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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1909

Page

15

Local Markets Report Quiet with Stable Prices

Daily markets show no changes from yesterday across fruits, dairy, and farm supplies. Strawberries sell for 2.25 per pint case, pineapples range 2.75 to 3.00 per crate, butter unchanged at 26 to 27 cents per pound, and hay prices hover around 19.00 per ton with wood at 4.50 to 5.00 per cord. Local livestock and poultry quotes vary, with turkeys at 0.62 to 0.75 per pound and eggs at 20 cents per dozen.

Langdon & Boyd Packing Co Stee Cis Hawley Com. Co City Scales

Mrs. Shaw Denies Visitors in Santa Barbara Custody Fight

Mrs Nellie Shaw and her father refused visitors while her habeas corpus custody case proceeds. Attorneys say she aims to stop her husband, Boston traction magnate, from gaining the boy's possession. Rumors of a compromise remain unconfirmed.

Santa Barbara Cal Nellie Shaw Habeas Corplus

Livestock Receipts and Prices at Chicago Union Stock Yards

Cattle receipts around 6000 with weak prices. Beeves 5.00 to 7.25, Texas 4.60 to 5.80, western 4.70 to 5.75, stockers 3.60 to 5.60, cows and heifers 2.40 to 6.25, calves 5.00 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 18000, slow market. Light 6.85 to 7.25, mixed 6.95 to 7.40, heavy 7.00 to 7.45, Yorkers 7.15 to 7.25, pigs 5.75 to 7.45. Sheep receipts 10000, strong market. Native 3.90 to 6.50, western 4.00 to 6.50, lambs 6.25 to 9.00, western 6.00 to 9.30.

Chicago Texas Western Lambs

Livestock Receipts Steady to Weak at Union Stock Yards

At Union Stock Yards Illinois on May 5 cattle receipts reached about 17 000 with varied classes. Beves Texas western dairy and feeder stockers sold in ranges from 2.19 to 7.35 dollars, hogs 27 000 with prices soft by five to ten cents, and pigs to 6.75. Sheep 13 000 showed strength with natives and westerns between 3.80 and 9.15 dollars.

Soaker Pawned His Waist Yester- What Did He Eat?

A Boston Transcript comic snippet records a playful exchange about a character nicknamed Soaker who allegedly pawned his waist yesterday and was asked what he ate, with the reply Drunk.

Boston Transcript

New York Markets Open Strong Amid Copper and Rail Gains

The opening New York stock market shows an active, stronger tone led by higher metal stocks and copper issues Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda advancing as United States Steel and Car Company gains appear Reading stock rises near 153 and Gould issues exhibit strength While Kansas City cattle and hog markets report steady to lower prices and mixed receipts for the day with lambs and muttons firm

New York Wabash London Anaconda Amalgamated United States Steel Car Foundry St. Paul Wabashirefered Missouri Pacific Amalgamated Copper Great Northern Colorado Reading

Chicago Union Stockyards cattle hogs and sheep prices posted

May 7 report shows cattle receipts 1500 steady with steers from 5.00 to 7.25, Texas 4.60 to 5.80, western 4.70 to 5.75, stockers 3.60 to 5.60, cows and heifers 2.40 to 6.25, calves 5.00 to 7.00. Hog receipts 16000 steady with light 6.80 to 7.20, mixed 6.99 to 7.30, heavy 6.95 to 7.35, workers 7.10 to 7.15, pigs 5.70 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 5000 strong with natives 3.90 to 6.50, western 4.00 to 6.50, lambs natives 6.25 to 9.00, western 6.00 to 9.35.

Kansas City Chicago Livestock Union Texas Western Lambs

Chicago Produce Prices in Chicago Market Report

Butter creamery extra 26c firsts 23c seconds 2144c dairy extra 24c. Eggs firsts 191sc seconds 17%. Cheese Twins 13% to 14c young Americas 14 to 144Qc. Live poultry turkeys 16c fowls 15c ducks 12% cheese 7c. Potatoes 92cc to 1.00.

Chicago

Wheat and corn futures wobble ahead of government report

Chicago May 7 wheat opened slightly lower as demand remained limited and pit shorts bought on declines. May futures touched 1.275 4, July 1.14 6, September 1.05 percent, later recovering on broad buying. Corn steadied then eased, oats rose for May but slipped for distant months, with noon selling by Patten and a strong close near day highs.

Chicago Patten

Tragic Death Of 16 Year Old In Gowrie Granary

Fort Dodge Iowa May 7 Elmer Soderbeck 16 son of Peter Soderbeck Gowrie hanged himself from a rafter in his father’s granary last night fearing possible anger over a minor runaway. He had been in poor health. His mother resides in Murdock Minnesota, and the boy was alone with a younger brother who discovered the body.

Fort Dodge Town Elmer Soderbeck Peter Soderbeck Gowrie Murdock Minn

Neighboring Faults Magnified Sevenfold

The saying notes neighbors' faults seem seven times bigger while our own flaws remain invisible under a microscope, highlighting human bias in fault perception.

Norwegian dynamo tests grip on Bijou stage with two autos

Marie Rolfson the Norwegian strongwoman demonstrates her power at the Bijou on Third Street as two cars tied by ropes fail to move against the force of her touch. Captain McLaglen stands between the autos while she pins his neck with a finger, then commands the cars to pull apart but they stay fixed, sparking further tests before her Bijou run ends next Sunday.

Marie Rolfson Bijou Theatre Third Street Captain McLaglen Miss Rolfson MacLaglen

Wild Game Exhibit At Seattle Expo

The Alaska- Yukon Pacific exposition wild game preserve spans ten acres on Lake Washington shore. The area stays in its natural state with minimal clearing and aims to show a full range of western, northwestern, and far northern wildlife. Alaska government staff have helped collect diverse specimens over two years for a comprehensive display.

Seattle Wash Lake Washington Northwest Pacific Coast Territory of Alaska

Wild Arctic Fauna On Display In Natural Habitat Dioramas

Live exhibits feature moose elk deer and other Arctic animals. Polar bear timber wolf and panther will be shown in settings close to their native environments to illustrate the solitary life in the western forests and mountains for visitors.

Arctic

Bombshell in the Calhoun Trial

In San Francisco on May 7 the prosecution in the Calhoun trial alleged a conspiracy to discredit the late ex-supervisor Lonergan. They linked Earl Rogers, Luther Brown, and an attorney Dorland to lure Lonergan to a road house with two women to charge him with assault. The defense objected and Judge Lawler postponed ruling as Rogers denied the accusation.

San Francisco Calhoun Loneraga Ford Heney Earl Rogers United Railroads Luther Brown Doriland Lonergan Rogers Los Angeles Abbott Dorland Lawler

Local Methodist Pastors Gather in Tomah for District Session

The La Crosse district session of the West Wisconsin conference is in Tomah with local Methodist pastors and laymen in attendance. Thursday morning features mid year exams, afternoon discussions on The Emanuel Movement and The Church and the Lodge by Rev. Harris Smith Ing ham Seoville. Evening sermon by Rev. A Lincoln Shute and devotions by W E Boetticher.

Ministerial Association la Crosse West Wisconsin Tomah Emanuel Movement E. Harris RE. A. Smith Lodge Ingham A. B. Seoville A. Lincoln Shute W. E. Boetticher

Umbrella Man Finds Silver Lining Amid Clouds

A brief note highlights the umbrella man seeking positives as rain clouds pass. It emphasizes resilience and hopeful outlook despite dreary weather.

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