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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
15
Receipts totaled 2500 hogs 1750 cattle and 400 sheep with losses from last week and year. Hogs show near 75 percent drop in marketing from Wednesday yet demand is good and prices edge up from Wednesday. Cattle sales shrink under 1000 head with fair activity and firmer prices while sheep and lambs lack supply yet stay strong with some lambs up 25 cents.
Livestock markets report light cattle supply with steady to rising prices across Pittsburg Mt Union East Buffalo and Cincinnati. Prime hogs fetch up to 9.60 in Pittsburgh and 9.70 in Mt Union with mixed and feeder stocks steady to active. sheep and lambs show strong demand in Cincinnati and East Buffalo.
Schwabacher a midweek provisions review notes good hog receipts and packers buying lightly causing price breaks for live hogs and products. Trade for future delivery exists but is dull with light meat and pickle markets. Lard remains the redeeming segment as overall business stays small and unlikely to surge until September and October options pass.
Chicago grain board sessions were canceled due to Illinois primary day. Activity shifted to Minneapolis with declines across outside markets as Liverpool cables stayed weak and flour demand faltered. Armour & Co issued a bearish assessment and mills in Minneapolis eyed closures. Declines included Minneapolis December and May futures, and losses in Duluth Winnipeg St Louis Kansas City and New York contracts.
The report notes no bids were made on Thursday due to a market holiday in Chicago. It details wheat, corn, and hay inspections and small lot counts across No 2 red, No 3 red, No 3 white, No 4 white, No 2 yellow, No 3 yellow, mixed and sample lots, totaling 24 cars for some categories and smaller counts for others.
Buffalo N Y markets show spring wheat No 1 northern at 1.17 dollars per bushel while winter wheat No 2 red at 1 17 and various corn and oat prices span No 2 yellow corn 64c No 3 yellow 61 2c No 4 yellow 60c No 3 58 4c No 2 white oats 6c to 37c barler 73e.
Market notes show Chicago board of trade not meeting due to primary elections. Cables report declines in wheat and corn futures in Liverpool, with Russian offerings weighing on demand. Receipts and overseas summaries hint at oversupply, weak demand, and expectations of a rebound only if further declines occur.
Canadian Pacific fell about 1 percent at the open with a string of fractional drops for Interboro Metropolitan Reading Penna and others. Steel rebounded to a gain of about 4 percent as intraday trading surged, while the curb market showed fair activity.
The fragment lists various railroad lines and percentages including 100% values for Iran Mt and Shore etc. It references lines like Tex. Pac. and L&N without clear context. Other items mention conv assets, rentings, and ref 4s with scattered numerical data, suggesting a stock table summary for transportation shares.
New York market report shows commercial bar silver at 3tye and Mexican dollars at 44e on September 15.
A long OCR fragment lists assorted fruits and vegetables with varied prices. Entries include apples such as Duchess and Jonathan. bananas. cantaloupes from Rockyford. cranberries from Massachusetts. grapes from California and Indiana. lemons from California. limes and oranges with multiple brands. peaches from Delaware and California. pears from Secker and New York Bartletts. pineapples from Red Spanish. plums from California and New York. watermelons and orange watermelons. beets celery cucumbers cauliflower and others with per unit, per crate, or per bushel pricing. Several lines show inconsistent digits requiring interpretation. Complex, unformatted catalog of produce with regional origins and different pack sizes.
Wall street summary notes Bank of England rate held at 3 percent and Taft moves toward a reciprocal treaty with Canada. London settlement closes Thursday. Havana backs a Cuban agricultural mortgage bank. Brooklyn Rapid Transit revises transfer system. Steel and rail stocks face mixed data as bankers meet in New York to address cotton bills and banking conditions amid political turbulence.
London Sept 15 The Bank of England left its rate of discount unchanged at 3 percent. The weekly statement shows rises in total reserve and other deposits and declines in circulation and government securities with reserves matching liabilities at 31.?? percent versus 32.10 percent last week.
New York metal exchange trading was dull with copper easing. Tin improved about 1 cent in bid and ask. Lead and spelter unchanged. Quotations show copper spot around 12.17 to 12.20 for September and November. tin about 35.40. lead and spelter near 442 and 5.50.
New York financial note lists car loan terms with 60 day and 90 day maturities. quotes 4ISt AST bankers bills at 486.20, AS3 483% for 60 day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
The cotton market opened very steady with limited offerings and modest buying. Prices rose about 15 points as spots were covered and shorts bought, then softened as trading grew dull and gains faded. A New York bankers meeting at 4 pm will address the foreign finance of exports.
Markets section from Indianapolis notes butter and cheese prices with various brands and weights. It lists imported Swiss butter at 30 cents, Elgin prints at 5 cents, Neufchatel and Limberg tubs around 32 cents, cheese varieties from Wisconsin and Philadelphia cream, and fresh eggs near 18 cents per dozen. The entry is a fragmented price list with multiple dairy items and poultry mentions.
Trading notes from New York show Quiet to Firm tones across staples. Flour and pork futures murmur steady while lard, sugar, coffee, and butter display narrow ranges and cautious demand.
