Market cheer lifts Wall Street on favorable Washington signals
Sentiment in the street turned more cheerful with stronger bank results and a steady to higher stock list. Call money firm at 6 percent. six month loans at 5 to 5 1/2 percent. bonds steady as early gains broadened into new highs for this period.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Turday
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading, Steel
Coceaneree
Can
New Haven Gy
Metal market notes from New York and London
Metals trading round reports copper tin antimony iron and lead prices in New York and London. Copper futures and spot unsettled while tin holds around forty dollars, iron shows quiet, and London quotes list copper tin lead and spelter with varying currency units and warrants.
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London
Cleveland
Market quotes for lead and spelter in St. Louis
The St. Louis metal market shows lead at 3.90 to 4.00 and spelter at 4.95 to 5.00 per unit. The brief quotation reflects current bid-ask levels in the local metals market.
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ST. Louis
Dec
Prime mercantile market steadies amid varied bond activity
New York December 8 report notes sterling exchange steady for 60 days with demand at 4.85 45, commercial bills 4.80, bar silver at 58 ½, Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds hold firm while railroad bonds show irregular movement amid mercantile conditions.
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New York
Coffee Futures Steady in New York Market
No. 7 Rio futures held steady in New York with March at 9.72 and May at 9.93 as trade closed. Dealers cited stable demand and limited supply as factors supporting the unchanged values.
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New York
Rio
Policeman Confesses Bribe Graft in Trans San Pedro District
A policeman confessed to accepting a $65 bribe, was stripped of his badge and commission, and dismissed by Chief Lancaster. He is under arrest. criminal charges are not yet decided. The case arose after a bribe attempt of $100, with $65 paid, later reported to Captain Massey. The officer could not explain his whereabouts at the time.
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trans-San Pedro
Lancaster
Massey
M Lancaster
Expert praises local rock asphalt and trap rock resources
C P Pollock, San Antonio paving expert, toured rock asphalt near Uvalde and a trap rock quarry near Knippa. He noted abundant rock asphalt with even bitumen distribution and said suitability depends on street conditions. City Engineer Helland joined, with company reps A C Pancoast and A H Muir Jr.
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C. P. Pollack
Polleck
San Antonio
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Mr. Pollock
Helland
A. C. Pancoast
Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company
Ice Box Hoard Leads to Arrest in Sunday Sale Case
Chief Deputy Sheriff Galbraith recovered a locked icebox from a Bra dy Street eatery and saloon. Inside were three quarts whiskey two quarts gin six dozen beer and a small steak. Whiskey beer and gin were seized and the owner was arrested. Charges to revoke his beer license will be filed in county court.
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James “Galbraith
Brady Street
Egg shortage hits produce markets amid flood disruptions
The produce markets face an egg famine with scarce supplies and high prices. Country eggs sell 35 cents per dozen in wholesale and 40 cents retail, while storage eggs run 28 to 35 cents. Floods disrupt train service, cutting farmers from markets, and other produce remains limited and pricey. Hens near six dollars, green coffees firm, tea steady, and meat prices expected higher.
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Produce Commission
Texas Creamery
Poultry Prices Decline at City Market
St Louis market report lists chickens 11 cents, springs 13 cents, turkeys 17 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 10 cents, Potter Creamery 82 cents, eggs unchanged at 0 cents.
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ST. Louis
Commodity markets report dairy eggs potatoes and poultry prices
Chicago commodity notes show butter unchanged and eggs higher with 8183 cases at mark including 26 32c ordinary firsts and 28 20c firsts and 32c. Potatoes arrivals 50 cars unchanged. Poultry alive prices fall with springs 12 3/4c fowls 18c and turkeys 15c.
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Chicago
Egg market report shows firmer prices for extra eggs
New York buyers see firmer quotes for fresh gathered extras at 38 40 cents and 86 37 cents for firsts, while 34 35 cents applies to other firsts. The report notes varying regional bids and ongoing demand for high quality shell eggs.
