Flour advances and sugar drops a dime
Flour prices rose across Chicago and major markets with Liberty and Pioneer mills adding ten cents to $5.30 per 60 pound sack. Oats up two cents per bushel while farmers hold their grain. Sugar declined ten points in New York but locals kept prices near $5.70 as New Orleans and other refiners influence quotes. California bean market remains strong due to a short crop and higher near futures. Eggs, butter, and poultry show strength with higher consumer prices.
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Agricultural Market Prices and Commodities Report
A dense listing of prices paid to shippers for poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, meats, canned goods, and other staples. Includes hens, turkeys, butter, eggs, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, oranges, lemons, bananas, coffee, canned fruits, dried fruits, flour, and feed, with varied regional figures and wholesale terms.
Sugar and oil markets show steady trends in August trading
Raw sugar firm with 96 test priced at $4.23 and muscovade at $9.78. molasses 89 test at $5.48. Petroleum steady and hides strong. Bogota reports no change. Leather market firm. The population of Ireland has fallen by over 76,000 in recent years.
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Weather Map Forecast for San Antonio Area 1912
Observations at 8 a m indicate air pressure at sea level and isobar and isotherm contours. Forecast till 7 p m Saturday calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday in San Antonio and vicinity with gentle winds and no precipitation expected.
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Holiday at Stock Yards Delays Market Action
At Oklahoma City stock yards on August 30 no cattle were sold as only five cattle five calves and eight hogs were present. Buyers and salesmen spent the morning playing dominoes while prospects for the next two weeks look dim. Prices held up with cows at 4.25, calves 6, hogs about 8.50, as receipts stayed light and demand remained modest.
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Chicago Markets Open Steady Across Dairy Poultry and Produce
Markets report flat quotes in Chicago with butter listing 23 25 cents, cheeses at 11 to 15 percent and creamery grades steady. Eggs hold at 17 to 20 cents with 6943 cases received, potatoes steady with Wisconsin 45 55 cents and Minnesota 45 50 cents. poultry alive steady with turkeys 12 cents and chicks 14 cents. veal at 13 cents.
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Poultry and Egg Prices Reported in St Louis Market
ST LOUIS August 30 Quotations were as Poultry firm Chickens 12 1 2 c springsite turkeys 17 1 2 c ducks 9 1 2 c geese none dull creamery 23 26 c Eggs higher 19 c.
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Springs
New York Eggs Firm on Week’s Receipts
New York eggs remained firm with receipts totaling 12,062. Kansas City Produce notes butter and eggs steady and unchanged for August 30.
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Kansas City
Rice market notes from New Orleans in late August
In New Orleans on August 30 rough rice was active with Honduras strong and Japan nominal. Clean rice showed activity. Receipts totaled 3289 rough, 743 millers, with 2514 rough Honduras sold at 3.75 4.35 and clean Honduras 9156 at 2% 6% with Japan bids low. Quotations list rough Honduras at 1.76 4.365 and clean Honduras at 44% 6%c with Japan at 8% 4tec.
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Honduras
Japan
Meerschaum Mines in Nemlau Fueled by Simple Methods
Observations from August 30, 1912 note wind, temperature, and rainfall. Meerschaum mines near Eski Shehr, Nemlau, claim a 2000 year history and employ about five thousand miners. Work is primitive with a foreman and 2–5 laborers per pit. Meerschaum is found in a red earth layer at depths from a few yards to sixty, with nuggets typically walnut to small, and almost all output exports to Vienna for distribution to Europe and the United States for the finest pieces.
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Sea of
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Vienna
United States
Stocker Decline Check as Week ends Slightly Higher
Fort Worth market notes a 16 to 26 cent weekly drop in stockers with steady overall tone. Beef steers slow, best cows steady. cann ers down 26 cents. calves up 25 cents to 7.25. hogs rise 10 cents to 9.25. sheep and lambs small offerings with steady to higher quotes.
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Tex
Market Receipts and Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
ST LOUIS August 30 receipts and quotations show cattle 1400 with 700 Texas steady market. Native beef steers 5.50 10.50 cows and heifers 4.00 8.75 stockers 3.76 7.25 Texas steers 4.50 8.00 cows 3.59 7.00 calves in carload lots 5.50. Hogs receipts 500 market steady with pigs lights 6.50 9.00 mixed 8.65 9.00 good heavy 8.65 8.95. Sheep receipts 600 market steady native muttons 3.55 3.85 lambs 6.50 7.00.
