Buying Sends Stocks Into Higher Ground
New York August 13. Strengthen the Gold issues and Erie lead opening trading. Denver and Rio Grande preferred rose a point with Erie. Hill issues Canadien Pacific and Steel slipped. Moderate early profit taking gave way to buying of Southern Railers and Erie. Readings liquidated, Lehigh Valley fared better, St. Louis and San Francisco bonds weak. Prime mercantile paper 5.5 percent. sterling ease.
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Erie
Denver
Rio Grande
Canadien Pacific and Steel
Southern
Reading
Lehigh Valley
St. Louis
San Francisco
Amalgamated Copper
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refining
American Tel, & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co
Avees
Matchison Bo Leah Sae
Atlantic Coast Line Eee
Baltimore & Ohio Ae
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Issee
Eves
Lehigh Valle Wee
New York Central
Norfolk & Western Ace
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Money on Call Rates Steady in New York Markets
Money on call remained steady in New York on August 13 with the ruling rate at 2 1/2 percent and closing bids at 2 3/4 percent. Time loans showed little change with 90 days at 4 percent and six months at 4 1/4 percent as the market held firm.
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New York
Copper and metal prices steady in New York market
Copper ranges from 17.25 to 17.50 for standard spot to October, with various forms quoted. Tin eases around 45.50 to 46.00, lead steady near 4.40 to 4.60, spelter soft at 7.00, iron firm with No 1 north at 16.25 to 16.50, No 2 north 15.75 to 16.25, antimony steady at 8.60. St. Louis reports lead 4.35 and spelter 6.95.
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Northern
Southern Soft
Cookson’s
Financial brief from London money markets
Close consoles for money 743-16 for account 7415-16. Bar silver steady at 28%. Money rates 1% and 2% per cent. Discount for short bills 3% and three months bills 3% per cent.
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London
Market Closing Figures From Arizona Commodities
Boston report lists closing values for multiple commodities on August 18. Arizona Commercial at 67-16, Clumt and Arizona at 76 percent, Greene Cananea at 10, North Butte at 30.
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Arizona Commercial
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Arizona
Greene Cananea
North Butte
Paris Markets Report With Rentes and Rates
Paris on August 13 reports three per cent rentes at 92f 37c for the account and exchange on London at 28f 27c for checks. Private discount rates stand at 25.8 percent.
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Paris
London
Weather report for Houston district stations
Weather summary from the Houston district for the 24 hours ending at 8 o clock this morning shows generally fair conditions with temperatures near normal. Rainfall recorded at Dyersburg 1.20 inches and at Harzlehurst 3.70 inches. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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Tex
Houston
Dyersburg
Harzlehurst
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Weather Observations and Explanatory Notes
Observations recorded at 8 a.m. standard time with air pressure at sea level. Warmth and wind indicated by bars and arrows, noting temperature and precipitation readings. Readings include clear to cloudy conditions and reports of missing data for the 24 hours prior.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
San Antonio forecast for tonight and Wednesday calls for fair conditions. East Texas also sees generally fair weather through tonight and Wednesday.
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Vicinity
East Texas
Liberal Cattle Supply Finds Steady Market at Union Stock Yards
A large livestock lot at Union Stock Yards on Aug 13 included 173 cattle 295 calves 72 horses and 3 hogs. Despite abundant supply buyers and sellers kept prices steady with cows up to 4 calves up to 5 and hogs to 8.25 with most stock moved before noon. No sheep or goats were offered.
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J. Schuetz
Kerrville
C. A. Weimers
Bexar County
Spring Branch
Archer county cattleman sets Texas record on St Louis market
M Cowan of Archer county sold five carloads of grass steers at 8 per hundredweight on the St. Louis market, totaling 100 head averaging 1248 pounds. It’s the first Texas price milestone there since 1902. The piece also notes deaths, visits by cattlemen, and stock exchange chatter at Fort Worth stockyards.
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Archer County
Texas
St. Louis
E. B. Spiller
Texas Cattle Haisers’ Association
Fort Worth
Cattlemen's Exchange
Howdy
Demand for Rice Strong in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on August 13 a good demand for rice was reported with fairly active trading. Receipts totaled about 6,426 rough, none clean, and millers 324. Sales included rough Honduras 6,959 at 4.00 to 4.36, and clean Honduras 2,567 at 3.75 to 5. Overall quotations: rough Honduras 4.00 to 4.36, Japan nominal. clean Honduras 4.5 to 5, Japan 4.4 to 4.5.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Burial Permits Listing Local Dignitaries and Residents
A list of burial permits for several individuals with ages and street addresses. Charles E Heil 47 died August 13 1816 No Flores street. Susan St Young 75 died August 12 420 Crosby street. Alexander Bloomstein 86 died August 11 416 Cameron street. Josephine White 83 died August 11 225 St Marys street. Mary Hooker 24 died August 11 128 McMullen street. Juana Consuela Garcia 22 died August 10 514 Monterey street. Feleciano Sanchez 2 died August 8 702 Wilson street.
