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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
6
Receipts show 4 000 hogs 700 cattle and 700 sheep, down from a week ago. Hog prices ranged from 4.60 to 6.00 with most at 4.00 5.50. higher grades 5.54 6.00. Cattle demand slow and steady for top steers, others weaker. sheep and lambs sold steady though lambs scarce.
Market listings show bids for good to choice beef cattle and stockers by weight. Prices span steer categories from 900 to 1,300 pounds and down to lighter ranges, with heifers cows bulls and calves priced across several quality grades. Hog quotes cover heavies mids and lights with multiple weight bands and variations.
Chicago reports a weak hog market with light demand and heavy receipts about 35 000. Cattle and sheep runs were extensive across the region and Omaha, with broad weakness in early trading. Best hog price touched 5.90 while cattle maintained only selective strength for top grades amid overall decline.
Chicago news from October reports a liberal increase in the supply of wheat in the United States causing downward pressure on wheat prices. Analysts note ample stocks and strong harvests easing fears of shortages and dampening price rallies.
Market notes from Loganport show grain prices for corn and wheat across vendors, with oats rye and clover seed listed. Hog and cattle ranges appear from W G Routh & Co and other firms, alongside country produce quotes for butter eggs lard and poultry from multiple daily sources.
Wheat prices swung with nerves on the day as rain forecasts and export demand influenced the market. December and May contracts closed near the day’s lows, while corn and oats steadied before slipping. Hog prices firmed late. receipts and forecasts for tomorrow were listed.
Cattle receipts 5 560 with good kinds steady and common 25 cents lower. Export steers 6.00 to 4.50, shipping steers 5.25 to 5.75, butcher steers 4.00 to 5.00, heifers 3.50 to 5.00, cows 2.50 to 4.00. Hog receipts 20 000 with mixed 5.50 to 5.60, mediums and heavies 5.65 to 5.75, Yorkers 5.00 to 5.50, pigs 4.00 to 4.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 22 000 with top lambs 5.15 to 5.85, yearlings 4.25 to 4.50, sheep 2.00 to 4.25.
A brief note records Burns replying to Mr Gompers guidance or inquiry. The context and motive remain unclear in the fragment, with no further details on the topic or outcome.
W H Burns, a railroad man, spoke to a crowded court room of railroad workers last evening. He contrasted the labor record of Democrats and Republicans, arguing Democrats failed to fulfill promises when in office and citing South as example of child slavery and wage competition with foreign labor.
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