Market Opens Steady as Stocks Edge Higher on Select Advances
In New York thin early trading showed prices barely changed with only modest gains in Atlantic Coast Line and higher interest in standard stocks. Bond activity suggested confidence, while overall market mood cooled after an early surge with several issues rising modestly and a firm close for Pacific rail and related equities.
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York
Vance
I'g
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Pacific
Pacific
Financial Market Summary From New York and St Louis
New York reports show strong sterling demand and steady government bonds. Bills and calls remain steady with minor shifts in discounts while copper and lead prices move modestly amid overall market calm.
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W York
Prime Intilé
Sterling Age
33000 for One Dog in York on the Chicago Train
Offley Wee, the famed Pomeranian known as the world’s most valuable dog, travels from New York to Chicago in a silk lined basket. Custodian Ison L. Van Schaick of Chicago bought him for 5000 dollars from Albert Th, of the Tuxedo Kennels. Wee Blackie weighs about 3 1/4 pounds and is described as an English champion brought to the country by Treeth and shown at major dog shows.
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W York
Grand Central Station
Chicago
Offley Weesie
Ison L. van Schaick
Chica
Albert ‘ Th
West Forty-eighth Street
Ranian
van Schaick
Blackie
Dey Wee Blackie
Treeth
IARK STOPS VESSEL w York
Passengers aboard the Havana Ward Line liner arriving at pier No. 18 East River recount a Sunday near-miss when a 20 foot shark collided with the bow thirty miles north of the Florida Light. Captain F B Knight, with 28 years at sea, halted engines to avoid further danger as the shark wedged in the bow.
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W York
Havana
Ie Ward Line
East River
Er Light
Florida
F. B. Knight
Cotton acreage to rise in Corpus Christi region says Felder
J M Felder cotton exporter of Aransas Pass visits the cotton exchange and reports farmers around Corpus Christi and Aransas Pass plan a 25 percent larger crop this year. He notes over 300 new steam plows and cultivators delivered to the gulf coast and highlights Aransas Pass as an oil port with Magnolia Oil lines to Tampico shipping about 15 carloads daily, soon 26.
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J.M. Felder
Aransas Pass
Cotton Exchange
Mr. Felder
Corpus Christi
Texas
Felder
Magnolia Oil Company of Texas
Port Aransas
Tampico
Mexico
Markets Conclude Mixed Prices Across Dairy and Poultry
Chicago bidding shows butter firm creamery 26 to 34 cents, eggs firm with 2381 cases received, cheese steady at 16 to 17 cents, potatoes mix of Wisconsin 42 to 47, Michigan 43 to 48, Minnesota 45 to 48, poultry firm with live turkeys 15 cents, dressed 7 cents, live chickens 14 to 15 cents. New York reports eggs firm with fresh gathered extras at 31 to 32 cents, checks 15 to 17 cents. St Louis lists poultry at 13 to 15 cents and butter creamery 27 and a half cents, eggs ic.
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Chicago
Young Americas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
ST. Louis
Jan
Eryere
California
Colorado
New York Market Reports Steady Prices For Sugars And Oils
Raw sugar remains steady with Muscovado 59 test at 3.02 dollars and centrifugal 91 test at 9.52. Molasses 89 test quoted 2.77. Refined goods quiet while petroleum and leather hold firm and hides steady.
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New York
Muscovado
Real estate transfers list with numerous San Antonio parcels
A dated record of multiple real estate transfers listing buyers sellers and property details from 1912 to 1913. Entries include Alamo Heights Lakeview Roosevelt Place and more with lot and block numbers and expiration prices ranging from tens to thousands of dollars.
