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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
7
The Safety Vault Department boasts the largest and strongest vaults in the state. They withstand every known attack, are centrally located, well lit and ventilated. Safes for money, jewelry and valuables may be rented yearly, with storage vaults for trunks containing silverware and other items.
A concise summary of a banking house that transacts general banking business. It receives deposits subject to draft and remits collected funds. The institution acts as fiscal agent for corporations, negotiates railroad and other corporate security issues, and deals in government bonds and investment securities. It states that commissions are earned on executed orders.
The market closes firm at day’s top level with small gains in railroads and specialties while trade remains light. Local traction shares rise amid festive mood and holiday trading. speculation muted as brokers prepare to leave town. Canada Southern and St Joseph & Grand Island drop on dividend cuts. Bond sales total $1.08 million. United States four percents inch up slightly.
Cattle at Union Stockyards Indianapolis scarce but firm with strong demand from local packers. Hog market uptrend with choicest heavies around 6.60 and lightweights near 6.20. Sheep and lambs steady to firm. markets show caution on future price levels as supplies vary. Regional reports from Kansas City New York Chicago St Louis and others confirm varied cattle, hog, and sheep activity with generally higher hogs and steadier sheep.
Commercial paper rates and call money trends surface in Indianapolis New York and Chicago summaries with clearings and balances for multiple cities. Sterling exchange rates firm in New York and London and Paris money markets show steady to firm conditions with bullion and silver pricing noted.
Governor Hunt hosted a reception to introduce his eldest daughter Elizabeth with Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals Sumner Taylor Crowinshield Coghlan among many naval and military officers and prominent civilians. At least 0 persons attended.
Wholesale trade on the street was light with clerks and travelers returning home for Christmas. Forepart of day saw strong fruit and poultry sales, egg prices weak, butter and cheese firm, and hog receipts suggesting price declines. Grain inspections small, track bids steady. hay and wagon market report light offerings with stable prices.
An extended price rundown lists fruits vegetables and staples with per unit prices. Items include apples, lemons, oranges, cabbage, celery, cranberries, cranberries Cape Cod, potatoes, onions, hams, pork cuts, lard, bacon, and various feeds. Several entries note regional origins like New York California Wisconsin and Indiana.
Liverpool and St Louis quote mixed commodity values including wheat, corn, flour, and lard with steady pork, bacon, and cheese markets. Cincinnati New York and Louisville prices show wheat, rye, bacon, lard, and whisky steady or quiet. New York butter and cheese mixed, while Chicago and U.S. flour and grain markets hold steady with minor shifts in eggs and butter.
Reports from Savannah, Oil City, Montpelier, Charleston, New York and other hubs show varied prices and shipments for turpentine rosin spirits and crude petroleum. Movements include strong crude at North Lima and steady rosin at firm levels, with poultry and cotton prices elsewhere reflecting broader trade conditions.
The page lists wholesale and retail prices for a wide range of goods including grain milled products, meats, dairy, canned goods, nuts, candies, and fuels. Notable items include winter tent corn meal at 4.25 per bri, graham flour 3.45, fresh turkeys and ducks priced per unit, and various cheeses, salts, oils, and textiles with specific per unit or per dozen prices.
Union Traction Co of Indiana issues a May 23 1902 time table listing Magnolia Block Capitol and adjacent stations. The scant readable fragment notes schedule details for the line serving downtown routes with stops at Magnolia Block and Capitol areas.
General Offices announce passenger car departures from Georgia Indian streets with first car at 6 57 p m and subsequent runs until 9 57 p m. Additional trains run at 11 15 p m and morning and afternoon intervals. Freight and combination passenger services listed toward Greenfield Shelbyville Indianapolis with arrivals and departures via Georgia Meridian and Union Depot routes. Tickets sold at Uder's store Washington Penn and at Eg a Ley's pharmacy Stubbin's Hotel block.
Schedule details describe rapid transit service from Mooresville to Indianapolis via Kentucky Avenue with departures at 6 am and hourly thereafter, plus connections to Union Station and Brooklyn. A separate market note reports woolen goods demand weakly tied to overcoats and cloaks, with metals prices steady to weak. A Port of Spain dispatch from Tevikdads conveys merry Christmas greetings.
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