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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
5
Maury county proclaims a thriving business day in Columbia as bank clearings reach 442000 for one day. The article touts Columbia as a premier business town and highlights large county wide markets for turkeys, poultry, crops, and livestock. It notes prosperity of local firms and the county’s economic strength.
J H Pratt and Harry Dean of Centreville return from Nashville after Vanderbuilt Sewanee football. Suffrage League members to attend banquet at Hermitage Hotel honoring Mrs Tiffany of New York. Various visits and travels include Miss Evie Baxter Mrs J W Pipkins in Columbia and others to Nashville and St. Petersburg. Several locals noted for holidays, military service status changes, and educational or politics links in Tennessee and nearby states.
The Music Study Club held its monthly meeting at Mrs. W. A. Dala's home. It praised the First Presbyterian church for the auditorium used for the Hinkel organ recital and reported $87.60 raised for the Belgian Relief Fund. The club discussed Liberty Chairs and named Capt. Ivor Nelson as leader, urging all in Columbia to join the patriotic chorus for mass meetings and events.
Local store proclaims hard to obtain records now available for customers. Promises rare titles can be viewed in shop, inviting patrons to come and browse the newly stocked selection.
Mr and Mrs W J Webster announce the birth of a fine baby boy Ser Sgt and Mrs Harry Miles are proud parents of an eight pound boy Miles serves with the expeditionary forces in France News from Nashville informs Columbia of a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs L B Philipp of that city Mrs Philipp formerly Miss Jara Alford daughter of Roy Alford of this city
Continued steadiness of the hog market featured live stock conditions today. Sheep were steady but cattle were slow. No change in quotations on any class of livestock. Eggs advanced to 60 cents with a strengthened market. Hens and stags in poultry declined to 17 and 18 cents. Grain quotations were unchanged.
The Louisville live stock market reports cattle slow with 250 head receipts while hogs and sheep stay steady. Hogs led with 2,800 head receipts and steady quotations. Beef categories show heavies and mediums around 17 dollars per head with no changes in prices.
Pigs noted at 15 75 and 14 25 for light pigs with throw outs at 14 65 and down. Sheep receipts recorded at 50 head. Market steady. Produce includes eggs candied at 60 cents per dozen, loose and candled at 3 cents, poultry prices for hens 17 cents, large chickens 16 cents, small chickens 22 cents, old cocks 15 cents, turkeys 22 23 cents, butter 32 cents, ducks 18 cents, geese 13 cents.
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