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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
4
Receipts total around 6 000 hogs 900 cattle and 200 sheep with hogs up year over year but cattle and sheep down. Prices vary by class with good to choice steers 1300 pounds and up and several feeding categories listed along with Union Stockyards Cincinnati and East Buffalo regional entries.
Chicago cash grain prices for wheat and oats are listed by class and quality with variations in bid numbers. Prices show No. 2 red at 1.21 to 1.23, No. 2 hard winter around 1.10 to 1.15, No. 1 northern spring near 1.09 to 1.10, oats No. 2 white about 41 to 45 cents, with other grades trailing.
Boston stock page notes opening prices for firms including Butte Coalition at 2 percent Parrott at 0 percent Nevada Cons at 24 Lake Copper at M percent. The brief listing reflects early market figures without further commentary.
A New York romance tale centers on Alma Belwin, an actress and Ibsen student, and Harry Lang, an actor, amid Marie de Becker Lang seeking alimony in a separation suit. Belwin allegedly understudied de Becker Lang’s wife’s role, stirring scandal as rumors of a Coney Island meeting surface and a divorce looms. The piece notes Lang’s Shaw connections and a staged production reference.
New York October 23 The market opened extremely weak and nervous, following London. In the first minutes losses ranged from fractions to over one point across all items. Transactions were large with heavy buying from strong sources to hold prices steady, but support faded and later prices drifted lower with further fractional declines.
Grain market notes show Wheat steady with No 2 red prices around 1.19 and 1.16 through billing for November and December. Corn prices across multiple grades range from 60c to 66c through billing, with oats and hay listed as quiet. Inspections tally 12 cars total with mixed lots of wheat corn oats and hay, followed by a comparative flour output and stock figures dated Oct 23 to Oct 26 1909.
Market notes indicate big shifts from the large market to Cobalt with Silver Leaf posting the most trades and prices firm. Cobalt Central and City of Cobalt hold steady around prior day levels as Little Nipissing and Qotisse show stability. several lower priced issues expected to pay dividends this winter.
New York markets opened generally weak with mixed listings in mining stocks. Highlights include Standard, American Tobacco, Nevada and Cananea equities showing varied fractions and declines, while Copper, Goldfield, and transit shares display modest shifts and erratic quotes across the board.
Chicago wheat opened steady near yesterday's close then rose as short covering and buying emerged. Corn slipped slightly while oats rose. provisions held near steady. Prices listed show Wheat Dec at 1.055 4106, Corn Dec 59 3 89, Oats Dec 4 0 %c, with later closes on all futures and cash figures for Pittsburgh cattle hogs and sheep.
A fragmented price list shows sugared cured hams, English style hams and bacon with varied percentages and prices, including smoked bacon and fresh pork sausage. Also mentions shoulders lard tenderloins dressed hogs fresh beef veal carcasses and other meat items with unclear values.
Toledo Ohio October 23 Wheat cash 1.50 percent December 1.26 percent May 1.257 percent July 1.05 Corn cash 62 percent December 62 percent May 62 percent July 4 Oats cash 42 percent December 0 May 42 percent July 4 Rye cash Tic
In Wonderland Friday night campaign event, Samuel Lewis Shank recounted how he returned 1200 dollars from Arch Young after a deal about his mayoral bid. He accused Fremont Alford and Democrats of using the tale in publicity as W. L. Resener advised him to quit.
A moral tale unfolds amid a local political seasonal skirmish. The piece traces a virtuous Old Lady drawn to a flashy sport and a Democrat ally, amid accusations of secret deals, withdrawals, and payments. It critiques Shank’s late campaign finances and Gauss’s stance on boulevard taxes and urban planning. The piece questions trust, transparency, and public duty in a municipal race.
Charles A. Gauss spoke Friday night at Brightwood denying brewery ties and saying he would not know Crawford Fairbanks. He pledged fair treatment for saloon men, equitable labor for colored and white workers, a debt-paying administration, and opening city books. Arthur H. Jones and Joseph W. Kenney also spoke.
Former Congressman C. D. Vanduser of Nevada is jailed in Pittsburgh over a mining stock sale from three years ago. He allegedly left a board bill at Fort Pitt hotel and used the alias P. H. Harris of Chicago during arrest.
Fire swept the West winery, three miles north of Btokton, Cal, causing an estimated loss of half a million dollars. The plant, one of the state's largest and best equipped, held vats with a quarter of a million gallons of wines and brandies and is a total loss.
James P. Goodrich as receiver of the Chicago Cincinnati Louisville abroac filed September monthly report with the federal court clerk. Expenditures totaled 300,966.61 dollars while receipts amounted to 2,908,216.78 dollars for the month.
The mutilated body of Melville W. Keene, 1 years old, was found in the public roadway four miles west of Erie, Pa. He had been stabbed 24 times, his head almost severed, and the back of his skull crushed. Keene was a business agent for the Carpenters' union with no clue as to the murderer.
Nashville dispatch says two engineers were killed and several others feared dead after a collision of trains on the Virginia and Southwestern railroad at Sprinkler, West Virginia.
Capt. Lovelace, the American aviator, was thrown 30 feet when his aeroplane went wrong at the Doncaster aviation meet. He escaped serious injuries though the aircraft was badly damaged after a short time piloting.
Birth announcements for Adron and Amelia Sanford. Willam and Ellen Cook. Clorence and Mary Clements. William and Cora Wright. Charles and Maud Fish. Harry and Ella Bastian. Demitri and Mary Papa. Edward and Nettie Crothers. Walter and Grace Hiatt. William and Avis Griffy. John and Anna Totaria. Patrick and Margaret O Connor. Isaac and Freda Harpern. Deaconess Riley and Mary Bemmer. William and Ida Shreve. Otto and Ethel Reisinger. N Fo and Alice Seblee. John and Grace Summers. Patrick and Margaret OConnor at City hospital. Deaths include John Copelin at City hospital. Theresa Michaelis at 1016 Broadway. Patrick Kelley at City hospital. Edgar W Plummer at 1802 E Washington. Freeman Morgan at Central Insane hospital. Marriage licenses listed for multiple couples. Building permits issued for reshingle on Isabella Street, Trinity M EB church floor, and a house on 725-27 S East.
New York banks report October figures with the clearing house reserve at 37 percent, a rise of 6.35 million in reserves offset by a 5.34 million increase in U S. liabilities. Loans fell 38.77 million while specie rose 4.37 million. Legal tenders up 134 dollars and deposits up 407.4 million with circulation increasing 675.9 thousand. Actual cash reserve sits at 2.37 percent.
Rear Admiral Henry Erben died at his home in New York City on EastForty fourth Street. The obituary notes his rank and final residence as the city address.
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