Local wholesale trade falls short of merchants' hopes
In the week ending Saturday, wholesale trade exceeded August totals but failed to meet merchant expectations. Grain markets softened with widespread supply of fruits and vegetables. pears, plums, melons, and homegrown produce abundant. Prices in many lines unsettled. coffee, sugars, butter, eggs steady to firm. hog receipts up. September forecast seen as a record breaker by traveling salesmen.
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Fletcar
Tbs
Wheat and Corn Prices Move Slightly as Oats Dip
Chicago reports September wheat down slightly while December holds near unchanged. Corn steadies with a minor near term gain. September oats close lower. Provisions show little change. Trade is dull with mixed receipts and favorable weather fueling some selling, while bulls press later. Kansas City and Duluth notes reflect varied bids and arriving supplies.
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Chicago
Sic
Minneapolis
Duluth
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisc
Siac
Hijge
Grain Receipts Peak For The Week Amid Strong Corn Outlook
Receipts of grain last week topped those for any week this month as farmers hold wheat for a dollar a bushel while corn prospects improve. Market reports show No 3 red at 5 and 6 cents, No 2 white at 6 cents, and mixed lots around 23 cents for No 3 mixed. Wagon market notes light August activity with prices for oats, rye, and timothy varying. farmers seek better prices despite a spring corn rush limiting demand.
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Timothy
Poultry and goods price listings from shippers
Prices paid by shippers for poultry and related goods are listed. Tom turkeys and other birds show varied per pound rates. Beewax and hides and tallow prices are noted, including green salted hides and grades No 1 No 2.
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Springs
Wisconsin
New York
Limburger
Wholesale prices and commodity listings fragment
A dense OCR fragment lists wholesale prices for various goods and commodities. Items include nuts, coal products, chemicals, dyes, fabrics, and brand names with scattered figures and locations, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century trade page. The text intermingles product names, prices per unit, and vendor references from multiple regions.
Saving Oaks by Surgery at University of California
San Francisco Chronicle reports tree surgeons working on University of California oaks to repair dry rot and wounds. They remove rot, disinfect, and cement cavities while allowing bark growth, aided by campus facilities and a Legislature funding line. The process aims to revive the aged oaks over four centuries old facing Pacific winds.
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San Francisco Chronicle
University of California Oaks
California
University Oaks
W. A. Setehee
University
Bolton
Soree
College
A Girls College Planned by Geneva Millionaire
William Smith of Geneva, a wealthy nursery man, outlines a new girls college focusing on nature, body, morals, and homekeeping. The program emphasizes proper living and preparation for a life in motherhood and public life, rather than Latin Greek or mathematics, with practical arts and moral training at its core.
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New York World
William Smith
Geneva
Smith
New York Markets Open Mixed on Grain and Cotton Prices
New York August 2 flour and wheat receipts and exports listed with dull prices. Wheat No 2 red at 81 1/2 cents elevator, No 1 northern Duluth 84 1/2 cents. Corn mixed as weather turns, beans quiet. oats unchanged. Cotton-seed oil dull. molasses firm. sugar prices steady across grades. Volatile erratic movement seen in futures with gradual net declines after opening strength.
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Kansas City
Titec
Duluth
Toledo
Cincinnati
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
New York
Minnesota
Jersey
New
Buffalo
C. i. F. Buffalo
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Western
California
Texas
City Extra India
Japan
New Orleans
Rio
Cordova
Tlic
Grain and commodity prices at St Louis market report
Trade in general shows flour and corn meal steady with listed prices for red winter patents and extra fancy. Timothy seed, bran and lard rise or hold while corn and rye dip in futures levels. various grades and months noted with tentative figures and uncertainties.
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ST. Louis
Am Bai
Maye Tane
Market Reports Across Cities Open Fresh Price Notes
New York reports butter receipts 3 622 packages with market steady and varied creamery prices. cheese and eggs show mixed levels. Philadelphia and Chicago list steady butter and cheese with assorted regional prices. Kansas City, Cincinnati, and St Louis note firm or steady eggs and butter. Oil and turpentine markets show firm rosin and steady spirits, while metals in New York edge mixed with lead and spelter firm in places. Poultry prices vary by region with modest shifts.
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New York
Arket
State
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Southern
Chicago
Produce Exchange
Dairies
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Cincinnati
Ohio
ST. Louis
Creamery
M.me
Louisville
Winans
Tee
Oil City
Lima
Baltimore
Savannah
Wilmington
Aus
C. Rosin
Montpelier
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Charleston
Soston
Lake
New York Dry Goods Market Sees Increased Urgency
August reports show buyers pushing for immediate needs amid poor weather and scarce quality goods. Wool prices vary by grade across cities, with steady to slow movement. New Orleans notes cotton quiet with small sales and modest receipts. overall stock levels show 13,564.
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New York
New Orleans
Color Study of Trees in Autumn Tones
The piece lists tree species and their autumn colors as observed in various locales. It pairs hues like pure yellow with Tulip tree and birches, orange with Black birch and horse chestnut, and red shades with Red maple and sumach, noting seasonal variations and lingering winter spots. It preserves the period voice and enumerates colors by species.
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New York Evening Post
It Is Funny There Are No Gentlemen in This Car
Brooklyn Eagle describes a crowded streetcar scene where two intoxicated young men share a seat, sleep through the ride, and awaken as a corpulent woman notes the lack of gentlemen. One man offers his seat in a lighthearted moment, prompting laughter and a brief display of courtesy.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Live Stock Markets Show Cattle Demand Weak at Indy Union Stockyards
At Indianapolis Union Stockyards cattle receipts were light and demand sporadic with best steers selling near unchanged to slightly higher, but average prices slipped as buyers held back. Hogs were steadier to higher on a week marked by nervous markets, while sheep and lambs showed modest gains in a fluctuating week across key markets including Kansas City and Chicago.
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Union Stockyards
Indianapolis
Pementy
Kansas City
Western Fed
Texas
Chicago
Stern
New York
ST. Louis
South Omaha
Women in Holland and Market Life Observed in Groningen
A New York Tribune dispatch describes Dutch women performing hard labor on canals and markets. It notes towpath work by wives, fish and produce traders, and the prominence of flowers and sweets at market stalls. Household duties remain shared but with personal management by the mistress of the house.
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New York Tribune
Holland
Groningen
Germany
America
Siennie
The Hotel Man's Profits
A Philadelphia Record note quotes a seaside hotelier stating guests staying a month yield six times the profit of a weekly guest. The host explains the first week brings peak appetite with heavy dining, then appetite and purchases taper as guests tire of meals and the dining routine. Longer stays are more lucrative yet more demanding to satisfy.
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Philadelphia
In the Literary Ranks and the Pay Divide
A woman who has tried literature notes it sits between digging wells and paving asphalt, midway in work and pay. After six months she toils on a small monthly magazine, finding earnings lower than the other trades.
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Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co Schedule and City Rail Timetables
Public transit notices for Indianapolis area rail lines list first and last car times, hourly runs, and special weekend schedules. Details cover Indiana lines to Martinsville Mooresville Shelbyville and Greenwood with stops at Washington and Pennsylvania streets and Meridian Street connections.
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Indianapolis & Eastern R. BR. CO
Franklin Building
Greenfield
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Washington
Indianapolis
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Sastenspetsax
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Moore
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Washington Streets
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FD Ae Ville
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Yville
Indianaple
Hyder's Drug
EB Erinsley
Stubbing Hotel
Inet
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