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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
17
Apathy and wet weather muted activity on agricultural markets. Wheat prices eased while July corn fell. oats and rye showed modest movement as traders watched receipts and shipments across flour, barley, and flaxseed. Butter and eggs traded light with steady dairy values.
New York reports receipts 1,005 head with no sales. dressed beef steady with American steers at around 14.4 per lb. Sheep and lambs show weak prices. lambs and yearlings down to about 5.50 to 6.90 per hundred pounds. East Buffalo faces dull cattle and higher hogs. Chicago shows mixed cattle and steady to lower hogs. Kansas City notes steady cattle and hogs with weekly totals cited.
The London report shows the next series arrivals reaching 284 171 bales with 96 000 forwarded direct. Weekly imports include 168 bales from New South Wales 4759 bales from Victoria 20888 bales from New Zealand and 2802 bales from the Cape of Good Hope and Natal with additional bales from other places.
Wheat futures and flour prices show July contracts on track with No 1 hard and Northern grades listed. Commodities include first patents at 83.9004, second patents 0.60 to 3.70, first clears at 2.75 and bran in bulk at 13. A terse market snapshot with multiple numeric quotes.
New Orleans on June 14 reports quiet cotton futures with June bids around 4.02 and July through next year showing varied quotes. Prices listed include July 1,1699.17. August 8.58 to 8.50. September 1698.17. October 7.89 to 7.00. November 7.87 to 7.84. December 2 007.81. January 7.80 to 7.82.
An analysis of Franco American goodwill as voiced by Gaston Deschamps in the North American Review. The piece argues that mutual understanding and knowledge counter misperceptions about both nations, contrasting American stereotypes of France with French views of Americans and Parisian life.
Maritime notices list vessels arriving at and sailing from Delaware Breakwater, Reedy Island, Marcus Hook, Baltimore, Newport News, Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans, and international ports. Multiple steamers and schooners carry ore, lumber, coal, phosphate, and merchandise. several vessels report diversions, orders, or awaiting instructions.
A long OCR list details steamers clearing and sailing to and from ports including Cienfuegos, Santiago, Patria, Marseilles, Havre, Bristol, Havens, Curaçao, Matanzas, Curaçao, Aden, Miramichi, Grenada, Philadelphia, Belfast, Liverpool, Genoa, Naples, Havana, Santo Domingo, and many others. Mentions dates like June 14 and various vessels including Etruria, Toronto, Hesperia, and Governor among numerous names and destinations.
Reports detail the White Jacket from Tampa posting by tugs after running aground at Nantea on Thursday last and appearing uninjured. Also noted is the Marquette from Hampton Roads entering the harbor of Nassau when Nordhavet bow plates broke.
A Meriden Connecticut man described as an anarchist blew his head off with a dynamite cartridge held in his teeth as the fuse burned. The report notes a crude, dangerous stunt and mocks the idea of supplying dynamite to anarchists, calling the act wasteful and disorderly.
The Western half of South Africa is semi arid while the eastern portion supports fruit agriculture. Dry lands sustain vast grazing with millions of sheep and potential for more agriculture via irrigation. The region holds mining promise and may become a major future wealth source alongside wood exports and a growing wheat and grape industry. The Witwatersrand is expected to rebound with gold output near prewar levels, aided by immigration and stable governance.
A Berlin-consul report highlights Stauber’s peat briquette method replacing lignite in Germany. Peat briquettes show 45.14 percent fixed carbon and zero sulfur, with 3 806 calories heating value, aiming to substitute coal for domestic heat and steam, potentially exporting surplus.
W Howard Davis of Bar Harbor, Maine, originated the buckboard during Bar Harbor’s early resort days to move many summer visitors. The vehicle resolved transport limits of livery stables by carrying a dozen to fifteen people. Davis’s factory now produces more buckboards than any other maker in demand.
The buckboard is explained as a vehicle built on long springy boards over two axles with wheels. Proper springiness yields a smooth ride, with larger models seating up to sixteen to eighteen people and valued for rough terrain. Accidents stem from harness or component breaks on steep descents. interest from across the country drives continued production.
Obituary notes the passing of Thomas Wateau, once dubbed governor of Tristan da Cunha. The article recalls the island’s discovery by the Portuguese in 1456, British possession in 1817 to guard Napoleon, and the later settlement by whaling crews and soldiers, detailing a small community long isolated from the world.
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