Demand for special issues lifts stock list in holiday market
New York traders pushed special issue demand up while bonds held steady. The market opened quiet but firm, with readings toward last night and several names like Reading and Norfolk & Western rising. Despite brief profit-taking and some weakness in American Telephone, overall active shares stayed supported and prices closed firm on light trading.
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New York
Reading
Norfolk & Western
New Haven
Harrimans
Auu
American Telephone
Western Union
Union Pacific
Marine Intelligence Galveston Port Arrivals and Schedules
Maritime brief lists arrivals at Galveston and Port Aransas from December 31 to December 81 with ships including Hi Valle from New York, Esperanza de Larri, Manchester, Discoverer Jr., Jyde Cerea Ital, Alamo New York, Hots dam Rotterdam, Honduras from New York, and Prince crude oil Tampico among others.
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Galveston
Tex
Hi Valle
New York
Esperanza de Larri
Manchester
Discoverer
Jyde
Cerea
Ital
Alamo
Port Aransas
Honduras
Metal Market Notes From New York and London
Lead quiet at 1.00 in New York with London at 2s 6d per pound. Spelter steady near 5.25 to 8.40 dollars with London quotes around 21 ads. Copper steady with multiple January to April offers around 14.50 to 15.50. London copper weak. Tin weak with various January to April futures. London tin easy. Antimony dull with Cookson’s around 7.46. Iron quiet and unchanged. London iron and Cleveland war tents noted.
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New York
London
Cookson
Cleveland
Cotton Seed Prices Reported for Memphis Market
Memphis market noon bid shows prime seed about 5.67 per unit with meal around 27.00. The cited delivery basis and terms reflect standard commodity pricing amid 1920s market chatter.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil market closes strong in New York
In New York on December 31 the cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot at 6.70 85. January to February bids ranged 6.90 to 6.95 and March at 7.06 7.07. 100 sold at 7.07, April 7.15 7.20, Mayer 200 sold at 7.27 and 100 at 7.29. June 7.31 7.34, July 7.36 7.38. Between second and third calls there were 500 at 7.07 for May and 300 at 7.29. Total sales 6300.
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New York
Arch
NeWb's
Ea Eatly
Eves Llot
Tae
Rice Market Feels Mixed in Quiet New Orleans Trading
In New Orleans Honduras and Japan rice levels show gradual recovery with light offerings. Prices quoted range from Rough to Japan at varying quality, with dozens of sacks and packets traded, including 743 Honduras and 2526 Japan packages amid small firm activity.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Interior Receipts and Coffee Futures Report
Interior receipts show last year figures for Houston area. New York coffee futures closed steady on December 31 with March at 9.10 and Bray at 9.35.
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Houston
Tex
New York
Bray
Exports Fall Short as 1913 Figures Plunge From 1912
Galveston reports 1913 export values totaling 254.9 million dollars to 29 foreign countries, down from 285.9 million in 1912 due to cotton crop shortfalls and flood delays. Cotton shipments reached 4.29 million bales valued at 264.4 million. wheat exports 3.32 million bushels valued at 12.6 million. Great Britain remains top buyer with about 97 million, Germany 78 million, and other nations comprising the rest, with notable growth in Guatemala Costa Rica and Honduras for heat lumber and gasoline trade. Receipts at the customs house rose to 1.43 million in 1913 from 1.23 million in 1912.
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Galveston
Tex
Uaeanly
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Hondur
Great Britain
Germany
Custom House
Real estate transfers across Harris and adjacent counties
A long list of 1913 1918 property transfers names buyers sellers and locations across Harris Bexar Atascosa and Goliad counties including Grandview Southholme Devine Street Lexington Avenue East Craig Place and Duffield Street with cash sums and note assumptions detailed for each parcel such as blocks city lots and survey references.
