ending June 30 1909 in stronger condition than 1908. It lists 236865 miles single track, 1502823 employees, and total railway property at 17487568935 with stock and debt figures. Passenger and freight figures rose with earnings and expense ratios detailed, including dividends and per mile metrics.
City births list Oliver and Leona Dale at 1169 W 30th, Reid and Loreta Adair at 221 Brookside, Edward and Cora Griffith at 615 W North, Paul and Olga Shideter at Methodist Hospital. Deaths note Albertina W Neltzel mitral insufficiency, Hays Hubble pulmonary tuberculosis, Antionette Selby cardiac asthma, Sarah Henderson cancer of stomach, Mildred Alberts Roberts endocarditis, Helen Marien acute dyspeptic diarrhoea, Charles Sehako cardiac asthma, James W Bradley Jr tuberculosis.
William Wiseman and Louise Bunk Meyer. Francis Enys and Mattie Lewis. Glen Rhoades and Ethel Koon. Joe Trumpe and Mary Spolar. James Bauseley and Maggie Bruce. Cecil Gibson and Nell C. Dickey.
Walter Sc Lockwood house at 850. Jones sr. repairs. James Miner repairs. Elder -. E Spannheit repairs at 1165 Fayette 800. Will McCrea repairs 847 Virginia 700. John P Findley repairs 132 Butler 400. Herman Goth repairs 011 N New Jer sy 50. Mattie Van Jelger house repairs 1105 Fayette 160. William B McDonald repairs 1143 W Thirtieth 75. George Brown addition 720 W Twenty sixth 425. J MecClary shed 524 Alton 25. The Haughville Bank building 2606 W Michigan 8000. The Haughville Bank remodel rear 2606 W Michigan 150.
A complete crew of the Consolidated Stone company in Bloomington, the district’s largest, quit today after demands for higher pay were denied. Derrick runners, steam drill and power men, firemen and side men, earning 23 cents an hour, seek 25 cents. They work 114 1/2 hours.
Washington July 22 The government printing office has installed new postcard presses boosting daily card production to about 3,000,000 from 1,500,000. The output now meets near daily demand and is expected to rise toward 4,000,000 soon.
Articles of incorporation for the Fraternity club of Canton were filed with the secretary of state Friday. Directors are Guiseppe Moschero, Eugene Conte and Jesino Battista. Notices of dissolution were filed for The Wagner OL company of Bluffton, the Roseburgh Gas company, and the Peterson Wilhelm company of Laporte. Notice of the decrease of capital stock of the Indianapolis Switch and Frog company to $200,000 was filed.
Fred Ketner and Robert Abbott, workers at Union Station ticket office, drowned while outing on Friday afternoon in the White River north of Riverside Park. Police were notified at 2 PM about the drowning of the two men who had gone out for a day on the river.
Washington July 22 A nationwide call to 7145 banks shows deposits at June 30 rose by 388.64 million while loans and discounts climbed 394.28 million and total resources gained 424.89 million. Capital stock increased 52.56 million and surplus and profits rose 54.32 million. Circulation grew 34.32 million. Aggregate resources and liabilities stand at 9.897 billion.
In Mooresville Indiana Marshal Chris Jordan was arrested on a trespass warrant by Deputy Males while clearing an alley per city orders. The marshal was taken into custody during weed cutting and fence moving. The case goes to justice court next Tuesday.
John Wahl of 1530 Reisner street faced police court after brandishing a shotgun at his wife and claiming it was medicine for kin. He was fined plus costs and days in the workhouse with hard labor daily, with a $1000 appeal bond set by Judge Collins.
Berlin July 22. Twenty one Americans who preached Mormonism were arrested and expelled from Germany. The action reflects the suppression of the faith and the refugees depart to unspecified destinations.
In effect April 1 1920 trains to Rushville Connersville Shelbyville and Greensburg. Limited trains include Greensburg Express with dispatch stops only at Rushville Connersville and Greensburg. Timings show morning and afternoon departures plus noon and evening services. Phones listed Old Main 4647 New 233.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.