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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
7
Bradstreets reports this week brings milder weather and brighter prospects yet persistent weakness in woolen and cotton goods. Iron and steel demand remains poor with lower prices for bullets and Southern pig iron. declines seen in cotton print cloths petroleum hides wheat corn and oats. Mercantile collections stay unsatisfactory, especially in Chicago.
Transatlantic steamship lines raise steerage prepaid fares with German routes at 36.50 dollars from Bremen or Hamburg. The increase aims to curb high demand, reflect immigration head tax costs, and limit losses from returning passengers. Experts foresee a record year for third class traffic as ports vary rates and capacity strains grow.
Monmouth College students held a demonstration condemning Spanish garrisons in Cuba. Speakers McMillan from Ohio and Blake from New York urged action, and the group adopted resolutions denouncing Spanish atrocities in Cuba.
Rear Admiral Henry Walker U S N retired is gravely ill with la grippe at his Brooklyn home. At age 88 his death is believed to be imminent and imminent.
Will Purvis surrenders to the sheriff at Purvis Mississippi. Archibald Lybrand of Delaware is nominated by the eighth Ohio district Republicans for congress. Rumor suggests marriage has affected the presidential race. Dispatch from Shanghai notes Colonel Vorshak confirms the queen of Korea is alive. Iowa House passes bill punishing opium joint keepers with fines up to 500 dollars or six months in jail.
Milwaukee grain report lists flour steady and wheat and corn prices for No 2 spring No 1 Northern and related grades. Minneapolis and St Paul market notes show wheat prices on and on track with various hard and Northern grades. Local notices report hog cattle sheep trading ranges and packer yard statuses. An editorial on women temperance argues drinking rises with domestic strain and promotes Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s ailments.
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