Robbery Loot: 750-Pound Safe Hauled Five Miles
Thieves broke into Louis grocery at 822 South Medina Street early Saturday, hauled a 750 pound safe five miles, and cracked it with a sledge hammer. Three hundred dollars, a $1000 note, and various checks were taken. Two Mexican suspects are in custody as detectives trace wagon and horse tracks near the crime scene in Frio City area.
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Louis
Medina Street
Flores
Jones
Quintana Road
Frio City
Lancaster
Brown
Wheat prices surge to record highs in futures market
Chicago reports April 7 gains as government crop data show the winter wheat crop in poor condition. Prices jumped from May at 2.06 2.07 to 2.14 as traders reacted to the low crop outlook and forward demand. Corn and oats climbed, with provisions including lard also rising in a broad grain advance.
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Chicago
Washington
Nantucky
Virginia Capes
Europe
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Ill
Chicago price quotes for grains and oats
Chicago on April 7 lists cash grain prices with No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat nominal and No 2 yellow corn nominal. Oats are at 69 to 70 cents a bushel, and barley ranges from 1.10 to 1.40 dollars per bushel.
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Chicago
Market Quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats
Kansas City on April 7 reports grain prices with No 2 hard wheat at 2.25 to 2.32, No 2 white corn 1.36 to 1.40, No 2 white oats 0.70 to 0.71, and No 2 mixed oats 0.69 to 0.70. The notes list other corn and oats varieties with slight bid ranges in mixed and white categories.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close in Kansas City trading
Grain futures closed with Wheat May 2.15, Wheat July 1.83, September 1.701. Corn May 1.335, July 1.51.1, September 1.26. Prices show mixed moves across contracts in Kansas City dealings.
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Kansas City
Grain quotations from St Louis market report
Quotation snapshot from St Louis on April 7 lists wheat prices for No 2 red and hard grades, corn No 2 and No 2 white ranges, and oats No 2 values with limited figures and notes.
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ST. Louis
Winter wheat crop forecast for United States shows 436 million bushels
The Agriculture Department places the first estimate at 436 million bushels for the United States winter wheat crop, sown on record acreages but facing harsh winter conditions. comparatives show 481.7 million last year and 673.9 million produced in 1915, with state conditions listed for Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and others.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Secretary to present plan to improve nation’s food supply
Washington April 7 The secretary of agriculture was directed by a Senate resolution to submit a plan to improve the nation's food supply.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Market Holidays Trading Closures Noted for Cotton Markets
Markets announce exchange closures for holiday periods affecting New York cotton on April 7, Liverpool cotton on April 7 and 9, and New Orleans cotton on April 7. The notices list dates and markets impacted by the holiday schedule.
First Texas flat green beans arrive in San Antonio market
The season's first Texas flat green beans reach San Antonio from Cal Allen on Saturday morning at 5.00 per bushel. Strawberries were scarce but expected to be plentiful by night and Easter morning with crates priced at 3.00 for 14 pints. Wholesale provisions moved up: fancy hams 26 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 36 cents, bacon bellies 15 cents, compound lard 17 cents.
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San Antonio
Calallen
Shippers Market Prices for Dairy Poultry and More
Chicago April 7 Quoted prices show butter steady and creamery milk at 38 43 ½ cents. Eggs lower with firsts 29 ½ 30 cents, ordinary 28 ¾ 29 ¾ cents. Potatoes rise with receipts of 30 cars from Washington Colorado Idaho and Oregon. Poultry alive unchanged with fowls 23 ¼ cents and springs 23 ¾ cents. turkeys 2 to a dozen 24 ¼ cents and ducks 7 to 8 per dozen. geese 12 to 15 dollars.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Chicago
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Springs
Northern hog market signals strength across cities
The April 7 report from Union Stock Yards notes a generally strong northern hog market with higher prices. Cattle were steady to slightly up, and sheep held firm across centers. Receipts for all three classes were light, with hogs held at similar levels locally and traders predicting a small improvement next week.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Fort Worth cattle receipts 700 with steers 7.00 to 11.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25, heifers 7.00 to 9.50, cows 5.50 to 8.50, bulls 5.00 to 8.25, calves 5.00 to 11.00. Horses receipts 1060, market five cents higher, bulk high 5.85, top 15.45. Sheep and goats show lambs 14.00 to 16.00, yearlings 12.00 to 15.5, wethers 10.00 to 12.50, ewes 2.00 to 12.50, calves 7.00 to 8.00, goats 6.50 to 7.00.
