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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
10
A M Fletcher banker transacts general banking business handling deposits subject to draft and dividends. Acts as fiscal agent for corporations and negotiates railroad and entimate panics issues. Handles government bonds and other investment securities. Commission orders executed. Solicits accounts of banks bankers corporations and individuals.
Readable fragments show numeric codes and dates within a partial list. The text mentions 7D 1043 and values like 2.35 9.25 3.10, with no clear events or entities to anchor a full report.
Interurban service announces trains from Laton to Anderson Muncie Alexandria Mason Elwood and beyond. Trains leave Maryland Street at 4:34 a.m. and then hourly until 1 a.m. Limited trains to Muncie run nonstopping except at Anderson, with specific times at 7:20 and 7:30 p.m.
Chicago grain bid strengthens as extreme cold limits domestic receipts and tight red winter wheat stocks. May wheat rises to 79 1 2, corn up about 1 per cent, oats modestly higher, while provisions also firm. Trade notes weak hogs but bullish wheat outlook and limited supplies with cold weather sustaining demand.
Market reports from New York Louisville Kansas City Cincinnati Liverpool Toledo Duluth Minneapolis and Milwaukee show firming wheat and corn values with varied spot and futures quotes. Wheat and rye lead gains amid export demand and rumors while oats, barley and sugars hold steady. commodity prices include No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat across several exchanges with modest fluctuations.
Trade in general at St Louis shows flour mixed with steady oats and corn meal. Wheat and corn prices fluctuate with No 2 red cash and December futures cited, while pork, lard, and bacon move modestly. Receipts include significant wheat and corn amounts, with whisky and hay prices noted and slight shifts in futures bids.
NY and regional markets show firm butter and higher eggs with cheese steady. Reports cover Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Louisville St Louis Cincinnati and Savannah pricing, with metals and cotton notes and varied regional fluctuations.
Wool firm and in fair demand reported in St Louis on December 20. Medium grades showed steady activity with fine and heavy wool mixture quoted, tub washed and light gray varieties noted among the offerings.
In a New York Times vignette General Wheeler recalls a woman leading a dog through a revolving storm door. The dog is dragged and ground by the door and the crowd, until the animal is finally contained by a janitor wrapping him in a newspaper. The woman clings to the string with determined nerve.
Rev. Kittredge Wheeler told his congregation the hymn book lacks hell hymns and plans to select one on heaven. The paper offers Village Hymns with stirring lines on hell and eternal punishment. The note critiques the seduction of imagery at a matinee and contrasts mortal destiny with heavenly calm.
New York stock market shows relief after Amalgamated Copper volatility. Stocks drift to stable levels with gains led by coalers and railroad shares as investors anticipate favorable Union Pacific figures and a possible loan contraction tomorrow. Banks suffered cash losses but sentiment stays optimistic amid mixed bond activity and strong industry groups.
Street-railway and belt securities feature among Chicago stocks with bonds and pref notes listed. Granger Farwell & Co. wires reports include Belt Railway common and Diamond Match among active listings.
Indianapolis reports commercial paper at 4 percent with time loans at 5 6 percent. Clarifications show balances and clearings across major cities: New York call money 6 9 percent, euro-dollar and mercantile rates, Sterling exchange trend, and daily clearing and balance figures for Chicago Boston Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati.
A compact report lists 3% and 4% money quotes in London and Paris, with discount and gilt yields. It notes exchange rates on London and Berlin, prices for Spanish and Mexican currencies, and New York bar silver. Treasury balances show available cash of 172,796,95L and a gold reserve of 115,489,108 in the general fund.
New York December 20 heavy trading followed the copper dividend. Buying in Amaga Cement Copper was strong but failed to lift prices due to widespread selling by many brokers. St. Paul rose on rights rumors, Union Pacific covered shorts, Sugar weakened on a possible sugar war. Money rates rose to 8 then 10 percent as liquidity tightened.
New York December 20 After an hour Amalgamated Copper fell to the back and did not recover much. Rates at eight percent touched early caused a market break that mostly receded. The market remains professional with hopes for higher prices despite high money rates through the holidays. Union Pacific shows open selling on bulges by insiders while the overall market holds, with room-talk of a 10 point advance forthcoming.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a drummer’s tale of calm action during a hotel fire. He climbed from a four story window using a rope fire escape, swung to the ground, and reached safety with only minor burns and palm injuries. The incident ends with mockery from staff about a quicker route to exit.
Salt Lake Tribune notes a London woman’s unusual affection as she puts a pig to bed between clean sheets, remarking that women have long cared for hogs in similar ways, reflecting eccentric domestic devotion.
A list of names and places appears to describe certificates issued to Indigenous individuals and various towns such as Lincoln City Marion Terre Haute Danville Summitville New Albany and Ridgeville with amounts like 3 12 8 5 34 12 12 and other scattered numbers. The text is garbled but indicates a registry or notice of certificates issued to several individuals including John Keller Bunch Thomas Jr Willson Cornelius Goodenow James W McKriil Samuel Foreman Alexander Hoover Herman Wehmelter and others across multiple towns.
Union Stockyards Indianapolis reports cattle receipts light with a mixed market. Cattle show uneven prices though thick fat cows improve slightly while steers steady to lower. Hogs decline late, demand slack. lambs and sheep steady to firm with sufficient buyers. Interstate Stockyards Indianapolis notes weak demand for ordinary stock but steady prices for good fat stock.
Instruments filed for record in the Marion County Recorder's Office for 24 hours ending 5 p m December 20 1901 list transfers of lots and parcels in Dye's Sub and Milligan Brook Park add. including Clarke Metzger Atkinson and Shields parcels with various undivided interests and total considerations noted. Building permit payment to Mary Cantion for a frame addition on Payette street is recorded.
A Sunday-school boy in Wray receives two nickels from his father one for the Lord and one for himself. While waiting on the porch the boy drops one nickel, which disappears down a crack and is lost. The tale centers on the remaining nickel and the boy’s reaction to the missing coin.
Chicago bids steady to weak amid receipts of about 4000 cattle and 28,000 today with Texans and calves. Kansas City reports 3000 cattle with generally steady to lower tone and prices for dressed beef steers from 5.50 to 4.06, while St Louis notes steady to lower for good export steers and steady sheep markets. East Buffalo and New York show quiet trade with slow to lower demand and varied beef and lamb prices. Louisville closes with cattle steady to slightly higher, moderate sheep and lamb activity, and mixed demand across regions.
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