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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
7
A Sioux Falls relic shows a frontier hotel bill of fare from 1876 during the Black Hills gold rush. The menu lists soups, beef dishes, vegetables, entrees like hash and codfish balls, and desserts with prices such as 1.50 for Beef Texas prime and 3.00 for a square meal.
In this week’s market round up readers find a summary of price movements across key commodities. The report highlights higher and lower shifts among staples and industrials, with notes on demand trends and market sentiment from major exchanges and trading houses.
Cattle receipts reached 700 with steady prices. Beves ranged from 5.10 to 7.20 dollars, Texas stock from 4.60 to 6.25, western from 4.65 to 6.25, and calves 5 to 7.50. Hogs totals 15,000 with weaker demand. light 7.05 to 7.50, mixed 7.20 to 7.70, heavy 7.30 to 7.50, Yorkers 7.45 to 7.55, pigs 6.10 to 7.10. No sheep reported.
Cattle receipts 3,000 steady with beeves 5.20 to 7.25 Texans 4.75 to 6.30 western 4.75 to 6.35 stockers 3.60 to 5.65 cows 2.60 to 6.50 calves 5.25 to 7.50. Hog receipts 19,000 strong with light 6.75 to 7.20 mixed 6.95 to 7.40 heavy 7 to 7.40 Yorkers 7.10 to 7.20 pigs 5.80 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 2,500 steady natives 4 to 6 western 4.25 to 6.70 lambs natives 6.25 to 8.60 western 6.50 to 9.75. Futures: wheat and corn figures and oats noted with mixed percentages in erratic printing.
The Riverside club hosts its annual interstate tennis tournament on the club grounds in Fourth ward July 27 28 and 29. Last year players from Wisconsin and Iowa attended and the event was a success. A larger field is expected this year with social events planned for guests. The tournament committee includes Edward Benson Louis Dousman and C C Case.
Regular services will continue at the Congregational church. Miss Hazel Brokaw leaves for Rockton Vernon county after graduating. Stella Savage will host the Congregational Ladies Industrial society next Thursday. Confirmation services at St Peter's Lutheran will be in English next Sunday. Brew returns from Bloomington after high school commencement. Mrs J C Rowley returns from Chicago visit. A H Long of Petersburg in town Friday. Prairie du Chien baseball loses 11 to 3 to Muscoda at home. Muscoda touted as a strong, cohesive team. Black Flag benefit cast for Monday at Metropolitan theater includes Burton duo, Reiser, Nelson, Hurley, Spencer, Miner, Johnson, Schweiger, Smrcina. Editor Frazier of Viola Intelligencer and wife visit Prairie du Chien sanitarium. Frazier works at state capitol. Van S Bennett of Vernon county visits daughter Mrs Earll. Graves, Caroline, and Earll attend Milwaukee Masonic grand lodge. Star, government river work employee, relocates from Cassville to town.
The New York stock market opened strong with gains from fractions to a point. Erie industries led advances while Northern Pacific Great Northern Reading and Western Union posted notable moves amid rumors of dividend increases. By noon the market narrowed with Reading in demand and Western Union up on dividend chatter. afternoon activity was muted with modest gains and some declines in Union Pacific Ontario and Western Erie and New York Central.
Chicago on June 7 reports cheese at 12 to 13 1-2 cents for various grades, butter extras at 26 cents, eggs firsts 19 1-2 cents, poultry with turkeys 19 1-2 cents and fowls 13 1-2 to 14 cents, ducks 14 1-2 cents, geese to 9 cents, and potatoes 75 to 87 cents per cent.
Cattle receipts 19 09 strong beef cattle mostly 520 to 730 with Texas 455 to 635 western 475 to 640 stockers and feeders 360 to 555 cows and heifers 575 to 775 Hogs receipts 49000 five cents lower light 7.00 to 7.50 mixed 7.20 to 7.70 heavy 7.30 to 7.75 rough 7.30 to 7.45 Yorkers 7.40 to 7.45 pigs 6.10 to 7.45 Sheep receipts 14000 steady natives 4.00 to 6.50 western 4.25 to 6.60 lambs 6.00 to 8.35 western 6.25 to 8.50
Cattle receipts 11 000 strong for top grades with weaker demand for others native steers 525 to 700 southern steers 400 to 640 cows 300 to 475 bulls 325 to 525 native cows and heifers 275 to 685 calves 275 to 700 western steers 475 to 675 cows 325 to 525. Hogs receipts 10 009 steady to 5 cents lower heavy 740 to 755 packers and butchers 620 to 750 light 680 to 730 pigs 575 to 675. Sheep receipts 10 000 steady muttons 500 to 650 lambs 650 to 875 wethers and yearlings 475 to 725 ewes 450 to 600 Texas and Arizona muttons 460 to 640.
Chicago reports no grain market activities today due to local election and holiday. Market offices close with no price quotes or trading.
George Lewis and Miss Bella Han son wed Saturday in a ceremony led by Judge Leonard Kleeber. Bertha Amundson left for Baltimore to tend her brother Henry Amundson who is seriously ill. The Majestic theater contract was awarded to La Crosse Steel Roofing and Corrugating Co. for metal work at Main Street. Molzahn and Lyons pour concrete on Dr Christian son’s West Prairie residence. Rev J F Glaeser officiated in Tomah and Lewiston.
The local markets were inactive over the weekend with no changes noted on Saturday’s quotations. Prices listed include strawberries 24 qt cases at $3.00, lemons 360 size $2.50, celery per dozen. flour and feed quotes from Listman Milling Co. various cheeses, grain, and livestock prices, and retail items from multiple vendors.
Nels Thompson's team defeated St. Mary's second squad 9 to 8 at Hogan school grounds Saturday. Battery details list Kienahs and Freisinger for Thompson and Stangle and Hackner for St. Mary's. Strikeouts show Kienahs 4 and Stangle 3 while walks total 4 for Kienahs and 9 for Stangle.
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