Lumbermen Meet on Advertising for Best Results
In Galveston on April 11 the Texas Lumbermen Association discussed advertising methods. Secretary Dionne of Houston urged newspaper space as the key tool for lumber dealers. T. H. Morrow of Dallas spoke on retail lumber accounting while Fort Worth and San Antonio contenders sparred for the next convention. In New Orleans rice markets, rough and clean grades showed strong demand with listed receipts and price quotations.
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Blue Rose
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Japan
Turpentine Prices and Shipments Reported in Savannah
In Savannah on April 11 turpentine ranged 47 to 47 percent with receipts 85 and shipments 280. Stocks stood at 9. Rean firm with receipts 62 cents and shipments 740, stock 98.468. Prices listed include A B C D BE five dollars 65 cents F G five dollars 60 cents K M five dollars 65 cents N five dollars 79 cents and W W five dollars 80 cents.
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Weather observations report for April 11 1917
Observations recorded at 7 am Wednesday April 11 1917 by Allen Buell Meteorologist Weather Bureau note wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch are not published.
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Allen Buell
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Wholesale vegetable prices from a midwestern market catalog
The list shows wholesale prices to traders for potatoes onions peppers and more from Florida Texas California and Mexico. Notable items include White potatoes 5.25 per cwt and Florida new 5.50 per 46-pound harper, onions Texas 0.50 per dozen, tomatoes 4 per 6 basket crate, cranberries 9 per barrel, peppers 0.80 per lb, celery 4.00 to 6.60 per crate, and a wide range of canned goods dried fruits and nuts with unit prices for trade buyers.
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Cotton Market Faces Large Net Loss After Volatile Trading
The April 11 cotton market opened nervous and irregular as Liverpool cables lagged behind due to food policy talk. Prices edged from a small loss to a very large net loss after bullish weather and crop reports, then fell again on rain in Texas. New York closed 36 to 41 points lower, New Orleans 47 to 53 points lower, San Antonio at 18.95.
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Cotton Exchange
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Texas
New York
New Orleans
San Antonio
New York Cotton Market Shifts Amid Nervous Trading
The New York cotton market opened steady then turned irregular as Liverpool led gains early before selling pressure appeared. July moved from 20.18 to 20.27 and October from 18.93 to 19.03, later falling amid liquidation. rainfall fears in Texas and weather reports influenced prices. Exports reached 24,984 bales as the day ended with mixed trades and expectations of further developments in government food policies.
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New York
Liverpool
Tuo
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Faces Early Selloff on Mild Gains Later
Cotton trading in New Orleans opened with Texas balances spurring selling and months dropping 18 to 22 points in half an hour. The market stayed nervous and unsettled, slipping 18 to 25 points before noon after government crop reports. it steadied 5 to 6 points above the bottom by noon, then weakened again on Texas rain news. By 1:80 pm active months ranged 62 to 57 points below yesterday’s close.
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New Orleans
Balnes
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Steady
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with bids for May 19.74 and July 19.50. Other contracts listed include October 18.42, December 18.58, January 18.99, and July 18.62 with varied highs and lows in early trading.
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New Orleans
Liverpool cotton spot prices firm for good middling and middling
Liverpool April 11 spot cotton holds firm with good middling at 1.84 pence per pound, middling at 13.08 pence and low middling 12.90 pence. Market shows 600 bales listed for speculation and total sales around 13,000 bales.
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Liverpool
Ueree
Futures quiet and steady as Liverpool opens down
Liverpool futures for April and May through next year show firm tones with various contract quotes. Liverpool is due to open Thursday from 14 to 20 points down amid quiet activity. New York receipts and quotations for today follow.
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Liverpool
Cotton Statistics Bales Stock and Deficit
Stock yesterday 3,346,828 bales. Stock same day last week 1,162,156. Stock same day last year 1,538,678. Deficit this season 191,850 bales.
Northern live stock market report from April 11
The northern livestock market shows weaker conditions with hogs down 15 to 26 cents at Fort Worth. Cattle steady to lower at Fort Worth Kansas City and St Louis, sheep irregular. overall receipts up. San Antonio yards report mixed totals with cattle calves hogs and sheep destined for city trade.
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Fort Worth
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
San Antonio
Cattle and Sheep Receipts Steady Lower in Fort Worth Market
Fort Worth Texas reports cattle receipts at 4000 with steers 7.00 to 11.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25, heifers 6.50 to 10.50, cows 5.50 to 8.25, bulls 5.60 to 8.50, calves 5.50 to 11.00. Hog receipts also 4000 with bulk 15.00 to 15.35 and top 16.55. Sheep numbers around 1700 with lambs 14.00 to 16.00, yearlings 12.50 to 13.75, wethers 10.00 to 12.50, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, goate 6.50 to 8.25.
