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Newspaper
Telegraph Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
10
The report notes light sheep offerings at 8,000 head, cattle arrivals around 2,000, and hogs weak with prices slipping slightly from the previous close. Estimated receipts for the day vary by section, with cattle steady and natives priced around 2.00 to 5.70, lambs around 4.0 to 7.0, and hogs trading weak to lower across the board.
Wheat traded well amid a wobbly, irregular market with favorable weather and ample receipts. exports pressuring values. Argentine crop outlook improving with a large surplus forecast. Liverpool higher in spot trade. Winter wheat expectations muted for the season. flour production last week reached 739,600 barrels. Corn activity steady with unsettled tones and slight gains. oats trading fair with a weak undertone. Provisions market large and active with firmer tones driven by favorable foreign news.
Minneapolis reports wheat stocks up 25 000 over two days while Duluth notes a 66 000 increase and Cincinnati sees price current estimates at 455 000 against last week. Winnipeg reports bids from the country lower though little business at stores.
Wheat prices for December and May trading range near 95 1 8 to 1.01 dollars per bushel with various grades listed. Oats and barley quoted with No 3 white oats at 38 1 2 to 39 1 2 cents and barley at 48 to 58 cents per unit.
Duluth market closes with wheat for December at 98 three quarter cents and May at 99 halves. No 1 hard and No 1 northern bids range near 1.00 dollars. Oats steady around 38 to 39 cents for No 3 white and No 3. Barley at 58 cents.
St Louis grain market closes with December wheat at 1.033 eight, May wheat at 1.033 four, December corn 57 and a quarter cents, May corn 60 cents. Prices reflect trading on November 5.
Wheat futures ease with December 8 1 8 cents, May 99 1 8 cents, while corn for December 56 1 2 cents and May 59 cents. Market notes Kansas City grain prices in early November trading.
Milwaukee market report shows Wheat December at 1.01 1/2 dollars and May at 1.01 7/8. Corn December 58 5/8 cents and May 60 1/4 cents.
Report from Liverpool on grain prices with wheat and corn figures noted as higher, and a London cable stating a portable crop estimate of 103,500,000 bushels. The item reflects early 20th century market movements and overseas crop expectations.
In Webster City a Chic Perkins troupe actor Will J. Delaney, once a Catholic priest for seven years and a Protestant minister for three, swapped pulpits for lecturing and stages. Disillusioned by hypocrisy he turned to public speaking before joining the company three weeks ago, quickly rising to a leading role. Manager F G King lauds him as a real find.
New Orleans hosts a banquet for Jakey Atz of the Chicago American League team and guest Jimmy Dygert of the Philadelphia Athletics. Atz expressed hope to remain in the majors for years but said if he failed he would move to New Orleans and settle there.
New Orleans reports that the Cleveland Americans will relocate training from Pass Christian to Alexandria Louisiana. Secretary Bernard, who has been in New Orleans, confirmed the interior Louisiana location for the team’s training camp.
A witness described a morning display of courage and fortitude during a rescue from a fire. The observer also noted a passerby briskly moved past a striking woman without glancing back.
The world’s submarine cables total 278,208 miles across 2,053 cables. Private companies own about three quarters of this overall length.
Cotton prices dipped by two per bale as the market adjusted with realizing sales by certain holders. Miss Josephine Buechele has returned from a brief visit to La Motte. The Swiss watchmaking industry has contracted to about half its former size.
The schedule for Saturday features key clashes as Minnesota meets Wisconsin in Madison and Indiana faces Illinois in Urbana. Other top games include Harvard versus Cornell in Cambridge Princeton against Dartmouth at Princeton Brown versus Yale in New Haven and a slate of regional contests from Knoxville to Charleston.
The state jury found Nancy Kramer not guilty of performing a criminal operation. Foreman RE Goodale led the five ballots to unanimous acquittal as Mrs Kramer wept and thanked the jurors. The Adams case likely to be dropped as an accessory after the verdict.
Davenport Nov 5 The Central Association at Galesburg Ill shows little support for Three I league redistricting plans amid fears Quincy could lose status. Hayes reports a conference with Memphis delegates set for Nov 9 led by M E Justice and others to discuss the proposal and Cedar Rapids bid. Waterloo’s potential admission looms, as prior exclusion cited attendance and guarantees figures.
Inspector Kennedy reports October shows local milkmen supplying high quality milk with the lowest grade 3.4 from Michels and Reinkert dairies. The list records measurements for Slumberland, Gladwin, Staudenmaler and others, with several dairies at 4.0 and 3.8, and multiple entries for Iowa and related farms.
A Havana cablegram reports Detroit beats Almendares 3 to 0 in the opener as Willett and Schmidt star for Detroit while Mendez and Gonzales play for Cuba. Detroits 9 12 5 to Almendares 3 4 4 totals. A bull fight was cancelled due to tepid interest.
The fire department was summoned Friday morning to 555 Rhomberg avenue where a small chimney fire was in progress. The blaze was extinguished with nominal loss.
State organizers of the Woodmen of the World convene in Dubuque for a four day session starting Wednesday December 15 drawing about 200 delegates. Alex Gratz of Dubuque chairs as state deputy and delegates are hosted by local members with sessions at Woodmen Hall and evening entertainment planned.
Friday features a general discussion on a chic topic with a short afternoon session and a rally night in the evening. Saturday brings a farewell session after Corning cleanup of unfinished business and a departure of delegates with Alex Gratz as speaker.
Mrs. Mary A. Horan aged thirty six died at her home on Friday morning after a long illness. She leaves a husband and her parents in Fulton Illinois and a sister who were at her side. The body will be sent to Fulton Illinois on Saturday for burial.
Thomas Tates, an employee of the Chicago Great Western, was injured Thursday afternoon while on duty. He sustained damage to the main artery in his arm, and his condition was reported serious.
The theft of a mail pouch containing an estimated 25 000 to 50 000 in express and post office money orders was exposed after several orders were cashed in Chicago. A farmer boy found the bag in a Tolna Illinois cornfield as investigators from Secret Service and the post office hunt for the culprits. Thousands of dollars in orders have been cashed and two thousand opened letters were found nearby.
West High students marched through Cleveland protesting concessions, visiting every city high school and ending in a general strike in the public square. They demand abolition of an afternoon session and a reduction of luncheons by the school board.
A report notes a large turnout at the Telegraph Herald bulletin board as the incident sparks widespread comment. Reporters describe disbelief and varied reactions from the surrounding crowd gathered in Dubuquets.
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