August Big Month for Grain Men in Southwest Texas
San Antonio serves as a distribution point for grain across Southwest Texas as August sees high demand for feed and cereal crops. Wheat and oats are strong while corn outlook is favorable though wet areas slow progress. Opening salmon prices to jobbers fall short of last year, with canners free to adjust. Poultry butter egg markets tighten amid hot weather and storage eggs fill hotel and restaurant needs. Wholesale dry goods see fall goods moving with offers to cover rail costs for large orders.
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Texas
Henry Martcheau
Marucheau Grain Company
United States
T. EB. Price
St. Louis
Price
Wide Range Of Farm Prices From Country Producer List
A country producer market listing shows prices paid to shippers across poultry dairy produce vegetables fruits and more. Notable figures include hens at 5 to 7 dollars per dozen, turkeys 14 to 15 cents per pound, butter 16 to 30 cents per pound, eggs 15 to 22 cents per dozen, and various California and Texas goods with crates and boxes priced for wholesale buyers.
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Texas
California
Colorado
Bermudas
Alaskas
South Texas
Maxwell House
Illinois
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area 1912
Observations show air pressure details and temperature lines. Forecasts for San Antonio and East Texas indicate light showers in the north portion tonight or Friday with cloudy conditions.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Orriday
Cattle Prices Steady at Union Stock Yards Aug 22
At Union Stock Yards on Aug 22 buyers set a steady price basis as stock moved to the scales. Offerings included 272 cattle 74 calves and 6 sheep with cows selling up to 4.25 dollars and most at 2.56 to 4.00. Calves reached 4.50 while hog yards were empty and sheep remained unsold at noon.
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UNION
Cattlemen's Exchange Notes Brazil venture and Texas cattle markets
John Mosely recent return to San Antonio reports Murdo Mackinzie plans a beer raising project in Brazil and shifts from Texas shorthorn stock. He cites $30 freight per steer from Texas and vast grazing lands as a sign of success. The piece also covers Texas hog prices, cotton seed crushing stats, corn projections, and legal actions involving H M Stonebreaker over 1909 taxes.
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John Mosely
San Antonio
Brazil
Cattlemen's Exchange
Mr. Mosely
Murdo Mackinzie
Big Trindidad
Mr. Mackinzie
Texas
Mosely
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Texas Mills
H. M. Stonebreaker
Osage County
Offige
Indian Country
John H. Cotteral
T.B. Jones
del Rio
Stonebreaker
la Salle
Val Verde
Kinsey
Jones
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Chicago
Calves Come Back as Market Shows Strength in Fort Worth
Harmony prevails in Fort Worth market as buying pressure pushes calf values higher by about 60 cents for the week. Receipts Thursday total 2,400 cattle 1,100 calves 1,600 hogs 804 sheep and 177 horses and mules with cattle steady calves up 25 cents hogs steady lambs around 6 50.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices on Aug 22
Cattle receipts 6500 with a strong beat and weaker others. Reeves 5.85 to 10.60, Texas steers 5.00 to 6.50, western steers 5.25 to 8.35, stockers 4.40 to 7.50, cows 2.65 to 5.10, calves 6.50 to 10.25. Hogs receipts 16000 with market 5c higher. lights 8.10 to 8.70, mixed 7.90 to 8.65, heavy 7.80 to 8.57, pigs 5.60 to 8.15, bulk 8.15 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 20000 steady to ten vents up. native 3.25 to 4.35, western 3.25 to 6.30, yearlings 4.40 to 5.40, native lamb 4.50 to 7.10, western 4.50 to 7.0.
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Chicago
Texas
St Louis Market Receipts Steady on Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Receipts at St. Louis for cattle hogs and sheep totaled about 3 000 cattle 6 000 hogs and 2 500 sheep. Native beef steers ranged 5 50 to 10 15 with Oklahoma steers 4 50 to 8 00. Pigs and lights brought 6 50 to 8 70 and lambs moved 3 75 to 8 90.
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Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices August Update
Cattle receipts 3000 including 1000 southern steers market steady to strong native steers 6.75 to 10.50 southern steers 4.65 to 6.75 southern cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 5000 market five cents higher bulk sells 8.35 to 8.55 heavy 8.25 to 8.45 packers and butcher 8.35 to 8.60 light 8.20 to 8.60 pigs 6.00 to 6.90. Sheep receipts 4000 market ten cents higher muttons 2.50 to 4.25 lambs 6.00 to 6.90 range wethers and yearlings 3.75 to 5.10 range ewes 2.00 to 3.85.
