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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
6
Indianapolis Oct 16 hog receipts 9000, cattle 2000, sheep 800. Hogs sold irregularly with most at 5.25 to 5.75, no hogs above 6.20, light at 5.00. Cattle steady overall, cows and steers steady, helfers weaker. Bulls and calves steady. Sheep and lambs steady with active demand. top lambs about 5.25, common 3.00, culls 2.00 to 3.75.
The listing details various beef cattle grades from good to prime with weight ranges from 300 to 1,300 pounds and categories for steers heifers cows and bulls. It includes commissions to stockers and prices for heavy hogs over 210 pounds.
The notice lists cattle and livestock categories with weights from 130 to 390 pounds and upward. Prices and lots are given for hogs pigs sheep yearlings and lambs with figures in dollars per hundredweight and totals. The fragmented text outlines classes such as good to choice heights and bulk sales along with specific weight ranges and terms.
Logansport merchants predict ample turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving market. favorable climate the past season aided growth, and drought strengthened young birds. shoppers anticipate cran berry sauce and pumpkin pie as preparations begin.
Chicago hog buyers opened lower on common and medium hogs while best packing grades held steady amid a large run building to 130 000 head for the first five days. Cattle and sheep trade showed meager receipts and steady to soft action with lambs around 5.85 at top. Local market quotes from Loganport and regional sources list pork, cattle, and sheep prices across several grades and weights.
Cloverseed and Alsike forage prices are listed with current bids and futures. Cash and October through March contracts show values, including No 2 and No 3 grades and several rejection figures.
The Tribune’s market page lists street market hay prices with best timothy at 9.00 and mixed hay at 8.00. Loganport grain market shows corrected daily prices: wheat 95c, corn 82c, white and mixed 80c, oats 44c, rye 65c, clover seed 3.75. Loganport stock market notes hog price ranges for 130 to 150 lb hogs.
Cass county farmers report about 80 percent of this year’s wheat sold, with many delaying sales to reach higher prices. Drought has reduced sowing, leaving roughly 15 percent less wheat area than last year. Elevators hold thousands of bushels, while old corn is largely marketed and oats show heavy marketing.
Frost in Rosario boosted expectations for Argentina’s wheat, lifting Chicago futures with December at 1.00 34 and May at 1.03 3 4. Liverpool futures forced early declines but a later rally steadied prices. shipments and export demand remained strong while receipts stayed high. Corn and oats stayed firm yet provisions weakened, and hog arrivals pressured pork prices.
New York reports R G Dunns weekly trade review hints at moderate improvement in conditions. The note mentions specifications on all key sectors and signals cautious optimism for the near term.
New York stock trading showed strength in Union Pacific and St. Paul as drivers of the overall list. Convertible Union Pacific bonds attracted sustained demand, keeping them above parity with the stock for exchange purposes, while the bond market saw active trading totaling about 4.944 million dollars par value.
Wheat prices for No 2 and No 3 grades range from 96 cents to 1.07 per bushel, No 2 red around 94 to 1.00, corn No 2 at 72 cents, No 2 yellow at 78 cents, oats No 3 white at 46 to 49 cents, and eggs listed at 17 to 24 cents for various quality grades. Market figures reflect Chicago cash markets.
Buffalo hogs receipts 6 000 heavies 6.15 to 6.25 dollars Yorkers 5 to 6.00 dollars pigs 4.80. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 000 market strong top lambs 6.25 dollars.
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