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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1909

Page

9

Local Market Prices List Range for Fruits Vegetables and More

A dense price list shows vegetables fruits dairy and meat items with per unit and per ton rates. Notable entries include lemons oranges cabbages potatoes bananas celery pears peaches cherries flour and feed prices from various suppliers with specific brands and origins. The note ends with a remark about an actress on a three sheet poster.

Burris Valencia Hallowell Paches California

Notice to Creditors in Estate of Ole Peterson

State of Wisconsin probate notice in La Crosse County names August Bruemmer as administrator with will annexed for the Ole Peterson estate of Washington Town. Creditors have six months from August 19, 1909 to present claims for examination and allowance. Court will hear February 15, 1910 at 10 a.m. in La Crosse Court House.

Wisconsin la Crosse County Ole Peterson Washington August Bruemmer la Crosse John Brindley

La Crosse Public Works Chief Seeks St Paul Sewer Ideas

James T. Day president of La Crosse’s board of public works visited the St Paul Board of Public Works seeking methods used in sewer construction and general insights into St Paul public works. He met with President Van Hoven and noted La Crosse's board holds more construction authority than St Paul.

James T. Day Board of Public Works of la Crosse Wis St. Paul 1. Paul Dispatch

May Take Her Children Away

On complaint by Humane Officer Charles H. Berry Mrs. Christina Bolstad will be brought into county court to show cause why her two daughters Mabel ten and Clara seven should not be taken from her and placed in a county institution or the state school at Sparta. Berry alleges the children’s moral welfare requires their separation from the mother who he says is not fit to raise them.

Charles H. Berry Christina Bolstad Mabel Clara Sparta Berry

The taper's peck of troubles overflows its cup

A compact, slightly humorous item notes persistent troubles of a taper whose misfortunes spill over, hinting at ongoing challenges and a light domestic mishap.

Market Quotations Steady This Morning

A quiet tone showed in the local markets with all quotations holding steady today. Traders report subdued activity as prices and bids remain unchanged across sectors.

Comparative Markets These Quotations Show Price Trends

The article compiles quotations reflecting the general price movement for the coming week. It analyzes market expectations, noting whether values are rising or falling across key categories and regions, with emphasis on trends likely to influence traders and consumers.

Livestock Prices At Union Stock Yards Ill August 11

Cattle receipts 18 000 steady with beves 4 30 to 7 50 Texas 4 to 5 50 western 4 to 6 stockers and feeders 3 to 5 10 cows and heifers 2 25 to 6 25 calves 5 50 to 8 25 Hogs receipts 23 000 fair 5 to 10 cents lower light 7 35 to 7 99 mixed 7 15 to 7 90 heavy 7 05 to 7 90 rough 7 05 to 7 25 Yorkers 7 75 to 7 85 pigs 6 85 to 7 75 Sheep receipts 18 000 weak 10 cents lower native 3 to 5 western 3 to 5 10 lambs 4 50 to 7 75 western 4 50 to 7 70.

Union Stock Yards Ill Texas Western Lambs

Livestock Prices at Union Stock Yards Ill Aug 4

Cattle receipts 14,000 strong with a wide price range from 4.40 to 7.50 for beeves and 2.00 to 5.15 for cows and heifers. Calves 5.50 to 7.75. Pigs 6.70 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 12,000 with natives 3.00 to 5.60 and lambs 4.50 to 7.70.

Union Stock Yards Market Report.

Cattle receipts 2,500 steady with price ranges from 4.35 to 7.50 for beef steers and calves 5.50 to 8.25. Hogs receipts 14,000 with values 7.35 to 7.99 for light to mixed hogs, Yorkies 7.80 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 19,000 steady with natives 3.10 to 5.10 and lambs 4.50 to 7.85. Noon trading showed Union Pacific up over two points and Southern Pacific rising sharply. Government bonds flat while others strengthened.

Union Stock Yards Texas Interborough

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Aug 12

Kansas City stockyards reported cattle receipts around 5000 with steady prices across categories. Native steers sold 4.50 to 7.50, southern and western cattle varied, calves 3.50 to 7.00, and bulls 3.00 to 4.00. Hogs receipts about 5000 with most sales 7.45 to 7.70. Sheep receipts 3000 with muttons 4.00 to 5.25 and lambs 6.00 to 7.75.

Chicago grain prices on August grain futures

Cash wheat and corn values listed for Chicago markets. No. 2 red wheat 101.5 to 103, No. 2 corn 68 to 68.5, No. 2 yellow 69.25 to 69.5, No. 3 yellow 69 to 69.5, No. 3 white oats 37.25 to 38.5, standard oats 38.25.

