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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
4
Northeastern Pennsylvania items mix quirky notices with upcoming schedules. Household clipper trades spark humor while Halloween prep and November travel plans unfold. Local football, funerals, marriages, and society positions fill the jumble of town mentions and community updates.
Mrs John Biggio died at her home in thin boreweh at 6 o clock Thursday evening of general debility after an illness. The notice records a death in a local residence with timing and cause as general debility.
The time and place for the campaign event are announced with Prof. Mocker berry of Carbondale and W. W. Lathrope of Scranton as speakers. The Mesdeman county focus urges voters to back McKinley era pro Republican candidates and attend the polls Tuesday.
The passage asserts a broad Republican victory across Heket text Tubeday with emphasis on party supremacy and defeat of Democratic opposition in Lackawanna, urging a decisive mobilization and cohesion without naming individuals or concrete events. The language stresses a proclaimed nationwide party strength and strategic focus against the Democrat camp.
Wall Street shows apathy with restricted volume as politics and looming economic concerns divert speculative activity. Major quotes remain mostly steady though one brief dip below the previous close. total shares traded around 151,400 as brokers monitor the earnings outlook and industrial signals.
Wheat futures drift with small northwestern receipts supporting gains early, then ease as profits are taken. Corn and oats move with steady to firmer tones. dairy products show steady to firm pricing across standard grades.
The report lists grain futures with Wheat October December May and Corn December May positions, plus various commodity quotes for oats rye barley flaxseed and pork lard and whisky. It includes daily shipment figures and live stock prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs from Buffalo New York with ranges for quality grades and weights.
East Liberty market notes show cattle steady with prime and common classes around $3,0504.7% and feeders from Haiti. Hogs hold steady with midweight tiers and best Yorkers noted, prices around 8.05. Sheep steady with chores near 4.00 to 4.20 and common lines around $2.76 to $2.85.
Old entries show native cattle prices with figures for steers and oxen, dry cows, calves, veals, and sheep. Values include a mix of pounds and dollars, with varying per head and market measures.
New York sources report crude crude pricing and credit balances with no bids in limited trading. Incoming shipments show 16 108 barrels in crude and 107 47 barrels nearly traded as part of the daily market notes from October.
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