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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1918

Page

8

FOR SALE REAL ESTATE BUNGALOWS AND COTTAGES LISTED

Fragmented classified real estate notices describe multiple homes for sale in San Antonio area neighborhoods. Listings include modern bungalows with five rooms, sleeping porches, built ins, and gas or electric services. one room cottages with low down payments. near Fredericksburg Road and Hot Wells car line. various prices and payment terms. contact numbers Crockett 6121 Fryne Travis 1829 and others.

Navanku ST Crockelt Baity-Bilts City Fyrne Highland Park Travis Fredericksburg Road South Pare Hot Wells J. FP Carl Bedell Salige OH. Berry Gunter ROG “Hill & CO Flndignowity Hill Orice W. B. Whitater Crockett Prospect Huntington St Beacon Prospeck

FOR SALE AND TRADE REAL ESTATE OFFERS

Multiple listings include a four room bungalow near Everglade corner with bath and sleeping porch priced around 17090, a two to three room cottage on Virginian Blvd with garage and lawn, and an 6- to 8-room house on Prospect Hills with sleeping porches. Also notes of farm ranch investments and a team of horses or mules sought for equity in cottage. Potential buyers urged to call or respond with location and terms.

Buchid Evergreen Guarter Bangalow Hull Bath Fort Mot Wells Ring Virginian Blvd Elly Medina San Antonio W. BL Whitaker Grackett Peanut Ajedu Railroad Station Sali W. B. Whit- Crockett W. B. Whitaker Wells-Peagh Realty Co Martin Hitase Mi Adam Road W.R. Witttaker A. Th Prospect Hills City Oakland St Houston St Eyner Kampmann

Five Great Texas Newspapers Cover Texas Advertising

An advertisement for Texas papers lists Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Light among five papers with guaranteed circulation totals over 379000 daily and 195000 weekly. It details Sunday word rates, per word charges, and a week long insertion plan with minimum word bases and noon Thursday submission.

Ciagalfied Advertising Department Tha Ran Antonlo Light

Cotton futures rise on short covering and quiet offerings

Quotations from principal spot markets show futures firming as short covering supplies modest gains. New York opened 3 to 16 points higher, rising to 18 to 19 points. New Orleans edged up 12 to 14 points, then 10 to 14 by close. San Antonio spots at 29.85, up from yesterday.

As & Duele San Antonio Dallas Houston Galveston New York New Orleans Cotton Exchange Texas

New York Cotton Opens Firm on Renewed Demand

The New York cotton market opened firm with early gains of 3 to 14 points on renewed covering and demand from traders. May touched 29.71 and July 29 before the first hour, with later easing and a close around 14 points net higher amid limited offerings and hopes of export-territory supply changes.

New York Europe Mate Vereerehbae

New Orleans Cotton Market Sees Early Rise on Demand

In New Orleans market activity shows demand lifting prices by 12 to 16 points above yesterday’s close amid cautious selling. Weather in Texas briefly nods to favorable conditions while export restraints dampen foreign movement. Day prices advance 18 to 25 points. cotton closes steady with a modest gain. Futures open higher with May at 28,6004 and other months marking gains as buyers seek covers.

Orleans Laeb Texas

Cotton Statistics and Port Stocks Report

Stock at U S ports shows bales and totals across Galveston Houston and other sites with quotations for cotton meal and hulls. Millers quoted prices range from 56 to 66 dollars per ton for meal and 22 to 23 dollars per ton for hulls, reflecting current trade levels.

Great Britain Brancesea Mexico Galveston Yeu Augusta Memphis Tenn St Louis Tronston

Strong week end feature drives northern hogs market show

Markets in Fort Worth Kansas City and Chicago report gains for hogs cattle and sheep. Prices across major centers rose modestly with Chicago hogs higher and Kansas City feeder cattle steady to higher. Receipts varied with weather delaying some trades and local city trade showing moderate activity.

Union Stock Yards Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Willy Wready Beecinta Ag Follewa Ivea

Cotton Wires Report From San Antonio Exchange Floors

Cotton brokers report mixed messages from the San Antonio Cotton Exchange floor. The notes mention market support and rains in Texas, New Orleans firms sending opinions, and price quotes in New York, with references to dry goods markets and a petroleum production survey citing 341,800,000 barrels in the prior year.

San Antonio United States Hat

Provisions and Quotation Updates From Local Markets

Local market report updates packinghouse quoters and product prices including bacon, lard, oleomargarine, and cheese. Turpentine receipts, resin sales, and various regional commodity quotes are listed with shipments and stock figures. Prices vary by cut and grade with notes on changes and market firmness.

Farmers Add Substitutes Rule for Wheat Flour Sales

A new rule allows farmers who grow substitutes to buy wheat flour on their own. The policy asks buyers if substitutes are used and limits to three pounds per person per month. prices for eggs, sugar, and various staples are listed with retail and bulk terms. Retailers’ prices and packaging details for flour, beans, bacon, and other items appear alongside general supply notes reflecting market conditions.

Antonio Price Cote MAE Gon

Corn Prices Firm as Market Opens in Local Trade

Local markets show corn prices firming after opening. Vegetable prices including lettuce drop to 2.75 per basket in California and Mexican tunntocs rise. butter and eggs mixed. Chicago cash grain quotes and futures show modest gains with corn and oats varied, while market activity remains subdued amid steady overall trends.

