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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
Estimated receipts across five markets led by St Paul and Pittsburg with Buffalo totals showing smaller inflows. Figures list 18 000 for St Paul and 7 000 for Pittsburg along with 2 000 for Buffalo and 5 000 for others. overall total shows a deficit of 36 700 with a 600 secondary figure.
Receipts show 000 hogs 1 700 cattle 650 sheep versus last week and year. Demand from outside sources lifted good 10 grade hog prices by about 5 to 10 cents, while trashy hogs lacked interest. Cattle and sheep markets held steady with mixed demand and slow big lots. Horses sold well with most buyers seeking heavy chunks and drafters. prices ranged around 125 to 175 dollars.
Indian apolis live stock quotations show prices for steersheifers cows bulls hogs and yearlings by weight class. Good to choice steers 900 to 1100 lbs bring around 4.00 to 5.50 per cwt with loads and commissions noted in columnar pricing. Similarly heifers cows bulls hogs and yearlings are priced by weight and quality with ranges shown for each category.
Market notes list common to medium sheep with rates per 100 pounds from 2.50 to 3.00 dollars and higher. Pucks prices shown at 3.00 to 3.50 dollars per 100 pounds and spring lambs at 4.00 dollars with occasional 3.75 markers.
Chicago reports a fresh wave of bullish sentiment as crop damage in the northwest and rust spread lift wheat prices on the local exchange. September gains reach 23 5/8 cents, December and May options rise about 3 cents, with corn and oats also moving higher and provisions trending up.
Chicago August 5 hogs and cattle prices showed a steady to mixed pattern as cattle receipts near 18 000 head with 5 000 range cattle and about 1 000 Texas cattle. Hogs opened steady with a top at 6.90 while packers supported late. live muttons eased with lambs dragging and prices 10 25 cents lower.
Logansport and Galveston markets show mixed grain, livestock, and poultry rates with hogs ranging around 6.0 to 6.6 per hundredweight, steers near 4.0 to 4.8, and eggs Butter and oats listed. Regional quotes include Logansport onion stock yards and Walton Flora Adamsboro Hoovers Mexico entries with specific per hundred weights and local elevator corrections.
Receipts of hogs at main western markets yesterday totaled 74 800 head, compared with 74 800 a year earlier. The figures show year ago totals 27 000 5 800 8 000 4 000 8 300 10 000 4 500, reflecting a mixed pattern across regions.
Chicago cash prices show wheat No 2 at 1 15 1 17 per bushel while No 3 sits at 1 09 1 16 Corn No 2 at 79 cents and No 2 yellow at 80 84 cents Oats No 2 at 45 cents Butter creamaries 18 20 cents and dairies 17 19 cents Eggs firsts 174 4 cents and prime firsts 20 cents.
A historical price table lists steers cows yearlings and stockers with ranges from 2.50 to 7.50 for various grades. It includes bulls heavy calves heavy packers and barrows with price points spanning roughly 1.73 to 7.50 and notes weight classes 150 to 325 pounds.
Livestock prices listed include stags 300 to 450 lbs and throw-outs. Pigs under and over 110 lbs show prices from 3.75 to 6.50 with ranges for 110 to 130 lbs and 4.00 to 5.50 for other weights. Sheep and bucks show prices from 3.50 to 6.50 for ewes lambs wethers and bucks with varied weights and categories.
Goshen Ind Aug 5 Rain is badly needed as dryness grips the country Fires reported in all parts of the county Sanders woods north of the city caught fire and farmers fight flames on their land Open grass stretches pose a menace to surrounding areas
Charles E. Steinwender, a Marion county recorder's clerk, and his nephew Tom Thomas are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Beauford Banta R. R Doi.
In Werda, within the Dahomer realm, a temple hosts over a thousand serpents. Priests feed them with birds and frogs offered by locals, and large snakes hang from beams in strange positions. Killing a serpent is punishable by death, even for Europeans. accidental killings require priestly purification.
A New York Sun quote argues that makers who wear cork limbs have better insight into comfort and fit. It notes a social bias favoring artisans who use their own products and cites advertisements claiming experience by wearers. The piece highlights the selectivity and quality concerns of artificial limb customers seeking proper fit.
A Strand Magazine extract recounts English admirals collecting stories that mock civilian officials. One tale shows an admiralty leader replying to a disaster report with a complaint about euphemistic language. Another civilian misreads a chart distance as miles, misunderstanding that two inches on a chart can mark 4000 miles at sea.
The only oil portrait of Daniel Boone was painted by Chester Harding in June 1820 at Flanders Callaway’s Missouri residence near Far West in Warren County. Rev James F E Welch assisted by sitting behind Boone as he leaned on a bed for the artist. The painting now hangs in the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.
The London Globe reports on the slowworm or glass snake legend, noting the creature’s timid nature and its tightening into a rigid state when captured, with speculation that only parts may survive such stress. The piece contrasts myth with a cautious description of the slowworm’s physical response.
During a trial in Mele bourne a club rail ax handle knife and shotgun were shown as weapons used in the assault. The victim defended himself with a scythe revolver pitchfork chisel hand saw and a dog. The jury said they would have paid a sovereign each to witness the fight.
A newspaper quip notes an uncle saying you can’t tell, about a man described as an aesthetic artist who chews tobacco and smokes through a rubber pipe, claiming it preserves his health in a Cleveland Leader style blurb.
Cassidy quips about a name and learning while Casey insists on being called Wan. The exchange frames a playful clash of slang and wit in a Kansas City era newspaper voice.
A humorous early dialogue features a patient describing breathing pain and a doctor promising a quick remedy. The exchange hinges on miscommunication and a playful misunderstanding of symptoms.
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