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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1903

Page

3

High Prices Advance Local Packing Hoses Best Buyers

Hog receipts at Union Stockyards Indianapolis show improved demand with prices rising about five cents over last week. Buyers, led by packers, secured most hogs as quality resembled Friday and Saturday runs but overall supply remained ample. Cattle receipts were light with limited quality for holiday trade, while quotes across major markets indicated firm to higher levels for steers and cows amid steady to higher hogs and lambs.

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Stockyard Notes show weekly decline in hogs and cattle

Receipts last week fell 5,905 hogs and 2% cattle while sheep rose 14. Cattle and hog markets were weak with hogs selling around 4.65 per pound and light loads at 4.50 to 4.62. Hog receipts December 1 to 12 totaled 1.37 million, below last year’s 1.7485 million. cattle and sheep receipts also lagged year over year.

Satan Anasta

Cattle Prices Mixed in Markets Across Regions

Elsewhere in Cago a cattle sale shows market steady to good with steers bringing 94 to 95 dollars for prime lots and 68 to 90 dollars for cows. Canners move at 1.0 to 2.35 dollars per hundredweight as stockers and calves sum to around 15,000 head for tomorrow’s offering.

Aanave Estern Weetern New York Janet State Pennsylvania Kansas City Ua Wales ST. Louis Cincinnati Sogad Tombs Pr. No. Ay Inc Uding Lambs Cago

Handling of Cars an Important Item at Railroads

Discussion urges shippers and Indiana roads to unify on freight car handling under the per diem system. The Car Service Association’s rules are seen as generally right but occasionally arbitrary, with talks on avoiding per diem related bitterness. The year of per diem charges trimmed costs by eliminating car detention, shifting costs elsewhere, and pushing railroads to reduce waste while improving car supply for shipments.

Indanapolis Indiana Car Service Association New England Per Diem Bureau Coper Ublic

Lower Cotton Prices Edge Up in Open

The New York cotton market opened active and higher as South reports signal a growing spot market strength while foreign sentiment remains bearish. Private Liver connections were steady sellers. large tomorrow receipts pressured but late session steadied. Traders see mixed sentiment and advise buying spring and summer motifs.

A. R. Thompson & Co New York Heartad

Local Securities Their Condition Brown Ketcham Iron Works

Reported under Indiana law the Brown Ketcham Iron Works issues preferred stock 1000 par with 6 percent interest paid quarterly and several redemption dates. Sinking fund to retire general stock under Indiana Trust Company's supervision. Numerous Indiana residents hold small certificates ranging from $3 to $310.

Indiana Saverie Co Oe Geeneerea Indiana Trust Company

Shrewd Manipulation in Rates for Steel Products

Pere Marquette Michigan Central lease under consideration by Vanderbilt directors for over a year and executed thanks to Pere Marquette threat to build into Buffalo. Lease grants Pere Marquette 21 years rights to run trains into Buffalo, with plans to build New Buffalo to Porter and enter Chicago terminal via Lake Shore and Michigan Central. George W. Boyd, new general passenger agent for Pennsylvania lines East, flags aggressive service improvements including faster New York to Philadelphia in 90 minutes, New York to Washington in 4.5 hours, and New York to Chicago in 18 hours. He foresees a 69 mile shorter New York to Chicago line and a 17 hour run with 18 hour schedule, plus a four-track New York to Pittsburg and double-track Pittsburg to Chicago.

Vanderbilt Pere Marquette Buffalo Michigan Central New Buffalo Porter Lake Shore Whiting Chicago Michigan National Trunk Lines Vanderbilt Lines George W. Boyd Pennsylvania Lines New York Philadelphia Washington Chipago St. Louis Pennsylvania Mr. Boyd Pittsburg New York Central Nee Lilly Boyd P. W. Yt & Western Vic .McLain Panhandle Norfolk & Western Mountain District Grand Central Station Gould Lake Providence New Orleans & Northwestern Clayton Chesapeake & Ohio Big Four Jacob R. Rogers Paterson N. J Metropolitan Museum of New York Indiana Car Service Association L. D. Tehell Baltimore & Ohio Florida Pennsylvania Railroad Fort Wayne H. M. Diehl Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton H. R. Dering Indiana Creek Sand Patch Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Rushville Union Station Muskogee Southern Railway Oklahoma Indian Territory Ilinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago City Council Wabash Pine Bluff & Western Railroad Cargill Central H. B. Ledyard Ledyard Raritan Staten Island Lake Erie & Western Lafayette H. C. Townsend Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain City of Mexico Laredo Pullman Los Angeles San Francisco Grand Trunk Railway Montreal Toronto Hammond Port Huron Seaboard Virginia Corporation Commission Richmond Morton Trust Company R. R. Hammond Chicago & Eastern Illinois Comy Danville Terre Haute Clinton Baltimore

