General Local Market Quotations For First Hands
Quotations are reviewed and corrected weekly and reflect prices to round lots from first hands.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
7
Cotton and Provisions Prices in Local Market Report Oct 29 1897
Cotton prices list ordinary to good middling with last week figures. Provisions cover bacon, lard, flour, cornmeal, crackers, coffee, sugar, molasses, tea, beans, potatoes, hay, oats, rye, barley, seed, and livestock prices with a dense catalog of item names and per unit costs reflecting a late 19th century market column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Texas
Wholesale Iron and Hardware Prices from 19th Century Listing
A dense price list for mink and deer skins and broad hardware goods. Entries cover axes, belting, hoes, horse shoes, various iron forms, plows, wagons, axles, screws, and related tools with per unit or per dozen pricing, typical of rural trades catalogs. Items include Kelly plows, land slides, sweeps, singletrees, trace chains, wagons by size, and prices for galvanized wire and wagon parts. Currency and units reflect historical market practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Kelly Land
Hendie
First Class Parlor for White Gentlemen Exclusive
An advertisement offers a first class parlor for the accommodation of white gentlemen exclusively and invites public patronage. The notice identifies NG as proprietor.
The Empress Fire and Captain Holiday's Rescue Tale
A dramatic recounting of the Empress burning on the Mississippi from St Louis to New Orleans. Captain Holiday saves passengers with calm leadership as the vessel is doomed, while Father De Vere guides him after the disaster. A dispatch reveals fifty thousand dollars placed to Holiday's credit as he contemplates marriage and future, with a continuation promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress
Holiday
St. Louis
New Orleans
Captain Holiday
Mars
Perserver
Father de Vere
DeVere
Miss Flores
BoseTox
Victor Devere
Peertern
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Local Market
Shreveport Market
New
Louisiana
St. Emma
Woesen
FURS
Milam Street
Iron and Hardware
Queen &Crescent i
North-Lasternr R
Vicksburg
Shreveport&pacificar
Queen & Crescent Jticket
B. McGroarty
T.pa. Jackson
R. H. Garratt
Hardy
John Lake
Attorey-At-Law
M. ©. Eistner
Dol
Texas Street
Flores
Opera House Tailoring Company
Lothe
Search the The Progress Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The The Progress?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.