American liner New York damaged by mine near Liverpool
The American Line steamer New York struck a sea mine five miles off Liverpool bar at 7:40 p m yesterday. No casualties reported. The ship docked at Liverpool after landing most passengers. four remain aboard. The vessel sailed from New York March 29 with 58 passengers and a 234 crew, including 144 Americans, and was armed.
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American Line
New York
Liverpool Bar
Liverpool
Washington
Liverpol
State Department
Wessel
Maine
Philadelphia
Maritime Exchange
John Hayes
Boston
Ralph Douglas
Harry Shinn
William Barnes
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
London
Army Orders Relieve Officers Move to Aviation and Arsenal
Relieved Medical Reserve Corps officers listed with detachments and reassignments. First Lieutenant George Ballard moves to Fort Sam Houston for aviation section fitness, Lieutenant William Reed to pursue signals aviation duties, and Lieutenant Frederick Rey Nolds assigned to Southeastern Department as surgeon. Several officers detailed to aviation, Signal Corps, and militia duties, with transfers to Northeastern and Southeastern Departments and to Omaha and San Diego arsenals for recruitment and inspection roles.
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Medical Reserve Corps
George Ballard
Southern Department
William A. Reed
Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Signal Corps
Elisha 8. Benton
Harrisburg
Boston
Mass
Frederick H. Reynolds
Medical Corps
Southeastern
Beaumont B. Buck
Clinton W. Howard
Field
A G. Weir
Earl L. Naiden
Cavalry
Thomas J. Tanley
Benjamin W. Mills
George Pallifer JR
Harry B. Banderton
Walter W. Wynne
James F. Byron
Joseph JT. Mw’ Narney
Majde Ones A. Nugent
Bria H. Wes
William Raymond
Daniel F. Craig
Alexander B. Cox
Robert EF. Fritch
Cages Ii
Omaha
Nebr
Samuel E. Smiley
Alexander L. Dade
San Diego
Alfred A. Starbird
Northeastern
Jacob C. Johnson
Southeastern Department
Aera
Roubseau
Walter Whitney
Augusta Arsenal
Carranzistas Patrol the Border Near Yuma
Reports from Mexicali say 200 Carranza soldiers camped near the American boundary below Yuma Arizona are cooperating with Col Estaban Cantu's forces to patrol the border. The information came to EL CENTRO from Mexican authorities.
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EL Centro
Cal
Yuma
Arizona
Mexicali
Lower California
Col
Estaban Cantu
Lower
California
Indians to Increase Crops This Year
Indian commissioner Cato Sells orders intensive cultivation across all reservations in the current year via telegram to 140 superintendents, aiming to boost agricultural output and farming activity.
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Washington, D. C
Cato Sells
Swiss National Insurance Company authorized to do business in Texas
No 197. Austin Texas March 14 1917 To All Whom It May Concern This certifies that the Swiss National Insurance Company Limited Basle Switzerland has complied with Texas laws and is granted a Certificate of Authority to do business in Texas for the year ending February 28 1 Given under my hand and seal of office at Austin Texas CHAS O AUSTIN Commissioner Seal
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Austin
Texas
Swiss National Insurance Company, Limited
Basle
Switzerland
Cotton Market Summary and Prices by City
Quotations show middling cotton delivered to San Antonio at 19.35, Houston and New York around 21.05, and New Orleans near 20.00. On April 10 the market opened higher on cables and weather but retreated before noon. by close New York steadied, New Orleans eased, and San Antonio posted 19.35 spot.
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Alamo Tent & Awsing Co
216 Ave
Phone Crockett
Wentz Real Estate & Loan CO
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York Cotton Open Firmness After Mixed Trading
The New York cotton market opened firmer with May at about 20.85 and October near 19.27 on the call, driven by firm cables and weather hopes. Prices drifted as Wall Street selling and later covering moved May to around 20.70, October to about 19.22, with fluctuations into the early afternoon. Futures closed with small gains or losses across contracts, May around 20.68, October near 19.11 to 19.17.
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New York
Wall Street
Liverpool
Close
Mon
Cotton market opens irregularly as prices gain then ease
The New Orleans cotton market opened with gains of 12 to 24 points on good cables and cool temperatures. By midmorning longs realized, leaving trading months mostly near yesterday's close with some declines, then a noon rebound to a net advance of 4 to 7 points. Afternoon quiet but steady trading left months near the prior close at 1:30.
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New Orleans
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady As Futures Edge Down
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with opening bids listed for January through December contracts. Prices showed slight declines on futures, with close figures around 19.75 for January and 19.56 for March, while nearby months hovered near 19.40 to 19.61.
