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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1901
Page
7
Market activity extended across multiple regional markets with cattle and hogs showing varied changes. Packer demand remained steady to higher in Kansas City and St Louis while Indiana and Chicago saw mixed shipments and prices with top hogs quoted around 5.5 to 6.5 for heavy and mid ranges. Sheep and lamb receipts were small to moderate, with steady to lower tone in places and lambs fetching up to about 41.5 per head in some spots.
In Indianapolis on August 17 cattle receipts were small with no good offerings. Weekly marketing shows a drop from last week but gains versus the same week last year and two years ago. Stocks and feeders cleared well with prices around 5.5 per hundredweight for plain steers, with overall quotes for various classes noted as steady to firm.
The Springfield Republican notes a smaller corn crop drives whisky output lower as hot winds in July lift whisky market with corn prices. The piece asserts temperance impacts and the interdependence of corn, meat, and national industry amid regional drought effects.
New York stock market slides after strong money market hopes and a bank statement showing a cash drop. Steel strike uncertainty and plant closures weigh on shares while gains in London and rail earnings offer some support. Mixed results in U S Steel and other majors. late trading trims losses with Bear pressure in grangers and coalers.
New York clearing houses report a week of declines in loans deposits and circulation with large cash losses linked to subtreasury operations. Despite $18.4 million in surplus reserves banks retained a cautious stance awaiting crop demand while mergers trimmed national circulation and the Republic Bank integration.
Chicago reports a dull session with Wheat closing 4c lower for September delivery and corn and oats each down 4c. Provisions hold steady to slightly higher as Liverpool demand and local selling pressure mix with favorable Northwest receipts. Primary receipts total 77,000 bu for wheat against 1,040,000 last year, while local deliveries rise in mixed directions across corn and oats amid rain forecasts and elevation in Paris bull sentiment.
Indianapolis and New York report weak mercantile paper demand with exchanges showing little strength. Clearings reach 195 million in Chicago and 314 million in Philadelphia. London and Paris rates inch down with short bills at 1 percent and three months at 2 1/4 percent. Gold and silver values hold steady as global currencies mix gains and losses.
New York reports weekly money exports including 31,002 in gold and 908,133 in silver. Imports total 40,129 in gold and 1.8 in silver, with dry goods and merchandise imports valued at 12,100.
Washington reports Saturday's general fund balances excluding the 150 million gold reserve in the division of redemption. Available cash balances amount to 175,066,872 dollars.
Private wire reports from Meyer and Kiser note a heavy dull open with little London action and no strong support. St Paul weak on dividend doubt. Amalgamated Copper falls on unconfirmed copper price control rumors. Southern Pacific climbs late on insider buying. Norfolk & Western pressured by pool liquidation to around 54. overall sentiment remains pessimistic.
In New York on August 17 flour receipts run 17 24 cents per bushel with exports at 13 83. Markets show dull steady tone for winter patents 3.60 to 3.9, Minnesota patent 9.55 to 4.15, rye flour 2.75 to 3.15, corn meal 1.25 to 1.50. Spot No 2 red wheat 78 cents f.o.b. afloat, oats and barley trade subdued, options firm then soft on receipts, futures for September through December show declines and ranges.
Trade in general quotations show prices for wheat corn lard and meats in St Louis and Baltimore markets. Grain futures include No 2 red wheat December and May with consistent pricing signals. corn No 2 cash and September December quotes. lard and dry salted meats shown with varying price levels. bacon and hog products referenced with city market notes and product categories.
New York August 17 traders sold stocks on weaker London cables and a softer labor outlook. The close was weak with Southern Pacific holding up late while Union Pacific lacked support. Cash loss noted from consolidation of First National Bank, but overall market led by consolidation concerns and lingering uncertainty.
Market notes from Louisville Baltimore Kansas City Toledo Cincinnati and Minneapolis report mixed prices on beef, pork, cheese and grains. Wheat and corn fluctuate by month with firm or dull trends. local potatoes cabbage and tomatoes show small gains. prices given for No 2 red and white wheat, various corn grades, and oats.
New York and other cities report steady butter receipts and firm cheese markets with varied regional prices. Across Baltimore Chicago and Charleston prices show firmness or stability in butter, cheese, and spirits of turpentine, while petroleum and oil city notes indicate mixed activity and steady or unchanged rates.
Regional price listings show variable poultry and meat rates in cities including St Lotia Louisville and Chicago with references to spring chickens dressed and ducks priced at fractions. Markets report dullness in oats and cotton goods with tentative prices and steady to quiet conditions in metals and wool futures across New York and St Louis.
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