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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
4
Market notes list live stock classes with price ranges and weights across steers heifers cows calves bulls hogs and sheep. Common to choice steers 1300 lbs plus from 6.65 to 7.00 per cwt. good to choice heifers 900 to 1100 lbs around 5.50 to 8.50. hogs best heavies 210 lbs plus at 6.75. lambs 50 to 70 per 100 lbs in various grades.
Hogs receipts at 14 000, prices up to 15 25 cents higher with light at 5 80 to 6 20, mixed and heavy 6 80 to 6 25, pigs 0 90 to 5 70, yorkers 6 10 to 6 20. Cattle receipts 3 500 steady, beeves 4 70 to 7 50, cows and heifers 2 00 to 6 15, Texans 4 50 to 5 50, calves 4 50 to 6 50, westerns 4 50 to 5 60, stockers 3 25 to 5 20. Sheep receipts 15 000 steady, natives 4 75 to 7 00, western 5 00 to 7 00, yearlings 6 25 to 7 70, native lambs 6 00 to 8 25, western lambs 6 50 to 8 25.
Chicago on March 31 reports steady to unchanged grain prices with light trading activity. Commission houses show scattered buying while locals sell. northwest receipts are light as rains spread across the southwest. May quotes: Wheat at 93 1/2 to 92 1/4 cents, corn 66 1/2 to 66 cents, oats 53 1/2 to 54 cents, lard May 8.62 1/4, ribs 7.42 to 7.47, pork not quoted.
Seed and produce listing shows cabbage Holland seed priced 6c per pound domestic, 18 dollars per ton, onions at 85c per red Valencia crate priced 3.50, yellow cauliflower at 31.75 per dot, ham offering at 2.00, with various abbreviations indicating market items and packaging.
New York March 31 Stocks opened with broad selling and heavy liabilities. Union Pacific Amalgamated and Reading were notably weak as traders weighed government decisions on coal roads and potential outcomes of the Aldrich bill. Lawson's Yukon Gold slipped below 35 a share while Erie uncertainty and recent labor tensions weighed on sentiment.
Wheat and corn grade listings show No 2 red wheat at 95 cents and No 4 red at 87, with multiple through billing prices for white and yellow corn and mixed grades. Hay and timothy prices noted while inspections tally cars by grade, including several rejected lots and totals across grains plus Islay timothy consignments.
East Buffalo New York cattle receipts total 50 with primes at 6.75 to 7.00 and cows to 5.50, veals to 9.75, feeders 3.50 to 4.73. sheep and lambs receipts 1,000 with lambs 5.25 to 8.90 and yearlings 7.25 to 7.75. hogs receipts 2,040 with Yorkers 6.40 to 6.55 and roughs 5.50 to 6.75.
Pittsburg Pa March 31 cattle receipts light and active prices for extras and cows. Hogs steady with ranges from 4.75 to 6.45 for various weights and quality. Sheep and lambs receipts light with prices for wool sheep and lambs and spring lambs listed.
New York report states Alexander Berkman head of the Anarchistic Federation of America said the bomber escaped. He named Selly Cohen alias Silverstein as not the assailant and added Cohen, if he recovers from injuries, will be defended by the anarchists.
In New York on March 31 a ceiling over the foyer of the Madison Square theater on Twenty fourth Street collapsed while fifteen men worked below. Two workmen were perhaps fatally hurt, ten others injured, and rescuers rushed unconscious victims to New York Hospital as the building was being torn down.
Howard Stricker, 15, fell headfirst from the east Wabash rail bridge onto cinders 25 feet below. He rose, walked home a block, laughing about the tumble, with friends helping him. Dr. G H Burke treated facial injuries and a fracture, and he was up in the house later that day.
The will of the late Herman Lieber was filed in probate court Tuesday with Otto R. Lieber named executor. The estate valued around $200,000, stock in H. Lieber Co. to be split equally among four sons and two daughters receive a lien on one sixth each. Other bequests include 2000 to nephew Richard Lieber, 2110 to Miss Anna Pfaff, 20 shares to Socialer Turn Verein, 20 shares to Deutsche club and Musik Verein, with the residue divided among children.
Harry Callon of Woollen and Callon plumbers testified to the grand jury detailing how his bookkeeper John Houck obtained two duplicate warrants endorsed to William Flannery and Edward Schmoc at the auditor's office. Auditor Albert Sahm rejected the warrants for lack of signatures. Callon said Emmett Huggins supplied the warrants as a favor, and the panel suspects the testimony may pressure Huggins to disclose more secrets.
Dr. D D Dennis of Chicago presented data from 468 skin disease patients showing no blood involvement in eczema psoriasis salt rheum or barber's itch and argued these are skin diseases alone. He praised his D D D Prescription and D D D Soap as instant itch relief offered by a private company sale at local stores.
Atlanta society women petition street railway officials to ban conductors from assisting women on and off cars claiming gray hands stain fine waists. Organizer Mrs. Maria Spindle argues conductors should let women exit unaided, noting kindness does not excuse damaging garments.
New York March 31. Jack Martin a former wrestler lay gravely wounded in a room adjoining a bar at 259 W Forty second st. Mrs Nanon McCormick Norris, his partner's wife, is in custody as investigators seek the shooter. Doctors say the wound is high on the right side of the back, making self infliction unlikely.
A jury in Guthrie Oklahoma awards Dr. J L Short ten dollars in a suit against his mother in law Mrs Wilhelmina Lanner of Chicago and Miss Millie Babcock of Rochester Indiana and others for alienating his wife s affections before her death in Oklahoma City in July 1902 The suit contends the alleged seduction caused the wife to will all her property to others.
Elliott Flower, Chicago Tribuna cor respondent, reports Indianapolis as the nation’s trolley hub with over 5,000,000 passengers moved in 1907 and freight above 100,000 tons. Robert I. Todd of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company says interurban lines boost business, raise living standards, and bring city and country closer for new demand and travel.
New York report details Mme Anna Gould leaving her sister Miss Helen Gould's home last night and staying at the Hotel St. Regis. Observers say her refusal to end the persistent suit of Prince Helle de Sagan, who pursued her from Paris, caused a serious breach with her family.
Charles G Walters and his dairy wagon driver son faced police court on a charge that water was added to milk. City Chemist Clark testified lab samples showed water present. Both men denied the accusation and Police Judge Whallon adjourned the case.
Thomas Beggs and W H Johnson of Terre Haute have bought a tract adjoining Brazil from Nat A Hill for 500 dollars per acre. An $80,000 artificie fee and cold storage plant will be built immediately.
Fire early today destroyed the Western Paper Goods company plant in Cincinnati Ohio manufacturers of folding paper boxes envelopes and paper bags Located at 42-96 Wy Sixth-st The loss is 173 fully insured Officials believe the fire started from crossed electric wires An explosion during the blaze caused the rear wall to collapse and fall onto the Big Four railroad tracks delaying traffic for hours
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