Wall Street opens with uneven gains amid overall market weakness
Openings show mixed moves as Mexicat Petroleum and Texas Company lead slight gains while United States Steel and Sumatra Tobacco pull back. Liberty bonds hold steady as industrials lag and speculative issues fall. Late trading sees modest rallies but closes remain heavy with notable declines in steel and tobacco sectors.
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New York
Slittes
Mexicat Petroleum
Texas Company
United States Steel
Sumatra Tobacco
General Molova
Sumatra Tatacco
gTors
Tibert
New York Cotton Opens Higher Then Sags On Bearish Crop News
The New York cotton market opened with a jump of 6 to 11 points as buyers returned, October and December futures rising briefly before selling accelerated on bearish crop reports. October fell to 24.58 and December to 24.19 by late morning, with declines of about 40 to 44 points from session highs before a midday rally partly steadied prices around 3 pm.
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New York
Wall Street
Séilinig
New Orleans
South
Georgia
Texas
jTraaing Hecaine
New Orleans Cotton Rises On Weather Forecasts
New Orleans prices jumped 22 to 28 points in early trading as buyers showed limited contracts and heavy selling emerged later. A favorable crop outlook noted by a local newspaper and traders helped steady the market, with noon levels 32 to 43 points under Saturday’s early.
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New Orleans
Daly Fi
Duvers
Elters
Jitofita
Welock
Action to advance wheat price bullish to corn values
Chicago reports bullish influence on corn prices as Congress and President Wilson actions impact markets. Prices swing with August and September contracts, weather forecasts favor crops, and provisions rise on lower hog receipts and strong exports amid unsettled furures trading in Kansas City and across grain markets.
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Chicago
Congress
Wilson
Yeun
Liverpool Cotton Market Varies Amid Quiet Trading
Liverpool July cotton quotes show silent activity with bid prices for middling and other grades. Futures closed unsettled with new contracts listed and several months named, reflecting limited demand and ongoing price adjustments.
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Liverpool
Arleen Hirny
Pordinary
Por Hales
Getuber
Avenue Motel to Be Repaired After Fire Damage
Work began today to repair the Avenue Hotel in Austin Texas after a fire Saturday gutted the top story. The plan calls for tearing away the damaged section and rebuilding to a three story structure. When complete the hotel will reopen in time for the next Texas Legislature session.
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Avenue
Austin
Tex
Money markets and bond activity in Mexico and New York
The report outlines money market activity in Mexican currency and U S markets with bankers rates on commercial paper, treasury bills, and railroad bonds. It notes strong government roads results and various bid and offer levels across 60 day and 90 day securities.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Metal market snapshot from New York metal exchange
A terse report from New York notes metal trade figures with prices for lead, zinc, copper, and related futures. References to East St Louis delivery and London quotations appear alongside fractional price notation, reflecting a busy metals market brief.
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New York
S-Metal Exchange
East St Louis
Cotton prices slip on bearish private crop reports
Private crop reports and government data push cotton prices lower on both New York and New Orleans exchanges. Early trading showed gains, then prices cooled as traders reassessed supply mirrors and private estimates across regions.
Market Roundup Mixed Trading Across Exchanges At Noon
Before midday traders reported slight gains at Spat market with 10 to 12 point rallies. New Orleans activity paused as July and August opened steady while closings varied. New York and New Orleans closed steady to lower on the general list with declines in copper and Liverpool futures were uneven as prices firmed in places.
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Nour
Mint
New Orleans
Thare
New York
Aia
Liverpool
New York Sugar Prices and Market Jumble Report
The New York sugar market shows inconsistent pricing with scattered figures. A confusing mix of product names and stray prices appears, including powdered and granulated varieties, while a local anecdote mentions coercive threats, attributed to a Civil War era courier journal.
Iron and Steel Distribution and Prices Report
The article describes government controls on iron and steel supply and priority classes for orders. It notes demand rising, classification into A B C D with priority for essentials, and upcoming price fixes for rails wire rope steel and castings. Copper prices have risen to about four dollars per pound.
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New York
Saly
Mente New
C. D
Price Stabilizing Hopes Stir Catton Goods Markets
New York markets remain quiet as traders await a government price stabilizing policy. A tentative basis and early month agreement are expected to set prices, while producers show profits and mills face wage strikes in northern New England.
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Catton
New York
Bnaland
Southern Standard
Provision markets note on packing house quotations
Disjointed market update lists packing house quotes for deli items and meats. Mentions dry silt extras bacon bellies hams butter cheese margarine and various price fragments. Notes low grade and steer fancy terms amid garbled figures.
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Luent Packing House
Shipper Market Prices From Antonio Produce and Kansas City
Texas market reports list steady futures for poultry and turkey prices with per pound rates and regional quotations. Butter creamery and market creamery prices appear alongside potato and egg notes, while Kansas City quotations show dairy and poultry figures for early August.
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Ayers
Lowlniana
Arkirdas
Oklahoma
du White
Springs
Kansas
Ee Kansan City
Mutter
Molin
Heavy cattle receipts push prices down in Fort Worth market
Fort Worth finance reports 12 000 cattle and 4 calves received with common grades slipping up to 25 cents while fat stock remains firm. Hogs rise 10 to 28 cents. sheep show a 25 cent advance in Chicago. Market remains active though trading dull in some yards.
