Government August grain report shows corn well below average
Washington August 8 government crop report places corn at 75.8 percent of normal with an indicated yield of 25 bushels per acre and a production of 2.672 billion bushels. Winter wheat yield 18.5, area 20.938 million acres, production 511 million bushels. All wheat 15.0 bushels and 744 million. oats 26.8 bushels and 1.028 billion. soy, rice and potatoes also detailed.
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Kansas
Missouri
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Georgia
Pseererevssesness
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Csesseeeeees
Tennessee
Weather Bulletin Summarizes Cotton Belt Week Findings
The district saw mean temperatures 1 to 5 degrees above normal in most areas with deficits in parts of Georgia Florida Louisiana and Texas coast. Rainfall occurred broadly though Oklahoma and parts of Texas saw little. Greatest weekly rainfall reached 6.40 inches in Kosciusko Mississippi and 5 inches in Greensboro North Carolina.
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Texas
Oklahoma
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Kosciusko
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Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Weather Bulletin Reports Heat and Rain Across Districts
Observations taken at 8 a m Friday August 8 1913 show fair weather in the belt with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more occurred at Griffin Clanton Camak Gadsden Greenwood and Eastman in the past 12 hours. The Houston district temps not used in averages.
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Camak
Gadsden
Greenwood
Eastman
First Woman Appointed Elevator Conductor at Federal Building
Miss Jessie A Vachon of Bellingham Washington is named elevator conductor for the federal building after Treasury Department approval. Previously in charge by the postmaster, the appointment faced opposition from a supervising architect and support from Senator Poindexter amid suffragist pressure. Vachon is the first woman to hold this federal post. Also notes a Surinam tobacco bacilli control method and a New York fountain mop invention.
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Jessie A. Vachon
Federal
Bellingham
Wash
Treasury Department
Miss Vachon
United States
Wall Street Sways Ahead of Government Crop Report
A muted session on New York exchanges occurred as investors awaited the afternoon government crop report. Union Pacific and New Haven fell on rumor-driven dividend worries while Wabash and Lackawanna led gains among industrials. Copper and other commodities eyed a price rise abroad, but overall activity stayed limited and the market closed irregular.
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Union Pacific
New Haven
Paul
Northern Pacific
Wabash
Lackawanna Steel
Atchison
Texas Pacific
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Reading
Steel
Canadian Pacific
New York Money Markets Report August 8
Prime mercantile paper at 6 1 2 per cent Sterling exchange firm at 483.25 for sixty day bills and 486.75 for demand Commercial bills 4.83 Bar silver 59c Mexican dollars 47c Government and railroad bonds irregular Money on call steady ruling rate 2 1 4c closing bid 2 1 4c offered at 2 1 2c Time loans steady 60 days 8 1 2c 90 days 4 1 2c six months 5 3 4c
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Sterling Exchange
Copper Producers' Association Reports Stock Decline
New York August 8 state copper producers association notes a drop in stocks on hand by pounds compared with the previous period. The report outlines movements in copper inventories and implies shifts in supply conditions affecting markets.
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New York
Copper Producers’ Association
Coffee futures steady as Rio No 7 quoted at 8.65
New York August 8 Coffee futures hold steady with No 7 Rio at 1.8 cents and September futures at 8.65 while March contracts remain quoted in the market.
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New York
Rio
St Louis Produce Prices and Poultry Quotations
Aug day quotations from St Louis market show poultry at 11 1/2 to 18 cents per pound for chickens, turkeys at 18 cents, ducks 10 to 11 cents, geese, butter creamery at 26 1/2 cents, eggs at a local rate. Market notes are brief and date-stamped from St Louis.
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Aug
Market Quotations From Kansas City August 8
Kansas City market quotes list butter prices at 26 cents for Creamery and 25 for factory refined, eggs at 18 cents for Firsts and 12 cents for Seconds, poultry with hens at 12 cents, roosters 9 cents, ducks 10 cents, and springers 16 cents.
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Kansas City
Market Quotations Mixed in Chicago Trading Report
Chicago on August 8 reports butter quotations unchanged and eggs receipts at 9122 cases. Potatoes rise to 95 98 cents with a thirty case receipt, while poultry alive remains unchanged.
