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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
7
For sale a new Family White rotary sewing machine cheap for cash. 322 Cass Street. 12 1 t1 Ra a.
Hogs receipts 15 000 with a strong to higher tone. Butchers 7 40 to 7 90, good heavy 7 55 to 7 90, light 7 10 to 7 55, pigs 5 00 to 7 10. Cattle receipts 1 500 steady beeves 6 60 to 9 50 cows and heifers 3 35 to 8 15 stockers and feeders 4 80 to 7 40 Texans 6 60 to 7 75 calves 6 50 to 10 25. Sheep receipts 6 000 market slow weak native 3 90 to 5 10 western 3 90 to 5 10 lambs 6 00 to 7 15 western 6 00 to 7 65.
Hogs receipts 16 000. Market weak 5 to 10 cents lower. Mixed and butcher hogs 7 35 to 7 85. Cattle receipts 600. Market slow to steady with beeves 6 65 to 9 60. Cows and heifers 3 25 to 8 29. Stockers and feeders 4 80 to 7 50. Texans 6 50 to 7 65. Calves 6 50 to 10 00. Sheep receipts 1 590. Market steady native 3 90 to 5 05 western 3 90 to 5 05 lambs 5 55 to 7 40 western 5 85 to 7 30.
A native East Indies fish uses a hollow cylindrical beak to shoot a single drop of water at a fly resting on aquatic plants. The force knocks the insect into the water, enabling the fish to feed.
A weather verse notes a wet mackintosh may be ruined by hanging near a fire while a raincoat can be improved by such treatment. The playful line contrasts damp fabric danger with the practical perk of drying near warmth.
A fragmentary dialogue features a stranger offering to pay a check if someone identifies him. The dog catcher declares no friends in town, underscoring isolation and suspense in the scene.
The New York stock market opened dull and stayed quiet through noon and two o'clock. Analysts predicted a moderate upturn for the month as some quarters saw improving tendencies. Money on call ranged around 6 to 4 percent, time money at 5 percent, and prime mercantile at 5 to 6 percent. Bar silver quoted London 25 15 16, New York 56 1/2 cents. demand sterling at 4.85 10.
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts around 12,000 with steady to 15 cent higher prices. Steers $8.29 to $9.00, cows and heifers $4.25 to $8.50, stockers and feeders $5.50 to $7.50, calves $6.00 to $9.50. Hogs receipts 7,000 with 5 to 10 cent gains. prices bulk $7.40 to $7.70, heavy $7.60 to $7.75, medium $7.50 to $7.75, light $7.40 to $7.65. Sheep receipts 10,000 with steady market. lambs $7.00 to $7.75, ewes $4.00 to $4.60, stockers and feeders $3.00 to $6.25.
Receipts for toys reach 40,000 with market firm to 5 cents higher. Beef cattle receipts 26,000 with prices 6.60 to 9.50 for beeves and 3.30 to 8.10 for cows and heifers. Sheep receipts 47,000 with market weak to 10 cents lower. natives 3.90 to 5 and lambs 6 to 7.60.
Chicago price notes list butter exports at 32 to 33 cents for firsts, dairy extras 28, firsts 25 to 25 1/2 cents. Eggs prime firsts 27, ordinary 34 to 36 cents. Cheese Twins 14 1/2 to 14 3/4 cents, Young Americas 15 to 16 cents. Potatoes 65 to 70 cents. Live poultry fowls 13 to 14 1/2 cents, ducks 13 to 14 cents, spring chicks 13 to 14 cents, turkeys 19 to 18 cents.
Chicago reports weak initial sentiment on grain markets due to a soft cable, with firmer tones at noon amid poor weather. Wheat and corn show modest gains. oats slide, while provisions rise early then hold. December futures end slightly higher for wheat, steady for corn, oats up modestly.
Notice of application to the county court in La Crosse Wisconsin. H. H. Hinds, executor of Sophia Hinds, seeks approval of his final account and distribution of the estate. Hearing set for January 6, 1914 at 10 o’clock A M in La Crosse Court House. By order of County Judge John Brindley. Mahoney and Schubert, attorneys.
A Buffalo Express report quotes a representative facing constituents over missed votes. They accuse him of pausing attendance to pair votes, warning that they will push further to curb his support in the upcoming election.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a boy being taken to the wood shed to meet a soldier friend, humorously referencing the feller Corporal Punishment as a recurring figure in his father’s talks. The anecdote pinpoints a parental joke about military discipline.
A long price table lists bananas lemons sweet potatoes cranberries grapes apples and other produce with per box, per bushel, per dozen, or per pound rates. Also shows grain feeds cider butter eggs and cheeses with company attributions and unit sizes.
Robert Louis Stevenson once took an eccentric acquaintance to Sir Charles Halle's piano performance at St James Hall London. After the concert they walked to Marble Arch in silence until the friend called the elder statesman at the piano austere and chilling.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote describes Blobbins waving and shouting on the corner in a public argument. He appears to press others to adopt what he calls the common sense view of the situation.
Reporter arrives at the accident scene where a workman on scaffolding plunges into the street. He survives with severe shaking and injuries while joking to the interviewer that he fell "about thirty five feet" to emphasize the safety scare.
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