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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1911
Page
7
Market summary notes New York cotton futures and Liverpool demand. Prices show advance in middling and unsettled trading as buyers pull back, with speculative activity fading and the season’s end approaching.
New Orleans Cotton opened with a decline as prices fell from the prior session. Early quotes showed lower bids with limited demand, and traders noted weak futures activity.
A late December market brief from Chinagg reports wheat losses while corn rises supported by unsettled weather and logistic bottlenecks. Argentina’s sales outlook influences prices as exportable stocks are debated and U S packers brace for potential foreign competition amid shifting trade policy.
A garbled report lists cotton values, totals, and commodity figures across multiple entries. It mentions Armenians, various currencies, and yearly totals, with scattered references to markets, months, and numbers, reflecting a chaotic ledger-like stock of cotton statistics and prices.
Secretary Hester releases a detailed report showing a strong rise in cotton movement through U.S. ports and inland routes for December. The data cover seven days and the first fifteen days of December, comparing current totals with the previous year and with 1908, highlighting gains in exports, overland shipments, and regional mill activity. The report notes overall season totals since September 1, with domestic and foreign shipments and stock levels at key markets and ports.
An unclear OCR fragment lists various terms, numbers, and possible product or company references. It mentions imports exports and American cases with scattered figures and dates, but no coherent event or main subject is evident. The fragment includes place-like terms and inconsistent brand style references.
The article reports on renewed war threats between cattlemen and sheepmen in Colorado and nearby counties over open range rights. It notes a push for stronger federal protection and higher grazing privileges, amid falling wool prices and a $50,000,000 annual impact on county sheep producers. Frank S. Gooding, president of the National Wool Growers’ Association, spoke at the group’s Omaha convention describing industry hardships.
Fort Worth reports steady trade across cattle hogs and calves with receipts near previous levels. Prices show little change from yesterday as buyers and sellers balance demand against supply amid mixed futures outlooks in a cautious market.
Fragmentary text lists names W F Thomp non and Arthur Young along with locations like Pens a and Wily Springs. It references a tour, a price for a second round, and uncertain mentions of Texas fever and animal industry measures without clear context or coherent outcome.
The report details weaker prices across major livestock centers with Chicago, Kansas City and Fort Worth noting declines. Cattle values fell, hog markets showed mixed to lower results, while St Louis bucked the trend with gains in some categories.
The 1912 quotation card indicates price reversals across food lines as shortages push advances in corn, dried fruits, cane syrups, and oranges while cotton goods and sugar drift. Tea and potatoes show modest rises. coffee and other staples may ease later. Wholesale markets reflect post Christmas inventory focus and expected demand changes.
The article lists trade prices for numerous produce items including limes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, peppers, beans, specific tomato varieties, grapes, coconuts, nuts, and dried fruits. It cites crate and crate-like packaging, per hundredweight rates, and per pound figures across California and Texas markets, with many OCR garbled terms.
Sugar market notes from New York and Chicago describe mixed expectations as the new year approaches. Poor weather and delayed Cuban and Puerto Rican grinding affect supply while European beet totals rise, keeping prices steady to firm. buyers remain cautious and local markets show uneven demand amid price resistance.
A compilation of New York market notes and overseas quotes depicts a generally quiet to steadier session. Key indices and leaders such as steel, Lehigh Valley, and Thierborough Metropolitan shares moved higher while tobacco stocks remained volatile. overall market sentiment improved with expectations of January gains.
A garbled financial report lists bank reserves and trust company balances with figures in millions and various sectors. The document references New York firms, loans, deposits, and investments, noting increases in several categories and mentioning treasury and trust activities amid extensive, unclear figures.
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