Setter Trade With Mexico Expands In Texas Markets
The summer drought and early frost have given Mexican growers a larger share of the U.S. market. Texas markets show a strong vegetable supply from Mexico with trilas grape fruit okra tomatoes and beans arriving regularly. Local commission men report active correspondence with Mexican growers and expect San Antonio to serve as the gateway for shipments to other Texas markets.
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Mexico
Loca Commission
Itive
San Antonio
Current Quotations on Vegetables and Groceries Listed
The listing details farm and market prices for produce and canned goods. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and oranges appear with per hundredweight or per crate rates, alongside beans, nuts, dried fruits, and canned meats and fish. Demand and market scope are implicit in the varied unit measures.
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California
Texas
Jonathans
Ikwigs
Yorks
Ben Davis
Mishi Pippin
Malagas
Uels
Local Cattle Market Steady At Union Stock Yards
December 18 report shows dull market due to Christmas. Receipts 725 head on first inspection, with 15 carloads shipped from Eagle Pass to Fort Worth. Cows up to 3.50, calves near 4, hogs around 5.50, no sheep or goats offered.
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Union Stock Yards
Eagle Pass
Fort Worth
Fresh meat prices seen dropping as British beef contracts end
Chicago press advises prices for fresh meat will fall within two weeks and hit multi year lows due to Britain's refusal to let Chicago packers bid on contracts for the British navy and army. Oversupply warned if packers cannot sell via third parties. heavy price cuts expected. Local stockmen report mixed conditions and plans for spring movements amid weather impacts.
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Chicago
Great Britain
United States
Dairy and poultry market quotes from Chicago
Quotations list butter creamery and cheese prices with various grades and receipts. Potatoes and poultry show firm or irregular movements with price ranges for turkeys chickens and springs among weights and standards.
Quotations From Kansas City Creamery Prices
Quotations today list Sutter creamery products with prices for firsts at 33 cents and seconds at 16 2/3 cents, stock packing at 20 percent.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Sutter
Poultry and dairy prices in St. Louis market
Quotations today show poultry firm listing chickens at 7 8c and springs at 84c. Turkeys at 10c, ducks 12 1 2c, geese 4 1 4c. Butter steady at 26 3 4c for creamery. peg unchanged at 1c.
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ST. Louis
Fort Worth Market Receipts Lead Large Trade Day
Fort Worth Texas market reports cattle receipts of 3300 head with steers and cows steady across price ranges, hogs at 590 to 630, and sheep receipts around 480 with stockers and goats showing steady demand. The note lists prices for calves bulls stockers and other classes and marks general market steadiness.
Chicago Cash Livestock Prices Decline on Sluggish Trade
Cattle receipts about 32 000 with market slow to the lower. Hogs receipts around 68 000 and market quiet with losses near 10 cents. Sheep receipts near 40 000 and market weak with prices slipping across native and western flocks.
Cattle and Hogs Steady Amid Mixed Receipts in St Louis Market
Cattle receipts near 4000 head including 1000 Texans with steady values. Beef steers 4.50 to 9.25, cows 3.74 to 7.00, stockers 3.25 to 5.25, calves 4.50. Hog receipts 1580 to 1600 with prices 4.75 to 6.25. Sheep 3000 steady. lambs 4.25 to 6.00. Chicago grain leads higher as May wheat up and corn firm on unsettled weather.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Texas
Louis
Liverpool
Kansas City market tally shows steady cattle and mixed hog results
Cattle receipts reach 7500 with native and southern stock varied from 2.75 to 8.75 per cwt and westerns at 3.00 to 6.60. Hogs total 12000 with prices from 4.00 to 6.15, down 5 to 10 cents. Sheep at 8000 receipts steady to slightly lower with muttons 3.00 to 4.00 and lambs 4.50 to 5.90.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Fort Worth Cattle Prices and Fort Worth Fat Stock Show Preview
Cattle sales today record feeder prices from J M Campbell Pearsall and J W Davis Bronte with mid range values around 4 50 to 4 55 per hundred. The 1912 Fort Worth Fat Stock show runs March 18 to 23 featuring poultry and agricultural exhibits, larger premium lists, and new attractions including a night horse show.
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Fort Worth
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Price
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Bronte
Stockards
North Fort Worth
Chicago
Grain values rise on rains and tight supplies
In Chicago on December 18, incessant rains in Argentina lifted wheat futures with May opening around 99 to 100 cents and likely to stay high. Corn and oats followed the trend as small harvest receipts boosted prices while hog receipts weighed on the packing market with May pork near 16.82 dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Quotes on Wheat Corn and Oats
Quotations show cash wheat across grades from No 2 red to No 2 spring with prices ranging from 96 98 cents to 1 05. No 2 northern trades at 1 04 to 1 08, velvet chaff 90 cents, durum 90 cents 14 05. Corn No 2 old 76 cents. Oats No 2 white 48 49 cents standard 48 cents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wheat and corn receipts reported for Chicago market
Receipts today were wheat 12 cars, corn 182 cars with 4 of contract grade, oats 138 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth today 75 cars, vs 1026 last week and 729 last year on the same day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Grain prices and futures wrap from the market
Cash wheat quotes show No 2 hard at 99 cents to 1 04 and No 2 ved at 95 to 4 cents. Corn bids list No 2 mixed around 63 to 64 cents and No 2 white 63 to 65 cents. Oats quote No 2 white 49 to 50 cents and No 2 mixed 48 to 49 cents. Wheat futures close at Dec 97 4, May 100, July 93 1 2 cents with various center and May July adjustments.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
S&t. Louis
Val Sale
Market Quotes From St Louis Wheat Corn Oats
S&T Louis quotations show cash and near term prices for wheat corn and oats with readouts for No 2 red and hard wheat No 2 corn No 2 white oats and several May and December futures alongside three date annotated prices.
