Lots for Sale on Regina Street Near Hot Wells Line
Four non resident lots on Regina Street 185 feet from the Hot Wells car line are offered at $275 each if two or all four are taken. Each 50 by 150 feet. See J. & Lytle Realty Co at 209 Gibbs Bldg. The Geo C Thompson Land Co has moved to 218 Gibbs Bldg with bargains for sale or trade including vendor lien notes mercantile stocks and rental city property. The Light ads are ten days half a cent a word per insertion with refunds on unused portions.
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San Antonio
Regina St
Hot Wells
Gibbs
J. & Lytle Realty Coo
GEO C. Thompson Land Company
Pruitt Ave Home Seeks Quick Sale With Roomy 60-Foot Lot
Seven rooms and bath on a two story home with garage feed room stalls in good repair offered at 2300 by J L Lytle Realty Co exclusive agents at 209 Gibbs Bidg. Also five blocks from Joske's a seven room house on a 60 foot lot priced at 2750 with Roosevelt Ave corner lot four rooms and hall modern at 1800 easy terms listed by Wm W Herring at 726 Be Houston St.
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Gibbs
J. L. Lytle Realty Co
Joske’s
Roosevelt Ave
Wm. W. Herring
Houston Street
N. Comal &J. le
Shady Yard
Blum
Tobin Hill
Wland & George
Gunter Bldg
Lachapelle St
Travis
Close-In Tract Near Railroad Offers Bargain 200 Acres
A 200 acre tract on the city outskirts southwest, with half holding abundant hard gravel, near a railroad. Suitable for irrigated gardens, offered for a few days at a bargain price by Christian & Cunningham. Frost Building, Crockett 600, phone number provided.
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Christian & Cunningham
Frost
Phone Crockett 600
Brand New Cottages and Two Stories for Easy Terms
W. P. Rogers Realty Co offers brand new cottages and two story homes in Crockett. Modern up-to-date design with high quality materials. Prices and terms described as lease with small cash payment and rent balance. Contact 3606 Navarro or 405 Navarro.
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W. P. Rogers Realty CO
Crockett
Navarro
A Fine Home in Madison Square District
Madison Square district brick residence with 16 rooms, large reception hall, parlor, library, dining room, kitchen, four oversized bedrooms, attic, sleeping gallery, four baths, six fireplaces, front verandas, and a large barn plus garage. Corner lot 75 by 165 feet on a prestigious block near educational institutions. owner selling for less than cost. Fowler Bros. Land Co. Crockett 2319, 502 Bedell Bldg.
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Madison Square
San Antonio
Fowler Bros. Land CO
Crockett
Bedell Bldg
Real Estate for Trade and Sale Offers
For Sale or Trade real estate notices list an equity in a new 2500 modern bungalow in a restricted addition valued around 750. Trades include late model autos with small balance payments. Contact Crockett 6121 or William Co. Lott Son Co. 691 Bedell Ride for details.
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LOT & ‘Son
William ‘Co
Lott, Son & Co
Bedell Ride
Crockett
Land inquiry for Bexar county tracts advertised
Woes report inquiry for Bexar county lands asking for both improved and unimproved properties to list at reasonable prices. Respondents urged to provide detailed farm or land descriptions by mail or office visit. Also a rental wanted for pasture near San Antonio with water and partial cultivation.
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Bexar County
Nicholsona Furnish & Smith
San Antonio
Jarmon
Stark
Crockett
Friday Rushes Hit Wholesalers Row In Slow Week
Wholesalers worked Friday to unload overdue drummers and prep freight for afternoon trains. Trade in both city and country markets remained light, with scant consignments and premiums on butter eggs poultry and other farm produce. Packer supplies and Fort Worth meat shipments were interrupted by high water but conditions began to normalize with no price changes quoted by grocers or produce jobbers.
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Fort Worth
Wholesale Markets Country Produce Prices
A dense price listing for wholesale country markets with numerous items. Eggs two cents per dozen by country, poultry rates by type, butter from northern and Texas creameries, assorted cheese, vegetables including potatoes onions cabbage lettuce cucumbers, fruits such as oranges lemons bananas apples grapes, and staples like coffee sugar syrup flour rice canned goods and meats with various regional price quotes. Provides extensive per unit and per weight figures across states and regions.
