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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1915
Page
9
A dense mix of classified ads listing for sale of household goods, furniture, piano, bookcases, and small items, plus rental notices for houses, rooms, apartments, and a few service notices. Also entries for wanted items, lost items, and a few business notices.
Readable prices for apples, oranges, pears, grapes, cranberries, and specialty fruits with box and barrel rates. Livestock bids from Farmers' Co-operative Packing Company cover lambs, cattle, and hogs with ranges. Provision and grain quotes from listed mills and co-ops include lard, bacon, flour, bran, middlings, and butter and eggs pricing.
New York judge Geigerich cited W J Bryan for contempt for failing to answer a subpoena in a quarrel over obsolete US warships sold to Greece. Bryan left New York after service at the Biltmore Hotel and proposed deposition in Miami. The justice proceeded with the contempt order against the former cabinet premier.
New York stocks opened with Studebaker up 1 percent at 167, a rare gain among a day of broad losses. Rail and steel stocks fell with Bethlehem Steel at 45 5/8 and American Tobacco at 20 1/4. Trading was dull, with investors anxious about the Austrian situation and the Anglo-French bond syndicate, while Rock Island fluctuated around 17.
Alberta women won clemency for Anna Hawkes of Macleod who was sentenced to hang for killing her husband’s paramour. The sentence was commuted to ten years after hundreds of petitions protesting the death penalty. The plea cited hysteria and home intrusion by the victim.
Paris officials report all urgent questions settled after another allied war council session. British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, French Premier Briand, and General Gailiieni concluded daylong talks, signaling unity on Balkans operations and policy.
New York on December 13 saw a sharp drop in cotton prices as a bear movement began on the exchange amid a flood of stop orders. Some futures fell 2 a balance, while initial calls showed declines of three to seventeen points before settling more steadily.
New York financial bulletin shows money on call at 2 percent, time money at 23 to 4 percent for six months, prime mercantile at 3 percent. Bar silver London price 26 11-16 pence, New York 55 5-8. Demand sterling quoted 4.715 to 4.718.
Kansas City stockyards report cattle receipts at 18 000 with steady to 10c higher prices. Cattle steers 5 50 to 9 00, cows and heifers 4 00 to 9 00, stockers 5 35 to 7 75, calves 6 00 to 9 50. Hogs receipts 12 000 with lower trend. bulk 6 15 to 6 40. Sheep receipts 10 000 lambs 8 25 to 8 85, ewes 5 25 to 6 15.
Chicago stockyards report shows hog receipts 65 000 with mixed to lower trade. Prices range from 5.85 to 6.65 for good heavy and 5.90 to 6.45 for rough heavy. Cattle receipts 20 500 with steady tone. beeves 5.50 to 6.60, cows and heifers 6.0 to 8.25, Texans 6.00 to 6.90, calves 6.50 to 10.35. Sheep receipts 35 000 with a 0 to 5 cent drop. natives 6.15 to 6.75, westerns 6.20 to 6.75, lambs 7.15 to 9.30, westerns 7.25 to 9.55.
Chicago market report lists butter creamery extras 32 3 4c, extra firsts 21 to 33c, eggs ordinaries 27 to 28c, firsts 29 to 30c, cheese Twins 16 16 1 2 c, live poultry fowls 11 to 13 1 2 c, ducks 34 to 34 1 2 c, geese 13c, turkeys 12 to 14c, potatoes receipts 20 cars Wisconsin 70 to 75c.
Chicago cash grain prices report midday values for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades and bid ranges. Wheat ranges from No 2 red 1.12 to No 3 spring 1.08 3-4 to 1.10. Corn bids span No 3 yellow 66 1-2 to 67 1-2 cents and lower grades down to No 6 yellow 60 1-4 to 62 cents. Oats No 3 white at 40 to 41 cents.
Hogs receipts 30 000 market dull 10c lower mixed and butchers 585 to 665 good heavy 595 to 645 rough heavy 610 to 625 light 550 to 635 cattle receipts 300 market steady beeves 550 to 1050 cows and heifers 260 to 820 Texans 605 to 690 calves 650 to 1025 sheep receipts 3000 market steady native 610 to 650 western 610 to 675 lambs 725 to 940 western 725 to 940
Hogs receipts 22 000 market slow to steady with various classes priced from 5 85 to 8 30 per cwt cattle receipts 400 market steady best beeves 5 60 to 10 55 cows and heifers 2 65 to 8 25 Texans 6 15 to 6 90 calves 6 50 to 10 50 sheep receipts 2 000 market steady native 6 00 to 6 50 western 6 10 to 6 50 lambs 7 00 to 9 10 western 7 25 to 9 10.
The report lists itemized price ranges: 4 white 38 to 40 cents per unit, standard 42 1-4 to 42 1-2 cents. Barley 61 to 7 cents. Rye No. 2 95 to 96 cents. Timothy from 5.00 to 8.00 dollars and Clover from 10.00 to 19.00 dollars.
In Chicago on December 13, wheat gained after early losses with December at 115 1/2 cents and May at 116 1/2 cents. December corn traded around 67 1/2 cents and May 71 4/3 cents. December and May oats moved lower. Provisions held firm amid heavy hog receipts. Two editorials note youth versus age.
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