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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
2
A. M. FLETCHER transacts a general banking business receiving deposits subject to draft. Dividends collected and remitted. Acts as fiscal agent for corporations and negotiates security issues of railroads and other companies. Deals in Government Bonds and other investment securities. Commission orders executed.
Turkeys and chickens remain firm in the focal market but dealers expect prices to ease by Saturday or early next week. Local quotations trail New York, with various fowl and produce prices listed by shippers and dealers, including geese ducks rabbits beeswax hides and tallow among others.
Retail prices for a wide range of groceries and dry goods are listed, including nuts, figs, candies, coal, tea, sugar, coffee, spices, flour, rice, salt, and oils. The document also notes stock market activity with Lake Shore dividend news and Vanderbilt influence, alongside commodity prices and produce listings.
A. W. Thomson reports in New York on December 23 that opening trading was firm and the earlier reactionary mood faded. Rock Island rose after abandoning a proposed bond mortgage while foreign sentiment remained warlike but steadied. Gilt edged securities advanced with notable strength and white railroad returns improved, supporting prices.
Local financial circles reported potential consolidation between Union National Bank and Columbia National. Charles E. Coffin of Central Trust leads talks while Union and Columbia presidents deny any solid basis for the claim. Other notes cover American National dividend, Columbia stock activity, and broad market outlook.
Wheat rose on drought reports from Texas and stronger export demand, led by a big bull in Chicago trading. May wheat firmed to around 90 and then slipped briefly, with corn and oats edging higher as provisions also rose, while receipts and weather forecasts influenced sentiment and local cash prices hit a new record for No. 2 red wheat.
Ratios show commercial paper at 6 percent in Indianapolis and time loans 5 6 percent in New York. Money on call easy at 3 4 percent with various bills and sterling exchange figures. London money at 4 percent, Paris rentes at 3 percent. New York bar silver at 5 % and Mexican dollars at 47 cents. Treasury balances in the general fund show available cash of 225,904,182 dollars with 114,951,105 dollars in other categories.
Wednesday clearings totaled 976604.22 dollars, compared with 1,202,855.28 dollars the same day last year. Balance figures reference yesterday and the corresponding day last year, showing a decline in activity.
Financial snapshot shows assets including mortgage loans printing and stationery furniture and fixtures cash in office and bank totaling about 112 664.4? Total securities 212 666.06 with a 2 percent dividend paid July 10. Officers listed include Morrison Elliott Hume and others with a list of directors. Notes indicate daily industry and railroad company stats to be run under this head on the local stock exchange.
The wheat advance yesterday was seen as manipulation by Armour and driven by dull interest. Brokers and commission houses were noted as the main force behind the uptick, described as a speculative pit condition with no substantive backing.
The piece notes holiday closures for local Chicago boards and major exchanges from Friday to Monday, with mixed grain activity. It cites light corn movement, steady wheat receipts, and small week shipments, plus Bradstreet and Duluth wires on wheat demand and oats prospects.
In New York on December 33 the flour market showed moderate activity and firmness with various flour types priced. Wheat receipts and exports are listed, with spot No 2 red at 3 3/4 cents. futures opened unsettled, then firmed midday on Chicago support, corn and oats follow.
Weathered commodity notes report mixed prices for wheat, corn, oats, and flour in Kansas City Cincinnati and Minneapolis. Dairy and poultry prices ease at Boston and St Louis while pork and bacon tighter in Chicago and Philadelphia.
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