Mexican market unsettles Wall St as New Haven dips
The New Haven stock slump and Mexican outlook unsettled early trading in New York. Pressure centered on New Haven Steel Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Smelting and Lehigh Valley with New Haven dropping to 92% before partial recoveries as news from Mexico provided brief support. Bonds stayed steady and traders awaited further developments.
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New Haven
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Canadian Pacific
Lehigh Valley
Mexico
Southern Pacific
Huerta
Wilson
Congress
Reading
New York Central
St. Louis
Cleveland
C. C
Yester
Amalgamated Copper
Amer. Smelt
American Sugar Refining
American Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co. Seveses
Atchison Eae
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio Perenes
Tawee
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific Sane
Missouri, Kansas & T Lehigh Valley
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
People's Gasater
Pullman Palace Car
Rock Island Co
Western Union
Texas Company
Financial Market Update From New York August Scene
Close, Prime mercantile paper 6 percent, Sterling exchange steady at 4.83 for 60 day bills and 4.8625 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82. Bar silver 59.5 cents. Mexican dollars 46 cents. Government and railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Metal markets mixed with firm London prices
Lead steady at 4.70 with London quotes. Spelter 4.80 90, tin firm with spot 41.75 42.00 and October 41.57 41.87, copper dull at 15.87 16.00, London futures 69 70 pounds, antimony quiet. Tron locally unchanged with Cleveland warrants 64s.
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London
Sontenter
Cookson’s
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Metal Prices Reported in St. Louis Market
In St. Louis on August 26 lead traded around 4.65 to 4.85 and Boelter was quoted at 5.75 to 5.80 amid metal price activity and market notes.
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ST. Louis
Cotton seed products and market prices in 1920s Memphis and New York
Prime basis oil 7.55, meal 31.50 to 32.50, linters 2% 3%c. In New York cotton seed oil market closed steady with spot bids and varied futures: August 8.00–9.00, September 8.03–8.07, October 7.65–7.66, November 6.78–6.80, January 6.74–6.76, February 6.76–6.79, March around 6.81–6.82. Additional sales included 300 at 8.21 for September and multiple lots through December. Total sales 9400.
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New York
Warenre
Pen. & Low
New Orleans
Sugar Advances and Coffee May Follow
All grades of refined sugar rose 10 cents per hundred pounds on the New York market with New Orleans as the price basis. Local sugar quotes stand at 5.25 per hundred pounds as jobbers stock up. Coffee gained 22 points yesterday in New York on Brazil frost fears, signaling potential sharp rises as the season of heavy consumption approaches and crop prospects look poor.
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New York
New Orleans
Brazil
World grain output higher in northern hemisphere crops
The International Institute of Agriculture reports a 3.9 percent rise in wheat production among northern hemisphere nations led by Prussia and Russia with totals reaching about 2.684 billion bushels. Barley and oats show mixed gains and declines while flax seed output falls 22.8 percent across Belgium Spain United States India and Japan.
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United States Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Italy
Prussia
Russia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Spain
Luxemberg
Switzerland
United States
Canada
India
Japan
Algeria
Tunis
England
Wales
Hungary
Croatia
Slavonia
Luxemburg
Silk Prices Rise as Primary Cot ton Goods Market Shifts
In New York on August 26 the primary cotton goods market saw downward revisions in standard prints and shirtings, with prices cut by half a cent and a quarter cent respectively. Gray goods rose modestly, while cotton cheviots advanced. Woolen and worsted dress goods showed uneven demand. Raw silk continued upward with Japanese silk at its highest since 1907.
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New York
Active rough rice market in New Orleans trades Honduras
The New Orleans market saw heavy rough rice sales led by Honduras with receipts of 24,744 rough and 600 clean. Sales totaled 18,501 rough Honduras at 2.90 to 3.65 dollars, 3900 clean Honduras at 1.5 to 1.5% cents, with quotations showing rough Honduras at 2.90 to 3.65 and clean Honduras at 4.5 to 5.5 cents.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Cotton sale tops thousand bale mark in Taylor market
About 902 bales were sold Saturday in Taylor Texas, raising the season total to 4082 bales locally. Over $60,000 was paid to cotton pickers in the sale, reflecting strong activity in the area.
Cotton Market Steady In Memphis Trades
Memphis market reports spot cotton holding steady with middling grade priced at 12.75 cents per pound as sellers show limited movement in late August trading.