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W. H. Hume
C. E. Hampton
Alamo Heights
Dilworth
Charles G. Dilworth
Lota
Green Terrace
Lakeview Townsite Company
Charles Brennan
New City
Lakeview Addition
J. F. Edwards
Henry C. King Jr
J. H. Haile
J. C. Meredith
D. Martinez
Prestiiio Road
Medina River
J. A
Will and
M. Davis
New City Block
E. L. Nims
T. H. C. Hyde
F. P. Davis
Roosevelt Place
Wiley W. Walker
Los Angeles Heights
S. Mariani
George A. Harris
E. A. Stribling
J. B. Martindale
Ben and
F. Moke
Abram Garcia
Hidalgo Addition
A.veges
Idalgo
F. Roberts
S. Schroeder
Highland Park
Kuntz-Albaugh Lumber Company
J. F. Price
Mesquite Street
F. and
H. Dolle
J. A. Bless
Mata- Moras Street
HK. Richter Et al
Pat Stevens
E. D. Nieman
West Side
North Flores Street
Edwards Realty Company
Richard Walter
Felipe de la Fuente
Jacobo de la Fuente
North Side
Garcia Street
W. D. Hoasier
Prayer Restores Hearing After 30 Years of Deafness
Belleville Illinois reports Anthony Christmann aged 77 heard his own voice during morning devotion signaling a return of his hearing after 30 years of total deafness. A cold with ear pains preceded the deafness, and he avoided lip reading or sign language.
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Belleville
Anthony Christmann
Christmann
Colleges Should Lead Moral Reform, Says Yale Professor
Yale economist Irving Fisher told a University Club audience that all college men drink too much. He said colleges must set a moral example to improve community customs, not merely reflect them, and that the warning applied to Harvard, Yale, and other universities.
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Boston
Irving Fisher
Yale
Harvard
University Club
California Freeze Triggers Fruit Price Rise in Market
A severe California freeze cripples fruit output with millions in damage. California oranges and lemons rise as much as 50 cents a box, likely pushing prices to above 3 dollars for future shipments. Local markets report higher orange prices but weak demand and steady cheese and sugar trends amid tight supplies.
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California
California Fruit Growers’ Association
12 919 251 Bales of Season's Cotton Pass Ginners
Washington reports the Census Bureau confirms 12 919 251 bales of cotton from 1912 have ginned before January 1 alongside a 1906–1908 range of ginning percentages. State-by-state figures, Sea Island counts, and prior-year comparisons are included.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Alabama
Les Ngos
A. Niasaaksetet Et
Florida
Wane
Ceveervenees
TDL Neers
Vers
Georgia
Carolina
Fort Worth cattle market shows active demand and steady hogs
Fort Worth TX January 9 market reports a lively cattle trade with strong demand across all classes. Beeves reach 6.65 with steers 5.15 to 6.00 and calves up to 8. Bulls and cows also show strength. Hog trade remains steady with top 7.60 and bulk 7.16 to 7.60. Receipts include 2000 cattle and 1200 hogs.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Nee
Kansas City Livestock Prices From Jan 9 Market Report
Receipts and quotes show cattle with 4000 head including 400 southerns and steady prices. native steers 7.0 to 9.25, southern steers 6.00 to 7.50, cows and heifers 3.75 to 6.25. Hogs strong with 10000 head. bulk 7.20 to 7.40, heavies 7.35 to 7.45, lights 7.19 to 7.30, pigs 6.25 to 6.75. Sheep strong. 5000 head with muttons 4.00 to 6.00, lambs 7.50 to 8.85, range wethers 6.00 to 7.66, range ewes 3.50 to 5.25.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock Prices Warmed by Slower Cattle Trade
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts at 8000 with slow, mixed bids and prices from $2.85 to $10.75 for various categories. Hogs saw 28000 receipts with slow trade but higher day averages, most sales around 7.40 to 7.60. Sheep receipts at 15000 were strong with native and western bids ranging roughly from 4.50 to 9.15 for lambs and yearlings.
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Chicago
Texas
Livestock Prices Steady as Receipts Rise in St Louis
Cattle receipts reach 3600 with 500 Texans, market steady. Native beef steers at 5.9 to 9.5, cattle and hogs steady though hogs 5 cents lower. Hogs receipts 11500 with pigs and lights 6.76 to 7.45, butchers 7.25 to 7.46, heavy 7.40 to 7.45. Sheep receipts 4300, muttons 4.35 to 5.00, lambs 6.50.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Galveston Shipping Arrivals and Sailed Steamers
Galveston reports arrivals yesterday of steamers Cheltonian Liver pool Mexican Mercator Progreso Kendall Castle Hillglade Iran El Norte Higgins Spindletop and Tate ships. Vessels Rowanmore Ratenhall Monadnock Ocmulgee James W Jr San Jacinto and others sailed or were listed for routes to and from ports including Antwerp Rotterdam Havre New York and Tampico.
