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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
7
Questions invite readers to consider debt, future needs, and building a savings habit. It asks if they want a safe one. It proposes a permanent investment at a fair rate, with money accumulating without trouble. It highlights preparing for old age and a rainy day.
A report details efforts to achieve a goal through artificial methods. Researchers test protocols, measure outcomes, and compare with natural approaches. The piece notes challenges, potential applications, and ongoing evaluation by the involved institutions and scientists.
New York stocks rose slightly while overall activity cooled near stagnation. Union Pacific led in volume as investors weighed crop uncertainty and the Hazleton miners convention. The money market steadied with easy call loans, bullion demand eased, and foreign exchange moved in response to remittance needs. Bond demand stayed dull but prices remained firm as syndicate closings and pension payments eased liquidity. Revenue measures and war tax repeal anticipated effects on internal and surplus funds.
Indianapolis to London report on commercial paper, call money, discounts, and bank clearings. Notes include New York prime mercantile paper at 4 45 percent, sterling exchange near weak, and London silver prices with three months bills at 2 percent.
Washington reports Wednesday treasury balances in the general fund excluding the $150,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption. Cash balance stands at 186,231,470.97 and 365,298 in unclear units.
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis on May 14 cattle receipts reached 800 with shipments steady. Markets opened active with fat stock selling briskly and most supply exhausted early. Steers up to 1,350 pounds ranged 6.60 to 7.00, cows to 5.00, heifers to 6.00, while hogs numbered 5,000 with mixed price moves and eventual unevenly higher selling. Sheep receipts 60 showed steady clipped stock demand and weak wool demand, with overall gains over last week and year prior.
The Blair-Baker Horse Company's sale saw about 70 head of horses offered with demand from many buyers. Prices favored quality but common stock dragged averages. Carriage teams hit up to 202, single coach horses 200, best drivers 14 to 15, lighter stock 0 to 125. At Interstate Stockyards Indianapolis small cattle shipments were mostly common stock, with steady to higher cattle quotes, hogs strong, calves varied, and market overall steady.
New York May 13 Kosher butchers of the East Side ended their strike against wholesale meat dealers after a conference. Mr Sulzberger of Schwarzschild Sulzberger presented bills showing cattle prices in New York and Chicago. He argued current wholesalers had little time to lower meat prices for customers.
Chicago May 24 grain market showed bears pressing corn as favorable weather boosts wheat and corn. July wheat clung to slight losses while corn advanced and oats fell. Provisions rose with hog market strength aiding lard and pork futures. receipts and cash grain activity noted with mixed signals from Kansas Nebraska rains and local reports contrasting government estimates.
New York May 14 Wheat receipts 81 500 bu exports 15 908 bu spot easy No 2 red 85 8c f o b afloat. Corn receipts 7 800 bu exports 9 164 bu spot steady No 2 7 9 6 9 c f o b. Oats spot steady No 2 47c No 3 46c. Options rallied on small Chicago receipts then eased. Hops high quality 1901 crop 17 2c. Lard firmer Western steamed 10 9 0. Coffee spot Rio 7 16c. Sugar raw 2 9 16c refined steady.
May 14 report from St Louis shows quiet flour, mixed grain prices with No 3 red wheat lower, oats weaker, rye steady, corn firm, pork and lard higher, dry salt meats and bacon prices up, receipts listed for flour wheat corn oats and rye. mixed market activity across commodities. Louisville May 1 notes continue with No 2 red and No 3 red wheat prices and dried apples per pound for medium quality.
A digest of farm product prices and futures across Baltimore Kansas City Liverpool Toledo Cincinnati Duluth Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Includes beans potatoes mint ginseng hay clover seeds and various crop futures with current bids and changes across wheat corn oats rye and barley markets.
A compilation of dairy and egg market receipts and prices from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Kansas City Louisville Cincinnati St Louis and additional notes on wool spirits of turpentine petroleum and cotton trends. Butter and cheese prices vary by region with steady to lower tones noted in several markets.
Instruments filed for record in Marion County Indiana for 24 hours ending May 14 2002 furnished by Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Co list transfers of various lots in Parker Hanmeen Newells North Place Mint BTM area and neighboring parcels. Names include Chas T Boyer Susanna M Schofield Ida G Smith Albert L Atkins Ann M Morton Chalon G Cloud Martha F Hammond David A Coulter and others with parcels on Reisner Street Miller Benson Sterling Avenue Delaware Street and nearby areas. Amounts show 4000.00 noted for one parcel.
Decatur and St Louis express routes connect Indianapolis area stations with Chicago Philadelphia New York Baltimore and Washington networks via Vincennes Columbus and Louisville with multiple accommodations and daily or Sunday only services. The excerpt lists station points trains times transfers and sample property transfers in Decatur and surrounding Indianapolis towns including Madison Martinsville Logansport and Terre Haute with car schedules and rapid transit notes.
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