Rise In Stocks 18 Continued With Bullish Tone
New York August 12. Stocks extended gains as government crop finance and underwriting prospects buoyed optimism. Steel Reading Union Pacific led a broad advance with several industrials up 1 to 3 points. Trading remained active with strength shared by steel and rails. market closed strong with bonds steady and currency rates unchanged.
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New York
Steel
Reading
Union Pacific
Rallers
Denver & Rio Rande
Lehigh Vale
Northern Pacific
United States
Union Park
Ackon
Owever
Cotton Region Bulletin August 12 1913 Weather Update
For the 24 hours ending at 8 a m on Tuesday August 12 1913 the belt shows generally fair weather with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more occurred at Amite Gainesville and Griffin according to Local Forecaster Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau.
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Amite
Gainesville
Griffin
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Money on Call Rates and Time Loans Show Slight Ease
New York money markets show call money easy at 2 percent with the ruling and closing bids at 2 percent. Time loans ease with 60 day at 3 1 4 percent, 90 days at 4 percent, and six months at 6 percent.
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New York
Eady
Metal price summaries from St Louis New York reports
Lead quotes range 4.40 to 4.48 with best bids around 6.50. London pound sterling at 7s 6d. Spelter around 5.70. Lynne standard and electrolytic tin prices noted. tin and antimony figures provided with spot and future listings. Copper and other metals show varied futures and spot levels across markets.
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New York
Mndon
Spelter
London
Lynne Strong
Lake
Birth Announcements From Local Families
To Mr and Mrs C E Waters a boy born at 731 S Presa street To Mr and Mrs B Rizzo a girl born August 4 at 1 E Lucas street To Mr and Mrs Cardenas a boy born August 7 at 7 Rusk street To Mr and Mrs Jacob J Schooman a boy born August 10 at 1416 Jones avenue To Mr and Mrs G Rodriguez a boy born August 116 Guadalupe street To Mr and Mrs A Lopez a girl born August 10 at hns Jose alley
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C. E. Waters
S. Presa Street
B. Rizzo
Lucas Street
Cardenas
Rusk Street
Jacob J. Schoomangust
Jones Avenue
G. Rodriguez
Guadalupe Street
A. Lopez
Jose Alley
Range Needs Rain Near Sabinal Stockman Says
Sabinal area range remains fair for cattle but water is scarce and heavy rains are needed. Mack Woodley, Sabinal stockman in town en route to Henderson, plans to scout East Texas calves for potential purchase. He notes creek flow has fallen as farms spread and fields retain rain. Sabinal has grown with new brick houses and more autos, changing the village atmosphere.
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Sabinal
Mack Woodley
Henderson
Woodley
East Texas
Sabineal
Weather Bulletin for August 12 1913 Observations
General weather bulletin notes 8 a.m. observations on Tuesday August 12 1913. Details cover atmospheric conditions temperature and wind in a historical local report.
Real Estate Transfers Listed With Dates and Amounts
A series of 1913 1918 1912 and earlier real estate transfers include Fritz Zemmerle Jr to Pascual Burciaga quit claim on lots 7 and 28 in block 2112 Castro street for 250 dollars and more transfers from R W Hearne to B L Rabam from Brunswick Park to Thomas E Smith in Mission Burial Park to E and Nettie Smith to N B and Mary J Roberts to E B Storm to Mack Mills on San Marcos street and other city blocks with prices ranging from 10 to 2500 dollars.
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Fritz Zemmerle Jr
Pascual Burciaga
New City
Castro Street
R. W. Hearne
B. L. Rabam
Brunswick Park
Mission Cemetery Company
Thomas E. Smith
Mission Burial Park
Nettie Smith
N. B
Mary J. Roberts
Missionfield
E. B. Storm
Mack Mills
San Marcos Street
August Haye Jr
John W. Shaw
New City Block
Dogs Rescue Child From Drowning at Patchogue Bay
May Heimroth ten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heimroth, fell into a deep hole in the Great South Bay. Her collie dogs Ne and Jip leaped from the dock and pulled her to safety, while her uncle George Heimroth and bystanders rescued him.
