Seed potato prices nearly double amid market shifts
Seed potato values rose sharply at shipping points forcing local jobbers to lift all grades by 25 cents per sack. Irish Cobblers hit 4 dollars, Burbanks 4.75, Maine Triumphs 4.25, about 80 percent above last year. Onions rise as Texas crop nears, with jobbers paying 3 to 3.10 per hundred in city markets.
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Texas
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Simmons & Mills
Grayson County
Chicago
Lee Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Wholesale Produce and Meat Prices Listing
A long OCR styled catalog of wholesale prices for vegetables fruits nuts canned goods and meats. Items include potatoes onions cabbage peppers cucumbers tomatoes kraut garlic cranberries oranges grapes bananas lemons apples coconuts and more with per hundredweight per hundred or per crate quotes. Also listed are butter poultry eggs rice nuts dried fruits sugar coffee flour grain and various seeds with unit prices and packaging notes.
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Idaho
California
Ben Davis
Eecoa
Light cattle receipts improve tone at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on January 91 the market regained favor with a light overall livestock run. Cows 63 head calves 107 hogs 4. prices steady with best cows 3.75, calves 4.50, hogs 6 for bulk. No sheep or goats offered.
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Union Stock Yards
Cattle Raisers Meet Fort Worth See Presidential Bids
San Antonio and Fort Worth face off over the presidency of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association with no official candidate yet. Texas feeders note rising prices, record Chicago sales, and better cattle quality as Panhandle leaders push Judge W. B. Slaughter for the next term in El Paso.
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Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Bart Burnett
Semes Callan
Panhandle Cattlemen's Association
Judge W. B. Slaughter
el Paso
Judge Slaughter
Sugar market steady as prices hold at open
Raw sugar remains steady with Muscovado 89 test at 3.89 cents and centrifugal 96 test at 4.39 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.64 cents. Refined sugar quiet with little change. leather and hides firm.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Jan
Cattle Values Steady as Fort Worth Receipts Hold
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts of about 2200 with steers steady at 4.80 to 6.25 and stockers and feeders holding at 4.50. Cows and bulls show steady ranges, calves strong from 3.50 to 7.00, hogs steady with top at 6.50 and bulk 5.90 to 6.25, and sheep and lambs around 4.26.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Jan
St. Louis Market Report AP
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep reported by the Associated Press. Cattle receipts 3500 with Texan cattle up ten cents. native beef steers 4.50 to 8.50. hogs receipts 9500 with strong market. pigs and lights 4.50 to 6.35, good heavies 6.30 to 6.45. sheep receipts 2600 with native muttons 3.50 to 4.75 and lambs 6.00 to 6.86.
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts today include 6000 cattle 1000 southerns with market steady to ten cents higher native steers 5.40 to 8.00 southern steers 5.00 to 6.26 southern cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.60 native cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.25 stockers and feeders 4.00 to 6.50 calves 3.50 to 7.26 western cows 5 to 5.25 hogs 16000 market steady bulk 6.00 to 6.30 heavy 6.25 to 6.36 packers 6.10 to 6.36 lights 5.80 to 6.15 pigs 4.25 to 6.25 sheep 7000 market strong muttons 3.26 to 4.75 lambs 5.00 to 6.80 ewes 2.75 to 6.16.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Chicago live stock prices and receipts report
Receipts estimated at 12 000 cattle 42 000 hogs and 30 000 sheep with markets varied. Cattle ranged from 2 20 to 8 46 per hundredweight and hogs from 4 00 to 6 40 while sheep offered 3 15 to 6 80 per hundredweight with generally steady to higher bids.
Rice market steadies after active session in New Orleans
The New Orleans rice market showed strength and activity with steady closing quotations. Receipts totaled 8070 rough, 7481 clean, and 10 057 millers, while sales included 316 rough Japan at 3.15 to 3.75, 8487 clean Honduras at 24 3 4, and 3682 Japan at 3 65 to 13 11 6 ¢.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Japan
Honduras
Market Quotes From St Louis Delayed Prices
ST. LOUIS January 81 Chicken prices at 12c for springs to 12c, turkeys 12c, ducks 12 3 4 c, geese 8c. Butter creamery 27 3 4 c, eggs down 3c.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Jan
Springs
Kansas City Dairy Quotations Report
Kansas City dairy prices listed for creamery butter and eggs with firsts seconds and packing stock. Butter ranged 34 to 36 cents and creamery 36 cents, eggs at 38 and 23 cents for firsts and seconds.
