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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1910
Page
10
A Saturday market report notes receipts of 5 000 hogs 1 230 cattle and calves and 600 sheep with hogs up from a week ago and steady to 25 cents lower on sheep and lambs. Hog prices ranged 9.10 to 9.20 with some big hogs at 8.75. Cattle mostly through billing, calves 25 cents lower. Lambs and sheep liberal with prices steady to 25 cents lower. top sheep at 4.59 and no lambs above 6.50.
Cattle receipts and price ranges in Cincinnati Pittsburgh and other markets show slower or steady trends. Hogs and sheep varying with primes and heavies in demand. Union Stock Yards and East Buffalo report mixed gains and steady prices for beves cows and calves across regions.
James E. Poole notes in the Chicago Examiner that light hogs will fetch a premium this winter. Shippers and bacon curers seek them as new corn drives feeder contracts up. Market signals from Kansas City and St. Louis show fewer pigs, while Omaha and Sioux City report weights near 278 to 281 pounds, well above last year. Buyers expect no heavy movement of the new crop until February.
Indiana gains attention for strict marriage laws as Dr Ity, secretary of the state board, is invited to address the symbol conference of charities. The note suggests heightened focus on legal and social reforms amid the event.
Chicago grain markets show modest gains with wheat up fractionally, corn down slightly and oats easing. Demand remains tepid and trading light, despite stronger hogs and a steady cash scene in Indianapolis. Wheat prices supported by firmer cash bids and smaller pit offerings while corn weakens on soft demand. Provisions hold firm amid higher hog values.
Wheat No 2 red quoted at 93 cents in a sample milling bid from Hayle. Corn 60 63 cents, Shelled Oats 32 20 cents. Oats straw 5 7 dollars, wheat straw 5 6 dollars. Timothy hay 17 18 dollars baled, mixed hay 13 16 dollars baled, range 13 to 15 dollars.
Chicago cash grain report lists No 2 red wheat at 96 97c No 8 red 92 44 95c No 2 hard winter 96 99c No 8 hard winter 04 95%¢ No 1 northern spring 1.6e 112 No 2 northern spring 1.08 1.11 No 3 northern spring 1.1 10 2 spring 1 1.08 No 3 spring 1 wse si wg Cash corn No 2 yellow 49 14 Bibier No 4 iA9c E white 2% 49 14c No 3 yellow 48 GsOihe No 4 48 48lac No 4 white 48Y 48%c No 4 yellow 48% ec Cash oats No 2 2 30%4c No 2 white 32 32%c No 8 white 30 31c No 4 white 30 30%c standard 3144 32c
The late rally in American wheat Friday was offset by heavy US shipments. Market stayed dull but steadier near close with prices a quarter to three quarters lower. Corn fell four pence, Plata offers eased due to American weakness.
Toledo Ohio daily grain report lists cash and futures prices for wheat December and May contracts at 84 and 1.0344 per bushel, corn 51 cents cash and 52 1/2 to 52 3/4 for December and May, oats 33 1/4 to 34 1/4, rye No. 2 76 1/4, clover seed 8.60, timothy 4.10 and prices for October, December and March terms.
Buffalo New York price list shows spring wheat No 1 northern at 1.13 dollars per bushel. Winter wheat No 2 red half a cent? 1 3?. No 2 white 9 3/4? cents. corn No 2 yellow 6 1/2 to 6 1/2 cents. No 3 yellow 5 44 cents. No 4 yellow 3 4 4 cents. No 6 yellow 53 cents. oats No 2 white 35 to 36 cents. No 3 white 5 1/2 to 6 cents. No 4 white 3 4 cents. standard 35 3/4 cents. barley 82 2? cents. rye No 1 81 1/2 cents. No 2 old 78 cents. No 2 new 79 4 4 cents.
Wheat prices move across cities on October 15 with futures from December and May contracts. Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg St Louis Kansas City and New York show varying levels with December around $1.07 to $1.10 and May near $1.00 to $1.13 as markets close.
