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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1903
Page
3
Live stock market reports from Indianapolis and other centers show hog receipts about equal to last week with no price change. Demand remains fair for light and mixed hogs, with good to choice medium to heavy hogs selling near last week’s levels. others show minimal shifts amid steady to firm tones.
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs across Chicago New York and East Buffalo markets show varied demand. Cattle receipts at Chicago reach 13 etc with steers 5.75 to 4.80 for different classes and hogs 47 000 awaiting tomorrow 30.00. New York reports steady to strong trends with calves and veals active and lambs lower. East Buffalo notes active cattle market with prime steers around 6.50 and fair cows at 2.50 to 3.15, lambs slower and sheep steady.
Reports from Green show hog prices at 4.62 and 1.60 for typical loads, with hogs around 19 pounds and up. Week-to-week stock receipts reveal 8.8 hogs more and 616 fewer cattle and 1,448 fewer sheep, while overall cattle remain steady and lambs hold steady. holiday timing suggests conservative marketing and wary demand next week.
Receipts steady but prices fluctuated through the day with visible supply figures. Wheat futures closed lower except for December, while other commodities show firmer spots and steadying tones in coffee sugar and lard markets. Trading muted with a Western influence and outside buying support noted for futures.
Flour and wheat prices move on steady to firmer tones across St Louis Cincinnati and other markets with quotes for No. 2 red and hard wheat, corn and oats. Receipts and shipments listed for flour, wheat, corn and oats. regional price variations noted.
New York reports butter receipts at 3,804 packages with market quiet. Creamery and near-by butter steady to easy. cheese firmer in various regions. Chicago notes quiet butter, eggs easier, cheese firm. other cities show mixed prices. Overall, dairy markets display limited movement with regional variations in butter, eggs, and cheese pricing.
A late December market summary covers turpentine steady to firm at several regional nodes, rosin and petroleum stability, mixed crude petroleum strength in North Lima to Indiana, and varied poultry prices across New York Chicago and St Louis amid quiet dry goods activity and modest cotton and wool markets. Metals show spelter price at 4.55 in St Louis.
Incorporated and 1st Home Brewing Company reports 6 percent dividend paid. 60,000 barrels plant capacity with 29,000 produced first year after reincorporation in January 1903. Reorganization notes show $400,000 stock with 5 percent dividend semi annual, non taxable. Heal estate owned by company listed. Officers: William T. Jungelaus president, August vice president, Andrew Hagen secretary and treasurer. Local stocks traded and daily statistics on industrial and railroad firms, banks and trust companies.
New York December 21 market reports heavy deal flow and a bearish tilt as Liverpool prices weaken. Cotton receipts remain high and exports strong, with speculation shrinking and a broad price decline anticipated amid renewed selling by London, New Orleans, and commission houses.
The patent office reveals a new fire extinguishing device using a brittle globe the size of an orange filled with powder that releases an extinguishing gas when ignited. A cartridge inside the globe triggers the reaction, presenting an untested principle for fire suppression.
A firing pin triggers a cartridge connected to a bomb hung from warehouse ceilings. A fusible wire holds a second tether that melts with heat, releasing the device. When activated by fire, the bomb detonates, dispersing extinguishing powder toward the flames and ceiling as a spring cast powder downward.
The J T Cofer Mule Company of Indianapolis filed articles of incorporation. Capital stock listed at $2.00. Directors named: James T Cofer of Indianapolis, Herbert J Latta of St Louis, and Charlies M Cooper of ?, with business likely in Evansville. The India Oil Company of Arizona filed foreign articles with Indiana capital stock listed at $10,000.
A historical note reports October 1899 mercantile failures totaled 15,287,000 liabilities, the best month since 183, with nine prior parallels and only one since 1810. November failures drop 12 percent, with liabilities at 1,642,000, well below July 1899 and other late 19th century peaks.
Directors in large financial institutions back the Indianapolis Southern Railway project from Indianapolis to Bloomington. Construction advances include 26 miles graded, 55 miles to be completed by spring, tunnels 550 and 1350 feet, and coal ore prospects along the line. Promoters stress strong financing, guaranteed shipper traffic, and early completion to capture coal traffic in northern Indiana.
Journal business directory listing Bertermann Bros New No 241 Mass av 228 N Del st Tel 849 patent attorney T R Bell mechanical engineer patent attorney claim no special facilities beyond patent practice training honesty care 49 and 50 Ingalls Ridg Sale and Livery Stables Horace Wood Circle 1007 the Peerless Foundry 710-18 E Mary land stove repairs and repairs
Classified notice offers enlistment for able bodied unmarried men ages 21 to the United States citizens of good character. Also seeks boys to deliver Sunday journal routes with two cent pay and list of city substations for distribution. Advertisement notes money refunds for unsold papers.
WANTED-AGENTS. To sell a useful household article for quick cash. No experience needed. Call Stevenson. WANTED-SITUATION as stenog. VIRGINIA M'GEE, 2 South New Jersey. NOTICE-Have leaks repaired by JOSEPH GARDNER, 39 Kentucky av. Telephone 322. H. F. KESTER, 10 Virginia av., sanitary plumbing. Old phone Main 445 new. Classified ads 5 cents a line. dash lines at same price per one. Telephone 234 for pickup. NOTICE-The board of trustees of the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane will receive bids until Monday, Dec. __, for January 194__. Statehouse assistance.
Births list numerous families with addresses and parent names, plus infant ages and causes such as pneumonia and meningitis. The death notes include several elderly residents and illness details, followed by a directory of local funeral homes, directors, and undertakers.
Society notice for Masonic Keystone No 6 R A M calling a special meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening with work in degrees and installation of officers at 7 PM followed by R degree work. Attendees urged by Wilmer Christian H P and Jacob W Smith secretary.
The timetable lists departure times from Meridian Streets for Richmond New Castle and stations with cars at 6:01 am 7:07 am 10:07 am 2:57 pm and later. It notes first cars to Greenfield Knightstown and stations with hourly runs and night service. Freight cars to Greenfield and intermediate stations depart at 3 am and arrive by 7 pm. Through services from Indianapolis to Columbus and Southwoods run with first car at 6 am and hourly thereafter last car at 6 pm. Martinsville and Mooresville connections shown with half hour offsets and late night departures.
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