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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
10
Local wholesale trade shows bullish tones for wheat and flour with rising demand for home use and increasing export interest. Prices harden modestly while costs from supply sources stay low. Meat and eggs show strong activity. canned goods dull. corn receipts rise as fresh vegetables remain high in price. market remains competitive with narrow margins.
The report lists grain bids including Wheat No 2 red Tic track and milling freight values, Corn across White and Yellow grades with various quality strings, Oats strong with multiple grades, Hay prices for timothy and clover, and inspections showing rejected car counts. The Wagon Market records large offerings at 149 loads with prices for oats, timothy, clover and hay per ton or per bushel, noting old and new grades and slight price shifts.
Prices paid by shippers and merchants list livestock, butter, wool, hides, cheese, and dry goods alongside coal and groceries. The report notes strong stock activity in late trading with gains in industrials and a restrained, but improving, sentiment as buyers re-enter the market.
INDIANAPOLIS Commercial paper 4 6 per cent time loans 506 per Os Clearings 1 13329975 balances 22020013 NEW YORK Call money steady at 12% closing at 14272 Time money firm sixty days nominal ninety days 445 six months 5146 Sterling exchange steady at decline with actual business in bankers bills at 48590 for demand and at 48200 for six ty day bills posted rates 18344 4 4 and 48664 8614 commercial bills 4824 4 82% LONDON Money 243 per cent dis counts 22116 and 21116 24 consols NGI PARIS Three per cent rentes 9if Sc for the account Exchange on London 251 lige for checks BERLIN Exchange on London 20m Sept for checks Markets for Silver NEW YORK Bar silver 544c Mexican dollars 424c LONDON Bar silver steady at 5 164 per ounce
Washington Tuesday balance statement shows general fund cash of 227,787,439 with gold reserve in redemption division listed separately at 108,012,027. The report excludes the 150 million gold reserve, outlining overall financial positions.
Port erfield Co s Telegram notes strong opening and later resilience as London bought about 20 000 shares. Analysts expect gold imports to finance securities and warn of possible recessions before Friday night. Leaders include Ceal ers and Norfolk & Western with sizable gains.
Market reports show butter receipts 10 000 cages and cheese receipts 322 cages with mixed prices across New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Kansas City St Louis Louisville and Boston. Butter ranges from 9 to 20 75 cents. cheese mostly firm to higher with full creams near 10 10 5 cents. eggs vary with regions.
Brooklyn Eagle recounts a comic misstep by De Jinks in Wisconsin. He tries to bid farewell with gallantry to Miss De Verey but bungles the moment, then recovers with an overblown line that ends in a humorous mix of words and mistaken phrasing.
Chicago trading shows wheat firm then weak, September futures finishing near yesterday's close. Corn eased then rallied on bull buying before slipping, oats rose modestly, and hogs and lard moved lower as provisions held steady. Primary receipts and Bradstreet totals mixed, with cool belt weather aiding corn demand despite bearish crop view.
Wheat receipts 48,428 bushels with exports 142,153 bushels. No. 2 red at 83 1/2 to 86 1/2 cents f o b afloat. Corn bids steadier with No. 2 yellow around 4 cents and No. 2 white near 59 1/2 cents. Options volatile. market closed modestly lower despite strong government data. Futures showed September around 87 to 87 7/16 cents for wheat and September corn near 59 1/2 cents. Trade notes include gate-need oats and other staples with steady to firm pricing.
Cincinnati and elsewhere report steady flour prices with lower cash wheat and corn values. No. 2 red and hard stocks mixed with mixed futures. oats and rye show firm to weak moves. Kansas City notes further declines in wheat with various cash and futures quotes and limited grain shipments.
Grain futures and cash prices show modest shifts while livestock markets vary. Wheat and oats hold steady as cattle and hogs face uneven demand across major hubs including Toledo Baltimore Boston Chicago and St Louis with buyers pushing for price relief on lighter weights and premium cuts. Mineral oils and turpentine futures move marginally as wool and cotton futures show firm tones in late summer trading.
Augustary nod and business with jobbers. urge prompt shipment on new orders and pledge to continue. Collections not strong, few houses discounting. The report notes urgency and push for timely deliveries across the New York market.
Metals in St Louis on August 11 remained steady with lead quoted at 1.10 dollars per unit on bid and spelter steady at 5.50 dollars on bid.
Cattle receipts and shipments at Indianapolis show a larger market than a week ago with quarantine cattle and direct packer lots. Prices are largely steady to down with limited demand for lower quality stock, but good export steers moved well. Buyers report mixed views on overall tone, while cows and heifers struggle unless quality is high.
New York Aug ll. Governing committee of stock exchange to meet tomorrow to consider action against a member who has circulated reports about the standing of certain firms. The move follows recent circulating rumors.
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