Chicago Northern

Chicago Market Prices Reported For Cheese Butter Potatoes Poultry

Chicago markets report cheese prices for twins and young Americas from 14 1/2 to 15 3/4 cents. Butter creamery extras 26 cents, firsts 23 1/2, seconds 22 1/2, dairy extras 23. Eyes firsts 20 1/2, seconds 18 1/2. Potatoes new 50 to 55 cents, market steady. Live poultry turkeys 14 2/ to 14 1/2 cents, ducks 11 to 11 1/2, geese 8 to 9, fowls 14 1/2.

Chicago

Wheat Market Opens Lower on Weak Cables in Chicago

Chicago grain reports a wheat open 3/8 to 5 18 cent lower amid broad selling due to weak cables. Corn opens 1/2 to 7/8 cent lower on rain, oats soft. noon scans show mixed moves with wheat near 97 1/2 to 99, corn around 97 to 95 for nearby contracts. Provisions scant.

Chicago Grain Chicago General Commission

President Taft Attracts Tide of Picnics and Jeep Speed

Beverly Massachusetts reports President Taft as the center of clam bakes and outings from towns within fifty miles while his automobile travels at about 80 miles per hour after 4:30 pm. Secretary Carpenter denies announcements inviting his attendance. Police records note record speeds and near misses as residents welcome the map boost.

Beverly Mass Taft Dent Carpenter Point of Pines New Hampshire County Republican Party New Hampshire Washington Robinson

Balloon incident spurred false firing report at frontier

Officials in St. Petersburg faced a scare after a report claimed Russian frontier guards fired on a German balloon, killing three and wounding one. Later accounts said the balloon crossed the border at Milowice, landed, and the balloonists, army officers, were arrested then released when found to be on a friendly mission.

ST. Petersburg Milowice

Greene Store Plans Basement Improvement

Greene's Limited store begins work to convert the basement under the present building. A central stairway will be added and the basement fixtures will match the upstairs. The expansion will roughly double the store’s capacity and be ready for the fall opening.

Greene's Limited Store

Soldier Arrests Friend After Unauthorized Camp Escape

Frank Taylor left Camp Robinson at Sparta and traveled here without leave of absence under an assumed name. He was arrested and returned to camp by a guard detachment. A second note touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy to improve digestion appetite and bowel regularity.

Frank Taylor Camp Robinson Sparta Chamberlain

Man's home idea tied to clothes on right hooks

A humorous remark reflects a man’s idea of home as a place where his clothes hang on the right hooks and buttons stay fastened, emphasizing tidy, orderly living.

Besant Passes Through Chicago on Way West

Theosophist Annie Besant stopped in Chicago on August 12 before continuing to St Paul. In a brief interview she claimed past lives in India and described severed ties to deceased public figures. She alleged John D Rockefeller runs a vivisection school and claimed airships were used in India anciently.

Chicago Annie Besant St. Paul

Funeral for Jos. Dvorak Held After Lightning Death

The funeral for Joseph Dvorak who was killed by a bolt of lightning while watching a washout on the Burlington side track behind Gund Brewing’s bottling house yesterday morning will occur Friday. Services begin at 8:30 at his residence 1313 Jackson Street and 9 o'clock at St. Wenceslaus Bohemian Church with Rev. Xavier Till officiating. Tetley and Elbertson in charge. Interment in Catholic cemetery.

Joseph Dvorak Burlington Gund Brewing Company Jackson Street St. Wenceslaus Bohemian Church Xavier Till Tetley and Elbertson

Coral Fishermen Reported Drowned Off Japan

The fate of 238 coral fishermen is in doubt after a storm off Tosa and Kobe. Of 309 men in 40 boats, 59 reached shore, 12 are known dead, and the rest remain unaccounted for. The storm occurred a week ago, raising fears that all missing have sank.

Tokio Tosa Kobe

Washington Baseball Park Sold In Reading

Reading, Pa. Aug 12 It is likely the Washington team will play its end of season games from Sept 7 to Oct 1 in Reading. The Washington park was sold to the government which seeks immediate possession. William Abbott Whitman has completed a new ballpark here and sent contracts to the Washington club to make Reading their venue.

Reading Washington Washington Park Wm. Abbott Whitman

Schaefer Traded to Washington in Baseball Deal

Washington reports Second Baseman Jim Delehanty will cover mid season duties for Detroit while former champ Germany Schaefer will take the same role for Washington. The swap comes in a trade of Delehanty for Schaefer and Killifer. Schaefer laments leaving a championship club for a tail ender but cites Joe Cantillon as a close, supportive friend.

Washington Jim Delehanty Midway Station Detroit Tigers Germany Schaefer Champs Delehanty Killifer Joe Cantillon

Keep Your Thoughts to Yourself Says Candid Sage

An editorial urges restraint in discussing private reflections, urging readers to harbor most thoughts. It emphasizes discretion in public discourse and cautions against sharing sensitive opinions in casual conversation.

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