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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1910
Page
9
Receipts Today 4000 hogs 1350 cattle and 10 sheep with higher overall demand toward cattle and lower early hog availability. Hog top at 11.15 and most hogs 10.80 to 11.00. cattle sold 15 to 25 cents higher than last week close amid active demand. sheep and lambs firm with strong demand for choice.
New York March 16 metal market activity was at a standstill with prices largely unchanged. Tin showed a slight improvement while copper and lead quotes remained stable from the prior session.
Sugar cured hams priced from 18 19 1 4 cents, heater and English style hams near 19 to 20 cents, boiled hams around 25 24 cents. Breakfast bacon quoted 24 25 cents, sugar cured clear 19 24 cents, smoked bacon and shoulders listed with varying cents. A broken OCR record shows multiple line items and garbled terms.
New York traders faced unsettled mood as wage demands widened labor concerns. Early trading showed broad price declines with industrials hit hardest while some speculative issues barely rose. Rumors about J P Morgan spurred selling and stop orders, despite denials, with loan demand rising and government bonds steady.
The New York curb market on March 16 shows quiet trading with mixed prices across commodities and stocks. Notable quotes include Standard Old at 456 ow, American Tobacco near 4385 455, and Nevada Cons. around 2% to 4%. Names like Boston Cons and Chino appear with fractional changes, while Goldfield and British colonies show firm to modest shifts. Overall activity remains subdued amid fluctuating bids and asks.
Boston March 16 opening figures list Utah Apex four U. S. Smelting at 4644 Greene Cananea at 104 percent Arizona Commercial at 3545 Franklin at 1934 Superior and Boston at 14 percent Nevada Cons at 234 percent North Lake at 2214.
Chicago reports strong undertones in wheat with July at around 1.04 and September near 1.03 to 1.04 as demand and offerings firm, oats advancing with July around 42 1/4 cents and May oats near 45 1/4 cents. Provisions ease with hogs weaker. Cash close shows No. 2 red wheat at 1.19–1.21 and No. 2 yellow corn around 61 1/2 to 63 1/2 cents.
William J. Hammer spoke at Stevens' institute on using selenium to auto trigger guns from ship beams. He described selenium as dark insulator turning conductor in light, enabling sunlit shells to ignite charges and sink enemy ships. He pitched security uses from alarm systems to automated lights and naval control.
County commissioners heard evidence in the McClure liquor license case at 1165 West Eighteenth Street. A remonstrance from local residents alleged McClure is unsuitable to operate a saloon, citing seven years of law violations. About 50 witnesses testified for and against him. the panel took the matter under advisement.
A condensed report from Indianapolis grain markets lists terms for 2 red wheat and sample prices at $1.18 and $1.05 to $1.16. Wheat and corn inspections show various No. 3 red, white, yellow, and mixed lots. oats, hay timothy, timothy clover, and straw car totals are recorded, totaling nine to twenty three cars.
President Taft arrives in Chicago for a full day of parades speeches and entertainment. He will speak at the Auditorium theater on Consolation and at the Irish Fellowship club banquet. Insurgent factions in Illinois politics loom as Gov. Doreen criticizes Senator Lorimer and the federal crowd.
Washington, March 16. John D. Rockefeller quietly directs the fight to preserve the Standard Oil Trust after Missouri court ordered its dissolution. He does not appear in court, yet remains in close touch with every development as Attorney Watson argues against outside matter not decided by lower courts.
Market notes show wheat futures for May at 1.19 and July at 1.18 dollars per bushel. Oats for May 0.47 and July 0.46. Cloverseed cash price listed at 8.82 and 14 cents, with other figures indicating march and other months.
President Taft leaves Washington to begin a week long tour of Chicago Rochester Albany New Slaven Providence and New York totaling about 2500 miles. His party includes Capt A W Butt and Charles C Wagner with two Secret Service men. He attends St Patrick’s day events in Chicago and visits several states through Tuesday night when he heads back to Washington.
A mass meeting of the committee on arrangements for the Fairbanks reception will be held at 4 o clock in the assembly room of the Board of Trade. Winfield Miller, the chairman, will outline plans for a demonstration and announce a permanent committee. Attendees include major local civic and business groups and a secretary will be elected to succeed W H Simmons who resigns due to illness.
Elkhart Indiana courts and officials push the city as a spring elopement hub promising secrecy and 24 hour marriage licenses. Justice Brumbaugh and Superior Court Clerk Fleming offer parlor facilities and protection from pursuing parents, with rapid license issuance by day or night.
