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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1910
Page
11
Receipts today include 1,000 hogs, 450 cattle and 50 sheep with a week-over-week drop across lines, hogs and sheep down while cattle up from last year. Buyers gain on terms as hogs sell around 9.50 and cattle show limited demand. calves and bulls hold firmer, sheep market too light to quote.
Flours quiet unchanged while pork and lard show firmness and dullness respectively. Sugar prices stay steady for raw and refined varieties. Coffee Rio No 7 on the spot at 8 1 4 c. Poultry and eggs show mixed tones with turkeys ducks and fowls listed at varied cents per unit. Butter steady with creamery and imitation creamery grades noted. Eyes prices steady with white fancy and mixed fancy offerings in narrow ranges.
New York dated April 20 reports commercial barter activity with an advance noted in Mexican trade figures. The brief item highlights ongoing trade flows and a modest uptick in exchange values as markets react to foreign barter movements.
New York markets report mixed quotes for Standard Oil American Tobacco and copper shares led by Rawhide and Nipissing amid varied percent changes. Notable prices include Miami Copper and Butte Coalition, with several gold and coal stocks showing modest shifts in trade.
A damaged OCR ad lists butter 5 lb prints at 82c, brick jugs 31c, cheese including Neufchatel 18c, fresh eggs 19c, Wisconsin Swiss 30c, roosters 10c, ducks 15c, and various cheese offerings. It notes market items like Toms cream and other dairy products with unit prices and pack sizes.
Chicago May 2 butter and creamery extras cited with price fragments and a partial market note. The brief lists firsts and extras in a hurried market summary, with unclear typographic remnants surrounding sales and sacks.
The Indiana polis post office recorded April receipts of 97 904 40, up from 92 138 48 in April 1909. D M Eliott, financial clerk, presents figures for each April from 1888 onward, showing a steady rise with notable jumps in years such as 1898 and 1901.
Whest prices fell early to 144 cents but recovered slightly as shorts covered. May deliveries reached 360000 bushels with forenoon light activity. July wheat traded around 1.01 to 1.02 dollars. May corn deliveries stood at 1845000 bushels as buyers supported the market. July corn quoted around 61 to 62 cents. VUats rose sharply on short-covering and small May deliveries. July at 30 to 40 cents. Provisions declined with the hog break. Opening prices listed for May wheat 1.07, May corn 58, oats 7, July pork 21.65, July lard 12.14 49, July ribs 12.02.
Grain prices listed for No 2 red No 3 white No 4 white No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow across multiple cars and samples. Totals show 86 cars with various denominations and a small timothy crop showing two cars.
Boston stock report shows Emellioog at 40 percent, North Butte 23, Granby 30, Giroux and North Lake at about 114 percent in opening listings from Bobton.
The New York cotton market opened steady, edging four points higher. Traders noted a cautious tone as futures held near unchanged levels amid modest demand and limited fresh headlines.
Commission row lists wholesale selling prices for numerous fruits and produce. Apples and pears include Greenings Jonathans Belleflower Winesap Baldwin Ben Davis and others with per box per barrel and per dot rates. Fruits such as coconuts cranberries Smyrna figs Malaga grape fruit lemons pineapples and strawberries show varied pricing by box keg crate and case across regions.
A dense catalog of prices for vegetables and produce including Asparaguse Southern at $1.25 per dozen bunches, Brussels Sprouts 20 cents per quart, Cauliflower $3 to $3.25 per dozen, Cabbage $50.95 per ton, Cucumbers $1.25 per dozen, Egg Plant $1.50 per dozen, Onions $3 per 100 pounds, Potatoes 30 to 15 cents per bushel, Tomatoes Florida $1.50 to $2.25 per crate, Green Beans $2.50 per hamper, Sweet Potatoes Illinois $2.25 to $2.50 per barrel, Parsley 30 dozen bunches, Radishes Southern 50 cents per dozen bunches, Seed Potatoes various prices, and other regional rates.
A fragmented list of coal types and prices from several mines and yards including Anthracite varieties such as grate and lump at Raymond Wittekure and Falling Rock Picahontas with per ton costs ranging from 3.25 to 7.25 plus miscellaneous charges for cellar delivery, chute use, and extra freight. Names include Pocahontas Linton Vinshouse and Blossburg with coke and gas nut notes.
Wheat futures and cash values show May at 1.08 and 1/8 dollars, July at 1.104 dollars, and September around 1.03 dollars. Corn and oats futures mix with May and July levels, while Clover seed and timothy prices are listed for cash and several forward months.
New York weekly bank statement reports clearing house banks average cash reserve at 25.50 percent with a decrease of 8,244,475 and a US decrease of 8,232,050. Loans rise 317,800 while specie falls 12,679,800. Legal tenders gain 1,950,400. Deposits fall 9,903,700 and circulation declines 144,700. Actual cash reserve stands at 25.37 percent.
London bullion market shows silver prices holding firm as traders note limited activity and small bids in thin afternoon dealings. Dealers report a cautious mood with buyers awaiting clearer directions from exchange and industrial demand steady at low volumes.
The stock market opened unsettled with prices declining across sectors. Amalgamated Copper led losses, United States Steel slipped to 79% to 79.54, and smelting, Republic Steel, and Anaconda fell. rails eased then steadied with a late 15 minute rally before renewed declines.
Hartford city May 2 There is a probability that the governments trust busting suit against the Imperial Window Glass company a corporation of 0 per cent of the hand operated factories in the United States and of which John R Johnston of this city is secretary will never be tried An agreement between the attorneys announced at Pittsburgh is believed to be the beginning of the end of the suit A demurrer will be filed May 9 and immediate argument will be had If the demurrer is Sustained there may never be a trial Should it be quashed the demurrer will be ordered to trial but the hearing cannot be had before October
Multiple classifieds seek trainees and workers. Moler Barber College offers $15 pay and tools on completion. Indiana Dental College invites patients for affordable dental work with hours 9 am to 5 pm. Also seeks reliable contractors, canvassers, solicitors, and female help. unidentified ads request furniture sales and shop services.
John O. Morgan, 73, a longtime wholesale dry goods merchant in Lafayette, died Monday after several weeks of illness. Born in Scotland, he once served on the police board and was a well known figure across the state.
Wellesley College is quarantined after two students contract scarlet fever. Public health officials ordered isolation as the campus faced swift containment measures.
New York May 2 Metala closed in regular trading at copper lake 12 12.25. Lead quoted at 1.3064.35.
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