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Fort Worth
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Receipts and prices report from Chicago on April 7. Hogs market strong with varied bulk and heavy categories. pigs priced from 2.25 to 16.75. Cattle receipts 500 with steady market. native beef cattle 9.35 to 13.15, calves 9.25 to 13.75. Sheep receipts 4000 with steady market. wethers 10.50 to 13.00, ewes 11.75 to 15.50.
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Chicago
Til
Kansas City Market Quotations Update
Kansas City market reports Butter 44c firsts 40c seconds 3c packing 3lc. Eyes firsts Sle. Poultry hens 21c roosters 14c. Potatoes $2.60.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
Receipts and quotations: Hogs receipts 1500 market higher bulk 15.40 15.80 heavy 15.70 15.85 packers and butchers 15.50 16.80 light 25.25 15.65 pige 12.50 14.26 Cattle receipts 100 market steady prime fed steers 12.25 12.75 dressed heeft steers 9.50 12.00 southern steers 11.50 cows 6.50 10.50 heifers 11.00 11.75 stockers 7.50 10.50 Sheep receipts none market steady lambs 12.00 15.10 yearlings 13.00 12.75 ewes 10.50 2.50
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Kansas City
ST. Louis
Texas
Settlement Reached In 189 Suits Against Sugar Refiners
In New Orleans a conference between the American Sugar Refining Company and Louisiana planters and cane growers ended settlement of the 189 Sherman act suits filed in 1913 seeking treble damages totaling 163 million dollars. The official statement gave no amount, but interested persons said the payment falls between 600000 and 700000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Company
Market Receipts and Quotations for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
In St Louis on April 7 receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep are listed. Hogs receipts 2500 market steady with several classes ranging from lights to good heavy and bulk. Cattle receipts 30 market steady with native beef steers yearling stockers cows and beef cows and heifers listed. Sheep receipts 150 market steady with lambs owes yearlings and other lamb categories priced.
Railroads seek 15 percent freight rate hike on coal and coke
April 6 report: Southern railroads file with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a 15 percent increase in freight rates for coal and coke. Increases range from 15 cents per ton for short hauls to 15 percent for long hauls.
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Southern Railroads
Washington, PD. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Cottonseed Oil Quotation Snapshot April 7
Cottonseed oil quotations today show open and closing prices for May August September October and November contracts. Notable figures include May 146 cents per cwt, August 2.6? cents, September 6 154?3, October 5 cents, November 4 14.40, with bale totals around 13,100 and 29,400.
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New York
APTI
Cotton goods markets show strength and wool supply limits
New York on April 7 reported strong cotton goods markets with an advancing tendency. Wool traders agreed to conserve supplies until government action on their requirements. Silks remained steady and varied but generally advanced.
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New York
Weather observations for April 7 1917
Observations recorded at 7 a m on Saturday April 7 1917 by Allen Buell meteorologist of the Weather Bureau note that wind speeds under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under 0 01 inches are omitted from the bulletin.
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Allen Buell
Meteorologist
Weather Bureau
German Insurance Firms Safe From War Interference, Wilson Says
President Wilson assured in a proclamation that German insurance companies operating in the United States will not be interfered with in their business during the war. The note confirms their operations while maintaining no direct relations with their home offices.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
Elgin Report On Butter Coffee Futures Mixed Signals
Elgin Illinois on April 7 notes butter at twenty five tubs tied and coffee No 7 tied. New York Copfer reports futures higher with May at 8.21 and July at 8.29.
