09 Oct 1872
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1872
Page
1
Dey Goods reports firmer prices and smaller first hand cotton sales with an advance in prints and sheetings. Woolens show improved demand. blankets and fine cloths hold steady. foreign goods remain abundant with active auction rooms. Prices for unbleached sheetings firm at 13 cents. fitted demand across textiles remains steady overall.
San Francisco observers denounce the acquittal of Mrs Laura D Fair in the Laura D Fair murder case. The 1870 shooting of Hon A P Crittenden on a steamer is described as deliberate and premeditated. Despite calls of insanity, many insist she is not insane and accuse jurors of bribery as officials release her.
The piece trade in Repellants shows firmer quotations for leading makes. Hosiery and Fancy Knit goods demand briskly in the jobbing trade. Dolan and Landenberger & Co. fancy hosiery is popular, with orders duplicating from jobbers. Cardigan Jackets, Knit Scarfs, and Shawls show good demand though fewer large buyers now. Ladies ready-made suits and cloaks gain traction with fall styles from large dry goods houses. Dress goods see active jobber distribution, with steady demand for foreign and domestic fabrics. Silks, Velvets, Alpacas, Mohairs, Empress Cloths, silk warp poplins, Latines, Saxon Plaids, Reps, and Delaines remain firm. Emphasizes strong domestic dress goods market, improved by favorable lustre.
A Norwich man vows to kill a dog after a frightful bite but the dog is not mad. A Pennsylvania legislator’s garbled speech is quoted amid a Boston Post marriage item about Thomas Hawk and S J Dove. A girl plants a garden and boasts she has raised some beautiful extortions. In New Orleans a prisoner asks whether a fine should be $1 or $10, pleading not to set down aught in malice.
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