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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
3
In Indianapolis on October 17 receipts include 600 hogs, 300 cattle and calves, and sheep. Hog demand was limited and prices fell to a top of 6.10 with most hogs priced around 5.00 to 6.65. Sheep and lamb market remained steady to nearly active with lambs at 3.00 to 5.75, yearlings at 4.00, and ewes around 2.00 to 3.63.
Hogs receipts 11,000. prices 5c lower. Light 5.20 to 6.70, bulk 5.35 to 5.75, mixed 5.30 to 6.00, pigs 3.00 to 5.00, heavy 5.30 to 6.24. Cattle receipts 800. beeves 3.40 to 7.50, Texas steers 3.35 to 4.70, western steers 3.10 to 5.70, stockers 2.60 to 4.50, cows and heifers 1.60 to 3.00, calves 6.99 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 1,500. natives 2.50 to 4.60, western 2.50 to 4.60, yearlings 4.0 to 4.50, natives 4.00 to 6.00, westerns 4.00 to 6.10.
East Buffalo New York stock market brief dated October 17 shows cattle receipts at 20, prices steady. sheep receipts about 4,000 with lambs and yearlings trading around 4.2 to 4.75 and sheep 2.00 to 4.30. Hog receipts about 6,630 with Yorkers around 5.32 to 7% and pigs 4.00 to 4.50. mixed and heavy hogs 5.75 to 6.00 and roughs 5.00 to 6.00.
Pittsburg Pa reports cattle receipts light and steady with ranges from 5.00 to 5.70 for primes and 5.20 to 5.50 for good cattle. Hogs receipts 30 loads, prices 4.90 to 6.00 for heavy and medium weight hogs. Sheep receipts light and lower with prime wether prices 4.00 to 4.10 and good mixed at 3.50.
The report details coal prices and types across several grades and brands including anthracite grate and stove varieties, Pocahontas lump and slack, Kanawha lump, Jackson Ohio, Luhrig Hocking Valley Cannel F, Linton lump No 4, Brazil block lump 88 and crushed gag coke, reflecting market listings from the Indianapolis area.
Market notice lists prices for corn New Corn 62, Timothy 12 dollars per load, Clover 9 to 10.50, Mixed Hay 6 to 11, Baled Hay No. 13.00 to 10.50, with various lots and figures for shik/taye and other yardage. source credits Royee Bros. of 130 Kentucky aye.
In New York on October 17, dull trading in London heaviness weighed on the U S market at the open. Standard issues fell about half a point each as Union Pacific and Reading led declines. Westinghouse moved up then fell, while the broader list remained subdued before a partial recovery. Government bonds were unchanged and other bonds dull and firm.
Grain market report lists Wheat, Corn, Oats and Hay prices by grade and through billing with old and new figures. Includes inspections by wagon and car counts for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye and a comparative statement of flour outputs and stock in store with date anchors in October 1906 1907 and 1908.
Wheat cash at 1.01 1 2 percent with December at 1.024 and May at 1.05. July 98 percent. Corn cash 71 ite with December May and July at 68 4c. Oats cash 50 43c December 49 34c May 51 4c July 46 percent. Rye No 2 at 18 14c. Timothy October at 1.115. Cloverseed cash and October at 4.60 with February 4 674 and March 4.77.
During rush hour in New York City a man fell from the Twenty third Street platform and was killed by an approaching train. A 14 year old boy, Bolexlaw Krucienjy, was severely injured at Fulton Street station.
Forest fires across the Sault Ste Marie region show rapid spread from Whitefish Point to Detour with no relief or rainfall in sight. Officials warn flames may burn unchecked for days as reports from surrounding areas confirm expanding fires and worsening conditions.
Jeffersonville Ind Oct 17 delegates from across the Ohio Valley will attend the fourteenth annual Ohio Valley Improvement Association convention in Louisville Oct 22 23 to plan river improvements. Prominent speakers include Gifford Pinchot Maj William Sibert and Rep Swager Shirley as crowds swell to over 760 delegates visiting Jeffersonville.
Chicago report states actor and mine owner Nat Goodwin, staying at the Amditorium Annex hotel, refuses marriage gossip as unfounded. He arrived with partner George O. Weedon from Reno and will depart for New York Monday after attending a mining brokers banquet in his honor.
New Rochelle post office letter carriers John A. Geisel and Christian Runge began a six day trek to Washington, aiming to cover about 40 miles daily. They left New York on October 17 seeking to reach the capital.
Arthur Hofman Cub outfielder quietly marries Rachel Hough Looker at Church of the Epiphany in Chicago marking a private step for the world champion team player.
Indianapolis Produce Exchange notes current market for fresh eggs at 2 cents per unit, with Butter and Poultry listings alongside. The brief price from the exchange captures the era's commodity signals for produce trade in Indianapolis.
