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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1885
Page
5
Second Lecture of the Children's Course in Milwaukee recounts naval history and blockades with lantern views. Rev Judson Titsworth notes ships, blockade runners, and Farragut, followed by a breezy MidSummer Night fairy pageant in Milwaukee County with fairy lore, a moonlit grove, and a playful revel.
Finance and commerce from Milwaukee June 27 1885 reports a active money market with steady rates. Large weekly clearings 2 968 303 70 and New York exchange steady. Prices for wheat corn oats and provisions fixed with firm foreign markets and rising shipments to wool districts. Local grain, flour and livestock prices shown with regional variations across Chicago Milwaukee Toledo and other markets.
Market reports from New York June 27 show dull, heavy wheat with prices for No 2 white and red futures and strong nearby bushels, plus mixed corn and oats, beef and pork steady to dull, lard easy, butter steady, and various sugar and molasses quotes. Cariaco and Cuba markets list wheat, corn, oats, pork, beef futures and spot prices, with cattle and sheep receipts and ranges. London markets note quiet but firmer wheat and corn values, while Liverpool and Mark Lane show steady or firmer California and mixed American prompt shipments for wheat and corn.
Mrs Netra Victoria VictoR an authoress once popular died on the 26th at The Terraces Hoboken N J aged 54. Dr Ferran promotes cholera inoculation in Spain with over 130000 inoculated though not widely accepted by the medical profession. In Mexico Yaqui clashes killed 200 Yaquis and 6 Mexicans as General hostility rose.
The retired U S steamer Niagara arrived at Apple Island to be burned for her metal and to light the harbor for several nights. Built before the war, she helped lay the first Atlantic cable, carried Minister Burlingame to China, and pursued the Alabama, serving notably during the Civil War. once rated the swiftest steamship in the Navy, she was cut down from about 5000 tons.
Fire at Weaton and Sons lumber yard in Stevens Point Wisconsin destroyed 200000 feet owned by R D Butler of Random Lake and 60000 feet owned by H and J D Curran of Stevens Point. Butler loses about 2000 dollars fully insured. Curran about 900 dollars insured. Fire suspected arson.
GaLsrata Bros of Janesville sold a pair of Shetland ponies for 700 dollars the highest price in Rock County. The first Dodge County foal was born weighing twenty pounds. Two heifer calves named Jennie and Maud sold for 210 dollars 60 cents. About 60 Rock County farmers report many colts dying from teething, especially where sires are Clydesdales and mares small. A farm in Waukesha County lost six cows to a salt-tinged poison. Deadwood stallion brought to Oshkosh by Kilpatrick was bought by C N Paine for 2000 dollars. training planned for fall races. Wareroa dispatch notes sheep shearing finished with fair wool. wool price low and sheep-raising declining about 25 percent in a year. Whitewater Register reports maple bark lice tumbling from maples, described as milk-white and resembling graybacks. birds feed on them, hope this pest is near end.
A Mount Holly resident J H Coppuck praises Brown's Tron Bitters as meritworthy and widely useful, while E J Williams of Elba reports a wool clip of 952 pounds from 114 sheep sold at 25 cents per pound. The ad also promotes Rough on Coughs troches and liquid for throat and hoarseness.
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