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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
10
Receipts Monday show 1500 hogs and 700 cattle with a weaker hog market and scarce supply. Hogs mostly under 210 pounds sold around 8.15 to 9.20, cattle trading quiet with prices about 20 cents lower than last week, sheep and lambs weak with tops near 4.25 and a few extras at higher but limited.
Prices for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves and hogs listed by weight and quality. Includes figures for prime, good, fair and common categories, with regional yard receipts and range expectations across multiple markets on Oct. 17. Distinct entities include East Buffalo New York, Union Stock Yards, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, and market terms like shipping steers and heavy hogs.
Charles Blanchard, a Salem farmer, fell twenty feet from a railroad bridge while walking to his farm. He broke both legs yet crawled a mile to Salem in a severe storm before night police found him and sent him to hospital.
Chicago reports a broad market slide with wheat dropping 11 to 14½ cents from Saturday’s close as selling dominates. Corn and oats follow the trend with declines and bearish sentiment grows near the May option, while visible supply data and hogs influence pork prices.
A terse market report lists Wheat Corn and Oats prices by grade with varying yields and terms. It notes through billing conditions and mentions Hay inspections plus car counts for several grain and hay varieties.
Wheat No 2 red sells at 92 cents per bushel with sample milling at 50 cents. Corn at 82 cents per bushel. Shelled oats 82 cents. Straw and hay prices listed for oats straw, wheat straw, Timothy hay and mixed hay with baled options and varied per bale.
Buffalo N Y grain report shows Spring wheat No 1 northern 1120 per bushel Winter wheat No 2 red 94e Corn No 2 yellow 6c No 3 yellow 523gc Mixed 52ce Oats No 2 white 3444c No 3 white 3444c standard 3444c Barley 58e Rye No 1 50c No 2 52c
The Liverpool wheat market opened firm with prices % to % higher, supported by near months and good outside buying. March option faced pressure from favorable Argentine crop forecasts while overall shipments abroad declined. midday saw minor softening though the undertone remained firm. Corn held steady with a dull, unchanged tone in step with wheat.
Five Swiss families, totaling eighteen people and led by expert watchmakers, face deportation from Manistee under an immigration law banning contracts to labor. They allegedly arrived after Jet Manager Bachler bought machinery in Switzerland, prompting a possible infraction. The Swiss consul advised resistance, but the group plans to return home, amid potential habeas corpus challenges.
Ludwig pitched well allowing three hits as Atkins Nine defeated AW Professionals at Washington Park by six to three. Brown contributed to the victory with solid defense and timely plays.
Rock Island common topped early trades on Wall Street as large blocks drove prices higher. Chesapeake & Ohio rose to 44, Reading, St Paul and Chesapeake & Ohio gained while Atchison slipped. Steel traded actively with large blocks, copper and Smelters rose modestly, and noon Steel hit a new high at 77 1 2.
Initial copper share transactions listed in Boston on October 17 show North Lutte at 344, Lake Copper 37, Giroux 8, Adventure 84 and a half, Indian 16, Nevada Consolidated 22, Calumet & Arizona 61, Daly West 43, Miami 20.
On Monday at the metal exchange in New York copper stayed firm while tin weakened. Five tons of spot tin sold at 36.45 dollars. Copper quoted at 12.40 to 12.60 for spot and October, with November at 12.42 to 12.62 and 12.47 to 12.61. Lead at 4.40 to 4.50, spelter 5.00 to 5.60, tin 36.45 to 36.85.
Agedos reports bar silver steady in London after last session. In New York the market quotes commercial bar silver at 564c per ounce and Mexican dollars at 45.
Detectives uncover ten cases of dynamite in a vacant house at 1622 Nineteenth Avenue South San Francisco owned by James Brien. The missing shipment, tied to J. B. Bryson and associates, matches material used in the Los Angeles Times explosion, with boxes labeled Bryson.
Denver headlines reflect University of Denver actions as Chancellor Buchtel issues crimson and gold circular stamps. The stamps declare a link between the university and Denver population growth, highlighting a decade of changes and the institution’s role in the city’s development.
Vice President Stuart of the Erie urges $35 million for maintenance and equipment in an I C C rate inquiry. Banks show a small cash decline. rail steel purchases slow but expected to improve. International Harvester hints at 15 pct earnings. week shows a 2.83 pct weekly drop in 33 roads. Bullish sentiment in New York fades into cautious buying with reserves, while experts note mixed regional crops, banking strains, and copper and oil stock moves.
