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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
9
For sale large grocer's ice box located at 12316 Farnam 51 in sector 3 8. Also for sale 320 acres of first class wheat land near a church and school with in house phone. Full particulars apply to Alex Huffman Baldur Mann Canada. Sale notices dated 5 3 3.
Public improvements commence with initial street work today as city crews begin laying foundations and resuming repairs on the main thoroughfare. Officials say traffic delays are expected while contractors segment the area for phased construction.
Milwaukee contractors resume curb and gutter work on Clinton street paving as warm weather returns. Meade prepares to start King street paving and Mormon Coulee brick blocks. grading underway under Street Commissioner George Falk. Hildebrand Milwaukee contractor to start trunk sewers with hoisting machinery. headquarters at Green Bay hotel. Swennes expects May 15 start for Ninth street sewer with ready moulds and abundant crew. Cement work uses on site prefabricated moulds cast 48 hours prior.
The Hodge and Bradbury stable equipment on North Sixth street is sold at public auction today. Bidding from 10 o'clock this morning to press time has been lively with fair prices on most items. A spirited horse sale continues this afternoon. Mrs. G E Thomson of 728 Division street should call at the Tribune office within a week with a copy of this ad to receive the Tribune Free Want Ad Dollar.
The page presents weekly price movements with quotations illustrating the general market direction for the proceeding week. It lists quoted figures from multiple sources, highlighting shifts in value across key commodities and securities.
Sales data show cattle receipts at 1000 with strong demand. Beeves fetch 4.90 to 7.00 dollars, Texans 4.60 to 5.60, westerns 4.60 to 5.65, stockers 3.50 to 5.00, cows 2.30 to 6.15, calves 5.00 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 14000, strong market with light 6.75 to 7.20, mixed 6.90 to 7.35, heavy 6.90 to 7.35, Yorkers 7.10 to 7.20, pigs 5.70 to 6.70. No sheep reported.
Cattle receipts around 500 with steady prices. Beeves fetch 4.70 to 6.90 dollars, Texas cattle 4.50 to 5.65, stockers 3.49 to 5, cows and heifers 2 to 5.90, calves 4.50 to 6. Hogs receipts about 1,000 with steady values. Weaners and light hogs 7 to 7.40, mixed 7.05 to 7.50, heavy 7.05 to 7.50, Yorkers 7.30 to 7.45, pigs 5.80 to 6.80. Sheep receipts unchanged.
May 3. East Side police reserve on duty as bakers strike escalates in Manhattan. Strikers attack non union workers in shops, injuring several with two stabbings reported. Eighteen arrests made as Master Bakers Association refuses concessions.
Sheriff William Duncan returned from Waupun after escorting Frank Murphy a man with many aliases who served a seven year larceny sentence under the name Howard at the penitentiary Officials report Waupun prison at capacity with 701 convicts the largest number ever housed in Wisconsin.
Assemblyman Ingram introduced a resolution that passed to allow committee hearings after public notice from the speaker’s desk. The plan aims to remove a week of notice so bills can be heard reported and passed within days. a senate version is expected.
In New York May 3 the stock market opened with uncertain moves and little decisive price action. Reading rose briefly then fell, Gould issues gained, Western Union and Wabash preferred advanced, while most stocks fluctuated with fractional changes. Afternoon trading turned firmer as Reading recovered and broad activity improved following the Hepburn decision reaction.
Chicago markets list produce and dairy prices including Butter Creamery extras 27c firsts 24c seconds 21c Dairy extras 24c Eggs firsts 21c seconds 17c Cheese Twins 13½ to 14c Young Americas 14 to 14½c Turkeys 16c Fowls 15c Ducks 13c Geese Te Potatoes 0 to 1.05 dollars.
Cattle receipts 19 000 steady to 10 cents higher with beeves 5.00 to 7.10 dollars and calves 5.50 to 7.40. Hogs receipts 46 000 up 5 cents, including light 6.80 to 7.25 and Yorkers 7.10 to 7.20. Sheep receipts 12 000 strong native sheep 3.80 to 6.40 and lambs 6.00 to 8.70 with western bids 23.80 to 6.35 and 6.25 to 8.50 respectively.
Cattle receipts 7,000 with native and southern steers and cows priced from 2.75 to 6.80. Southern and western cattle range 3.50 to 6.50. Hogs 11,000 with heavy to lower prices 6.60 to 7.27 and 5.50 to 6.50 for pigs. Sheep receipts 8,000 with muttons 5.50 to 6.75 and lambs 6.75 to 8.75. Feed items and dairy cream prices noted for regional markets.
Chicago grain notes steady opening for wheat with local selling keeping July near Saturday close. Prices rose briefly to 1.124 for July and May wheat reached about 1.26 at noon. Corn stayed strong despite selling by Cudahy and Friedman while oats were light with a narrow range.
Stupka's Colts defeated Beutler's Travelers 7 to 1 at Farnham street field. Gaede pitched a near no hit no run game with 17 strikeouts through seven innings, while Gaede and Raubik combined for the Colts in the field. Kallenbach, Tanke and Hoch were on the Travelers battery.
Chief Charles Linder of Prairie du Chien departed for the city with a young local man, Charles Polodna, to arrest him on a statutory charge.
The assembly engrossed a bill to permit village boards to elect a president if a vacancy exists until the next regular election. Assemblyman Kneen favored the measure which would allow Bangor to elect a village president to fill a vacancy.
Hogs advanced this morning with prices at 6.25 to 6.75 dollars. Provisions gained as lard quotes reached 12 1/2 cents, hams 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 cents, bacon 14 to 16 cents. Eggs wholesale up one cent to 22 cents. Creamery butter fell a cent to 32 cents retail.
A janitor at the Federal building mows a long green lawn split by sunlit and shaded sides. Snow still lingers in crevices on one side while bright sun shines on the other as spring takes hold.
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