Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

The Indianapolis Journal in Indianapolis, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1903

Page

2

Union Stockyards Market Report Signals Steady Gains

Cattle receipts at Union Stockyards Indianapolis totaled about 200 with shipments none. Prices rose for good fat cattle while inferior stock remained hard to move. Hog sales showed strong demand with top barbs around 4.60, and overall market activity healthier than prior days. Sheep and lambs receipts were light and values steady to higher for selected lots. Industrywide notes indicate improved market conditions compared with last week and year.

Union Stockyards Indianapolis Daea Heginnt Priess Guta Eon Bo May Pomgely Indianapolis Union East Buffalo Rset Ik Ates Coramon Sas Heliers New York Chicago Texas Fed BOM Kansas City le See Saas Pittsburg Helfers Asba Rough, Sons South Omaha Louisville

Union Traction Company stock notes and market chatter

Stockholders are advised that permanent engraved certificates are ready for registration at Indiana Trust Company, ten of the temporary shares issued pending this. The Union Traction Company of Indiana totals 1,000,000 dollars preferred and 7,500,000 dollars common. The note cites a Wall Street rumor of Cassatt and Gould settlement, railroad stocks strength, and broker opinions on money, crops, copper and sugar markets, with Meyers & Kiser publishing a securities handbook on Indianapolis firms.

Union Traction Company of Indiana Indiana Trust Company Union Tractioner of Philadelphia New York Meyer & Kiser Indianapolis

Market narrow but firm with active issues gains

The market showed a narrow, professional tone yet undercurrents of strength. Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Atchison, and Baltimore & Ohio led gains while Pennsylvania faced heavy selling before stabilizing. Gould interests bid up Texas and Missouri Pacific, Harriman bought Union Pacific and Alton, and foreign arbitrage activity reached about 15,000 shares. Louisville & Nashville rose on expected Nashville dividend.

A. W. Thomson Indianapolis New York Union Pacific Southern Pacific Atchison Baltimore & Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri Pacific Texas Gould Harriman Alton Republic Steel Louisville & Nashville Nashville Chattanooga

Stock Market Ends Pressure High, Underscored By Resistance

New York trading near end shows overall undertone holding firm despite early pressure. Meyer & Kiser note Indianapolis. Pennsylvania weakness fades as steel group breathes provided by hoped board decisions. Aiton and City Southern preferred rally on merger rumors. Canadian Pacific and Reading advance amid cautious commerce abroad.

Aiton Thhe Pen Bm Canadian Pacific London

Week Begins With Rail Stocks Rally In Market

New York trading opened with a broad advance in railway shares and related industrials. Missouri Pacific, Kansas & Texas and Gould affiliates rose one to two points, while Louisville & Nashville and Southern Railway led gains in the Southern group. Gold imports increased as appetite for bullion grew.

Porterfield & Co Indianapolis New York Missouri Pacific Kansas & Texas Gould Southern Louisville & Nashville and Southern Railway

Market Sentiment Shifts as Money Demand Declines

The money demand for crops nears culmination while bank statements show money returning to the Eastern center. Call loans remained strong, easing from 10 percent to 6 percent, but the argument here fails as Wall Street turns away from the bear contingent and trading profits arise mainly from buying the market.

Wall Street

New York Money Markets Mixed Amid Rates and Balances

In New York call money remains strong at 6 6 percent with bids at 6 and offers at 7. Time loans steady for sixty to ninety days and six months around 6 percent. Mercantile paper quoted at 6 6 percent. bankers’ bills show demand around 4 79 and 4 544 with posted rates for commercial and other short terms.

Northwest Middle West East New York Mercantile Oae Exchange Bankers Hse Gts

London and Paris Money Markets Report Rates and Balances

London money markets quote 4 percent and 4 4 percent on discounts. Paris shows three per cent rents with exchange on London. Berlin lists short bills at 4 percent and three months at 3 percent. New York notes silver prices and a statement of balances excludes the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, with available cash balance and gold reserve noted.

London Gonatis Paris Berlin Ase

Financier Paul Smith Helps Blacksmith Preach Then Shortchanges

Adirondack financier Paul Smith loaned a village blacksmith $40 during illness and years later invited him to preach to guests at a hotel. After a sympathetic audience donated $70, Smith counted out $40 for himself and kept the remaining $3, giving nothing to the preacher.

New York Times Paul Smith Smith Paul

Grain market edges up as seaboard freight rate rises

Shipments of corn from Indianapolis to the seaboard were heavier yesterday as dealers sought to move stock at the low freight rate. Today the 2 cent per hundred pounds increase on seaboard grain shipments takes effect, about 1% cents per bushel on corn. Traders discuss St Louis and Chicago moves with expectations of potential large deliveries and price dynamics.

