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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
7
The national W. C. T. U. convention in Omaha decided to hold public meetings across the country on Frances Willard Memorial Day February 17 to raise money after a treasury shortfall.
Two young men employed by the Pennsylvania railroad were struck and instantly killed by a freight train near Sharon Pennsylvania early today. The men were found with their bodies horribly mangled.
Local markets stay firm with firm grain and stock values. Butter eggs and citrus hold high prices while vegetables and fruits show varied gains, with lemons thirty to forty cents per dozen and oranges around three to four dollars per box. Meat, poultry, and dairy items list stable to modest shifts, led by hogs and cattle with mixed dairy creamery and retail prices.
The page presents a period overview with price quotations from multiple exchanges. It lists weekly movement in values for commodities, stocks, and bonds, highlighting gains and declines across leading markets and notable shifts in notable securities.
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 15,000 with slow demand and mixed prices from 7.45 to 8.05. heavy hogs 7.35 to 8.05 and pigs 5.50 to 7.30. Cattle receipts 9,000 with steady to strong trade. beeves 3.90 to 8.90, Texas steers 3.80 to 4.90, western 4.25 to 7.50, calves 6.75 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 28,000 with strong demand. natives 2.50 to 4.89, western 2.75 to 4.80, lambs natives 4.25.
Chicago market data shows cattle receipts at 14,000 with prices from 3.85 to 8.30 per head and western stock from 4.00 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 15,000 with prices 7.05 to 7.85, sheep 28,000 with native 2.40 to 4.80 and lambs 4.25 to 7.10.
New York stocks started with a strong tone driven by London cable improvements and Steel common rise in London. Early gains faded to a weak tone after 15 minutes, then steadied midmorning as Steel recovered. By noon many issues climbed 1 to 2 points, bonds steady. afternoon trading quiet with no sharp declines.
Chicago hogs 23 000. Hogs steady to 5 cents lower with light 7.20 to 7.70 and mixed 7.35 to 7.90. Pigs 5.50 to 7.25. Cattle 20 000 steady to higher with beeves 3.90 to 8.90 and western 4.25 to 7.50. Sheep 35 000 steady natives 2.50 to 4.80 and lambs 4.25 to 7.10 for natives and 4.50 to 7.05 for western.
Kansas City cattle receipts 12,000 with native and western steers to 9 and 5.25 respectively. Hogs receipts 14,000 with bulk prices 7.30 to 7.60 and pigs to 7.50. Sheep receipts 8,000 with muttons 4.00 to 4.65 and lambs 5.50 to 6.85.
Chicago cash grain prices list midday values for wheat corn and oats across grades No 2 red No 3 red No 2 hard No 3 hard No 1 and No 2 northern No 2 northern No 3 spring with fractional cents and percent ranges for futures terms omitted. Oats show No 2 white No 3 white No 4 white standard with quoted cents per bushel.
Chicago market notes show eggs extras at 28c prime firsts 26 34c. butter creamery extras 30c firsts 28c. dairy extras 28c firsts 26c. Live poultry turkey 16c fowls 11 13c spring chickens 11c geese 9 10c ducks 11 12c. Potatoes 42 50c depending on choice. Cheese twins 15 16c daisies 16 16c young Americans 16 16c.
Chicago grain prices rose on stronger Liverpool wheat, aided by miller demand and higher Manitoba prices with anticipated cuts in Russian shipments. December traded around $1.05 to $1.04 as buyers and sellers battled early gains amid fluctuating futures.
Prairie du Chien reports a disturbance in Eastman involving Eastman and Steuben partisans after a dance hall incident, with arrests likely. The Crawford county jury commission, including W A Vaughn and T T Lime, conducted juror drawings as the fall term nears on November 16. An infant, Anna Conor, died after a short illness, with services at St. Gabriel's church. Bert Thompson and family from Lynxville visited the city.
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