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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
15
Markets at the stock yards opened thin with scarce receipts and weak Argentine selling. Wheat edged lower with a reduced decline as cover delayed by holidays, while rails rose slightly though Replogle steel fell. Cattle and hog values showed mixed, receipts near 17,900 with mostly higher bids in spots, and Chicago New York notes indicate limited activity and firmer hogs at times.
Readable sections describe early market activity with fruit prices like oranges grapefruits and pears and mention prices for apples tomatoes and berries. Cotton and meal market updates follow with notes on New Orleans and London influences and forecasts amid a bearish to bullish tone depending on week end cov erage and global demand.
New York cotton traders returned after the holiday to a market marked by thin activity and modest firming. December and January contracts hovered near 14.80 to 14.92, with some gains in nearby months as buyers steadied, while pre holiday rallies cited limited demand and cautious trading in a quiet session.
Fragments depict volatile commodity and stock activity with cotton and metal futures in New Orleans and New York trading floors. Mentions of prices, monthly cycles, and a broad list of companies and commodities outline a tense, mixed session across global markets.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions singers and a misread price or count. References Pravin 101k, Phonon Vbavie 2673, and Mallande appreciated volumes. Unclear context leaves exact event or outcome unknown.
A garbled market list mentions wholesale prices for pollen ducks and various goods while reports note insect destruction affecting crops in the region. The piece also covers an entomological survey, university expert visits, and the impending closure of two AutosTite factories, affecting about 400 workers.
The obsequies for William d Wenn are set for Friday afternoon at the Wrigay chapel with interment in City Cemetery No.4. Surviving are four sons Otto Walter Maxon Bul and three daughters Tonie Charlotte and a New York City daughter, plus one sister Mrs H Myffter. The family originated in Lemac county and lived in Say Antonig the past years. Interment will follow from the residence Friday. Also reported are notices for Charles Matthies aged 38 killed at his South Wresa Street home. Survived by four children Mamie Myrtle Etta Bell two brothers and a sister. Funeral from the residence Saturday afternoon with interment in Mission Buring Park. The list of pallbearers includes John Stricker J L Linda William Reichert William Grasenbacker J Hehlesing and Charles Deinniger.
Miller, a bookkeeper and cashier for the Brown Candy and Cracker Company, faces an indictment in the district court for embezzling funds estimated in the several thousand dollars. Previously convicted in a prior indictment, he awaits trial as the court reviews his role with the company.
Wages set to take effect after holidays as posted notices outline changes. Workers will receive a 6 to 7 percent bonus this year, with impacts anticipated in the boilerfield and Kunltuing goods operations as a new schedule begins after the holiday period.
A boy named Milton Irwin, aged 15, suffered a serious injury to his right arm while with companions on a Wednesday afternoon in San Angelo Texas. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after the accident.
Dec 24 report states the Argentedh Of Compaday, Tov, and the Adey Johnston Company Inc both of New Osteans were cited by the Federal Trade Commission to answer a complaint of unfair competition in the sale of securities across interstate commerce.
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