Seaboard Indianapolis

Wheat Market Sees Strong Demand and High Clearances

Chicago on November 30 reports big cash demand and large clearances lifting May wheat 1 1/2 cents. Prices rose across corn and oats with provisions up 5 7 to 12 0 cents. Strong buying and shorts covering drove gains aided by bullish news and steady cash demand.

Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Duluth Ile

Private Advices On Grain Rally For Wheat Traders

Chicago November 30. Bullish mood dominates the wheat market aided by strong domestic signals and higher future prices. Northwestern receipts are 50 cars below last year, aiding initial firmness while total movement trails last season. Corn gains momentum from wheat activity and local cash markets. Liverpool notes firmer tones from smaller arrivals as favorable weather supports movement and crop conditioning. Estimated receipts tomorrow at 340 cars.

Com Mack Anh Cea Waukegan Liverpool New York Duluth Chicago Blige Shen c Elevator Anc Lok Icc Texas Texas Hc Western Steam Ie Continental Vane South Rio Invoice Cordova

Wheat Market Rises On Strong World Shipments

In Chicago on November 30 a significant advance in wheat occurred with strong outside buying and big Armour sales. World shipments reached 10,328,000 bushels with notable Russian exports. The May Armour holding emerges as a speculative factor, cash corn tone improves, glucose buyers reappear, and December futures show a halt in position-building.

Albert R. Thompson & Co Indianapolis Chicago Tee Russia May

Wheat market climbs as bears retreat in Chicago session

Porterfield and Co reports a bull market in wheat with strong closes in Chicago trading. Demand supports cash and May contracts while Northwest receipts are light and options traders shift to buy. Market tone broadens as buyers reassert influence against shorts amid cautious foreign factors and renewed cash activity.

Noyes Chicago Albert Rapocapece & Co Armour Porterfigld & Co Indianapolis Northwest San inGerion

General Av of 1 Cent Corn Steady at Last Week Prices

Local cash wheat market showed increased strength yesterday as the Board of Trade call produced a general advance. No. 2 grain prices were steady with limited demand and slight gains noted across the market segment.

Board of Trade

Quotations at St. Louis and Other Cities

Food grains and futures quotations listed for St. Louis Baltimore Cincinnati and beyond with prices for No 2 Yellow corn red winter patents and timothy seed noted. market activity described as dull with steady corn meal and prairie wheat offerings and various elevator terms.

St. Louis Baltimore Cincinnati Ulet Timothy

Also Mentioned on This Page

Don Pern Treo. Sremerseneer M. A. Schlotmnauer Andrew Casnieae W. N. Harding Charles M. Cooper Parker City Princeton Randolph Oil, Gas and Refining CO Law Bidg Ind Banking House oFr A. M. Fletcher Wall St New York City New York Stock Exchange General Indianapolis Street Railway A. W. Thomson Stock, Bond and Grain Broker Ingalls Building Penn Wash Sts Meridian ST Japan Shorts San Francisco United States Central of Col Southern Delaware H., Lack. & West Denver & Rio Grande Erie Great Northern Hocking Valley Hocking Valle Illinois Ontario & Western Penney Rock Island Co St. L St L St Louis Pas Pacific Esse Wabash Wisconsin Central Wis. Central Adams Aces American United Stat Wells-Fargo Amal. Co Nseed Inseed Oileaecbeensece Rif Am. & Refining Anacon Mining Co Weeeess Brooklyn Consolidated Gas Inter Paper International Paper Consorry International Saat Alios Biscul Pacific Mail People’s Gas Pepeer Western Unity Seas Wall-street Cassatt and Goulds Joseph X. x Meyer & Kiser Albert R. Thompson Talbot J. Taylor Keene Southern Pacific Wortley Ee York Treasury Statement Spencer Frank M. Murphy Argentina Ham—_ & Snyder W. J. Ey S& Cents Armour and Edwards New York Produce Exchange the General Trust CO East Moritet St Traders—Conn the Leading Trust Co. of the Union Trust Co E. Market St Bankers and Commission Brokers Chicago, Ill Stevenson Bond Newton Todd Fletcher Bank Albert R. Thompson &Co Chicago Board OF Trade Chicago Stock Exchange Oia Main Lombard Hyaca Eocens Sigiacs Sesene Hay—Timothy Albert BR Thompson & ‘Coe Jones
Search Courier

Search the The Indianapolis Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The The Indianapolis Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication