Reading declares increased dividend sparks brisk stock trading
The market opened with Reading as the weak feature but surged later on the announcement of a dividend increase. Reading jumped four points to reach 170, after slipping to around 165, while California and Mexican Petroleum fell earlier and steel and rubber edged higher.
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New York
California Petroleum
United States
Maryland
Mexican Petroleum
American Tobacco
Lorillard A
Union Pacific
General
Reading
Market close reports on mercantile paper and exchange in New York
New York trading closes with prime mercantile paper at 6 percent and sterling strong. Bankers' bills offer $4.81.15 for 60 days and $4.85.60 for demand. Commercial bills at $4.80. Bar silver quotes 63 1/4 cents, Mexican dollars 49 cents. Government and railroad bonds ease.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Copper and metal prices arc across major markets
New York reports mixed metal futures with copper bids near 16.75 to 17.87, tin around 49.85 to 50.25, and lead around 4.15 to 4.35. St Louis and Chicago publish varied commodity quotes on eggs, dairy, poultry, butter and potatoes amid steady to unchanged prices. London closes with Consols at 74 3-16 and silver at 295 164 per ounce.
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Aerican Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Mining Company
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chi & Northwestern
Chicago, Mil & St Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Interborough-Met
International Harvester
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Ur, Kansas & Tex
Lehigh ‘Valley
National Sea
New York Central _ cite iin
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
People’s Gaseee
Pullman Palace Cartte
Western Union
Texas
American Cities Railways
New York
Cookson
Tron
Bank of England Receives Substantial Gold Shipment
London officials report that 75,000 pounds sterling in bullion was moved into the Bank of England yesterday. The bank then shipped 16,000 pounds sterling to an unspecified recipient, with a portion of the transfer noted but details incomplete.
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London
Bank of England
Holiday demand lifts cranberry prices and food costs
The article reports strong holiday buying boosting cranberries by a dollar per barrel amid tight city stocks. Turkeys sell 12 to 13 cents a pound as prices firm, with celery, apples, oranges, bananas, nuts, and candies showing varied but steady movement. Receipts from the country rise, curbing price declines before Christmas while traders anticipate higher costs after the new year.
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Ess
High Cables Spark Bulls to Ten-Point Grain Market Shift
Chicago reports show wheat and corn opening mixed with slight gains on higher cables. May futures advance to around 90 3/4 cents for wheat and 48 1/2 cents for corn as pork and lard futures edge higher. January pork dips while May contracts rise.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices from Chicago market notes
Quotations show No 2 red wheat at 1.08 1.09, No 2 hard at 89 89.5, No 1 northern at 88 89, No 2 northern around 87 to 88, No 2 spring 84 to 87, durum 85 9c. corn No 2 at 46 to 48, oats No 2 white 35 34 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City Grain Prices Decline Amid Market Close
Kansas City traders reported cash wheat values with No 2 red at 82% to 87 and No 2 mixed at 1.00 to 1.03 while corn and oats held steady after market close. May wheat at 82% and corn at 46% with oats at 34% round out the day’s figures.
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Kansas City
Grain Prices and Futures From Latest Market Report
The report lists cash grain values for wheat and oats with varied grades and discounts. It also provides May and July futures for wheat corn and oats with price ranges and percentage terms.
Frenchman Claims Rapid Wireless Telegraphy Skill
A Frenchman asserts he can send two hundred words a minute by wireless telegraphy, showcasing extraordinary speed in early radio communication.
Hotels in Market for Christmas Beef at Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards report from Dec 18 notes light cattle arrivals under 200 head with sales steady. Demand from hotels and restaurants for fancy Christmas beef supports prices near season highs, with best cows at 4.25 and calves around 5, while hogs average under seven due to quality issues.
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Union Stock Yards
Cattle Market Slows as Midweek Receipts Rise in Fort Worth
Cattle receipts exceed 5000 head with 1000 calves as markets for beef steers drop 15 cents and hogs ease five cents to a top of 7.40. Sheep weaken amid 450 head on hand while feeders stay steady and cows and bulls show modest moves in Fort Worth trading.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Market Receipts Steady as Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices Noted
In St Louis on December 18 receipts reached 2800 cattle including 1600 Texans with steady markets. Cows and heifers sold from 3.55 to 5.00, native beef steers 4.90 to 10.75, calves 5.00 to 6.50. hogs 9000 head steady with pigs and geats 6.40 to 7.20 and good heavy 7.25 to 7.30. sheep 2500 steady with native muttons 4.10 to 4.40 and lambs 6.00 to 7.85.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Decline in Hogs
Receipts today include 4000 cattle with a steady market and 86500 hogs with a weak market. Native steers fetch 6.50 to 10.00 dollars, hogs bulk 6.90 to 7.16, packers 7.05 to 7.20, sheep at 3.75 to 5.00 for mutton and 6.00 to 7.65 for lambs, with ranges for other categories.
