Grain Market Steady as Corn Rises Slightly Amid Dull Trading
Chicago trading shows light wheat receipts and steady prices across grains with May wheat unchanged at 77 1/4 cents, May corn up 4 cents to 43 1/2 cents, oats flat, and provisions mixed. Bull sentiment dominates cash activity while deliveries and receipts remain modest, reflecting a narrow trading range and cautious appetite in a quiet session.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
May
Sutil
Bnort
Break Is Expected In Wheat Market Letter
George H. Phillips’s Market Letter from Chicago notes a likely wheat market setback without new outside trade. Advises profit taking or waiting for a decline. corn remains fairly strong. Oats May is becoming popular. foresee quick break before reentering. Provisions rise with pork lard and ribs rumored higher, but delay buying until after a $1 per barrel pork advance.
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George H. Phillips
Chicago
Wheat Quiet and Steady
New York December 27 reports flour receipts and exports steady with little change. Prices listed for winter patents and straights, Minnesota patents and bakers, rye flour, corn meal, and malting barley show small variations. market appears flat with mix of shipping and elevator quotations and no major price shifts.
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New York
Minnesota
Commodities market briefs reflect mixed movements and steady spot tones
Ocean freight and grain futures show December corn slipping slightly on deliveries while May and January positions rise modestly. Oil, cotton, and coffee hold light, spot prices firm for sugar and rice, with livestock and hogs showing steady trends amid unchanged or quietly shifting quotations across grains and byproducts.
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Spee News
Sic
Aike
Galveston
California
Texas
Mesa
City Extra India
Continental
Japan
New Orleans
Rio
Cordova
Grain and commodity prices across multiple markets
The report lists price quotes for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and related commodities across Kansas City Louisville Cincinnati and Duluth markets. It notes steady or firm tones for wheat and corn with varied cash and December figures, plus barley and timothy prices and livestock terms in several regions.
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Gee
Louisville
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Cincinnati
Lora
Duluth
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Milwaukee
Standard
New York Market Reports Butter Eggs and Cheese
New York market reports dated December 27 show butter receipts at 5,267 cense and 7,811 packages for cheese, with a firm trend. Philadelphia andBaltimore markets note scarce butter and firm prices. eggs are firm in nearby and western markets. cheese remains quiet but firm. Regional quotes cover Chicago Kansas City St Louis Cincinnati Louisville and New York oil and dry goods notes with prices for petroleum turpentine copper tin lead and other commodities.
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Hocking Valley
Hocking
Iowa Central
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Lake Erie & Weat
Nashvil
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Ian He
Metropolitan Way
Dull Wall Street Mixes with Late Day Rally Tone
United States stock market closes firm after a cautious session ahead of the bank statement. Rock Island leads gains with a 2 1 2 point rise on strong November earnings, Amalgamated climbs 3% amid copper war rumors and broker buying. Banking reserves drop, loans ease slightly, and year end liquidity shifts influence trading across railroads and bonds.
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Amalgamated
Rock Island
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Erie
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Denver & Rio Grande
England
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Ates
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Mateama
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear ings and Balances
INDIANAPOLIS commercial paper at 4 6 percent. Clearings and balances listed. New York call money steady 6 percent. time money 6 percent. Sterling exchange easy. Global rates for London Paris Berlin shown. New York imports valued at $14,149,573. exports of specie and gold noted.
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Sterling Exchange
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New York Exchange
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Paris
Berlin
Weekly Bank Statement Shows Deviations in Money Movements
New York December 27 The statement of averages of the clearing house banks for the five days this week shows loans down deposits up legal tenders up specie down reserve down reserve required down surplus down exchange deposits down. Banks hold six million five hundred forty nine thousand five hundred dollars in excess of reserve requirements under the two per cent rule United States deposits amounting to sixteen million five hundred six thousand nine hundred. The Financier notes a wide variance between official statements and known money movements for the past five days business.