Chicago market notes dated Sept 15 show butter extras at 30 cents, firsts 23 to 25 cents, cheese at 16 to 21 cents, and young Americas 16 cents. Live poultry prices list fowls and ducks around 10 cents each, with miscellaneous quotes for geese and other items.
The report notes the important factor in the money situation and sufficiency of prior condition. It warns of uncertain price effects until movement shows impact on business and financing. Weather is mostly favorable with heavy Texas coast rain but no inland extension or severe gulf storm effects.
Reports from Winnipeg St Louis Kansas City and New York show wheat futures with September December and May contracts quoted. Prices range from about 96 4 to 1 12 with varying cents per bushel noted for different months across markets.
Word reached Maysville on Thursday that riders set fire to barns and tobacco warehouses on the grounds of W. O. Bradford and George B. Kenny in Bracken county on Wednesday night.
Lowe and Clara Hanlin at 28 North Traub avenue welcome a boy. Fred and Eleanor Schulz of 1430 East Kelley street greet a girl. Owen and Ada Cruickmore at 2350 Wheeler street have a girl. John and Josephine Geldmeier at 1500 Spruce street report a boy. Walter and Elia Simmerman at 1988Ralston avenue have a boy. Edward and Fanny Franl at 714 Virginia avenue welcome a girl. Samuel and Hattie Swengle of 1113 Church street report a girl. George and Mary West of 1239 North Rural street have a boy. John and Flossie Head at 35 North Bismarck avenue greet a girl. Carle and Carrie Morton at 332 West Twenty-eighth street report a boy. Ray and Mathilda Ellsthorp at 2318 Gale street welcome a birth.
Fred Williams aged 11 of 322 South New Jersey street drowned accidentally. Lavern R. Buchanan 20 of 912 South Delaware street has pitamery tuberculosis. Pearl Nelson 2320 North Arsenal avenue. Broncho Baoan John C. Gilday 6 of 812 East Twenty fourth street with diabatis mellitis. Ellen Boots 61 of 1724 West Washington street cancer of left breast. Margaret Helen Sheridan T of 2426 Martin dale fivenue succumbed to typhoid fever. John George Wagner Sr 88 of 1311 Wade street three chronic nephritis. Clara Auelia Pfarrer 25 of 833 N Jeff Avery ave pulmonary consumption. Mary E. Smith 58 of Central insane hospital willary tuberculosis. David W. Woods 72 of Alabama and Washington streets crushed in street car. Vane J. Steele 3 months 1894 Madison avenue enteritis. George Washington Bowman Sr 5 of 138 Lexington avenue inflammation of fleum. Edna Spreen 28 of 1701 Lockwood street tuberculosis.
Joel Down and Sarah Bennett lead a list of individuals including Michael Sperr Rickey West George Harold Emma Ellington Alexander Warooner Wilhelmina Schelling Orville Lihker Lottie Berry George Burks Muriel Evans John Gundstaff Emma Doughter Walter Mendenhall and Josephine Wedge in a community notice listing participants.
A compilation of building permits shows multiple properties and applicants. Entries include Mrs H Caraway at 1822 Mont calm with dwelling permit valued at 1700 pounds and numerous repairs, remodels, boilers, and additions across streets such as Tenth and Bismarck Ashland Downey North Senate West Twenty second College Twenty-ninth and others with values ranging from 60 to 9688 dollars.
Real estate transfers show Brra m estate to Otto J Suez for lots 11 and 12 Biddler sub 45 outlet, 196 feet, Walnut street east of Vine street 94000. Munsch to Hogle lot 2 block 9 Tuxedo Park 49 by 136 feet east Gladstone north News York 3025. Messick to Sehrt lot 70 Drake addition 409 by 120 feet south Twelfth east Oregon 2000. Fulton to Fulton lot 45 Shoemaker addition 40 by 150 vacant west Beville south Newland 200. Hadley to Williams lot Schooley sub Oak Hill 35 by 150 improved Winter east Fern 1300. Holtman to Burnett trustee lot 104 Noble outlet 45 40 by 107.44 improved Fulton north New York 1. Barnett trustee to Holtman 1. Bihe M Wilkins to Geiger lot 8 Newman Oaks Park 335 by 140.
A long list of real estate transfers in Indianapolis townships shows numerous parcels sold or mortgaged. Buyers include Mary Althoff, Susan Morris, Anna Sullivan, and Grace Arbuckle among others. properties vary from vacant lots to improved corners, with prices from 50 to 3,500 dollars and parcels in Decatur and Washington townships, plus various additions and streets.
A scan of Indianapolis area notices shows Merriman solidifying an oil company of Rhode Island with $135 000 capital and directors Edward B Merriman Franklin B Wheelright and Charles W Haight plus multiple other firms including Calumet district realty Hammond Ind Lane telephone Jockey town Warrick county Chalfont Co Parker City Bourbon creamery Amusement company Illinois Big league ball company Indianapolis and Southern Indiana mutual building loan association Bloomfield announcing capital stock changes and incorporators.
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