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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement by W. T. Giffe, agent at 417% Broadway, promotes 6 percent interest on saving accounts from $100 to $5,000 and 6 percent returns on first mortgages secured by a $320,000 Bank and Trust Co. For $100 to $500, certificates of deposit bearing 6 percent are available, secured by first mortgages guaranteed by the bank.
Receipts for hogs totaled 53500 with a weak finish despite light gains on holdovers. Cattle arrivals were light and demand poor with a slower market and lower quotes. Sheep and lambs found steady prices as local buyers cleared available stock. best lambs brought 6.75 while top sheep reached 4.00.
Live stock price list with various grades and weights for steers heifers cows and bulls including good to choice steers 900 to 1100 pounds and 1150 to 1250 pounds with commission rates. hogs and light pigs prices. yearlings and sheep by grade and weight. spring lambs and bucks per 100 pounds.
Letters advertised to parties listed at Logansport post office for the week ending December 11, 1908 remain unclaimed. Call within ten days to avoid forwarding to the dead letter office in Washington D C. Names include men Baker Drechler Huffman Kesner Smith Tritt Webb and George Zeiger. women Grace Miss Emma Miss Dora Mrs Shunn Mrs Charlotte B Webb and others.
Buffalo stock receipts include 2300 cattle with prices down 10 to 15 cents on export and shipping steers and cows 3.00 to 5.50. Hogs totaled 14060 with medium and heavy at 5.90 to 6.00 and light at 5.50 to 5.60. Sheep and lambs seen firm with best lambs 7.25 to 7.50 and calves 9.50 to 10.00.
Chicago trading ended with wheat weak as leading holders sold off shares. Early mild demand from commission houses faded, causing a broad selloff. late gains came from cash grain demand by shippers. Oats stayed steady on light offerings while provisions firm on tight hog receipts.
A series of real estate transfers and mortgages in multiple Indiana locales. Entries include Swift & Company to Giuseppe Caruso and others for parcels on Railroad and North East corners. several lot transfers in John O Skelton and Mead lawn additions. cash deeds ranging from 2500 to 5500 dollars. plus a Logansport Loan and Trust Co transaction and an aggregate fourteen mortgages totaling 12 671 07. Names include James W. Viney Claude C Bishop Albert F Stukey Sidney V Kaufman Benjamin Porter Lola B Davis Carl A Closson Lola Shriver Mary A Dietz Peter O Neal Charles Pugh, William Harvey and others.
The British Museum houses over a million insect specimens, yet researchers say the majority of the insect world remains undiscovered or unnamed.
Sixty one million acres in Spain, about one percent of the nation, are classified as mountain and waste land, highlighting extensive unreclaimed terrain. The data underscore potential for reclamation or conservation within Spain's land resources.
Readable lines show large sheep totals with multiple figures such as 3 500 42 000 and 10 000 plus 13 000 2 000 3 000 and 2 900 indicating grouped herd counts or categories across locations or times. The fragment suggests an agricultural census or market listing with varied herd sizes.
Chicago reports show cattle receipts rising then trimmed, total near 20,000 with hogs and sheep also cut. Prices moved largely nominal with slow activity after opening hour, steers steady to slightly lower, lambs down 15 to 20 cents, and sheep slow or unchanged. Local markets list hay, grain, and livestock prices across multiple yards, with varied readings for hogs, steers, cows, calves, and poultry.
Livestock prices listed for steers cows calves and hogs with ranges by weight and quality. Includes native yearlings range steers feeders and porkers with bids for bulls sows and sheep and lambs. Prices shown in dollars per hundredweight and per head as available.
The Tribune intends to publish a reliable market report daily for subscribers who can use it to buy and track prices. The note outlines a plan for timely financial data and market insights.
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as quick relief for headaches neuralgia rheumatism and other pains. Testimonials from Russell a station agent in Battle Creek and M J Hamilton of Upper Alton praise the product with claims of elimination of headaches and neuralgia. The ad notes 25 doses for 25 cents and a money back offer on the first package if no benefit.
In the District Court of Indiana Chas H Bruner of Logansport Cass County declared bankrupt on December 2 1908. First creditors meeting scheduled December 15 1908 at 9 am at Dyer B McConnell office Logansport. Liabilities listed at 1319.65 assets 490 exemption 690 claimed. DYER B McCONNELL Referee in Bankruptcy.
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