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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
3
A M Fletcher banker transacts general banking business receiving deposits subject to draft and remitting dividends. Acts as fiscal agent for corporations and negotiates security issues for railroads and other companies. Deals in Government bonds and investment securities for banks, bankers, corporations and individuals solicited.
Advertisement for a safe deposit vault at 36 East Washington Street offering secure storage for money bonds wills deeds jewelry and valuables. Describes capacity of 2 100 bozen with rent ranging 5 to 45 per year. Signed by Tarrington Journal.
Immense sales of sugar with demand unabated. Arrivals of corn freer but small. Busy Commission row and grocers stocking for Saturday. Potatoes steady. cabbage dull. tomatoes in demand. oranges steady. lemons firm. Live poultry and dressed poultry in good demand. Hides active, receipts light. Grain and sugar market activity notable. track bids listed for various commodities.
New York June 28 stock prices rose despite the failure of a clearing firm and a bank. Gains concentrated in Atchison St Paul and other leading issues as the money market improved and lending eased. The day closed with prices above last night and a firm tone across rails and utilities.
Indianapolis and New York money markets report varied rates for time loans and call money. Clearing figures and balances are listed for Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Baltimore Cincinnati and London. Washington treasury balances show available cash and gold reserve.
At Indianapolis Union Stockyards on June 2, heavy steer prices slid sharply while hogs and sheep moved with smaller changes. Cattle receipts reached about 1,500 with bids weakening as abundant supply pressed buyers. Steers softened about 15 to 20 cents from a week ago, while top weights sold around 5.0 to 5.4 per cwt. Hog prices opened steady then declined, with most sales below 6.10 per cwt. Sheep and lambs remained near steady, spring lambs selling around 4.50 to 5.25 per cwt. Interstate yards in Indianapolis showed steady to higher tones for some cattle and hogs, with varied prices by class and weight.
Chicago June 28 The big shift in oats with near a million bushels moved cash in two days while wheat prices fell on good crop prospects. September wheat closed 4% lower as corn unchanged and provisions weaker amid disappointing cables and strong crop outlook. Argentine shipments and seaboard clearances noted, while local receipts and primary deliveries varied. Traders cited profit taking, short covering, and favorable weather shaping the session with oats slightly lower and meats steady to mixed.
Cattle receipts near 1,200 in South Omaha with market steady to slow and lower. calves and cows mixed. Hogs recepts around 8B0 with declines. heavy and mixed lots near 6.0 to 6.6. sheep and lambs about 2. . The East Buffalo run shows steady to lower prices for cattle, lambs up to 6.75 for good lambs, hogs at 6.05 to 6.55, and sheep near 5.25 for the best ewes and lambs.
Flours receipts 19 176 bbls exports 536 bbls market quiet and easier. Wheat receipts 138 100 bu spot weak No 2 red 73 5 7 8 c f o b afloat. July and Sept options weak on favorable crop and short selling. oat and sugar prices show modest shifts. Lard steady at 3 90, refined and tallow steady, Rio quiet, sugar grade refiners steady.
June reports from St. Louis and Baltimore show mixed commodity pricing. Flour steady with various classes quoted. corn meal and bran firm. wheat and corn futures with mixed July and September bids. pork and lard down or steady. dry goods and tobacco tied to regional activity. large grain shipments noted alongside modest whisky and bagging prices.
A bustling market wire lists commodity quotes and grain prices across cities. Notes include No 2 red wheat 2c, corn 9.50 bu, 10,000 bu oats, Liverpool shipping terms, mixed grades, pork prime western, lard steady, bulk meats steady, rye and barley dull, whiskey finished products priced around $1. Toledo and Milwaukee entries show dull wheat, cash and September activity, oats and seed notes, October weathered by steady demand.
Market summaries from New York Philadelphia Chicago Kansas City St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati and other hubs describe butter and egg price stability firm demand and varied receipts. Notes include creamery and western butter, fresh eggs, and copper and tin metal quotes in New York and London, with regional shifts in wool and poultry markets and cotton prices in New Orleans and New York.
New York June 2 market note shows dull activity with evaported apples priced nominally unchanged. Demand steady for California dried fruits including moisture peeled and unpeeled varieties. prices hold at old levels across sizes from small to large.
Vital statistics entry lists multiple births and parent ages with names and addresses across cities. The report records boys and girls born to couples at various streets including Sheffield South State Alabama Bates and Rhode Island, noting conditions and ages where shown. There are several names with addresses and a few conditions such as acute phthisis and cowardly mentions, reflecting a dense, OCR heavy list of births and health notes.
Marriage licenses issued for Vincent Hackett with Ora Coan and Rasmus Johnson with Minnie Rasmussen. Pension certificates issued to numerous named individuals including Indiamiane Original Jacob Fesser, Newine Thaddeus Barr Terre Haute. renewal entries for John Melier New York, Ells Brown Indianapolis. increases for William Rayphol Churubusco and John Doland West Point. multiple names with locations such as Gisnapolis Lafayette, Jeffersonville, and others.
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