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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
10
An ambiguous ad notes a $1,000 opportunity described as freezeless and dry with a contact address 417 North Fourth and a street note 482-A. A cryptic line mentions a cornet player for orchestra work with an A J care of the Tribune. Another entry advertises rental for a Blacksmith shop opposite the No 2 fire station by Frank Pellinger.
The listing from J. W. Smith at 471 Perr shows loans on furniture, pianos, and diamonds. La Crosse Loan Co. at 20 Main Street advertises loans. also Fourth Building Association offers guidance on buying a home with no money down.
Market list from Thomas Phalen Co. and Langdon & Iora Packing Co. details prices for corn oats rye and milled products. Livestock ranges for steers cows heifers sheep spring lambs and poultry plus dairy butter eggs cheese and dried beef with per-unit costs and bulk lot figures. Includes fruit vegetables apples and canned goods with per box or per tub prices and unit weights where shown.
The light of the moon covers from new moon to full moon while the dark of the moon spans from full moon back to new moon, encompassing the waning period.
An advertiser touts a patent washing machine named The Ladies' Delight while readers note that women are rarely delighted on washing days. The exchange questions what feature could truly delight the ladies and whether the claim holds up in practice.
The New York stock market opened active with a large volume in the first hour. Commission houses bought modestly while large interests accelerated accumulation. A favorable bank statement from Saturday impressed traders. by noon activity cooled and by afternoon the market closed strong and active.
Money on call 3 percent. Time money 4 percent to 5 percent for six months. Prime mercantile 6 percent. Bar silver London 26 13 16d, New York 57 1 4 cents. Demand sterling 4.85 35 to 4.85 40.
Cattle receipts 11 000 with steers 8 25 to 9 50 cows and heifers 4 40 to 9 50 stockers 5 50 to 7 50 calves 5 50 to 10 75. hogs 8 000 with bulk 7 45 to 7 75 heavy 7 60 to 7 80. medium 7 50 to 7 75 light 7 40 to 7 65. sheep 10 000 with lambs 7 25 to 7 75 owes 4 00 to 4 65 ewes and yearlings 3 25 to 6 25.
Chicago Union Stock Yards report shows hog receipts 34 000 with prices 5 to 10 cents higher across classes. mixed and butchers 7.45 to 7.85, good heavy 7.55 to 7.85, rough heavy 7.45 to 7. Bought 7.25 to 7.75, pigs 6.25 to 7.65. Cattle receipts 17 000 steady to higher with beeves 6.70 to 9.80, cows and heifers 3.35 to 8.50, stockers and feeders 5.00 to 7.50, Texans 6.75 to 7.55, calves 7.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 20 000, market 10 to 15 cents higher. natives 4.40 to 5.65, western 4.40 to 5.70, lambs 6.40 to 7.90, western 6.40 to 7.95.
Chicago on December 22 reports butter extras at 26c firsts 27 to 29c dairy extras 29%c firsts 26% to 27c. Eggs prime firsts 30% to 31c ordinary 28% to 29c. Cheese Twins 15% to 15%6c Young Americas 15% to 16c. Potatoes 55 to 6c. Live poultry fowls 13 to 13%c ducks 13 to 14c geese 12% to 13%ec spring chicks 13 to 13%c turkeys 16 to 18e.
Market brief shows Minneapolis barley trading at 44 to 67 cents and flax at 1.45 to 1.48 dollars. Chicago barley reported between 50 and 75 cents, while Duluth flax quotes at about 1.50 dollars.
Chicago quotations show No 2 red wheat at 95 to 96 cents, No 2 yellow corn at 69 to 70 cents, and oats No 3 white at 39 to 40 cents with various grades adjusted modestly. Prices span multiple kernels and grades, reflecting trading activity for the day.
Wheat opens weaker on lower European prices and large Minneapolis supplies. Corn weakens amid favorable marketing weather with light demand. Oats ease alongside grains. provisions hold firm then soften as hog markets impact prices. Afternoon trading shows a modest rebound in wheat and corn.
The report notes that provisions closed at noon prices and mentions grain market conditions as unaffected by advances in other grains. It emphasizes a noon closing for provisions and highlights relative stability in the grain sector.
A note on football origins explains the sport term chasing the pigskin is misleading. The ball is made from calf or cowhide, with cheaper versions from sheep. Finest balls are imported from England, where the industry predates American manufacture.
The quotation notes that luxury undermines strong states, a belief echoed by historians philosophers and politicians. It asserts that wealth excess and extravagant living corrode governance leading to decline across ages and nations.
A woman leaves 1000 dollars per cat to Madeira animal support. A similar bequest for every cat on Manhattan would be so large it defies calculation, surpassing the sum needed for all Christmas gifts relatives hint at.
A brief exchange shows a man lamenting a provocative sweetheart and vowing not to call again, while a companion quips about the teasing afternoon. The dialogue captures a domestic tension and a moment of social teasing.
American copper mines produced 218,579,133 pounds in 1912, almost 2,000,000 fewer than 1911, but the total value increased by 8,502,482 dollars.
Help wanted notice seeks females with factory experience for assembling department at Hans Motor Equipment Company. Apply in person or by mail to job office.
Hogs Receipts 15 000 market slow best steady others weak mixed and butchers 7 40 to 7 75 good heavy 7 50 to 7 75 rough heavy 7 40 to 7 50 light 7 30 to 7 65 pigs 6 25 to 7 60 Cattle Receipts 400 market steady beeves 6 60 to 9 75 cows and heifers 3 30 to 8 40 stockers and feeders 4 90 to 7 35 Texans 6 60 to 7 60 calves 7 00 to 10 50 Sheep Receipts 2 000 market slow steady native 4 25 to 5 50 western 4 25 to 5 50 lambs 6 25 to 7 70 western 6 25 to 7 75.
Market figures list prices and percent changes for Wheat Corn and Oats with figures like 145.09 and 89 percent in openings and 91 92 percent shifts. The note shows May activity and seasonal percentages across multiple grain types.
A quoted remark from War and Peace of London argues that contemporary newspapers are not riotously sensational but overwhelmingly trivial, noting captains of industry are blamed to mask this flaw rather than real misconduct.
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