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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1910

Page

9

Hogs Rise Nine Cents Over Opening Price at Indianapolis Market

Receipts today include hogs totaling 3,500 and cattle 1,450 with sheep marginal. Packers bid lower early. hogs sold mainly from 10.55 to 10.75, top at 10.90. Through bids steady to lower for cattle and calves. sheep and lambs sold at steady to firm prices, wool lambs 10.25 and sheep 7.50 down. Union Stock Yards with hogs 12,000 on hand shows market 5c higher. cattle steady. sheep steady with lambs to 10.35 top.

Indianapolis Os, Ag East Buffalo Ewes Weber

Stocks Gain and Reading Leads in Early Trading

Boston March 31 Stocks opened with modest gains on most issues and a firmer tone across markets. Copper shares led by Anaconda rose nearly a point though others advanced modestly. bears pressed rails and industrials briefly before a late upturn. Reading stood out as the strongest railroad, while American Smelting and Copper sagged mid hour before recovery. Government bonds held steady.

New York Boston Mpport Reading

New York curb market opens steady on wide list of stocks

The curb market in New York opened steady on March 31 with listings including Standard Oil at 26 633, American Tobacco 420 450, Atchison 4s 108% 104, Rawhide 34 35, and numerous others such as Boston Cons 17 19, Ely Cons 13 16, and Union Mine 1348 144, reflecting varied bid prices and ex dividend figures across minerals and utilities.

New York Standard Oil Tramp American Tobacco Atchison Con Rawhide Butte Coalition Miami Nevada Ray Cons Boston Chino Cofee Nipissing Ely Greene Cananea EU Ann Kerr Lake Giroux Goldfield Tha British Columbia Braden la Rose Ohio Copper Bay Central Chicago Arizona Union Mine Ely Central American Central Lhe American Creosotion Co Federal Union Suret. Co Ft. Wayne & Wab. al. Trac Germano American ‘Trust Home Brewer Aeenee Tee Indiana Hotel Indiana National Bankt Indiana Title Company Indiana Trust Company Indiana Union Traction Indianapolis Abattoir Indianapolis Gas Southeastern Indianapolis Street Railway Indianapolis Trac Teri Kokomo Marion & W. Trac Law Building Laycock Mfg. Co Marion Trust Fuseene Marott Marott Dept Merchants’ Heat & Light Fa Merchants’ National Bank Telebone People’s Light and Hepees People's State Bank Aruh Fertilizer Reeves & Co Shaenees Ae Security Ewe T. Haute Trac. & Light Union National Bank Union Traction Common Union Traction Union Ppust Ccm van Camp Vandialia Coal Vandalia Coal Wasson Wasson Pfd Sete Teers Eeae Aee Ex. div. 2144 Pees Broad Ripple Citizens’ Rhs FM Citizens’ Street Railway Delaware and Madison Wayne & Wab Val T. Co Ind Js. Col. & Southern Indianapolis & Eastern Indianapolis Gas Vsteee Ross Greenfield BS New Telephone Union Tractions

Boston Stocks Opening Figures With Small Gains

Boston March 31 Opening stocks list several firms including Superior Copper at 44, Granby at 4 and a half, Arizona Commercial at 21, Smelting preferred with ex div at 49 and a half, Copper Range at 70, United Fruit at 171 and a half, Smelting common preferred at 42 and 44, ex div.

Boston Superior Copper Granby Arizona Commercial United Fruit

Commercial Bar Silver Declines in New York March Markets

Commercial bar silver prices in New York on March 31 see a active decline as trade centers report weaker demand and a firmer Mexican dollar affecting precious metal values. Market observers note limited bullion purchases amid cautious investor sentiment and shifting currency pressures.

New York Prac

New York Metal Exchange Quiet With Steady Commodities

In New York on March 31 the metal exchange reported quiet trading and steady commodities. Copper prices ranged from 12.70 to 13.00 per unit with copper moving slightly lower. tin rose to Mu. lead and spelter left unchanged.

NEW York Metal New York Metal Exchange

IndianapoliS Grain Market Report Reads Like Ledger

Grain prices and lots are listed for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades and totals. The report shows No 2 red wheat at 1.14 to 1.90 and various white and mixed corn grades with car counts and samples across wagons and inspections. Local and overall totals include 16 corn cars and 7 hay cars.

