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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1915
Page
5
Prices rise on strong domestic and foreign demand as cotton futures advance, with May and July contracts up and receipts showing improved export activity. Local produce notes show firmer markets for squash and beans, but overall cotton remains the week’s core focus amid favorable weather and growing farm activity.
Prices for fruits vegetables and staples from Colorado to California listed as wholesale to trade. Items include potatoes tomatoes onions apples prunes and canned goods with per hundredweight per bushel and per box quotations and regional origin notes. Also notes on sugar coffee rice and meats with delivery terms to Texas and other states.
Fragmentary OCR shows cotton statistics with multiple place names such as Wilmington and Philadelphia, and values like 0.2520 and 6.2.2641. The text is garbled with stray letters and symbols, but indicates a table of cotton rates or measurements across ports. No clear date, event, or single coherent finding is discernible.
Financial snapshots show American and London money markets with Sterling around 476.60 and 479.80 for cables while government bonds hold steady. In London silver trades at 23d per ounce and discount rates near 2 percent. local stock and bond activity described with limited clarity due to garbled OCR.
Kansas City April 47 grain futures open with limited activity as market data show mixed gains in corn and wheat. The report notes small moves across futures and highlights ongoing volatility in the cotton sector amid broad market uncertainty.
Market report from Fort Worth April 11 shows steady live stock pricing with mixed figures for cattle hogs and sheep. Prices listed include beef cattle around 6.00 to 8.00 per hundredweight and various hog and lamb quotes, with activity described as steady and minimal changes across categories.
Reports from Chicago and St Louis detail cattle and hog receipts, price movements, and market steadiness across regions. Cattle steers and cows show varied values while hogs and sheep reveal firming or softening trends, with quoted ranges and notable comparisons to prior periods.
A Washington conference on April 20 aims to curb pink boll worm by tightening foreign cotton imports. The Agriculture Department plans licensing, inspections, and tracking from port of entry to destination to prevent spread, with strict supervision and penalties for noncompliance.
Boston on April 17 reports foreign wools drawing moderately good demand though the wool market shows dullness and uncertainty due to futures divergence. Prices vary by class and origin with mixed offerings from India and other regions. New York and New England markets echo cautious activity and slow orders, while overall sentiment remains unsettled. Separately, New York notes steady cotton seed meal futures with strong advances in cotton goods demand and readiness for immediate delivery.
April 12 reports show slight gains in wholesale trade prices with butter steady in Texas creamery quotes and mixed moves in eggs, poultry, and dairy items. Chicago market notes butter lower, eggs higher on receipts of 27,466 cases. poultry and potatoes show varied shifts across regions.
Fragmented OCR entry records Liverpool cotton prices with middling quotes and terms for futures. Mentions bales, receipts, and speculative adjustments, plus references to May futures and February rates amid unclear names and figures.
New York April 17 reports a volatile stock scene with dramatic gains across major issues as central bank data show rising currency liquidity. Traders note persistent demand from European holders and shifting speculative sentiment, while authorities monitor for signs of overheating and potential corrective action.
New York banks show a rise in money stocks with total deposits and reserves increasing. The condition statement lists actual totals, reserve balances, and net demand deposits across state banks and trust companies in Greater New York, noting year to date gains and sector-wide totals.
Market observers report cotton prices and market activity at multiple centers. Figures show weekly movement with totals around 24,000 bales compared with last year, and gains in some regions while others show declines. Data from the cotton exchange floor indicates ongoing fluctuations and varying regional exports and inland shipments.
Chicago traders reported a steady gain in wheat prices with final quotes around 7 cents per bushel up from Saturday. Corn rose about five cents and oats slightly, as rain forecasts and favorable conditions supported futures. selling pressure later capped advances and profits were taken.
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