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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1902
Page
11
Volume of business for the first three days of May indicates prices remain elevated mainly on certain goods. Irish potatoes keep a high price, while butter, eggs, and poultry show mixed changes. most other items mirror or undercut last year. Grain and hay markets gain momentum with increased inspections and stronger bids. general living costs remain manageable with cautious spending.
A dense catalog of commodity quotes lists wagon weights and per bushel prices for corn oats hay and straw, plus poultry, cheese, eggs beeswax and a wide array of groceries and dry goods. It notes prices paid by shippers and includes coal coke alcohol medicines indigo textiles and hardware with various grades and sizes.
Indianapolis market reports light cattle receipts with a week of trade unsettled by beef-trust agitation, overall prices near last week’s levels. Hogs show small gains while sheep and lambs trade quietly. buyers and sellers faced uncertain demand and a tentative rally only in late sessions.
Butter receipts and cheese prices steady across New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Louisville markets with firm demand for creamery and full cream varieties eggs steady to higher in multiple regions. Chicago Kansas City and St Louis show steady butter and cheese with varied egg quotes as markets absorb demand. distant textiles and dry goods markets in New York remain quiet with firm prices. oats advertised as horse feed.
Chicago reports a mixed grain day with July wheat easing to lower levels and corn and oats down slightly while provisions rise. Rain in Kansas and Nebraska and a firmer foreign position influenced prices amid quiet trade and cautious selling by country holders. Receipts show notable activity in Minneapolis and Duluth, with primary shipments down year over year.
New York grain prices show mixed firmness amid crop weather signals. Wheat futures edge higher then pull back with nearby contracts at about steady. corn and oats trade narrow amid quiet demand and harvest expectations. flour and rye flour listed with varied receipts and prices across winter and Minnesota grades. spot prices show No 2 red wheat around 68 to 69 cents and nearby futures closing near unchanged.
May 3 reports mixed commodity prices across several cities led by St Louis with dull tents and seed sales, wheat and corn movements, lard and meats higher or steady, while Baltimore Kansas City Toledo Cincinnati and Milwaukee show varied cash and futures. Northern winter wheat and corn values weaken or hold with spot and July contracts noted, and wholesale meats and timothy hay prices quoted.
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