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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
6
Corrected daily by W C Routh the report shows Lewties Sees 5 80 to 5 80 per cwt for steers 4 50 to 5 60 for heifers 3 00 to 4 00 calves 4 50 to 5 09 cows 3 00 to 3 50 old sheep 4 00 to 4 50 per cwt and lard at 9 14 per pound
Daily quotation shows PE pickout at 5.76 to 5.90 and 6.00 for well-finished hogs. Calves range 3.00 to 5.50 with common to fair grades. Medium to heavy hogs quoted 5.90 to 6.00 and other cattle lines note margins. Market summaries reflect trading at the Logansport Union Stock Yards.
Daily market note shows prices for hides and wool corrected by B V Cook and Company. The fragment lists item codes and minor price indicators with limited legible text.
Chicago and New York reports show flour prices weak to steady with changes in spring and winter wheats. corn and oats slide slightly while butter and egg values edge lower. Live poultry, fowl, and geese prices vary, with slight rises in some butter and egg classes.
Chisago market reports show cattle and hog price ranges for various categories including native steers cows and heifers with premiums for fancy stock. Omaha Nebraska market notes list similar cattle hog and sheep prices with calves bulls and stockers, reflecting steady to firm demand.
The united tribes of Tammany, about a thousand strong, travel west in five specials on three railroads to Denver and Chicago. Notable figures, diamonds, and plans for a splashy Rockies excursion feature Moe Levy, the Harris brothers, and other Bowery elites. The trip aims for pageantry over policy with patriotic toasts and a heavy railcar spectacle.
In Constantinople on June 27 the sultan awarded the order of Cheikhat to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and to Miss Roosevelt, honoring their status and visit. The item places the ceremony in a broader sports and society page context.
A conversation at the convention has a woman puzzled by the ticket, noting Taft is the president nominee while Roosevelt is termed ex-president. A young man with a pineapple sundae explains Roosevelt is not running.
A Nashua Iowa resident and a local druggist endorse Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough and lung medicine. They claim it stops coughing, heals lungs, and prevents serious outcomes after trying other remedies without benefit.
Athampton Mass June 27. The schoolmaid is no longer the typical graduate as 45 percent of this year’s graduates pursue varied occupations from art and nursing to teaching and social work. Many come from means and expect marriage soon, redefining college as sunshine at home rather than a finishing school.
James J. Jeffries asserts Joe Gans will defeat Battling Nelson on July 4. He claims Gans is superior in every way, though Nelson is game. Jeffries cites Britt’s past win over Nelson and predicts Gans will win, barring no fouls in Goldfield controversy.
Philadelphia society reels at the spectacle of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, a blue-blood amateur turned pugilist, stepping into the ring at the National Athletic Club to support Jack O'Brien in a six round bout with Jack Blackburn. Biddle’s bold move, stemming from a long boxing career and under Fitzsimons guidance, tests class boundaries as Merion Cricket Club hosts the event.
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