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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
8
Market movement shows smaller port activity with Liverpool and New York higher at close. Liverpool up 1 to 2-64d, New York 2 to 5 points, New Orleans 3 to 6, while spots ease in Liverpool and New York with Unchanged elsewhere.
The record lists daily quotations for cotton and related products from New York and New Orleans with prices for active months and notes on futures. It includes references to refined products and seed oils with varying bid ranges and month markers, reflecting trading activity and market highs.
Intense selling swept day trading at New York stock offices on January 20 as margins tightened and traders rushed to liquidate holdings. Reports described rapid declines across numerous issues with widespread panic selling and rapid price falls, signaling a broad market retreat.
Fragmentary readable bits mention places like Memphis New York and areas with references to commodities and rates. The text appears as noisy OCR with dates, items such as poultry and coffee, but lacks coherent event or narrative. No clear person or organization story emerges.
Grain market traders showed bullish sentiment with wheat finishing strong while corn rose and oats eased. Reports cite strong demand from winter-wheat buyers in the Southwest and steady price gains across major grain futures amid overall market nervousness fading.
Dense OCR of a midwestern agricultural report notes farmers readying cattle for sale as winter cools demand. It cites Chicago and Fort Worth markets, price shifts, and inspector concerns while naming several regions, periods, and unnamed figures shaping cattle trading outlook.
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