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Patchogue
Long Island
May Heimroth
Peter Heimroth
Great South Bay
May
George Heimroth
Terry Street
Jip
Heat and Market Shifts Suppress Meat Demand in July
Hot weather dampens demand for heavy foods as Armour and Swift report lower packing product lists while dealers in ready to eat items see sales rise. July prices had climbed but are expected to ease with supply and demand forces, and anti poison matches take effect increasing prices for non poisonous varieties. Cotton crop prospects grow, oil mills prepare for season as corn value spikes ripple to grocers.
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Armour and
Swift
Dealera
Texas
Commodity Prices in New York Air August Report
Raw mane steady. Muscovado $3.12, centrifugal $3.72, molasses sugar $2.98, refined steady. Petroleum, molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.
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New York
Market Notes on Rice Prices and Receipts in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 12, traders reported rough Honduras rice firm at 4,402 dollars per unit with 6.00 percent, clean Honduras at 44 percent with 6 1/2 percent, and Japan steady. Receipts show rough 1321 sacks, millers 132, sales 2222 sacks at 3.50 to 5.00, 729 pockets clean Honduras at 2 1/2 percent, 644 cents, 8353 pockets Japan at 2 percent plus 86 16 cents.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Clothing Markets See Broad Spring Order Demand
New York reports men’s wear agents note wide distribution of spring orders. Cotton goods markets stay barely steady while jobbers show solid trade. Raw silk remains firm and rising.
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New York
Wool Market Report Quiet
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12 wool quiet with Northern and western mediums at 19 20c, slight burr 15 16c, heavy fine burr 11 12c.
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ST. Louis
Commodity Prices Across Markets August Report
Chicago notes butter and eggs unchanged with receipts of 11 166 cases and potatoes down at 65 965c with 60 cars in. poultry steady. Kansas City reports butter eggs and poultry unchanged. New York market shows eggs firm. St Louis lists day quotations with poultry at 11.5 to 18c and butter at 27c with eggs 12c.
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Abilene
Tex
Amarillo
Augusta
Birmingham
Boston
Brownsville
PtCidy
Chicago
Charleston
ST. Louis
Corn Prices Rise on Heat and Drouth Reports
Corn advanced amid persistent heat and drought from farms. Wheat eased from favorable spring crop weather as December futures fell, oats held firm with corn, while provisions showed weak demand with early sales off. Pork at $19, lard at $10.66, ribs at $10.02% in opening bids.
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Chicago
Ill
Market quotations and grain futures from St. Louis
Provisions and futures prices for pork lard and short ribs appear with Sept Jan and Oct terms. Cash wheat No 2 red at 85 to 87 cents, No 2 hard 84 to 89, corn No 2 at 77 to 78, white 78, wheat Sept 86 cents, May 95 cents, corn Sept 74 cents, May 71, oats Sept 41, May 41 cents.
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ST. Louis
Market quotations from Kansas City grain and livestock
Kansas City market reports show cash wheat prices for No 2 hard 81 85 cents No 2 red 83 84 cents No 2 mixed 77 78 cents No 2 white oats No 2 white 48 cents No 2 mixed 42 cents Sheep receipts 8000 weak lambs 5.75 to 6.85 yearlings 4.50 to 5.50 wethers 4.25 to 5.00 ewes 3.50 to 4.25 Wheat close 85 4 cents Dec 86 4 cents Corn Sept 75 8 cents Dec 69 percent
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Kansas City
Coffee futures steady as Rio No.7 prices listed
New York trading notes show No. 7 Rio coffee at 9 40 cents futures with September at 8.72 and March at 9.35 indicating a stable market.
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New York
Rio
Chicago grain prices reported for corn wheat and oats
Chicago market report lists cash grain prices. Wheat prices range from No 2 red at 87 to 89 cents for various classes. No 2 hard and No 1 northern entries shown. Corn No 2 at 73 to 73 1/4 cents. Oats No 2 at 39 40 cents and No 2 white around 42 to 48 cents.
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Chicago
Building Permits Listed for Several Dwellings
P. B. Dunn files for two four room houses on Cooper street at 1500 and a separate four room dwelling at 800. Mrs. T. Logan adds a one room extension on East Macon street for 126. Crane files for Medina street addition.
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P. B. Dunn
Cooper Street
P. B Dunn
Cotton Prices Steady in Memphis Market
In Memphis on August 12 spot cotton held steady with middling grade quoted at 11 and a half cents.
