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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
6
Oats No 2 white priced at 50 cents, No 3 white 4534 49. Butter Creameries 20 percent 27 to 28 cents, dairies 18 percent 24 cents. Eggs cases 17 20 cents, firsts 23 cents, prime firsts 24 cents.
Cattle totals reported include 6000 5000 2000 800 21500 3000 and 4000 across key markets, reflecting varied turnout.
Chicago traders noted a modest uptick in hog prices at opening as early sales showed about a 10 cent rise from the prior session low. Packers displayed firmer interest while scalpers pursued trades more aggressively, and shipping demand appeared to improve with hopes of stronger support this morning. Cattle receipts ran about 6,500 head.
Indianapolis on Oct 13 reports hog receipts of 500 with more sales than recent weeks. Prices edged up a shade though the average remained unchanged. top quoted at 6.25 and many hogs sold around 5.15 to 5.80 as trading stayed fairly active. Cattle market steady with larger recounts.
Prices compared with yesterday show medium to common heifers neglected while cows remain in demand. Bulls and calves steady. sheep lower with about half as many sheep and lambs traded. Lambs fell about 25 cents, near a dollar from last week's peak. best lambs at 35.00 and others around 3.00 per head.
A dense list details Good to choice steers and heifers with weights from 150 to 1300 pounds, priced $2.00 to $7.60 per cwt, plus cows, bulls, calves, hogs, and sheep ranges. Reads as a wholesale market snapshot with multiple weight classes and Grades.
Native cattle on the market were common and medium in quality with outside buyers and packers seeking choice steers but scarce. Early prices held steady but quoted only nominally as light Thursday trade eased. Sheep and lambs showed improvement with light supplies and potential price gains, while week-to-date receipts lag last week by about 15,000 head.
Buffalo market brief records cattle receipts for October with limited readable figures. The fragment mentions receipts in a local market context but lacks complete data or names.
Chicago market reports show wheat slipping more than a cent due to weak cables and lack of export demand. At close most wheat futures fell one to 14 1 4 cents, with corn also weak while oats and provisions held steady.
The Tribune lists a daily market report with Loganport grain and stock yard prices. It details best timothy and mixed hay, corrected wheat and corn prices, hogs and steers by weight, calves and sheep ranges, and daily country produce such as butter eggs lard and potatoes with multiple firms cited for daily corrections.
Tribune special correspondent notes the birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Dug Clay and announces Mt. Zion Christian church Buck wheat services scheduled for Sunday at 11 AM and 7 PM. Attendees are invited. Maggie Cohee injures her arm while at school. grandma Dale hosts an 84th birthday gathering. John Brant and Frank and Lewis McFatridge work on clover. Minnie Tolbert of Kokomo visits.
Wheat slumped in Liverpool due to anticipated Argentine shipments and favorable weather for the new crop. Argentine movement estimated at 1.8 million bushels versus 524,000 last week. In the U S, dry winter weather persisted though rain spread west of the Rockies with forecasts of eastward storms. Receipts fell short of demand as export activity remained dull.
About 140 students and teachers at South Lancaster Academy in Clinton Mass suffered from stomach poisoning after consuming canned corn used in dormitory soup. Doctors attended to the ill, but no one was believed to be in danger, and school sessions were canceled.
Miss Dora Burkit visits Uncle Chas Cannady and family. Lawrence McDonald from Galveston stays with Mr and Mrs Harry Perringer. Rufus Keener visits his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Keener for an evening in town.
Mrs Florence Warner comes home after a 15 weeks visit with friends and relatives in Ohio and Indianapolis. Local families entertained and visited include Morrow Angle Leffel Scott and Teel households with several relatives listed. Continuous social calls occur across Sunday and Monday as households reconnect.
Deer Creek The Odd Fellows George Seward and Jerome Becket with T. C. Forgy John Nice laid a cement walk this week. The C P Ladies Aid society met with Mrs Edna McKinney Wednesday. A B Willing Workers met with Mrs Oscar Cook Thursday. Deer Creek high school defeated Wheeling high school in a baseball game Friday.
Mrs Louanna Shanks completed painting her residence. Frank Paden and son Rolla helped with the painting. Lon McDonald and his Lincoln in law visited friends in Deer Creek Sunday along with John Shanks and family. Harry McFatridge and wife from Atlanta visited friends in Deer Creek Saturday.
Mrs Lippert is sick and the Christian Endeavor plans a book sale at U S Kepners store from 3 to 5 Saturday afternoon. The funeral of George Kaufman is set for Friday at Romer church at 2 p m. Mrs Ross Umberger traveled to Komo Thursday. Nils Lutz returned from Kansas after two weeks visiting a brother. Mrs McMannus of Illinois stays with her cousin Benjamin Deitrich.
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