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New York
Dec
Kansas City Market Prices for Butter and Poultry
Kansas City market listings show butter prices at 20c for creamery firsts 29c for firsts 27c for seconds 19c for packing. Poultry quotes list hens 11½c roosters 9c ducks 10c springs 10½c.
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Kansas City
Elgin Butter Prices Stable at 38 Cents
In Elgin Illinois on December butter markets held steady at 38 cents per pound with traders noting stable wholesale prices and firm demand for dairy fats across regional outlets.
Real estate transfers listed for several local parcels
S FP Gantt transfers lots 9 to 12 block 16 for 500 dollars to M O Grooms. S E Gantt transfers lots 11 and 12 block 17 to H M Benskin for 250 dollars. James M Tuttle transfers part of lot 2 block 2 city block 214 West Marshall street for 1750 dollars to C T Gregory. Otto Scheel transfers 430 acres out of survey 16 Leon creek to Albert Moos for 3873 dollars.
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M. O. Grooms
S. E. Gantt
H. M. Benskin
James M. Tuttle
C. T. Gregory
West Marshall Street
Otto Scheel
Albert Moos
Leon Creek
Cotton Ginning Report Shows 12 081 100 Bales by Dec 1
Census bureau six th ginning report lists 12 081 100 bales ginned before December 1 1918. Compared with 11 854 541 last year 87.9 percent of crop. Sea Island and round bale totals given with state by state breakdowns and past year comparisons.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Cold Weather Boosts Live Stock Market News
At Union Stock Yards on December 8, cooler weather spurred packers to buy, with cows at up to 5.25, calves around 6.60, hogs topping 7.60 though scarce, and no sheep or goats. Other markets reported liberal offerings and generally higher prices, especially for hogs with a rise of 10 to 156 cents per hundredweight.
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Union Stock Yards
General Selling of Cotton Follows Government Report
New York December 8 The census report showing 12,081,100 bales ginned to December 1 met expectations but weak western returns sparked heavy liquidation. The market opened steady then declined 7 8 points with January slipping to around 12.76 before a brief rally as traders covered. Early trade suggested spinner influence, but no new features emerged and active months ended about 2 points lower.
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New York
Fesn
Cotton futures open and close steady in New York
In New York, cotton futures opened steady with December at 12.89 cents, January 12.86, March 18.00, May 12.93, and July 12.83. The market closed steady, showing no net change.
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New York
Nees
Janee
Wee
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Census Ginned Figure
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a decline of 8 to 6 points after the census bureau reported 12,001,000 bales ginned through December 1. Early trading saw a drop then quick recovery, with Georgia and Texas yields offsetting some bearish totals. By noon and into the afternoon, prices hovered near unchanged to slightly lower, showing quiet trade with light selling and scattered demand.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Georgia
Texas
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
Futures for December to July showed steady openings with bids around 12.91 for December and 18.03 to 18.28 for near contracts. The session ended with slight net declines as markets closed, reflecting muted price movement across the forward curve.
Liverpool Cotton Prices Hold Steady Amid Strong Demand
Spot cotton market reports brisk business with steady prices in Liverpool. Middling figures quoted at 7.844 for middling fair and 7.604 for good middling, with total sales around 16 000 bales including 10 900 American and 600 for speculation and export. Receipts listed at 9 000 including 200 American.
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Liverpool
Futures rates steady in Liverpool listing
Futures closed steady in Liverpool with a sequence of settlement figures for successive months. Key prices include Dec 6.94 and Jan-Feb 6.92 with further points through Nov-Dec and January 6.34 to 6.85 percent.
