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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
8
The Daily Markets reports retail potatoes down from ten to five cents this morning while grain prices remain steady due to light receipts. Quoted items include lemons, oranges, cabbage, bananas, pears, peaches, and various cheeses and dairy products with figures from regional sellers.
J Wylbert is notified a summons and garnishee issued against him to satisfy a 25 dollar debt to the La Crosse Hospital Association. If he does not appear before Justice C L Baldwin on November 22, 1909, at two o’clock in La Crosse, judgment will be rendered and property sold to pay the debt dated October 26, 1909.
In Chicago on October 25 cattle receipts reach 26 000 with prices from 3 85 to 9 for steer calves and varied ranges for cows heifers and calves. Hogs receipts total 24 000 with small gains across categories and porkers at 5 50 to 7 30. Sheep receipts 40 000 with weakness for natives and Westerns and mixed lamb values across grades.
Hogs receipts 28 000 fair slow five to ten cents lower with light mixes from 7.00 to 7.65 and good to choice 7.35 to 7.85. Cattle receipts 33 000 generally 10 to 15 cents lower. beeves 4.00 to 8.70, Texas steers 4.00 to 5.00, western 4.25 to 7.40, stockers 3.10 to 6.20, cows and heifers 2.00 to 5.60, calves 7.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 45 000 way 10 cents lower. natives 2.40 to 4.70, western 2.60 to 4.75, lambs natives 4.25 to 7.10, western 4.25 to 7.10.
The New York stock market opened with an upward move led by Union Pacific and Steel Common, with Rock Island and Chesapeake & Ohio active. By late morning prices eased fractionally as the floor trading turned cautious and a dividend talk at Steel loomed. In Chicago Grain, soy similar to yesterday figures at $1.04 3/8 for January and $1.04 1/2 for May, with mixed selling and steadier Liverpool opening. Provisions opened easy as yards saw selling from stockyard interests and Patten sold pork.
Chicago on October 26 reports hog receipts of 15 000 with slow trade and varied ranges from 5 50 to 8 05 for pigs and 7 35 to 8 05 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 9 000 show steady to strong demand with bees to 8 90 and calves up to 9 00. Sheep receipts 28 000 firm to strong with natives 2 50 to 4 80 and lambs 4 25 to 7 15 for natives.
Cattle receipts 20000 with steady market native steers 4.50 to 8.50 southern 3.20 to 4.60 cows 2.50 to 3.60 and calves 3.50 to 7.25 stockers 3.10 to 5. Bulls 2.75 to 3.75 western cattle 3.75 to 5.25 Hogs receipts 17000 steady bulk 7.40 to 7.70 heavies 7.60 to 7.80 packers 7.50 to 7.75 lights 7.15 to 7.65 pigs 5.50 to 7. Sheep receipts 10000 steady muttons 3.90 to 4.70 lambs 5.75 to 7 rangewethers 4 to 5.25 yearlings 4 to 5.25 ewes 3.00.
Chicago markets list eggs at 28c for extras and 26c firsts, butter at 30c extras and 27c firsts, live poultry with turkeys at 16c, fowls 11 to 12c, spring chickens 12c, ducks 11 to 12c, geese 9 to 10c, potatoes 45 to 48c, market steady, cheese Twins 14 to 15c, daisies 15 to 15c, Young Americas 15c.
Wheat prices range from No. 2 at 1.19 to 1.21 dollars to No. 3 white at 1.05 to 1.10 dollars. Corn prices for No. 2 at 61 1/4 to 61 1/2 cents. No. 2 white 61 3/4 cents. No. 2 yellow 61 1/4 to 61 1/2 cents. Oats quoted at 39 1/2 to 40 1/4 cents for 2 oats. No. 3 white 39 3/4 cents. standard 40 1/4 to 41 cents.
The Roosevelt party arrived today in Londina from Nairobi and will travel later to Njoro, a station on the Uganda railroad, as part of their itinerary.
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