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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1935
Page
5
A dense OCR ledger reports closing and fresh stock actions across New York and Chicago markets. It lists prices, percent changes, and notable transactions including underwriters, notable issues, and trading volumes for numerous firms and indices.
Classified page lists a two room shed apartment at 214 Foordda Street for rent at 28 dollars per month. Also mentions various meats poultry and goods in market sections with prices and vendors. Market items include eggs, butter, and fresh produce with scattered figures and vendor names.
New York stocks closed higher with broad gains led by Johns Manville and Simms Petroleum. Canadian Pacific and Hahn department stores posted advances while railway and utility shares improved. Bond market stayed firmer and commodities held near prior levels as the week ended with modest overall change. The president's tax and budget signals colored sentiment but concrete policy details remained pending.
New York prices show little change across metals and currencies. Silver and bullion steadied with minor shifts. bank rates held at prior levels as investors awaited futures data. Market commentary notes steady exchange and limited activity in lead and related commodities amid calm domestic demand.
Data from the Association of American Railways reports the week ending December 27 lists 429420 cars loaded. For 1934 total freight loadings reached 507,859, with increases in some commodities and declines in others. Coal and grain totals fell while ore showed a decrease as well.
Potest farmer David Allen Coble was adjudged bankrupt by Federal Judge R J McMillan. A voluntary petition lists debts at 30182.06 dollars and assets at unspecified amount, with assets described as available for creditors. The filing marks a formal bankruptcy proceeding with court dates and probable creditors’ meetings.
Fragmentary stock index item lists commodities with scattered figures and dates. Mentions Stridex sliple commodity, December 31 2932, and references to wheat and silk markets. Details are garbled but indicate 1930s era price movements and regional trading notes.
Fragmentary notice from a Wisconsin page item referencing lot 152 and a 1031 figure. The readable bits suggest a real estate or property listing with uncertain context and incomplete details.
The San Antonio wholesale produce market opened with wide variety and fluctuating quotes. Quoted items include fruits and vegetables with prices per bushel per dozen per pound, listing totals for apples, greens, citrus, poultry, dairy, and meats. Strong entities include Texas markets, Arkansas, and local vendors highlighted in the price grid.
The wool market showed broad activity during a recent week with bulk lots prevailing. Prices hovered around 675 to 700, while several lots and grades, including French and Timar varieties, influenced trading as buyers and sellers adjusted to demand conditions.
A garbled blizzard of names and details notes a rental of 137 acres near Somerset at ten dollars per month. It references individuals and a railroad job, with mentions of education in England, France, Switzerland, and Germany, plus various mis-spelled names and ads in a light classified section.
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