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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
8
Laundry and magazine deal banners mix with piano sales, wood delivery, and scrap metal buyers. Listings include Weis Book Store on Main, Janssen and Shover pianos, and La Crosse Street horse notices, plus general buy and sell lines.
A terse exchange ends with the assertion that the regiment is not in charge, but its colonel will be. The statement is affirmed as fact, underscoring the colonel's decisive authority.
A U S Army lieutenant aboard a large steamship in England responds to an Englishman’s quip about the song Yankee Doodle by saying the tune is the one the old Bull died of. The exchange is recorded in Harper’s Weekly.
Beet sugar production has improved from twenty tons of beets per ton of sugar to six tons, due to scientific breeding. The note highlights advancements in beet quality and sugar yield.
Market notes list a wide range of produce and livestock values from lemons to apples, corn, oats, and dairy. Entries include Verdelli lemons, Cail dou sizes, Ver Dui apples, Langdon Pack livestock, and Hawley Co butter and eggs quotations. Prices cover per unit or per bushel, with cattle, sheep, poultry, and lard categories.
Foreign Markets New York stocks opened strong on December 11 with a break in New Haven. By 11 a.m. the street was flooded with bear tips but the market remained largely steady. Traders called the lack of recovery a bad sign as the day progressed to noon and 2 p.m. with a steady close.
A brief quotation from Charles Kingsley states that when a man seeks an excuse the devil will quickly provide a good one. The remark reflects on human excuses and moral accountability.
A flirt on a streetcar tries to charm a pretty girl opposite him. She glances, smiles, and leaves as he awkwardly introduces himself as Speckwoodle. The encounter ends with her sympathetic remark and departure.
Chitavo News quotes a saying on the challenge of choosing and pursuing one’s own path to make a living, emphasizing the difficulty of self-directed work.
New York money on call at 4 percent. Time money 5 5 and 4 percent for six months. Prime mercantile 5 to 6 percent. Bar silver London 26 1/4 pence. New York 57 1/2 cents. Demand sterling 4.85 1/4 to 4.85 2/0.
Cattle receipts 4,000 with steady market. Steers 8.25 to 9.50, cows and heifers 4.40 to 9.25, stockers and feeders 5.50 to 7.60, calves 6.60 to 11.00. Hogs receipts 11,000 with steady market. Bulk 7.40 to 7.75, heavy 7.70 to 7.80, medium 7.50 to 7.75, light 7.35 to 7.70. Sheep receipts 7,000 with steady market. Lambs 7.25 to 8.05, ewes 4.00 to 4.90, stockers and feeders 3.25 to 6.50.
Chicago Livestock at Union Stock Yards on December 11 shows hog receipts 36,000 with mixed to steady demand and price ranges from 5.50 to 7.90 per cwt for different classes. cattle receipts 6,000 with quiet steady trade and beef prices from 6.50 to 9.50, stockers 4.90 to 7.50, Texans 6.65 to 7.70, calves 7.09 to 11.25. sheep receipts 20,000 with slow steady trade and prices native 4.20 to 5.50, western 4.20 to 5.50, lambs 6.25 to 7.90.
Chicago market report lists butter extras at 34c firsts 26 to 28c dairy extras 29c firsts 25 to 26c. Eggs prime firsts 31c ordinary 28 to 30c. Cheese Twins 14 1 4 to 14c. Potatoes 65 to 70c. Live poultry fowls 13 to 13 1/2c. Dairy and produce prices reflect a mixed day on Dec 11.
Ducks advance to 14c with a 13 percent gain, geese to 13c up 12 percent, spring chicks steady at 12c, and turkeys at 17c up from 16c. Market watchers note mixed demand and seasonal price shifts across poultry categories.
Market report lists barley and flax prices in Minneapolis and Chicago, with barley ranging 44 to 68 cents in Minneapolis and 53 to 75 cents in Chicago, flax around 1.45 to 1.48 dollars in Minneapolis, and detailed wheat corn and oats quotes for Chicago futures with grades No. 1 red through No. 4 yellow across multiple varieties and corresponding cents per bushel. The data provides No. red and No. 3 red wheat values, corn grades from white to yellow, and oats standard pricing.
Chicago traders viewed Liverpool cables as firm due to late American strength and Argentine bullish news. December futures rose about a quarter to a half cent, while May held or slipped. corn advanced modestly, oats stayed firm on corn strength, and provisions fell then recovered with a dull hog market.
Livix stock data from Union Stock Yards Illinois reports yesterday's hogs receipts at 52 000 with a dull market down 5c. mixed and butchers 7.50 to 7.80. good heavy 7.60 to 7.85. light 7.25 to 7.75. pigs 5.50 to 7.30. Cattle receipts 26 000 with slow market down 10c. beeves 6.50 to 7.50. cows and heifers 3.40 to 8.30. stockers and feeders 4.90 to 7.60. Texans 6.65 to 7.70. calves 7.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 40 000 with market steady to lower. native and western 4.20 to 5.60. lambs 6.40 to 7.90. western 6.50 to 7.90.
Hogs receipts 42 000. market slow five to ten cents lower. Mixed and butchers 7 40 to 7 80. good heavy 7 55 to 7 85. rough heavy 7 45 to 7 55. light 7 15 to 7 65. pigs 5 00 to 7 09. Cattle receipts 14 500. market steady to strong be eves 6 60 to 9 60. cows and heifers 3 30 to 8 15. stockers and feeders 4 80 to 7 40. Texans 6 65 to 7 70 calves 6 50 to 11 00. Sheep receipts 25 000. market strong to 10c higher native 4 00 to 5 30. western 4 00 to 5 30. lambs 6 10 to 7 80. western 6 10 to 7 80.
A dialogue from the Chicago Record Herald notes how a woman defends marrying a man whose grandfather was an immigrant. The man replies that several of his own descendants of pilgrims work for him and are honest, reflecting pride in lineage and shared ancestry.
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