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Kansas City
Galveston Vessel Movements List Arrivals and Clearances
Arrived yesterday at Galveston Texas are the steamers Burstad Frontera Nueces and New York via Key West while Mount Vernon Cleared and Bocas del Toro.
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Galveston
Tex
Burstad
Frontera
Nueces
New York
Key West
Mount Vernon
Nor
Bocas del Toro
Chalmette
Brazos
Federica
Aust
Barcelona
Venice
Norfolk
Cotton Belt Weather Forecast From Dallas News
Cotton Belt Weather bulletin from Dallas forecasts temperatures around 80 to 90 degrees with clear conditions early and a chance of rain later in the day.
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Dallas
Tex
Real estate transfers list many 1912 property deeds
The record compiles numerous 1912 transfers listing buyer and seller names, parcel numbers, blocks and streets such as Palmetto avenue Flores street Hackberry Mesquite Colima and Indiana, with prices from 87.72 to 5850 dollars, noting dates in August May 20 and other entries. It names John Golas John Weather W. A. Baity S. L. Stewart Crispine Garza Peter DeJorno and many others in city blocks and additions.
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John Golas
John F. Weatherhead
New A
West Side
Palmetto Avenue
Max Baetz
New City Block
Mesquite Street
D. R. Watson
William D. Watson
W. A. Baity
C. A. Smith
Alamosa
S. L
E. Stewart
E. F. Matheney
New City
J. L. Lytle
J. c. Rice
Crispine Garza
Colima
Peter DeJorno
BK. J. DeJorno
G. F. Blesse
O. W. Cuett
Mra
Ella Dunn
West Laurel Heights
Emma Paschal
Paschal Benson
Treasure Hill
Mamie
B. F. Armin
Dave Landa
Mission View
Building Permits Filed For Repairs And Additions
F Forsythe files permits for Hackberry street repairs. Julia Wilson seeks gallery repairs at Lexington arened. Des n Rouez plans a 2 room addition on D street. Albert Weedy requests a four room dwelling on Bonnett street. Values include 150 dollars for the latter project.
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F. Forsythe
Hackberry Street
Julia Wilson
Lexington
Rouez
D Street
Ee Albert Weedy
Bonnett, Street
Slow Trade in Wheat and Mixed Grain Activity
Chicago trading shows wheat slow with September near unchanged and December slightly higher. Corn and oats firming on demand, with September at 71% and December around 54 to 55. January provisions demand rising, oil products steady. cash demand strengthens corn as contracts close steady.
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Chicago
Tme
Chicago Grain Prices on August Trading Day
Chicago markets report cash grain bids with No. 2 red wheat at 1.04 to 1.06, No. 2 hard 95 to 96, No. 1 northern 98 to 1.05, No. 2 spring 95 to 99, corn No. 2 at 82 to 84, No. 2 white 83 to 83% and oats No. 2 at 31% to 34 percent.
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Chicago
Grain Quotations From Kansas City Market
Quotations were reported in Kansas City with cash wheat at 4 1/2 to 9 8 percent. No 2 red at 99 to 100 cents. No 2 white around 78 to 84 cents. September wheat 88 1/2, Dec 87 1/2. Corn and oats also listed with September 50 to 63 cents for corn and September 22 1/2 for oats. Prices reflect standard futures and spot quotes for early trading.
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Kansas City
Commodity quotations from St Louis market notes
Quotations today show cash wheat No 2 red at 1041054 dollars, No 2 corn at 78 7c, No 2 white 80 5c, oats No 2 33c, No 2 white 35 1 2c. Futures list wheat September 94 5, December 94 5. Corn September 73, December 51 4 5. Oats September 31 2c, December 32 0c.
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ST. Louis
Market Report Chicago August Prices Hold Steady
Quotations show butter and cheese steady with various dairy grades quoted. Eggs and poultry supplies remain steady amid 9802 cases received and mixed potato receipts around 40 cars. regional cattle and veal ranges noted with prices across Minnesota Illinois and New Jersey.
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Hicago
Ilbc
Young Americas
Minnesota
Illinois
Jersey
Quotations From Kansas City Creamery Market report
Kansas City August 22 quotation story lists price ranges for butter creamery 24c firsts 22c seconds 20c packing stock 20c extras 22c firsts 20c packing stock.
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Kansas City
Poultry and Dairy Prices Stable Across Markets
Poultry firm lists chickens at 16 cents, turkeys at 17 1/2 cents, ducks 64 cents, geese 6 dollars 10 cents, butter steady, creamery 23 cents 2 each, eggs steady at 18 cents. Market notes show steady dairy and egg prices.
