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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1910
Page
10
Markets report Wednesday receipts of 6000 hogs 1700 cattle and 460 sheep down from last week with cattle up year ago. Hogs sold mainly at 8.20 with top at 5.25 while prices fell 10 to 15 cents from Tuesday. Cattle demand was sluggish with 10 to 25 cent declines. feeder market steady. Sheep and lambs marketed less with top lambs near 11 and sheep at 3.50 down about 4 to 5 dollars from a week prior.
Pittsburg and Union Stock Yards report mixed cattle and hog activity with price ranges for prime and common cattle, heifers, calves, and fat cows. sheep and lamb markets slow to steady. hog receipts around 20,000 with varied weights and price bands. East Buffalo and Cincinnati show quieter or softer trends across cattle calves hogs and sheep with notable price levels for prime steers and packer slop.
James E Poole notes in the Chicago Examiner that cattle prices dip to parity with foreign markets as exporters face a tight market. Morris bought a large lot of six dollar ten cent cattle for the British market this week amid slumping prices, while experts warn another drop in steer values could reinvigorate exports and lift demand.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes a character denying refusing a millionaire who proposed, but accepting a ten days option instead. The dialogue highlights social flirtation and foregrounds the era's dating tension and implied bargaining over marriage prospects.
Chicago reports a sharp drop in wheat futures with December at 88 3 4 cents May 43 1 2 cents and July 92 1 2 cents as large traders and local crowds cover short positions. Armour and Partridge bought heavily on December and May amid weak Liverpool bearishness. world visibles rise while oats and corn show early slips and dull activity.
Chicago cash grain prices listed varying bids for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades and quality levels. Prices shown include No 2 red and hard winter grades for wheat, and No 2 and No 4 grades with white and yellow variants for corn and oats. The report reflects day’s bid ranges and standard market figures.
The report lists grain pricing for Wheat, Corn, and Hay with various No. lot grades and decimals. It documents inspections by grade and lot counts, including No 2 white, No 3 white, No 4 white, mixed, yellow, and other categories with car totals and shipment states.
The snippet lists grain prices including wheat and corn with scattered figures such as 8 cents and 45e. It mentions shelled corn straw Timothy hay and mixed feed with various price fragments, reflecting a distressed OCR capture of a rural market listing.
London signals show American wheat weakness spreading to Liverpool with morning trading under heavy pressure. Argentina Australia reports aid the break. Buenos Aires futures fall, while Russian and Australian offers persist as storage tightness and favorable rains influence pricing. Market closes 1 1/4 pence lower than Tuesday.
Toledo market notes list wheat futures for December and May with bid and ask figures, corn prices for December and May, oats, rye, and hay bids. Clover seed and timothy prices shown with monthly contracts, showing prime and upcoming harvest months.
Buffalo on November 2 reports quotes for No 2 soft red winter and other grain grades. No 2 white values range around 04 to 06 cents, with No 2 yellow at about 04 or 05 cents, and other grains including corn and barley listed with varying small bids.
Upstream prices show crude rubber and fine grades firming with coarse offerings at 12 cents per pound. Market notes list per pound rates in Ib and Ib coarse grades, indicating rising activity and varied quality pricing.
A dull morning on the New York market sees steel common in strong demand early, with American Can leapfrogging on limited trades. Industrials mostly dormant as rail shares drift, while Antoga Pacific Reading and Chesapeake & Ohio rise modestly and Canadian Pacific falls. By midmorning, activity wanes and the market halts, though occasional buoyancy appears. the day closes steady after a colorless session ahead of next Tuesday’s election.
A dense OCR fragment listing multiple railroad and traction company bonds and notes. Entries reference lines such as Reading 4s, Erie Genl, Texas Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Wabash Ref along with various coupon rates, maturities, and descriptor codes, typical of historical securities pages.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous place names, routes, and numbers such as KrLk, Miami Cp, Chino Cp, Nipissing, and U.S. Lit, with percentages and dates mixed in. It reads as a stray compilation of transit lines, municipal labels, and catalog-like references without a clear narrative or event.
In New York, November 2, rates show money on end and time money easier with sixty and ninety day terms. Posted rates include 4 1/2 to 5 percent for various days, Sterling exchange around 483 to 487 with actual business at 485.95 to 486 for demand and 482.10 to 482.25 for sixty day. Prime mercantile paper uncharged.
New York metal exchange displayed firmness on November 2 with copper at spot around 12.42 to 12.45 for December and January, tin quoted near 36.70 36.05, and spelter around 5.80 to 5.00.
