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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1902
Page
3
New York commodities report shows flour, grain and livestock prices with receipts and shipments. No. 2 wheat, corn and oats quotes feature western rye and barley values, while pork and lard futures hold firm.
Chicago August 3 Corn led the grain market with frost fears boosting prices for September futures. Wheat closed slightly up while oats declined. hog products showed gains. Receipts were light with mixed demand and ongoing manipulation concerns. Primary receipts reached 85,000 bushels and daily activity varied across grains.
Cincinnati and other markets report flour steady with new patents at 2.63 to 2.75 terms. Cornmeal, bran, and oats steady. wheat higher with No 2 red cash at 68 to 69 cents. Pork, lard, and bacon higher. receipts show flour and grain movements. Liverpool and St Louis prices show mixed strength in wheat, flour, beef, pork, bacon, and butter with various batch quotes and regional variations.
Regional price listings for wheat corn oats and vegetables across Louisville Toledo Kansas City Duluth Minneapolis Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Kansas City St Louis and other towns. Prices cover No 2 red longberry hard and soft white wheat oats clover seed rye corn and miscellaneous produce with receipts and firming or dull notes.
The record lists multiple new suits and appellate actions across counties including Marion and Elkhart with cases such as Hardy versus Hardy in divorce and various appellees briefs. It notes minutes and briefs, motions to dismiss, and injunctions, with legal principles on receiverships and appeals under Burns. Includes orders to file briefs by October 25 1902 and assignments of errors in several counties.
The New York market shows languid interest despite pools and higher bank reserves. Banks reduce loans awaiting interior demand. Southern Railway voting trust dividend withheld eases decline. United States bonds advance slight. overall activity centers on speculative issues amid irregular sentiment.
The New York Financier prints weekly bank reserve totals for New York City banks amid irregular market activity. Morgan’s return spurs speculation, while coal and railroad developments shape sentiment as the money market eases slightly, funds move interior and foreign exchange tightens on anticipated large loans.
Regional money rates and clearing figures show varied activity with Indianapolis reporting clearings of 1,289,977.26 and balances of 155,628.28. New York lists call money steady with bankers’ bills and sterling exchange near stability, while Boston and Philadelphia post clearings in the tens of millions and Chicago notes posted exchange rates for sixty days.
The August report from Union Stockyards Indianapolis shows cattle receipts approach 50 with mixed demand and fluctuating prices toward a lower trend. Hogs receipts near 2,500 reflect modest volume and a market that closed steady after early strength, with sheep and lambs showing a weekly gain but softening into the latter days.
In New York on August 22, wool markets show steady prices for fleece and reduced demand for toxic substitutes. Demand for raw wool remains cautious while textile mills report stable production plans and buyers hold off on large purchases.
Lima Aug 4 A motion in the Chamber of Deputies calls for Peru to adhere for five years to the Brussels sugar convention terms. The proposal frames national policy around the sugar bounty agreement and outlines expected impact on trade and prices.
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