Ranch and farm notices from Crowell to Ro cco Texas
A varied set of listings includes threeacre plots outside the city limits with irrigation wells and easy payments in Crockett and Fort Worth area. a forty acre farm seven miles from the city priced at 4000 dollars with terms. shares for sale in a 10x20 mile ranch containing 5000 cattle. stockmen announce a sale and absolute control of 16 sections with details on fences wells and a complete ranch residence in the San Simon valley. contact P O box 121 Crowell Texas and P O box 62 Rocco New Mexico for more information.
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W. B. Whitaker
E Crockett
W. K. Whitaker
Commerce St
P. O. Box
Crowell
Tex
San Simon Valley
E. J. Tomlinson
P. O
Rocco
N. Mox
Retiring Board Dissolved at Fort Sam Houston
A new retiring board is appointed at Fort Sam Houston. Members named include General James Par Colonel Millard F Waltz of the Nineteenth Infantry Lee W Landsitt Engineers Merritt W Ireland Jereb Clayton Medical Corps Captain Paul C Galleher Nineteenth Infantry Major Raymond F Metcalf Major James D Fife Medical Corps Colonel William W Forsyth Cavalry will report for examination.
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Fort Sam Houston
James Par
Millard F. Waltz
Nineteenth Infantry
Lee William C. Landsitt
Engineers
Merritt W. Ireland
Jereb Clayton
Medical
Paul C. Galleher
Raymond F. Metcalf
James D. Fife
William W. Forsyth
Cavalry
Notable Visitors Stay at Gunter St Menger St Anthony
A roster of guests includes H P Stahl of Chicago at water, A F Feagin of Livingston at St Anthony, J H Harshaw railroad man at Menger, F Wall Fort Worth stockman at Gunter, W R Linton of Kansas City at St Anthony, J H Manns of Cincinnati at Menger, T B Jones of Junction with Mrs Jones at Gunter, J H Hamilton Longhorn cattleman at St Anthony, A G Baker Dallas commercial man at Menger, Mr. and Mrs W W Gunn of Columbus at Gunter, Mr and Mrs H A Seller Chicago tourers at St Anthony, S M Barrett Austin attorney at Menger, Mrs P J Miles Seguin at Gunter, Mary W Green Wilmington at St Anthony, Mr and Mrs H Ruden New York at Menger.
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A. F. Feagin
Livingston
St. Anthony
J. H. Harshaw
Menger
F. Wall
Fort Worth
Gunter
W. R. Linton
Kansas City
J. H. Manns
Cincinnati
A. G. Baker
Dallas
W. W. Gunn
Columbus
H. A. Seller
Chicago
M. Barrett
Austin
P. J. Miles
Seguin
Mary W. Green
Wilmington
Mrs. H. Ruden
New York
Navy Sees Rapid Recruitment Push Toward 87,000 Mark
Washington April 14 reports a net gain of about 1300 sailors in one week. Navy officers said if the same rate continues, 13 more days would reach the maximum authorized strength of 87,000 men.
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Washington, D. C
Emperor Kaiser Not Ill Says Berlin Official
Berlin issues an official statement denying recent reports of the emperor's illness. Copenhagen reports outbreaks of infantile paralysis in Sweden Norway and Denmark with the naval schoolship in Copenhagen vacated due to the disease among recruits.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Sweden
Copenhagen
Norway
Denmark
Cotton Market Nervous Amid Narrow Shifts and Mixed Tone
The cotton market opened nervous and irregular with gains in New Orleans and later steadier prices in New York. Rumors of lower ocean freight rates and favorable southwest weather supported a brief advance, then a pullback before steady closes in New York and New Orleans as San Antonio quotes 19.15.
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San Antonio
Ncwess
Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Cotton Exchange
Census Bureau
Southwest
New York Cotton Sees Nervous Trade and Mixed Moves
The New York cotton market opened with nervousness and irregular activity. July futures fell to 19.89 while May rose briefly before dipping, and new crop contracts opened lower. By close, July touched 20.12 and October 18.97 as rumors of cheaper freight and dry Southwest weather supported covering.
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New York
Atlantic States
Cotton futures open steady in New York on April 14
The May contract opens at 20.42 while July 20.08 and October 18.90 December 18.96 and January 18.96. Futures close Saturday with little change from Friday's range but system text shows mixed highs and lows across months.
