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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1901
Page
6
Cotton prices showed a mixed pattern with slight gains in New York, supported by demand and steady futures. Reports from Texas and other regions indicated ongoing receipts and cautious optimism despite fears of manipulation and market fragility.
In Chicago on May 20 Wheat eased from early gains while Corn and Oats held firm, with July wheat weak despite heavy short covering. Provisions rose modestly while Liverpool failed to follow gains on this side, and domestic receipts showed mixed strength across grain markets and related livestock products.
New York May 20 stocks closed broadly lower amid the start of machinists strikes and fears of labor trouble spreading. The market opened irregular and moved down in late trading with some gains on occasional lines but failed to sustain strength. The day featured notable weakness in Union Pacific and several rails, with mixed results in copper and cotton goods while Treasury receipts gave little support.
Quotations on staple commodities are updated daily with corrections noted. Heavy staples such as ammunition powder and blasting powder show prices per pack or per unit. long items like bags and boxes from various locations list weights and figures, with electric, steel, and other items priced per weight or unit.
A guarded anecdote recounts a British officer on the Indian Station who hosted a snake charmer. In a drunken prank, officers drugged the charmer with brandy and gin, leading to a chaotic collapse and a mishap that required intervention by a nearby man. The event ends with the men recalling the episode as an ill advised experiment.
The Woman's Home Missionary Conference held in Tuliaboro Texas featured Bet J G Putnam of Wace delivering the annual sermon at 1 a m on May 12. A later program included a children's exercise and an evening address by Atkina with the Hillsboro auxiliary participating.
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