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Northern Creamery
Texas Creamery
California
Colorado
Texas
T&c
Messina
Missouri
Ben Davis
Florida
Japan
Choice
Honduras
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
San Antonio
South Texas
Illinois
Navy
Alaska
Columbia River
Department of Agriculture Daily Weather Report
Precipitation yesterday none. Normal for the day .08 inch. Daily deficiency .08 inch. Total precipitation since Jan 1 87.04 inches. Excess since Jan 1 11.22 inches.
13,677,000 Bales of Cotton Produced in United States
Government reports show the 1913 14 cotton crop at 13 677 000 bales of 500 pounds not including linters. Texas leads with 3 930 000 bales. Georgia and Alabama also large producers. The crop valued high with lint and seed, average price around ? cents per pound.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Texas
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Statistics
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Livestock Market Figures Across Major Cities
Cattle hogs and sheep prices and totals from Fort Worth and Chicago Kansas City St Louis and Oklahoma City markets show bid activity and volume. Readings include thousands of head traded and implied value figures for the period.
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Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Summary
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts 1500 calves 200 market strong beef steers 6.00 to 6.75 butcher cows 4.25 to 5.50 heifers 5.00 to 7.00 bulls 4.00 to 5.25 calves 4.00 to 7.50 stocker steers 5.50 to 6.50 stocker cows 4.00 to 5.00 hog receipts 900 best stuff 7.80 bulk sales 7.40 to 7.75 sheep receipts 0 sold readily at steady prices.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts today include hogs 9500 with steady market and hog prices from 6.50 to 7.70. Cattle 1500 with steady market. prime fed steers 8.25 to 10.00. Sheep 6000 with steady market. lambs 7.25 to 8.00, yearlings 5.50 to 6.75.
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Kansas City
Market Report From St Louis Livestock Sale
Receipts and quotations today show hogs at 8000 with market steady and pigs and lights priced from 6.25 to 7.80 while good heavy hogs range 7.00 to 7.90. Cattle receipts total 1600 including 600 Texans with native beef steers at 7.50 to 9.15 and cows and heifers from 4.00 to 6.00. calves in carloads 4.25 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 2400 with market steady. best muttons 3.75 to 4.80 and lambs at 5.25.
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ST. Louis
Dee
Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices
Chicago December report lists hog receipts around 35 000 with slow market and mixed price ranges from 7.50 to 7.86. Cattle receipts about 2500 with steady trading and beef prices near 6.60 to 6.90 while stockers and feeders command 4.90 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 12 000 with a strong market and native lambs from 6.25 to 8.00.
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Chicago
Texas
Commodity market briefs and textile trade notes
New York reports coffee futures easing with March at 9.58 and May at 9.80. New Orleans grain tones show rough Honduras and Japan steady to unsteady as deliveries and receipts move. Honduras and Japan prices listed with recent sale figures. Duplicating for spring men’s wear slow. some fall overcoating offered. raw silk firmer. cotton goods and yarns quiet.
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New York
New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Market summaries show mixed commodity gains and falls
New York raw sugar prices steady to firm with Muscovado at 2.95 to 3.04 and centrifugal at 3.45 to 3.54. Molasses sugar 2.70 to 2.79. Refined silent. New York eggs firm with unchanged prices. Chicago butter rises with creamery at 22 24% to 34% cc. Egg prices higher. potatoes flat with 32 car receipts. Poultry alive down. springs 12c, fowls 12% to 13c, turkeys 16c, dressed 22c.
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New York
Chicago
Hides Steady as Leather Firms Prices Hold
New York reports hide markets steady with leather prices firm on December trading. Buyers show restrained demand while sellers maintain firm stance amid cautious market activity.
Grain Tumbles on Weather News Thins Bears Hope
Chicago wheat futures slipped as Argentina surplus estimates favored bears though later losses eased with weather signals prompting deliveries. Corn fell early then steadied as hog supplies pressured markets, while Oregon Idaho Washington crop guesses trimmed.
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Chicago
Til
Dee
Argentina
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Grain and provisions market closes in Chicago report
Chicago grain and provisions market ranges noted with prices for mess pareksam and lard futures. Open high low and close figures appear for January and May contracts, with marginal shifts and a partial line of figures.
