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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
9
Classifieds show a wealth of job and sale listings in La Crosse, including male and female help wanted, sales at local stores, and items for sale. Listings mention delivery jobs, cooks, housemaids, porters, barbers, and various household goods, plus a bank of rental notices and loans.
A long collage of early 20th century classifieds includes land sales near Rice Lake Wisconsin with down payments and monthly installments, homes for sale in multiple streets, a Kenebec Spence Motor listing, rental rooms and flats in La Crosse areas, farm help wanted and general ads. Entries mention agents like J. E Bean and Kaaz, real estate notes, a motor demonstration, and several rental notices with prices and locations.
Reward offered for all exhausted dry cells delivered to Fred Third before June 15th. Also note a lost item and contact details. A boy’s blue serge coat was lost at My rick park on Tuesday and a new phone number 575-Green is provided for contact.
Mrs Anna Dolan hosted friends at her New Albin home. Visitors include Mrs W B Schoening and baby with sister Inez Woods of Frazer Minn. and Mrs Dora Gantenbein. Others visit La Crosse and Dubuque while several go to Waukon and Kahkon Minn. Kathryn Waters returns from Waukon teaching term.
In La Crosse County Wisconsin probate court the estate of Mary Ann McHugh deceased will sell at public auction on June 25 1915 at 4 pm at the front entrance of the court house La Crosse lands include lots 1 and 3 block 44 southern addition to North La Crosse terms to be announced at sale date dated June 1 1915 administrator C A Hunt leading line from notice ends with a moral exhortation not part of sale details
The market opened higher on June 2 with railroads advancing as Union Pacific rose 4 percent and Reading up, while Bethlehem Steel and Westinghouse remained steady. Amalgamated Copper edged to 67, and Union Pacific reached 125 percent intraday. Trading volume faded, prices moved fractions, and the market closed dull and easier.
The June 2 Market report shows money on call at 1 percent, time money at 3 percent for six months, prime mercantile 3 to 4 percent. Bar silver London 255 6d, New York 49 5/8d. Demand sterling 4.7844.
Cattle receipts 6000 steady to 160 lower with steers 7.00 to 9.00 cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.00 stockers 6.25 to 8.40 calves 6.50 to 10. Hogs receipts 11000 market 5 lower bulk 7.55 to 7.65 heavy 7.55 to 7.62% medium 7.55 to 7.67% light 7.55 to 7.70. Sheep receipts 6000 market steady to strong lambs 8.50 to 11.25 ewes 5.50 to 6.25 stockers 4.00 to 7.00.
Butter creamery extras 27 to 27 cents extra firsts 26 to 26 cents firsts 25 to 25 and a half cents seconds 22 to 24 cents Eggs ordinaries 16 to 17 cents firsts 18 cents Cheese Twins 15 to 15 and a half cents Live Poultry fowls 15 cents ducks 10 to 12 cents geese 8 to 8 and a half cents spring 22 to 30 cents turkeys 12 cents Potatoes receipts 55 cars Wisconsin white 45 to 50 cents red 40 to 43 cents Michigan white 45 to 56 cents red 40 to 43 cents new Florida 5 25 to 5 50 dollars
Hogs receipts 33,000 with market slow and mixed, prices 5 to 10 cents lower. Beefs and calves also down 10 to 15 cents, cows and heifers lower, sheep steady with native and western ranges and lambs at various quoted ranges. Pigs ranged $5.75 to $7.30, heavies $7.00 to $7.72.
Chicago cash grain prices move across wheat corn oats and specialty feeds with No 2 red wheat at 1.30 to 1.31 dollars and corn values around 74 to 76 cents for various yellow and white grades. Timothy and clover quotes also show notable ranges.
Chicago grain notes a very heavy wheat market with sharp declines at the open and further relapses after brief recoveries. Prices fell about 4 and 7 8 cents from the opening as selling persisted, while corn showed notable strength despite the overall cautious mood.
The Board of Public Works of La Crosse invites sealed bids by June 10 1915 for filling the pile and timber bridge adjoining the steel bridge over the west channel and riprapping sides of fill. Completion required by January 1 1916 with a 30 percent bond. bonds or 15 percent cash option available. right to reject bids reserved.
Opening prices for corn were unchanged or down slightly with July futures steady and September options up 4 cents. Oats mirrored wheat weakness with early declines followed by slight gains. Provisions opened lower due to heavy hog receipts but recovered modestly after intraday buying.
June 2 report from Rhinelander Wisconsin states G D Williams was bitten on the hand while attempting to remove a rat from Henry Morrell's pant leg at a local elevator. Williams’s father died from blood poisoning after a rat bite in a separate incident.
Market listings show prices for produce and staples including celery bananas lemons oranges grape fruit strawberries cabbage pineapples onions cherries and potatoes with varied sizes and brands. Livestock poultry lard bacon and dairy items are provided by local co operative packing and Mill Co with price ranges for beef pork eggs butter and cheese.
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