30 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1883
Page
1
The page mixes community notes and letters from readers with medical and promotional items. It references a Lecomptrit meeting, weather, and a crowded gathering to hear a representative. personal notes include ailments and remedies. several small ads mention tonics, salves, and patent medicines.
A chaotic digest reports varied unrest and conflicts from multiple theaters. French and British forces engage near Haiphong and in the Pacific while uprisings and political tension flare in Germany and the United States. Firearms, explosions, and military movements punctuate a restless era with rail disruptions and public disturbances adding to the strain.
Telegraphed market notes show Wheat, Corn, Flour, Butter, Eggs and Pork quotes across New York and Chicago while St Louis reports Hogs and Cattle receipts, prices and direction. The piece cites specific bids and asks, with terms like firm, active, and dull, plus regional stock and bulk meat movements. It lists multiple rail and commission line names and commodities in a dense early market ledger style.
The Chicago Produce Market shows wheat demand active but unsettled with slight gains near close. Notes on oats barley flax seed pork and lard reflect fair to good demand, monthly and yearly price shifts, and several futures outcomes.
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