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Galveston
Tex
Cheltonian
Marseilles
Mexican
Liverpool
Port of Mexico
Mercator
Progreso
Kendall Castle
Antwerp
Hillglade
Rio Janeiro
St. Lucia
Iran
Hull
el Norte
New York
Tub Higgins
Tampico
Tate
Rowanmore
Verpool
Ratenhall
Rotterdam
Alster iGer J
Bremen
Monadnock
Havre
el Mar
Ocmulgee
James Wa Jr
Sabine
San Jacinto
London metal quotes and futures steady in dull markets
Copper and tin are dull with spot and futures quoted near 76 pounds and 228–229 pounds respectively. Lead and spelter show similar muted activity with limited price movement. Cleveland warrants listed in London.
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London
Cleveland
Lonon
Wool Prices Steady in St Louis Market Report
Wool market in St Louis on January 9 shows steady values across grades. Medium combing and clothing fibers quoted 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, tub washed 27 to 26 cents.
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ST. Louis
Cotton declines as ginners report favors bear traders
The market opens with easy prices and a 2 1/4 point drop as active months sell 13 to 16 points. Heavy selling orders and census forecasts dampen sentiment while short covering provides brief support before prices slip again.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady on Census Shortage Rally
Cotton futures opened steady with a decline of a few points after the census bureau reported 12 91 267 bales grown through December. The larger-than-expected figure spurred heavy selling and a short-seller rally with early lows 22 to 25 points beneath Tuesday's close.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Cotton market opens steady in New Orleans
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with January through October futures listed. January bid 12.56, February 12.50, March 12.52, May 12.57, July 12.65, October 11.63, and closing at a steady level with minor declines across contracts.
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New Orleans
Seteelee
Cotton market report from Liverpool shows price softness
Spot cotton trade in Liverpool reports easy prices with American middling at 7.44d and good ordinary at 6.124d. Volume totals 12,000 bales sold, including 10,400 American, with 9,000 bales receipts and 800 American bales among the receipts.
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Liverpool
Futures slip on opening trading in Liverpool market
Futures opened easier and closed easy with a series of small declines across near and distant contracts from January through December. Prices ranged from 6.78 for January to 6.22 for the December to January spread, showing a broad softening across the curve.
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Liverpool
Cottonseed products and spot cotton markets update
Prime basis 5.27 30 meal 26.00 26.50 linters 4 c. Spot cotton steady unchanged middling 13 percent reported from Memphis Tennessee on January 9.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tan
Metropolitan Club borrows 25000 for entertainment funds
The Metropolitan Club obtained a 25000 loan at 4 1/2 percent for three years from Helvetia Realty Company to boost its guest entertainment fund. Trustees including Charles Lanier secured the loan on club property at Six tieth Street and Fifth Avenue, amid a prior 900000 mortgage. Transfers and social receptions have increased club popularity.
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New York
Metropolitan Club
Charles Lanier
Sixtieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Helvetia Realty Company
Iselin
New Rochelle
Pierpont Morgan
John L. Cadwalader
Texas Ginning Report Details December Cotton Output
The Texas Department of Agriculture reports 216,647 bales ginned in December 1912, counting round bales as half. This compares with 285,002 bales in December of the previous year.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Spot cotton prices ease across markets in New Orleans and Galveston
New Orleans reports spot cotton down 3-16 to 12 11-16 cents with 2,376 bales receipts and stock at 186,725. Galveston closes 3-16 lower with spot prices from 8 9-16 to 13 1-16 cents, 190 bales sold, stock 410,297. Houston steady with 1/2 cent drop, 1,607 bales sold, stock 159,475. New York spots show upland at 13.00 and gulf at 13.25, 867 bales sold.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Galveston
Memphis
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wimington
Boston
Great Britain
France
Tex
Cotton seed prices steady in New York market
New York on January 9 reports closed steady cotton seed with spot range 6.19 to 6.30 and monthly prices from January through August around 6.16 to 6.30. Trade shows 18 800 total sales with several thousand units bid and sold at various prices across March May July and other calls.
