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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
9
Washington dispatches and market bulletins depict frost fears across the Corn Belt and a wary cotton trade. New York and New Orleans reports show prices buoyed by speculation, with traders watching crop prospects, inventories, and upcoming auctions as volumes shift and futures edge higher or retreat.
Chicago and St Louis reports show corn leading gains with December futures up 2 1 2 to 2 3 4 cents as frost fears bolster grain prices. Wheat closes higher, provisions up 17 1 2 to 22 1 2 cents, while receipts are moderate and traders expect firmer trade today.
Unsteady trading on September 17 shows stocks weakening as artificial stimulants faded and broad declines erased earlier gains. Investors feared a military buildup impact while traders described manipulation and uneven activity amid mixed supporting orders and a cautious close.
The report details Macarond shipments and livestock movement to cities including New York and Chicago, listing cattle, calves, cows, steers, and hogs. It mentions prices, weights, and destinations across multiple markets with commentary on demand and market conditions.
Daily revised quotations list staple commodity prices in Houston markets. The fragment references bacon meat heavy staples ammunition blasting powder barrels and generic weights with cryptic pricing terms and inconsistent figures.
Houston Produce and Comma company listing Baldwin and Cargill as proprietors with potential business designation. No additional details about location dates or operations are readable in the fragment.
Fragmentary report from September highlights big Stolen exchange lines in Chicago and New Orleans cattle trade. Readers see mentions of packers cattle and sheep demand with price notes and trading activity across markets in early fall.
Cotton continued to climb as New Orleans buyers showed confined improvement. Liverpool futures advanced with better prices and higher offers at the board. Continental demand remained mixed while 160 bales were sold with arrivals of 1800 to arrive.
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