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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
7
A small leather purse lost near Fifth and Main on Sixth and Cameron avenue is reported. Rénard is requested to return it to the office. A reward is offered for return to Tillie Euler at 1118 Vine Street.
Superior service offered at reduced rates for moving household goods to the Pacific coast and other destinations. Boyd Transfer Co. of Minneapolis announces December services and nationwide connections.
A 45 year old woman was discovered living in a forest cave at Fontainebleau with snakes and rats as companions. She survived on raw vegetables and wore ragged clothing. She resisted leaving the cave.
Thoughtful maxim by Thomas Fuller warns that hasty pursuit of lofty friendship can exhaust it. A gentle, steady ascent preserves bonds and prevents breathless collapse under rapid ambition.
The market opened active and lower with a rally followed by heavy selling. Reading dropped through 150. Lehigh Valley slid to 148 1 2, a new low. California sold down. North American and Jersey Central fell about six points as the market closed quiet and lower. pork prices rose with firmer provisions and grains closing strong.
New York market notes show money on call at 2 percent, time money at 54 percent for six months, and Prime Mercantile at 59 percent. Bar silver quotes London 279 16d and New York 59 1/8 cents per ounce, Demand sterling at 4.86 dollars.
Kansas City market data for cattle hogs and sheep shows steady to firm trends. Cattle receipts about 8,000 with steers 8.25 to 8.65, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.60, stockers 6.50 to 8.00, calves 7.00 to 10.50. Hogs receipts about 8,000 with prices 8.30 to 8.59, bulk 8.35 to 8.45. Sheep receipts about 8,000 with lambs 6.00 to 8.10, ewes 4.00 to 5.25, wethers 4.50 to 6.50.
Hogs receipts 53 000 market slow and lower with mixed prices and butchers 8 30 to 8 60 good heavy 8 20 to 8 57 rough heavy 8 05 to 8 20 light 8 35 to 8 62 pigs 6 60 to 8 50 cattle receipts 2 100 market steady beeves 7 20 to 8 80 cows and heifers 3 65 to 8 00 stockers and feeders 6 00 to 8 05 Texans 6 70 to 7 75 calves 7 75 to 11 00 sheep receipts 15 000 market strong higher natives 4 90 to 6 00 western 5 00 to 6 10 lambs 5 60 to 7 50 western 5 65 to 7 60
Chicago June 9 butter ex price ranges 27 percent to 2 cents for firsts 25 percent to 2 cents dairy extras 26 cents firsts 24 cents Biggs prime firsts 17 percent 18 cents cheese Twins 14 4 cents Young Americas 15 4 cents potatoes 20 to 25 cents Mich 30 to 35 cents new 75 to 85 cents live poultry fowls 16 to 1640 ducks 16 cents geese 10 cents spring chicks 28 to 32 cents turkeys marked"}
Market notes show Minneapolis barley quoted 45 to 67 cents with flax at 1.2754 dollars per bushel and 1.28 percent. Chicago barley ranges 50 to 65 cents while Duluth flax sits at 1.29 dollars per bushel.
Chicago June 9 Wheat prices range from No 2 red 1.00 to 1.04 and No 3 red 92 to 98 cents No 2 hard 92 to 94 cents No 3 hard 90 to 93 cents No 3 spring 90 to 92 cents Corn lists No 2 white 59 to 59.75 cents No 2 yellow 58 to 59 cents No 3 58 to 58.75 cents No 3 white 59 to 59.75 cents No 3 yellow 58 to 59 cents No 4 57 to 58 cents No 4 white 58 to 58.75 cents No 4 yellow 57 to 58 cents Oats No 3 white 38 to 39.15 cents No 4 white 38 to 38.75 cents standard 39 to 40 cents.
Chicago markets opened with wheat in a narrow range as lower Liverpool cables pressured early trade then buying fed a recovery. Corn held despite heavy receipts while oats eased at start and recovered to opening levels by noon. Hog runs influenced activity.
The list presents perishable goods prices including bananas lemons oranges and grapes, various berries and crates, onions cabbage and pineapples, plus meat like lard hams bacon and dressed hogs. It also covers dairy eggs flour and livestock quotes from multiple providers and wholesalers such as Listman Mill Co. Langdon & Boyd Packing Co. and Hawley Com. Co. with several price ranges and unit measures.
In Zululand, women perform most of the manual labor as husbands and prominent men sing and laugh, highlighting gendered labor roles in the region.
A playful note recalls the old fashion of calling a fine dress a gown and explains that modern women may blush at the term though the meaning has shifted.
The article surveys quotations amid price movement for the previous week, outlining general trends across markets. It notes shifts in values, with several commodities and stocks reflecting gains and losses as traders gauge demand and supply dynamics.
Hogs receipts 9 000 market steady mixed and butchers 8 10 to 8 70 good heavy 8 30 to 8 65 rough heavy 8 10 to 8 30 light 8 40 to 8 10 pigs 6 65 to 8 30 cattle receipts 200 market 77 00 sheep receipts 4 000 market slow and steady native 4 85 to 5 75 western 4 90 to 5 80 lambs 5 50 to 7 50 western 5 50 to 7 50
Hogs receipts 7,000 market strong mixed and butchers 8.50 to 8.85 dollars heavy 8.40 to 8.77 rough 8.25 to 8.40 light 8.55 to 8.85 pigs 6.60 to 8.40. Beves 7.00 to 8.10 cows and heifers 3.60 to 7.80 stockers and feeders 5.15 to 8.00 Texans 6.65 to 7.50 calves 7.50 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 1,500 market steady natives 5.10 to 5.75 western 5.20 to 5.80 lambs 5.65 to 5.75 western 5.65 to 5.75.
Robert Louis Stevenson sat at Silverado platform listening to crickets. John Kelman recalls his wonder at why creatures sing joyfully while humans seldom end days with a shout.
A married Tottenham woman was charged with obstructing a police sergeant during the arrest of her husband. Readily reacting, she flung her arms around the officer and cried Take me, too, in a blush ing scene that sparked local commentary.
Mrs. Silas R. Barton, only daughter of Richard L. Metcalf governor of the Panama Canal Zone, is expected to visit the zone. Her husband has just taken a new representative post in Washington representing Nebraska.
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