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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1901
Page
11
Wheat futures rose on bullish crop outlook and strong export demand with September closing around 114y4c. Corn followed higher, oats up, provisions firm on grain gains. Receipts and trade activity noted, with prices fluctuating before gains persisted.
New York notes mixed grain activity with flour receipts at 23 772 barrels and rye steady. Prices show winter patents at 5 70 to 6 ), Minnesota patents around 9 04 to 7 10, corn meal steady, yellow wheat near 1 95, Barley quiet, Buffalo wheat receipts 16 400 bushels with futures around 3 00, No 1 Northern Duluth price listed.
Commodity prices show mixed results as futures and spot trading wavered. Oats, corn, and hogs offered modest gains while cotton and coffee held flat. refined products kept steady alongside varied leather and beef quotes amid cautious market sentiment.
Dull but firm market across several commodities and cities. Flours, wheats, corns, oats and oils show varied firmness or activity with prices listed for No. 2 red wheat, various corn futures, lard and bacon values, and receipts vs shipments across St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati Toledo and more. The report aggregates prices and market action in flour, grains, meats, and byproducts with regional notes from St Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville, Kansas City, New York and other centers.
Newswire snippets from New York St Louis Louisville and Cincinnati describe steady poultry prices for chickens turkeys ducks and eggs with minor regional variations. Reports note dressed fowl spring birds and young ducks with stable to unchanged per pound pricing across markets on August 10 to August 1.
New York stock activity opened higher on London price gains but soon fell as professional selling resumed. Market volumes shrank ahead of the government crop report and potential strike developments next week. Missouri Pacific fluctuated, steel issues showed limited move, and speculative favorites swung widely. Money market steadied near 2 1/2 percent with cautious long account trading, while grain prospects kept investors wary.
Indianapolis reports commercial paper at 4 9/16 percent and time loans at 5 6 percent with clearings of 1 266 991 58. New York shows mercantile paper at 4 1/4 to 5 percent, sterling steady, and large bank clearings at 186 328 981. Other centers list varied money rates, exchange bids and discounts, with London and Paris quoting short and time bill discounts and Spanish bonds.
Washington reports available cash in the general fund excluding the gold reserve at 102,679,838 dollars with minor redemption notes. New York port imports of dry goods valued at 5,855,887 dollars for the week, plus 67,420 dollars in gold and 0.76 dollars in silver. Exports total 11,560 dollars in gold and 617,610 in silver.
Weekly bank figures show loans rising about 8,468,000 with deposits up 9,468,900 while circulation falls 49,600 and legal tenders drop 1,396,000. Banks hold 24,992,950 above reserve requirements under 25 percent rule. interior transfers and treasury operations influenced cash. Despite shifts, the borrower position appears solid with ample margin for ordinary needs and no imminent rush for gold or funds.
Private wire report notes London sentiment brighter but New York dull at open with fractional declines. People’s Gas attacked yet supported, considered stock jobbing. Steel stocks steady to lower. Bank statement triggers renewed liquidation with loans up $8 million and margins down over $1.2 million. Overall market weak despite a possible two year horizon for action on gas attack.
New York market notes demand for all lines of cotten and staple goods remains steady for immediate use. Prices firm on woolen yarns and jute. linen and other fibers show mixed conditions. New Orleans sales report bales and prices varied with middling quality noted.
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