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Kansas City
Chicago Markets: cattle hogs and sheep prices with receipts
Receipts Chicago today show cattle 14 000 with prices from 5.45 to 10.00 per head across categories. hogs 30 000 with a slow but steady market and bids from 6.80 to 7.25. sheep 25 000 with mixed listings and slow demand. native and western grades noted for lambs and yearlings.
Cotton and yarn markets steady and firmer demand noted
New York reports steady but quiet cotton goods markets while yarn markets firm. Staple overcoatings will open for fall season tomorrow as jobbers note seasonable trade conditions.
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New York
Galveston Steamship Movements Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston reports arrivals including the steamers Berwind San Juan Bloomfield Tuxpan. Cleared vessels include Ventura de Larrinaga Manchester Southgate Havre Maashave Rotterdam Hainault barge Tampico. Sailed ships include El Sol New York Arrowmore Hamburg Mobila to Cuban and Mexican ports.
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Berwind
San Juan
Bloomfield
Tuxpan
Ventura de Larrinaga
Manchester
Southgate
Havre
Rotterdam
Hainault
Tampico
el Sol
New York
Arrowmore
Hamburg
Mobila
Cotton prices rise on covering movement in New York
New York opened steady with a 6 to 8 point decline on weaker Liverpool cables then firmed as covering and trade buying lifted prices. By midday spots were quiet but rose, with middling up lands at 13.10 and a net afternoon gain of about 10 points on bullish southern spot news.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton futures steady with scattered price quotes
New York market opens steady with December at 12.55 to 12.58 and January around 12.60 to 12.61 while later contracts trade near 12.69 to 12.70. Close shows little change amid mixed notes and brief chatter on December and February levels.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Private Ginning Rise
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady and then climbed 15 to 17 points as traders reassessed private ginning totals. Initial losses from weak cables gave way to cover by scalpers and a cautious bid, with prices 5 to 8 points higher noon after early declines.
Cotton futures steady with modest gains in December
Cotton futures closed steady in thin trade with a net advance of seven to fourteen points. Prices moved within a narrow range with December at 12.80 bid, January 12.82 to 12.83, March 12.87, May 12.92, and July around 12.99. Open high low and close figures appeared as 12.80 12.99 12.81 12.98 for December and similar patterns for other months.
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Chicago
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Prices Ease in Moderate Trade
Closing on December 18 at Liverpool shows moderate demand and easier prices. American middling fair reaches 7.624 pence per pound with various categories—from good ordinary 6.44d to middling 7.08d—trades totaling about 6,?00 bales, including 7700 American and 1000 for speculation and export. receipts total 67,000 bales, 45,900 of them American.
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Liverpool
Futures open quiet and close steady in Liverpool
Futures in Liverpool opened quiet and steady and closed steady with various pairings listed. The report shows December at 6.834 percent and several near-term swaps ranging from 6.824 to 6.46 percent across different month pairs.
Cotton seed market closes easier with mixed spot and futures
In New York on December 18, spot cotton seed prices eased with spot at 6.10 to 6.35 for various months and 1,800 units sold at 6.31 while June and July trades reached 6.31 to 6.85. Futures for coffee Rio No 7 weak with March at 13.81 and May at 14.06.
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New York
Rio
Market Notes Steady Across Commodities
New York trading circles report raw sugar steady with unchanged refined products. Petroleum and molasses hold at steady levels while leather remains firm and hides stay quiet.
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New York
Spot cotton prices steady across markets as receipts rise
New Orleans reports spot cotton unchanged at 13 cents with 13 596 bales received and stock at 281 423. Houston closes steady with 955 bales sold and stock 155 397. New York lists upland and gulf at 13 10 and 13 35 cents with 1 042 bales traded. Memphis notes steady prices with 13 cents middling and ongoing receipts and shipments data.
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Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
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Tex
Tenn
Mer
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Essesesers
Wilmington
Norfolk
Boston
Pacific Port
Texas City
St Louis Produce Prices Aired In Market Roundup
In St Louis on December 17 poultry prices show chickens 9 4 to 10 cents per pound for springs 11 to 12 cents. Turkeys 17 to 18 cents, ducks 14 1 2 cents, geese 11 cents. Butter creamery 27 to 36 cents. Eggs 23 cents.