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No. Flores Street
Susan ST. Young
Crosby Street
Alexander Bloomstein
Cameron Street
Josephine White
St. Marys Street
Mary Hooker
McMullen
Juana Consuela Garcia
Monterey Street
Feleciano Sanchez
Wilson Street
Marriage Licenses Granted to Several Couples
Joe D. Warren and Carrie Joly Alfred Ayala and Florence Flores Lawrence P. Glass and Ida Beb Nickerson Cortland Lawrence Lee Mildred J Houghton Tomas Martinez and Jeduite Treventio granted licenses as listed.
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Joe D. Warren
Carrie Joly
Alfred Ayala
Florence Flores
Lawrence P. Glass
Ida Beb
Nickerson
Cortland
Lawrence Lee Mildred
J. Houghton
Tomas Martinez
Jeduite Treventio
Hogs Lifted Dime Fort Worth Market Slips Few Cents
Hogs sold 5 to 10 cents higher with top at 8.85 as outsiders joined local buyers. Cattle steady with weakness in spots, beef steers moderate and stocker trade active. Calves strong in south Texas lots averaging 236 pounds brought 6.50. sheep and goats steady. overall receipts list cattle 2,500 hogs 5,28.
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Fort Worth
South Texas
Chicago Cattle, Hogs and Sheep Market Receipts and Quotes
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 4,000 with beves priced from 7.50 to 10.75, Texas and western steers 6.00 to 9.00, calves 6.50 to 9.75, and cows 2.65 to 8.15. Hogs receipts around 10,000 with prices 3.00 to 8.60, bulk 7.90 to 8.40. Sheep receipts about 30,000 with natives 3.15 to 4.50, westerns 3.35 to 4.50, yearlings 4.30 to 4.65, lambs native 4.26 to 7.26, western 4.25 to 7.45.
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Texas
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices in Kansas City Market
Receipts include 15 000 cattle with 1 500 southerns and steady to weak prices. Native steers 6 50 to 10 20, southern steers 5 00 to 7 00, cows and heifers 3 50 to 5 60. Hogs receipts 7 000 up 5 10 to 5 15 higher. bulk 8 20 to 8 40, heavies 8 25 to 8 45, lights 8 25 to 8 46. Sheep receipts 9 000 steady. muttons 8 50 to 4 30, lambs 4 50 to 7 25, range wethers and yearlings 3 25 to 4 76, range ewes 2 50 to 3 90.
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Kansas City
ST. Louis
Cattle and Hog Receipts Rise at St Louis Market
St Louis market reports on August 13 show cattle receipts at 6500 with Texans included and prices from 3.60 to 8.25 for cows and calves, hogs at 6500 with ranges 7.00 to 8.60, and sheep receipts at 9500 with lambs trading around 6.60 to 8.25.
Markets Report Chicago August Butter and Cheese Prices
Markets in Chicago show butter steady with creamery grades around 22 to 24 cents and daisies near 21 to 23. Eggs firm with receipts of 10 611 cases, corn or firsts at 16 percent and prime firsts at 72 percent. Cheese steady with daisies at 15 0 percent and twins around 14 to 15 percent, and long horns beans noted. Potatoes steady with 65 car receipts from Kansas Missouri and Jersey 90 to 95, Minneapolis 68 to 70, Illinois 65 to 66. Poultry live steady with turkeys 12 and chickens 13, springs 17. Veal steady 9 to 13.
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Kansas
Missouri
Jersey
Minneapolis
Illinois
Springs
Yester- Mess Park
Farm market notes from St Louis August fair prices
St Louis market report August 18 shows poultry prices weak with chickers at 12 cents, prime hen 16 to 25 cents, ducks 9 to 12 cents, geese 50 cents per pound. Butter steady at 24 to 26 cents. Eggs higher.
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ST. Louis
Egg Market Report Shows Firm Prices in New York
New York on August 13 reports eggs firm with firsts at 18 cents and 6825 cases. Fresh gathered eggs quoted at 24 to 26 cents per dozen.
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New York
Kansas City Market Butter and Egg Prices Report
Kansas City market data shows butter at 24 posted for firsts 22 and seconds 20 with packing stock 20. Eggs extras 20 percent, firsts 1, seconds 14.
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Kansas City
Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady in New York Market
Raw sugar stays quiet with muscovado 89 test at 3.55, centrifugal 96 test at 4.05, and molasses 89 test at 3.30 as refined goods remain easy. Petroleum, molasses and hides hold steady while leather shows firmness.
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New York
Cotton Seed Prices and Products Reported in Memphis
Memphis August 13 shows prime basis oil at 5.34 per unit and meal at 27.00 with 246.500 units, linters at 31% approximately 4.0. The report details current pricing for cottonseed products and related market measurements.
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Memphis
Linters
Cotton seed oil market closes firm in New York
New York oil trading shows spot cotton seed oil around 6.29 to 6.40 per unit with August and October contracts quoted near 6.30 to 6.39. Dealer bids include 100 sold at 6.16 and 1,900 at 6.28, with total sales reported at 78,800.