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ST. Louis
Coffee futures steady on Rio 7 market notes
New York August 22. Coffee futures held steady with No 7 Rio at 14 percent. September futures quoted at 12.8 percent and March at 13.08 percent.
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New York
Rio
Cotton Market Opens Steady Then Weakens on Showers
New York cotton opened steady with a one to five point advance but demand faltered as southwest showers and heavy selling emerged. Prices fell about six points in early trading, later steadying near the previous close amid reports of stronger demand and rising insect damage in the central belt. Spot remained nominal with limited gains as prices slid in the afternoon.
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New York
Cotton futures open and close steady on New York market
Cotton futures in New York opened steady for January through December with slight variations and bids around 11.0 to 11.5 cents. The session closed steady as trade showed narrow ranges and prices holding near 11.0 to 11.4 cents per pound.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Then Rises From Early Losses
New Orleans cotton futures opened slightly lower due to heavy selling by commission houses despite good weather signals. By midmorning active months rose four to six points above yesterday’s closing as shorts booked profits and fresh buying supported gains.
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New Orleans
Texas
Shorts
Cotton futures drift lower amid thin gains after steady open
MarketWires notes cotton futures closed barely steady with a small net decline of 3 to 6 points. Prices showed scattered bids and offers across the January to December contracts, with levels around 11.40 to 11.98 traded and near-term months extending within a narrow range.
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New Orleans
Pasern
Seas Ae Abl
GORE
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise Five Points With Solid Demand
Close spot cotton in Liverpool Aug 22 shows gains of seven points with American grades listed. Prices quoted: middling fair 7.424, good middling 7.02, middling 6.624, low middling 6.384, good ordinary 5.90d, ordinary 6.424. Day’s sales 6000 bales, including 6600 American. receipts 7000 bales, no American arrivals.
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Liverpool
Futures chart shows steady opens and quiet closes
Futures opened steady and closed quiet in Liverpool trading on August 22. Notable quotes include August 6.40d and September 6.32 40d with various forward points across the calendar from August to July of the following year.
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Liverpool
Leading Spot Markets New Orleans Cotton Prices
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 22 eased by 1 16 cent with 55 bales sold on the spot and no arrivals. Quotations ranged from low ordinary to good middling with several grades listed and receipts totaling 16 and stock at 23 239.
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New Orleans
Cotton Market Report Quiet Close With Mixed Grades
In Houston on August 22 spot cotton closed quiet and lower across grades. Price ranges showed low ordinary around 7 to 8 cents, middling near 11 to 12 cents, with sales totaling 6,560 bales and shipments 12,503 bales, while stock stood at 22,160 bales.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton Prices Drift Lower in Galveston Report
Galveston Texas August 22 spot cotton closed quiet with declines across grades. Prices ranged from low ordinary 7 716 to middling 12 16, with spot sales 20 and fob 2 318. Receipts totaled 12 411 and stock 69 218.
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Galveston
Tex
Cotton Spot Quiet. Uplands 11.80 Gulf 12.06
New York reports a quiet cotton spot market on August 22 with middling uplands priced at 11.80 and middling gulf at 12.06. no sales were recorded.
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New York
Gulf
Sugar and commodities market notes from New York
New York reports a new sugar firm with Centrifugal 96 test at 4.11 cents, Muscovado 89 test at 3.6 cents, and molasses sugar 89 test at 3.36 cents. Refined products and petroleum hold steady while hides and leather firm. Hemlock grades steady with firsts 26 to 27 cents and thirds 22 2 thirds cents. Molasses quiet and steady.
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New York
Copper and Tin Prices Steady in London Market Notes
Copper offers hold firm with spot and August September at 13.35 17.50 and 17.20 17.50 for October. Electrolytic and lake and casting copper at 17% base. Tin remains firm with spot 45.90 to 46.25, August 45.26 46.25, September 45.85 47.45. Lead steady 4.45 to 4.75, Spelter 7.05 to 7.10, Antimony quiet with Cookson’s at 8.45, Iron steady.
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New York
Aus
Standard Spot
Lake
Cookson
Building Permits for remodel and repairs filed
T. E. George remodeled front and repaired building on Ave. D. James Maldonado issued permit for a 4 room dwelling on Rural Ave. at a cost of $275.
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T. E. George
Ave. D
James Maldonado
Automobile Licenses Issued for Nemley and Thorn
No. 2651 Frederic H. Nemley licensed on Blanco Road and No. 2652 E Thorn licensed at 1028 West Summit Avenue.
