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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists subscription terms for the Daily Standard offering carrier delivery in the city and mail delivery outside Ogden. Rates shown include one month and one year options, with prices indicated but not fully legible in the provided text.
Readers are informed communications are capped at 200 words and that authors' full names will be published. The notice emphasizes concise letters and full attribution for all submissions to the newspaper.
The Standard states no special advertising agent outside Utah. Advertisers should deal directly with the Odden Utah office or through reputable agencies.
The note instructs correspondence to the Standard Publishing Co located in Ogden Utah for all communications. It directs readers to use the Ogden address for official mail and inquiries.
July mean temperature registered TL degrees a notch below the 30 year record. The warmest July on record dates to 1801 while the coldest was 2 degrees in 1902. Precipitation measured .14 inch. the 30 year average stands at about one half an inch.
A Denver district view condemns Idaho Springs and Denver business actions against union miners. The piece decries vigilante tactics, urges lawful remedies, and notes potential future capital labor conflicts unless laws are upheld. It invokes past vigilante history and stresses ballot rights as remedy.
The piece argues Rampolla as vice pope would continue Leo XIII policies and back Catholic harmony with liberal America, while Italian cardinals may misread American conditions. Vannutelli is praised as learned and pious and a worthy successor, whereas Oreglia or Gotti sympathizers might hamper the peace and progress achieved since Leo.
An editorial criticizes a Denver News piece claiming 160 square miles of Great Salt Lake turned fresh by the Lucin cut-off. It notes workmen found briny water becoming fresh, fish entering the lake, and questions the bottomless quagmire claim tied to Union Pacific testing and Salt Lake springs.
The piece surveys rising corruption in cities from New York to San Francisco, Colorado Springs, and beyond. It notes Tweed era scandals and suggests modern mismanagement by city administrations, including police complicity and grand jury indictments, with Philadelphia cited for poor governance and citizen unrest.
A commentary decries sensational disclosures of dishonesty in New York and across cities, urging that public office be held with sacred duty. It warns against ill gained wealth, stressing that a clear conscience and honorable reputation matter more than riches.
The piece downplays fears of a looming financial storm, citing Bradstreet’s favorable crop and trade outlook. It notes improved industrial activity, rail traffic robustness, and higher cereal production quality, with steady woolen trade and strong railway earnings.
The United States imported over a billion pounds of sugar worth more than 100 million dollars in the just-ended fiscal year, a record high. Porto Rico and Hawaii shipments push total imports to 6.217 billion pounds historically, with sugar from cane dominating and beet sugar down from prior years.
A compilation notes Ogden history from 1580 to the 1880s, detailing pivotal developments. It covers the selection of a bridge site over the Weber River, arrests and legal actions, temperance beginnings, district reorganization, fuel for fire losses, school funding, and the opening of new infrastructure including bridges, electric light, water works, and a large veterans excursion at Farr’s Grove.
World markets opened with declines in several rail stocks led by Rock Island and Atchison, while gains limited to a few issues such as Minneapolis & St. Louis and Realty preferred. Trading was light, with Missouri Pacific among the notable downgrades and overall market near idle by noon, then firmer by 2 PM.
Cattle receipts about 4500 head with native steers 4.00 to 5.40, cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.25, western cattle 3.50 to 4.50, stockers 2.00 to 4.10, calves 2.50 to 5.00. Hogs receipts around 3200 head with heavy 4.05 to 5.00, mixed 4.95 to 5.00, light 4.00 to 5.03, bulk 4.95 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 1700 head, prices 3.20 to 5.00, western yearlings 3.70 to 4.50, ewes 2.50 to 3.20, lambs 4.50 to 5.00.
Kansas City reports cattle receipts of about 7000 head including 3000 Texana. Prices rise to 10 cents higher with native steers at 3.50 to 5.25, Texan and Indian steers 2.20 to 4.00, cows and heifers 2.00 to 4.75, stockers 2.00 to 4.50, bulls 1.90 to 3.25, calves 2.00 to 5.25. Western stock and cows mixed in.
Denver Aug 3 cattle receipts total 1600 head with market firm. Beef steers 3.75 to 5.00, cows 3.00 to 4.24, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.00, bulls around 1.50.
Hog receipts near 400 with a higher market led by 6.05 and 5.10 for light to mixed and heavy hogs. Sheep receipts around 500 with steady demand and prices from 3.00 to 4.00 for good muttons and 5.00 for lambs.
Chicago market summary shows cattle receipts around 8000 head with Texans mixed. steer prices from 3.75 to 5.00 per cwt, cows and heifers around 1.25 to 4.60. Hogs receipts about 35000 and prices from 4.50 to 5.75. sheep and lambs active with wethers 1.60 to 3.90 and native lambs 3.25 to 6.25. Western and native stock terms appear across categories.
Chicago cash wheat and grain prices listed by grade with bid and offer ranges. Wheat includes No 2 red No 3 red No 2 hard winter No 3 spring and No 1 northern spring. Corn Oats quotes cover No 2 No 3 futures withcent ranges and numbers.
In St. Louis August 3 buyers and sellers reported stable wool rates with territory and western mediums quoted at 16 1 2 to 18 1 2 cents per pound for fine midterms and 13 1 2 to 16 cents for finer grades reflecting a steady market tone. Local traders noted limited movement and cautious bidding across wool lots.
Sugar prices show raw refined at 3 3 16 cents and 3 11 16 cents for OG tesé. Molasses sugar 2.15 léc with refined, firm and crushed at $5.60, powdered $5.10, granulated $5.00. Coffee quiet at No 7 Rio 71 3.
Chicago prices for grains and staples show mixed moves with Wheat contracts across December 80 3-80, old 86 1-2, and May around 2 1-2. Corn futures for August through December hover near 51 5-8 to 52 cents, Oats vary from 31- to 36 1-2 cents, while Park futures hit 13.60 and 12.05 for May. Details list numerous futures and cash quotes including Flax, Timothy, Clover, Barley, and others across regional markets.
Furnished by the Ogden Brokerage Co at 2482 Wash. Ave leased wire indicates a property or service arrangement. Details are limited in the fragment but imply a brokerage listing or lease arrangement tied to a Washington Avenue address.
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