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THE
Associated Press
Kansas City
New York Produce Prices Mixed on Fresh Gathers
New York market notes show barely steady to firm tone with extra loads of fresh gathered produce quoted around 39 to 44 cents for some items and 31 to 32 cents for No 1 grade. Refrigerator thirds bring lower bids as traders weigh supply.
Wool market report from St Louis on January thirty first
Wool prices in St Louis show steady trade with medium for combing and clothing at 20 to 21½ cents, light merino 15 to 19 cents, heavy fine 12 to 13 cents, tub washed 41 to 30 cents.
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ST. Louis
Argentina and New Zealand Wheat and Oats Crop Estimates
The international institute of agriculture in Rome reports Argentina wheat at 170,565,000 bushels and New Zealand 6,437,000 bushels. Southern hemisphere wheat would reach 105.5 percent of last season, about 200,000 bushels more. Oats estimates: Argentina 60,888,500 bushels and New Zealand 18,697,000 bushels. R L McKibbin, Sunset Lines agent, returned from New Orleans with part of Twenty second Infantry en route to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
United States Department of Agriculture
Argentina
New Zealand
R. L. McKibbin
Sunset Limes
New Orleans
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Bulls Push Market as Wheat and Corn Advance in Chicago
Wheat opened lower then rose amid bull news and strong buying by commission houses. May corn climbed from a small gain to 68c, aided by firm cables. Hog receipts eased selling, pork and ribs fell from last night’s levels, while feed demand helped wheat briefly before finishing weak.
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Associated Press
Chicago
May
Cats
Grain price quotations from Chicago market report
Provisions open high and low close figures show wheat and oat prices in Chicago. Wheat prices include No 2 red at 1.00 to 1.01 dollars, No 2 hard 1.02 to 1.05, No 1 northern 1.11 to 1.18, No 2 northern 1.09 to 1.12, No 2 ring 1.02 to 1.11, velvet chaff 90 cents, durum 90 cents to 1.04. Oats No 2 61 to 62 cents, No 2 white 52 to 68 cents, standard 52 to 63 cents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Market Quotations From St Louis Grain and Corn Prices
Saint Louis price quotes show cash wheat at No 2 red 1.00 to 1.01 percent, No 2 hard 1.03 1.14, corn No 3 65 cents, No 3 white 65 6To, oats No 2 52 cents, No 1 white 54 percent. Close futures list: wheat May 1.00 percent, July 94 cents, corn May 69 percent, July 68 percent, oats May 6 52 percent, July 46 cents.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Jan
Grain price quotes and futures for wheat corn and oats
Cash wheat quotes No 2 hard 1.05 1.11 No 2 red 1.00 1.01 Corn No 2 mixed 68 cents No 2 white 24 cents Oats No 2 white 53 55 cents No 2 mixed 50 percent Close May wheat 1.01 1.02 only 94 percent sellers Corn May 69 cents bid July 67 cents bid
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Traveling Men's Association Aims to Defeat Parcel Post Bill
The Traveling Men's Association of San Antonio will oppose the parcel post bill before Congress. A meeting on February 11 at the Gunter Hotel will hear a report from the committee led by H. T. Matthews with Ford Dix and W. J. Barton. Personal letters will target Senators Bailey and Culberson as the Washington headquarters coordinates the campaign.
