Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-26

winter wheat scores are now in order.
u IS reported that Kansas, Missouri,
southern illinois and Ohio, which COM
prise the larger part of the winter
wheat belt have the past week suffered
serious damage. In the early part Of
last week there was warm rain with
thermometer rs high as so degrees
which suddenly changed to a blizzard,
dropping to 10 degrees below zero;
some claim wheat has been damaged 10
and 10 per cent.
On account of the heavy snow storms
during the past two weeks, railroads
east Of Chicago have become COM
pletely blocked. Parties shipping grain
and other produce east find it a hard
matter to get cars. The G. & N. w.
Il. X. have instructed their agents to
receive no cars billed to points east for
the present. Grain has suffered a de-
cline Of 1c and &c per bushel in Chicago
from this cause.
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The reason that farm hands are 50
scarce can be.accounted for in the fact
that man can't get a moments rest
on the barb wire fence now in use. The
old rail fence offered some inducement
to man to engage on farm, but this
barbed wire business don't give Il man
any show at ALL
In Connecticut when a man wants
offices for all the members of his family.
they say he's got the ''hog cholera
Mr.. Vail, the ''cattle king of Nevada,
began business twenty years ago with a
capital of $500. He paid the $500 for
Durham COW, and from thatcow he has
sold 10000 worth of high bred calves.
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Uncle Frank Bonham was in town
Saturday perched on top of a load of
rye. Although so winters have passed
over uncle Franks head, he can tackle
a sack of grain in fine shape.
The Hog Market
We made the statement in last weeks
HERALD, that with more favorable
weather the hog market would range
lower. We did not miss the mark far.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago show an
Improvement in quantity as was to be
expected from the snow bloekades of
last week. The quality shows no inn
proyement. In fact it is said they are
poor, being mostly composed
oflight. half-grown, half-fatted hogs.
The result is that while heavy fat hogs
only show q decline of about &c, the
light and medium grades show de-
cline of 15c to 20c. With such album
dance of cheap feeding corn as is re-
ported, the question is asked why farm
ers will market such miserable stuff
There has been fair business done on
the home market, as the receipts will
show. Buyers paying from 4.39 to 4. 60
for fair to good. 1t is surprising to
many how well the hogs hold out. The
following will show the daily receipts
and prices at Chicago and Lancaster
during the past week:
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Tuesday Feb. IL Estimated receipts
OF hogs at Chicago $4,000. market weak
and &c lower Sales rangedS4. 40(dS4. IS,
light 81 45(9S4.S2, rough packing and
81. so(9S5, 10 for heavy shipping lots.
Lancaster receipts were 80 hogs.
Wednesday Feb. 1S.-Receipts at
Chicago $500 hogs, prices active and
firm, price advanced &c to Zoe on heavy
and DC on light and common lots. Re-
ceipts at Lancaster 96 hogs.
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Thursday Feb. 10. Chicago came in
DC higher. Receipts estimated at IL, 900
hogs. Lancaster buyers ready TO do
business, but farmers with hogs to sell
failed to put in an appearance.
Friday Feb. 20.-Chicago came in
with black eye. Receipts very large
for the time Of year, being $4,000 hogs,
and prices 10c(015c lower. Lancaster
receipts % hogs.
Saturday Feb 81. Lancaster receipts
Is hogs, Chicago SC better and receipts
of hogs estimated at $4,000.
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Monday Feb. 23. Chicago receipts
estimated at 10000 hogs, prices 10c(0
15c lower, sales ranged at 81. 35(0S4. 20
light, S4.4O(as4. 20 rough packing. and
81. 75Q0S5.l0 heavy shipping lots.
Lancaster receipts 1O1 hogs.
Our Market Reports are carefully corrected
every week and are as nearly reliable as we can
make them.
LOCAL MARKET, LANCASTER.
coRN-In the ear. per bushel... s. % IS
WHEAT-No. l, per bushel. ...... 60 % 65
No.2 ................. IS a 81