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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
10
The article notes how early entries in a Savings Book encourage the owner to add funds, turning saving into a pleasure and prudent habit, so fewer people are caught unprepared when a rainy day arrives.
The local wholesale trade reports robust business aided by fine weather with farmers as large buyers. Freight tonnage to Indianapolis rises over last August as fruit vegetables and staples move briskly through commission rows while wholesale grocers see strong demand and price firmness across staples.
New York markets show continued irregular strength with hesitation by buyers and profit taking. Copper and Rock Island lead early gains while Amalgamated Copper and general banking sentiment temper late trading as foreign exchange and gold outlook weigh on sentiment.
The report shows New York call money at 2 percent with firm time money and 60 day rates, Paris rentes at 3 percent, London checks and bar silver steady, and Treasury balances in the general fund with $229,831,959 available cash and a $150,000,000 gold reserve.
A fragment from New York on September 17 reports Charles M. Loke A yd contends he engaged in organizing a nation of tallers in the United states. The text is garbled and largely unreadable.
Free liquidation pushed grain and provisions lower on August 17 at the Chicago Board of Trade. September wheat fell about 14 1/2 cents, corn and oats declined, and pork and lard also weakened. Weakness stemmed from harvest weather in the Northwest, heavier receipts, and broad selling. Minneapolis prices collapsed and the market closed near session lows with a general downtrend across grains and provisions.
Trade in flour corn meal and wheat shows varied shifts as markets from St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Louisville Liverpool Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Baltimore report prices. Flours steady to strong wheat mixed corn lower oats soft hay steady lamb? No.
An item lists corn at 661000 bushels and rye at 498000 bushels with decreases noted. Barley appears at 6807 bushels and a 3000 bushel decrease is mentioned. Rye and barley figures and the exact change are unclear while corn shows 6 558 000 bu and 6 023 000 bu entries.
New York reports mixed grains trading with wheat easing due to larger world shipments favorable harvests and light export demand. Spot prices slip while futures for September and December drift lower. corn and oats absorb bearish pressure from good weather. Hops, cut meats, lard, and pork echo stable to soft shifts, with cotton-seed futures also subdued.
Market news records butter, cheese and eggs across New York Philadelphia Chicago and other cities with receipts, prices and movements. Notable data include New York butter 1 79 cents to 2 19 cents, cheese ranges, eggs values, and regional shifts in Boston St Louis and Cincinnati markets.
Boston August 17 The New England Methodist Epise Society held a special meeting and formally removed Willard B Allen from the offices of treasurer and librarian He was not expelled from membership due to an explained oversight George Whitaker was named to fill the treasurer position.
The Indianapolis Union Stock Yards notes hogs fairly active with five to ten cent drops, sheep steady, and cattle receipts around 400. Prices trending lower than last week, with some steers and cows inching near steady on select lots. sales ranged from $4.40 to $5.50 for steers, with feeders and cows showing broader spreads across regions including New York Kansas City Buffalo and Chicago markets.
A ledger lists numerous individuals receiving certificates including Benjamin F. Wilmore Bernard Setwttler George W. Wight EN PF Grim George W. Cox Johan P. Williama Pete Dietz William D ddington Jine Robison Sarah Campbell Mary Moyess Nancy J. Parrish Louies Roe Mary J. Brown Hannah Thomas Taylor Israel Killian Will Brown Francis Austin Reeves Simeon Noble Levi Harrison Woodeon Claiborne A son Charles W. Maxfield Levi Laurel Robert McPherson Wiliam Bilis John Nolan Jonn D. Colvin Pierce M. B. Thomast Henry Lang Joseph A. L. Prow Enos Day Merkel James Ripry Joene minor of John Lynch Mary Blocher Josephine Lynthia A. Seaburg Olive Seward.
The fragment from the New York Evening Sun hints at a strange scene involving a tomcat, a water pitcher, and Le Soa Stebbine. A dramatic moment leads to a misfired gun and a tense exchange as the neighbor recalls the cat’s nine lives.
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