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Elgin
New York
Tie Hmc
Lewellyn Case Is Appealed In Texas Court
An appeal was filed today in the Court of Criminal Appeals for Wilbur F. Lewellyn of Williamson County after a 99 year penitentiary sentence for the killing of Roy McKinley in Temple last May. The case moved from Bell to Williamson County on change of venue and the appeal is set for April 18.
Stock Market Dips After Good Friday Holiday Reopens
Trading resumed in a downbeat week end session as reports of a German raider off the New England coast sparked liquidation. Major steel and auto issues led losses, rails also fell, with coal oil and shipping names sliding. total volume around 625000 shares as bonds remained weak.
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New York
New England
Bethlehem Steel
New Stock
Marine Preferred
Lackawanna Steel
China Copper
Industrial Alcohol
Studebaker
General Motors
Ohio Gas
New York Banking Week Reserve In Excess Of Requirements
The New York clearing banks and trust companies report a reserve of 163,578,960 dollars above legal requirements, up 949,771,510 from last week. Loans total 1,662,206,000 with gains across reserves and deposits, while net demand and time deposits rise alongside noted shifts in circulation and overall reserves.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Greater New York
Market closures hit cotton sugar and exchanges
New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges the raw sugar market and all foreign exchanges were closed today.
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New York
New Orleans
Mercantile Market Report From New York
New York April 7 Mercantile paper 44 1 2 Sterling sixty day bills 47 1 4s commercial 0 day bills on banks 47 1 2 commercial 6 3 4 day bills 47 0 percent demand 47 5 4 cables 47 6 4 Guilders demand 40 11 16 cables 40 Mexican dollars 56 4c Government bonds easy Railroad bonds weak Mar silver 73 4c
Copper Market Quiet as Dealers Cut Rates
The copper market in New York remained quiet with buyers absent and prices soft. Spot and second quarter copper traded around 33 to 34, third quarter electro lytic near 2, while iron held steady. In Port Sam Houston, three soldiers were arrested within an hour for stealing 300 pounds of copper wire from the Signal Corps and were found peddling the loot on West Commerce Street. Sergeant M. Jacobs of the Quartermaster Corps helped recover the property.
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New York
Signal Corps
Port Sam Houston
M. Jacobs
Quartermster Corps
Commerce Street
Wholesale Produce Prices To Trade Odyssee From Texas Market
Wholesale vegetable and fruit prices to trade listed by commodity and origin. Potatoes onions berries and tree fruits priced by hundredweight, crate, hamper, or pound. peppers, beans, and greens from Florida Texas California Florida Florida. Canned goods and imported fruits priced by case or dozen cans. dried fruit and nuts with per pound and per hundredweight figures. Hides and raw materials priced by type and condition.
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Lesa Commission
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California
Texas
Mexico
Ben Davis
Arkansas
Saar
Missouri
Ackage
I. M
Aisins
Rae
Mae
Maxwell House
Honduras
Illinois
Maine
Columbia River
Alaska
Artaas
Kansas
Feterita
Easter Eve Dances and Local Notices
Community notices list dances at Turner Hall and Moose Hall with Willets Orchestra and Human Brothers Orchestra, plus ads for coffee cake, lubricants, jewelry, and auto services. A murder trial motion, a fatality en route to a hospital, a gun arrest, and local legal and business notices appear among entertainment events and sales.
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Phone Crockett
Naan
Acme Typewriter Co
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Rips Transfer CO
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Terrell
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Five Star
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Human Bros. Orchestra
Jesus Lozzano
Anderson
Thirty-seventh District Court
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Packard
Masadoro Flores
Poice
Green Memorial Hospital
Riebe Undertaking Company
Sylvan Lang
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Dan Lewis
Kampmann
Lone Star Auto
Jeffrey
Lake View Avenue
Corporation Court
W. O. W. Hall
Willett’s Orchestra
Riebe
Main Ave
W. Fitch
South Presa
Callaghan
Overland Auto Service
Jeffery and Chandler
Klertzberg & Kercheville
Attorneys At Law
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Willett’s Orch
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A. Frank Trotter
Perry
G. Sedgwick
Erie
C. L. Sedgwick
Park Place
Horace LE. Wilson
J. B. Manning
Moore Bldg
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