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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
9
The Daily Markets shows cattle receipts at 22 000 with varied beeve and stocker ranges. Hog receipts 49 000 with good to mixed classes and pork product prices. Sheep 20 400 steady with natives and westerns, plus fruit and produce price notes and retail market figures.
The printing committee of La Crosse County invites sealed bids for county job printing and book binding for the year ending July 1 1910 and for publishing the board proceedings. Proposals due by 2 p.m. August 31 1909 with bonds required for performance. The committee may reject any bid. August 16 1909. Arthur Holber J M Casberg Henry Mueullenberg printing committee.
The Quoerations indicate overall movement in prices for the prior week. Dealers report shifts across commodities and markets with notable activity in key sectors and regional variations.
Cattle receipts 19 000 steady to ten cents higher with varied price ranges for cattle and calves. Hogs receipts 26 000 good to higher with prices from 6.80 to 8.05. Sheep receipts 39 000 up to 19 to 15 higher with native and western lambs listed. IVE STOCK A WEEK AGO UNION STOCK YARDS III Aug.
The market opened with confusion as some stocks rose while others fell. Union Pacific fluctuated, New York Central and Atchison showed gains, and Steel and Southern Pacific moved toward earlier highs amid renewed demand in afternoon trading.
Passengers arriving on Atlantic liners lash at strict customs under Collector Loeb former Roosevelt aide. Incidents include chocolates held for duty, silk handkerchief stamped, overcoat questioned, and shirts shipped to Gibraltar taxed. Local notices list residents visiting and moving about New York society.
At the Union Stockyards Chicago on August 17 cattle receipts reach 4 000 with beves trading from 4.40 to 7.50 for Texas and western stockers and feeders from 3.15 to 5.25 cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.40 calves 5.50 to 8.50 hog receipts 8 000 with prices 7.55 to 8.05 for lights 7.35 to 8.95 mixed 7.10 to 8.05 heavy 7.19 to 7.35 Yorkers 7.90 to 8.00 pigs 6.85 to 7.80 sheep receipts 25 000 weak natives 2.90 to 5.00 westerns 3.00 to 5.00 lambs 4.25 to 7.75 western 4.50 to 7.80.
Chicago prices for cheese twins at 14 1 2 to 14 3 4 cents, young Americas 15 1 2 to 15 3 4. Butter Creamery extras 26 1 2 cents, firsts 24, seconds 23, extras 24. Eggs firsts 20, seconds 18. Potatoes new by choice 45 to 2 cents, market steady. Live poultry turkeys 15 to 15 1 2, ducks 12 to 12 1 2, geese 8 to 9, fowl 15 to 15 1 2 cents.
Cattle receipts 15 000 steady to strong with native and southern steers and cows listed. Hogs receipts 9 000 five cents higher with bulk sales 7.70 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 19 000 nineteen cents lower, with muttons and lambs priced and ranges for ewes and wethers.
Chicago cash grain closes show wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.04 to 1.95 dollars, No 3 red 95 cents to 1.03, and various hard and spring types. Corn ranges include No 2 at 68 to 73 cents and No 2 white around 71 to 71.5 cents, with No 4 64 to 69 cents. Oats offer No 3 white 38 to 39 cents and standard 39 cents.
Chicago market opened with wheat 1 8 to 1 4 cent lower on light trade. Corn slipped 1 8 to 1 4 cent on rain in Omaha. Oats rose slightly and ended near noon firmer. By close wheat inched higher than the open while corn fell and oats held steady.
In West Viroqua, Prof. W. A. Odlum, former high school assistant, died in a Seattle automobile crash. He had resigned last spring to care for his invalid mother in Boulder, then planned to teach in Seattle this fall. Details were awaited from Seattle.
The Evening Chronicle began publication in New York on a Sunday, admitting it is run for money not art. It will appear only on Sunday afternoons to deliver day of event news, especially sports, at five cents with a strong initial sale.
London reports the British government may complete the purchase of the Clement Bayard airship. If finalized the aerial force will total eighteen craft including ten balloons three rigid dirigibles and five non rigid dirigibles. The Wright airplane would be added to the fleet.
Chicago dairy men announce an eight cents per quart milk price from after October 1, up from seven, following a decision by 27 directors of the Milk Producers Protection Association. The raise reflects higher production costs from dearer feed and dry pastures.
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago will imitate Rhoda by living as a Japanese shop keeper in Tokyo for one year within a month. He will discard all Caucasian habits and upon return plans to publish a book about his experiences.
Mr and Mrs Wm Bloedel of Duluth Minn visit grandmother Mrs Sophia Bloedel. Mrs Katherine Becker and Mrs J Thorp with daughter Gusta visit Mrs J A Heilman of Girard. Mrs Geo Knapp and Mrs John Knapp were guests of Mrs Ambrose Brotherton in Dubuque last Saturday. Mrs Tom ODonnell of Lemmon S D is the guest at the Jerry Ryne House.
Berlin reports the emperor has ordered daily time for football training to instill dash and mobility in the army. He hopes experts will come to teach the game in Germany, aiming to boost fitness and readiness for field duty.
A satirical note suggests social efforts at a merry-go-round are unnecessary for the Daughters of the Revolution. The piece humorously proposes constant irrigation to cultivate many acquaintances.
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