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Owen Stock Yards
Chicago
Fort
Fort Worth
Tex
Futao
War Department Casualty Roll Listings Amid World War I Drawn
A partial casualty list released by General Pershing reports numerous names of soldiers in action and wounded or dead. It includes ranks from private to sergeant and spans several towns and states, with many uncertain spellings and fragmented OCR notes.
Local Market Prices Edge Up Amid Freight Cost Rise
Market notes show peaches tomatoes and watermelons plentiful with prices up on several items. Potatoes rise to 2.75 a sack while tomatoes gain 75 cents, cabbage 3 per 100 weight, and onions steady. wholesale sections list changes in butter poultry provisions and grains as freight costs bite.
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Catibnge
Ciemmibers
Fish Market Prices Drift Amid Markets and Messy OCR
Fragmented OCR lists wholesale and retail fish quotes with weights and fish names like halibut cod trout and barracuda. Mentions New York coffee futures and general price chatter with numerous garbled terms and missing context.
Labor Bureau Opens New Headquarters in Bedell Building
The labor committee of the State Council of Defense opened its headquarters in the Bedell building. Clerks mostly moved from Smithville to temporary offices before settling in the new quarters. H. W. Lewis, chairman, attends a statewide defense meeting in Dallas and also serves as U S labor director for Texas. Charles F. Gordon leads Monday operations in Lewis's absence and plans a Galveston trip to aid lignite mine operators. He aims to secure Mexican labor for the mines with department support.
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Labor Committee
State Council of Defense
Bedell
Department
Smithville
H. W. Lewis
Tabor
State ‘Council of Defense
Dallas
Lewis
United States Labor
Texas
United States Labor Reserves
Charles F. Gordon
Galveston
Gordon
United States Enployment Service
Uncertain Weather Outlook From Irregular Pressure Map
A strange air pressure pattern across the southern United States led to no definite forecast for San Antonio. Major Buell offered only a prediction of fair and warmer conditions, as a broad depression spanned from the Atlantic east around the southern states with a storm center over western Tennessee and a contrasting high in the north.
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San Antonio
Buell
United States
Texas
Tetnnessee
Trial of Corporal Dowling Opens in London Court
London July 8 the trial by court martial opened today of Corporal Joseph Dowling who landed on the Irish coast in a German collapseible boat and has been a prisoner in the Tower of London Lord Keylesmere presided Dowling pleaded not guilty to three charges including joining a hostile force while a prisoner in Germany attempting to induce others to join and participating in an attempted landing of a hostile force in Ireland
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Courtm Martins
Corp
Joseph Dowling
Lord Keylesmere
Corporal Dowling
Germany
Ireland
Why Abbe Was Fired From Government Service
Official correspondence released today shows Cleveland Abbe Jr., editor of the Monthly Weather Review, was removed from government service amid discussion of his well known sympathies for the imperial German government.
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Washington, D.C
Cleveland Abbe Jr
Monthly Weather Review
Imperial Germs
Retirement of Long-Serving New York Policeman Barnard
Tronest Big Bil Barnard, a patrolman with 27 years of spotless service, retired on his own application by Commissioner Enright. He passes his shield to Lt. William Joiner at Coney Island station as colleagues honor him. Barnard, 55, plans a farm upstate after a farewell dinner and notes his Egyptian campaigns medals from Queen Victoria and the khedive.
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New York
Enright
William Joiner
Coney Island
New York World
Marine Casualty List Names Soldiers Killed In Action
The casualty list lists multiple sergeants and corporals from various states and cities including Edmond Reisner in Mouston, William Scott in Tinnecanos City, Elwood Colby in Newark, Raud Miles in Beaumont, Theodore Dulary in Montezuma Georgia, Alvin Long in Hickory Corners, Albert Marshall in Cincinnati, William Monahan in Louisville, Frank Peterson in Baria Italy, Curtis Silbermott in Memphis, and Paul Althoff in York. It notes these individuals killed in action with several others listed as died of wounds or received in service. The compilation reflects a broad geographic spread across the United States.
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Noy
Labor Day Parade Planned for September 2
Delegates from local unions meeting in Trades Council hall decide to hold a Labor Day parade on September 2. Committees named to plan grounds, contest, and parade with a follow up meeting set for July 14 to finalize arrangements. A Gompers message notes this marks the second Labor Day since America entered the war and urges general observance.
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Paul Steffler
M. E. Mehl
R. Barger
Frank Hopkins Jr
Wayne Bohannon
F. Guardo
H. McCormick
A. Peterson
A. C G. Alves
Rio Grande irrigation plans to be discussed in San Antonio
The Rio Grande Conservation Congress executive committee will meet at the Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio Tuesday to advance talks on a US Mexico treaty to permit impounding Rio Grande waters for irrigation and related issues. Attendees include A J McColl John H Sherry Lon C Hill and other officials with Consul Guillermo Seguin as guest. Discussions also cover building a railroad between Falcon and Hidalgo and seeking government support.
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Rio Grande Conservation Congress
Chamber of Commérce
San Antonio
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
A. J. McColl
John H
Falturrngs
Hidieburg
Conservation Congress
IW. Bi. Scott
Houston
Something Wrong With Steamer Columbia Before Sinking
Survivors recount warnings of sinking as the steamer Columbia in the Tlingis River carried 500 passengers. William Inney of Pekin and his wife escaped with bruises after observing the vessel taking on water. Coroner reports 79 bodies recovered with 93 feared dead as the accident prompts coal rationing and Texas cavalry inspections.
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Tlingis River
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Pekin
Clary
Vinny
George Hines
Mr. Hines
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