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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
6
Hog receipts totaled 000 with 1,259 cattle and 800 sheep, down from last week and year. Prices held near yesterday's close, hogs mostly $6.30 to $6.70, steers stronger by 25 cents, cows and heifers cheaper by 10 cents, bulls weaker, stockers steady, calves steady. Sheep and lambs steady amid large arrivals.
Chicago live stock quotations show cattle from Good to prime steers across weight ranges with prices, plus heifers cows bulls and calves, hogs with weights and ranges, sheep lambs and buck prices. Numerous figures list entries for Good to choice, fair to medium, common to good stockers, heavy calves, hogs and sows, with bulls and miscellaneous entries.
Cattle receipts are light and market steady in Buffalo on August 20. Hog receipts reach 2,000 with a slow market. heavy weights bring 7.00 to 7.10, workers 6.90 to 6.45, and pigs 5.25 to 5.35. Sheep and lambs run 1,000 head with uncertain bidding and a stray price entry of 6.25 in the record.
Chicago August 20 hogs opened steady with light trade and slow packer demand. After an hour a firmer tone emerged and activity picked up. Receipts about 16 000, compared with 23 700 last week. Mixed lots improved slightly. top hog price 6.85, 5 cents below last session high. Cattle receipts 4 000, quality poor, good steers sold firm, feeders hopeful for lambs but overall slow. Western division sales late with natives up to 6.25.
Wheat sells at 1.34 per bushel for 5000 bushels No. 1 hard with a new high. a car of No. 3 spring arrives at 1.08. Elevators hedge September deliveries while shifting to December. Chicago and Minneapolis traffic show varied receipts. corn and oats futures rise then exert profit taking. provisions firm with Jan products in demand. Multiple regional market quotes and buy/sell prices for hogs, cattle, and dairy appear from several exchanges including Logansport and Galveston.
My commission expires August 31 1908 marking the end of my official tenure and eligibility to perform duties under the Tribune circulation system.
Chicago August 20 Wheat held firmer on brisk demand from millers and exporters with small receipts. September futures rose fractionally while corn and oats gained modestly and provisions advanced. Early session activity waned but bullish sentiment persisted as cash winter wheat remained scarce inland.
Simeon Claeys fired at Mrs Julius Claeys after she refused his advances. The shots injured Mrs Claeys and her husband, killed James Patterson, and wounded a patrolman. Simeon Claeys is jailed. Julius Claeys is dying. All parties are well known Flemish residents of Mishawaka.
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Wheat No. 3 98 cents to $1.10 per bushel. No. 2 red 95 to 96 cents. Corn No. 2 79 to 79 and a half cents. No. 2 yellow 80 to 81 and a quarter. Oats No. 3 white 48 to 50 cents. Rye No. 2 77 cents. Barley fair to choice 64 to 66 cents. Creameries dairies butter 17 to 26 cents. Eggs 138 to 20 cents and 19 to 22 cents.
The Tribune pledges a reliable market report to help subscribers buy and sell intelligently. It emphasizes accuracy of quoted prices as essential to the publication’s usefulness.
Harrison township Republicans meet Friday evening August 28 at 8 p m at Lucerne to nominate two township ticket. Committeemen named are J S Mellinger and J W Backus.
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