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Chicago
Ill
Eggs firm receipts ease on fresh gathered extras
New York on August 8 reports eggs firm with receipts reaching 15,773 cases while fresh gathered extras sell at 26 to 28 cents per dozen amid steady market tone.
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New York
Rice markets report from New Orleans auctions and receipts
New Orleans market notes list rough Honduras rice strong, Japan steady, and clean Honduras firm with prices ranging from 4.50 to 4.75 for rough Honduras and 2.60 to 3.26 for Japan. Receipts show rough 1660, millere 254, lean 7465, with sales of 296 rough Honduras at 4.50 to 4.75, 400 clean Honduras at 2% to 6%, and 400 Japan at 3% to 3% concessions.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Millere
London Market Closure on Metals and Warrant Prices
The London market closed yesterday with copper quiet at 68 pounds 2s 6d for spot and futures. Tin steady with spot 186 pounds 16s and futures 186 pounds 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants quoted at 54s 10 1/2d.
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London
Cleveland
Market Close Prices From Boston Trading Session
Boston reports close quotes with Arizona Commerce at 24 percent, Calumet and Arizona at 64 percent, Greene Cananea at 6 percent, and North Butte at 28 percent, reflecting active commodity trading.
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Arizona Commercial
Calumet and
Arizona
Greene Cananea
North Butte
Cotton Goods Market Holds Steady Amid Delays
In New York on a late delivery cycle cotton goods show barely steady price levels with spot goods scarce. Yarns remain quiet and unchanged while Italian raw silk rises quickly due to a crop shortage impacting supply.
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New York
Sugar and related commodities hold steady in New York
Raw sugar remains steady with Muscovado at 3.28, centrifugal 3.73, molasses sugar 2.95. Refined sugar and petroleum hold steady as markets report firm hides and leather in New York trading notes dated August 8.
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New York
Insect Gift Sparks New Brighton Museum Drive
New York elevator operator Peter Garrigan after two weeks at Greenwood Lake sent a rare katydid to his friend William Corey in the Richmond DA's office. The specimen, misidentified as a common tree toad in a dictionary back, sparked a petition to establish a natural history museum in New Brighton. Buffalo's bonded debt stands at 31,562,509.83, near the 10 percent limit of assessed valuations. Persia's six mile railway runs from Teheran to the Shah Abdul shrine.
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New Brighton
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Richmond District Attorney’s Office
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San Antonio Pens With Light Receipts at Union Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards reports light receipts with cattle 44 calves 22 hogs 9. Prices unchanged as most markets stay firm. Chicago Kansas City steady while Fort Worth notes higher hogs and stronger sheep. Fort Worth receipts below typical levels.
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UNION
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Livestock Market Receipts Steady Prices
Fort Worth cattle show market activity with 1500 cattle and 400 calves, steady demand and brisk movement. Steers 5.60 to 7.00 dollars, cows 4.00 to 5.60, bulls 3.75 to 5.25, calves 4.50 to 6.50. Hog arrivals about 400 head, prices 8.45 to 8.90. Sheep and lambs numbered about 320 head, market quoted steady.
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Tex
Kansas City Livestock Receipts Show Market Upturn
Market desk reports August 8 shows hog receipts at 6000 with bids 8.40 to 8.75 and heavy hogs 8.40 to 8.60. Cattle receipts 1500 including 300 southerns, prime fed steers 8.35 to 8.75, dressed beef steers 7.25 to 8.25, cows 3.50 to 8.60, heifers 4.50 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 2000 with a strong tone. lambs 5.75 to 7.30, yearlings 4.50 to 5.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.75, ewes 3.50 to 4.25.
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Kansas City
Livestock Receipts In St Louis Market Details Aug 8
Cattle receipts total 1000 with 100 Texans, market steady. Native beef steers 5.50 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.75 to 5.50. Texas Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 7.75, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 6500, market steady. pigs 7.75 to 9.20, fat hogs 8.70 to 8.80. Sheep receipts 000, market steady. wethers and ewes 3.25 to 4.25, lambs 5.75 to 7.36.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Rain Cancel Leads To Cotton Market Rebound
New York reports show no rain in the southwest easing the opening advance, but rain signals at Galveston later narrow gains. The market firmed after weather updates, with August ahead then easing, and new crop positions up about 13 to 15 points midday as dry, hot conditions persist.
