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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1903
Page
12
Grain prices listed by type and grade with through billing figures for No 2 red No 4 red through through billing for corn No 2 white No 3 white through billing and mixed No 2 yellow No 3 mixed and oats No 2 white No 3 white No 4 white and mixed, plus summaries of cars in and out and totals for corn.
The Workhouse case in which John Busey was fined five dollars and costs and sentenced to 90 days in the workhouse was altered by his wife’s testimony. She pleaded the couple’s need for his earnings, and Acting Police Judge Wilkinson released him on the condition he provide support.
A promotional piece touts Cascarets as a trusted daily aid. It cites vast daily and monthly consumption figures and claims millions of Americans endorse the product. It warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking unearned profits, urging readers to buy genuine Cascarets.
An ad touts Cascarets as a sound business backed by time tested merit. It claims they cleanse and strengthen the digestive canal like exercise, protect children from danger, and are purely vegetable and larmless. The message warns against dishonest sellers, notes genuine tablets with CCC marks, and promotes a free gold plated bonbon box offer.
On November 18 in New York Union Pacific and Northern Pacific hit new high marks for the year with fractional gains. Union Pacific at 184 and Northern Pacific at 151 led a wave of railroad stock strength, while Gould stocks and others like Wabash preferred and Missouri Pacific added modest gains. New York Air Brake rose over two points past 89 and Louisville & Nashville climbed about one half to 84.
Pittsburg Pa November 18 cattle receipts light and steady with ranges for extra prime good heifers fresh cows and springers. hog receipts 16 loads lower with heavy medium and rough to common categories. sheep receipts light steady with prime wethers good mixed and spring lambs priced.
East Buffalo N Y November 18 receipts 500 cattle trade light steady to easy Venus E Tha 5 Sheep receipts 12 600 down 19 cents Lambs 4000 yearlings 5 75 to 4 75 sheep 2 4 50 Hogs receipts 11 900 10 cents lower Yorkers 4 90 75 80 pigs 4 25 4 75 mixed 5 68 5 80 heavy 5 85 5 90 rough 5 25 5 50
In Indiana the Kern Slack contest for caucus power heats up as Kern’s rural backing and his Indianapolis ties clash with Slack’s coalition history. Observers see Kern and Slack as the strongest forces, with Marion county leaning toward Kern and Slack likely to gain one county vote. The political lines tighten after Taggart’s withdrawal as Remington Bank reveals leadership.
Receipts today show 12,960 hogs, 1,800 cattle, 500 sheep with hog prices irregular and 4.50 to 6.10 range. Cattle steady to higher on some lots, sheep and lambs scarce with quiet but near steady demand. bulls and calves steady. Fresh and stale hog supply large, light hogs unsold, best weights steady, most hogs 5.00 to 5.90. Representative hogs and cattle sales listed with ranges and weights. calves and bulls noted with several entries.
Nov 18 hog receipts reported upturns with bulk around 5.60 to 5.75, pigs at 3.75 to 4.10, mixed and good to heavy classes varied. Cattle receipts near 2000 with beeves at 5.20, steers 3.40 to 3.70, western and stockers 2.50 to 4.60, cows and heifers 1.30 to 5.00, calves around 4. - Sheep receipts about 20,000 with natives 2.40 to 4.50, western 2.40 to 4.40, yearlings 4.00 to 4.73, lambs natives 3.75 to 3.85 and western similar.
The Cincinnati Stock Company plans four German plays in Indianapolis over the coming months under Otto Ernst Schmid. Miss Blanche Menger leads advance subscriptions to German citizens and groups. Cast includes Elise Kram, Bertha Walden, Amanda Blum, Elise Schmid Corty, Helene Buerger, and others from major European and American theaters.
City births list several newborns including a boy for Mr and Mrs Layden at 128 Maple and a girl for Mr and Mrs Joseph at 524 Willard, among many other names. Deaths include Cora Faulkner at City Hospital with pulmonary tuberculosis and multiple residents listed with causes such as carcinoma breast and arteriosclerosis in local streets and addresses.
The listing shows grain and hay prices from Rouse Bros of 130 Kentucky. Old corn 80 82 cents per bushel, new corn 77 80 cents, shelled oats 82 cents, sheaf oats 14.00 to 15.00, Timothy 12.00 to 13.50, New Clover 9.00 to 11.00, Mixed Hay 11.00 to 12.00, Straw 6.65 to 6.50, BalEd Hay No 1 12.50 each, No 2 11.00 to 12.00, with various batch prices.
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