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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
7
A Northeast gale from Norwalk to Maine halts shipping and pounds shorefronts for 48 hours. Cottages crumble along Jersey coast and Long Island sound while bath houses vanish. Atlantic City boardwalk section washed away and a $20,000 ballroom endangers the steel pier.
Nantucket Shoals lightship No. 85 was located at 9 30 today thirty six miles west northwest of Nantucket Shoals station according to the radio station at Newport Rhode Island.
The annual timber cut in British Columbia totals about two billion feet. The province has 420 mills and 790 logging camps employing around 60,000 workers.
Prices from John C Burns and Farmers Co operative Packing Co list wholesale rates for oysters celery cider cranberries lemons oranges grapes coconuts apples onions potatoes cheese butter eggs and various meats and grains. Ranges include oysters 1.10 a gallon celery 5 20 30 cents and lambs 6.50 to 7.00 a head with lard 11 to 11 ½ cents a pound.
The Wisconsin County Court of La Crosse County will hold a special term at the Court House in La Crosse on December 22, 1914 at 10 oclock A M to hear the application of Lewis J Solberg for appointment of an administrator of the estate of Ingeborg Solberg late of La Crosse city. Pated La Crosse Wis Nov 21 1914 By order of the Court JOHN BRINDLEY County Judge.
Gateway City Transfer Co. will sell at public auction on December 22, 1914 at 10 a.m. at its warehouse 214 Vine Street La Crosse Wisconsin 14 capsule vending machines 16 boxes of glasses and other parts for vending machines held for J A Birsfield's account.
Foreign markets in New York show firm prices at the opening of the limited bond market. The general tone is quiet through 2 p.m. but activity in Rock Island issues rises after two o'clock. An important meeting of stock exchange officials is announced for 3 p.m.
New York money markets show money on call at 4 percent and time money at 4 percent. Prime mercantile loans also 4 percent. Bar silver quoted London unchanged and New York at 50 cents per ounce. Demand sterling fixed at 4.87 percent.
Kansas City market data show cattle receipts around 12 000 with steers 5.50 to 10.50, cows and heifers 4.75 to 8.75, stockers 6.00 to 8.25. Hogs receipts about 6 000 with prices 6.80 to 7.10, steady to 10c lower. Sheep receipts 6 000 with lambs 8.00 to 8.60, yearlings 4.50 to 5.35, stockers 3.75 to 7.25.
Chicago market notes list butter exports at 32c, firsts 27 to 29c, dairy exports 30 to 30.5c, firsts 26.5 to 27c. Eggs prime firsts 28 to 29c, ordinary 26 to 27c. Cheese Twins 13.4 to 14c, Young Americas 14.25 to 14.5c. Potatoes receipts two cars from Wisconsin white 35 to 43c, red 35 to 45c. Live poultry fowls 10.5c, ducks 12c, geese 11 to 12c, spring chicks 12c, turkeys 12.5c.
Chicago cash grain prices list the day’s No 2 red wheat at 1 1/4 to 1 17 8 dollars, No 3 red 1 16 1-2 to 1 17 1-8, No 2 hard 1 17 3-4 to 1 18 5-8, No 3 hard 1 17 to 1 17 5-8. Oats range from 48 1-4 to 49 11-4 cents, corn from 58 to 64 cents with multiple yellow and mixed No 2 to No 6 grades. Spring at 57 cents.
Hogs receipts 40 000 market steady to 10c lower mixed and butchers 6 55 to 7 30 good heavy 6 65 to 7 20 rough heavy 6 50 to 6 65 light 6 35 to 7 30 pigs 4 50 to 7 00 cattle receipts 18 000 market best steady to 10c higher others weak beeves 5 65 to 10 60 cows and heifers 3 25 to 8 50 stockers and feeders 6 50 to 8 75 calves 6 50 to 9 25 sheep receipts 48 000 market lower native 4 90 to 5 90 western 5 00 to 6 00 lambs 6 00 to 8 00 western 6 25 to 8 10
Wheat spurted today on higher cables with gains early and again at noon with December and May futures above Saturday’s close. Corn rose on cooler weather fears but slipped back afternoon. Oats and provisions followed with minor moves as prices ended mixed and grains slumped late.
Union Stock Yards Illinois reports hog receipts 11 000 market slow with price rises 5 cents mixed and butchers 6 70 to 7 40 good heavy 6 85 to 7 30 rough heavy 6 70 to 6 85 ae 6 50 to 7 30 pigs 4 50 to Caine receipts 8 000 market slow weak beeves 5 70 to 10 50 cows and heifers 3 25 to 8 60 Texans 5 80 to 6 90 calves 7 00 to 10 00 Sheep receipts 1 000 market weak native 5 20 to 6 25 western 5 30 to 6 25 lambs 6 50 to 9 00 western 6 75 to 9 00 Union Stock Yards NL November 30 hogs receipts 31 000 market shade higher mixed and butchers 7 20 to 7 65 good heavy 7 25 to 7 65 rough heavy 7 15 to 7 25 light 6 95 to 7 50 pigs 4 50 to 6 25 cattle receipts 13 000 market steady to higher beefes 5 90 to 10 50 cows and heifers 3 50 to 9 20 Texans 6 10 to 7 10 calves 8 00 to 11 25 sheep receipts 20 000 market slow 10 to 20c lower native 5 40 to 6 35 western 5 40 to 6 35 lambs 6 90 to 9 25 western 7 00 to 9 25
Probate court in La Crosse County grants administration to La Crosse Trust Company for Pauline Draper deceased of Campbell town. Creditors have six months from November 16, 1914 to file claims for examination. Court will June 1, 1915 at 10 AM in La Crosse Courthouse examine all claims.
The Master Key serial shown at the Park theater drew a large audience yesterday. It will be shown each Sunday in two parts with extra reels. La Crosse residents have a rare chance to see this kind of play in the city under new management at a leading Universal film house.
The Arkansas franchise tax on interstate common carriers incorporated in other states was declared valid by the Supreme Court in a test case involving the St. Louis and Southwestern railway. The court invalidated the provision forfeiting the company’s franchise if payment was not made, finding it interfered with interstate commerce.
The Massachusetts Foresters Association awards a prize of planting fifty acres of white pine to the town that wins first place in a contest for town forests.
Washington Dec 7 The third and final session of the sixty third congress convened with numerous absentees, many labeled lame ducks. President Wilson to address a joint session tomorrow, while routine proceedings proceed. Debate looms over army navy appropriations rivers and harbors and a possible national prohibition amendment. Hobson amendment fate to be decided by Rules Committee next Saturday.
Vienna with Berlin and London report an official war office statement noting the Polish battle continues favorably. The aim is 200 prisoners and a few trains in western Galicia while southern theater troops press gains southwest of Belgrade. enemy reinforcements near Randjelowatz Gorni and Smilanowatz are met with vehement attacks.
Detective Flood of the New York police heads to Chicago with extradition papers for Carleton Hudson Betts, a Chicago detour suspect linked to a 20 year old forgery indictment dated October 6, 1893. Betts remains confident as the legal battle opens.
Private Benfall of Chertsey embarked with his regiment on August 13 and served with the 13th platoon at Arras. He later joined the 13th ammunition corps and the 13th supply column. He was wounded on October 13.
A Russian Red Cross attendant recalls 50 rabbits huddled in a ploughed field as shells shrieked overhead in an artillery duel. Many rabbits died of fright amid the bombardment.
Vienna reports that only horses from Germany Austria Hungary Denmark Sweden Romania Italy and Turkey will be eligible for the upcoming Austro German derby.
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