Markets in New York and Chicago show dull and unsettled conditions across multiple commodities. Flour lard coffee and sugars display muted activity with varied spot prices, while dairy and eggs in Chicago hold firm to higher levels amid steady trade and receipts. Live poultry and cheese show modest adjustments as shipments continue and buyers await clearer direction.
A. W. Thomson reports from Logan Bryan New York praising high export volume from the port of New York and a favorable trade balance in October. Notes seek to delay aggressive commitments amid political fears while detailing railroad earnings, copper stocks, bond sales, and New York Central results through October. Exports and market movements hint at a cautious but improving domestic economy.
On Wednesday bids and offers on the local exchange moved closer together with no sales recorded. The general bid price trend rose from Tuesday,Cand Fletcher-American held at 232. gains appeared in Merchants Trust and Light, Marion Trust, Federal Union Surety, Citizens' Gas, and Belt Railroad. Bonds remained firm with no bid changes, and Fletcher-American was forecast to reach 250 before week’s end.
Corrected daily wholesale prices for fruits and vegetables. Items include apples, bananas, cranberries, grapes, grape fruit, lemons, oranges, pears, pineapples, and a wide range of vegetables with varied regional sources and pack sizes. Prices listed per cwt, bri, box, crate, or bunch with multiple grade distinctions.
The Pennsylvania railroad company declares a regular quarterly dividend of 1 1/4 percent payable Nov 50 to holders of record Nov 5. The American cotton oil company declares a regular semiannual dividend of 3 percent payable Dec 1 with books closing Nov 10. Railway steel spring company pays 1 percent on preferred stock on Nov 30. Mobile electric company declares a quarterly 1 1/2 percent dividend on preferred stock payable Nov 15 to stockholders of record May 31.
Grain notes show Chicago receipts with wheat 36 cars and corn 263 cars, while Northwest figures list Minneapolis wheat 198 cars and Winnipeg 633 cars. European wheat supply stands at 104,206,000 bu, up from 101,228,000 bu. Liverpool stocks report wheat 6,416,000 bu and corn 1,734,000 bu. Analyst commentary notes Canadian crop quality decline due to cultivation issues and hybrid wheat, Argentine exports under 140,000,000 bu, and Russian output allowing average quantity but poorer quality. Patrick Gudaby and A W Thomson traverse Europe amid forecasts of cattle and hog supply effects on beef and pork. Market sentiment remains bearish with export prospects weak and short wheat profits fading.
The reader notes heavy December wheat covering amid favorable harvests and expectations of larger future marketing. Prices are pressured by Russia and Canada export activity, with May wheat forecast to rise in Chicago. Corn costs hover around 45 cents in Chicago, driven by rising production and crop yields. Bradstreet reports large visible wheat supplies versus last year.
The city records births for Hendrix Gets Follis Garl Shrader Hiers Merkle Smith Jones and others with addresses across Union Madison Roanoke Cook Fay Pender Street and more. Hospital cases include uremic poisoning strychnine poisoning double tuberculosis pneumonia homicide puerperal septicemia and a railroad crash causing crushing injuries.
Edward B Tobin and Mary E eis, Daniel FE Jackson and Alta M Sigman, Cleo W Genrey and Florence E Collins, Bartie O McIntyre and Lille PL, Foster, Lowell W Paype and Maude W Eas gerty.
A fragmented notice lists trades and properties including shingle work on S100 at J. Shaffer and reshingle on S24 at Nicholas Harrison Fifteenth and Pennsylva. additions on S200 at Kate Ackieman Minnesota street. porch repairs at J West Washington L. Keach. and Mary Eithard porch work at 3404 with Mahoney 742 South Noble addition 260 dollars.
A notice lists Madigan Avenue Saving and Loan Association, Indianapolis, capital stock. Individuals named include Streeters, Jacob Buenuagel, William T Kleis, Fred Hess, Joseph Linler, John Mayer, Gerhard Tittenbach, Charles tren ny, Detm Lanter, and Phirry Tefavaties.
A collage of 20th century real estate transfers details multiple parcels. Names include Adolphus L. Phillips Robert L. Marae and Mary F Wilson Mary A Glove among others with blocks streets and lot sizes such as 40x feet. Several properties are vacant or improved with prices noted like 1800 and 500.
A compilation of numerous real estate transfers in Indianapolis and surrounding townships. Transactions include Samuel Lewis to John E. Bock for lot 38 on Cornett avenue. John E. Bock to Samuel Durgis et al on Bruce place. James H. Browning to David Bryson for lot 14 in Lincoln park addition. David A. Bryson to Laura B. Jones. and many others detailing parcels, sizes, and prices ranging from 350 to 6,000 dollars. Overall transfers total 47,761 dollars.
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