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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
10
A M Fletcher Banker transacts a general banking business, receives deposits subject to draft, collects dividends and remits, acts as fiscal agent for corporations, negotiates security issues for railroads and other companies, deals in government bonds and other investment securities, and solicits accounts of banks, bankers, corporations and individuals.
The Indianapolis Union Stock Yards report shows cattle receipts around 1,500 with prices uneven as supply exceeds demand especially for common stock. Hog volume at 11,000 with a weaker tone and limited demand for most weights. Sheep receipts near 1,000 with week totals down versus last week and year, buyers facing easier competition below top grades.
Higher prices appeared due to better quality with shippers as main buyers and strong clearance. Lambs reached 4.75 dollars, sheep to 3.76, cattle and hogs quoted across regions from Indianapolis to Chicago with steady to firm tones and receipts mixed. demand from local buyers remained robust amid varied weights and classes.
Fragmentary financial notes show Citizens Street Railway fives Belt Hallway common and preferred, with references to Chienzo Stocks Granger Farwell Co wire and American Can National Biscuit. Mentions monetary figures and 13 percent indicators.
Indianapolis clearsings and balances show 4% commercial paper and 76% time loans with large sums in old and new world markets. New York call money and mercantile paper quotes, Sterling exchange movements stabilize. Philadelphia, St. Louis, Baltimore money rates and clearings listed. London and Paris money markets note foreign exchange and bond rates amid a broad global financial snapshot.
In New York Friday, money market conditions showed marked improvement with stocks rallying in the afternoon. Copper remained under pressure amid expectations of further price cuts, while readings on bank reserves and forthcoming government bond payments suggested mixed effects on liquidity and market direction.
A small revival of buying lifted grain prices in Chicago trading. May wheat closed slightly higher near 94.7 cents, with corn and oats also rising while hog futures showed mixed movement. Weather and Liverpool cables absence influenced sentiment as traders covered shorts and built long positions amid strong domestic demand and heavy snow impacts.
Regional dairy and wool markets show varied butter, cheese, and egg pricing with steady to firm tones in Baltimore Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and Boston reports. Wool trade remains strong with rising prices and broad demand while turpentine and rosin markets hold firm amid steady poultry and cotton reports nationwide.
Recorder’s report lists numerous real estate transfers in Marion County Indiana for the 24 hours ending 5 pm December 123 1901. Listings include buyer seller and parcel descriptions with amounts from 100 to 8500 dollars and locations across Indianapolis Irvington Brightwood and Southport.
An old vaudeville gag in a Brooklyn theater used a staged broom attack in a right hand stage box. A neat young man and companions tumbled as ushers and audience members reacted in feigned terror. The trick drew laughter and later confusion as the box collapsed into a pile.
A Scotsman, long employed building Scottish railways, settles on western plains and is asked to advise on a new rail project. He declares, Why not, ye canna build a railway across this country. The land is as flat as a floor and ye hae no tunnels to run.
A dense report from St Louis Baltimore and Louisville shows wheat prices steady to dull with mixed quotes for No 2 red and hard, corn bids firm to steady, oats higher, and various commodity values including timothy seed bran hay whiskey and bacon. Receipts and shipments for flour wheat corn oats are listed alongside regional price movements and grain freights.
The piece argues that Jewish life should promote honesty, simplicity, and high-minded citizenship in American life. It urges Jewish leaders to reach the unchurched, serve all God's children, and apply divine sparks to societal improvement beyond bankers merchants and Jews. It envisions a broad, influential Jewish contribution to national life.
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