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New York
Ses
JON, Vocccevceses
Ssseve
New Orleans Cotton Dips Then Steady Late Session
In New Orleans on April 14, cotton showed small nervous moves in the first half hour. Weather and March Census figures were neutral. After opening gains of 2 to around a point, prices slipped 8 to 14 points below yesterday's close, then steadied with the ext months ending the session up one net point.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Cotton futures dip as Liverpool opens down
New Orleans reports cotton futures closing lower by 1 to 4 points on Saturday. Opening bids set May at 19.58, July at 19.82, October 18.49, December 18.67, January 18.64. Liverpool expected to open Monday with declines of 10 to 17 points.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Quiet Northern Livestock Market Delivers Mixed Signals
The Union Stock Yards reports a calm day with cattle slightly up to steady, hogs down six cents at Fort Worth, and sheep holding steady. Receipts totaled about 20 cattle, 23 calves, 67 horses, and 167 hogs, with 36 cattle, 2 calves, and 47 hogs sold locally.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Cattle and Sheep Receipts Beat Market Notes Fort Worth
Fort Worth cattle receipts total 900 with market steady. Steers 7.00 Ty ha stockery 6.08 to 6.50, heifers 6.50 710.50, cows 5.50 to 6.50, calves 5.00. Hoogs reports receipts one market 0. cents higher with bulk 15.00 to 15.85, top 16.55. Sheep receipts 660 with market steady. lambs 14.00 to 16.00, yearlings 12.50 to 13.75, wethers 10.00 to 12.50, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, goats 6.50 to 8.00.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Hog Cattle and Sheep Receipts Reported
Chicago on April 14 reports hog receipts about 7000 with market steady. Bulk pigs and various hog classes priced from 14.50 to 16.36. Cattle receipts around 4500 with market weak. native beef cattle 9.30 to 13.25, stockers and feeders 7.30 to 10.00, cows and heifers 5.75 to 11.00, calves 9.00 to 1. Sheep receipts about 2000 with market steady. wethers 10.70 to 13.10, lambs 12.15 to 16.00.
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Chicago
US Cotton Census Shows March and Eight Months Totals
The census bureau reports March cotton consumption at 662,230 running bales and eight months ending March 31 at 4,517,096 bales. On hand figures in consuming establishments and public storage are given, with spindles active at 33,233,072 and linters data across March and eight months.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Linters
Local Markets Report Prices Rise Across Staples
The wholesale price of eggs firmed up on Saturday with Texas country candled eggs at 30 and 21 cents a dozen, butter and poultry steady, cabbage at 8 per hundredweight, dried yams rising to 2.15 and 2.25 per hamper, flour up to 11.70 a barrel, meal 1.25 per 30 pound sack, and wheat screenings at 3 per hundredweight.
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Texas
Kansas
Mexico
de Estarta
Sudan
Sak
California
Shippers Market Prices Reported for Texas Poultry and Goods
Saturday market notes show jobbers prices to retailers or shippers with lower commissions. Butter at 32 386c per pound in Texas creamery. country butter 28 30c. poultry prices list hens friers broilers turkeys ducks and geese with varied per dozen or per pound figures.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Chicago Daily Market Quotes And Receipts Report
Chicago prices quoted butter creamery at 41 45 cents with imports higher. Receipts total 21 459 cases. firsts 32 33 1/3 cents ordinary firsts 31 2 1/2 cents. Potatoes unchanged. receipts 30 carloads from several states. Poultry springs 22 1/2 30 cents. Washington Colorado Idaho Oregon white fowls 9 4 0 3 25. Michigan Wisconsin white fowls 2 752 990.
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Chicago
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Springs
Butter and potato prices hit steady in Kansas City market
Quotations from Kansas City report butter at 46c for firsts 42c seconds 40c packing 33c. Eggs rise to 31c for flats. Poultry hens 21c. Potatoes steady at 2.94 per bushel.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Market Receipts and Quotes April 14
Receipts totalled 1000 cattle 400 cattle and 600 sheep. Cattle included prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.00 and dressed beef steers 16.00 to 12.45. heifers 9.00 to 12.00. stockers 7.75 to 11.00. Sheep reported 600 head with lambs 12.25 to 15.70, yearlings 13.00, wethers 12.00 to 13.56. Bulk prices for hogs ranged 15.60 to 16.15 with heavy 16.10 to 16.25. Pigs 12.00 to 14. Cattle and hog prices steady.
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Kansas City
Cotton Statistics Show Seasonal Deficit Across Regions
New Orleans and Savannah report varied cotton bales and stocks with New Orleans and Philadelphia showing notable changes. The season totals indicate a deficit of 214,206 bales compared with last year and 1,148,9 stock levels versus the prior week.
Market Report from St Louis Cattle and Hogs Prices
St Louis market notes steady receipts of hogs and cattle with frequent price ranges. Hogs show light trades and mixed lots mainly at 15.75 to 16.30, while cattle listings include native beef steers 7.50 to 12.50 and cows 6.00 to 11.00, with stockers and feeders around 6.00 to 10.15 and Texas quarantine steers up to 49.50. Sheep receipts were none and unchanged.