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New Orleans
Pointe Lower
Cotton prices and sales report from Liverpool
Liverpool April 10 spot cotton prices quoted Geoed middling 13.09 and middling 12.994 with low middling 12.81. Sales total 5000 bales with 600 for speculation and export. Receipts also 5000 bales.
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Liverpool
Futures rate patterns show steady April to May shifts
The report lists futures rates with April 10 10.0, April 12 71 and successive May and June spreads. It details monthly pairings from April to May through April of the next year, with values ranging around 11.8 to 13.0 and varied daily points.
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Lky Rra
Cotton Statistics Across U S Ports and Stocks
Cotton stock figures are listed for multiple ports including Galveston Houston New Orleans Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York Boston Philadelphia and other centers. The data shows yesterday stock 130053 and stock last week 1166410 and stock last year 13841255 with an excess of 301502 for the season.
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Galveston, Tex
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Savannah
Charleston
8. C
Wilmington
N. C
Norfolk, Va
New York
Boston
Maes
Philadelphia
Pace
Bates
Weather Observation Note for April 10 1917
Observation taken at 7 a m Tuesday April 10 1917 Our lumber comes direct from the nills to us no middlemans profit added Post Lumber Co Adv Note Wind velocities of less than 10 miles an hour and amounts of precipitation of less than .01 of an inch are not published hereon Allen Buell Betecrlomigt Weather Hureaua
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Post Lumber Co
Hogs Move Higher at Northern Yards
Northern livestock market shows gains with hogs up 15 to 20 cents at Fort Worth and $16.40 top in Chicago. Cattle mix steady to slightly higher, sheep firm. receipts light for cattle, hogs and sheep fair. local market active with prices for various classes listed.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Chicago
St. Louis
San Antonio
Fort Worth Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Mixed
Cattle receipts 2300 with higher market. Steers 7.00 to 11.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25, heifers 5.50 to 9.50, cows 5.00 to 8.50, calves 5.50 to 11.00. Hogs receipts 4300 with 15 to 20 cents higher. bulk 15.25 to 16.60, top 15.80. Sheep receipts zero. lambs 14.00 to 16.00, yearlings 6.0 to 13.75, wethers 10.00 to 12.50, ewes 7.00 to 5.00, goats 5.50.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago market report shows hogs cattle and sheep prices
Chicago April 10 receipts and quotations for hogs show receipts 14 000 with a strong market and various trades for bulk at 16 10 to 16 30 and pigs at 11 75 to 15. Cattle receipts 5000 with native beef cattle 9 40 to 13 35 and stockers 7 40 to 10 10. Sheep and lamb data indicate wethers 10 and lambs 12 to 77.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Receipts and quotations show hogs 12,000 head with higher market and values from 13.00 to 16.25. Cattle receipts 4,000 with strong to ten cents higher, prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.00, dressed beef steers 10.00 to 12.35, cows 6.50 to 8.00, heifers 9.00 to 12.00, stockers 7.75. Sheep receipts 7,000 with market ten cents higher. lambs 12.50 to 15.00, yearlings 18.26 to 14.00, wethers 12.00 to 13.00, ewes 11.00 to 12.75.
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Kansas City
Touthern
ST. Louis
Texas
Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
In St Louis on April 10 receipts of hogs cattle and sheep rose with a higher market. Hogs sold from 15.85 to 16.30 per 100 pounds, cattle receipts around 5000 with mixed prices from 6.00 to 12.50 for various grades, and sheep receipts 2000 with lambs 13.00 to 15.45 and ewes 9.50 to 12.25.
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Great Britain
Abilene
Tex
Loudy France
Amarillo
Atlanta
Mexico
Japan
Birmingham
Brownsville
Galveston
Galveston Stock. “Hicago
Corpus Christi
Del _ Rio
el Paso
France
Fort Worth
Houston
Jacksonville
Fila
Kansas City
Key West
Louteville
New Orleans
New York
Preidye- Oklahoma
City
Palestine
Zene
Stock
St. Louis
Augusta
Tenn
San- Antonio
Tavlor
Washington NW
Essor
New York Sugar Rates Noted in Market Report
New York April 10 Raw sugar nominal. Centrifugal 6.05 dollars per hundredweight. Molasses 5.17 dollars. Refine a firm. Fine granulated 7.50 dollars.
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New York
Steel company unfilled tonnage hits record March total
New York April 10 The unfilled tonnage of United States Steel Corporation for March 31 stood at 11 711 644 tons an increase of 124 947 tons from February and a record high for the company.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wholesale prices in local markets rise with mixed gains
The local market report shows white potatoes at 5.00 and 5.25 per hundredweight, Texas squash 1.25 per box, and several provisions prices climbing. Fancy breakfast bacon 38 cents, fancy hams 27 cents, compound lard 17 cents move up while eggs receipts increase and the market remains weak.
