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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
6
Kapolis market activity shows strong cattle demand with receipts of about 9,200 head and 100 sheep. Prices stayed steady, with cattle trading around six cents for top lots and most supply sold. lambs and sheep ranged from four dollars downward.
The Indiana betting scene reflects a split view in the 1908 election. Watson supporters resist odds while Marshall backers push even money positions. statewide sentiment remains volatile with few large wagers as crews monitor the larger national contest and expect major action to begin Monday.
Fragmentary OCR reveals scattered terms about anthracite coal types and mining items such as lumps, egg and lump classifications, mine runs, slack, and coke by places like Pocahontas and Kanawha. The text appears garbled with misspellings and nonstandard labels, offering little coherent context or narrative.
A brief listing outlines style bacon and cured shoulders with percentages for English style shoulders and Ruear cured shoulders, noting moisture content and fat percentages. The fragmentary note mentions 14 percent l5c and 12 percent 12%e with dry salt and English style varieties.
The Wagon Market by Rouse Bros at 130 Kentucky Ave lists prices for oats Naw Clover Timothy Straw and mixed hay with bale rates No 1 and No 2. Oyster Frank at 113 N Alabama St offers fresh oysters daily.
Chicago surface market slides as disappointing car bids and better Argentine news push prices lower. Opening quotes list December wheat at 1.00, December corn at 63.5, December oats at 48.5, January pork at 16.12, January lard at 9.45, and January ribs at 8.67.
Small investors and professionals lighten positions ahead of the election while big players stay conservative. Opening prices fall with Southern Pacific and Union Pacific leading losses though only fractionally. London shows fractional declines as traders await vote counts. Curb market remains quiet though copper, cobalt, and Goldfield issues display some strength.
Oct 31 stockyard totals show hogs receipts near 15,000 with mixed bids from 5.20 to 6.05 for heavy animals and top classes around 5.86. Cattle receipts about 400 with beeves to 9.15 and western steers around 3.00 to 5.85, stockers 2.50 to 4.40, cows and heifers 1.50 to 6.25, calves 3.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 2,500 with natives and westerns 2.50 to 4.70, yearlings 4.50 to 6.40, lambs 4.00 to 6.10 for natives and westerns 4.00 to 6.00.
In South Bend and Bend resident crowd of about 4 500 marched with five bands as Thomas Marshall spoke at the Oliver opera house. A rousing reception at Mishawaka and a city rally followed with bands fireworks and horn blasts as Marshall urged Democrats to win on November 3 and recruit from opposition.
A grand Democratic mass meeting will be held at Sogolowsky's hall at the corner of Merris Street and Capitol Avenue on November 1 at 9 30 am. The Hon C A Esorbly, candidate for congress, and the Hon Philip P Bregstone of Chicago will address the meeting.
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