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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1876
Page
9
Local notes list numerous Grange meetings across Lincoln and neighboring areas with times and masters. A proposed Culvre neck fork bridge faces funding hurdles, as countywide special taxes require two thirds approval. editors favor the project though feasibility varies by township.
Wheat demand remains varied with futures activity and buyer interest fluctuating. No. 2 red winter held at 142 with limited cash support, while May and June contracts show uneven bids. Corn arrivals light though exports steady, with No 2 mixed showing firmer cash and futures. June contracts bid around 463-80, with large sale activity at 455-80 before easing. Leaf tobacco sales show a range of prices from hogsheads to hogs, with Virginia wrappers and various lots, while cattle and hog markets reflect steady to cautious activity amid steady demand from eastern and interior shippers and local buyers. Bank directors elected at Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, W. Perkins named president, with steady bank condition noted.
A jumble of old ads and notices listing horse shoeing, musical instruments for sale, milk routes, a general store promise of lowest cash prices, a piano dealer’s refund guarantee, building bids for a schoolhouse, grain and produce trading, and teaching certificate examinations. Names like M Stephens, Beatty, Cameron, Wing, McLellan, and local places Troy MO, Moscow Mills, Laclede Hotel appear amid offers and deadlines.
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