Provision Markets Packing House Quotations
Local packing house quotations list and dealers prices for Tuesday. Dry east extras 22 c bacon extras 24 c dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 24 40 fancy breakfast bacon 88 fancy hams 27 c bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 26 c Pure lard 22 c compound 17 c American cheese 29 0 per pound.
Shippers Market Receipts Dairy Poultry Prices Move
Market notes show Texas creamery prices at 32 35 cents per pound, country at 28 30 cents, packing stove 24 25 cents per pound. Poultry prices vary with hens at 7.50 to 9.00 dollars, turkeys 23 to 25, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 12.00 to 16.00, and small lots at mixed rates.
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Texas Country
Hutter Steady
Texas Creamery
Quotations today in Chicago dairy and produce markets
Butter firm Creamery 28 dic. Eggs higher with receipts 43 810 cases Firsts 314 32c ordinary firsts 3u 2le at mark 284 Whitec Potatoes lower receipts 39 cars Washington Colorado Idaho Oregon white 2.85 3.00 Michigan Wisconsin white 2.75 2.85 Poultry alive lower Fowls 22 1 2 cents springs 22 1 2 cents
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Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Springs
Market Prices Report From Kansas City
Quotations today include Butter Creamery 45c firsts 42c seconds 40c packing 41 9c. Eggs firsts 33c. Poultry hens 14 percent roosters 14 1 4c turkeys 26c. Potatoes 2.4 per bag.
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Kansas City
Metal markets show steady lead and copper futures
Metals report from New York on April 10 notes lead steady and spelter quiet with spot East St. Louis delivery offered. Copper electrolytic prices sit around 33 to 34 dollars spot and sec second quarter, with third quarter 30 to 32 dollars. Iron remains firm with No. 1 southern 39 to 40 dollars and No. 2 38 to 39 dollars. Tin holds at 54.25 to 65.00 dollars.
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Ee York
Ofere Bs
East St. Louis
Southern
London metals prices on April 10 report
Lead and zinc prices listed with spot and futures for copper tin and electrolytic metals. Market figures show Spot copper at 136 pounds, futures 135 pounds per hundredweight. Spot tin 216 pounds 5 shillings, futures 216 pounds.
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London
Rice Market Shifts as Rough and Clean Rice Rise in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Monday, rough and clean rice showed strong demand with sizable receipts. Sales listed include rough Honduras Blue Rose and Japan, clean Honduras and Blue Rose, with prices ranging from about 3.50 to 6 dollars per unit and various inventory tallies for sacks and pockets.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Coffee futures ease as May and July prices shown
In New York on April 10 the coffee market reports futures soft with May at 8.24 and July at 8.33. A lighthearted exchange notes rising living costs as a humorous aside from Downing's Magazine.
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York
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers in San Antonio
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers run in San Antonio from April 16 to 21 with lowest railroad rates offered for travelers. The note highlights travel bargains and event dates for attendees.
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San Jacinto
Battle of Flowers
San Antonio
Market slides as stocks extend downward trend
In New York on April 10 selling resumed at the open with general issues leading losses. United States Steel fell over a point while Bethlehem Steel and several other metals dropped, Texas Company down five points, and Delaware & Hudson slumped nearly six points. Rails stabilized late but declined again in the last hour with a heavy close.
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New York
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
American Can
Central Leather
Sears-Roebuck
Texas Company
Delaware & Hudson
Mercantile Power Markets and Bond Read on New York Ledger
New York April 10 Mercantile power and markets show 44 percent rate levels. Sterling 60 day bills at 4.72 percent. Commercial 60-day bills, banks at 4.72 and 4.714 percent respectively. Demand and cables at 4.76 percent. Guilders demand and cables around 40 and 4 percent. Bar silver 73.4 cents, Mexican dollars at 56 percent. Government bonds weak, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Time loan and call money rates revised in New York
Time loans show 60 days at 21.44 percent, 90 days at 3 and 4 percent, six months at 4.44 percent. Call money firm quotes high 2 percent, low 2 percent, ruling rate 24 percent, closing bid 24 percent, offered at 2 percent.
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New York
Turpentine Firm Sees Varied Sales Figures in Savannah
Reading shows a Savannah report noting turpentine sales and shipments with figures like 85 and 63, and prices listed for multiple entities such as A B E at 3.55 and W G at 5.73, indicating market activity and quotations amid the April 10 brief.
