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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
6
Receipts of cattle were large yet demand outpaced supply with active trading and prices firm to higher. Feeder cattle and heifers sold well with gains, hogs eased 10 cents amid steady to weaker overall demand, and sheep and lambs edged higher with lambs reaching 6.50 and yearlings at 4.50 as buyers pressed the market.
Chicago market for cattle and hogs shows gains for good grades of cattle while hogs open 10 cents lower and drift lower through the day. Traders cite show cattle sales as a reason for steadying prices with buyers seeking quality and packers providing limited support amid slow hog demand. Receipts total around 25 000 for the day and 115 000 for the week so far.
Chicago grain trading opens with subdued sentiment as bulls pull back. May wheat hits a season high on short covering despite a Liverpool price drop. Corn strengthens late on weather forecasts while oats rise on commission house buying. Provisions weaken with higher hog receipts.
Richmond polo fans push to revive polo in the city with renewed interest and local efforts under way. The piece notes ongoing enthusiasm and community activity surrounding polo in Logansport and nearby areas.
Market report lists Loganport and Chicago prices for hogs steers calves cows and sheep with weights from 100 to 1,200 pounds. Daily quotations include poultry eggs butter and produce values and note Dayton Dan Mahoney bought the Ben Porter residence at 2005 Broadway in this city.
Corrected daily by L E Miller. Chickens eight cents per dozen? roosters four cents ducks seven cents geese six? turkeys twelve cents per? hundred groupings and pricing per hundred.
Elwood Indiana December report details Mrs. W S Casad returning to her former home as housekeeper after separation over a religiously framed divorce dispute. The couple had prayed and counseled, Mrs Casad agreeing to resume duties and church participation while not renewing their prior marriage.
Walton residents will enjoy an Abend of entertainment at Bishop Hall under the Endeavor society. The Merrell Concert Company of Indianapolis will perform with Walton talent, offering monologues and music to delight attendees.
William J. Jackson, age 70, of the Pennsylvania Lines, retires after twenty-one years of service. 200 accounting staff members present him with an elegant armchair and a silk umbrella. J. K. Russell, also retiring, receives a handsome $250 clock from the Pittsburg division staff as General Superintendent S. C. Long and local officials offer remarks.
The Pennsylvania company announced a contract for a large scale creosoting operation at Mt Union to serve future needs. It includes a re treating plant with a 130 foot cylinder and over six feet width, plus pumps boilers compressors and storage tanks. Additional creosote storage tanks will be installed at Greenwich Point.
Panhandle repairmen labor every day including Sundays and holidays. There are 108 cars on the rip track and thirty in the south yards. South yard workers have always worked Sundays while rip track Sunday and holiday work follows high demand over the past two months. Additional men are hired daily to meet the ongoing workload.
A. T. Bowman resumes work after layoff and hunting break. He reports success with five rabbits and four birds. An employee ballot determines the location of the next annual union meeting, with separate ballots now being counted by department.
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