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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
20
Light receipts estimated at 5500 plus 168 holdovers pushed prices 25c higher. Top price 12 for lightweight hogs. most trades at 13.65 to 13.75. Cattle opened weak with limited trading, steers 7 to 13.65, heifers 5 to 10, cows 4 to 7. Sheep and lambs steady with top 14.50 for choice lambs. calves steady to 50c lower.
The opening stock market showed fairly active trading with most leaders advancing. Steel common rose above 125 while American Sugar and U S Rubber gained early, and American Locomotive moved up on large orders. Rails led gains with Southern Railway hitting record territory at 110% as investors anticipated a dividend increase.
A self told tale portrays Captain Smith as a daring, braggart yet brave leader of Jamestown. He faces mutiny, escapes slavery, defeats Turk foes, and mentors colonists while Pocahontas tale elements spark debate. He charts North American coasts and shapes Virginia’s rise despite flaws.
Funeral arrangements for Senator Ralston dominate Indianapolis activity with state and national Republicans and Democrats postponing meetings. Attending leaders include Vice President Dawes and a large slate of federal and state officials plus hundreds of honorary pallbearers and funeral committees.
Local bank clearings in Indianapolis for Friday reached 2.744 million dollars while bank debits for Friday totaled 7.256 million dollars.
Chicago and Cleveland markets report butter receipts and prices for creamery and standard butter, while poultry and eggs show varying prices for fowls, turkeys, ducks, and chic ker. New York and western markets list flour, lard, sugar, and cheese prices with regional differences.
A dense list of wholesale fruit and vegetable prices by basket or box. Includes apples such as Maiden Blush and Grimes Golden, bananas, cantaloupes, cranberries, grapes, lemons, limes, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, and vegetables like beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, onions, okra, parsley, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, and turnips with price points and units.
Meat price list shows wholesale rates for beef pork veal and lamb with various weights and cuts. Includes fores under carcass hinds over carcass native cows tongues sweetbreads and other byproducts with per pound prices and percentage yardages.
A price list shows varied fish items priced per pound or per unit including whitefish, Mackinaw trout, pike, perch, Columbia River taimon steaks, halibut, baby whitefish, boneleaf herring, red snapper, mackerel, white perch, river carp, lake mullets, dressed and smoked whitefish, smoked salmon, smoked herring, kippered meat cod, and oysters with prices ranging from 5c to 85c and multiple regional terms. Names and spellings are inconsistent, indicating OCR quality.
Wheat prices rose sharply in opening Board of Trade trading led by a more favorable buying mood. Professionals and commission houses moved from the down side to buy, with strength in cash markets cited as the key factor. Corn showed caution awaiting terminal arrivals. oats followed higher, while provisions fell on cash selling.
Chicago Oct 16 primary receipts show Wheat 1,069,000. Beene 2,938,000. corn 404,000. oats 566,000. grain 1,125,000. Shipments list Wheat against 1,946,000. corn 248,000. oats 582,000. Crude receipts: Wheat 4. corn 116. oats 42.
Indianapolis mills and elevators offer $1.55 for No 2 red wheat with other grades paid on their merits reflecting market flexibility.
Births listed for numerous families with names and street addresses including Morea and Fannie Lewis 920 West Twenty-Eighth, Joseph and Edna Hofmeister 1633 Ingram, Ames and Martha Belt 1831 West Morris, James and Louise Powell 430 Wiarathe, Orville and Grace Baker 215 Taft, Edgar and Clara Myrick 718 E Twenty-Seventh, Hervey and Cordia Albert 908 Ashland, Carl and Emma Barnett 2221 Lexington, oe and Stella Martin 1522 Pleas- Theodore and Nellie Rebenack 1813 Inm. Irivester and Edna McQuillen 215 S Dayvideon, Girls John and Edith Borhee 1022 N West Otis and Helen White 217 N Richland Albert and Mary Boblett 838 S Missouri wiltcene and Pearl June 3202 N nps Thomas and Lena Thrash 782 Oxford Rennie and Addie Crowe 820 Perron Ren and Lena Brummett 257 Waler Leander and Fl’a Scogrins 8311 Paris Roy and Cecil Tanner 803 Chase.
The list records multiple deaths with ages and causes including general peritonitis pneumonia cerebral hemorrhage myocarditis urinary infections and car accident related injury. Locations include Ogden Market Alabama city hospital St Vincent's Hospital and 1412 E Market among others.
The trial proceedings show Judge Sparks ruling that a questioned statement counts as a question not a declaration. Inman challenges Kane's grandstanding while jurors face lengthy voir dire with multiple farmers questioned about bias and reasonable doubt. Threats to Prosecutor Remy surface as investigators reinforce security around the courthouse.
Regional livestock prices and receipts across Chicago Cincinnati East Buffalo Pittsburgh and East St Louis on October 16 show slow or weak tones in cattle with mixed hog and sheep movements. Cattle receipts around 750 to 4 000 with prices from 4 to 14 dollars per hundredweight, hogs near 10 to 12 dollars, lambs around 14 to 15 dollars, and varying butcher and veal values.
Merchants of the Pennsylvania St. Business Association plan a Good Luck festival in Indianapolis on Oct. 28. Citizens will view a parade of horse drawn vehicles. Mayor Shank and McCutcheon Gregory serve on the judging committee awarding prizes for best appearing, most comical, and most antiquated entries.
Altenheim Old Folks Home will dedicate its new building on Capitol Ave and Twentieth St this Sunday. An interesting program is planned and the Ladies Auxiliary will serve supper after the exercises. Members and friends are invited to attend. Speed of the Gulf Stream along the U S coast runs about five miles per hour.
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