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New York
Ustra
Insect to Save Chest Nut
The Department of Agriculture reports discovery by entomologist Frank C. Craighead of five beetle species that feed on the fruiting bodies of chestnut blight. Experiments show spores in consumed tissue are destroyed, potentially halting disease spread from New England into New York and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Frank C. Craighead
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Sunday Law in Kansas Riles Sabetha Businesses
The Kansas City Journal reports Sabetha enacted a strict Sunday closing ordinance forbidding sales except food at restaurants. Restaurant owners vow to shut if cigars and alcohol cannot be sold, while a town marshal orders a gas station to halt Sunday sales, prompting defiance and public placards declaring “Closed for Sunday” at a fountain and a firehouse door warning against ringing the bell.
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Sabetha
Kansas City Journal
Automobile Licenses Listed For Street Addresses
No. 3136 M. F. Johnson 2108 West Commerce Street. No 138 M. F. McClure Gunter Hotel. Septem A Barrett 612 Agerite Street.
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M. F. Johnson
West Commerce Street
A. Barrett
Agerite Atree
M. F. McClure
Gunter Hotel
England Buys Wheat and the Entire List of Cereals
Chicago trading reports show a broad sale of No. 1 northern spring wheat lifting prices and lifting May futures. Strength in wheat spreads to domestic corn and oats with May pork and rib futures noted alongside.
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England
Kansas City Grain Quotations Report
Quotations from Kansas City show cash grain prices for wheat and oats. No. 2 hard wheat 54% to 91 cents, No. 8 3 20s, No. 2 red 1.03 to 1.07, oats No. 2 white 34 to 35 cents, No. 2 mixed 33 to 34 cents. Nearby wheat May 87% cents and July 85 cents, corn May 49% to 50% cents, July 50% cents.
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Louis
Chicago
Mess Park
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago grain quotations from cash markets report
Quotations list Chicago cash grain prices for wheat and oats with grades No 2 red No 2 hard No 1 northern No 2 northern No 2 spring velvet chaff durum and No 2 white oats with specified price ranges and percentages as issued.
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Chicago
Births Recorded for Numerous Local Families in January
A series of birth notices lists new babies born to families including Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Blakey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Van Dunker, Mr. and Mrs. P. Garza, Mr. and Mrs. M. Garza, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Revival, Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett J. Varga, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M., Mr. and Mrs. Gus M. Froebel, Mrs. S. Cardona, Mr. and Mrs. Newan, Mr. and Mrs. D. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. John Allingham, listing dates in January and December and street addresses in San Antonio area.
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C. L. Blakey
Epiasse Avenue
Charles L. van Dunker
Bureison Street
P. Garza
San Saba Street
M. Garza
South Flores
Oreene
A. B.hobbs
Lakeview Avenue
J. P. Uevival
West Commerce Street
Bartlett J. Varga
Paso Hondo Street
Sam Hirsch
Buena Vista Igue
Charles M
Montana Street
Gus M. Froebel
Soong Madison Street
S. Cardona
Laredo Street
R.ewan
South Laredo
D. Smith
John Allingham
South Pine Street
Burial permits list several local deaths with dates
A list of burial permits notes multiple local deaths with ages and addresses. Mona Retrigess aged 18 died January 5 at 224 South Street. Mrs Beck Gilley age 66 died January 6 on San Juan Road. Mrs M C B San Roman age 62 died January 8 at 745 West Houston Street. B N Peck age 57 died January 7 at 746 West Houston Street. Mrs Dora List age 74 died January T at 336 Callaghan Avenue. Emma E Worthington age 46 died January 6 at 1015 Nolan Street. Mariano Diaz age 33 died January 7 at 409 Obraje Street. William b Sones age a died January 7 at 324 Walters Street.
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Mona Retrigess
South Stree
Beck
Gilley
Pale
San Juan Road
M. C. B. San Roman
West
Houston Street
B._N. Peck
West Houston Street
Dora List
Callaghan Avenue
Emma E. Worthington
Nolan Street
Building Permits Filed For Residential Additions
City records show Joe Abdo files for a two room addition on North Leona Street with a $100 estimate. John Gussen proposes a shop on Castro Street for $100. J EB Jarrat seeks a porch addition on Craig Place with $500 cost. R Herbsieb requests an addition on East Commerce Street for $150. F Cobbington plans a one room addition on Main Avenue for $100.
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Joe Abdo
North Leona Street
John Gussen
Castro Street
J. EB. Jarrat
Craig Place
R. Herbsieb
East Commerce Street
Cobbington
Main Avenue
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