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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
6
Chicago market report shows hog receipts about 21,000 with prices ranging from 5.10 to 6.90 for various weights and grades. Cattle and sheep also listed with steer, cow, and lamb bids. weekly comparisons note reduced hog arrivals and price shifts amid wider grain market movement.
Indianapolis agents report 8 500 hogs 1 750 cattle 700 sheep received this week, up from last year. Hogs sold from 5.75 to 6.75, with primes 6.25 to 6.65. cattle scarcity of good kinds kept prices steady, sheep mixed with sales 5.25 to 4.00. horses weaker with few private trades and most listings at 125 to 175 dollars.
Live stock quotations list steers hogs and calves with price ranges for different grades weights and conditions. Good to choice steers 900 to 1100 lbs and up to 6 50 to 7 50 per cwt. Hogs 210 lbs and up at 6 50, light pigs 2 00 to 3 00, bulk of sales 6 25. Sheep and lambs noted with price bands across yearlings and ewes.
The record lists bid ranges across several categories including good to fair steers at 6.75 to 6.75, plain to fancy cows 3.50 to 5.00, calves 4.50 to 7.50, heavy packers 6.40 to 6.50, barrows 6.40 to 6.70, sows 6.60 to 8.5, pigs 4.00 to 6.10, native lambs 5.00, and bucks 4.00 to 4.50, reflecting varied market activity for a broad auction.
Active cash wheat demand from millers and exporters pushed Chicago market higher led by September deliveries. Corn and oats gained modestly while provisions held steady as weather boosts Northwest harvests. A Chicago mill paid $1.33 per bushel for old No 1 northern delivery, signaling firmness.
Wheat No 3 98 1.10 No 2 red 93 95c. Corn No 2 79c No 2 yellow 79 80c. Oats No 2 49c No 2 white 49 34c. Rye No 2 79c. Barley Malting 63 66c. Butter Creameries 19 22 13c, dairies 17 20c. Eggs Cases 14? 14c firsts 18 14c prime firsts 20c.
Daily market bulletin shows Loganport market corrections for wheat corn and rye with prices. Stock market listing includes hogs steers cows calves and sheep price ranges. Country produce and dairy prices are given by multiple buyers with reader notes on corrections.
Sunday heat prompted dress code changes across Marion churches with coats off and comfort allowed. At First Methodist Elkanah Hulley stirred the crowd by bringing an electric fan from home to aid singers during services.
Three hundred black residents from nearly every ward met at the Instituional church on Dearborn Street and formed the Chicago Colored People's Law and Order League to drive from the city the vicious element among Negroes.
About 10 000 coal miners in the Pittsburg district threaten a strike after operators refused to grant an increased check off. The union seeks a 75 cent monthly deduction, up from the current 50 cents, to fund union expenses.
In New York the dry goods market saw increased jobbing activity with more trading in the primary market. Converters are resuming small lot purchases and print dealers are taking early goods as hosiery orders improve and demand broadens.
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