Rice Market Strong Demand Pushes Prices Higher
New Orleans reports a robust Friday rice market with higher quotations across all grades. Receipts total rough 12384 sacks, millers 1357, and clean 6100 pockets, with sales of rough and clean Honduras Japan Blue Rose and polishes at varied per sack and per hundredweight prices.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Blue Rose
Wheat and grain futures surge on tightening supplies
Chicago brokers report sharp gains across grains with wheat reaching new highs as shorts cover poorly. May and July contracts rise amid limited deliveries and strong cash demand, while corn and oats follow the rally and provisions firm. Analysts note crop conditions improving in Kansas and expect more farm movement after seeding.
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Chicago
Ill
Kansas
Market quotes and grain prices reported in Chicago
Quotations listed for Wheat and Corn along with Oats and Barley prices from Chicago on April 14. No 2 red and No 2 hard state price for wheat, No 2 yellow corn at 1.47148, oats standard at 70 became 70 and barley at 1.15 per bushel.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain prices report from Kansas City
Quotations today show wheat at No 2 hard 2.54 to 2.60 and No 2 red 2.55. Corn bids for No 2 mixed 1.47 to 1.49 and No 2 white 1.49 to 1.50. Oats No 2 white 0.73 and No 2 mixed 0.72 to 0.74.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close with mixed gains in Kansas City
Grain futures closed with Wheat May 2.385 and July 1.90 and September 1.69 while Corn May 1.41 July 1.34 and September 1.27 reflecting market sentiment in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Grain quotations from St Louis market report
In St Louis on April 14 quotations for grain included No 2 hard at 2.50 to 2.65 and No 2 white at 1.52 for the period, with other slight variations noted for red and white varieties. The text shows fragmented pricing data and partial grade mentions.
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St, Louis
Cotton goods and yarns firm as markets advance
New York April 14 cotton goods were very firm with wide sheetings up 5 cents a yard to 42 15 cents for 10 4 goods. Yarns advanced and in good demand. Wool markets firmer with dealers asking higher prices.
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New York
Shippers Split Over Freight Rate Protest Conference
In Chicago on April 14 thirty eight members of the Shippers National Conference walked out after adopting a resolution opposing any rail rate increase without full investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Henry C. Barrow proposed a counter resolution. it was defeated. Permanent officers were elected H C Wallace chair Des Moines M R Meyers secretary and H W Danforth treasurer St Louis.
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Chicago
Shippers National Conference
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry C. Barrow
Chicago Association of Commerce
H. C. Wallace
Des Moines
M. R. Meyers
H. W. Danforth
St. Louis
Provision Markets Packing Prices for Saturday Quotations
Local packing house quotations list dry salt extras at 24%4c and bacon extras at 24%c. Dry salt bellies average 14-16 pounds at 24%c, fancy breakfast bacon 38r, fancy ham 27c, bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 26¢, Pure lard 220 and compound 17%c. American cheese 29¢ per pound.
Weather Observations at 7 AM on April 14 1917
Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau records morning observations at 7 o clock on Saturday April 14 1917.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Turpentine and Resin Market Report from Savannah
Turpentine quiet with 47 percent sales and 80 receipts across 526 shipments and 9 481 stock. Resin firm shows 128 sales, 362 receipts, 530 shipments, and 95 647 stock. Quotations list prices from 5.45 to 5.75 per unit across graded categories.
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Savannah
Pig iron prices in Pittsburg reach forty year high
Pittsburg district pig iron prices were set at a $40 per ton minimum, the highest in more than four decades, surpassing $12.50 two years prior. Some observers claim the peak since early charcoal iron days.
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Pittsburg
Besh
Record Butter Price Marked In April at Elgin
In Elgin on April 14 a report notes butter reaching a record price for the month, with 25 tubs cited as a notable quantity for the day.
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Elgin
New York Sugar Futures Firm on Spot Market Strength
Sugar futures in New York closed 2 to 7 points higher with active buying for trade, 16 700 tons sold. May at 5.55 to 5.49, September 5.77, December raw sugar 5.68 to 6.44 for May shipment molasses, centrifugal and fine granulated quoted with firm tones.
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New York
Boynton Named Receiver of Royal Arcanum
Boston April 14 Thomas J Boynton former Massachusetts attorney general was appointed receiver of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum by Federal Judge Aldrich today.
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Boston
Thomas J. Boynton
Massachusetts
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Aldrich
Coffee Futures Steady Clears No. 7 Market Note
New York April 14 futures for No 7 coffee show steady action with May at 8.25 dollars and July at 8.39 dollars. The report notes the price levels as the market holds steady.
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York
Packing Employees Given Raise
Oklahoma City April 14 900 laborers at Wilson & Company plant receive voluntary wage increase of five to twelve percent. The raise adds about 60000 dollars to the annual payroll.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Wilson & Company, Packers
Stock Market Shows Strength Saturday
New York April 14. The day featured a sharp fall in Peoples' Gas of Chicago following a dividend cut from 1 to 1 percent and a 6 point rise in Cuban-American Sugar. Cuban Cane Sugar climbed nearly 2 points as oils, rails, and metals stayed subdued. United States Steel advanced moderately while speculative issues including sugars and oils led the gains. Bond activity was irregular.