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New York
Fluctuations Narrow in Chicago Grain Pit
Chicago grain prices edge lower to steady as weather improves in the northwest. December wheat opens and closes near unchanged, corn prices rise modestly on cash demand, oats hold, and cotton futures in New Orleans show steady to firm levels.
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Northwest
To &c
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Aug 13
Close shows moderate spot activity with prices down 21 points. American middling fair 7.40, good middling 7.00, middling 6.62, low middling 6.38, ordinary 5.42 with 7,000 bales sold, including 6,500 American, and receipts at 4,000 bales of which 3,400 American.
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Liverpool
Cotton Plunges Then Wavers In Heavy Market Selloff
Old crop cotton dipped below 11 cents as heavy liquidation drove prices down across New York New Orleans and Liverpool with scattered rallies on covering by shorts. By midday sentiment shifted amid volatile activity and a mixed weekly report as buyers and sellers battled for direction.
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Liverpool
Cov
Cotton futures open and close steady on New York market
The New York cotton market showed futures opening easy with multiple contracts listed from January to December. Closing prices were mostly steady to firm with notable figures around 11.80 to 11.90 for several months, reflecting a quiet session.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline
New Orleans cotton futures opened 11 to 12 points down on light rain anticipated and strong profits taking. By noon active months recovered losses and advanced four to seven points, with late afternoon trading 8 to 9 points above yesterday's close as demand rebounded from shorts.
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New Orleans
Texas
Louisiana
Kansas City Grain Quotations Mixed and Incomplete
Quotations from Kansas City show mixed and partial grain prices with wheat and corn futures listed. The text includes various grades such as No 2 red No 2 white and No 2 mix with inconsistent decimals and percentages, making the full market picture unclear.
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Kansas City
Market quotations update for grains and corn futures
Quotations show bid prices for corn and oats with December and September futures. Prices include corn at around 80 to 82 cents and oats near 80 cents, with white corn quoted at 32 to 34 cents.
Metal market quotes from London and Cleveland warrants
New York reports copper at 78 1 2d for spot and futures 104, tin at 21 2 1d spot and 18 1d futures, lead at 19 1 2d 6s 9d, spelter at 26 1 2d 6s, and Cleveland iron warrants at 60 dollars 10 1 2 cents.
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New York
London
London Spelter
Cleveland
Weather observations for August 18 1912 described
Observations at 8 am Tuesday August 18 1912 record wind direction and speed in the first two columns, then temperature rainfall and overall weather state in subsequent columns. The entry outlines standard meteorological readings for the noted date and time.
Futures open and close patterns in Liverpool grain market
The Liverpool futures, dated August 13, show opening weakness and a feverish close. Prices listed for contracts from August to July as 6.36, 6.27, 6.15, 6.10, 6.05, 6.06, 6.05, 6.07, 6.06, 6.08, 6.09, 6.084, and 6.08 respectively.
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Liverpool
Spot cotton prices in New Orleans on August 13
Leading spot markets show steady cotton at 3 16c off with sales on the spot 21, none arriving. Quotations range from low ordinary 8 3 16c to strict good middling 12 3 16c, with receipts 147 and total stock 23,510.
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New Orleans
Cotton market closes quiet in Galveston
Spot cotton closed quiet at Galveston on August 13 with values down 5 to 16 cents. Quotations ranged from low ordinary 7 1 2 to good middling 12 1 2 cents. sales totaled 4 bales while receipts were 5 0 3 5 and stock stood at 25 622 bales.
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Galveston
Tex
Cotton Market Quiet With No Sales Reported
New York August 18 spot cotton closed quiet with middling uplands at 11.90 cents and middling gulf at 12.10 cents. No sales were recorded.
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New YO
Gulf
Information bureau aids European cotton buyers in Liverpool
A new information bureau for European cotton buyers connected with the Liverpool bills of lading conference has been set up in Liverpool. It gathers six months of data on the financial standing of southern shippers and allows inquiries about any shipper. The committee expects systematic checks to make cotton exchange and American cotton purchases as safe as possible. An Illinois inventor created a metal tray that attaches to a broom to catch dust.
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Ireland Hampton
Clay-Robinson Commission Company
Exchange
Hampton
New York
Liverpool
South
Sugar Declines as Market Quotes $5.60 per Cwt
The San Antonio market records a first sugar price drop in two months from $5.70 to $5.60 per hundredweight following New York refiners price actions. Analysts see fluctuation as the cause, with expectations of further dips before week’s end. Coffee and pepper prices rise amid shifting demand and labor shortages in Mexico. Hides advance due to leather demand and cattle market weakness, with exporters paying more per pound.
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New York
San Antonio
Mexico
Coffee Prices Steady in New York Futures Trade
In New York on August 13, coffee futures held firm with No. 7 Rid and related grades showing stable activity. September price near 12.58 with December 12.34 and March 12.79 reflecting a steady market tone.
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