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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1949
Page
14
Wheat and corn futures showed small fractional moves with opens and closes near prior levels. Soybeans and March contracts fluctuated. cash grain in Chicago and futures in Minneapolis show varied bids. Livestock at South St. Paul saw bid declines on steers cows and steady veal with moderate hog gains.
Calf market steady with top at 625.50 and most good steers in the 28 to 38 range. Chicago potato arrivals total 262 cars on track 368 with U S shipments Friday through Sunday. prices shown for MacClures, Russets, Bliss Triumphs and other stocks.
USDA prices show Salabie hogs at 17 000 head with fair activity and 25 cent gains for butchers and sows. Top loads at 16 25 for 180 200 lb, 15 75 16 25 for 180 230 lb, down to 12 00 for 600 lb. Cattle and calves limited supply with 14 000 salable cattle and 600 calves, beef steers and heifers steady to firm, few higher.
Claude B Wright, 65, of Breezy Point on the island, died suddenly Sunday apparently from a heart attack. County coroner Dr. George Reay said authorities were summoned at 5:30 p m. Wright, an employee of American Studios, was found beside his automobile after his wife checked on him in the garage.
Mrs. William Johnson reports a Hudson seal fur coat valued at 450 dollars vanished from the Cerise Night Club in Green Acres about 9 p m Saturday. A cheaper coat of the same color was left in its place, police were told.
The report shows calf prices reaching an extreme top of 26 dollars and lambs steady with an extreme top near 20 dollars. For cattle, spring and feeder classes range from 17 to 19.50 dollars, with steers and heifers holding steady across classes.
Notice is given that in La Crosse County Wisconsin Court a term on December 7 1949 at 10 am will hear final account examinations and allowance of debts in the Mary Weimar estate and determine inheritance tax. Attorneys Hale Skemp Nietscha represent executors Arthur J Weimar and Walter W Weimar. Also a December 27 1949 hearing for the Hans J Wein estate with Ernest O Hanson executor to examine final account assign residue determine inheritance tax and heirs. Judge R V Ahlstrom presiding.
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