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Traveling Men's Association of
San Antonio
Congress
Gunter Hotel
National Organization of Traveling Men
H. T. Matthews
Ford Dix
W. J. Barton
Bailey and Culberson
Washington
Mr. Matthews
Cotton Earns Mixed Move as Spots Steady Near Close
Cotton markets start steady then ease with New York prices showing a small daily loss while New Orleans and Liverpool edge higher. Spot quotes in New York hold near 9.65 dollars a bale as trading slows and weather and labor mood weigh on sentiment.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Arkansas Sale
The cotton market opened quiet with near months down a point or two and late months up slightly. A large Arkansas sale of 32,000 bales to a New England mill supported steady trading, with prices finishing about three points higher for the day.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Associated
New Orleans
Bears
Arkansas
Nw England
Cotton futures open quietly with modest bids
New Orleans reports prices for February through October futures with bids listed for intermonth positions. February at 9.68, March 9.74 75, May 9.84 86, July 9.96 96, August 9.94, October 9.86.
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THE
Asociated Press
New Orleans
Liverpool cotton closes steady with strong sales
Associated Press reports Liverpool closing spot cotton steady with robust demand. American middling fair 6.21, good middling 6.83, middling 6.57, low middling 6.29, good ordinary 4.95, ordinary 4.69. Sales 15,900 including 2,000 for speculation and export. receipts 39,000. Futures opened and closed steady with several spread prices listed.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Plan for Revivals by San Antonio Methodists
Methodists in San Antonio schedule an extensive revival campaign with two meetings in progress at Alamo Heights and Englewood Mission led by Burgin Jones and Pinnell. Additional revivals are set for West End and McKinley avenues in March, Prospect Hill in March, and Government Hill in April led by several evangelists. The pastors report over 350 new members joined in the first quarter of the conference year.
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Methodists of
San Antonio
Alamo
T. W. Alton
Prospect Hill Methodist Church
V. Liles
Directors to Meet for Arte sian Belt Railroad Officers
A directors meeting of the Artesian Belt Railroad is called for tomorrow to elect officers for the coming year. Current officers are Leon N. Walthall president J H Savage vice president and W B Hamilton Jr treasurer. Re-election is likely and stockholders recently elected the directors with no changes. Walthall said no other major business is expected.
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The
Artesian Belt Railroad Company
Leon N. Walthall
J. H. Savage
W. B. Hamilton Jr
Road
Walthall
Came Long Way to Shop
Mrs. Jo Cohen wife of a prominent Waelder stockman drove overland in a Hudson 30 to San Antonio to shop. She is known as a capable chauffeur and was a guest at the Savoy hotel during the trip.
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Jo Cohen
Waelder
San Antonio
Savoy Hotel
New Cotton Standards by Agriculture Sealed in Vacuum
The Department of Agriculture is preserving graded cotton samples in hermetically sealed vacuum glass cases. About fifty sets will be kept, to serve as future grading standards. Samples may last a century, with comparisons planned every two years to align current grades with the standard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Readjustment in outing costs slows buyers in New York
In New York on January 31 buyers hesitated to place full orders as cost realignments lowered mill agent quotations from the opening figures. Large buyers held to opening prices while exports showed solid demand for prints. Jobbing houses reported satisfactory call for most goods, with silk goods in duplicate orders for spring delivery. Cotton yarns remained in fair demand with spinners seeking small advances.
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Associated Press
New York
Sugar Conference Delays Russia Exports Decision
In Brussels on January 31 delegates at the international sugar conference deferred action on Russia's amended request to boost exports westward by 300,000 tons annually. All delegates except Germany favored the move, with Germany pegging Russia's limit at 150,000 tons and the issue to be referred to both governments.
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Associated Press
Brussel
Belgium
International Sugar Conference
Russia
Germany
Bidding Opens for 1912 Domestic Wool Clip
Bidding has begun in the west for the 1912 wool crop with prices from 18 to 1éc and firmer trading. Old stock changes hands as California wool shows more activity, Texas prices fall, and territory fine staple nearby wools move steadily while pulled wool remains firm and active.
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Associated Press
Boston
West
California
Texas
Stock Market Nosedives as United States Steel Leads Decline
The market showed narrow fluctuations with United States Steel dropping sharply to 61% after a high near 68. Reading and Union Pacific fell, while American Sugar, Bethlehem, and Kansas City Southern also slipped. Volume remained light as traders faced selling pressure and stop orders, ending the day very weak with steel and railroad shares pressured across the board.
