Market Report Livestock receipts at principal markets
Estimated receipts of cattle hogs and sheep at major markets yesterday show Chicago and Kansas City leading totals with guided figures for Omaha and St Louis. Regional markets like Sioux City and St Paul contributed smaller numbers with a combined total across cattle hogs and sheep reaching substantial volumes.
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Indianapolis Livestock Market Sees Strong Hogs Cattle Prices
Indianapolis May 3 receipts total 15,000 hogs 1,250 cattle and 250 sheep with hogs at 15 to 25 cents under yesterday. Demand from outside sources was light. sales ranged 5.00 to 5.55 with most around 5.20 to 5.45. Cattle see light supply but firmer demand with steers up 25 to 40 cents and calves and bulls steady to higher. sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs at 6.50 and clip lambs 5.50. Horses strong in top grades, bulk sold 100 to 160, few up to 200-400 for teams.
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Chicago Live Stock Prices Jump on Light Receipts
Chicago on June 8 reports the lightest Wednesday receipts of the year boosting cattle values to a new yearly top. Steers sold up to 7.60, with many at 7.50 and around 7.40, while butchers hit the year’s high. Hogs fell 5 cents with larger volumes, sheep and lambs down as packers hesitated, and wool steady near 6.15. Week-to-date totals: cattle 23,569 hogs 71,883 sheep 53,957.
Market quotes for beef cattle by weight and grade
The sheet lists prices for steers of various weights from 700 to 1,300 pounds. Good to choice steers range from 4.75 to 6.75 per hundredweight depending on weight and grade, with per-head equivalents implied for feed and stockers.
Chicago Grain Market Ends Barely Steady On Rain Impact
Chicago trade closes barely steady as rains in the southwest offset weak cables. July wheat opens easy, then recovers on wet weather prospects in Texas and Oklahoma. Corn rises with strong cash demand and reports of replanting needs, oats climb, and provisions advance with firming lard and ribs.
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Chicago Cash Prices for Wheat Corn and Dairy
Wheat No 3 95c to 1 07 No 2 red 99c to 1 00 Corn No 2 74 4c No 2 yellow 76 17c Oats No 2 52 c No 3 white 64 6c Butter firm creameries 19 23c dairies 17 21c Eggs Firsts 14c prime firsts 16 14c
Loganport Market Report Shows Wide Range of Grains and Livestock
The Tribune prints daily price corrections from multiple sources including Bishop Elevator Co and Logansport Union Stock Yards. Wheat 87c, corn 95c new, hogs 4.75 to 5.80, steers up to 5.50, calves 3.50 to 5.50, butter 14c-16c, eggs 14c-15c, poultry varied across several suppliers with regional quotes in Galveston Royal Centre Walton Flora Camden markets.
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Wisconsin Pearl Hunt Digging for Hidden Gem Past
Twenty years earlier Wisconsin saw a pearl craze as clam digging surged along the Mississippi and its tributaries. Government reports tallied $300,000 in pearls from Sugar River beds, and later demand shifted to pearl buttons from shells.
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How to Win Battles and the Role of Marksmanship
An historical essay argues that good shooting determines warfare outcomes. It cites the American Revolution where colonists’ woodsman marksmen helped victory and notes Civil War contrasts between shooting knowledge in the North and South and the West’s varied fortunes.
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A Paying Crop Circumstances in 1896 Narcissus Conference
In his opening address F W Burbridge Dublin M A outlined crop value estimates from £20 to £50 per acre for wheat or potatoes, varying by locality and variety, illustrating potential profitability discussed at the narcissus conference in 1896.
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If You Have a Jewish Rabbi for Dinner You Cook It
A Philadelphia clergyman was invited to dine with a friend where the mistress joked about having a Jewish rabbi for dinner. The maid answered firmly that if a Jewish rabbi is to be served, she would do the cooking herself, highlighting a moment of sharp wit and cultural surprise.
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Taking Her Pick in a Smoky Pick Norman Tale
A smoker recounts a mild tale about a past event where eight men were sent home in one back. The driver rang a doorbell and a feminine voice from the upper window asked who was there. The driver replied asking the lady to come down and pick out her baby.
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Abstemiousness Pays in War Ranks
A quote credits strict sobriety for success, noting Japanese officers and soldiers survived on rice with only water during a great war, reflecting Rochefort in L Intransigeant.
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Vanity and the Drug Habit
A discussion on women’s vanity driving self prescribed drug use to improve appearance. It notes the large quantities consumed and concludes the physiological effects lead to regret over self-help methods. The piece frames vanity as a powerful but risky motivator for medicine misuse among women.
Edwin's Confession About a Boy and His Cat
A three year old named Edwin tells his mother he struck the cat after noticing a scratch on his hand. He admits the act with a brief, guilty answer and explains the situation in simple terms.
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Woman Marries in Sackcloth to Keep Aunt's $25,000 Legacy
In France, a young woman wed in a fashionable sackcloth wedding dress to avoid losing a $25,000 legacy from an eccentric aunt. The ceremony fulfilled the legal requirement while preserving the inheritance.
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Those Foolish Questions Train Bear Joking Quip
A Louisville Cour juris-Journal jokey item recalls a humorous exchange about a train striking a bear. The wit hinges on whether the bear was on the track or chose the woods, delivering a playful pastiche of transportation mishap humor.
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