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New York
United States
New York Associated Banks
Banks report weekly money movement shows mixed results
Unofficial figures indicate cash gains of over 300000, while banks lose 2020000 in cash and 1482400 in deposits amid a 6549200 reserve shortfall. South shipments and interior remittances rise, trust banks file semi annual reports, and rates may draw interior money despite unfavorable overall statement.
Rock Island gains drive New York market moves
Private wire summary notes heavy buying in Rock Island with strong five month and November statements showing a large annual income and high earnings. Amalgamated Copper rises on large Standard Oil purchases amid reports of a possible arbitration settlement. Atchison Wabash and Wisconsin Central post solid November results while banks disappoint.
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New York
Rock Island
Atchison, Wabash and
Wisconsin Central
Amalgamated Copper
Standard Oil
Boston
Com
Amalgamated Company
Heinzes
Market closes strong amid manipulation hints
New York on December 27 saw a strong close as pools behind several issues push up their specialties. Tips circulated on various stocks and traders expect the general market to follow this strength, with spots showing notable vigor.
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Granger Farwell & Co
Telegram
New York
Read the game laws before hunting on others land, Indiana
W. F. Jones of Marion urges readers to study state game laws before publishing criticisms of hunter rights. He argues farmers deserve protection, notes Oct 1 to Nov 10 permit rules for ducks and squirrels, and defends landowners against trespass. He dismisses "dog in the manger" policy and calls for enforcement to curb pot-hunters.
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F. M. Black
Peru
Indiana
Grant County
Marion
Robert Whites
Eee
Sealase
W. F. Jones
Court Docket Shows Multiple Civil Actions and a Divorce
The Circuit Court list includes Joseph A. Miller’s suits against Joseph E. Harbison and others seeking damages, plus a Mary E. Sullivan vs John Sullivan divorce in Circuit Court. Harry C. Tanner seeks injunction and a receiver against Eureka Refrigerator Company in Superior Court, Room 1.
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Joseph E. Harbison
Arthur Johnier
Joseph Miller
Glen Maria Miller
J Leneroseph
A. Miller
Joseph E. Harvieen
Circuit Court
Raymond Miller
Friend
Joseph C. Harbison
Mary E. Sullivan
John Sullivan
Harry C. Tanner
Eureka Refrigerator Company
Superior Court
Room 1
Higher Courts Record Appellate Briefs and Assignments of Errors
A list of appellate court records and assignments of errors including cases such as Reserve Loan Life Insurance versus Maria Hackett, Farmers Insurance Association of Madison County versus Jesse F. Reavis, and Mary P. Golihart versus Herbert C. Sullivan, with references to Delaware and Marion circuits and additional authorities.
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Reserve Loan Life Insurance Ress
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Diana Joseph Fordick
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Madison County
Jesse F. Reavis
Delaware
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Mary P. Golihart
Herbert C. Sullivan
Marion
C. Appel
Market Letter Details 1902 Corn and Wheat Corners
George H. Phillips notes 1902 as record year for Chicago Board of Trade with corn cornering in multiple months. He cites supply demand, Patten maneuver, weather, and high meat prices as factors behind July corn rise and December decline. Wheat and oats trends show expectations of further moves, with May corn near 43–44c and oats bids supported by standard white oats, while rail car capacity and market sentiment influence timing.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips
Chicago Board of Trade
Patten
Iowa
Market Outlook for Oats and Meats Cites Waiting Drift
The note discusses price trends in oats and meat, suggesting May oats remain weak while May pork and May ribs look high. It warns that meat prices are rising but corn is cheaper, implying potential declines in all products before spring. Advises bearing May pork above 9.50 and May ribs above 8.50.
Cruel and Cowardly, To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
A reader condemns convict labor proposals to clothe the poor in cheap garments. The writer argues imprisonment should reform convicts and prepare them for honest work, not strip poverty of its meager options by forcing them into sweatshop garment making. The piece links the plan to organized labor opposition and calls for humane, productive sentences that aid convicts and society.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Lfe
Eco
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