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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
6
Heavy selling weakens the wheat market with May delivery slipping to 97 3/4 to 99 1/2 cents and oats easing. Corn steadies with a May contract near 61 cents, while hogs fall about 5 cents to 11.70 per hundredweight. Lard and ribs rise modestly as receipts for tomorrow are forecast.
The report lists feeder and market values for cattle by quality and weight. Good to choice steers 1300 lbs and up receive 5.00 to 5.50. Medium steers 1150 to 1250 lbs bring 4.25 to 4.85. Extra choice feed steers 900 to 1000 lbs post 4.25 to 4.50. Heifers and cows show Good to choice at 4.25 to 5.00 and fair to medium at 3.50 to 4.60.
Chicago Wisconsin March 2 Flour steady No 2 spring wheat 108 No 3 98c No 2 red 3654 99c No 2 corn 534% 56c No 2 yellow 61 69c No 2 oats 524% 52c No 3 51 52c
Receipts at Indianapolis Monday totaled about 3 500 hogs 550 cattle and 50 sheep with hogs under normal Monday demand and prices near Saturday’s close. Top hog price reached 410 with most sellers between 4 55 and 4 65 while cattle demand remained fair and prices steady and sales satisfactory. Stockers and feeders showed typical inquiry and sales at steady levels with ordinary weekly variation.
Buffalo March 2 cattle receipts 2 500 market 10 15 higher with export steers 5 50 5 75 shipping steers 5 00 5 50 butchers 4 50 5 25 heifers 3 50 5 25 cows 3 00 4 50 hogs receipts 16 000 pigs 4 85 4 90 all others 5 00 sheep and lambs receipts 15 000 top lambs 7 40 7 50 yearlings 6 25 6 60 sheep 3 00 6 00.
South Omaha cattle receipts 2,500 with market steady to higher. Native steers 4.00 to 5.60. cows and heifers 2.75 to 4.75. western and Texas cattle mixed. Hogs receipts 7,500 with prices 4.10 to 4.40. bulk 4.20 to 4.30. Sheep receipts 5,500 with m arket steady. lambs 6.25 to 6.75. ewes 4.50 to 5.00.
Fragmentary OCR text with missing letters mentions markets and buyers in a county setting. No clear events, names, dates, or locations are legible enough to confirm specifics.
Daily stock yard notices listing hogs, steers, heifers, cows and calves with price ranges from multiple brokers and markets including Logansport Union Stock Yards, McCaffrey Co, J H Foley Co, Galveston Grain Co, and local centers. Prices cover hogs 150 to 250 pounds and up to 4 1/2 dollar ranges, cattle, calves, sheep, poultry, and grain quotes with daily corrections.
Transcript shows a detective-like cross examination where a witness describes the mayor leaving the office briefly during electioneering. The witness cannot confirm any peculiar behavior, noting only a short absence and routine office activity.
A weekend of weddings and visits across Kokomo, Santa Fe, and nearby towns. Ruth Haynes wed Charles Hunter at noon with Attendants Sophia Schwenger and Charles Means. Families hosted dinners and a farewell for the groom in Santa Fe. Nearby, Glen Spradling is ill with spinal meningitis, and Donald Foy died after a long illness. Local gatherings and ciphering match were affected by bad weather.
Royal Centre Sheriff Beckley was here Monday. E F Kochel went to Indianapolis on business. J C Evans and A D May returned to Wynne Arkansas. Spent Sunday visits from L A Shafer, Elizabeth Davis, Walter Klein, Lizzie Friemel and more. Several move, trips, and small events listed with residents and nearby towns.
Camden O W Wyatt was called to Burrows on business. Mrs Campbell of Flora visits her brother O W Wyatt. Mrs Bob Lenon, seriously ill, died Tuesday morning. The Eli and Jane company arrived by morning train after performing here Monday evening.
A court session features questions about impeachment of a witness and alleged statements that Mayor McKee was intoxicated. Objections are raised and overruled as the witness hedges about past remarks and memory of events in the office.
Walton Lloyd Widner is sick with a cold. Delbert Flanagan takes a few days vacation. Miss Louisa Schwalen has been sick for a few days. Misses Myrtle Shope and Anna Shuman were in Indianapolis Saturday.
A roundup of neighbors visiting relatives and traveling for work or homesteading. Flows include Mrs Flora recovering slowly, Beth Lines visiting Camden, Good hosts at Rockfield, Solie Allabaugh moving east of town, Mrs Rickard’s note from Altamont, niece of Mrs Buson returning to Camden, Kirkman recovering to be out, Voorhees and Barnard visiting Woodville, Will Canter in Indianapolis for a Utah land deal, Charles Sams home then to New York City, Rosa Never visiting her mother, Prentice lecture at the high school, J C Stein visiting for stock farm work, show Bil Jayne drawing small crowd due to weather, Graft Myer planning a North Dakota homestead trip, J H Hendricks eyeing a Texas Panhandle trip, Mrs Will Fisher visiting uncle Frank Burns, and Fisher’s Minnesota ties with a railroad conductor husband.
Mr and Mrs George Reed will leave in a few days for an extended visit through the west. The couple intends to spend time away from home on this trip.
Bank stockholders elected directors Abner T. Bowen Charles P. McCaffrey Sidney A. Vaughan George A. Kistler M. J. McGreevy George A. Raub M. W. Collett Williard Winn A L Jones and A B Stanton with M F Sullivan and B C Jenkines as inspectors The charter is due this week The new bank will take over A T Bowen bank and be capitalized at 100000 on Wednesday.
Directors will convene to elect officers, with unspecified location and date. The notice signals organizational leadership actions and governance procedure.
Regular meeting of Eel River lodge No. 417 I O O F this evening March 3 with initiation. Ladies G A R to meet at 2 30 PM in the hall. Fidelity chapter No 58 O E S meets this evening March 3 with initiation of candidates. Dr Lynch and father A S Lynch of Peru were in the city yesterday on business.
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