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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
3
The market notes cot ton futures steady but down in multiple spot markets. Orleans spots edged higher while New York and New Orleans held steady or fell. Liverpool and other centers showed mixed movements with several prices down.
Reading the clipped telegraph style notes, farmers report unusually mild Texas weather boosting dairy and poultry yields. Prices and market data appear interwoven with garbled OCR, yet the core claim cites a large supply rise in butter and eggs amid favorable early January conditions. Local markets show mixed effects on price and availability across regions and shipping points.
A garbled OCR passage references wheat and a Tarpon area event with scattered names like Kansas City and Miami. The terse lines mention a decline followed by a recovery, names such as Vinny and Tatiana appear amid broken phrases. The piece reads like a fragmented sport or market note with mixed place names and partial identifiers.
In Rice district markets momentum builds as plans for a forthcoming event take shape. Official sources indicate Heery and an advance may arrive, with preparations underway and support from Bod.
Readable fragments show stocker cattle and feeder demands rising with bid activity noted. Pages list prices, handlers, and various farm names, alongside place names and vendor notes.
Market notes report raw sugar sales had no effect on overall market. Prices showed declines with refiners quoting twenty point drops and fine granulated sugar values drifting around 578 to 568, while some listings indicate varied bids and regional price activity.
Fragmentary OCR note references war era stocks and prices with scattered phrases about dealers, proprietors, and notices. Key named entities are unclear. the text mixes partial names and dates, hindering precise facts.
Strawberry receipts from local farms are increasing. The report mentions various regional sources and notes a general uptick in strawberry shipments. Specific locations and figures are obscured by garbled text, but the trend is clear and attributed to multiple farms in the area.
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