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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
7
Classified notice lists paging instructions for placing ads with rates and timing. Includes examples of rental listing for a six room house at 720 Cameron Avenue with contact phone 1233-A.
Classified note requesting calls to a want ad man about furnished cottages on Market Street. Includes phone reference 323 and partial address elements 12 27 with a cottage topic.
The federal farm loan board announced locations for new farm loan banks in twelve cities including St. Paul Minnesota. Other cities listed are Springfield Baltimore Columbia Louisville New Orleans St Louis Omaha Wichita Houston Berkeley Spokane. One hundred forty competing cities were left disappointed.
The Sankaku Maru steamship with 400 aboard is aground off Chefoo, a Chinese port in Shantung. The vessel’s position Wednesday is described as helpless, and among the passengers are two Americans. Chefoo lies near the Yellow sea, opposite Port Arthur.
Oklahoma officials and lawmakers weighed postponing the sixth legislature’s regular session to June or July due to delays in completing the capitol building. Contractors’ failure to finish the building by the start of the new year, particularly the lawmakers’ section, prompted the postponement discussion.
The Modern Language Association of America opened its annual meeting at Princeton University with nearly 200 prominent scholars from colleges nationwide in attendance. Sessions run through Friday.
A bear raid on motor stocks led a day of drift on the New York Stock Exchange. Maxwell Common fell to 46% after a six point drop, Maxwell Motors later down seven points to 16% while United States Steel opened at 197% and other motors such as Studebaker and Willys-Overland fluctuated. Trading volume reached 518000 shares by 1 pm with prices mostly below day highs.
New York on December 27 reports money on call at 3 percent and time money from 4 to 4 1/2 percent. Prime mercantile funds range 4 to 4 1/2 percent. Silver prices at London 36 4d and New York 75 1/2. Demand for sterling around 4.757 16.
Cattle receipts total 5 000 with steers 6 to 11 25, cows and heifers 5 25 to 10 50, stockers 6 to 8 50, calves 6 to 11. Hog receipts 8 900 with prices 10 to 10 50 for bulk, heavy hogs 10 40 to 19 60, medium 19 25 to 10 55, light 9 55 to 0 10. Sheep receipts 19 000 with lambs 12 50 to 13 25, ewes 8 to 9 25, stockers 6 to 12.
The Chicago hog market closed slow but steady with early price gains held. Estimated receipts for tomorrow reach 40,000. top hog price 10.79 dollars. Cattle market closed slow and steady with top 11.80. Sheep and lambs also steady. sheep top 10.00 and lambs 13.45.
Hog receipts reach 42000 with steady to higher prices across classes. Butchers 9.95 to 10.65, good to heavy 16.19 to 16.50, light 9.65 to 10.40, pigs 7.50 to 9.25. Cattle receipts 20000 with steady trade, beeves 8.20 to 11.80, cows and heifers 4.20 to 19.00, stockers 5.10 to 8.15, Texans 8.15 to 9.15, calves 8.50 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 10000 strong, natives 9.00 to 10.00, western 9.96 to 10.00, native lambs 11.25 to 13.40, western lambs 11.25 to 13.45.
Chicago market report lists butter creamery extras at 38 1/2c, firsts 37 1/2 to 38c, eggs 35 to 36c ordinaries and 41c for firsts, cheese Twins 23 to 23 1/2c, live poultry fowls 15 to 17 1/2c, ducks 18c, geese 15 1/2 to 16 1/2c, turkeys 23c, potatoes receipts 25 cars with Wisconsin and Minnesota supplies at 1.80 to 1.85 per bushel.
Chicago prices show cash barley at 85 cents to 1.22 a bushel. Timothy range from 3.50 to 5.50. Clover listed 12 to 17 dollars per unit.
Chicago market update lists Wheat No. 3 hard at 91.73, No. 3 spring 65, Corn No. 2 yellow 92 to 92 percent, No. 3 yellow 92 to 2 percent, No. 4 yellow 88 to 99, No. 5 yellow 86 to 86 percent, No. 2 white 93 to 93, No. 3 white 91 to 92, No. 4 white 89.
Chicago December wheat closes at 1.65 up 6 from the open, May at 1.73 up 4 , July 1.41 up 3 as noon quotes show gains across months. Corn and oats trade weak to mixed while provisions stay quiet yet firm on hog strength.
United States officials delay final judgment on Carranza as they await a reply on the troop withdrawal protocol. Transmission delays may have shifted the timing, with plans to keep Pershing’s forces and 75,000 border guards if no agreement is reached.
Baptist minister Rev. Lot E. Doty was shot in St. Louis after police mistook his actions for surrender. Patrolman Hoener pursuing gunmen entered a market where Doty had bought food. Doty did not hear the command to raise his hands and was shot while placing change in his pocket. He remains in critical condition at City Hospital.
County Treasurer Higham reports that from December 1, 1915, to December 1 of the present year Fillmore county collected 642658.09 in county taxes, the largest receipts in the county’s history, surpassing Freeborn county's 544673.00 by about 160000.
The clipping shows wholesale price quotes for oranges lemons apples and cranberries, plus butter eggs flour and feed. It lists specific items from various suppliers including Sunkist Navels Cider Oysters and sweet goods with unit prices and ranges, ending with a quoted quip about love.
An advertisement seeking a reliable side line to carry pennants and felt novelties on the road. The seller travels through Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota and Iowa and offers prompt attention to one or two other lines. La Crosse Pennant Co. at Charles and Rublee streets La Crosse Wisconsin.
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