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Ben E
Mamie Culwell
Harris County
L. D. Sheppard
Bexar County
New City
Grandview
Ferdinand
Adai
Charlies A
August A
William L
John B. Herst
Manuel G. Gonzales
Southolme
George M. Martin B. Martin
Atagscosa County
Wonsonbae
Devine Street
Cyrus B. Lucas
Lisszie Scott Lukas
Goliad County
Lexington Avenue
Benjamin and
Celie Goldenberg
Mike Milgrom
Rehman Street
Mission Cemetery Company
D. K. Furnish
Misseri ‘Ves
Eee
Agnes L
William and
John Lang Sinclair
Aos
Montoya
Havagneux Road
Aew
Emma Shann
Atascosa County
L. D
New
Geo. Hagelst
J. Co
Les An- William
Eva Ziegler
J. B. Brown
William A. Cocke
Lela I. Stewart
East Craig Place
Douglas
Mariana Reyes Boone
Delgado Street
Carter F. Sommers
Frank Jiminez Jr
Duffield Street
Juan Montez
Streich Road
D. O, Taylor
Lulu Donnell
New York Place
D. Henry
Cobb
Waty
Marlborough Place
Berthold
Kaiserling
Bertha Kaiserling
Charles F
Rusk Street
Marcelino
Ofelia
Bargas
Rudolph Maurer
Old City
Vargas Street
R. S&s
Dixie Elder Chalkey
Sevid A. Nease
Maul A. Thompson- Maginnis
EB. A. T. Wickes-Neage
Thomas F. Brady
Q. Q
Irene Meny Hopkins
G. P. Post
Charles F. Robertson
L. B. Clegg
M. L. Arnold
Thomas Thatcher
Jesus G
Carmen B. de Pena
Victoria de
Joarph Mergelere
Hermann Winkelmann
Joseph Rodriguez
Cib Creek
D. O. Taylor
New Pal Place
R. Cobb
Mia
Dixie Edler
Thee Menyuantee
Thom J
Geo
F. Wildeman
M. A. Miller
Frank
Burt
T. Gregory
Alamo Heights
D. Cartwright R. Fant
John Hilbert
Ernst Hilbert
San Antonio
Cibolo Creek
John C. O'Hair
J. G. Fowler
Mission Park
J.H. Kirkpatrick
J. J. Campbell
Shay
San Fernando
Burial Permits List Of December Deaths In City
Burial permits issued for several residents with ages and partial addresses including Jose Eulalia Garcia 18 at 116 Speed Street Helen Krause 63 at 184 Callaghan Avenue Margarita Cabrera de Santos 68 at 226 Leigh Street Lloyd B. Stephenson 75 at 405 West Magnolia Avenue and others with scattered street details.
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Jose Eulalia Garcia
Speed Street
B. A. Patinton
East Mistletoe Avenue
Aaron
Richies Ri
River Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Julio Castillo
Bexar Tal
Ae Genet Sete
Butter and Cheese Prices Rise Amid Tight Supplies
Northern creamery butter rose four cents per pound and several North brands of cheese gained a half cent to a cent. Dairies warn of further increases if demand remains strong as supplies are light and large contracts are limited. San Antonio storage is scarce and retailers await inventory and tax rounds before restocking.
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Texas
San Antonio
Wholesale Market Prices From Eggs To Canned Meats
A detailed wholesale market list shows prices for eggs, poultry, rabbits, squabs, butter, cheese, vegetables, fruits, sugars, coffee, rice, syrups, flour, meal, canned goods, and meats. Notable items include eggs candied at 84c a dozen, hens 3.60 to 4.50 per dozen, California oranges 2.50 to 2.75 a box, and No. 1 roast beef at 2.40.
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Northern Creamery
Texas Creamery
California
Colorado
Texas
Missouri
Ben Davis
Florida
Japan
Choice
Honduras
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
Illinois
San Antonio
Navy
Corn Features The Grain Market Upward Tendencies
Chicago Illinois December 41 Much strain was seen but prices rose. December delivery lifted and trade directors held back regulation keeping contracts on track. Opened 4 to 6 cents higher, averaged a half to 2 percent gain over last night. Wheat followed corn with gains as December prices firmed. Receipts light and darkness hindered inspection keeping corn steady about a percent to 1 percent above last night.
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Chicago
Argentina
Market notes and grain quotations from Kansas City
Provisions figures for pork and ribs with January and May trading, and cash grain quotes for wheat and corn as of December trading in Kansas City. No. 2 hard and red wheat values listed, oats and other wheat types shown, with May and July futures cited.
