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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1867
Page
7
A local column criticizes the Gridiron charter and amendments for attempting to grant city power to condemn private property and regulate transport beyond city lines. The writer mocks council optimism and urges readers to scrutinize the bill’s sixth section as the key limitation.
In a heated public exchange residents condemn the Gridiron monopoly and defend Freeport citizens. The letter urges Mr G to target the authors and schemers behind the Gridiron bill rather than allies, calling for accountability from county and city voices.
Tuesday evening market prices list for Freeport showing wheat varieties at 1.70 for No 1 new spring and 1.50 to 1.55 for No 2 spring, oats at 30 cents, corn shelled 60 cents, barley new 30 to 50, rye No 1 at 0.70, beef and hides quotes, seeds and butter prices, cheese and eggs values, dressed pork and live hogs, wool and poultry rates, with assorted vegetables and dairy items included.
St Louis market notes for February 11 show cotton at 29 cents middling, hemp steady, lead up to 84, flour at 9.50 to 12.40, wheat firm at 2.25 to 2.85, corn steady, mixed grain around 78 to 82 cents, barley 88 cents to 1.10, rye 1.28 to 1.80, whisky 2.26, timothy bran 1.40 per 100, provisions inactive with pork unchanged and various bacon and kettle hog prices listed.
Plour unchanged. Wheat dull and not much demand for Nos 4 40 2.90 for spring and winter. Corn dull with prices lower. No 4 00 62c in elevators in ear. Oats dull. Rye dull at 1.29 for prime. Barley dull prime to choice 1.40 to 1.65.
The report notes thin demand for bonds and cotton at 200, pork and lard prices nominal around 20 10 32 0, bulk meats offered more freely, and city sales at Be. Packed goods and bacon prices shown with limited buyers. News from New Orleans dampens spirits while groceries remain steady. Clover seed 8.00, Timothy 8.40, butter and cheese firm, gold at 136, exchange par, money quiet but firm.
Cotton opened firmer on a gold decline then closed unchanged with 600 bales sold near 838 4. Flour, groceries, and wines held steady or fell slightly while wheat, corn, oats, and hogs moved mixed. Bank figures show steady money with notable stock levels and weekly livestock receipts. dry goods demand remained moderate and live stock markets fluctuated through the week.
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