Fred B. Johnson of Indiana University in Indianapolis arranged the November 7 game at Washington Park between Indiana and Notre Dame. It is touted as the season’s big western matchup with strong heavy teams from Catholics and Bloomington. The field will run east to west to maximize north seating, and last year neither team scored.
In New York on October 17 Judge Hough ordered a full day session to speed the Morse Curtis trial on federal banking law violations. Witnesses described dummy loans tied to Bank of North America officials including Alfred Rade. Dummies Davidson Brown and Leslie E. Whiting testified loan totals of 200000 and 164000 were made by the cashier's department.
Louis Durham, the iron man who pitched Indianapolis to the pennant then joined the Giants, has returned to Indianapolis and now lives at Broad Ripple. He plans to stay about two months, hunt and fish along the river, then go to Montana. Though a Giant, Durham hopes to be with Indianapolis next season and will pitch a portion of Sunday’s game at Brighton Beach against the Reserves with the All-Pro professionals.
A city record lists births including several pairs with street addresses and a 7 month old death case with cause notes. It records multiple marriages, boxing bout details for October 28, and various hospital and disease entries such as chronic nephritis and lym phatic leukemia.
The first game on the Shortridge association football schedule will be played Monday afternoon at the Athletic field, marking the start of the season.
A market list of meat and lard prices shows sugar cured hams 13 to 15 cents, English style and smoked hams, boiled hams, breakfast and sugar cured bacon, English style shoulders, fresh pork sausage, dried beef, lard and fresh meats. Prices range roughly from 9 to 22 cents per unit with various quality references.
A market report notes Wholeazis acquiring seed figures in a red market move. The deal expands holdings and signals stronger demand for seed commodities with a 4.000 percent benchmark reference.
Yokohama prepares for the American battleship fleet amid a typhoon that swept two sailors overboard, drowning William Fuller and A Gladden. Reports from Paris and Amoy note unconfirmed royal death and a 300 deadly toll in Chang Chow. Forest fires in Presque Isle County leave twenty three dead, many from a burned train.
New York October 17 Two racing cars two foxhounds and a fox engaged in a chase on the Vanderbilt Cup course beyond Meadow Brook Hunt Club. One hound was killed when struck by a car driven by George Robertson who had recently won the 24 hour race. The fox and the second hound fled across Stempstead meadows after the impact as cars could not avoid the animals on the asphalt stretch near the Hunt club grounds.
Peters burg Ind Oct 17 The final settlement papers in the estate of the late Fred A Morlock Posey county treasurer have been filed by administrator Jacob M Harlem The papers show a balance due Posey county of 3774 4 to be paid pro rata with general creditors 1992 79 The bondsmen will pay the county 1781 45 The creditors will receive 52 8 cent on the dollar The bondsmen including signers of two bonds would pay about 51 each those who signed both bonds 102 each
In Vincennes Indiana on October 17 Earl Barehman nine and Ernest Perkins ten were hit by a car owned by Frank P. Fox. Barehman was fatally injured while Perkins suffered minor injuries. The crash occurred when part of the steering apparatus broke and the auto swerved into the two boys.
In New York Union Hall tonight Cooper will host one of the citys largest political demonstrations. Independence party leaders including William Randolph Hearst John Temple Graves Clarence J Shearn and M W Howard of Alabama are billed to speak on the central issues of the campaign.
Bourbon Indiana residents rushed to battle a spreading fire along the Pennsylvania railroad last evening. Numerous minor accidents occurred as bearded workers neared the flames and suffered burns.
The notice outlines proposed vacating two alleys near McCarty and Alabama streets with description of boundaries and lines. The Board of Public Works sets remonstrance date for November 4 and plans public action at 10 a.m. at its office. The document also lists multiple improvement projects along Third Alley West of Avenue and other streets with grading and paving details and dates for remonstrance hearings.
Paymaster-General Whipple urges higher salaries for office staff, arguing clerical posts are misperceived as easy and well paid. His annual report shows Cuba patrols raised government costs beyond normal duties, with army expenditures totaling 35 21,857 and officer and enlisted pay at 53 921,950.
G L Brumbaugh a Springfield aero naut and Carl Fisher of Fisher Automobile company with Charles Merz and John Aitken rode in a balloon that landed at Miami 69 miles north of Indianapolis after a 6 pm Friday descent. The auto followed about an hour later. Fisher praised the sport as the best time recorded 35 miles in 52 minutes.
In Mason City Iowa on October 17 Bert Morse died after eating ice cream at a Belmont party. His brother Perry and Glen Baker were near death and three others were seriously ill with typhoid fever doctors say. Seven youths attended the party and all but one fell ill after consuming the cream.
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