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New York
Beter
Galveston
New Orleans Cotton Opens Up on Dry Western Belt Conditions
New Orleans August cotton futures rose early as dry weather in the western belt supported gains of 5.7 points, with showers in the east cited as not bearish. Call buying lifted prices 7 to 8 points, but selling later trimmed gains to about 0 to 2 points. By noon the market stood 6–7 points ahead, then afternoon bulletins from the western belt sent prices to roughly 11 points above yesterday's final, with continued light movement of new cotton aiding the steady tone.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
Gulf
Belt
Futures open steady with scattered shifts across months
Cotton futures opened steady on August and September bids with modest gains across front months. The market showed minimal movement as December and March contracts hovered around 11.16 to 11.23, with May futures near 11.38, while August traded around 13.46 and July 11.21 as last prices.
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Close
West
Sea
Dee
Tae
New Orleans
Spot cotton market in Liverpool shows fair demand
Liverpool August 8 spot cotton market reports fair demand and easier prices with middling at 7.034 pence, good middling 6.754, middling 6.434, low ordinary 6.23, and 5.764 for good ordinary. Sales reach 8000 bales including 7200 American and 600 for speculation and export. Receipts zero.
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Liverpool
Futures close quiet in Liverpool market brief
Liverpool futures markets closed quiet with August contracts at 6.18d. August-September trades 6.11d and September-October 6.01444d. October-November sits at 6.97d, November-December 6.98d, December-January 56.93d, January-February 5.944d, February-March 56.95d, March-April 5.97d, May-June 5.98d, June-July 6.994d, and July-August 98y.
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Liverpool
Aug
Cotton Price Report from New Orleans Market
New Orleans spot cotton quiet with the middling price at 11 7-8 cents, listings show various grades from low ordinary at 8 1-2 to good middling at 12 3-16 cents. Receipts total 445 bales, stock at 20,728.
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New Orleans
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago today reports hog receipts of 14000 with a strong market. Bulk sales 8.20 to 8.85, light 8.75 to 9.22, mixed 8.00 to 9.15, heavy 7.10 to 8.80, pigs 5.00 to 5.60. Cattle receipts 1500 with a steady market. Beeves 7.10 to 9.10, Texas steers 6.75 to 7.60, stockers and feeders 5.25 to 7.75, cows and heifers 3.60 to 8.40, calves 8.00. Sheep receipts 6000 with a steady market. Native 4.10 to 5.10, yearlings 5.36 to 6.15, native lambs 6.50 to 7.50.
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Chicago
Texas
Cotton markets hold steady amid varied Gulf sales
Galveston reports spot cotton closing easy and unchanged with 450 bales traded and 2,074 bales received, stock at 21,733. Houston notes a steady market with no immediate spot sales, 2,755 bales shipped, and stock at 26,931.
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Galveston
Tex
Houston
California Dry Fruit Prices Rise On Coast War Among Shippers
California dry fruit prices for prunes apples and apricots have advanced due to drought winds and dropping crops. Brokers say the rise stems partly from a price war between Pacific coast shippers and New York robbers seeking a low market. Local markets show little change but sugar meanwhile climbs ten cents per hundredweight to 5.25. Potatoes likely to rise 10 to 15 cents per hundredweight as California stock is bought at higher prices.
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Pacific Coast
New York
Market Prices for Eggs Poultry Produce and More
Market report lists prices to retailers for eggs at 17 to 21 cents per dozen, poultry hens 16 cents per pound, fryers 14 to 16 cents, turkeys 18 cents. cheese 18 cents, butter 30 cents creamery 16 18 cents country. Includes vegetables fruit canned goods meats lard and staples with numerous regional price quotes and pack details.
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London
Cotton seed products and market notes from Memphis and New York
Market notes show prime basis oil at 8 cents, meal around 31.60 to 32.00, linters 2 percent. New York Cotton Oil reports firm market with prices in August 9.12 to 9.20, September 9.01 to 9.05, and December around 6.80 to 6.82, with specific sales totals and calls. A New York hospital tests underfloor electric lamps for room lighting and the University of Arizona opens a mining bureau to foster state industry development.
