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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1901
Page
9
Wheat and corn markets surged with bullish news and active trading. Prices closed higher amid speculation of May delivery demand and ongoing short covering, while oats, provisions, and related futures mirrored the broad advance across grains and energy-linked commodities.
The report notes higher finishes in New York and Liverpool bids, with Orleans up and New York steady. Rainy weather and crop damage reports from Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana pressuring futures, while Cargill and Wichardeyn cite mixed conditions, futures activity, and ongoing speculation in May and July contracts.
Special to The Post reports a tentative market uptick in early trading with light demand for spots and yet firmer prices in commodities. Weather and shipping notes reference cooler trends, export updates from Russia, and ongoing fluctuations in cotton, sugar, and metals.
A large fruit farm is planned near Garstow Ward County Texas with 201 acres to be planted this fall to peaches grapes and pears. Partners Colonel Parker Karke Reewell Mr George Mingge Karstow and Chicago investors have organized a farming company and secured a contract for grape vines to be delivered in December. Grapes cost 10 to 20 per acre with payments on land details described, while cotton remains a secondary crop. The area already hosts extensive plantings and preparations for northern markets.
H. A. Averett of Waxahachie traveled to Novamita to arrange laytng omlow and fly contracta for American use in Africa. He claimed the United States led the world in ore shipments and cited war production figures.
Stocks surged with a record daily total of 2,382,500 shares traded as gains spread across rails and industrials. Advancing issues outpaced declines as Morgan, Casett, and other leaders supported the market while speculative activity and price volatility persistedthrough the session.
A fragmented Brenham page reports a death and funeral details for Otho Ye and others, with scattered notes on local events. It mentions a San Jacinto day observance, communal prayers, and school activities, plus references to roads, markets, and a county fair context.
Fragmentary OCR describes shipments and shipments from Caldwell Colwell Tesas with names like Leo Weed and J Wells. Mentions Sherman, Bowelling, Austin county, and South Dakota. Text is garbled but indicates cattle or yearling transfers and local activity, with broken phrases about care and delivery.
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