The Indianapolis board of trade released a comparative statement at market close listing weekly outputs for flour Inspects and grain stocks. Outputs show Wheat 22 000 bu Oct 8 1910 13 068 bbls Corn 146 000 bu Oct 16 1900 8 988 bbls Oats 85 500 tar Oct 17 1908 9 912 bhis Rye 1 000 bu Stock in store by date Wheat 595 815 Corn 280 290 Oats 117 210 Oct 15 1910 Oct 16 1909 440 860 125 400 290 100 Oct 17 1908 7 820 17 500 314 000
New York stock market activity on Saturday mirrored Friday with initial gains of fractions to several points before selling pressure trimmed gains. Canadian Pacific and St Paul stood out with notable advances while Interborough shares led volume with preferred up 1% and common up a fraction. Trading grew into the session as Union Pacific Reading and Steel rallied, culminating in a late broad rally and the highest closing prices of the movement. total volume 482,900 shares.
Readable fragments show varied bond and stock listings from New York curb market sources, including references to Rae Ists and multiple rail and utility names. Data points include prices, yields, and percentages with scattered company codes and place names, reflecting a busy but unclear snapshot of trading activity.
In New York on Saturday no noticeable market movement occurred. Bankers' bills traded around 485.95 to 486 for demand, with 483 for sixty day bills. Sterling exchange posted at 481 4S7, reflecting a quiet trading day.
Chicago October reports from Marshall Field & Co note heavier demand than expected as merchants refill depleted stocks. Mail orders rise vs last year while warm weather delays spring items. Buyers stock prints and muslins before prices rise, and many mills have closed prints since June.
Sudbury Ontario October 15 Transcontinental Express No 1 collided head on with a cattle train at Geneva station Engineer McLennan and firemen Vice and Summers were killed Four cars of express mail and baggage buffered the impact leaving most passengers shaken but alive
Forty three Illinois Steel Company workers at South Chicago were overcome by fumes as a furnace gas blast swept through the plant. The rush of gas left all employees unconscious and the scene described as devastating. Rescuers rushed to aid cases and county officials began to assess injuries and potential fatalities. The explosion occurred Saturday and authorities investigated the cause as emergency teams treated the injured on site.
Illinois steel concerns including North Chicago Rolling Mill and Union Steel consolidate under a 18 650 600 capital stock with 1 132 207 in adiana. Ice and Joyce Hardware of New Castle changes name to Ice and Higinbotham Hardware of Lafayette Atal J M Andrew Chark 12.
A Seattle grand jury indicts in Alaska claims while New York hosts a steel manufacturers meeting aimed at stabilizing prices. Duns’ review notes rising cheerfulness and activity but weak demand across sectors. Banks report currency losses, and a Gulf storm damages Mexico. The Minzesheimer firm suspends for reorganization after a capital impairment tied to the late Clarence Minzesheimer. National banks in Chicago form a currency association to issue emergency money if needed. Bradstreet’s reports mixed bank clearings and ongoing copper strength with high electrolytic quotes.
Pacific coast company announces regular quarterly dividends of 1 percent on first preferred 1.5 percent on second and 1 percent extra on common, payable Nov 1. Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway declares 2 percent regular semiannual dividend on preferred, payable Nov 10 to record Oct 26. Havana electric railway issues 1 percent on both common and preferred, payable Nov 12 with record Oct 22. H B Claflin declares 1 percent on first and 1.5 percent on second preferred, payable Nov 1 to Oct 24 record. United Dry Goods pays 2 percent on common, payable to Oct 25 record. Silversmiths declares 1.44 percent quarterly, payable Nov 15 to Nov 10 record.
Chicago grain receipts show wheat 91 cars with 18 contract, corn 380 cars with 99 contract, oats 277 with contracts. year ago figures lower. Liverpool cables report wheat and corn declines, while E W Wagner & Co predicts further declines but improved market resistance ahead. May wheat expected to near a dollar, May corn near bottom amid rail rate news and large corn stocks.
In Chicago the dull crop market shows weak cash demand and little incentive for new wheat lines. Logan informs A W Thomson that local traders remain cautious about selling on breaks, keeping bears from profiting on recent declines. Corn and oats drop enough to let short positions lock in profits, with any weather turn potentially sparking a brief rally.
