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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
3
The New York market opened with rising optimism as buying surged, led by Mack Truck Dupont Utah Securities and American Can. Most sectors gained with the motor group showing the strongest strength amid persistent bullish momentum.
The pound sterling climbed to its highest postwar level this afternoon, quoted at 4.8556 dollars on the London exchange, marking a strong surge in currency markets.
Prosperity in the industry boosts stocks as Mack advances to record levels while Wabash becomes standout on Delaware and Hudson takeover hopes. Public Utilities rise on Utah Securities example. American Can and American Smelting push to new highs with Guggenheim brokers active. Radio Corporation strengthens ahead of possible Victor Talking Machine Company deal.
Foreign exchange markets closed lower in New York with sterling at 4.85, up francs 5.14, Holland around 5.0, marks near 23.80, Shanghai 73 1 2 cents, Hong Kong 55, Yokohama 42 cents. Market shows broad weakness across currencies.
Markets report varied prices for eggs butter and poultry in Indianapolis Chicago and Cleveland. Hens roosters ducks and turkeys listed with per dozen or per pound rates. butterfat creamery butter and packing stock prices shown. potatoes and sugar also noted across multiple regions and dates.
Taps were sounded at the funeral of John Carmody, a war veteran, shot and killed by local detective James McFarland. The firing squad from Ft Harrison performed the salute in Anderson, Indiana, on May 19.
Property owners in Anderson Indiana filed a suit to stop the proposed municipal swimming pool saying it will be a nuisance. A hearing was set for May 27.
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Wabash district North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference will hold its annual meeting at Andrews near Marion May 21 to 23.
Hog receipts reached about 9 000 with trade at 12.85 to 12.90 for top hogs as outside and local buyers stayed active. Cattle trading was slow though prices held, beef steers 8.50 to 11, light stock 10.50 to 11, heifers 9 to 11, cows 4.50 to 8.50, cutters 3.25 to 4.25, canners 2.25 to 3, calves steady at 5 to 8 and veals 6.50 to 10. Sheep and lambs smallish run with lambs 16 to 17 and yearlings 8 to 10. Receipts: hogs 9 000, cattle 1 700, calves 1 200, sheep 200.
Chicago grain futures rebounded from a mid day dip with May wheat off 6 percent recovering near the start level. Bullish crop news from the Midwest and Argentine cables spurred buying as commissions and hedgers re entered. export sales of 200000 bushels supported oats while corn and oats showed mixed early action.
Mixed crop futures data from Chisago grain table includes May and July bids, cash prices, and monthly reports. Values for corn, oats, rye, and lard show multiple percentages and dollar figures with several months and delivery terms.
At the annual meeting of the Indianapolis Clearing House Association the following were elected to offices: President Frank D. Stalnaker of Indiana National Bank, vice president Filmer W. Stout and Fletcher American National Bank, treasurer Arthur V. Brown of Union Trust Company, president George C. Calvert. The two executive committee members elected were Otto M. Frenzel of Merchants National Bank and vice president Elmer V. Stout.
Mrs. May Wischmeyer reported seventy five chickens stolen from her Bethel Avenue coop. Police traced the suspect trail to a poultry transit and checked five locations as detectives pursued the case.
A United States Department of Agriculture and Purdue University report notes rain is badly needed in northern Indiana. Oats wheat hay and pastures suffer while some frost and cool dry weather stunt crops. Corn 80 percent planted with fair to good stands while southern counties see some showers easing urgency. Timoth y less advanced than clover with alfalfa being cut in the south. Farm work remains ahead as planting continues.
In a Chicago courtroom the jurors face cap on photographs and intense questioning. Stewart probes the burden of proof and the presumption of innocence as Shepherd’s fate hangs on the trial. Photographers evade restrictions, snapping shots of principal figures amid the tense proceedings.
Sheriff Arbuckle raided a Columbus area farm and found four quarts of alcohol hidden with setting hens. Elmer Hansen was implicated as the owner as deputies retrieved the bottles from the farm buildings.
Cattle receipts across cities show varied demand with steers and yearlings uneven yet generally steady large volume in some markets. Hog receipts rise with higher bids while calves and sheep show mixed activity and regional price ranges.
Indications point to a strong rise in U S building activity for the coming summer, says 8 W Straus and Co The April report from 365 cities shows a 32 percent gain over April 1924 despite a weak first quarter The April surge offsets earlier losses and boosts four month totals based on permits and plans filed in major cities.
In a long message to the city, Mayor Shank urges preserving the street railway system against new bus routes. He argues fare reductions depend on protecting streetcar lines and limiting competition, and he supports preferring streetcar extensions and transfers at seven cents. The letter also warns against buses on streets already served by existing lines.
A holiday mood cloaks the Indianapolis courthouse as Shaw stands before Judge Joseph H. Williams for a change of venue retrial. Marion County Prosecutor William H. Remy seeks the death penalty with jury selection led by Homer Elliott, amid a ten day anticipated proceeding and heavy public interest.
Remy plans to stay in Martinsville as prosecution proceeds with Omar O'Harrow of Morgan County and Homer Elliott leading the case. Defense will be by Kivett and three Indianapolis attorneys Joseph K. Brown W. S. Henry and C. H. Thurston.
A large delegation of Indianapolis businessmen attended sessions of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington D C this week. Reynolds McWhirter and others represented the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. The first prize in a national fire prevention contest will be received by Reynolds Antrim Howard Raub and board members. State delegates included Barnaby Himmelwright Raub and Leich from Greencastle Frankfort Clinton Evansville.
Captain Richard Howland Ranger of the Radio Corporation of America, visiting his mother in Indianapolis, said radiophoto transmission will become common. He recently participated in sending a photograph from Honolulu to New York, a distance exceeding 5,100 miles.
The 1925 season at Riverside Park opens Wednesday with free rides from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Manager A. W. Colter announces a new Kiddy Land with a matron in charge and says children must be accompanied by parents. An all night dance is planned for May 29 prior to the Speedway race.
In Supremor Court Four, Mrs. Roxie Taylor testified her husband John F. Taylor a constable struck her Monday in front of the courthouse. She plans to file assault and battery charges as his divorce trial proceeds amid a missing defense witness and concurrent criminal court action.
City council will investigate a protest by property owners along Shelby Street from Washington Street to Fountain Square against the Board of Works plan to connect Shelby and Washington Streets by widening and opening Cruse Street. A committee urged Shelby Street to run straight to Southeastern Avenue or along the Pennsylvania Railroad elevation to reach Southeastern Avenue.
The State tax board disapproved a $44,800 bond for construction on Carpenter Road in Washington township Pike County. It approved a $9,000 bond for the Calvin Sheen Street in Center township Ripley County and a $47,000 bond for a school building in Jackson township Sullivan County.
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