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Fred H. Nemley
Blanco Road
E. Thorn
Summit Avenue
Births for Conning and Amezguito Families
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Emil Conning on August 19 at 824 Victoria Street and to Mr and Mrs Bernabe Amezguito on August 19 at 604 South Frio Street.
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Emil Conning
Victoria Street
Bernabe Amezguito
South Frio Street
Stocks Rally Feebly as Downward Trend Persists
In New York on August 22 trading showed continued weakness across major securities. Canadian Pacific fell multiple points despite brief rallies, with American Tobacco, Liggett & Myers, New York Central and Great Northern slipping amid broad selling. Prime mercantile paper remained steady, and bar silver edged lower while railroad bonds remained weak.
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New York
Canadian Pacific
American Tobacco
Liggett & Meyers
New York Central
Great North
Union Pacific
Reading
Sterling Exchange
Weather Observations for August 22, 1912
Observations taken at 8 am on Thursday August 22 1912. Wind direction listed in first column, wind velocity in second column, temperature in third column, rainfall in fourth column, and state of weather in fifth column.
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A. m
Burial Permits For Six Local Residents
Six burial permits list deceased individuals and ages with dates of death and street addresses. Clara A Rick 4 died August 21 205 Ogden street John A Beckmann 68 died August 20 217 Nacogdoches street Marguerite Mary Ullrich months died August 20 532 Schley avenue Marcus Lascano 16 died August 20 696 Matamoras street William R Capps 54 died August 19 527 Granado street
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Clara A. Rick
Ogden Street
John A. Beckmann
Nacogdoches Street
Marguerite Mary Ullrich
Schley Avenue
Marcus Lascano
Matamoras Street
William R. Capps
Granado Street
Copper and tin prices ease in London markets
Copper edges lower with spot at 74 pounds 5s per ton and futures at 79 pounds 3s 9d. Tin declines with spot 209 pounds and futures 208 pounds. Lead at 19 pounds 10s, spelter 26 pounds 10s, iron Cleveland warrants 6 pounds 10s 4d.
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London
Cleveland
New York Money Rates Steady on Call and Time Loans
New York money market reports steady on call with ruling rate at 2½ percent and closing bid and offered at 2½ percent. Time loans hold at sixty days 4 percent and six months 4 percent, with trading stable for the day August 22.
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New York
Social chatter at San Antonio hotels names several visitors
Dallas resident J. J. Frank stops at the Gunter while A. J. Epple of St. Louis arrives at the Savoy. Others include Jack Hayman of New Orleans at the St. Anthony and H. J. Krabbe of St. Louis at the Bexar with many more guests and registrations across the Menger Crockett and Savoy.
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A. J. Epple
St. Louis
Savoy
Jack Hayman
New Orleans
St. Anthony
H. J. Krabbe
Bexar
L. H. Bates
Brownsville
Crockett
J. H. Fulkerson
Dallas
Menger
J. D. Woodyard
Monterey
City
Gunter
R. Sewell
T. T. Crawford
Houston
Leonard H. Robinson
Florence J. Robinson
C. H. Rhodes
Kansas City
Sam Grossman
Eagle Pass
Jim Wood
San Marcos
J. M. Galindo
Guadalupe
Concepcion Galindo
A. H. Timmerman
Atlanta
Robert J. Kane
Chicago
E. J. Berringer
Sacramento
Cal
Y. P. Mossop
W. F. Burns
Dick and
W. T. Burns
L. R. Prichard
Norfolk
Neb
M. T. Callaway
G. A. Eaton
St. Alethony
George R. Tingle
J. . Pearce
Columbus
Gregory D. Smith
New York
Barcelona
Spa
Pearson Syndicate
F. Melvitire
Santa Anna
R. BE. Sutton
Robert
Belton
Deneal
G. A. Lejesch
den Boulevard
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Llc
Michigan
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
M. Maracheau Grain Company
Department Of"iculture
Ther Bureau
Maihulis le Moore
Chit
Webvsidery
Uormipag
U Ol
Gus Jones
Ed Lasater
Joseph Green
Taft Ranch
Beb. B. Flowers
Uvalde
Lockhart
Austin
Sabinal
Island
Commission
Chicago Livestock
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Oscar J. Westendorp
Thomson Place
T. Goode
William Murray
Nolan Street
Vincenzo Sosa
C. E. D. Jones
F. Rubiolo
Topperwein
Layer Street
E. Wooley
F. D. Graebe
Stout
W. H. G. Grogan
Joseph Leitner
Indiana Street
Casis Grain
Louis Cash Grain
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NEW York Futures
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Cotton Statistics
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Cotton Region Bulletin
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A. Y. Troutman of
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State Bank and Trust Company
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