California

Market Price Snapshot From Shippers and Markets

Quoted prices from shippers and markets show butter at creamery levels around 45 to 49 cents per pound in Texas and Chicago notes. poultry values for roosters, hens, and springs steady with small fluctuations. eggs and receipts listed with varying cent-per-pound or per-dozen figures. Kansas City area reports butter, potatoes, and poultry quotable ranges indicating market steadiness amid regional differences.

Les Commission Uberal Texas Texas Creamery Small Springs

FISH AND OYSTERS ON SAN ANTONIO MARKET REPORT

Market notes indicate ample supplies of halibut rock fish and red snapper from the Texas coast. Oyster stocks are sufficient to meet demand with wholesale and retail quotations listed for oysters and various fish species. Prices are given per hundred or per pound in a typical early 20th century fish trade listing.

San Antonio Texas Wenleg Ag Follawa Weae Renee Rao UES

Shippings Lead On UPTURN In Prices Of Leading Stocks

New York market today shows shippings as the standout feature with firming gains of 1 to 2 points across the list. War issues rise 0 to 2 points, minor metals gain belatedly, copper up. Total volume about 876,000 shares. Liberty bonds fluctuated. 3 1/8 inch reading at 98.10, Cent 44 steady.

New York Saley

Money Markets and Exchange Rates Report

Trading in Mexican money at San Antonio and New York markets shows varied quotations. Financial data include sterling and 60 day bills, demand and cable transfers, and notes on government and railroad bonds with silver at about 24 per ounce.

San Antonio Livor Neton New York Y York Mercantilc Commiercial Stowdy

New York Bank Statements Show Reserve Fluctuations and Deposits

The New York report notes a $60,004,050 weekly drop in reserves and a $2,558,000 fall in own vaults while total deposits across state banks and trust companies rise to $965,186,400. It covers loans, legal tenders, and excess reserves, with detailed figures for Federal Reserve members and state institutions. A separate note from Texas reports January convicts increasing by 25 to 3,654 in the state penitentiary.

New York Rhotise Danks Varn Sanntes Federal Reserve Baths Federal Reserve Fihyolwwu United States Greater Hearing House Speele SIS

Army Moves and Duty Reassignments at Fort Sam Houston

A bulk of Army personnel transfers are announced. Maj. W J Connolly arrives in San Antonio to assume assistant quartermaster duties at department headquarters. Lieut. Hayden F Threlkeld is relieved from the 357th field hospital and assigned to Camp Travis base hospital. Several other officers are reassigned to Fort Sam Houston area commands including Camp Travis and Brooks Field, with leaves granted to Lieut. John H Ulrich and Capt. Haig Shekerjian following his role as a witness in the Houston riot court martial.

Maj W. J. Connolly Quartermaster Corps San Antonio Hayden F. Threlkeld 357Th Field Hospital Camp Travis Base Haig Shekerjian Orth Infantry 24Th Infantry Fort Sam Houston Houston Edward Anderson Fifth Cavalry Otho W. B. Farr Eighteenth Field Artillery

Private Thaddeus Pierzynski Ordered to Fort Riley

Houston based Private Thaddeus Pierzynski of Company 1, Tenth Signal Battalion, Medical Reserve Corps, was ordered to the Medical Officers' Training Camp at Fort Riley after a Chicago draft board case. He had been told last year he earned a first lieutenant commission and was examined by a local draft board before active service.

Houston Tex Thaddeus Pierzynski Tenth Wield Signal Battalion Medical Reserve Corps Medical Officers Fort Riley Chicago Pierzynski Camp Grant Rock For National Army B. M.chiper- Geld A. C. Smith

Fraternal Society Funds May Not Insure Army Members

Austin legal ruling states fraternal beneficiary societies cannot use their mortuary funds to insure members who join the army. Several societies planned to buy government insurance to shield against soldier risk, with over 30 percent of members reportedly in the armed forces.

Austin Tex United States

Special meeting and various events in San Antonio crowd the night

San Antonio trades council calls an 8 pm February 16 meeting for urgent matters. The city hosts a Hermann Sons ball, a Dixie Social Club dance at Turner Hall, and a Workmen's Sick Fund event. Ads promote jewelry, loans, dinner specials, and local services across Alamo Plaza to Houston Street.

San Antonio Trades Council J. W. Ellett Hermann Sons Dixie Social Club Turner Hall Slaus Orchestra Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund W. C. W. Hall Puppe Ady

Blaze In Basement And Fires Across City Reported

Fire at the Frost building on West Thusian Street and Main Avenue started at 10 04 Friday due to an overheated motor. A tar kettle fire at Austin and Van Ness intersection occurred Saturday morning. An old tree fire in Brackenridge Park traced to wiring. all blazes were quickly checked. One death reported among Vamp Travis soldiers Private Chiunde VW Terry died at 3 55 am Sunday of pneumonia. official sources note his mother Mrs Lou Terry of Home inj Okla as nearest relative.

Frost Thusian Street Main Avenue Goetz Chapin-Colglazier Construction “Coy Austin van Ness Brackenridge Park Travis Chiude VW. Terry Company My South Infantry Lou Terry

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