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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
10
Cattle receipts reach 700 with 20 shipments as market holds strong on fat corn fed stock. Hog receipts 5,5 shipments 1,000 show mixed trade with top hogs near 7.30 while lambs and sheep rise with higher weekly totals and steady pricing, horses sold with modest demand and no peak prices.
Cattle receipts small at Interstate Yards Indianapolis with steady market from yesterday's lower quotations. Hogs steady to unchanged with top around 7.75 and good loads at 6.90 to 7.22. sheep and lambs steady to higher with spring lambs 6.00 to 7.25 and heavy stockers present. Kansas City and Chicago reports show mixed cattle and hog prices, with some regions noting steady demand and others recording slight declines.
E. E. Murrell paid sheriff Dickman a $5,002 check to cover the bond forfeiture of his brother John K. Murrell. John K. Murrell, a member of the present House of Delegates, was indicted for bribery in connection with suburban railway legislation.
Chicago May 3 Daniel Costello veteran showman once partner of P T Barnum dies in County Hospital after two weeks of pneumonia illness. His fortune once exceeded $1,000,000 but a mining venture wiped it out.
Stocks recovered strongly with high priced issues leading the rally as gains spread across electric and express groups. News focused on United States Steel absorption, Canadian Pacific strength, and the Louisville and Nashville Southern Railway exchange terms for Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville stock. London stepped in as a buyer, easing market nerves over a potential anthracite settlement, with bonds firm and total par sales at 2 429 000.
A dense Chicago stocks report covers Granger Farwell & Co. and several major equities alongside money rates in Indianapolis New York Chicago and other cities. It notes call money steady at 3 4 to 4 percent and various clearing balances and exchange figures across multiple markets.
New York stocks opened strong aided by London activity and light selling. Large buying orders in Reading and Canadian Pacific propelled the market, shorts covered, and overall market advances surpassed opening prices. Copper rose on improved demand as talks of United States Steel's Colorado Fuel and Iron control circulated.
Public record list shows numerous real estate instruments filed for record in Marion County Indiana with varied lot transfers and consideration sums including properties in Woodruff Place, Kennedy’s First Add, Beaty’s Add, and Oak Hill add. Entries name grantors and grantees such as De Pauw University to Wm. C. Van Arsdel, Crown Hill Cemetery to Hiram Plum mer, Jennie Burt to Wm. F. Johnson, and Albert Varts to Susanna Earhart among others. Transfers total 27,748.86 with associated repairs and property improvements listed.
President Roosevelt calls the West Indian catastrophe one of history's greatest. Descriptions from Consul Ayme and Prentiss recount St Pierre destroyed, St Vincent deadly, Martinique annihilated in seconds. Thirty thousand killed, fifty thousand homeless, survivors starve amid scorched landscapes and erupting craters. Aid offers flow as relief efforts begin.
Corn led grain trading with July up 4% as forecasts of favorable weather and slower receipts boosted values. Wheat softened, oats rose modestly, and provisions weakened amid dull turnover and rumors of big market manipulators shaping prices. Domestic receipts and overseas demand supported bullish tones though overall trade remained hesitant.
In New York the grain market eased into a steady close with firm Cornmeal and wheat steady near late advances. Wheat receipts 157,550 bu, exports 29,985 bu. No. 2 red at the Mc elevator f o b afloat, No. 1 northern Duluth and No. 1 hard Manitoba quoted. Corn receipts none, exports 24 bu, No. 2 at 6c elevator. May options closed with gains around 4% cent on the day.
The St James London Gazette notes a new tea time novelty dubbed ping-pong punch. It blends lemon juice a dash of bitters apple cider and a spoonful of powdered sugar well shaken poured into a tall glass and topped with sparkling soda water.
Markets show mixed activity with wheat firm in Cincinnati and Chicago, flour steady in Louisville and Toledo, and oats and corn varying by region. Butter and eggs steady in multiple cities, while spirits of turpentine and rosin hold firm in Savannah and Charleston.
Fragmented OCR item shows last car departure around 4 pm and first car arrival earlier, with times 2 39 and 3 39 noted. Mentions Georgia streets and passenger cars. Contains illegible names and stray phrases.
The market for cotton goods shows ongoing activity in heavy brown cottons with demand seen as soon. Prices for staple lines and fancies are steady with dull cloths and no price change. Spinners report weak demand for silk and ribbons while metal prices edge higher with metals strengthening in St Louis in May.
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