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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
10
Cattle receipts small. market weak with limited quotes. Calves firm with top steer calves near 7.50. Hogs receipts 400. market down from yesterday but demand good. Chicago section shows varied cattle and hog prices. sheep receipts and prices steady to lower. western and Texas weights listed. overall mixed conditions across markets.
Western Staveley and Texas show cattle and beef steers trading with mixed receipts. Prices span native and Indian cattle, stockers, feeders, cows and bulls. hogs steady to lower. sheep and lambs strong in some regions with varied weights and markets in New York, St. Louis, Omaha, East Buffalo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Grain prices ease on lighter demand and favorable weather. Wheat and corn weaken as receipts rise across Chicago, Minneapolis and Duluth with large hog prices falling. Reports of higher overall supplies in the United States and Canada east of the Rockies contrast with declines in corn and oats.
New York markets for flour and grain show a quiet tone after big receipts and liquidation. Minnesota patents sell around $1.90 in some grades, rye flour steady from $3.15 to $3.40, buckwheat flour dull at roughly $2.90, corn meal quiet around $4 in city and $3.55 in Western markets.
New York markets report wheat prices down on heavy World stock increases and favorable weather. May and December futures show declines while corn and oats swing with large receipts and strong export sales. Beefs and lards move modestly, coffee and sugar futures mixed but steady overall.
A wide scan of commodity prices and shipments from St Louis to Baltimore, Kansas City, Cincinnati, and other hubs shows flour, wheat, corn and oats moving with small shifts in cash and future markets. Notable figures include prices for red winter patents at 0.40, Timothy seed around 2.00–3.10, pork lower at 17.15–17.50, lard near 10.70, and various oats, rye, and sugar levels. Shipments list flour 12,000 brls and corn 15,000 bu among others.
New York trading was light and dull with little public interest. Missouri Pacific fell two points on August results while minor industrials faced manipulation. money remained easy at 5 percent with four to six month loans common. London sold about 15,000 shares as declines spread across Northwestern and several railways with overall weakness in speculative bonds. U S bonds held steady.
Arrick & Company Wisconsin Central tours and Consolidated Tobacco tours announce streetcar routes in Indianapolis with connections to Greenwood Franklin and Meridian streets. Cars depart at 5 20 a m and 3 p m for mixed routes to Georgia and Meridian. The Indianapolis and Martinsville Rapid Transit Co lists Mooresville departures at 6 a m and hourly thereafter until 6 29 p m with service to Union Station for Sunday excursions and hourly connections to Brooklyn.
The report covers interbank rates and clearings across Indianapolis New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati and international venues London Paris Berlin with currency exchange and precious metals data. It notes Treasury balances in Washington with available cash balance and a $150,000 gold reserve in redemption division.
Private wire advices from New York report the miners convention approved arbitration for the coal strike after operators agreed to refer settlement to arbitration. Prices rose on good news, while Missouri Pacific earnings for August fell $200,000 prompting stock selling amid broader market volatility. Banks benefited from subtreasury operations with $15 million gain since Friday. Reports also note possible short-term rally, but overall market tone remains heavy. The chess match between Lasker and J W Schowalter of Kentucky adjourned after fifty-one moves with Lasker leading.
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