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ST. Louis
Springs
California
Building Permits Reported for Several City Projects
cL Enson files for a 3 room dwelling on Nebraska Street at 1200 dollars F Beaver submits a 6 room dwelling on Menchaca Street for 1500 George Potchernick proposes a 12 room dwelling on Howard Street valued at 6000 also a 7 room dwelling on Poplar Street for 1650 c C Berry seeks a 5 room dwelling on Peck Avenue at 1580 E Franger plans a 6 room dwelling on South Hackberry Street for 1400 Louis Bergstrom requests repairs on King William Street totaling 1000.
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Cl. Enson
Nebraska Street
F. Beaver
Menchaca Street
M. S. Smith
Soledad
C. C. Berry
Peck Avenue
George Potchernick
Howard Street
Poplar Street
E. Franger
South Hackberry Street
Louis Bergstrom
King William Street
Burial Permits for Several Local Residents
Burial permits issued for Alvina J. Gembler aged 21 on December 16 at Plum Street Maria Sandoval age 1 at South Laredo Street Hallie May Rivers age 1 at Avenue D Jesus Trevino age 64 at South Flores Martha Louise Young age 46 at Barret Place Maria Marotta age 18 at Lopez Street William J. Burge age 52 at Trenton Avenue All deaths occurred in December with mixed year dates listed.
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Alvina J. Gembler
Plum Street
Mariatonia Sandoval
South Laredo
Hallie May Rivers
Avenue D
Births Reported in Local Homes with Childs Gender List
A series of birth notices records six new arrivals with families named Quiroga Huhn Yost Murray Ulbricht and Ablan. Locations include South Laredo Rout Ruiz West Commerce Ruiz Sandoval and North Leona streets with five children described as boys and girls. The piece also includes a humorous epigram about the magistrate and a cartoon caption exchange from various papers.
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S. Quiroga
South Laredo Street
Huhn
Rout Street
H. C. Yost
Ruiz Street
J. Murray
West Commerce Street
H. P. Ulbricht
Sandoval Street
R. Ablan
North Leona Street
Paris and Boston Mining Markets Reported
Paris late trading shows three per cent rentes at 88f 82c with London exchange at 25f 21c checks. Private discount rate stands at 4 per cent. Boston mining close lists Arizona Commercial 31 16, Calumet and Arizona 68 %, Greeme Cananea 8%, North Butte 32% for Dec 18.
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Paris
London
Boston
Arizona Commercial
Calumet and
Arizona
Greeme Cananea
North Butte
Wool Prices Stable as Trade Holds in Mid December
In St Louis on December 18 wool markets remained steady with medium grades combing and clothing at 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, and tub washed 27 to 36 cents. The piece notes a novelty in picture making by black paper silhouettes between transparent mesh, and mentions Don Juan Riano, new Spanish minister in Washington, reportedly carrying fifty suits of clothes in his trunks.
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Galveston
Great Britain
France
Augusta
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Houston
Tex
Continent
Mex
0. S
Don Juan Riano
Washington
Real estate transfers list depicted in 1912 notices
Transfers involve multiple parties across blocks and streets including West Laurel, Alamo Heights, Los Angeles Heights, and Rural avenues. Notable entries include Dyer and Franza exchanges, Converse transactions in Alamo Heights, and parcels tied to Calvary Baptist and West Texas presbytery. Prices range from $5 to $4500 with dates in 1912.
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A. T. Dyer
W. V. A. Dyer
New City
West Laurel Street
Alamo Heights Co
F. K. Converse
Alamo Heights
Florence K. Converse
James N. Converse
Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co
Claude Boatright
Los Angeles Heights
Southwestern Land Corporation
Chas, Etter
Rosedale Park
J. O. Terrell
L. C.flewellen
Newelty
L. C. Flewellen
R. C. Shane
West End Lumber Co
Rural Avenue
Otto Kreten
George E. Kreten
Cleveland and
Blaine Street
Calvary Baptist Church
Presbytery of West Texas
Nebraska and
Hays Streets
Carl Hild
A. O. Gembler
Alex, Joske
A. Seidel
Fanny Bibbs
University, Avenue
W. M. Hodges Et al
J. K. Harris
New City Block
Camden Street
M. E. Hines
Dan H. Hines
Lakeview Gardens
Trustees of Presbytery of
West Texas
W. W. Sloan
Copper and metal market figures with London prices
Copper arrivals total 880 tons with exports this month at 15 534 tons. Copper firm with spot at 74 pounds 7s 6d and futures at 75 pounds 8s 9d. Tin firm at 227 pounds 10s 6d spot and futures, lead 18 pounds 2s 6d, spelter 26 pounds 10s, Tron Cleveland warrants 66s 9d. Los Angeles population claimed at 609 100.
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