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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
11
Cotton spot prices fell sharply across major market centers as traders reported broad declines. Dealers cited weaker demand and seasonal adjustments while mills and exporters monitored cotton futures for further direction amid uncertain trade conditions.
The Envilane edition reports a sharp move in cotton prices today under heavy pressure from a weak market. Futures for January slipped while nearby contracts showed downtrends, with price marks varying across districts and activity muted after earlier declines.
In New Orleans December 2a the cotton market showed firmer bids for January while overall prices drifted. Reports noted a 1 4 point decline at midafternoon with traders cautious as Burris described unfavorable sentiment and limit declines.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger reader asks why readers can distinguish male and female authors. A test with twenty books showed nine women and nine men judged, but ten readers failed to identify author gender reliably. The piece discusses the difficulty of attributing writing style to sex and notes eye judgment can mislead.
Readable portions show wholesale prices for produce and staples across California origins. Items include tomatoes at $1.71 per shell crate, onions, cabbage, green beans, celery, and apples with varied per hundredweight, per crate, or per dozen figures, plus canned goods and meats with assorted price tags.
Oil shares rise near the close amid a quiet session. Traders note cautious sentiment despite a 720,000 share surge in activity and renewed interest in American Sugar and related accretions as market leaders show strength.
Fragmentary market notes show weak hog activity at packing centers with scattered figures such as four per cent and sixty-six? express cables and prices. Mentions builders, government bands, and railroads in a rough, garbled stock of data from New York trade pages.
Coastal reports detail cotton receipts and prices in Texas and Louisiana plus New York and London money markets. Livestock prices from Fort Worth and regional centers show hogs, cattle, and sheep values with notes on demand and trading momentum.
Prices across the San Antonio market report show dairy goods with Texan creamery items priced per dozen and per pound. Butter and milk products are quoted alongside cheese and eggs, while poultry costs are listed per dozen. overall, the text records fluctuating wholesale figures in a fragmented market snapshot.
A garbled market note describes coconut and cranberry supply strains amid wartime pressures. It notes rising coconut prices at retailers and wholesale trends, with cranberry prices fluctuating and consumer demand shifting. The fragment mentions manufacturers, wholesalers, and a general weak-to-mixed market sentiment across produce segments.
The report details a contested session where meat prices weakened in the final hour and the close showed losses. Traders faced pressure as futures margins fell and demand flickered amid shifting market signals.
Markets from London show varied quotes with lead, tin, copper and antimony listed. Sterling rates persist for spelt and merling, while prices for zinc and other metals appear uneven across the board.
A letter argues that while new efficiency methods save time, minutes lost cannot be regained and careless actions waste more than they save. It cites trains, picking up nails, and unpacking habits as examples of time waste, urging practical restraint to avoid needless delays.
The passage records fragmented dialogue and memories about a person named Arn and a woman named Uldy as they discuss plans for marriage, family duties, and social expectations. It notes a tense exchange and a desire for stability amid uncertain circumstances.
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