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Sam, Ce
Chicago grain quotations on December 12
Quotations show cash grain prices for wheat corn and oats. Wheat ranges No 2 red No 2 hard and No 2 northern and spring with prices around 96 90 to 92 cents. Corn shows No 2 76 71 cents and No 2 white 71 to 71 1 2 cents. Oats standard 41 to 42 cents and barley 53 cents.
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Chicago
T&c
Wheat and grain prices and receipts in St Louis quotes
Quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 95 97 cents per bushel and No 2 hard 88 94 cents. Corn nominal, oats No 2 41 42 cents, receipts yesterday flour 11 000 barrels wheat 102 000 bushels corn 46 000 oats 75 000. Shipments and close prices listed for wheat 89 93 cents December May, corn 70 71 cents December May, oats 40 43 cents December May.
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ST. Louis
Resignation of NYSE Chairman B G Talbert Cited Ill Health
New York December 12 B G Talbert longtime chairman of the New York Stock Exchange resigns due to ill health after ten years in the post. Governors will act on the matter at December meeting.
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New York
B. G. Talbert
New York Stock Exchange
Government report sparks excitement in cotton market
A government crop estimate driven rally faded after early gains as markets moved with mixed reactions. Prices in New Orleans jumped near two dollars a bale on the estimate of 13,677,000 bales before profit taking and later selling pressure trimmed gains. The New York market opened steady to slightly higher but drifted with nervous liquidity ahead of the report.
Cotton futures open steady and close firm
New York cotton futures opened steady with Dec 13.02 Jan 12.83 Mar 12.98 May 12.90 Jul 12.82 Oct 11.96 and closed firm as traders weighed market signals.
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New York
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans as market reacts to government estimate
In New Orleans, cotton futures opened steady with early gains of 1 to 2 points, active months up 2 to 3. Bears cited favorable weather and Washington crop estimates. liquidation pressed the market, but noon quotes remained near yesterday's close. After the government report showed 13,677,000 bales, March surged 38 points before profit-taking pulled prices back, then another late-day rally lifted values from under yesterday's close.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Yeasterday
San Antonio Cotton Exchange
F. J. Badger
New York
Tonge
Washington
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady Highs Mixed
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with December at 12.92 and January at 13.08 as March 13.21 22 and May 19.28 19.27. The market closed very steady with a net gain of 19 to 20 points amid varied West and other prices across contracts.
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New Orleans
Det
Spot cotton prices hold steady in Liverpool market
Liverpool reports steady cotton values with middling at 7.26 pence per pound and good ordinary 6.04d. Sales reach 14 000 bales including 11 600 American, while receipts total 53 000 bales. Futures display various December and January differentials ending around 6.4d to 7.06d.
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Liverpool
Futures for cotton trade figures posted in Liverpool
The Liverpool market shows steady futures quotes with multiple month pairings from December to November and a 6 46 p m reopening time to receive the cotton crop estimate.
Poultry Prices Steady in St Louis Trade
In St Louis on December 12 poultry prices showed little change. Turkeys held at 16 percent higher, ducks available, and butter creamery priced at 33 and 28 percent respectively.
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ST. Louis
World Market Updates and Indian Construction Activity
Butter eggs and poultry unchanged in Kansas City. The Imperial Bank of Germany cut its discount rate from five and one half to five percent today. Building activity continues in Bombay and Calcutta with new houses typically five or six stories high and sixteen feet tall.
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Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Sanane
Bombay
Calcutta
Prize meat offered after Fort Worth feeders show win
Armour & Co. supplied prize winning steers from the National Feeders and Breeders Show in Fort Worth. For the second year running the San Antonio branch handled disposal. A carload of two year old dressed beeves arrived at Armour coolers. Manager H A Hoban notes San Antonio’s tourist trade and hotel standards drive demand for top quality meat. Steers were raised by H B Johnson of Chickasha Oklahoma.
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Armour & Co
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Armour
H. A. Hoban
Armour Company
United States Cotton Exports and Imports Report
Weekly cotton statistics show imports at 145000 bales with American imports 120000 bales and total stock of 808000 bales, American holdings 616000 bales. Exports total 10000 bales, with American forwarding at 84000 bales.
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Liverpool
Stock Market Declines Persist Amid Broad Selling Pressure
On December 12 the market extended the decline with general selling across stocks and bonds. Leading issues fell while steel and copper groups showed limited strength. New Haven dropped to 68% and 6 8 a fraction, with Pennsylvania and New York Central following recent lows as the market closed weak.