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Savannah
Ate
Am. Asim
W. G
Breeden Range Co. Moves to New Quarters
Breeden Range Co wholesale grocers have moved to new quarters at the corner of Lakeview Ave and I G N tracks. Adv.
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Breeden Range Co
Breeden-House Co
Red Cross Support Approved at San Antonio Auto Meet
The San Antonio Automobile Trade Association held a noon luncheon at the Automobile Club’s North Loop. A San Antonio Chapter Red Cross delegation asked for backing and received unanimous approval. W A Williamson outlined plans for a Viesta parade committee feature, an expected festival highlight, with dealers pledging aid. Discussion covered the new auto registration law requiring dealers and garages to record repairs and details of those repairs.
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Automobile Club
North Loop
San Antonio
The
American Red Cross
W. A. Williamson
Viesta
Dallas Parade To Honor Patriot Governor Ferguson
Dallas will stage a patriotic parade at 5 p m with 15 000 already enrolled and thousands more expected. A program in the fair park coliseum will feature Governor James I Ferguson and ex attorney general M M Crane. Dallas leaders hosted the governor at breakfast and he spoke to the Advertising League at noon.
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Tex
Fair Park Coliseum
James I. Ferguson
M. M. Crane
Ferguson
Advertising League
German Launch Captured Off Georgia Coast
A launch with a German speaking crew and over five hundred gallons of gasoline was captured days ago off the Georgia coast and taken to Fernandina Florida. The capture was made by a revenue cutter. Only one crew member spoke English. No details on origin.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Fernandina
Fla
Charles 8. Arnow
Arnow
Churches Plan Flags With War Time Display
The Sunday School Board of Madison Square Presbyterian voted to install a 50 foot flag pole and fly the American flag during the war with Germany. Flag ceremonies planned for Sunday morning and a 5 o'clock sacred concert Sunday afternoon will include a retreat military ceremony. Other churches already display flags, including Central Christian, St Marys Catholic, and St Marks Episcopal, with pastors urging flags in the week.
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Germany
Central Christian Church
Hugh McLellan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Wilson
Congress
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Brakeman Killed In Train Derailment At Taft Pens
Seven freight cars of southbound Lap freight train No. 79 derailed by a split switch at the Taft stock pens in Sinton at 5:40 this morning. Brakeman O A Elser of San Antonio was killed with both limbs severed near the thighs. Elser resided at 122 Daniels Street. his wife was informed at once. Breeden-House Co wholesale grocers, corner Lakeview Ave and L G N tracks.
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Neers R. F. D
San Anonio
Sinton
Tex
Taft
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San Antonio
Elser
Daniels Street
Silent Hall Meeting Framed in a Midnight Exchange
A man recalls arriving home at 2 am and finding his wife waiting in the hall. She studies him intently for a full minute before speaking, and then continues talking at length in a quiet domestic scene.
Provision Market Smashes as Grains Plunge in Chicago
In Chicago on April 10 the provision market collapsed amid panic selling as corn and wheat tumbled. Government price controls and weak support triggered broad declines with pork dropping sharply and cereals partially recovering later in the session.
Market quotes from Chicago grain prices readouts
Chicago prices list Wheat No 2 red 2.19 per bushel. No 2 hard nominal. Corn No 2 yellow 1. pitth? Oats standard Barley 1 151.40.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain price quotations listed for Kansas City market
Kansas City April 10 price quotes show Wheat No 2 hard at 2.22 to 2.38, No 2 red 2.23, mixed 1.25 to 1.37, Corn white 1.27, Oats No 2 white 1.12 to 1.20, No 2 mixed 1.00 to 1.08. Quotations reflect early trading data for cereal commodities.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close with mixed May to September prices
Kansas City notes show Wheat May 2.09, July 1.80, Sep 1.66. Corn May 1.29, July 1.96 to 1.264, Sep 1.21. Futures edges reflect tentative gains and declines across contracts.
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Kansas City
Prices for grains and commodities in St Louis market
Quotations today show No 2 corn at 1.40 to 1.42. No 2 white corn 1.48 to 1.42, oats No 2 white about 0.72 to 0.75. The report lists bid and ask ranges for farm staples from St Louis markets.
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ST. Louis
Alaska Farmers Report Record Potato Yields
Secretary Lane cites large potato crops in Alaska with one farmer yielding seventeen tons per acre and another between 575 and 750 bushels per acre. Early reports from across Alaska show continued strength in vegetables as farmers receive support from government agricultural experiment stations.
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Washington, D. c
Alaska
Lane
Women's Clubs in Session in New Orleans Council Meeting
Reports of officers and standing committees of the General Federation of Women's Clubs occupied most of the second day of the biennial council meeting in New Orleans on April 10.
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New Orleans
Ietea
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