Wool Market Report from St Louis August
Wool is steady in St Louis with northern and western mediums at 17 to 20 cents per pound greasy, burries around 16 to 16 1/2 cents, and fine burries near 16 cents. The note records current pricing by quality and region in a concise commodity update.
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ST. Louis
Sugar and hides markets show firm prices in New York
New York reports price firming across commodities with Muscovado and centrifugal sugar steady to higher, raw sugar quoted around 3.26 to 3.30, refined and molasses sugar holding, and petroleum and molasses steady along with leather and hides remaining firm.
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New York
Muscovado
Prices in St Louis Poultry and Dairy Markets
Quotations given for August 26 show chickens at 1 cent springs, turkeys 17 cents, ducks no change, geese 8c. Butter creamery 27c and eggs 11?8c per dozen, reflecting steady dairy and poultry values in the city market.
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ST. Louis
Dairy and Produce Market Report from Chicago
Butter steady and cheese unchanged as eggs rise on higher receipts. Butter and cheese prices held firm while eggs traded higher on 11 324 cases with varying grades. Potatoes steady with 76 car receipts from Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin. poultry prices for springs and fowls also firm.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Butter Egg and Poultry Prices Steady in Kansas City
Kansas City dispatch reports butter eggs and poultry prices unchanged as of this morning. Market watchers note stable wholesale and retail levels with no immediate shifts anticipated amid rising demand in late summer.
Weather Bulletin from 8 a.m. August 26 1913
General weather bulletin records observations taken at 8 a m on Tuesday August 26 1913. The report lists atmospheric conditions and measurements from the time noted as part of a routine meteorological chronicle.
Cotton Advances on Spirited Demand Amid Bullish News
New York cotton prices rose to new highs as outside demand and bullish crop forecasts supported gains of 20 to 25 points. October touched the 12 cent level with stop orders above it, trading higher in late morning before easing 10 to 15 points from intraday highs as selling and weather reports tempered activity.
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New York
Liberal cow supply finds steady market at Union Stock Yards
Aug. 16 liberal receipts at Union Stock Yards push cattle calves and hogs into steady trading. Kansas City reports 20,000 cattle as drought hits supply. Chicago and St Louis show moderate arrivals. Fort Worth market remains steady with cows at around 5, calves 6.50, hogs about 7.75. No sheep or goats offered.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Corn Advances and Leads Other Grain Higher in Chicago
Chicago reports corn nervous and active, climbing on hot wave, with September shorts covering and December rising to 69% to 69c. Wheat followed, first prices steady to higher, December at 90%c. Oats firm, January options quotes noted with price yields.
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Chicago
C. Oates
Nebraska
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Volatile Session
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 4 to 7 point decline on unfavorable cables and long-side offerings. Early lows gave way to covering by shorts as forecasts suggested fair weather in the western belt, with later gain as bulls entered. By midday prices rose 6 to 7 points over yesterday's close, then retreated on profit taking, finishing near yesterday's close with a net 1 point rise to 1 point drop.
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New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Spot cotton steady with moderate business in Liverpool as of August 26. Prices range from good ordinary 6.05d to good middling 7.41d with various middling levels. Sales total 4000 bales including 3500 American and 800 for speculation and export, averaging 4000 with 2500 American. Kress' closed until 1 pm Wednesday for the annual summer clean-up sale.
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Kress
Cattle and hog market gains in Fort Worth sale
Fort Worth market shows $800 cattle and 1200 calves with improved quality. Steers bring $5.50 to 6.85, stocker steers $4.75 to 4.76, butcher cows $4.00 to 5.50, heifers $5.50 to 6.00, bulls $4.00 to 5.50, calves $5.50 to 8.00. Hogs sell at a nickel lower, 700 head, with some top notes. Sheep and lambs small in supply. lambs weaker due to conditions at other markets.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Live Stock Prices Report
Chicago market overview with hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts and price ranges. Hogs quoted mixed in daily ranges from 7.60 to 9.30, cattle steady with various grades listed, and sheep receipts at 35 000 with prices from 3.85 to 8.00 for native and yearling stock.
Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Receipts and quotations show hogs at 9000 head with a steady market. Cattle receipts 26000 including 1200 southerns with prices from prime fed steers to cows and heifers. Sheep receipts 10000 with lambs, yearlings and ewes trading steady though some typos limit precision.