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New York
New Haven
Canadian Pacific
Mexican Petroleum
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New Orleans Cotton Market Prices and Day’s Totals
New Orleans on December reports middling cotton at 12% to 18?4 cents with spot sales 230 bales. Quotations extend to low ordinary 9 cents and up to middling fair 14?4 cents. Receipts 7760 bales. stock 240552 bales. World prices show New York 13.40 and Liverpool 7 26d for middling grades.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Dee
Spot market closes steady in Houston textiles trade
The spot market closed steady with fractional gains. Sales reached 1476 bales in spot and 1085 bales in the other category while shipments totaled 4707 bales and stock stood at 176,801 bales. Pricing ranged from 7c for low ordinary to 14c for midling fair with various grades listed.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton market steady as sales arise in Galveston
Spot cotton closed steady with unchanged near term. Sales totaled 325 bales with 200 bales moved f o b. Receipts reached 6351 bales and stock stood at 276540 bales in Galveston on December 12.
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Galveston
Tex
Cotton Market Holds Steady in Memphis Bid
Memphis market reports spot cotton unchanged at middling 13.5 cents per pound with steady demand as of December 12. Trade sources note stable prices across grades and regions despite mild holiday activity.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York Spot Cotton Prices Steady on December 12
Spot cotton in New York steady with middling uplands at 13.40 and middling gulf at 13.65. Sales reported at 85 bales.
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New York
Gulf
Cotton Seed Products Prices Report Memphis Market
Memphis market brief notes prime meal and linters pricing. Prime galne 5.87 with meal 27.25 to 27.50 and linters 2 percent.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Firm in New York
Spot prices show firm closure with mixed lots sold across months from December at 6.83 to July at 7.31. Total sales reach 76,700 with notable volumes in January, March and July contracts and multiple price calls recorded.
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New York
Spot
Marine Intelligence Galveston December Arrivals and Sailed Vessels
Galveston reports arrivals including Ray Castle Antwerp Indore Liverpool Preston Bocas del Toro Frankenwald Hamburg Himalaya Philadelphia and departures of El Sol Almsatad cleared. Other entries note Emilia Barcelona Trieste Corozal San Juan Duneric Hamburg and New York lists Campa nella Mauretania Principe di Piemonte Russia Libau arrivals in New York.
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Ray Castle
Antwerp
Indore
Liverpool
Preston
Nor
Bocas del Toro
Frankenwald
Hamburg
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Himalaya
Aus
Philadelphia
el Sol
New York
Almsatad
Bremen
Emilia
Barcelona
Trieste
Corozal
San Juan
Duneric
Miscellaneous Market Quotes and Oddities From Telegraph
In St Louis price quotes for lead and spelter appear. An England Ireland surname ranking lists the Smiths behind Murphy Kelly Sullivan and Walsh. Chinchillas are imported to a farm in Chile for breeding experiments. A Washington expert creates a film depicting honey making by bees.
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England
Smiths
Ireland
Murphy
Kelly
Sullivan
Walsh
Chile
Washington
Call money rates ease as money market steadies
New York December 12 call money easier at 2 to 4 percent with the ruling rate at 4 percent. Closing figures show time loans steady with 60 day at 5 percent 90 day at 4 to 5 percent and six months around 5 percent.
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New York
Mercantile and financial market wrap from New York
Mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent with firmer sterling exchange. 60 day demand $4.825 and $4.85 30, commercial bills $4.80. Bar silver at 8 cents, Mexican dollars 44 and a half cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds weak.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Metal markets in New York and London prices quoted
Lead remains quiet at 3.98 dollars local and 4.06 in futures. Copper steady with electrolytic at 1437.50, lake at 15.50, and casting at 14.12. Tin soft with spot around 87.65 and futures around 37.60, London tin spot at 177.75. Antimony reported dull at 7.60, iron quiet with London warrants at 49s 10d.
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New York
London
Cookson
Cleveland
Illinois Central approves $12 million bond issue
The Illinois Central bond issue worth $12,000,000 to retire other debts and fund improvements and extensions was ratified at a special stockholders meeting in Chicago today.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Observations Taken at 8 A M December 12 1913
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Friday December 12 1913 noting atmospheric conditions and notable local readings. The entry lists time in the morning and corroborates early day measurements from the station.
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