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Liverpool
Fort Worth Market Report Cattle Hogs Steady to Up
Fort Worth Tex December cattle receipts total 3600 with 1600 calves. Beef steers bring 5.85 to 7.00, stocker steers 5.60 to 6.66, butcher cows 4.50 to 6.00, heifers 5 to 7.00, stocker cows 4.00 to 4.50, bulls 4 to 6. Calves bring 6.60 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 600 with prices rising 10 to 18 cents. top 7.95, bulk 7.65 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 600, market steady, no prices provided.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Market Close See-Saw in Spreads Across U S Ports
Leading spot market reports New York middling 13 40 New Orleans 18 8 16 Houston 18 1 16 Galveston 13c Liverpool 7 28d Memphis 13 c New York to New Orleans Liverpool at the close 1 to 4 points lower 2 to 8 points lower Liverpool unchanged Spots New York 10 points lower New Orleans unchanged Liverpool 5 points higher Houston Galveston Memphis unchanged
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Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Chicago Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Receipts and quotations issued for Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Chicago. Hogs receipts 45,000 with market strong. bulk sales 7.70 to 7.90, light 7.30 to 7.86, mixed 7.75 to 7.96, heavy 5.55 to 8.00, pigs 5.50 to 7.40. Cattle receipts 25,000 with market steady. beeves 6.66 to 9.70, Texas steers 6.65 to 7.70, stockers 4.80 to 7.65, cows 3.20 to 8.20, calves 6.60 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 38,000 and market steady. natives 4.00 to 5.45, yearlings 5.40 to 6.66, native lambs 6.30 to 7.70.
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Chicago
Texas
Spot Cotton Quiet in New Orleans Prices Hold Steady
New Orleans on December 8 reports spot cotton steady at middling 18 8 16. Sales total 756 with 643 arriving. Various classifications listed from low ordinary to strict good middling, receipts 2924 bales, total stock 179,776 bales.
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New Orleans
Reoe
Market closes steady amid quiet Houston trading
The spot market in Houston on December 8 closed steady with no change. Sales totaled 1878 fob. Shipments reached 6558 units and stock stood at 182845.
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Houston
Tex
Livestock Receipts and Prices in St Louis Market
Hogs receipts 13 000 with higher prices 6.00 to 7.90 for pigs and lights and good heavies 7.70 to 7.90. Cattle receipts 7 000 with 1 500 Texans, market steady. native beef steers 7.50 to 8.15. cows and heifers 4.26 to 8.50. Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.75 to 7.00. calves 4.25 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 3 300, market strong. veal muttons 3.25 to 4.50. lambs 5.25.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton market quiet with no change in Galveston
Spot cotton closed in Galveston steady with no change. Sales on spots were 496 bales f o b none. Stock stood at 299,842 bales with receipts totaling 5,728.
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Galveston
Tex
Kansas City Live Stock Receipts and Prices
Receipts and quotations across hogs cattle and sheep show steady or higher markets. Hogs receipts 9000 with bulk 7.40 to 7.76 and pigs 6.50 to 7.00. Cattle receipts 14000 with prime fed steers 8.25 to 9.25 and cows 4.25 to 7.25. Sheep receipts 10000 with lambs 7.25 to 7.90 and yearlings 5.50 to 6.76.
Spot Cotton Prices Quiet in New York Market
Spot cotton in New York on December 8 shows middling uplands at 138.49 cents and middling gulf at 18.65 cents per pound. Sales reported 825 bales.
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New York
Gulf
Petroleum and commodities pricing in New York market
Petroleum steady with refined bulk at 5.25 dollars per barrel and 8.75 for barrels, cases 11.25. Molasses unchanged with New Orleans open kettle 35 to 55 cents. Hides quoted around 28 to 29 cents with Central America leather and hemlock firsts at 29 to 30 cents and seconds 28 to 29 cents.
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New York
New Orleans
Central America
Cotton statistics interior receipts show year over year
Interior receipts for cotton reveal Houston figures with a gap between this year and last year. The data indicates 6,691 compared to 32,220 in the prior period.
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HoUston
Seeveweseer
Evidence of Slump in New England Cotton Goods Demand
A careful survey of mills from Maine to Rhode Island shows a slowing cotton goods sector. Firms report six to seven week ahead orders, little new business, and high-grade stock coverage into 1914, with profits pressured by high cotton costs and a likely drop in American consumption starting January.
