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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
A historical livestock price listing shows hogs with bid ranges from 160 to 216 pounds, plus weights and terms for steers, cows, bulls, sheep, and calves. Prices vary by quality from common to prime, with bulk sales dominating and notes on feeding, weight classes, and down market pressure.
Pittsburg Pa May 7 cattle receipts steady. Extras range 6.90 to 7.10, prime 5.40 to 6.10, good 6.60 to 6.65, heifers 4.00 to 5.50, fresh cows and springers 16.00 to 55.00. Hogs receipts 12 loads 10 cents lower heavy to medium 5.95, workers 5.85 to 5.90, pigs 5.60 to 5.70, rough 4.75 to 5.10. Sheep and lambs light receipts steady. Prime wethers 5.50 to 5.60, good mixed 5.25 to 5.40, fair mixed ewes and wethers 4.25 to 5.00, culls to common 2.00 to 3.50, culls to choice lambs 4.50 to 7.00, spring lambs 8.00 to 11.00.
Receipts total about 26 000 hogs down 50 cents with prices 5.25 to 5.65 for light and heavy hogs mixed 5.30 to 5.67 for the range, 4.40 to 5.20 for sows. Cattle receipts 7 500, lower. beeves 4.75 to 7.25, Texas and western steers 4.60 to 6.00, stockers and feeders 3.70 to 5.75, cows and heifers 2.50 to 6.60, calves 5.50 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 16 000, 10c lower. natives and western 4.00 to 6.10, yearlings 5.85 to 6.78, lambs 5.50 for natives and western.
The stock market opened with declines in American shares after London cables, then recovered as large buy orders pushed indices higher. Colorado Fuel and General Electric rose above 27 and 138, while Reading led the rail group with a one point jump. Trading showed narrow manipulation, with banks easing rates and interest centering on iron and steel talks. Cotton and wheat prices were steady to slightly lower.
A list of assorted produce prices including Cabbage Holland seed per barrel Dry Onions red 75 cents yellow 65 to 75 cents Valencia crate 3.25 Spanish per crate 1.25 Fancy Grape Fruit per box 4. Cocoa nuts per ounce 50 cents Apples Baldwins 3.00 to 3.50 Greening 3.00 to 3.50 Russets 3.00 to 3.50 Jonathans fancy 5.00 to 5.50 Bananas Straights 1.70 to 2.25 eight hand 1.00 to 1.25 Celery Florida per crate 2.00 Beets per bushel 70 cents Tomatoes 2.25 to 2.50 Sweet Potatoes Kentucky per barrel 5.00 Laois 0.50 to 6.00 Potatoes per bushel 50 cents Parsnips per bushel 60 cents Turnips per barrel 1.25 per bushel 50a Carrots per bushel 60 cents Navy beans per bushel 2.50 Popcorn per pound 3 6? cents.
Wholesale figures list Clover Seed and Timothy prices with several varieties and blends. Indianapolis retail prices show per bushel options for timothy, red clover, Alsike, alfalfa, and various grasses with quality descriptors like prime, fancy, extra clean, and ranges from about 2.50 to 18.00 dollars per unit.
The document lists prices for various meats and lard including hams sugar cured boiled and English styles, bacon shoulders and joints, dried beef lard pickled pork fresh pork sausage joints hams loins dressed hogs and carcasses of beef veal and mutton with price quotes per unit or weight. Exact cents and fractions vary by item.
A compact list outlines various coal products and mine references including Pocahontas lumps and eggs, Pittsburgh Hocking Valley notes, Linton No 4, Brazil block lump gas coke, Kanawha lump, and related terms from Jackson Ohio. The fragmentary text captures grade names and mine run references tied to specific locations and markets.
Prices for eggs corn oats straw fodder hay and miller are listed with bids and ranges. Figures show egg prices 8 by the Indianapolis Produce Exchange and various feed commodities including shelled oats straw and hay with prices per ton or cwt and grade distinctions.
A historic Piquot House, long a famed summer resort on the coast, was destroyed by a blaze on May 7, sending residents and visitors fleeing the scene and prompting emergency crews to battle the flames through the night. The fire damaged nearby structures and left the property a total loss while investigators sift for a cause.
In the Senate Senator Culberson of Texas raised reports that railroads hike freight rates with presidential and Interstate Commerce Commission consent. Senator Carter of Montana spoke for a postal savings bank. The House tackled the sundry civil appropriations bill as W G Gardner of Syracuse addressed the wood pulp committee. A passenger registration law was reported by the merchant marine and fisheries committee.