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New York
Peoples
Chicago
Ohio Gas
American Locomotive
Industrial Alcohol
American Woolen
United States’ Steel
Consolidated Gas
United States Steel
General Electric
United States Rubber
Goodrich and
Wilson
Allis-Chalmers
Can
American Car and Foundry
American Smelting
American Tel
Baltimore & Ono
Rethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Hesapeake & Ohio
Seeesesony Gok Coy
Mil
Ty C . R. . & . Trewteecae
Colorado Fuel & Iro Mesesseree
Ateceeseenes
Erie
Great Northern
Illinose Central
Inspiration
Merc
Marine
International Nickel
Bay Kaneas City
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers Wees
Lorillard Company
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Ss& National Lead
New York Central
Oh N. Y . Vad
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania Tee
Ay Consolidated Copper Bane
Reading
Pete
Rep
Iion & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss
Shef, Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
O. Tree
Southern Railway
Eeee
Studebaker Corporation
Os'y Tennessce
Texas Company
Wae Peewee Slim
Union Pacific Serene Seemenee Abts
United Fruit
United States Rubber Viscous
Nited States Steel
Money exchange rates in San Antonio on Saturday
Trading in Mexican currency showed Sila River pesos at . six? half pesos at . five? bs. State bank offered 1 14, National bank 18 19, Bank of London and M 134, Carranza money quoted in the segment.
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San Antonio
Bs State Bank Vno
National Bank N
Bank of London and
Carranza Money
Market Rates and Bond Notes from New York on April 14
Mercantile paper 104% Sterling 60 day bills 4.72 commercial 60 day bills on banks 4.72 commercial time bills 4.71 demand 4.75 cables 4.76 Guilders demand 41 cables 41 bar gold 734% Mexican dollars 56 Government bonds steady Railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Merccantile
London Financial Roundup: Silver Price and Rates
In London on April 14 bar silver stood at 369-16d per ounce and money at 314 percent. Discount rates showed short bills at 4 percent with three months at 4 percent.
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London
New York Bank Clearing Figures Show Decrease in Excess Reserve
Clearing house banks and trust companies report total excess reserve of 1.82 million dollars after a drop of 34.76 million. Loans rise to 3.668 billion with deposits and vault reserves shifting across Federal Reserve and other depositaries.
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New York
Federal Reserve Banks
Greater
Copper Market Quiet as Dealers Offer Concessions
In New York on April 14 the copper market stayed quiet with an unsettled tone due to smaller dealers offering concessions. Spot near nominal. electrolytic small lots 32 to 33 for spot and Q1. 29 to 31 for Q2. 28 to 29 for Q3 and Q4. Larger dealers seeking 30 to 32 for Q3 and Q4 but largely out of the market. Iron prices steady with no change.
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New York
Car shortage order postponed by ICC
Indefinite postponement of the ICC drastic order to force railroads to carry out rules for relief from car shortages and congestion was announced. Railroads acting on their own initiative have produced general relief, leading the commission to deem the order no longer necessary.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wholesale Produce Prices and Trade Goods List
A dense retail wholesale price sheet lists fresh vegetables and fruits with regional notes from Texas Florida California and Mexico. Items include potatoes onions tomatoes cranberries peppers beets carrots cabbage radishes celery turnips and more with prices per hundredweight crate or box and practice notes for dealers and shipper terms.
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Pata
Jess
New
Florida
Texas
California
Ben Davis
Arkansas
Commerce
Missouri
Od Bates
Nebo
Maxwell Gece
Maxwell House
Muduras
Japan
Girls Home Economic Clubs Convene in San Antonio
More than 150 girl farmers from Bexar County gathered at the Gunter Hotel for the first annual convention of the Girls Home Economic Clubs organized by Mrs. J. I. Landrum. Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing spoke on women’s roles in war effort and Red Cross work, with cheers at his remarks.
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Bexar County
Gunter Hotel
Girls Home Economic Clubs
J. I. Landrum
State Department of Agriculture
Pershing
Helen Bates
Philomathean Society
San Antonio High School
New District Court Opposed by Lawyers in Bexar County
The San Antonio Bar Association voted against increasing the number of district courts in Bexar County. A meeting in the Seventy-third District Court Room aimed to relieve congested dockets by creating a fifth district court. Counter motions argued potential impacts on the county attorney’s office.
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San Antonio Bar Association
Bexar County
Seventy-third District Court Room
Henry P. Burney
The
Bar Association
A. L. Matlock
W. C. Linden
Linden
Tom Newton
Turtion
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