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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
23
Despite poor weather at 9 this morning the Elks excursion up the river to Winona drew a large crowd. The boat will leave again at 8 this evening for a moonlight trip and another big turnout is anticipated.
A recipe instruction to force one quart of berries through a sieve then add sugar and enough whipped cream to form a thick spongy mixture. Serve in custard glasses and garnish with large fine raspberries.
Deputy Sheriff George Ritter left this morning for Green Bay with Ernest Schaffer who must serve a year and a half in the institution there for robbery. Schaffer says he has no home.
Decorators were seen working at the courthouse this morning with many flags placed as crews prepare the interior for completion before week’s end.
Markets show figs and dates at low fractions of a dollar, with extensive price tables for fruits vegetables and staples. Livestock and poultry quotes accompany dairy and grain figures from multiple packers and suppliers, including Langdon & Boyd Packing Co and Hawley Co.
Hogs receipts 15 000 market steady to higher mixed and butchers 8.00 to 8.40 good heavy 8.05 to 8.35 rough heavy 7.90 to 8.05 light 8.05 to 8.32 pigs 7.25 to 15. Cattle receipts 4 000 market steady beeves 7.50 to 9.40 cows and heifers 3.70 to 8.85 stockers and feeders 6.15 to 8.15 Texans 6.90 to 7.90 calves 7.00 to catar Seth. Sheep receipts 12 000 market slow steady native 5.30 to 6.25 western 5.60 to 6.35 lambs 6.50 to 8.15 western 6.75 to 8.25
Hogs receipts 21,000 market strong and higher mixed and butchers 8.05 to 8.32, good heavy 8.00 to 8.30, rough heavy 7.85 to 8.00, light 8.05 to 8.30, pigs 7.00 to 7.85. Cattle receipts 3,000 market steady to stronger beeves 7.35 to 9.35, cows and heifers 3.60 to 8.80, stockers and feeders 6.10 to 8.10, Texans 6.80 to 7.80, calves 7.25 to 10.35. Sheep receipts 14,000 market steady native 5.30 to 6.40, western 5.50 to 6.40, lambs 6.70 to 8.40, western 6.75 to 8.50.
Two coal black spitz dogs were killed by an automobile on West avenue south between Adams and Farnam streets late last night. The sheriff picked up the animals this morning, but the owner remains unknown and the driver is not identified.
Stocks opened firmer with Erie up 4 percent at the start after receiverships in Claflin. By noon gains faded into inactivity, Lehigh Valley fell 1.5 percent, United Drygoods hit a low 61- off, and Amalgamated Copper slipped as copper prices weakened. By 2 p.m. the market showed firm breadth but United Drygoods remained weak with no bids.
Kansas City reports cattle receipts 400 with market steady to strong. Steers 5.75 to 9.25, cows and heifers 4.25 to 9.00, stockers 6.50 to 7.60, calves 6.50 to 10.00. Hogs receipts 2,000 with market strong to higher, bulk 8.25 to 8.35, heavy 8.35 to 8.40, medium 8.25 to 8.40, light 8.15 to 8.30. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs 8.50 to 9.25, ewes 4.25 to 5.00, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 7.00.
Union Stock Yards NL reports June 26 hog receipts 15 000 market strong to higher mixed and butchers 8.05 to 8.45 good heavy 8.10 to 8.40 rough heavy 7.95 to 8.10 light 8.10 to 8.40 pigs 7.30 to 8.15 cattle receipts 21 000 market steady to strong beeves 7 50 to 9 40 cows and heifers 3 70 to 8 85 stockers and feeders 6 15 to 8 15 Texans 6 90 to 7 90 calves 6 75 to 9 85 sheep receipts 690 market steady to 10e higher native 5 40 to 6 30 western 5 05 to 6 40 lambs 6 50 to 8 25 western 6 75 to 8 30
Chicago on June 26 reports butter at 22 to 24 cents firsts with extras 25c, dairy extras 25c, eggs prime firsts 16 to 17 cents, ordinary 17 to 18 cents, cheese Twins 15c, Young Americas 16c. Potatoes range 1.15 to 1.25 dollars, live poultry fowls 15 to 16 cents, ducks 16 to 18 cents, geese 10 to 15 cents, spring chicks 22 to 25 cents, turkeys 16 cents.
Chicago cash grain bids list wheat and corn prices by grade. Wheat ranges from 80 to 87 cents for various red and hard and spring types. Corn shows No 2 white and yellow around 68 to 72 cents and lower grades 66 to 67 cents. Oats quotes near 37 to 39 cents for white and standard grades.
Heavy selling and favorable crop reports pushed wheat futures down with July and September off slightly at noon. A record 318,000 bushels shipped from Chicago signaled the move to clear elevators for the new crop. Corn and oats followed with declines, while provisions eased early.
Readable fragments show a housing sale or auction listing with two addresses 2335 Prospect St and 1927 Loomis St. The amounts $2,000 $1,700 and $1,600 appear as asking prices or bids, indicating a multi-property sale event with unclear dates but clear street references and price points.
Heavy losses dominated last night trading with most stocks finishing substantially lower than opening. Provisions were offered at easy prices throughout the day as market activity declined.
Butte and Anaconda, Mont dated June 26. Mayor O'Brien of Anaconda warns Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, to stay away from Anaconda and not address the Smeltermen's union meeting. Moyer, who fled Butte after a miner riot that left one dead, has not decided his course and remains guarded by Helena deputies.
Hammondport New York June 26 For the first time since its launch on Lake Keuka the Rodman Wanamaker trans Atlantic flyer will be asked to carry weight this afternoon. It carries 3000 pounds of craft and crew plus more than 1000 pounds of concrete. This will be within a few hundred pounds of its future load when, fueled with 300 gallons of gasoline, it starts from St Johns Newfoundland about July 20 to cross the ocean.
In Detroit on June 26 an unidentified Italian woman hurled herself and her two children into the Detroit River. Dockhands rescued the mother and a four year old son, but the infant girl drowned.
Worrying is a bad mental habit and the sole cure lies in training the mind. With persistence and patience, lasting change requires time, much more than a week or month, much like guiding a vine to grow upward rather than downward.
Wisconsin cities plan homecoming weeks to welcome returning natives. The events feature entertainment, speeches, and activities that rekindle old ties, showcasing each city’s character and progress while inviting former residents to reconnect with their roots.
A chronicle notes that armored warships preceded common belief with the Knights of St. John constructing the Santa Anna in 1530. The ship featured a lead cuirass and a bakery onboard, allowing fresh bread for the crew, signaling advanced provisioning aboard early armored warfare craft.
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