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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1913
Page
7
A scanned list outlines wholesale fruit prices for bananas lemons oranges grapes and apples with various boxes crates and sizes. The text ends with a Weather Forecast and Weather Condition section.
New York June 2 leading shares fell at the open with rail issues hardest hit. Canadian Pacific drops to 218% with a decline of 8% amid Canada’s weak finances. Amalgamated Copper opens at 71% versus 73% prior. By 11 a.m. prices slumped further but later steadied. noon shows mild recovery though overall it closes weak. Union Pacific down to 145% after a 3% drop. At Union Stock Yards Chicago hogs, cattle, and sheep runs show varied declines and price ranges with receipts strong across departments.
Money on call stands at 2 percent with time money at 4 percent for six months. Prime mercantile loans quoted at 5 percent. Bar silver the London price at 2711 164, New York bid 60 cents. Demand sterling fixed at 4.86.
Kansas City livestock data shows cattle receipts around 8,000 with steers 8.25 to 8.65 and cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.49. Hogs receipts near 9,000 with prices 8.60 to 8.75 for various weights. Sheep receipts about 9,000 with market details continuing.
Butter Ex tras 27%c firsts 25% to 26c dairy extras 26c firsts 24c. Eggs Prime firsts 18%c ordinary 18%c. Cheese Twins 14%c Young Americas 15c. Potatoes 30 to 40c Midh 37 to 40 new potatoes 1.00 to 1.20. Live Poultry Fowls 16 to 16%c ducks 16c geese 10c spring chicks 32 to 35c turkeys 15c.
Minneapolis barley ranges 47 to 60 cents with flax at 1.28 dollars. Chicago barley 50 to 68 cents while Duluth flax trades at 1.29 dollars. The report consolidates grain prices across these cities.
Wheat prices range from No 2 red 1.01 to 1.05 dollars, No 3 red 95 to 100 cents, No 2 hard 93 to 94 1/2, No 3 hard 91 to 94 1/4, No 3 spring 89 to 91 cents. Corn ranges No 2 white 59 to 59 1/2, No 2 yellow 58 to 58 1/2, No 3 57 1/2 to 59, No 3 white 58 1/2 to 59, No 3 yellow 57 1/2 to 58 1/2, No 4 57 to 57 3/4, No 4 white 57 1/2 to 58 1/4, No 4 yellow 57 to 58 cents. Oats No 3 white 39 1/2 to 40, No 4 white 38 1/2 to 39 1/2, standard 40 to 41 cents.
Chicago grain notes indicate rain relief ends drought fears in the Kansas and Oklahoma belt. The wheat market opened weak with prices dropping for each active month as traders reacted to the weather news and a negative mood took hold.
July and September grain futures showed initial softness on weak wheat, later firming with July corn and oats drifting lower in sympathy. May futures hovered near 89 cents, while hogs supplied support for provisions which climbed late. Wheat closed 144 cents under the opening, with corn and oats downword in the afternoon. Mill feed and dairy prices were listed with varied per ton quotes.
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