Abe Sara Sample Catsin Hay Timothy Clover Lecar

Wheat and grains rise mildly in Chicago open

Chicago March 31 May wheat advanced to 1.145 percent and 1.15 percent intraday from yesterday's levels as bulls bought early with firmer but light trade. July futures hovered around 1.08, corn and oats mixed, provisions stronger with opening prices listed for May and July contracts.

Chicago Caa Gibbe A. W. Thomson

Grain Prices Reported For Toledo Market Closing

Toledo market closes with Wheat cash 1.1744 and May 1.18, July 1.0014. Corn May 0.65, July 0.66. Oats May 0.46, July 0.445. Cloverseed cash 7.15 bid, April 6.55, October 6.50.

Toledo

New York Cotton Opens Mixed in Early Session

New York cotton opened easy with March up 5 points while other months fell 7 to 15 points. Traders watched early price action as markets reacted to initial demand and selling pressure in nearby and deferred months.

New York

Girl Strikers Riot at Tobacco Strike in Louisville

Extra police guarded American Tobacco plants as 100 girl stemmers struck for higher wages. Rioting followed when they tried to pull other workers out in sympathy. About 1,500 workers, including 1,100 Black employees at Twenty fourth and Main streets plant, participated.

Louisville American Tobacco Company Main Streets

Retail Coal Prices Listed By Ton In Various Grades

A historical notice lists retail coal prices per ton for multiple grades and shipments. Prices include anthracite grate egg and stove at 8.00 to 8.50, Pocahontas at 6.00 to 6.50, and other brands such as Blair Blossburg and Pittsburgh lump around 3.75 to 5.50 with various bag and delivery charges.

Pocahontas Blossburg

Meats and Lards Prices From Ningan and Wo

Sugar cured hams advertise at 18 to 20 percent English style hams listed. Boiled hams at 27 to 33 percent. Breakfast bacon valued at 36 to 66 cents. Sugar cured clear at 21 to 23 cents. Smoked bacon 16 to 18 cents. Shoulders sliced breakfast bacon 25 to 30 cents. Lard listed. Sausage and big rib variations. Fresh pork loins 17 to 19 cents. Fresh beef carcasses 10 to 12 cents. Veal carcasses 14 to 15 cents. Lambs 18 cents.

Ningan & Wo

London Bar Silver Steady After Small Advance

London reports bar silver at 2444d, holding steady with a rise of 1 16d from earlier levels. Market watchers note modest gains as investors assess demand and supply dynamics in the London bullion market.

London

Vegetable Market Prices From Wholesale Listings

Wholesale price list for fruits and vegetables including Grimes Golden apples at 2.60 a box and 3.25 4.50 for Greetings, coconuts 60c per dot, cranberries 5.10 per barrel, and a range of vegetables such as Beets 75c per bu, Carrots 2 per barrel, Cabbage 2.75 per bushel, and Tomatoes Florida 45.50 per crate, with various regional varieties and unit measures.

Belleflower Winesap Baldwin Ben Davis Graves Malaga Florida California Kyle Perth Valencia Ohio Red River Queens

Market Prices for Nuts Fruits Mushrooms and Honey

Rickory nuts per bushel 1.73. Walnuts per bushel 0.30. Sessafras seven hundred bunches. Mushrooms per pound 1.0. Wisconsin honey per case 3.50.

Wisconsin

Rooster That Lays Eggs Stuns New York Poultry Experts

In Ithaca New York March 31 a rooster reportedly lays large eggs and sports male features leading Cornell poultry experts to declare the bird a female despite its masculine markings. F R Glover Isle New York sent the fowl which surprised observers as it laid eggs en route to the university. Crum and Rogers note the remarkable case while avoiding sensationalism.

Astute Agricultural College F. R. Glover Isle, N. Y Cornell Supt Crum Prof. Rogers

Shaffer May Enter Race for State Ticket

Otis E Gulley of Danville shows why he should be secretary of state nominee as Fifth district forces back a western tilt. Tucker and Brady shifts stir GOP hopes for harmony while Dr Shaffer of North Manchester and Hendee of Anderson loom in planning for a unified ticket.

