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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
3
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis on December receipts showed hogs lighter than expected with a firmer tone and some prices 2 3 cents higher. Cattle arrivals were larger than anticipated and quality poorer, dampening demand while sheep and horses offered limited activity amid a dull market and weak bookings.
Cattle receipts 27 in Chicago market slow and steady with steer prices from 2.40 to 5.45 per unit and cows and heifers around 1.50 to 1.75. Hog receipts about 40 today with market steady to lower and hog prices near 4.10 to 4.40 for various grades. Sheep and lambs steady with good to choice offerings and lamb prices around 4.00 to 5.00.
Market reports show cattle and hog receipts in Kansas City include 3 Southern cattle and 6,000 hogs with prices steady to higher. Western fed steers around 2.40, calves near 4.00, hogs 4.45 to 4.55, lambs 4.0 to 4.5, and cattle and sheep varied by region. St Louis lists steady cattle with several classes at 2.25 to 4.25, hogs 4.15 to 4.40, lambs 4.25 to 5.25, and Texas and western stockers also noted. South Omaha reports beef steers 2.78 to 3.50, range cows 2.20 to 3.00, stockers 2.00, and hogs active around 3.40 to 4.10 with lambs around 4.00 to 5.00.
The notes report a mixed week with cattle marketing favorable to buyers as receipts vary. Sheep and lamb receipts show a small rise over a week and a fall versus last year while hogs fall about 5,000 from last week. First ten days of December show hogs up over 8,000 and cattle up about 30,000 with sheep down about 1,400 year over year. Holiday demand for horses remains weak with high prices tempering offerings and postholiday demand unclear. Overall stock cattle receipts up vs a year ago, hogs up, sheep down, market dull to weak with strong hog prices and limited horse activity.
The report describes a volatile session with mixed signals in wheat and surprisingly strong corn. It notes Missouri State yield estimates, heavy Southwest arrivals, light overall trade, and opposing pressures from bears and bulls. Traders watched Argentine rains, Armour support waning, and a near-term outlook of further declines in wheat. corn showed relative resilience amid a weak wheat backdrop.
The article notes a shift in banks from sparse ads to active newspaper promotion. It argues banks now publicly market services, locations, and leadership rather than remaining quiet and reserved. The change reflects a broader trend of businesses engaging with readers and customers through media.
Vanderbilt lines project heavy freight traffic all winter with high grade tonnage at record levels while grain tonnage remains light. At a New York meeting, Presidents expect sustained heavy traffic until spring navigation opens, with Big Four adding locomotives and Michigan Central seeking equipment. Ingalls notes Purdue wreck claims settled at 7 percent, with others likely to be settled out of court.
C and L shops at Peru progress well with a large machine shop 125 by 275 feet, a sizable car shop, and a round house planned for fifteen stalls but six in use. A new office building will house key officials and be temporary until a finer structure is erected next year. A Cincinnati to Chicago line opening is anticipated soon. The C and L trademark The Straight Line will be used. A St Louis Terminal Board meeting was called to report New York actions and confirm. Ten of fourteen lines plan to operate the Chicago Alton bridge property for better east west north traffic during the fair. West Alton will supply Burling ton lines for the St Louis inlet. Extensive Alton bridge improvements are planned.
President Loree says 16 million dollar improvements are 25 percent complete since August and sees no danger in current national finances. He expects steel and iron mills to gain from boosted orders and notes the Baltimore and Ohio is ready to start Pittsburgh work once city action is taken. Pennsylvania and Wabash await approvals to advance their large projects.
By January 1 the Big Four will add fifty two locomotives this year. M E Ingalls, president, returns to Cincinnati from Chicago. Officials report strong freight activity, with Vandalia switching engines to speed car placement and substantial loaded traffic east and west. several executive moves and planned electric lighting at Youngstown cited.
Reported tour of system officials spans three weeks to the north coast. Montreal plant will build four engines weekly across eighty five acres. Other notes include railway traffic talks, leadership changes at the Central of Georgia, and planned double track work on major routes with signals.
Across St Louis Cincinnati and other hubs, grain and flour prices shift. Wheat No 2 red cash declines while corn holds near 2.40, oats and barley vary. pork, bacon, and lard trade mixed. Receipts and shipments differ by market with Portland, Minneapolis and Liverpool quotes featured.
Notices from Masonic lodges announce a meeting for the first degree this Thursday at 7 o'clock, with visiting brothers welcomed, plus a Marion Lodge annual meeting for officers and dues. Murat Temple to Dayton invitation for Shrine visit Friday by train from Union Station. Various ads list florists, patent attorney, livery stables, foundry, office boy, and journal recruitment notices. also army recruitment and newspaper circulation routes.
A dense list of births and names with ages and addresses appears, followed by funeral notices and local business ads. Entries include numerous families and addresses in Indianapolis area, with ages ranging from fifty to eighty five and causes or conditions such as typhoid and chronic bronchitis. Notices also list several funeral homes and monument dealers with contact details. The fragment ends with sale notices for hardware, office furniture, and other items.
An old newspaper fragment lists a physician ad for Dr J B Kirkpatrick offering free consultation on rectal and genito urinary diseases and a rate for a journal ad. It also contains a Marion county board of commissioners notice inviting sealed bids for burying the poor for 1903 with bond and affidavit requirements, plus multiple classified notices and ads for storage trucking plumbing and furnaces.
Legal notice announces final settlement examination in the Marion Circuit Court for the estate of Frederick Reddehase with heirs creditors and legatees required to appear December 19 1963. Also filed whiskey brand registrations by Mayer Bros Co listing Hudson sky Ben Keller Oakwood and Pride of Maryland with Indianapolis agency notice of protection under Indiana act of March 9 1903.
Senior January class meetings set committees for class day and pictures. Miss Foy Basaeates English class to write short stories. new theme method tested with peer critique. Science Club meets Monday with John Roby to discuss automobile uses. Irwin Cotten led “Electric Locomotive.” A string orchestra practices and will perform in the auditorium soon. Friday entertainments feature a quartet: Louis Bohnstadt, Ames Dow, Frank Bonham, and Frank Ballard.
A Veedersburg Indiana correspondent writes to the Indianapolis Journal praising President Roosevelt's latest message as clear and patriotic. He notes the Panama discussion was lengthy but commends the defense of a canal and commerce and says the plain wording helps even Democrats understand it.
A Marion county Sunday school workers conference at the YWCA led by Charles E. Coffin discussed ongoing efforts and future plans. The group favored a fund drive to raise $1,000 to maintain a field secretary in the county.
The Union Veteran Legion met Tuesday evening and elected officers including Colonel Thomas J. Garrard lieutenant colonel Joseph Balsley major Anton McFeely surgeon C. T. Bedford chaplain A. D. Miller officer of the day A. J. Buchanan and trustee J. H. Porter.
The edition details effective November schedules for multiple lines. Local trains to Anderson Muncie and other points depart Indianapolis at 4 per hour, with limited services to Noblesville and West nearby towns. Through cars connect Lafayette Lebanon Frankfort and Indianapolis routes, plus express consignments by 1 pm and 8 pm cutoffs. Cargo and passenger services span Southeastern Traction, Indianapolis & Eastern, Columbus Southern, and Martinsville Rapid Transit with daily departures from Meridian, Washington, and other hubs.
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