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New York
United States Steel
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
American Sugar
Bethlehem
Kansas City
Union
St. Paul
North American
Union Pacific
New York Central
A& Po
Nol
United
Hill Harriman Group
Union Pacific and
Valley
Shorts
Uea
Southern
Amalgamated Copper
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
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di Chi
Mil. & Ste
Ieee
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Florado & Southern
Elaware Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande Saneee
Great Northern Pfd
Tete Enews Soos
Illinois Central
Eenees
Interborough Met
Louisville & Nashy
Missouri Pacific
Kaw & Tex
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Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
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Rey ‘Eople
Simon Palace
Rock Island Co
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
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Western Union
Lehigh Valley
International Harvester
General Electric
Texas Company Sereseeetes
Market roundup from leading spot markets
Liverpool shows steady activity with mixed quotes. New York remains quiet with a price around 9.70 and a small balance. New Orleans and Houston hold firm while Galveston stays steady with overall midweek tone.
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Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Spot cotton prices hold steady in New Orleans market
In New Orleans the spot cotton market remained firm with unchanged values across grades. Notable terms show low ordinary at 6 1 2 cents and good middling around 10 1 2 cents, with receipts totaling 16 865 and stock at 275 006 units.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Jan
Spot Cotton Closes Quietly Five Points Higher
New York January 31 spot cotton market ends quiet with gains of five points. Prices for middling uplands at 9.70 and middling gulf at 9.95. Total sales reported 2400 bales.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Spot Cotton Steady in Houston Market
The Associated Press reports Houston Texas on January 1 spot cotton prices unchanged with Middling at a cent and a half. Prices held steady across the market as traders awaited clearer signals and futures activity remained subdued in early trading.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Cotton Market Report Memphis Flat at Nine and Three Quarters
Spot cotton in Memphis on January 31 held steady with Middling grade at 9.75 cents per pound. No price changes noted across the Middling category as trading remained calm in a quiet market.
Spot cotton prices and sales report from Galveston
Galveston Texas reports spot cotton at 103 16, with sales totaling 1,479 bales in the fobl. This brief item notes current prices and volume for the local market.
Cotton seed product prices posted in Memphis
Cotton Seed Products in Memphis reports prime basis oil at 4.63 64 cents and meal at 24.50 with intermediate values noted as Intera 14 3 and a closing reference to market totals dated January 31.
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THE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil closes steady in New York trading
In New York on January 31, cotton seed oil prices held steady with spot at 5.30 60, and futures for February 5.38 43, March 6.46 48, May 6.56 58, June 5.73 74, August 5.79, and September 6.00. Sales between calls totaled 10,000 units with various lots cited, including 300 March, 100 July at 6.47, and 1,000 July at 6.73.
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Associated Press
New York
Financial Market Summary from New York
By the Associated Press in New YorkJanuary you have a snapshot of the mercantile paper market with closings near 3% and a steady stock exchange. Rates for actual business show bills at 4.84 3 for sixty days and 4.87 for demand. Bar silver at 58 cents, Mexican dollars at 47 cents. Government bonds firm while railroad bonds show irregular activity.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Jan
Money on steady markets hold at ruling rate
New York money markets show steady lead with ruling rate at 2 percent and closing bids at 2 percent. Time loans firm with sixty days at 34 percent, ninety days at 2 percent, six months at 3 percent.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Lead Prices Steady as Lites Spelter Firm at Market
Associated Press reports in St. Louis on January 31 that lead remained steady while Lites Spelter held firm with prices quoted between 6.35 and 6.50.
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THE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
London Markets Open With Mixed Commodity Notes
Lead and dull spelt markets show firmness in sterling with slight spot movements. Futures quoted at 191 pounds sterling 10s as spot prices reflect in London trading.
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Associated Press
London
Coffee futures firm with March at 13.08
New York trading on January 21 shows No. 14% coffee futures closing firm. March contract settles near 13.08 as buyers push prices higher.
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New York
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