Invitations issued for the twenty ninth annual commencement of the Indiana Dental College graduating class. The ceremony will be Tuesday evening May 12 at 8 o'clock at English's theater. The class roster lists Samuel K Avery George Bart John H Beeson Orla Ernast Biery Nelson DeWitt Boys Charles Carroll Brown Jr Frederick A Carson Orval Oris Carter Robert A Chatin Frank M Davis Clyde H Dunfee Arthur Robert Ficken John Bertus Gambrel Emmet C Hall Elmer E Hanks Walter A Hendrickson Merle Weseley Ivins Walter Edwin Johnston Elmer Carl Jones Jesse Marion Jordan Oscar Howard Lackey Charles Albert Lambdin Lawrence W Laninska Edmund Laughlin Gilbert Dillard Layman Fred Lee McAninch Arthur D Meckey Clinton Thad Messner James A Moag Frank H Moelk Walter Francis OBrien Perry Paul Paris William Willard Peet Grover C Repass Hugh Walter Reynolds Melvin Joseph Roth George Otto Ruff Robert M Seeley Robert O Sheldon Daniel W Singer Roy D Smiley Athol Monroe Snyder Charles Thomas Snyder Vernon C Stockberger J Alan Thomson James Arthur Throop Leslie Staples Tucker Guy A Whitmer Charles W Zike
Impressive installation at W. Washington Street Presbyterian Church as Rev. F. W. Kirkpatrick becomes pastor. Chauncey A. Foreman presides, Neil McPherson preaches, and David A. Heron grants charge. William Carson addresses the congregation amid severe weather. A large choir provided music as a substantial turnout attended.
Wheat steady with prices for No 7 red at 9744c and May at 974c while No 2 red through billing shows 98c and oats hold at 52c. Corn firms with No 27 white through billing 70c and No 4 white 68c, mixed lots around 69c to 70c. rye at 84c to 16c. hay steady with timothy at 12.00 and 11.00 for other sorts. Lard and ribs traded May at 8.45 and 7.07 respectively amid inspection notes and car counts.
Bryan dominates the Indiana test vote for the Democratic nomination with 120 votes to Johnson’s 11. Across multiple states Bryan leads or trails by margins, showing strong support in Minnesota Iowa North Dakota and Missouri while Johnson remains a secondary option in many regions. If Bryan is eliminated Johnson would be the Denver nominee and may be considered for VP.
Editor Albert Sahm criticized the Center township assessor’s office in the Sun stating workers could do more if dedicated. County Assessor Womack runs his office with one assistant and has no complaints about his operation.
Washington May 17 In Democratic conventions the solid south shapes the race with Bryan favored to win Denver. The 12 southern states including Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Virginia pose a strong bloc for Bryan. First southern choice by postal ballot shows Bryan with 1363 votes far ahead of Johnson and others, indicating Bryan's lead across the south and near certitude of the nomination.
A lengthy church text discusses bishops boundaries in investigating charges of heresy. It emphasizes voluntary functions, annual conference jurisdiction, and unity of American churches through learned, pure living and shared witness. It contemplates differing church structures and cooperation across communities.
Heavy rains swollen streams in southwestern Indiana drive farmers to move livestock to higher ground. Many hogs and cattle drowned and several bridges washed away as officials fear the flood could exceed January levels.
Births listed at various addresses include Elmer and Mary Wehrling a boy on 1901 Orange Street and James and Agnes McMahon a boy on 933 Prospect Street among several others. Deaths and illnesses cited include Clara Borchert cerebral hemorrhage at 2008 W Washington Street and Roxey Jane Kingsley la grippe at 2728 Ashland Avenue. Marriages recorded feature Richard Snowden and Elizabeth A. Lee and Raymond Ridgley and Bertha M. McIntire alongside several other couples.
Seymour Ind May 7 While taking shelter under a tree John Marhanka the inventor of a device to deliver and receive mail from fast moving trains was struck by lightning His hand was torn to pieces and strange marks burned on his breast He was carried to the hospital unconscious A man with him leaning against a wire fence was not hurt but his shoe soles were torn off The invention was to be tested here today by government experts.
The Sterling Insurance and Realty company Indianapolis has been incorporated by Evan A Bonham Robert A Wooca and Harvey Harmon. The capital stock is 50000 dollars. The concern will handle insurance and lands.
Toledo on May 7 reports wheat cash at 1.01 and July at 90.5 cents, with September at 88.5 cents. Ether May and Bac July values are unclear due to damaged text. few figures indicate mixed prices for nearby futures and cash delivery.
Pittsburg May 7 A burglar entered the YWCA Home on Collins avenue and fled down an open window after being confronted by about 30 women in nightgowns armed with brooms hatpins curling irons and other improvised weapons. He dropped his tools and hat before escaping into the night, pursued by a chorus of shouts and alarm.
County Treasurer Robinson will not pay the state $100,000 due from Marion county taxes until June 1. The delay allows the county to earn a month's interest, a move seen as prudent amid Marion county's tight finances. The state had demanded the money under an old law several days earlier.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt with five guests left Washington today for Pine Knot Virginia for a brief outing over the Southern railway.
Indianapolis board invites sealed bids May 18 1908 for Pennsylvnia Street grading and creosoted wood block paving from 34th to 38th with curb sidewalks and drainage. Bids must include certified check 2 percent of estimate and contingent liability insurance of 5000 per person 10000 per accident.
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