A garbled price list shows numerous fruits and vegetables with varied prices. Apples, grapes, cranberries, oranges, and pears appear with multiple varieties and inconsistent figures, many unclear or misprinted. Beets, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms, potatoes, onions, and other produce also listed with mixed prices and units.
Markets in Indianapolis report butter in various formats from New 5 Ib bricks to State prints and country boxes with prices ranging around 30 to 32 cents. Cheese and eggs show firm tones with creamery and skim prices, while New York reports mixed movements in flour pork lard and other staples with specific spot prices for poultry and dairy products.
Chicago market summary shows Butter extras at 29 cents, sfirsts 27 cents, dairy extras 21?5c, Eyes Prime firsts 26 cents, Firsts 24 cents. Cheese Twins 14 15 cents, Young Americas 16 16 percent. Live poultry fowls 11 4? percent at 12 cents, ice 14 1444c, weese 12 cents. Potatoes 0 cents.
Special to The Sun. William Neal came back to Hartford City Indiana on October 15 after an absence of thirty years. He left for the California gold fields in 1878 and returned Friday with a sack of greenbacks and a grim laugh at the graveyard rumor.
In Meno Oklahoma on October 15 Andy Fisher a 15 year old from Fairview died after a prize fight. Frank Hill 18 is being sought as responsible for the death after Hall struck Fisher at the base of the neck in the eleventh round. Fisher died five hours later. Citizens condemn the fight and a movement to ban prize fighting in Oklahoma grows.
A long list of transfers shows Agron A Wright and William P Kappes among numerous buyers and trustees exchanging parcels across Indianapolis districts. Transfers include improvements and vacants on east and west sides of streets, with prices ranging from $1 to $33,038 as trusts and individuals finalize deeds for lots, subdivisions, and parts of townships. Strong entities include Becker's West Washington street addition Mersill subdivision and various additions like Johnsons second add and Orchard view.
A brief note outlines the concept of transfers and consideration within AOE 203. It highlights how transfer rules affect ownership rights and obligations, emphasizing clarity on what constitutes valid consideration and the steps to execute transfers under the policy.
George and Clara Stinnett welcome a girl at 818 Olive Street. Roscoe and Bessie Gasaway report a boy at S13 Wright Street. Abraham and Mayme Valentine announce a boy at 431 West Twelfth Street. John and Mary Hermann birth at 1337 Laurel. George and Elizabeth Denny welcome a boy at 4169 North Pennsylvania Street. Fred and Gertrude Webrer report a girl at 1819 Brookside Avenue. Robert and Mamie Peele welcome a girl at Fitch Sanitarium.
A list of residents with ages and ailments including ocarditis with chronic dilatation, carcinoma of the breast, pinnamentia, acute pustritis, mellities cerebri, obstruction of hon, chronic gastritis, pulmonary tuberculosis, endo carditis, mitral regurgitation, broncho pneumonia, and related hospital affiliations such as Vincent's hospital and city hospital. Names include Charles Schiesz, Bettie E Andrews, Ernest Bonner, Samuel Street, Clarence Webster, Mary Agnes Naughton, J Brooks, Isaiah Kanks, Marie Kirk, Mildred Goss, La George Ferguson. Local streets and addresses are noted.
A ledger of properties with owners and values includes Hogan Carse and Co stable at 831-835 East Market Street for 3000 dollars, Lehrand Wigsons at aolair street dwelling for unknown, Prest-O-Lite building at 229-235 East South Street for 16000, Samuel Rubens at 616 South Illinois Street addition for 85, West Washington M E church area dwelling for 3600, Dorner at 109 Congress Avenue for 1500, Brinkman at 932 East Morris Street for 2250, J. H. Aor Muon at 2254 Central Avenue addition for 1000, Lew Traugott at 421-23 West Washington Street for 0, Walther and Schomer at Michigan and Gray Streets sled for 100, E R and Tn K Litzman at 1418 Dearborn Street for 1800, W O Clark at 1218 Fletcher Avenue tinning roof for 35, John M. Vawter Kenwood dwelling for 2500, M FE Sloan at 660 Virginia Avenue addition for 250, O Neills at 204 Blackford Street addition for 80.
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