Panhandle Railroad Eases Bridge Use for Locomotives

Panhandle Railroad issues orders allowing all locomotive classes to use the Monongahela bridge from Pittsburgh to Birmingham starting yesterday. New bridge replacements and expanded Pittsburg facilities enabled heavy traffic return, with E2 engines moving into Union Station. Plans include modern roundhouse and shops at Skully, plus freight yard construction by the Pittsburg Cartiers & Youghiogheny branch as traffic diversions multiply.

Panhandle Railroad Company Monongahela Bridge Pittsburg Birmingham Panhandle Union Station Twenty-eighth Street Sheridan Skully Pittsburg, Cartiers & Youghiogheny Ohio Brit Monongahela

Northern Pacific official predicts record passenger year

Charles Fee general passenger agent says 1904 will break all records as Northern Pacific adds fifteen special trains to the Pacific coast stopping at Yellowstone Park. He notes a surge in travel and growth of local towns, while freight is limited by cars and engines.

Charles 8. Fee Northern Pacific John Turner Fee Pacific Coast Yellowstone Park

Railroads Plans and Appointments Across the Nation

Several railroads announce capacity increases and new routes including Norfolk & Western water filters project the Pere Marquette Chicago Grand Central entry and Buffalo Chicago through service. Pa announcements cover Florida travel competition new presidents and strategic relocations plus a new coal terminal at South Amboy and track expansions on major lines.

Grain Market Moves Amid Mixed Prices and Low Demand

Grain prices ended near steady, with corn giving back some gains as local profit taking trimmed early advances. Receipts remained light while demand stayed slow, keeping a narrow but firm market across coarse grains as traders awaited a clearer trend starting with a radical move.

Wheat Cloned at Advance Coffee Market Drops Then Reverses

In New York on December wheat futures opened active and firmer on bullish supply figures, with receipts and shipments listed. Prices closed with a small net advance after support from commission houses, while spot offerings showed No 2 red and No 1 northern futures and options activity remained dynamic amid rising visible supplies.

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Coffee futures open steady on liquidation pressure and rebound

The market opened weaker on liquidation after European and commodity selling, then steadied but declined again. Prices for December through October show widespread declines with limited recoveries, while raw sugar and refined sugars hold steady amid flat to modest demand.

Bulllah

Grain and commodity prices in Kansas City and nationwide trade ads

Kansas City markets show wheat and corn futures mixed with cash bids, while flour, lard, bacon, and whisky prices hold steady. Regional quotes cover butter, cheese, and eggs in several cities, with shipments and receipts for wheat, corn, and oats reported alongside cotton and spirits data.

ST. Ne Des Nicaea Wieath Slee Bibra Altice Oats Kansas City Liverpool Amarone Iid Toledo Clover Seed Minneapolis

Vital Statistics December births and notices

Vital statistics report births listing numerous families with new babies across Indianapolis addresses, including Porter, Phillips, Jones, Elliston, and Evans, among others. Personnel and hospital notices note deaths and senility cases. Burgess and Conlen obituaries appear with funeral details and locations in Indianapolis.

Journal Business Directory Florists and Parcel Delivery in City

Classified item shows ads for florists, auction sale, parcel delivery, solicitors, and storage services. Hogan’s special delivery promises collection, storage, and Christmas morning delivery. Listings include addresses, phone hints, and offers for state side services in Indianapolis and nearby areas.

Seeee Financial Frank Sawyer Sayles Financial Hogan's Gertatcate Indianapolis Gall Addi Ordres Market St Eee Colonial Hotel A. J. DE Claire Hogan One &Foot Stevenson Elwood Ind AL Hogan Hogan's Special Hogan Transfer Union Transfer and Company Corner East Oblast Sears

Iron and steel trade boom ends say London paper

The London Financial Times notes that American iron and steel prosperity is fading and warns investors in railroad stocks to expect adjustments. American manufacturers acknowledge the shift, with trade journals declaring the boom over and consumption declining toward normal conditions.

London Financial Times

American-Made Dolls From New Jersey Factory

A New Jersey factory produces durable sheet steel dolls with baked enamel skin and life like joints. The babies are light, strong, and unbreakable, with removable eyes and adjustable hair. They can even speak if a phonograph is purchased, and come with glove fitted hands and various eye colors.

United States New Jersey

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