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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
Indiamapolis on Aug 27 reports 6 000 hogs 1 550 cattle and 3 50 sheep sold with higher prices. Hog prices rose 10 15 cents and most hogs sold from 6 25 to 6 90 for good to choice lots. Cattle demand remained steady with strong turnout for steers. sheep receipts were larger with prices steady.
The document lists prices for steers heifers cows bulls calves and hogs across weight ranges from 700 to 1,300 pounds and up. It also shows sheep lambs bucks and market hog categories with prices per hundredweight and unit weights, reflecting a regional auction or sale catalog.
Chicago market opens with stronger hog trading led by buyers and scalpings, top price rises to 6.87 for prime hogs. Cattle gains driven by strong packer demand and light arrivals, with feeders and distillery steers pushing prices higher. Sheep and lambs steady to firm amid lighter receipts and profit taking after past declines. Grain sections show mixed futures with wheat lower and corn and oats firm on strong cash demand. Various local markets report daily price corrections for hogs, steers, and cattle across multiple exchanges.
A note states the commission expires August 31, 1908, indicating end of official tenure for the listed official.
Chicago August 27 a slackening in export demand and favorable weather for movement in the northwest led to an easy close in the local wheat market. Corn oats and provisions closed firm. The wheat market was inclined to weaken further on Eastern cables.
Wheat No 3 95 31.04 No 2 red 9473 96 Percent Corn No 2 79 80 No 2 yellow 80 8034c. Oats No 2 white 52 No 3 white 49 51 4c Timothy seed Prime 3.50 Butter Creameries 18344 22e dairies 1/ 20c Eggs Firsts 1832c prime firsts 20c.
Daily market update lists Best timothy at 8 to 9 dollars per day. Loganport grain values show Wheat 87 cents, yellow corn 1.03, white and mixed 1.01, new oats 44 cents, rye 65 cents, clover seed 5 dollars. Loganport stock market corrected by W C Routh and Bishop Elevator Co.
A heavy covering move and an evening up of shorts spurred a broad stock market advance led by Harriman issues. Southern Pacific reached a new high while Union Pacific hit its highest in over a year amid talk of dividends and improved July earnings.
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