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Memphis
Tenn
Live Stock Receipts Hold Steady at Union Stock Yards Aug 12
At Union Stock Yards on August 12 the day's receipts included 234 cattle 87 calves 18 horses 43 hogs 25 sheep and 24 goats with several carloads due later. Prices ranged with calves locally up to 8.50 or higher influenced by Fort Worth gains while cows sold to 5.00 hogs 8.50 top sheep 3.60 and goats 3.00 as northern markets showed softness due to warm weather.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Fort Worth cattle and hog market report
Fort Worth cattle receipts about 3300 with calves 1700. Beef steers steady. calves strong 26 to 50 cents up. hogs 5 to 10 cents lower with best 8.56. sheep 700 head offered, market slow and unchanged.
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Fort Worth
Livestock Receipts and Prices Report at St Louis Market
Cattle receipts 7500 including 1200 Texans, market steady with native beef steers 5.60 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.75 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 7.75, calves 5.00 to 6.00 in car load lots. Hogs receipts 12,000, market lower with pigs and lights 9.00 to 9.25, good heavy 8.90 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 6000, sheep steady, native muttons 3.25 to 4.00, lambs 5.6 to 6.75.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Nate
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices
Receipts and prices for hogs and cattle reported in Kansas City on August 12. Hogs were steady with bulk prices around 8.25 to 8.70 and pigs up to 7.00. cattle receipts reached 15,000 with steady values including prime fed steers at 8.40 to 8.85 and dressed beef steers 7.25 to 8.35.
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Kansas City
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market summary shows hogs at 15,000 head steady with bulk 8.30 to 9.85 and pigs 4.75 to 8.50. cattle receipts 5,000 weak with beef steers 6.80 to 9.29 and calves 8.00 to 11.25. sheep receipts 83,000 slow with native lambs 5.25 to 7.35 and yearlings 5.10 to 5.85.
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Chicago
Texas
Drought Holds On In Southwestern Belt As Cotton Rises
In New York and New Orleans trading, drought conditions persist in the Southwest while cotton futures advance early on bullish weather hints. Market activity shows half of the morning gains erased by afternoon profit taking as traders weighed Texas and Oklahoma rain forecasts and private cables.
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New York
Southwestern
Drotth
Liverpool
Continental
Texas
Southwest
Oklahoma
Houston
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Weather Signals
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened two to three points higher as bullish western yields and heavy Texan weather reports buoyed prices. By mid-morning the market was quiet and steady with light offerings. by noon gains shrank as rain cooled Texas and Oklahoma forecasts.
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New Orleans
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady for August through May contracts with opening quotes near 11.44 to 11.28 and overall session ending with a small net decline of 1 to 3 points. Prices fluctuated through the day with varying highs and lows across months.
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New Orleans
ee+1L44 11.67 11.45 11.46 11.44 Bept
Liverpool Cotton Prices Reported With Mixed Rates
Spot cotton in Liverpool shows moderate business and steady prices. Middling fair 7.014, good middling 6.524, middling 6.41d, low middling 6.214, good ordinary 5.65d, ordinary 6.314. Sales 000 bales, including 6900 American and 800 for speculation and export. Receipts 8000, including 1600 American.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Steady in Liverpool Arrivals
Futures closed very steady in Liverpool with multiple delivery months listed. The report shows August at 6.20420 for August, then ranged futures across September through July with values from 5.94 to 6.99d, indicating firm tone and narrow spreads.
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Liverpool
New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices and Receipts Report
Spot cotton in New Orleans steady with no change in middling at 11 3 4 cents. On the spot sales 226 bales. arrivals 4 bales. Receipts 101 bales. stock totals 19 347 bales. Various grades quoted from low ordinary to good middling with small nominal adjustments.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton quotes steady in New York sales quiet
In New York on August 12 spot cotton held steady with middling uplands at 12.00 cents and middling gulf at 12.25 cents. No sales were recorded.
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New York
Freight Agents Conference in Texas Rail Lines
General freight agents and traffic officials of Texas railways met in Galveston on August 12 with line attorneys to discuss proposed cotton tariffs. The gathering aimed to prep for possible state railroad commission decisions on the Galveston Houston differential after a recent hearing. Nearly all Texas railroads were represented.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Galveston-Houston
Cotton Statistics Receipts at U S Ports
U S ports report yesterday bales in stock 184 950, down from last week 163 925 and below last year 207 798. Deficit this season totals 70 848 bales.
