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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
9
Photograph received from Paris illustrates new season hats with straw trimmed cocoarde of black taffeta and two large jet pins reflecting contemporary millinery style.
A Frenchman explains gout vs rheumatism with a joke about turning a screw. He says rheumatism is one turn that hurts until you bear it no longer while gout is one more turn after that, implying a harsher pain.
Readable market list shows bananas price per bunch at 1.60 to 2.50, apples, pears, berries, citrus and other staples with vendors and regions including Verdelli Caps, Cape Cod, Wisconsin, and Hawley Co. price quotes. Trade items cover meats, eggs, dairy, and grains with ranges for lamb, poultry, lard, butter, and cheese.
A dramatic critic asks where the new star was discovered and learns in a witty reply that she was found in a laundry. The exchange hints the actress cannot forget her old calling as she mangles the part.
Wisconsin County Court La Crosse County will hold a special term on January 20, 1914 at 10:00 AM at the Court House in La Crosse. Emma Drake applies to appoint an executor for the will of Henry Drake, deceased of La Crosse. Court order by County Judge John Brindley. Mahoney and Schubert, attorneys for petitioner.
New York stocks opened active and slightly below Wednesday's close. By 11 a.m. trading turned dull with a minor retreat from highs, yet buying coverage kept up. At noon the market was quiet. By 2 p.m. it remained quiet and firm as closing activity ended strong.
New York Money NEWee reports money on call at 3 percent time money at 44 percent for 6 months. Prime mercantile rates shown as 5 4 percent. Bar silver in New York at 57 gold standard demand sterling at 4 85.04 85.05.
Kansas City market data show cattle receipts of 2000 with prices steers 8.50 to 9.00 cows and heifers 4.40 to 8.75 stockers and feeders 5.50 to 7.50 calves 6.50 to 11.00. Hogs receipts 2500 with prices bulk 7.60 to 7.85 heavy 7.80 to 7.90 medium 7.80 to 7.85 light 7.55 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 3000 with lambs 7.50 to 8.10 owes 4.00 to 4.75 wethers and yearlings 3.25 to 6.25.
Hogs receipts 16000. market slow to firm with gains 5 to 10 cents. Mixed and butcher weight 7.60 to 8.00. good heavy 7.70 to 8.00. rough heavy 7.60 to 7.70. light 7.45 to 7.85. pigs 6.50 to 7.40. Cattle receipts 2500. steady to 10 cents higher. Beeves 6.80 to 9.70. cows and heifers 3.50 to 8.60. stockers and feeders 5.00 to 7.55. Texans 6.85 to 7.90. calves 7.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 18000. market slow to steady. Native 4.60 to 6.00. western 4.65 to 6.00. lambs 6.65 to 8.55. western 6.75 to 8.35.
Chicago price summary for butter exports 36c firsts 27 to 29c dairy exports 29c firsts 26 to 27c eggs prime firsts 32c ordinary 28 to 30c cheese Twins 15% to 16c Young Americas 15% to 16c potatoes 60 to 65c live poultry fowls 13 to 13c.
Market quotes show ducks 14 to 15 cents, geese 13 to 14 cents, spring chicks 12 to 13 cents, and turkeys 18 cents a unit.
Minneapolis barley trades 44 to 66 cents while flax runs 1.45 to 1.48 dollars. Chicago barley costs 50 to 75 cents. Duluth flax posts 1.51 dollars.
Chicago market reports show No 2 red wheat 95 to 96 cents, No 2 white corn 69 to 69 4 cents, No 3 64 to 65 cents, No 4 yellow corn 54 to 61 cents, oats No 3 white 39 to 39 5 cents, standard 39 to 40 cents. Prices span red, white, and yellow classifications with varying grades.
Chicago grain traders faced light demand and selling pressure after a Christmas weather outlook. May wheat and July oats fell in early trades while May corn and other months declined from Wednesday's close. Provisions edged up on firm hogs, then eased into the close with oats near noon levels.
Alfred H. Smith will succeed William C. Brown as president of the New York Central railroad starting January 1. He began his railroad career as a messenger boy for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern in 1879, rose to clerk, left, joined a construction gang, and is now a vice president of the road.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a street scene on East Sixty-first Street where a seven year old boy whispers to his mother. His question and the narrator’s embarrassment lead to a witty exchange about manners.
A dialogue between a pompous statesman and Cynicus from the New Orleans Picayune features a tart exchange about trust and a joke reference to lending five dollars.
In a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press, Dumley asks what Miss Pas would prefer as a gift, wondering the best choice for a pet. Miss Knox promptly suggests a man as the ideal companion.
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