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Kansas City
Market Receipts and Quotes From St Louis Market
Cattle receipts 8800 including 2700 Texans, market steady with native beef steers 5.50 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.75 to 8.75, Texas Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 7.75, calves 6.50 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 3900, market lower with pigs on lights 5.50 to 9.25 and good heavy 8.70 to 1. Sheep receipts 6000, market lower with native muttons 8.25 to 4.00 and lambs 5.50.
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Texas
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Market Quotes From New York Dairy Prices
New York quotations show butter firm with creamery extras at 29 29 cents, cheese steady, eggs unchanged as of today. The report notes price moves in dairy commodities without broader market shifts.
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New York
Leading spot markets from major ports and Liverpool
New York middling 12.46¢, New Orleans 12 8-16¢, Houston 12 5-16¢, Galveston 12 %¢, Liverpool 6 81d, Memphis 12%c. Market prices show across several U S and international ports with slight variations in middling cotton futures.
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New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Cotton spot steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton held steady in New Orleans with middling at 123 16 cents per pound and receipts totaling 86 bales while stocks reached 16,449 bales. Various grades listed with nominal figures and arrivals of 59 bales.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Quiet with No Sales Reported
New York spots report on August 76 shows cotton markets steady with uplands at 12.45 and middling gulf at 70. No sales were recorded today.
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New York
Weealing Uplands
Gulf
Kress Closed Until 1 Pm Wednesday
Store closing schedule announced with shopping values at odd prices during the afternoon hours. advertisement indicates Kress will reopen after 1 PM Wednesday.
Dance Night At Exposition Park Features Archer and Diaz
A bustling note listing events at Exposition Park includes Mrs. Archers floral moonlight dance and prize waltz, Diaz Sisters music, and a series of local ads. Additional items report a cigar stump fire near South Alamo, a brush with police over a dispute, and plans by Fire Chief Wright to attend a national convention in Dallas.
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Phil Wright
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Hovey
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Exposition Park
Wheat and corn quotations from Chicago markets
Quotations list Chicago commodity prices for wheat corn and oats with grades and bid values. No. 2 red wheat at 90 and 1 northern at 92 to 93 cents, No. 2 corn around 76 cents, No. 2 white corn at 76 to 77 cents, oats No. 2 white about 42 to 43 cents.
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Chicago
Kress Store Set For Wednesday Summer Clean-Up Sale
Weather bulletin notes fair conditions in the belt with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Charlestown Bainbridge Gainesville Madison Quitman Valdosta and Waycross. Allen Buell Local Forecaster Weather Bureau announces sale to begin at 1 p m Wednesday with store closing until noon for price reductions.
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Weather Bureau
Market Quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats in St Louis
Prices for No 2 red and hard wheat and No 2 white corn and oats are shown. Wheat September and May futures trade near 87 to 95 cents. corn September around 71 cents. oats September around 41 to 47 cents. Receipts yesterday include flour 21,000 barrels and grains totaling 448,000 bushels. shipments equal 137,600 barrels or bushels across flour wheat corn and oats.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City Grain Quotes August 26
Cash wheat prices ranges 86 to 86 3 4 cents for No 2 and 86 to 87 for No 2 red. Corn gtradess No 2 mixed 75 to 75 4 cents, No 2 white 75 75 cents. Oats No 2 white 42 to 46 6 cents, No 2 mixed 41 1 2 cents. Forward contracts Sept wheat 81 3 4 cents, Dec 85 3 4 cents. Corn futures Sept 74 3 4 cents, Dec 69 3 4 cents.
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Kansas City
coXe
Cotton statistics receipts at U S ports and coffee futures
Interior receipts in Houston this year reach 12 320 bales for cotton. Port totals show Galveston 80152 New Orleans 8686 Mobile 22 Savannah 2482 Charleston 0 Norfolk 0 Boston 60. New York coffee futures firm No 7 Rio at 94 cents and September at 9 15 per bag with March 9 76.
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Tex
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S. C
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Masse
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Rio
Births Reported for Sharver Snow and Rodriguez Families
Birth notices list a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Virell G Sharver on August 28, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Snow at 114 South Street on August 25, and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. EB Rodriguez at 418 Morales Street on August 2.
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Jerry Snow
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EB. Rodriguez
Morales Street
Burial Permits and An Anecdote on Childcare in China
Burial permits list Mrs. Mary E. Carter age 29 who died August 25 and Vincent Burgstaller age 61 who died August 24 at Santa Rosa Hospital. The article adds a brief note about how in China women carry their children in baskets hanging from a bar across the shoulder.
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Vincent Burgstaller
Santa Rosa Hospital
China
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