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Oklahoma
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Aug 30
Cattle receipts 700 with steady market. Native steers 6.75 to 10.60, southern steers 4.50 to 6.00, southern cows 3.25 to 5.00, native cows 3.25 to 8.50, stockers 4.50 to 7.50, bulls 4.00 to 5.25, calves 5 to 9. Hogs receipts 1500, market 5e higher. Bulk 8.60 to 8.75, heavy 8.45 to 8.60, packers 8.50 to 8.82. Pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady. Muttons 3.50 to 4.40, lambs 6.00 to 6.85, wethers 4.00 to 5.35, ewes 2.25 to 4.00.
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Chicago Market Receipts Stall, Cattle Sluggish
Chicago reports cattle receipts at 1600 with dull demand and a wide price range from Reeves at 5.85 to 10.50 and western steers 6.25 to 9.25. Hogs total 15000 with slow, mostly lower trading. ligh tweights 8.25 to 8.90, heavies to 8.70, and bulk saloa around 8.15 to 8.70. Sheep receipts 12000 with slow trade. native lambs 4.50 to 7.10, western 4.50 to 7.10.
Weather Summary for Houston District Ends Morning
Temperatures and rainfall across the Houston district for the 24 hours ending 8 o clock this morning show generally fair weather. The temperature is above normal. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, notes the period had higher than average readings. Also mentioned is a record of whales valued at 11 million dollars killed last season.
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Houston
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Wheat Market Slumps Despite Rain Boost
Chicago traders faced a weak close as wheat prices slipped from early gains amid scant buying. December opened at 95 to 95 1 2 cents, touched 94 1 4 and finished down on the day. Corn rose on frost fears while oats remained soft and provisions tied to hogs weakened with January pork at 19.40.
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Chicago Wheat Prices Mixed in Early Trading
Aug 30 quotations show cash wheat markets with No 2 red around 1.06 to 1.07 and No 1 northern near 0.96 to 1.00. Other grades list No 2 northern at 0.82 to 0.83 and durum near 0.85 to 0.90, reflecting uneven demand and regional price spreads.
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Grain quotations from Kansas city today
Prices quoted in Kansas City show mixed grain values with corn and wheat futures listed for December and May. Readings include No 2 red and No 2 white corn and multiple futures points with slight variations, reflecting market activity.
Cotton Makes New Low Ground for Movement
The cotton market opened steady with a 2 to 3 point decline on lower cables and favorable reports. Values slipped to new lows before a midday rally of 6 to 7 points from covering for holidays, then drifted to a near unchanged level as private crop news weighed on sentiment.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened 2 to 6 points lower on weak cables and favorable belt weather forecasts. By midmorning prices slipped to new weekly lows before recovering slightly. Texas spot offerings and moisture concerns pressured values, with activity dull and the market featureless in the afternoon.
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Liverpool Cotton Closing Prices and Activity
Closing: Spot cotton quiet with four points lower. American middling fair 7.20d, good middling 6.80d, middling 6.40d, low middling 6.16d, good ordinary 5.60d, ordinary 5.20d. Sales 6000, of which 600 for speculation and export and 6500 American. Receipts 1000 bales, including 600 American bales.
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Futures Opened Easy As Liverpool Markets Note
Futures in Liverpool opened with easy prices and finished steady with a series of contract quotes for August through July across several month pairs. The data shows rates around six percent, with minor daily adjustments and small spreads between successive terms.
Spot Cotton Steady in New Orleans Market
Spot cotton held steady in New Orleans with 109 bales traded and no arrivals. Quotations ranged from low ordinary 7 1 16 to good middling 11 1 16 cents with varying strict and nominal classifications. Receipts totaled 30 bales and stock stood at 28 125 bales.
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New Orleans
Quotations from Louis Aus grain and corn markets
Cash wheat prices show No. 2 red at 1.04 to 1.07, No. hard at 1.04 to 1.07. Corn prices list No. 2 at 804 c, No. white at 83c, and No. 2 at 81% to 32c with close Sept wheat 94% and Dec 94% Corn Sept 74% Dec 52% Oats Sept 81% Dec 324c.
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Cotton Prices Steady In Houston Market
Spot cotton closed easy and unchanged with classes ranging from low ordinary to middling. Prices posted at low ordinary 6 5 16, ordinary 7 5 16, good ordinary 8 16, low middling 16 1 16, middling 11 1 16, good milling 11 5 16, middling fair 11 9 16. Sales 12,033. shipments 15,138. stock 33,613 bales.
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Cotton market closes quiet in Galveston
Spot cotton ended steady to lower with declines across grades. Low ordinary brought 65 3/4 cents, ordinary 7 3/4, good ordinary 8 1/4, low middling 10 1/2, middling 11 3/4 to 11 7/8 cents. F.O.B. prices at 23.00 for 2,300 bales on hand, receipts 17,269.