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Great Britain
Mexico
Japan
U. S
Cottonseed Prices Update From Memphis Market
Cottonseed products in Memphis on August 12 show prime basis at one cent per pound, meal priced at 31.50 to 32.00, linters at 24 percent and 8 cents.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil market closes weak in New York
The cotton seed oil market in New York closed weak with spot prices at 8.40 to 8.75 per unit. August through March futures moved within narrow ranges, with notable sales totals across several months and a grand total of 18 300 units sold.
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New York
Veracity of Chinese Coast Inhabitants Praised by Author
The New York Post reports Frank Wallace argues only coastal Chinese are notably truthful. His Gobi expedition to supply museum specimens faced misfortune from locals whose stories proved unreliable. Humor centers on a guide exaggerating pheasant counts and a tale about Marco Polo's supposed Russian guide father.
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Western
China
Duffield
Gobi Desert
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Domestic Amenities And Gas From Ozark Tree Cavities
The piece notes a writer’s observation that gas escapes from base cavities in cut hardwood trees in the Ozarks. When cavities are cut into the gas whistles out and can burn with a faint yellow flame if lit. Decomposition of heartwood is cited as the gas source.
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Ozarks
Prominent Guests at San Antonio Hotels Listed
A long list of visitors and seasonal guests flock to San Antonio hotels including J C McGill of Alice at the Bexar J B Donohue of El Paso at the St Anthony E H Lamprecht of Woodsboro at the Bowle and A Caswell Ellis of Austin at the Crockett Also Miss Dolly Dooling of Dilly and Mr and Mrs W T Wroe of Austin at the Menger E D Nieman of Shiner at the Bexar J R Rodriguez of Encinal at the Savoy and J F Haltom of Dallas at the Gunter plus many more guests from Houston Galveston St Louis and elsewhere.
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Bexar Hotel
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el Paso
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Woodsboro
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Austin
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Menger
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Houston
Gunter
J. R. Rodriguez
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Bowte
W. T. Thegard
Marlin
W. T. Wroe
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J. F. Haltom
Dallass
W. E. Plummer
Cotulla
E. D. Nieman of
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Bexar
N. J. Albright
McGregor
K. R. Towns
Gonzales
George H. Call
Jefferson
F. A. Voellinger
William B. Torrens
E. F. Berry
New Orleans
F. M. Ryan
Milio
W. B. Patten
Fowlerton
I. J. White
Ploresville
John C. Ray
Waco
J. C. Graves
Laredo
Bowie
W. R. Jacques
Kansas City
J. F. Keith
Beaumont
J. C. Beebe
Omaha
Neb
George M. Martin
Jourdanton
Floresville
J. D. Claybrook
M. M. Sizeman
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Corpus Christi
Nancy Lee Taylor
Kerrville
Val Read
the Menger
M. C. Hodges
Harlandae Hot Sulphur Water Attracts San Antonio Patrons
Patrons praise the Harlandale hop sulphur baths as San Antonio’s greatest asset. They credit the water with medicinal properties and cite complete sanit_ facilities and courteous attendants. A booklet explains applications for various ailments. Take the Harlandale car to the bath house, 5 cent fare. Harlandale Bath House Co.
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Harlandale
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Marlin
Bath House
Harlandale Bath House CO
Marine Intelligence Galveston Aug 12 Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston marine intelligence notes arrival of steamers Viking Matanzas Greystoke Castle Tampico Noruega Christian via Vera Cruz and Tampico Standish Hall Genoa. Cleared: Balgray Antwerp Glanton Rotterdam El Mundo New York.
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el Munedo
New York
Burial permits and mine capping projects reported
The notice lists burial permits for Theresa Richter aged 657 years at 229 Casa Blanca street and others F Finkenthal 25 years and Roy Collins 24 years with deaths on August dates at Colorado Avenue and 1101 N Flores. It also notes many mined coal seams in Pennsylvania are being filled with sand and waste to prevent surface collapse and property damage.
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Casa Blanca
F. Finkenthal
Colorado Avenue
Roy Collins
N. Flores Street
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