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Tex
Chicago Market Receipts Show Mixed Livestock Trade
Hogs receipts reach 29 000 with prices across bulk light and heavy ranges. Cattle receipts total 21 000 with weak demand and varied values for native beef cattle stockers cows and calves. Sheep receipts 18 000 with weak demand and prices for feeders lambs and ewes listed.
Live stock market results from Kansas City
Hogs receipts 10,000 lower bulk 15.70 16.15 heavy 16.10 16.20 packers 16.90 16.15 light 16.40 16.05 pigs 13.50 15.00 Cattle receipts 7000 prime fed steers 12.40 13.00 dressed best steers 10.00 12.35 southern steers 8.50 11.50 cows 6.50 10.75 heifers 9.00 12.00 stockers 7.75 11.00 Sheep receipts 6000 steady lambs 12.25 15.30 yearlings 15.00 14.25 wethers 12.00 13.25 ewes 11.00
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Livestock Receipts and Prices Open Markets in St Louis
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep listed for St Louis on April 11. Hogs receipts about 11 000 with mixed prices from 14.50 to 16.35 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts around 3 500 with native beef steers prices from 7.50 to 12.50 and cows 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts about 2 500 with lambs 13.00 to 15.75 and yearlings 12.76 to 14.25.
Local Market Prices Edge Higher On Some Produce
Wholesale potato prices climbed to 5.25 per hundredweight while onions eased to 3.25 and 8.50. Carrots rose to 45 cents a dozen bunches, radishes 35 cents, celery 4.00 per crate, turnips 3.26 to 3.50 per crate, English peas 3.76 per hamper, and Florida grapefruit 4.50 per box. Arbuckles Amoga coffee rose to 20.5 cents. no changes in eggs butter poultry provisions seeds grains mill products or hides.
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Provision Markets Post Prices for Packing House Quotations
Local packing house quotations show dry salt bacon extras at 24c and 92 percent, bacon bellies averaging 14 to 16 pounds at 24c, fancy breakfast bacon at 38c, ham at 27c, bellies 14 to 46 pounds at 1c, Pure lard 23c, compound 174e, American cheese 29c per pound.
Shippers Market Prices and Poultry Rates
Shippers report jobbers prices to retailers or paid shippers with commissions. Texas country prices show slight changes for butter and creamery products. Poultry prices list hens friers brokere springs and waterfowl with ranges for each class and size across market regions.
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Market Quotations From Chicago Apr 11
Chicago price quotations show butter higher at Creamery 39 4412c and receipts at 18 046 cases. Firsts and ordinary firsts listed with multiple price points. Potatoes unchanged with regional white varieties valued at 2.853.00 dollars and 2.75 to 2.85 for Michigan and Wisconsin. Soultry notes alive unchanged with fowls at 221 cents and springs at 22% cents.
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Market Quotes From Kansas City Dairy and Poultry Prices
Kansas City market notes show dairy butter at 42 cents for firsts and 40 cents for seconds, eggs at 31 percent, poultry hens at 21 cents and roosters 14, turkeys 26, with potatoes listed at 2.90 to 2.00 per unit.
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Kansas City
Sugar Prices in New York Market Report
New York sugar market notes thin open with raw sugar strong at 6.39 per hundredweight and molasses at 5.31. Refined products stay firm with fine granulated 7.50.
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New York
Metal markets report from New York April 11 Lead, spelter and tin status
Lead firm offered at 9 1/2 cents, spelter easy with East St. Louis delivery at 9 1/2 cents. Copper dull with spot and second quarter at 32.00 to 34.00, third quarter 29.00 to 31.00. Iron firm and unchanged. Tin spot 47.55 to 50.26.
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San Benito Bean Crop Shipment Starts Amid Low Prices
In San Benito Texas on April 11 a shipment of the large bean crop began with six bushels produced by Oscar Williams sold for four dollars a bushel locally. Contracts are being made for the whole crop at three dollars a bushel over the next ten days. Over twelve thousand acres are planted, but yields will be smaller due to last month's freeze.
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Oscar Williams
London metal prices report April 11
London market notes lead 30 pounds 10 shillings, speltter 55 pounds, copper spot 136 pounds, futures 135 pounds 10 8, electrolytic 151 pounds. Tin spot 216 pounds 10 shillings, futures 216 pounds 15 shillings.
