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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
25
An OCR read details strong demand for seedless Thorncen Tenke grapes and related produce. It notes car shortages, rising prices for potatoes and other items, and a commission of one cent per pound. Poultry prices hovered 13 to 20 cents as demand increased.
A garbled market listing shows varied prices for produce and staples across regions. Entries include prices per bushel and per pound, noting items like greens, peppers, and various crates with a wide range of cents and dollars, reflecting a fragmented sale page from a historical market.
Readers report a community effort where children assist police in patrolling parks and fountains. An unusual program, begun earlier this month, seeks to boost safety and oversight with youth volunteers aiding park officers.
Photo shows the Prince of Wales as a spectator at a tennis match hosted in Sussex by Lady Wavertree. Also visible are Joan Ridley and a young English tennis player.
Ta SAYS New York Aug 2 Veteran Chairman and citizens hear a speaker attack foreign influence on culture and cuisine. He lampoons European and Latin names tied to cauliflowers while challenging the possibility of three homegrown singers proving patriotic spirit. Occurs amid a parade of exotic-sounding names and global figures.
The cotton market opened lower in New York trading with declines of 2 to 4 points as traders anticipated private crop reports. October and December futures fell, guidance from overnight covaries damped by selling pressure, and activity wound down by midday before a quiet close. Liverpool quotations showed mixed shifts as U S and global demand weighed on prices.
New York trading sees railroad issues lead gains with several majors advancing to fresh highs. Strong earnings, rising call money to 10 percent, and expectations of Federal Reserve tighter funds fuel optimism as downticks from earlier losses recover. Major names like New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific rise. General Electric hits a new high. Detriot Edison, People’s Gas and other peers post gains.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a money and metals topic with scattered terms like price, place names, and partial figures. It mentions Aston Stetaar, Tanto, AUS, and various unclear financial references possibly from a financial notes column. The readable portions suggest a miscible listing rather than a cohesive event.
A late 19th century auction notice details sale items including farming equipment, windmill parts, and livestock. Bids ranged around a dollar figures, with prices noted for farm implements and a small herd. Local buyers gathered as the sale progressed through the day, with prices fluctuating and items selling to the highest bidder.
Del Rio Texas Aug 2 The high price of 700 paid by S S Bundy of Noonevelt Texas to T L Drisdale of Juno Texas for a Rambouillet ram at the Sheep and Goat Show and sale auctions during the annual Lexus Sheep and Goat Meet convention. Bundy, a young rancher, is building a top flock in the ranch country and is a graduate of the Boston Massachusetts Torological Institute.
A busy San Antonio livestock market saw prices slide as heavy bidding collided with abundant supply. Cattle cows common to choice declined to 5 to 7 dollars, calves near 119 to 210, and hogs topped around 10 to 25 dollars with varied weights. Reports from Dallas and other Texas markets indicate a similar downward trend as buyers pulled back and prices softened across most categories.
An investigation into a collision between Katy passenger train No. 5 and a Southern Pacific engine began after a derailment near South Preva Street. Dowbins, Southwest Texas district superintendent, planned further talks with Southern Pacific officials in Dallas to fix blame. Engineer Charles Chowning of the Katy was only slightly injured.
KNOWINGLE Tenny Ave 2 Fran Fallinger reads in ibenese papers that his mother was prostrated over her death in a fire yet he returned home to prove that he was alive and well.
Wall Street briefs report United States Steel securing a 20 day option on Jumna steel of San Brandeso with U S Steel experts to inspect assets. Trulo Petroleum directors to vote on McKeon Oil bid for Italo’s oil holdings. California gold shipments rise, Groy Union sales hit 2.52 million in four weeks end July 27. Goldman Sachs deal features stock exchange offer and Arthur Cranley conditions. Engineering News-Record notes heavy construction activity up 2 percent from July 1926, public works driving gains.
A San Bernardine County couple joins a rapid air response after a minor machine accident at Market, with Jack Maddux of Maddux Airlines signaling he is en route to San Francisco. The wife travels by plane via Los Angeles and reaches the Palace Hotel to learn he is uninjured.
In St Louis, judge Holt ruled on Clarence Terhone’s claim against his former manager Frank E. McCarsbridge over a stowaway hero who traveled from America to Germany on the Graf Zeppelin. The judge noted Terhune was welcomed as a hero and has clashed with his manager since then. The court awarded McCarsbridge $1007. an inventory valued Terhune’s personal property at $402.
The San Antonio markets report stock listings from Alamo companies and regional banks, with notes on brokers, exchanges, and commodities. Grain prices show cash wheat, corn, oats, and barley, plus month and year figures for September and October activity and feeding costs.
Chicago August 24 Wheat and corn values slid after a sharp Liverpool break and cooler corn belt weather. Private crop estimates remained similar to prior months, with wheat prices down 1 18 to 2 4. corn off 2 38 to 4 12, and provisions slipping. Liverpool futures closed 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pence lower, while U S and European factors weighed on the market amid rainfall and favorable temps for the new corn crop.
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