Wheat and corn prices and receipts in St. Louis market
Quotations show No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat near 983 95 and 86 98e. Corn values for No 2 range 66 68c, white varieties about 72e, old 74%c. Receipts report flour 8000 barrels, wheat 7000 bushels, corn 60 000 bushels, oats 82 000, with December and May futures quotes for each commodity. A Denver firm announces a patented palm sign reading Safety First as a universal danger signal.
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ST. Louis
Cattle Pens Cleared With Prices Steady at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on December 81 there were moderate receipts across cattle calves hogs and horses. Best cows sold up to 5.26 while most cattle cleared between 4.50 and 6.00, calves around 6.00 and hogs under 7.26. no sheep or goats offered.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth Midweek Livestock Market Reaches Mixed Prices
Fort Worth Texas displays steady cattle prices with 1850 cattle and 402 calves traded. Steers sold around 6.00 with beef cuts at 4.26, bulls 4.25 to 5.26, calves 4.25 to 8.00, hogs down about 5 percent, top cars at 8.05, bulk 7.80 to 7.96. Sheep failed to sell. 2000 head arrived by noon.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices End of Year
Receipts and quotations show hogs 9000 head with a lower market. bulk 7.60 to 7.85, heavy 7.80 to 7.90, lights 7.45 to 7.15, pigs 6.75 to 7.25. Cattle total about 4000 with 800 southerns, market steady. prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.00, dressed 7.25 to 8.40, southern steers 6.00 to 8.00, cows 4.00 to 7.00, heifers 6.50 to 8.75. Sheep receipts 7000, market steady. lambs 7.35 to 8.15, yearlings 6.00 to 7.15, wethers 5.00 to 5.75, ewes 4.25 to 5.00.
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Kansas City
Market Receipts and Quotation Summary for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 12 000, market lower with pigs and lights 6.50 to 8.00 and good heavy 7.96 to 8.05. Cattle receipts 2100 including 4600 Texans, market steady. native beef steers 7.50 to 9.75, cows and heifers 4.26 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.75 to 7.00, calves in carload lots 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 1400, market steady. muttons 3.85 to 5.25, lambs 5.25 to 5.25.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago Livestock Market Receipts and Prices
Receipts: Hogs 40 000 cattle 18 500 sheep 18 000. Hogs steady with ranges for bulk of sales 7.80 to 8.00, pigs 6.75 to 7.70. Cattle Beeves 6.70 to 9.60, Texas steers 6.90 to 7.99, stockers 5.00 to 7.45, cows and heifers 5.0 to 8.60, calves 7.00 to 11.40. Sheep steady with native sheep 4.75 to 6.10, yearlings 5.85 to 7.16, native lambs 6.70 to 8.20.
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Chicago
Texas
New York Money Markets End Year With Mixed Rates
Call money strong at 3 6 percent, ruling 6 percent, close 83 3 percent. Time money steady with 60 and 90 day at 4 and 6 percent, six months at 4 5 percent.
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New York
Irregular Cotton Market in New York on Dec 31 Holiday Edges Down
Cotton trading opened with December futures 12 points lower and January four points lower as spreads held. After a brief rally from late December deliveries, selling pressure and holiday liquidation pushed prices down two to ten points by noon, with little change in spots in New York New Orleans and other ports.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Trading Quiet With Mixed Demand
New Orleans cotton opened steady to firm in thin holiday trading. Liverpool gains lifted some months while selling pressure remained light. ginning reports and Census expectations fueled speculation of a larger crop than USDA estimates. Prices fluctuated, ending near the prior close in quiet afternoon activity.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
In New Orleans on December 31 the futures market showed a steady tone. January opened around 12.40, with March 12.64 to 12.68, May near 12.78, and July around 12.85 as bids and asks fluctuated within narrow ranges.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton steady as sales total 8000 bales at Liverpool
Liverpool December 31 spot cotton in fair demand with prices firm at 7.704 for fair, 7.144 middling, 6.904 low middling, and 6.24 ordinary. Sales reached 8000 bales, including 6100 American and 300 for speculation and export, receipts 31,000 with 19,800 American.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Quiet in Liverpool Trading Day
Futures markets in Liverpool closed quietly with a slate of near term contracts listed for January through December. Notable quotes include January at 6.724 and February at 6.71 percent, with several spreads around 6.7 percent and December near 6.25 percent. Noon official closing shows December at 6.82444 and December-January at 6.72 percent of value.