Mark Twain on Repetition from Talkative Barber
A humorous vignette notes Mark Twain’s sharp wit with a barber who tries to retell stories. Twain declines a reread saying he remembers every word, highlighting his famed storytelling memory.
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Mark
Everybody’s Magazine
The Test and Birthday Banter in City Papers
A fragmentary exchange between Willie and Billy about a birthday party and illness is quoted from Philadelphia Record and Washington Star. The streetcar conversation hints at cheerful crowds and busy business with people standing in aisles.
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Willie
Billy
Philadelphia Record
Washington Star
Cotton market takes descent
New York opened steady with a decline of 4 to 7 points due to weaker Liverpool cables and freer English offerings. By mid session demand cooled but bull support kept prices near unchanged to four points higher as foreign buyers and Southern spot gains aided covering and steadied trends.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady With Mixed Activity
In New Orleans on December 18 the cotton market opened steady with minor declines and early selling by scalpers. Weather improved and buying was light from commissions, with midmorning gains trimmed by profit taking. By midday and into the afternoon, active months rose then retreated as long and short positions shifted, closing the session generally higher than Saturday's close.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Market bids and daily rates noted
The record lists price bids and daily values for December through October with figures such as 9.05 07 and 9.26 28, plus December 9.05 07 and January 8.99 9c, indicating fluctuating bids across months. The data captures continuous updates without a stated trader or instrument specific to traders or commodities.
Cotton Seed Prices and Basis Quotes From Memphis
Memphis price report dated December 18 shows prime basis 4.2327, meal priced at 24.50 75, linters 1% at 4c, reflectingCommodity market page details for cotton seed products.
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THE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil closes steady with varied futures
The market shows mixed closes across contracts with Dec through July futures listed at multiple price levels. Total sales reach 12 500 with several lots traded between the third and fourth calls plus noted December and January lots.
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Associated Presb
New York
Spot cotton prices steady with mild receipts in New Orleans
New Orleans reports spot cotton steady as of December 13 with 180 sales to arrive 1200. Graded values range from 9 9-16 for low ordinary to 9 15-16 for good middling. Receipts total 4919 and stock stands at 284073.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Unsettled New York Market Fragments Report
Dec 18 market notes show mixed extras and prices for fresh gathered items with varied grades and charges. The scrambled text references Rosa and a baron amid disjointed dialogue as a literary fragment.
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Associated Press
New York
Cotton goods trade shows slow but steady improvement
New York reports a gradual revival in the cotton textile market as buyers reassess current prices versus pre 1906 values. Mail orders for staple domestics remain steady for delivery in two to three months, while spring orders lag due to retailer collections. Bleached cottons and heavy colored cottons firming, print cloths quiet, fine goods weak from over capacity.
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Associated Press
New York
Cotton Goods Commission
Steel revival drives stock market gains
The Associated Press reports a steel trade revival and strong monetary position as main market influences last week. Unfilled U S Steel tonnage rose, boosting prices across steel and related makers, with carmakers pushing for higher prices after new orders and plans for new side plants. Copper demand also rose, lifting copper prices.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Iron Age
H. C. Frick
B. HM. Gary
Ateel
Steel Market Bounces Back From Low Mood
The Associated Press reports the steel trade is recovering from a severe downturn. Heavy orders now enable mills to seek higher prices as contracts cover four to six months of output across bars, plates, shapes, sheet bars, tin plate, and more. Major rail systems and regional lines have placed or planned large tonnages into 1912 outputs.
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New York
Enga
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
New Haven
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Southern Railway
Sugar and market notes steady across sectors
In New York on December 18 Raw sugar nominal Muscovado 89 test at 4.87. centrifugal 96 tons at 4.87. molasses 82 test at 4.12. Refined quiet with petroleum steady molasses steady hides steady and leather firm.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock market liquidation dull after midday declines
New York trading opened with irregular moves as United States Steel and Erie showed activity while Union Pacific and St Paul slid. The market weakened on heavy selling with Union Pacific dropping to 175 and broader indices drifting lower after persistent professional liquidations.
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New York
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Erie
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St. Paul
United States Steel
Lehigh Valley
Utah Copper
United States Steels
Pric
Supreme Court
International Harvester
Pacific Mail
Union Pacifica
Money on Call Rates Hold Steady in New York
In New York on December 18 money on call remained steady at 3 percent with closing bids at 3 percent and offers to 4 percent. Time loans showed softness with 60 and 90 day at 4 percent and six months at 4 percent. Sterling exchange firm with bankers bills at 4.83.26 for 60 days and 4.86.40 for demand. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. Bar silver quoted at 54 1/2, Mexican dollars at 46 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
E. Sterling Exchange
Lead prices steady as market opens in St Louis
In St Louis on December 18, lead futures edged higher while spelter held firm at 6.20 a unit. Traders watched steady demand as prices showed modest gains in early trading.
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THE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Coffee Futures Close Steady Across Months
New York December 18 Rio Ne futures closed steady with December at 13.86 and March at 13.26 as the market showed little change.
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Associated Press
New York
Close
Jan. Ee
Rio Ne
Memphis Market Report From December Weather Note
Memphis reports steady at middling prices around 9 1/2 cents as for cotton trading observed on December 18 with Associated Price coverage.
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Associated Price
Memphis, Tenn
Market Brisk As Housewives Prepare Christmas Dinner
Market notes show brisk buying for Christmas meals though offerings thin in key categories. Pork prices plunge with bacon 25c lb and pork sausage 10c, while vegetables and fruits vary. dressed poultry values steady to lower and seafood and meats show mixed changes across items.
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