20 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1881
Page
1
News dispatches report Saline County voters approve 875000 in bonds to aid construction of the Topeka Salina and Western railroad. Returns show a strong majority in Salina County with wide support and substantial backing from local officials.
A winter blizzard hit St Louis and northern Missouri, with winds from the west and heavy drifting snow. Some areas report over one foot, up to two feet in places, causing widespread disruption though no trains were abandoned. Snow is expected to melt in a few days as winds shift.
A Detroit Post account salutes Tom Kelley, a private in the twenty second Michigan Infantry, famed for extraordinary reach and senses. He spied in Richmond and Vicksburg, preached in Richmond before surrender, and spiked Confederate guns after disguising as a farmer.
The financial brief lists mercantile paper rates at 5 6 percent and 60 day discounts. Sterling exchange is steady at 4.80 for sixty days and 4.53 for sight. Bond and bond-like notes are noted with minor fluctuations in register and nominal yields.
Market update shows wheat receipts 2 863 bushels with weaker tone and bids at No 29 and No 2 mixed. Guarant receipts 5 877 and store 67 932 bushels, market steady with No 2 mixed and No 7 white filtered standings. Eggs steady with options at 6 choice 1 1 6 per dozen.
Market worded as of March 13, 1881 shows 24 hour receipts and shipments totals, with stockers and cattle reported at varying prices. Market week trends indicate slight gains and a steady tone with notable figures for weights and values across different commodities.
Opened higher for wheat with dull close and No 2 red at 1.0. Corn advanced slightly with scarce oats. Whiskey steady at 1.06 while pork and lard quotes showed nominal or lower bids. Agricultural commodities prices listed with several small shifts and cash markets noted.
Market slow with mixed quotes for various cattle and sheep types. Receipts and shipments listed, with prices for steers cows feeders and stockers, trade described as slow and values broadly unchanged amid regional activity.
Market notes show wheat active and tighter with No 1 spring futures around 1.22 cash. Rye steady at 8. Barley Baxter bids and prints indicate a range. Lard active with cash and April around 1085, May 1093, June 1100. Whisky steady at 3118.
Partial OCR shows Chicago stock market notes for March 16 1261 with receipts and shipments figures. Mentions common, good, mixed, and top price ranges and several frayed figures indicating market conditions and demand.
Widely advertised tonic claims unprincipled imitators fail to match Frazier's Root Bitters. The ad extols its toning and health benefits for fatigue, poor appetite, and aged appearance, urging purchase at 81 00 per bottle from Henry & Davies Chesterton and Woopwakp.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for bleeding itching and ulcerated piles claiming rapid relief within minutes and long term cures even after decades of suffering. It quotes endorsements from J M Coffinberry and William J Coughlin plus offers price one dollar and lists sales via Henry Davies Cleveland and agent Wopwanp.
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