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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
8
Local items advertise groceries and produce at One Horse Cash Grocery and Phoenix Drug Store. Carpenters, wagon makers, and animal care services are listed along with sales and farm notices. The Atchafalaya River drop is noted with city cleanups, relief updates, and a public health precaution in Morgan City.
Governor Luther Hall urges passage of the anti lobby bill as Senator Leon R. Smith plans a reconsideration of his failed vote. The administration emphasizes a strict reform agenda while calendars grow crowded and calls for an extra session if needed to push key measures.
Baton Rouge faces looming extra session as calendars crowd the end of the sixty days. 541 measures have been introduced, with reforms on economy and finance amid debate, while key bills like Burke education, conservation, and primary elections linger in committees. The same issue lists credentials committee members for the Republican National convention as well. The Grand Army Man starring David Warfield heads to stock companies nationwide.
National League results include Pittsburgh 1 St Louis 5 Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 2 New York 6 Boston 5. American League games saw Boston 5 New York 2 Chicago 2 St Louis 1 Cleveland 38 Detroit 1 Philadelphia 2 Washington 1 3. Also Waco 1 Beaumont 0 Dallas 5 Galveston 3 San Antonio 2 Fort Worth 1.
On Thursday June 20 1912 New Orleans cotton prices showed steady trading with 147 bales sold. Figures tracked include high 22.10 low 12.02 close 12.07 12.08 with various bids and the Vesty index around 11.55 to 11.61 and 24.08 noted as T2258 FLGE LEGS.
Data fragment notes spot values for New York with 1160 steady high tow and close reads. Includes multiple time stamps or code pairs such as POLY 54 0 11.31 20.07 11.26 11.58 and Sammie 11.48 11.86 11.45 11.40 with CROTe Sie sks 11.60 11.49 11.56 11.56.
Liverpool auction notes show 12 000 bales sold with figures around 6 59 and 6 56 to 6 41 range. The brief reference includes Sorotriy and SUEY lines, indicating price brackets and categories within the session.
Monroe La June 20 1912 New Orleans cables report American markets steadier after an initial decline due to support from New York interests. Professional traders expect government action to reduce yesterday's fractional decrease in acreage by 7 to 8 percent. Persistent buying continues despite favorable crop prospects and mixed weather across the cotton belt. Continuous rain only at Raleigh North Carolina while temperatures run unusually high for mid June.
The article notes cooler compared to hot spells and predicts rising temperatures in the southwest. It discusses cotton growth with the first new bale delayed this year, compares to 1906 and 1907 when Texas produced large bales. Texas shows volume potential due to increased Rio Grande acreage while Mississippi reports irregular plant size though northern areas are fine. E. D. Windes signs off.
Advertisement lists a hay press and Fairbanks engine for sale as a bargain. Contact J. S. Handy in Monroe Louisiana with the item number 20101.
Wheat futures show a bearish swing from 1 4 to 3 9 lower to 1 8 up while provisions hold steady with a slight rise to 5. The report captures Chicago price moves for wheat and related provisions.
Whitworth College for Young Ladies declares prosperity and plans fourty thousand dollars in new buildings within eighteen months. It offers a strong literary course conservatory of music departments of art expression and commerce with special rates to overflowed districts. Catalogs available by mail from Whitworth College Brookhaven Mississippi.
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