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Liverpool
Spot cotton quiet with middling grades at New York
New York spot cotton remains quiet with middling at 12.60 cents and middling gulf at 12.85 cents for December 31. No sales were recorded, while other markets including New Orleans Houston Galveston and Liverpool show middling around 12 18 16 to 12 9 14.
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New York
New
Houston
C. Galveston
C. Liverpool
Memphis
Cotton Prices Steady as Year Ends in Memphis Show
Memphis reports spot cotton steady at 12 cents middling as year ends. Chicago markets show butter unchanged and cheese higher with dairy receipts at 2888 carloads while potatoes and poultry remain largely unchanged.
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Chicago
Eggs ease prices in fresh market report
New York December 31 eggs prices ease with fresh gathered extras at 86e, extra firsts 36e per dozen, firsts 35e, reflecting softer wholesale demand and steady supply in the period.
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New York
Poultry and Eggs Mostly Steady Across Markets
LOUIS and KANSAS CITY reports show poultry unchanged, butter creamer y price steady at 36 1/2 cents, eggs holding firm with no notable changes by year end.
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Louis
Kansas City
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
New York December 31 raw sugar prices steady with Muscovado at 2.72 and centrifugal 3.12 to 3.25, molasses sugar at 2.37 to 2.48, refined prices unsettled.
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New York
Births in El Paso Area Share Newborns
Record notes two births to Barrosa and Meny families with a boy and a girl born on December 27 and December 11 at El Paso and Carolina streets. A third birth to Mr and Mrs Joseph Peter on Arciniega Street reports a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Barrosa
el Paso Street
Frank Meny
Carolina Street
Avid
Joseph Peter
Arciniega Street
Hotel Guests and Arrivals in San Antonio Area
The list records numerous visitors and staying guests in San Antonio and surrounding hotels including Walter Walthall in Austin, Mrs. Claude Fowler in Bexar, and R. M. Darnall in Fort Worth. Other names include J. Sloan in the Menger, G. O. Davis in the Kexar, and Miss Frances Chance in the Gunter with several from Laredo, Bryan, Tyler, and Nashville visiting the city.
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Walter Walthall
Austin
Claude Fowler
Corpus Christi
Bexar
Edward 8. Derden
Bryra
Gunter
R. M. Darnall
Fort Worth
Savoy
S&s. McHill Jr
Harlingen
St. Anthony
J. Sloan
Menger
G. O. Davis
Lance
Kexar Hotel
Frances Chance of
Bryan
H. F. Mayfield
Seguin
W. G. Norris
Torreon
R. C. Faulkner
Victoria
Charles J. Gaffney
Tampico
John Furst
Tyler
Yorktown
Béxar Hotel
I. E. Boyd
el Paso
A. J. Wilson
Nashville
G. B. Merriwether
Brownsville
G. M. Abney
Dallas Dubose
Gregory
A. F Childs
Cotulla
J. B. Lindsay
Helena
Monta
A. E. Hancock
W. B. Swearingen
Lockhart
St. Anthony Hotel
James B. Wells
M. Done
Record of 1913 Livestock Trade At Chicago Stock Yards
Chicago reports 1913 livestock value around 565000 with 600 cattle received. Calves sold at a record price of 12.60 per hundredweight amid shortages. Hogs rose as cholera in Iowa and southern Illinois pushed market volumes. Sheep declined while horses held slightly lower. Comparisons show 1913 totals: cattle 2,601,550. calves 54,861. hogs 7,531,775. sheep 5,899,734. horses 90,175. cars 257,264.
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Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Mystery surrounds axe blow on Dallas carpenter
Dallas and physicians report carpenter James L. Taggart could live only a short time after being found with his head crushed by an axe in the residence area. He named a white man as his assailant before losing consciousness, offering few details as investigators seek clues.
