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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
9
Advertises the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track line from New York to Philadelphia with through coach and sleeping car service. Describes magnificent scenery and directs readers to Cookson for descriptive literature at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
New York markets dip as Harriman's condition fuels nervousness. Union Pacific leads declines with shares slipping to 207 1/8 and later near 294 3/8, while Southern Pacific and Reading also fall. A late afternoon rebound provides mixed recovery but overall end remains unsettled.
Chicago market figures show cattle receipts at 22 000 head down 10 cents with beef steers ranging 4.25 to 7.75 dollars and heavy western types 4.40 to 6.65. Hogs steady with receipts 18 000 and prices 7.25 to 8.30. sheep 22 000 with natives 2.75 to 4.65 and lambs 4.50 to 7.75.
In Chicago on August 25 the cheese market shows Twins at 15 to 15 1/2 cents and Young Americas at 16 cents. Potatoes are new by choice 50 to 55 cents. Butter creamery extras 28 cents, firsts 25, seconds 24, dairy extras 25. Eggs firsts 20, seconds 18. Live poultry lists turkeys 15 to 15 1/2 cents, ducks 12 to 12 1/2, geese 8 to 9, fowls 15 to 15 1/2.
Cattle receipts 13,000 with mixed prices across categories. Hogs 8,000 with bulk sales 7.45 to 7.76 and highs to 8. Lamb and mutton markets steady with lambs 5.75 to 7.50 and range wethers 3.75 to 5.25. Western cattle and southern stock show varied values.
Chicago cash grain markets quoted varying prices for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades. No. 2 red wheat ranged around 1.93 to 1.05 dollars, No. 2 corn around 68.5 to 69 cents, and oats near 35.25 to 37.75 cents per bushel.
Chicago grain report notes September wheat down 1 8 to 3 8 cents early, corn sharply lower on rain and cloudy weather, oats weaker, provisions higher. By noon, wheat retreat slows and declines ease, with mixed movements across grains as buyers steady.
Daily market report shows unchanged quotations from yesterday with minor shifts. Chickens and coal were steady while spring varieties rose slightly. corn finished 1-2 cents lower and oats down about 1-4 cent.
Aug. 24 stockyard report shows cattle receipts at 5,000 with steady to mixed bids. Beeves 4.49 to 7.85, Texans 4.00 to 5.40, westerns 4.00 to 6.40. calves 6.00 to 8.50. Hogs receipts 9,000 with prices 7.20 to 8.25 for heavy and 7.00 to 7.50 for pigs. Sheep 20,000, lambs 4.25 to 7.75. native 2.75 to 4.65, western 3.00 to 4.65.
A 20 year old University of Michigan athlete, Joe Horner, showed promise in a Pittsburg meet by winning the shot put and nearly matching Sheridan in total points. He set a Chicago AAU shot put record of 44 feet and won the discus at 121 feet during a Chicago meet, earning a spot on the Chicago Athletic Club team to compete in Seattle.
Cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards on August 17 totaled about 4 000 with strong bids ranging from 4.40 to 7.50 for beeves Texas cattle near 4.00 to 5.59, western 4.00 to 6.30 and calves 5.50 to 8.50. Hog receipts about 8 900 with prices 6.85 to 8.05 for pigs up to Yorkers 7.90 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 25 000 with natives 2.90 to 5.00 western 3.00 to 5.00 lambs 4.25 to 7.75 western 4.50 to 7.86.
Chicago August 25 The abolition of all reduced passenger rates and the setting of maximum state rates as minimums drives a western railroads campaign. If adopted, no further reduced fares would be allowed from January 1. Presidents of several roads held conferences seeking a general agreement. Some lines oppose, arguing homestead and colonist rates aid development of their routes.
Forest fires in Michigan were brought under control near the East Bay Lumber Company mill in East Bay township after hours of effort. Firefighters redirected to smaller fires set by the same blaze. A major fire burned near Norton farm several miles away and another serious blaze was reported near Courtdale.
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