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New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Christian Science Monitor
Commission House
Fall River
Providence
Big Week in Cotton Expects Agriculture Yield Estimate
In New Orleans Dee a pivotal week looms as the agriculture department prepares its Friday yield estimate at 1 PM. The census bureau released December 1 ginning data this morning. Private forecasts vary widely from 13.75 to 15.76 million bales, with most between 14.0 and 14.5 million and an average near 14.3 million.
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Dee
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Agricultural Department
Hester
November Iron Output Seen Cutting Philadelphia Production
Iron men predict a sharp drop in November output after October furnace capacity fell by 4 800 tons daily. About 17 furnaces have shut since month start and November 8 short month adds 80 000 tons lost. Expected total around 2 200 000 tons versus 2 646 261 in October with December likely lower.
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Philadelphia
Maritime Intelligence Reports Arrivals at Galveston and New York
Marine intelligence notes arrivals and sailings with vessels listed such as Talisman Progreso Louisiana Norfolk Tampico Hudaford Brest Lapland Martha Seemengrer Rochambeau Hamre Minnehaha London Prinz Friederich Wilhelm Bremen. Includes December dates and ports of call.
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Market Snapshot of Sugar Prices in New York
Raw sugar nominal values listed with Muscovado at 8.04, centrifugal 3.54, and molasses sugar 2.79. Refined sugar quiet with cut loaf 6.30 and various forms from cubes 4.60 to powdered 4.45 and fine granulated 5.35, No. 1 4.26.
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New York
Wheat Movements Slump as Market Rises Then Falls
In Chicago on December 8 wheat moved upward on rain delaying Argentine harvests while world shipments remained light and northwest receipts were meager. Corn weakened, oats steadied, and provisions rose with hogs. An unexpected rise in visible supplies wiped out wheat gains, closing steady to up slightly.
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Chicago
London Wheat and Corn Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago reports mixed grain prices with No. 2 red at 96 9 tenths cents and No. 2 hard near 99 9 tenths. No. 2 northern around 90 9 tenths and No. 2 spring near 80 cents. Corn All new No. 2 at 72 9 tenths, oats standard 41 42 cents, barley 53 78 cents.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices in Kansas City market report
Cash wheat prices show No 2 hard 84 to 89 cents and No 2 red 88 to 89 cents. Corn values list No 2 mixed 69 to 69.5 cents and No 2 white around 67 to 67.5 cents for December and May contracts. Oats No 2 white 41.5 cents and No 2 mixed about 41 cents. Continuous quotations for December and May futures are given.
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Kansas City
St Louis Grain Prices With Cash and Close Quotes
Cash wheat shows No 2 red 95 97 cents and No 2 hard 88 94 cents. Corn and oats quotes are listed with nominal and near contracts. December and May figures appear for wheat corn and oats with fractional cents.
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ST. Louis
Argentina Wheat Exports Dominate Grain Trade Report
The report notes Argentina’s wheat ripening quickly while corn stalls. It recalls exports of wheat, corn, oats, and flax exceeding 400 million bushels last year and outlines 1912 and 1911 cereal export totals. Through the season, 234 million bushels of cereals have left Argentina, with 145 million wheat and 155 million corn up to dates, oats and flaxseed totaling 103 million. About 2 million bushels of corn have been imported at New York.
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Argentina
India
Australia
Europe
Cotton farmers pledge compliance with state ruling
Assistant Attorney General C. reports that almost all cotton growers who received circulars instructing them to stop saving cotton have advised they will comply with the department’s ruling.
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Austin
Tex
Beensistant
Copper stocks rise as producers report November totals
The Copper Producers' Association reports November stocks on hand up by 15,363,047 pounds from October. The New York release notes the gain in copper on hand, reflecting stronger inventory levels amid industry activity.
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Meath
New York
Copper Producers’ Association
Grocery Price List For Housewife Consumers
A historical advert lists egg prices at 85 cents per dozen for EGGS-Country and 40 cents per dozen for yard eggs, plus various dairy, poultry, fish, meats, fruits, and vegetables with specific per unit or per pound prices. The note includes dressed poultry, fresh fish, meats, produce, and miscellaneous items with cents per item or per pound pricing.
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