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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
6
The page shows commodity quotes for wheat corn oats pork lard and notes price ranges and months such as May and June. It lists bid and offer figures with figures like 922-8 88 7-8 and pork around 20.90 to 20.85 with lard near 10.65 to 10.95.
In early morning New Orleans cotton for March delivery sold at 12.98 with rumor of National Ginners Association estimates placing ginned totals at 719,000 Dec 1 to 13. Market observers compare with last year’s 585,000 and project a larger crop. Government estimates show about 13,677,000 bales of 90 pounds gross weight for the year.
The fragment notes the percentage of crop ginned to December 13 this year exceeds 92.2 percent of last year’s yield. It suggests small crops argue against this, but claims such arguments fade while ginnings stay above last year’s level.
In Chicago on December 16 the wheat outlook remains bullish with no signs of cash property replacement and a shrinking stock. Corn shows pressure from short sellers peaking, signaling a shift to buyer dominance. Oats show underlying strength in the December delivery and a positive trend.
Boston held exercises marking the 140th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Patriotic and historical societies organized the commemoration in Boston with activities recalling the event that helped spark the American Revolution.
Tallulah Louisiana December 15 1913 editor News Star letters defend that X in Xmas stands for Chi from the Greek Christos not a letter X. The writer cites early Christian practices using the cross and the ichthys symbol to test faith and identify believers.
The note argues that Xmas derives from Christos with no letter i in Latin or Greek and asserts Xmas as an ancient authority for abbreviating Christmas. The author signs off as TBs and urges the recipient to continue.
A reader denounces the term Xmas arguing it corrupts English, favors the full Christmas word, and mocks foreign phrases in print. The note urges standard usage and chastises the correspondent for slang and Greek roots.
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