Liverpool Monday cables report wheat up 4 percent and corn up 4d with quotes at 1:30 pm. Chicago receipts show 48 wheat cars, 236 corn cars, and 130 oats. year ago figures listed. World wheat shipments for the week reach 13,792,000 bu, with corn 2,535,000 bu. US visible supply and domestic receipts noted. European demand signals and forecasts of a large European import need. Northwest receipts include Minneapolis 71 cars, Duluth 167 cars, Winnipeg 1,396 cars.
Chicago October 17 Robert F E Wilson a state assemblyman sought for weeks over alleged bribe giving linked to William Lorimer s U S Senate election appeared at the U S marshal offices and surrendered He said he had been in a sanitarium for treatment for his condition and was awaiting further inquiry by the senate subcommittee
Readable OCR item shows a dense price list for fruits and vegetables. Entries include apples such as Baldwin and Grimes Golden. bananas, cranberries, grapes. citrus like lemons and oranges. pears and pineapples. vegetables such as beets, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, tomatoes. with multiple prices per unit and packaging, reflecting a comprehensive market catalog.
New York market report shows flour steady. lard and sugar firm with raw sugar around 3.90c. Butter and creamery products steady. eggs and cheese mixed with various regional quotes. Poultry prices steady to firm with turkeys and ducks listed. imports noted in Swiss products.
Prices listed show Butter at 29 cents for firsts and 27 to 27 and a half cents for extras. Eggs for prime firsts at 26 cents and 24 cents for firsts. Cheese brands Twins and Young Americas quoted at 14 to 16 cents. Poultry prices include fowls 12 to 14 cents, ducks 14 to 16 cents, geese 12 to 13 cents. Potatoes listed at 10 cents.
William L. O'Connor notes firm wholesale grocery activity as sugar prices fall five points due to end of heavy season and lower raw material costs. Pink salmon up 15 cents a dozen at 1.85. new coutish and tomato prices steady or down. celery seed up 3 cents. maple syrup arriving, weather boosts tomatoes, robbers expect further decline.
Eminent speakers from across the United States will address the first rational conference on vocation choice for youth to be held in Boston on November 15 and 16. The event, under the chamber of commerce and the vocation bureau of Boston, will be public with open discussion. The bureau, a public spirited group, aims to help business leaders, parents and teachers guide youth to select and prepare for a suitable vocation.
In Aberdeen Dakota Oct 17 Liloyd Bowers captured a cormorant dazzled by street lights. The bird was a mystery until an ex sailor sighted it. Old timers say a cormorant has never been seen this far. Duck shooters speculate it may come from the Canadian Pacific region.
Local market opened weak Monday and then strengthened with spirited bidding. Letcher Americans rose from 208 to 215, Terre Haute Traction common moved 16 to 18, and Farmers' Trust Citizens' Gas Belt railroad common and Citizens' Street Railway also advanced over Friday.
Mrs Thomas Jarle White of 2036 Spruce Street returns from Europe with Babette a Yorkshire terrier about two years old weighing three pounds and ten inches long. The tiny dog known for its rugged nature toured Europe by car and is praised for its compact size and hair length. Mrs White a Pennsylvanian animal welfare board member notes such tiny terriers are rare in the United States.
A citywide interdenominational revival begins in Chicago with Monday meetings and a six week schedule. Laymen’s missionary effort aims to enroll thousands. seven thousand individuals pledge to join the churches as recruits during the campaign.
Philadelphia social note recounts Marion Dougherty daughter of Mr and Mrs Webster Dougherty eloping at sixteen with Baron Richard Strobel whose claimed bohemian estates proved false she later secured a divorce now in Paris after an auto trip from San Sebastian where her terrier Putsey won a gold medal in a dog show and was praised by King Alfonso and Queen Ena
Baltimore report says Bashti the great filly will be sent to England by Harry Payne Whitney to carry his colors in the Epsom Oaks. Jack Joyner will train at Newmarket to prepare her campaign. Whitney purchased Bashir by cable without seeing her race.
Maxwell Briscoe football team beat the Marion club of Indianapolis 12 to 0 to enter the race for Indiana's independent football championship. The game took place in Newcastle Indiana on Tuesday.
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