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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
A compact notice lists United States bonds and five hundred series notes with references to major railroads and financial instruments. The item mentions the United States fives and related securities, including notes tied to rail lines and various entities, in a terse market summary style.
The opening of the stock market was firm due to favorable London news. Sugar advances and leaders list show early strength in U S stocks. A. W. Thomson reports from Indianapolis with New York dateline December 2.
Local bankers note easier money demand in Chicago with rates off about a half percent as January nears. News from New York and Indianapolis agents mentions Sugar refining stock gains, United States Steel dividend plans, and foreign bond buying. Analysts predict modest early-year upturns with stronger activity anticipated in stocks and utilities.
Traders cited absorption of offerings and renewed buying by small investors after noon. Union Pacific and Pennsylvania Railroad reports sparked optimism while Luger and Canadian Pacific moved on favorable outlooks and new bond issues. Buying by outsiders and a strong finish kept rails and industrials firm as markets priced in year end disbursements and hopes for higher prices.
INDIANAPOLIS commercial paper at 4.96 percent earnings 1 cent time loans 7.06, balances 78.057. NEW YORK call money strong 1 to 1 407 percent bid. SIXTY and ninety day money 6 percent. Prime mercantile paper 6 percent. Sterling exchange steady banker’s bills at 4.83 25 for demand and 4.79 to 4.80 for others. LONDON money rates varied. PARIS three percent rente rates. Exchange London 25f 19 percent for checks. BERLIN discount short bills 3 percent three months 3. Markets for silver: New York bar silver 4 1/2 c. Mexican dollars. LONDON silver bars 26 4 to ounce. Treasury statement notes balance in general fund with $15,000 gold reserve.
Market observers discuss Indiana wheat receipts and stocks in Elevator A amid mixed signals from Chicago shipments. Government crop bulletin notes dry month and cold spell delaying corn, with wheat mostly short and thin. Reports show no local receipts yet, while millers absorb outside grain as December wheat futures surface dryness.
Chicago reports show wheat futures easing after liberal selling by commission houses despite initial buying by the leading long. Corn and oats post fractional gains amid tight offerings and strong demand for hog products. May wheat falls to 80% while May corn closes up about 1/2 cent. Domestic receipts rise with clearances small, signaling a softer near term outlook.
Chicago reports a mixed wheat session with irregular prices and liquidation by longs on Northwest offerings. Corn shows strength from light receipts and improved demand, while overall trade remains light and professional. Weather and export movements influence shifts as traders weigh futures and cash flows in a fragile market.
Local cash grain prices hold steady with best grades of wheat at Sec and No 3 white corn at 40c. Nos 2 and 4 red corn and No 3 white corn also listed as strong at Tuesday’s prices. notes on car shipments and market firmness appear in the market brief.
Prices for cash grain and hay are listed with wheat and corn steady across several grades. Inspections show a decline in cars from the prior day while New York rose on futures with steady to firm sentiment in grains and oats.
Across St Louis Cincinnati Duluth Minneapolis and Liverpool traders report weak wheat notes steady flour and oats firm No 2 red and No 1 northern quoted with December cash bids. Receipts and shipments listed for flour wheat corn oats and rye amid mixed commodity activity through Dec 2.
Market reports show butter and cheese receipts across New York Philadelphia and Chicago with firm butter demand and steady cheese values. Prices vary by grade including Western creamery and State full cream varieties and fresh nearby butter. Eggs in New York and Cincinnati markets steadier with cheese steady and mixed cattle market activity noted.
A column of market notes from New York Boston St Louis and other cities reports poultry prices including fowls turkeys and eggs with steadiness and declines in different markets. Turpentine rosin and glass prices are listed for Savannah Wilmington and Charleston along with crude oil and cotton market commentary noting potential price pressures and ongoing demand shifts.
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