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Texas grain crop below normal in acreage and condition
The Texas Grain Dealers Association reports the state crop is below normal in acreage and condition. Secretary Dorsey estimates condition at 74 percent of normal. Panhandle and North Texas wheat are cited as excellent in the same report.
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Trust companies urged to place gold reserves with Federal Reserve banks
A New York meeting of the trust company section of the American Bankers Association unanimously adopted a resolution urging national trust companies to seek legislation allowing them to keep their gold reserves in Federal Reserve banks. The committee said the move would strengthen the country's credit if enacted.
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Farm produce exchange proposed to lower living costs
Representative H W Sumners of Dallas introduced a national farm produce exchange designed to cut living costs by linking producers directly with consumers. The measure would eliminate overcharges and regulate food distribution to match regional economic needs, potentially serving as a war resource conservation tool.
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Dallas
Verger's lax banns lead to a witty legal quip tale
The late Dean Pigou collects stories and recalls a verger quien allowed a marriage to a deceased wife's sister. The verger, questioned for lax banns, quips that with one party aged 84 and the other 86, he thought the union would not last long and it would bother the laws.
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Stock Market Shows Firmer Opening Amid War Demand
Firmer opening trends in New York with war issues in demand. Early gains ranged from one to three points in Bethlehem, Lackawanna, Crucible Steel and Republic Iron with 14 percent for United States Steel. Rails mostly rose, American Tobacco fell six points, and the market ended the session strong after late selling.
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Time money rates steady in New York market
Time loads firmer with quotes for 60 days at 3 percent and 4 percent, 90 days at 2 and 4 percent, six months at 4 and 4 percent. Call money steadies with high and low at 2 percent and ruling rate 2 percent. Fast loan and cloying bid also at 2 percent with offers at 24 percent.
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Mercantile Paper and Currency Rates Report
New York on April 1 markets show 60 day bills for sterling at 4.72, commercial 60 day bills at 4.72, demand 4.76, cables 31.00. guilders demand 40 9c, cables 40 9c. bar silver 73 9c. Mexican dollars 6 9c. Government and railroad bonds listed as irregular.
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London Financials and a Baobab Tree Fact
London reports silver at 36 percent per ounce and money at 314 percent. Discount rates show 4 percent for short bills and three months. A South African baobab tree is noted for a trunk sometimes over thirty feet in diameter, with the tree seldom exceeding sixty feet in height.
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Garlic taints milk from wild onions in pastures
USDA dairy experts report that garlic or wild onion in grazing grounds can taint milk with a strong onion flavor. Four hours between feeding and milking reduces taint, with cream more affected than skim milk. Eradication requires plowing or targeted removal, with chemical options as a last resort.
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Beltsville
Feats of Laziness on a Grass Stretch
A weary cyclist diverts to ask directions from a hobo resting on grass at a three-roads junction. The hobo performs a lazy boot gesture and challenges the cyclist to outdo him for a quarter. The baby pockets the payment as the exchange ends quietly.
Wheat closes day with a straddle
Weather in Kansas brings rain and firmer May wheat, while July remains weak. May futures hover around 2.07 3.08, July near 1.81. Seaborne demand supports some gains but overall close ends mixed and lower than yesterday. Hog and wheat weakness weigh on markets along with large crop forecasts. Provisions and hogs retreat as reserves grow.
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Chicago cash grain prices report
April 11 Wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard bids nominal. Corn No 2 yellow trades around 1.33 to 1.34. Oats standard 0.68 to 0.68. Barley at 1.15 to 1.40.
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Grain futures close figures from Kansas City market
Grain futures closed with May wheat at 2.10, July 1.77 1/2, September 1.63. Spot figures for corn showed July at 1.25 and September at 1.201 with slight shifts in bid quotes.
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Kansas City
Commodity quotations from Kansas City market report
Kansas City dull trading summary lists wheat prices for No 2 hard at 2.25 to 2.31, No 3 red at 2.23 to 2.28, corn No 2 mixed 1.27 to 1.38, No 2 white 1.37 to 1.40, oats No 3 white around 0.69 to 0.70, and similar tones for other grades.
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Market Quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats
ST LOUIS April 11 Quotations were as follows today Wheat No 2 red 2 36 2 48 No 8 hard 2 25 32 79 Corn No 2 nominal No 2 white 434 Oats No 2 nominal No 2 white Ties
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Unclear Textile Market Report From Turbulent Era
Market notes indicate higher yarn activity and firm men’s wear prices as wool sectors wait on government action for military orders. Rumors suggest a tax on raw silk intended for revenue purposes.
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