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Dallas
Tex
James L. Taggart
Taggart
Chicago grain bids end of year 1930s market snapshot
Chicago quotations show cash wheat at 96c to 1.01 per bushel for various grades, corn at 68 to 70c, oats 39 1 2 c, barley 60 to 70c. Prices reflect end of year trading activity.
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Chicago
Market notes point to steady bonds and firm exchange
New York reports show prime mercantile paper at 5 1/4 to 6 percent, sterling exchange strong at 60 days 4.81.50 bid and 4.85.50 asked. Commercial bills at 4.80, bar silver 57 5/8, Mexican dollars 44 5/8. Government bonds firm and railroad bonds steady.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Dry goods markets show quiet start to year in New York
Dry goods markets were quiet in New York on December 31 with cotton goods and yarns steady. Men's fall wear is being ordered cautiously as clothiers report cancellations of spring orders due to slow sales of seasonable goods this winter.
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New York
Automobile Licenses Listed For Fritz Reinhardt Marion and Others
License numbers 44123 4414 4415 and 4416 are issued to Fritz Reinhardt Marion Overland and Lonnie Crow. Addresses include 2719 North Flores Street 225 Lexington Avenue 801 Fredericksburg Road and 614 Lakeview Avenue.
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Ford
Fritz Reinhardt
North Flores Street
Marion
R. P. Lucas
Lexington Avenue
Overland
Walter M. Black
Fredericksburg Road
Little
Lonnie Crow
Lakeview Avenue
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
James W James and Francis BE Chane John Fred Mecke and Bessie Morris P Lopes and Guadalupe Copado Max Kaplan and Rosie Zirkelman Willam Steckenius Jr and Margaret Hoebel Walter Buck and Katle Larmann
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James W. James
Francis BE. Chane
John Fred Mecke
Bessie Morris
Pees P. Lopes
Guadalupe Copado
Max Kaplan
Rosie Zirkelman
Willam Steckenius Jr
Margaret, Hoebel
Walter Buck
Katle Larmann
Weathered Note on Observations at Western University
Brief weather report notes 8 a m observations from Wednesday December 31 1918. Mentions social dances at a western girls university with limited engagements with men and fashion details such as black tailored suits and linen collars among attendees.
Rainfall records in Helotes and Bexar County streams
Heavy rains revived dry streams in Bexar County and produced Helotes greatest rainfall since 1903 with 51 to 52 inches to date. Ranchman William B. Krempkau notes heavier rainfall in Krempkau valley than San Antonio and forecasts continued flows if spring rains arrive. He also discusses springs feeding wells and the scenic loop project advancing with crews from Bandera Road and Fredericksburg.
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Bexar County
Krempkau
Rocky Mountains
Panhandle
Bandera Road
Fredericksburg
Taxable or not income from Texas road bonds
The attorney general's department sent a brief to the U S Internal Revenue Service arguing that income from bonds issued by Texas road and drainage districts may not be subject to the federal income tax. The key issue is whether these districts are political sub divisions within the meaning of the tax law that exempts income from bonds issued by a state or political subdivision.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
W. H. Osborne
Internal Revenue
Washington
Texas
Discharge in Bankruptcy for Asherton Onion Grower James G Sullivan
James G Sullivan of Asherton, an onion grower, was granted discharge of bankruptcy by an order issued to Deputy United States Clerk A I Campbell from Federal Judge T S Maxey on Wednesday morning. The voluntary petition was filed July 9 1913 and a hearing held December 19 last with discharge recommended by Referee F H Booth.
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James G. Sullivan
Asherton
United States
A. I. Campbell
T.S. Maxey
F. H. Booth
St Louis Metal Lead and Speites Prices Report
St Louis Metal reports lead at 4.10 and speites at 5.15 25.
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ST. Louis
Speites
Time Table of Trains From Houston and Galveston
A detailed timetable lists arrival and departure times for trains from Houston Galveston Victoria Kerrville Yoakum and other points. Services include daily and limited routes with arrivals around 6:00 am to 9:30 pm and special limiteds from New Orleans San Francisco and Del Rio.
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Asc
Ccoce Seeneses
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No. Ad
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Cuero
Coes
Lavaca
Sunartxpress
New Orleans
Sunset Express
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Sesseesses
Sunset Limited
San Francisco
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