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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
8
A ten day fundraising drive begins next Monday to support the Home for Friendless Women. Chairman Charles Buchanan leads a 100 strong canvassing force and a board of managers. Headquarters will open in the Board of Trade building, with subscriptions aimed at enlarging the home and creating a maintenance fund by May 30.
New York May 5 Francisco Alda Metropolitan songbird said Americans are the most curious on earth and they think themselves morally pure. She dismissed gossip about her, added she is indifferent to rumors, and noted other passengers like Charles M Schwab and Eldridge Gerry are sailing aboard the Kaise Wilhelm II for Europe.
Hogs receipts 4193. market cloyed weak and slow. Cattle receipts 89. market strong. Bulls steady. Calves, yearlings, $6.00 to $7.50. Extra, $7.20 to $7.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 226. market steady.
Market brief lists Solero wheat cash and futures around 1.45 May and 1.08 September, corn at 0.7444 May, oats 0.58 May, rye and clover seed noted with October December and March prices, timothy at 1.80 and alstake at 8.00. The summary reflects grain and forage commodity pricing with delivery months and percent figures.
The Electrical Workers and the grievance committee of the C L A met General Manager Cline on May 4 to present their agreement and grievances. They cited discrimination and broken verbal promises, which Cline admitted as wrong but claimed he had no authority to sign a binding written agreement. The committee said it would report to the C L U and pursue recognition and better conditions, urging organized labor and supporters to assist. Brailey was reported out of town but seen in Indianapolis this morning.
Mrs Job Tillou an 80 year old wealthy resident of South Orange New Jersey was burned to death today in her yard when sparks from a bonfire ignited her clothing in New York reporting.
A large Indianapolis audience witnessed the installation of Rev. Claude R. Shover as pastor of Seventh Presbyterian church. The service featured decorated interiors, scripture reading by Rev. G. D. Adamson, a sermon by Rev. A. K. Mattingly, and charges to the pastor and congregation by Rev. F. O. Ballard and Rev. A. R. Miles. The event emphasized loyalty, faithfulness, and unified effort in church work.
Stuttgart May 5 At a meeting of the Wurtemburg Aerial Navy league it was stated that Zeppel in Airship company will establish a regular line of airships from Lucerne to North Germany via Frankfurt on the Rhine. The Grocers Baking Co was incorporated Jan 1 1904 for 50000 dollars with 360 stockholders.
Washington Ind May 5 The trial of Mrs Zella Stringer for attempting to blackmail Nathan G Read president of Washington National Bank began in circuit court yesterday A March 29 anonymous letter demanded $30000 at the north gate of the high school by 8 o clock threatening Read and his son Louis I Read If not delivered police saw a woman take the box and firing at her left more than 60 bullets injuring her Mrs Stringer a lawyer's assistant pleaded insanity both at the time and previously by defense attorneys
Grain and hay market notes show Wheat stronger with various red and white grades priced through May to July. Corn quiet with multiple white mixed and yellow through billing. Oats and Rye steady to through billing. Hay prices listed for timothy and clover mixes. rail cars and totals counting multiple lots and sample cars.
In Chicago May 5 cash grain values list wheat and corn prices while Indianapolis notes hog receipts at 5,000 head and cattle and sheep rises. Hog demand weak, top hog price around 7.40 with most sold 7.15 to 7.30. Cattle steady to firm, calves and bulls higher. sheep and lambs scarce but strong at 5.50 to 7.00 for various categories.
Pittsburg reports light cattle receipts with steady markets. Extra cattle fetch 6.65 to 6.80, prime 6.00 to 6.03, good 6.20 to 6.45, and other categories priced accordingly. Hogs show steady demand with heavy at 7.55 to 7.60, prime medium 7.50, pigs 6.90 to 7.00, and roughs 6.00 to 6.75. Sheep and calves receipts are light with markets steady. prime wethers 6.00, good mixed 5.50 to 6.75, lambs 8.00 to 12.50, veal calves 3.50 to 4.50.
East Buffalo New York May 5 cattle receipts fifty head fairly active and steady prime steers six twenty five to six seventy five butcher steers four seventy five to five zero zero veals receipts ten active and higher call to choice six to eight dollars lambs slow ten cent lower lambs five seventy five to seven ninety yearlings six fifty seven zero sheep active one two high lambs six seventy five to seven eighty yearlings six forty seven zero sheep high seven zero to seven ten hogs receipts five thousand nine hundred fifty head slow and lower Yorkers seven twenty five seven forty five pigs six ninety seven forty five pigs six ninety seven zero zero mixed seven thirty five seven fifty five heavies seven zero zero five roughs six fifty zero sixty stags five fifty five to six.
Hogs receipts 27 000 slow and 5c lower mixed and butchers 5 00 7 7 40 seed heavy 7 2 7 40 rough heavy 6 9507 15 night pigs 35 0 90 80 bulk 7 15 7 00 cattle receipts 17 000 steady beepers 33 00 7 25 cows and heifers 2 35 40 25 stockers and feeders 3 3 75 5 60 Texans 4 89 76 00 calves 0 00 75 sheep receipts 13 000 strong native and western 4 90 6 35 lambs 6 10 9 10
Sugar cured hams and bacon varieties listed with prices in 1834. English style hams boiled hams and breakfast bacon appear with per pound costs. Fresh pork loins and fresh hams priced, including dry salt and smoked bacon options.
The opening of the New York stock market shows irregular trading with gains and losses roughly even. Reading and steel stocks drift. most leaders post fractional declines after the first hour while government bonds hold steady and a few majors rise slightly on inside buying. Local commodity prices for eggs butter corn oats hay and straw are listed by the Indianapolis Produce Exchange and wagon market.
The automatic baseball game was not given today due to a concert at Tomlinson hall. Reproduction of games will resume Thursday after noon at the start of the Indianapolis Milwaukee series.
The state penitentiary foundry in Salem Oregon burned early today but the rest of the prison was saved. The fire was extinguished before it spread from the foundry and none of the 400 prisoners escaped.
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