Dietrich Guiley Vigo County Frank Tilley Culler Gulley A. G. Cavins Caving Terre Haute Howard Maxwell Rockville Congress Tilley Danville Republica Mcket Tucker R. G. Tucker Yucker Fifth John W. Brady Princeton Brady John Boehne Willy Nilly Mr. Brady John Morris Fort Wayne Student of India Fd Hendee Hendee Anderson W. T. Durbin James P. Goodrich George W. Cromer Ea Hendee W. H. Shaffer North Manchester Dr. Shaffer George B. Lockwood C. W. Fairbanks Col. Durbin J. P. Goodrich

Indiana mine workers to confer on wage talks today

In Indiana, nearly 18,000 miners in the district quit work pending a new contract as the old agreement expires April 1. Mr. VanHorn urged acceptance of a five cent wage increase if operators can offer such terms. Conference with operators is hoped for soon but may not occur today.

VanHorn

Miners Strike Begins With 75000 To Quit Work Today

The largest strike in mining history starts as 75,000 miners in Illinois halt work under old contracts with resumption not expected for about 30 days. A Chicago conference of operators and miners scale committees is planned for Monday, with 400 delegates likely. 900 mines close and 325 operators affected as the nationwide dispute expands, risking 300,000 workers across 2,000 mines and over a million people in their families.

A. J. Moorshead Illinois Coal Operators’ Association Chicago Pittsburg Ohio Kansas Pennsylvania Michigan West Virginia Iowa

Coal stocks reassure large users despite possible strike

Large coal consumers report ample inventories that would cushion any strike for 60 to 90 days. Indy firms including Indianapolis Gas, Citizens Gas, Merchants Light and Heat, Nordyke & Marmon, Indianapolis Light and Heat, and Indianapolis Traction and Terminal say supplies cover several weeks to months. Brown Ketcham Ironworks holds six weeks of coal and Indianapolis Water owns 2000 tons for about ten days.

Indianapolis Gas Company Pennsylvania Carl A. Graf 2. D. Forrest Citizens Gas Company Merchants’ Light and Heat Company Nordyke & Marmon Company Indiana Coal Exclusivelr Indianapolis Light and Heat Company Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company Brown-Ketcham Ironworks Indianapolis Water Company

District Leader Sees No General Miner Strike in Ohio

Canton Ohio March 31 district leader declares there will be no general strike of miners in Ohio despite local troubles. He warns some men may quit but organization will not call a widespread stoppage.

Canton Ohio

Miners Convention Sees Lee Rankin Speak in Bridgeport

Lee Rankin of Bridgeport, a miners leader, opened the fifth subdistrict convention of the sixth national district UMWA. He warned strikes only possible in districts with local trouble as the body acts for 14,000 miners in the largest subdistrict. Lorain Coal and Dock Co ratified a new seal payment for its 20,000 workers.

Lee Rankin Bridgeport Tho United Mine Workers of America United States Lorain Coal and Dock Company

Runners Seek Clarity On Indiana Platform Shape

Indiana state candidates debate the tenth district stance and the Payne Aldrich tariff issue as they prepare for a secret session. They aim to align with voters, consult central committeemen, and draft resolutions reflecting public sentiment before finalizing the platform.

Indiana James E. Watson Daviess County Resolutions Committee Republian Committee On

Mitchell to arbitrate the Philadelphia strike

Philadelphia Pa March 31 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor appointed Vice President John Mitchell to settle the strike at the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company. Dennis Hayes, another AFL vice president, will act with Mitchell on the case.

Philadelphia Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor John Mitchell Ertimen Philadelphia Hapid ‘Lranasit Company Dennis Hayes Mitchell

Primary Selection By Primary In De Kalb County

The Democratic county executive committee met in Auburn Indiana and decided to select candidates for county officers by primary in June.

Auburn Ind Democratic County Executive Committee

Traction Co Timetable Effective April 1910 Edition

The Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Co announces schedule changes effective April 1 1910 with limited trains to Rushville Connersville and connections to Shelbyville Greensburg including Greensburg Express stops at Shelbyville and Greensburg. Contact numbers Old Main 4047 New 239 for details.

Rushville Connersville Shelbyville Greensburg

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Packers Lowee Chicago Grain Local Securities A Ton Jackson Raymond Winifred Brazil Ithaca N. Y Shaffer Secretary Otis Gulley Otis E. Gul Ley The Iminors Columbia Supply CO Castle Hall Hartmann’s Tenth District Home Brewing Co Cruse and Daly Streets PHILA DE Kalb Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co Richmond Dayton Columbus Zanesville Teal Ai Co Columbus & South Ern Traction Co Ave Ind D. Napolim S.B. Scottsburg Greenwood Columbusa Seymour Dixie Flyers Southern Indiana Railroads Columbus, Ind Sun General House
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