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Local Market and Prices From Shreveport Listing
A dated local market roundup lists prices on goods from bacon to tea and coffee. It includes provisions, bread, sugar, molasses, tobacco, eggs, butter, soap and seed potatoes with specific per-unit costs, plus grain, hay, oats, and other farm commodities. The piece also catalogs hides, wool, furs, and various hardware items with unit prices, reflecting a broad quarterly or weekly price review for Shreveport commerce.
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