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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1902
Page
2
The market shows quiet business in most lines despite active produce, poultry and butter demand. Hardware and hides edge up later. grain prices vary by receipts. cerealine products stay high. wagon market slow. hay and feeds proceed with mixed demand amid high seasonal prices.
Americans living in Mexico find climate affects palates and preferences for plates nacionales such as mole and dulces. Mexican cuisine blends Spanish Moorish and local roots, with old traditions kept by elite families while remote cooks offer jewels of culinary skill. The piece notes education by foreign cooks, acculturation of dishes, and a future study of Moorish influence on Latin American cuisine.
Union Stockyards Indianapolis July 19 hogs active with prices up five to ten cents while cattle receipts edge higher. Demand for fed cattle remains mixed as Texas cattle pressure softer native stock, top steers fetch about 7.65, cows to 5.50, calves to 6.75. Hog market steady to firm with top light hogs near 7.85 and heavy hogs around 7.90, lambs and sheep show small gains amid overall steady tone for the week.
Regional livestock prices show steady to higher hogs with strong demand and mixed cattle. Cattle receipts vary by city with ranges for calves, steers, cows and heifers. Hogs command top bids around seven to eight dollars with light pigs fetching variable prices. Sheep and lambs show firm to higher values in several markets.
Mrs. Clark describes the challenges of teaching English to Filipino pupils and teachers in the Philippines under American rule. She details language barriers, improvised lessons, sparse furniture, irregular attendance, and the high cost of living for teachers including transportation costs consuming a large portion of salaries.
Chicago July 19. Squeeze in July oats caused a wild trading day with July oats touching the highest price since 1874 amid fears of a short corner and poor harvests from heavy rains. Prices fluctuated with oats up and September corn and July corn mixed, while provisions fell. Receipts small and near months scarce, with bears dominant in later trading.
New York markets show steady to easy tone across grains with heavy wheat receipts and strong futures. Prices for winter and Minnesota flour types vary, rye and corn futures move on rain forecasts, and spot wheat remains firm yet unsettled amid covered shorts and rains in the West.
Market chatter covers pork, tallow, cotton seed, rice, molasses, coffee, sugar and refined sugars. Prices show firm or steady ranges with butter, molasses and sugar trading amid narrow moves and varying grades.
St Louis reports mixed grain prices with flour steady while wheat and corn show varied shifts across markets. Prices for rye, oats, and pork products move modestly with receipts and shipments detailed for flour, wheat, corn, oats, and barley across Louisville Baltimore Kansas City and other centers.
New York July 19 Butter receipts 7542 packages market firm. cheese receipts 3673 packages market firm. eggs receipts 3673 packages market steady to weak. Philadelphia July 18 butter steady extra creamery. eggs lower. cheese steady. Baltimore July 15 butter steady. eggs steady. cheese steady. Chicago July 19 creamery cheese and eggs steady. Kansas City July 1 eggs steady. St Louis July 19 butter steady. eggs higher. Louisville July 19 butter and eggs steady. Cincinnati July 19 butter steady. cheese steady.
NEW YORK July 1 The dry goods market closed without change from prior conditions Demand for cotton goods moderate at previous prices Cotton yarns are in limited demand and weak in American kinds Egyptian firm Worsted yarns steady with fair Woolen yarns quiet Linen and jute yarns very firm NEW YORK July 19 The local metal markets show slight changes from yesterday with increased business for Saturday heat
A July rack of commodity prices shows metal quotes with tin copper and lead steadiness, plus regional notes on spirits of turpentine rosin and crude petroleum. The latter half shifts to a broad feature praising walking and physical fitness, highlighting William Blaikie and figures like Lodge and Roosevelt in a broad social commentary.
At a suburban auction in Philadelphia Times a Montgomery County farmer drives up bids on household goods. When a thermometer is offered, the farmer refuses, recalling a past failed attempt to regulate it and quipping he could not even open the thing.
Pensions for veterans were issued certificates to a list of recipients including Ortal-W Olan BR Lough Ford Frederick Tate Perryeville and others. The notice records increases and reissues for various individuals such as Samorl Wells John Peterson and Cornelius Obanion among several names and locations.
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