The Board of Works received seven bids for electric light fixtures at the new city hall. Bids came from Cassidy Company FIS071 Sanborn Company Morreau Gas Fixture Company C. W. Merkel Company and Lloyd Garrett Company. amounts range from 16 600 50 to 22 754.00. The fire department seeks a new larger Hose and Truck building on the city lot at New Jersey and South streets. Plans also ordered for street and sewer projects across multiple streets and alleys including Central avenue Montcalm street and Cottage avenue.
The listing shows eggs at 18 to 20 cents, poultry with various items including yowls at 14 cents and young hens at 20 cents, ducks 15 cents, geese 10 cents, roosters and other items. Butter prices include country butter at 18 cents and butterine from 12 to 22 cents, with domestic Swiss cheese at 22 cents.
London reports bar silver steady at 23 3 4d with a 1 16d rise, while New York notes commercial bar silver at 51 1 4c and Mexican dollars at 44 8 9e.
In New York the Metal Exchange shows little interest with slightly higher copper and tin quotes. In East Buffalo and Union Stock Yards Niagara region and Chicago area reports note cattle steady to firm, hogs strong, and sheep mixed with notable receipts and varied prices across prime, butcher, and stocker categories.
The Cobalt market showed notable strength today despite New York weakness. Cobalt Lake led in shares traded while Seaver held, Nipissing and Temiskaming slipped. Cheaper stocks remained well bought with little activity in high priced issues.
Readable fragments show wagon market items with prices in dollars and cents, two red items priced at 1.10, and additional notes likely about oats, installments, and quantities though details are obscured by OCR. Primary entities include monetary figures and generic product references.
March 16 report from New Haven states employees of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad started a general vote on a possible strike that could halt the system. Ballots distributed to union and non union workers with results due after counting Monday. President Mellen could halt the action by intervention but shows no sign of doing so. Negotiations are off as the matter rests with the men and the Brotherhoods adjustment board. Grievance committee members announced the Salvo for was unanimously chosen by the company.
In Albany on March 16 the Senate hearing into Senator Jotham P. Allds bribe allegations saw rival handwriting experts, Albert A. Hamilton and others, prepare to continue testimony over exhibits. Hamilton claimed notes on a 6 500 check were newer than the check itself, suggesting evidence had been altered to bolster the case, drawing a large crowd as prosecutors and defense debated the implications.
Chicago cash grain values list wide ranges for wheat and corn across several grades. No. 2 red wheat at 116 to 121 cents, No. 3 red 116 to 119, hard winter varieties around 114 to 114. No. 2 northern spring 114 to 115, No. 3 spring 108 to 110, corn prices show No. 3 at 60 to 61 cents, No. 4 at 56 to 63, and white and yellow varieties mixed within narrow bounds.
Sparks set a fire at the home of Charles Hipple at 22 Noble Street causing slight damage. No injuries reported as investigators assess the scene.
Dr J N Hurty condemns neglect in state letters about dying consumptives and unsafe schoolhouses. He cites Roann and Goshen cases where aid was denied, urging charity and action over false economy. He notes a confluence of budget cuts and bureaucratic blame, calling for improved medical care and safer facilities.
In upstate Albany on March 16 Democratic candidates won key town races signaling concern among Republicans over the Allds bribery inquiry and party rifts with the federal administration. Dolgeville voted Democratic for the first time in five years, while Glens Falls, Ballston, Gouverneur, Herkimer, and Canastota also saw Democratic leads and Waterloo chose a Democratic frecket. Herkimer county popular vote produced a sweeping Democratic victory.
London March 16. Reports in semi official circles say Tokyo statesmen have engineered a tacit coalition against the United States. Japanese advisors allegedly seek to shut America from Asian markets while publicly denouncing it. Within three months an open move by conspiratorial nations is expected. Mr Gishi, a prominent diet member, urged a Russia alliance at Tokio yesterday.
In Corbin Kentucky on March 10 William McCullom shot and killed James Cain a Louisville Nashville station agent after a quarrel. Lee Reed Cain’s friend fired at McCullom, mortally wounding him in a bid to save Cain.
Springfield March 16 In a bitter insurgent speech Peoria Herald Transcript editor George Fitch rejected a Cannon tariff endorsement by the Illinois Republican Editorial association He warned editors that the stance would lead to a Democratic victory and said his paper would not support the speaker or his policies Fitch claimed Republicans in his district would give Cannon at most one vote among ten and urged unity against one man and his methods to control the house and party destiny
In a tight primary race Mayor George E Ellis won the Republican nomination for a third term by 49 votes over O H L Wernicke manager of the Macey company who will seek a recount. Democrat David Uhl, a мебель manufacturer, won easy in the Democratic column. Also an ad promotes Haag's Liver Pills with pricing and mailing details from Julius A Hang Indianapolis.
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