War news lifts stocks in early trading gains
New York stocks opened firm then surged on encouraging war news. United States Steel and Canadian Pacific led gains with others like Mexican Petroleum, American Can, United Cigar, and Bathichem-Steel rising. Liberty bonds traded strong and multiple rail and chemical shares saw 1 point or more advances as the market held firm through half-day.
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New York
United States Steel
Canadian Pacific
Mexican Petroleum
American Can
United Cigars
Bathichem
Nurine Preferred
American Telephone
Liu
Baldwin Lucernativa
Great Northern Gte
Atelantic
Guid
Pittsburg & Wear
Virginia
Pinson Packing
Baldwin
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethiehent Steel
Sit
Aenes
Central Leather
Chesapeake & Onto
Bee
Aul, & St
Teaee
Chi, & P Oy Chine
Colorado Steel & Iron
Cructhie Steel
Wees
Cubs
Erie O . Ey
General Elea
General Motors
Fr Bee
Great Northern
Ulinois
Auth Taity
United States
Weatinehoure al Arle
AMY Dite Willye-Qverland
Money Markets and Foreign Exchange Report
Trading in Mexican money at San Ane t was weak with quotes slipping. Loans and call money showed strength. government bonds and railroad bonds were firm, with short term discount rates around 3 17 82 percent and bills near 4 72 to 4 76% in a dated market report.
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San Anet
Pete
Cotton Statistics and Market Upticks From New Orleans Report
A garbled New Orleans bulletin reports cotton stats with references to sacks and gains, including figures such as 14k sacks and 40 sacks and mentions of Carolina sales. It notes Honduran prices around 7.40 to 7.80 and hints at depths and potential shaft-related mining imagery.
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New Orleans
Ange
Iecelpty
Wholesale Price List for Fresh Produce and Groceries
The document lists wholesale prices for fresh vegetables, fruits, canned goods, grains, dried fruits, and meats. Items include onions Texas Boomudis, potatoes California, yams East Texas, tomatoes California lug, cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, green corn, peaches, apples, grapes, raisins, coffee, tea, sugar, flour, and canned vegetables with quantities and per unit pricing for California, Texas, and other sources.
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Texas
California
Colorado
Bartlett
Rockyfords
Ile
Stinsat
Canova
Columbia River
Tednal
Alaska
Hades
Cease
Texas Anne Selig
Ford
PTC
Mae
Alvalfa
Tarrinca
MILO
MATA
Amber
Halle
Grange
Jafatere
Toney
Improved Weather Eases Quotations in Corn Market
Fresh car of Colorado vegetables arrives in wholesale market with lettuce celery and cantaloupes. Prices show increases on onions lemons celery and peaches while cantaloupes and California plums move mixed. Chicago market shows corn oats and provisions under pressure as shipments remain small.
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Colorado
Texas
California
California L
Chicago
San Antonio Stores Require Signed Sugar Price Certificates
The state food administration mandates all shoppers to sign for sugar price comparisons. A uniform certificate is available at food administration offices or the Retail Merchants Association. Sample copies and information explain the plan. The service compares prices across 47 Texas cities for 20 staple commodities to show local pricing.
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San Antonio
Food Administration
State Food Administration
Office
To Food Administration
Retail Merchants Association
Texas
Local Food Administration
San Antiios Prites
Grain quotes from Chicago Kansas City and St Louis markets
Market brief lists grain prices and futures for No 2 corn, No 1 hard wheat and other futures. Notes include Chicago Ro Ro Illinois Aug corn prices around 1.90 per bushel and Kansas City quotes for wheat, corn, oats, with Sept and Oct futures. St Louis report lists No 2 white corn around 1.85 and No 2 oats near 67 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Touts
Seed men meet cotton seed dealers in Washington discuss costs
In Washington on August 8, seed dealers met with Department of Agriculture and Food Administration officials to discuss higher costs and lower margins in cotton seed planting. They noted increased costs and that recent food administration actions reduce profit margins for milling feed. Attendees included Lew Penty and others from Texas. representatives from the department and administration attended. New York sugar prices were also noted in a brief financial update.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Lear Administration
Costa
Sitoe
ALA Department of Agricultue and Food Administration
Provisions and Quotations From Antonio Packing House
Quotations for meat products and fats including bacon belly and lard are listed with weights and prices. Entries mention salted bellies, 14 to 16 pound ranges, and various brands or suppliers. Also includes miscellaneous notes and figures from Chicago and other locations.
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Hace Packing House
Shipper's Market San Antonio Prices Steady on Poultry Butter
Texas and northern country cattle prices hold steady while butter from Texas creamery ranges 40 to 45 cents per pound. Poultry shows steady quotes with hens and roosters listed. large springs 29 to 30 cents. small broilers around 24 to 26 cents. Chicago market notes butter and fowls with turkeys and poultry shipments and receipts varying.
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San Antonio
Texas
Texas Creamery
Ray
Chicago
Virginia
Minnesota
Butie
Cotton Bulls Dominate Market As War News Rises
War and crop news lift cotton prices with bulls pushing the market. Quotations show active trading despite limited offerings, with October delivery near session highs in New York and gains across New Orleans and Liverpool. Prices closed slightly below the day’s peak but still firm.
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Baels
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Jesus
Walethere
Iain York
New Yorke
Fev
New York Cotton Market Steady Amid Dry Southwest Weather
Cotton prices firm as dry weather in the southwest supports buying from southern mills. Active months rise with October near 28.0 to 28.8 and January around 28.3, while late-day trading shows mixed regional demand and renewed covering. Liverpool buyers aid early activity as market closes steady despite fluctuations from war news and crop reports.
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Jodes
Nixhe
Southern
Liverpool
Connec Luna
Liverpool cotton market and Texas livestock prices report
Liverpool cotton prices show quiet trading with good middling around 22.09 and 21.46, total sales 1000 bales and a 44,000 bale forward total. Texas cattle and sheep receipts state mixed, with cattle around 12.00 to 15.00 and sheep 12.50 to 14.00. horse and hog prices listed with regional market notes for Fort Worth and San Antonio.
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Ordantry
Sku
Breemler
Nuvem
Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago
Aus
Tenis
Sa Loe Lawer
Surat
Heeft
Calendar-like numbers appear in scattered dates
A string of figures shows month day pairs such as December 27 22 January 27 27 March 27 23 and May 27 35, suggesting a sequence of dates or codes without clear context or event details.
New Orleans Cotton Prices Rise on Strong Demand
New Orleans reports heavy cotton buying as Entente on the western front continues and Texas weather stays dry. Early trading showed gains of 43 0 58 points with prices firm into the late morning and closing higher by about 1 1 4 to 3 points. New York futures opened steady with prices around 28.40 to 28.28.
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New Orleans
Entente
Texas
Cotten
New York
Fort Worth cattle values plunge in Fort Worth market
Union Stock Yards reports cattle values down by $1.50 to $2.60 per hundredweight in Fort Worth as the market diverges from firmer trends elsewhere. Hog and sheep prices show mixed gains with high demand for select hogs and sheep selling strongly, receipts listed as cattle 116, calves 193, horses 110, hogs 27.
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Fort Worth
Union Stock Yards
Metal Markets Update from New York on August First
Metal Exhaust quotes lead unchanged at 8.05 in New York with spot trade at St Louis around 8.55. Cohanbt and Amelia replace kings queens and jacks in a curious cultural note.
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NEW York Metals
New York
St. Louis
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