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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
11
The report notes heavy prices for seeds and flour while wholesale trade shows variability. Dry conditions depress crops and push prices, with reports from Baltimore about pack speeds and early June pack delays.
National Advances San Jacinto, Manhattan, and Palestine Oil and Developments showed stronger demand yesterday at the Oland Exchange. Prices moved with scattered gains and declines as traders shifted shares, with notable activity in Houston area pipelines and oil development outfits.
A scrambled notice lists prices for metals such as iron, tin, copper and aluminum, plus hardware items and wire, with per unit costs and bulk packaging details. The New York Futures section reports cotton prices opening lower on Liverpool cues, then recovering slightly as shorts cover, with daily volume around 150,000 bales.
Incomplete excerpt notes distant movements and a report from Texas. Mentions rat in relation to cotton and references to odd ink and headgear terms, but specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
In New Orleans trading, prices fell early and recovered slightly by close as improved demand and mixed belt commodities influenced values. Thunderstorms were forecast for Oklahoma and Tennessee with scattered showers nationwide, while weather and crop market updates warned of volatile turnover and delayed new-crop actions. tobacco and warehousing lines showed weak turnover and cautious demand from traders and exporters.
In a letter to the editor from College Station Texas dated June 1 a correction is offered to Mr Lf Orton Galveston Texas statements about arsenical poisons and insecticides. The writer disputes Ortons assertions and notes misinterpretations in earlier remarks and official reports.
A fragmented discussion reviews arsenate of lead for cotton weevil protection, noting safety, odor, and adhesion. Claims assert low poisoning risk to workers, while experiments describe spray effectiveness, storage stability, and economic outcomes. concerns about overdose potential and environmental impact are raised.
Thomas P. Stone of the Texas Division and Juneth Titian Bstone announce a reorganized Confederate Veterans leadership. Homer Wade of Wood, Texas is named adjutant general and chief of staff as the Grand Organization confirms a general headquarters in Texas.
Fred Cooke an employee of Wateretieree Ol fFoMmpaAny and a former U S Navy serviceman drowned while swimming at Bull Mell Lake three miles from Mareball. He served in the Navy during World War I and had recently been in Shreveport.
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