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Galveston Steamer Movements Reported
Galveston ships Arrived yesterday: Harry T Inge Nor, Bocas del Toro Antares Nor, Santiago via Cardenas, Soperga Ital, Port Inglis. Cleared: Steamers Ramazan Br, Brem enweenmore Br, Liverpool via Norfolk, T Inge Nor, Bocas del Toro, Ramon de Larrinaga Spai, Manchester. Senator Nor, Fron ines El Cid New York, Wanderer Br.
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Spot Cotton News Quiet at New York Close
Spot cotton finished quiet in New York trading with middling uplands at 11.25 cents and do gulf at 11.60. Total sales reported 28 bales.
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Memphis Spots. Spot Cotton Quiet in Memphis Trade
Memphis Tennessee August 30 spot cotton quiet with middling grade at 11 3/4 cents.
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Coffee futures steady as markets close in New York
New York coffee futures remained steady with No. 7 Rio quoted around 13.00 for Sept and 13.07 for Maren. The report notes minor price stability amid midday activity in New York on Aug 30.
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Cotton Seed Market Closes Firm Ahead of Labor Day
New York cotton seed prices hold firm with spot at 6346.45 and futures for September to March quoted between 6.02 and 6.37. Trades include 100 September at 6.32 and 600 October at 6.36. total sales reach 11,200. Market to be closed Monday September 2 for Labor Day.
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Baylor Reports First Texas Mid-Summer Commencement
Thirteen Baylor graduates received degrees at the first mid summer commencement in Texas colleges. Dr J H McLean of the Texas Methodist Orphanage gave the commencement address and Baylor President S P Brooks handed diplomas. Calcutta with a population near a million and a half is noted as the second city of the Baw-
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Cotton statistics and copper market notes from New York
The report lists weekly Liverpool cotton figures with imports, stock levels, and American participation. In New York copper prices are firm across spot to October contracts with scores for electrolytic and casting copper, plus tin and lead firmer while iron remains unchanged.
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London Metals Markets Report Copper and Tin Steady
London markets show copper quiet with spot at 78 pounds 16s 3d and futures 79 pounds 6s 3d while tin remains strong with spot 213 pounds and futures 212 pounds. Local exchange sales are nil with 60 000 pounds traded. London lead at 20 pounds 10s and spelter at 26 pounds 15s. Cleveland warrants 6%8 7d in Lon on.
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Revised course of study approved by San Marcos school board
SAN MARCOS Tex Aug 30 At a meeting of the school board yesterday the revised course of study including science industrial arts and a course for girls was approved The First National Bank bid of 51 10 per cent as depository for the daily balance of the school fund was accepted The city schools will open Monday.
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First National Bank
Schools to open with each pupil supplying drinking cup
The Sutherland Springs school board ordered that pupils must furnish their own drinking cups in line with state health recommendations. Opening week approaches, and officials say the schools are on their best basis in town history.
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State Board of Health
Well Digger Hurt When Derrick Collapses in Cleburne
In Cleburne Texas at 3 oclock this morning H Richardson a well digger was trapped beneath a derrick during deep well sinking. The collapse broke his left leg and hip and he is expected to recover officials said.
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H. &. Richardson
Stock Market Dullness Marks Approaching Holiday
New York stock activity shows extreme dullness with mixed moves. Louisville and Nashville dips 20 percent capital increase disappoints shareholders while Union Pacific Reading and Erie rise late. tobacco shares weak and Canada edges influence prices.
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Money on Call Rates Firm in New York Market
Money on call closed firmer in New York with the ruling rate at 3 percent. Time loans showed strength with bids around 3 and 4 percent for 90 days and six months, reflecting a robust short term money market.
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Financial market roundup from New York on Aug 30
Prime mercantile paper stands at 5 percent with sterling at 4.8425 for sixty days and 4.8710 for demand. Commercial bills 4.33 percent. Bar silver 62 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars 48 plus. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
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Bank of England Seized Bullion From Balance Transfer
London reports 272000 pounds sterling in bullion brought into the Bank of England on balance today as part of daily financial movements.
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Bank of England
Paris Markets Report Shows Bond Yields and Tea Demand
Paris notes 3 percent rentes at 92f 15e for the account and London exchange at 25f 28c for checks. Private discount rate is 24 percent. Tobacco growing opportunities cited for both small and large farmers in New England. English tea consumption remains high with a rise of about 16.5 million pounds versus 1910.
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