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Commodity prices show lead and copper movements across markets
In New York on August 8 lead held at 4.50 with London quotes around 20 pounds sterling 15s, copper firm with Standard spot near 15 004 18 48 and electrolytic around 15.62 to 15.75, tin quoted at roughly 41.50 to 42.00, while antimony sits near 8.40 to 8.50 and iron steadies at No. 1 northern 16.00 to 16.25. A St Louis note lists lead at 44.40 to 45 and copper at 5.50.
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Cotton prices hold steady across Memphis and New York
Spot cotton remains steady with mids in Memphis at 114 cents, New York quotes 12 cents for uplands and 12.25 cents for gulf. No sales reported. A health census in St. Louis will be run by three society women. Tinplate production in the United States last year reached 1.75 billion pounds, tenfold the 1899 output.
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Gulf
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United States
Illinois rains fail to boost corn as rest of grains stay dry
Illinois saw light rains aiding corn, while Kansas and Nebraska faced heat and drought. Market opened higher with December futures up to 67 cents, oats rallied with corn, and hogs and provisions also strengthened. Wheat climbed then fell, closing modestly higher for December.
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Nebraska Monthly Bulletin
Market Quotations From St Louis Commodities
St Louis market notes show cash wheat prices at No 2 red 85 87½ cents No 2 hard 85 89½. Corn No 2 74 cents No 2 white 76 cents. Oats No 2 42 cents No 3 white 43 cents. Receipts yesterday flour 8000 barrels wheat 225000 bushels corn 18000 oats 99000. Shipments flour 10090 barley? 0. Wheat futures September 85 1/2 cents May 95 1/8. Corn September 78 8/8 73 1/2 May 70 1/4 70 3/8. Oats September 42 1/2 May 47 3/8.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain futures prices listed in Kansas City
Kansas City market notes show cash wheat No 2 hard at 83 85 1 2 cents, No 2 red at 88 84e, No 2 mixed corn at 77 cents, No 2 white oats at 44 cents, No 2 mixed at 42 1 2 41e. Futures: wheat September 81 1 4 81 8 8c, December 85 1 2 85 5 8c. Corn September 75 3 8 765 1 20, December 69 8 8 8 1 2c.
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Kansas City
Chicago grain prices mixed on August wheat and corn
Chicago on August 8 reported cash grain prices for No 2 red new wheat at 86 1 2 to 87 cents, No 2 hard at 88 1 2 to 87 1 2, No 1 northern at 91 1 2 to 2 cents. No 2 northern 90 91 cents, No 2 spring 20 91 cents, velvet chaff 8 1 2 91, durum 2 7 90 cents, corn No 2 at 72 3 4 to 73 1 4 cents, No 2 white 72 3 4 to 73 1 2, No 2 yellow 73 to 73 1 4, oats No 2 new 40 cents, No 2 white 43 1 4 to 43 1 2, standard new 42 1 2 to 42 8 4, standard old 42 3 4 to 43 1 8 cents.
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Chicago
Interior receipts. Houston 2003 cotton stats report
In Houston 2003, weekly Liverpool cotton statistics show imports of all kinds at 19,000 and American imports at 5,000. Stocks total 702,000 with American stocks at 502,000. American forwarded 63,000 and total exports listed as 7,200.
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Liverpool
Marine Intelligence Galveston Arrivals and Sailed Steamers
Galveston afloat notes show yesterday arrivals including steamers Georgian Prince from New York plant and Francis from New York with Para and Ogeechee. Also listed are ships El Dia from New York and Malmstad sailing toward Rotterdam with Pallanza and Hamare. New York reports arrival of Re D'Italy from Naples.
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Para
Ogeechee
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Malmstad
Ee Rotterdam
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Hamare
Leads flock to other church in Franklin Indiana
Judge H C Barnett urges Christian union and practical steps. The Tabernacle Christian church members, about 250 people, cross streets to the Presbyterian church for worship. They are warmly received and sing together. The Presbyterian pastor asks the Tabernacle pastor to help lead the service and both congregations express satisfaction with the plan and potential future visits.
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W. R. Tyler
Tabernacle
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