General Local Market Quotations Curated Weekly
Local market quotations are reviewed and corrected weekly and represent prices to round lots from first hands.
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
23
Cotton Prices and Provisions Listed in Old Market Ledger
A historical market page outlines cotton grades for Oct 28 with prices for low middling to good middling, and lists extensive provisions including bacon, lard, flour, cornmeal, crackers, coffee, tea, sugar, molasses, tobacco, onions, beans, potatoes, and bale wool. It also details iron and hardware items such as axes, bellows, hoes, nails, spades, shovels, wheels, wagon parts, and related prices. Numerous named items and price points reflect a broad commodity listing from a Confederate era or 19th century Southern market.
The Empress Fire and Captain Holiday Heroism
An account recalls the burning Empress on the Mississippi at night, Captain Holiday directing rescue efforts with calm leadership. Passengers and crew were saved as the ship burned to the waterline, then Holiday and Father DeVere discuss a future arrangement involving Miss Flores and the Captain’s finances and fate.
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Captain Holiday
Holiday
Mars
New Orleans
Father de Vere
Father DeVere
Jesse
DeVere
Miss Flores
Eliars
Ceti
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