Proprieter of Largest Retail Grocery House Promotes Deals
The proprietor declares the store offers the largest and most complete assortment in the city with prices defying competition while maintaining quality.
16 Nov 1879
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1879
Page
1
The proprietor declares the store offers the largest and most complete assortment in the city with prices defying competition while maintaining quality.
Notice in Douglas county Kansas district court warns Marion Stett to appear December 15 1879 with counsel to show cause why judgment revived for $19.50 plus costs. Public notice by Miller Co. Aultman Miller & Co. attorneys. Draft includes erroneous OCR fragments.
City Clerk Lawrence Kansas invites sealed proposals by noon Monday for furnishing material and building a house in Oak Hill Cemetery per plans in office. Right to reject bids reserved. By order of Superintendent of Cemeteries Hd F Meer. Also advertises a general brokerage business at 9 Henry Street.
The Mexican veterans escorted by the Lackey Zouaves visited General Grant in Chicago, presenting compliments and praising his Mexican War service. Grant, joking with a drummer boy bearing a bouquet, predicted he might be in the next war if Mexico annexes the country.
A Chicago & Alton freight train breached a Riverdale bridge near Alton this morning. Six cars plunged into the river, the brake man was killed, the engineer and fireman injured. Bridge was new and well built. Damages estimated at 7000 dollars. No train delays reported.
A compact tribute notes a well known figure for his discretion and praises the handsome, gentle clerks serving in the state house, implying a courteous atmosphere and high standards among the office staff.
Washington dispatch reports colder, clearer weather for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Winds shift from northwest to southwest as a rising barometer signals improving conditions.
Reports from New York and St. Louis indicate the Ute council debated killing Commissioner Adams but chose a different path. Simultaneously, Jay Gould and associates are said to have gained a controlling stake in the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, with Baker selling about 2,500 shares. Verification notes Gould also acquired Commodore C. K. Garrison’s Missouri Pacific stake, totaling a substantial portion of the railroad.
In Topeka on Friday a man entered James Douglass jewelry store and asked to remove Ella HB Dickinson’s name from a watch case. The man Brown and two companions Lewis and Green were arrested, claiming Kansas City origin, and are detained to learn more. Ex Senator Stanley Matthews arrived in Washington to attend Thomas statue unveiling, hosted by the President and Mrs. Hayes.
A shipment of 10 000 pistols to Liverpool sparks gunmen inquiries fueling reports that Fenian groups in the United States are purchasing army arms. Other items note the Irish National Convention plan for a Dublin meeting in April 1880 and a large Republican ratification gathering in St Joseph. Explosion at Woods Reynolds mill near East Saginaw injures several men, with one fatality and extensive damage.
New York markets close with money at 5 7 per cent and mercantile paper at 1 percent. Sterling rates quoted for sixty days and sight. Government bonds show activity with 1881 issues steady. railroad bonds firm. State securities unchanged as the stock exchange week ends with quiet trading.
The exchange experiences its most eventful day in memory with the largest dealings since 1873. Erie alone adds over 600000 shares, and prices rise 1 to 11 percent amid renewed buoyancy. Rumor claims Jay Gould purchased several southwest railroads including Atchison and Pike’s Peak for up to 1,000,000.
Opened higher for wheat, then declined with partial recovery. corn and oats steady with slow trade. hogs and meats stronger with bacon near 4.50 to 5.00, lard higher at 6.65 cash. rye and barley mixed. quotes show cash and futures activity across several grades and months.
In St Louis on November 15 cattle were very dull with scant local interest and nominal values as receipts reached 200 and shipments 400. Hogs showed strength with Yorkers and rats around 3.45 to 3.55, packing 3.60 to 3.75, butchers to select 3.58 to 3.80. receipts 2,300 and shipments 300. Sheep were equally dull with little activity. receipts and shipments both listed as zero.
Cacavo, Nov. 15 reports steady flour with unchanged levels. Wheat opened strong and closed near inside prices. corn and oats follow similar patterns with December and January bids noted. Rye in good demand with modest declines. lard active but lower around 6.70 to 6.72.
A historical listing notes bulk meats at $400 and short ribs at $4.54 with small clear at £4.35. Whisky is described as steady priced around $1.10. December to January figures appear, reflecting varied commodity quotes and currency references.
CATTLE scarce and active with higher quotes across natives and stockers. Receipts 1,000. shipments 1,400. HOGS firm to higher, mixed packs $5.05 to $5.50. receipts 15,000. shipments 3,000. SHEEP quiet and weak, receipts 700, prices $3.40 to $4.80.
Kansas City news notes market activity for wheat with receipts of 8,185 and in-store stock 626,590, cash prices No 2 at 1.10 and No 8 at 1.04, corn receipts 22,458 bushels with 24,825 shipped and in-store 133,214. oats No 2 at 88 cents. rye and eggs steady, butter prices various, reflecting firm to higher tones across grain and dairy sectors.
Kansas City reports cattle receipts 718 with 334 shipments and steady market. Prices include native shippers 3.75 to 4.25, butcher steers 3.76 to 4.40, hogs 3.25 to 8.40, and sheep steady with Colorado wethers around 2.75. Receipts total 2,591 cattle shipments 16,200 hogs and 162 sheep shipments 100.
New York produce notes show flour prices rising for superfine and common grades, with mixed wheat figures across No. 1 and No. 2 white and red winter categories. Rye is dull, corn and oats demand varies, while London and European breadstuff values edge higher.
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