Irregular Movement in Tobacco Leads Stock Declines
New York investors see mixed activity in early stock dealings with gains in Hillis, Westinghouse, Republic, and declines in American Tobacco and sugar shares. Reading and Union Pacific ease slightly while bonds hold steady as after noon trading nudges some issues above last week’s close.
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Westinghouse
Republic
Reading
Union Pacific
Coppers
American Tobacco
Hillis
Canadian
Pacific, Steel
Amalgamated
Consolidated Gas
Washington
Northern Pacific
Market Close Report from New York July 29
Prime mercantile paper 4 percent, sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4 84.75 for 60 day bills and 4.87 for demand. Commercial bills 4.84. Bar silver 60 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Money on Call Rates Reported Steady in New York
New York money market details show on call rates steady at 2 percent with closing bids at 2 percent and offers at 2 percent. Time loans remain strong with 60 days at 3 percent, 80 days at 3 4 percent, and six months at 4 percent.
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NEW York Money
New York
Building Permits Reported For Several Dwellings
Building permits issued in Slocum Place Hall Day Avenue East Elmira and Drexell Avenue for seven and five room dwellings. Named permittees include F Borden M Earley B Williams M T Chap seven room and R B Hilton with costs ranging from 1400 to 3200 dollars.
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Slocum Place
M. V. Earley
Hallday Avenue
B. Williams
Roseborough Place
M. T. Chap
East Elmira
R. B. Hilton
Drexell Avenue
Automobile Licenses Listed For Jones Patterson
No. 2600 H. C. Jones at 1011 South Presa street and No. 2601 J. C. Patterson at 210 Augusta street appear in the automobile licenses listing.
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H. C. Jones
South Presa Street
J. C. Patterson
Augusta Street
Weather report for Houston district stations
Temperatures run above normal with fair weather across the Houston district for the 24 hours ending at 8 o clock this morning. Rainfall and specific conditions are noted by Allen Buell, Local Forecaster of the Weather Bureau in San Antonio, Texas.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Weather Fair
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Weather Forecast San Antonio July 29 1912
Weather bureau notes forecast fair weather for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Tuesday. East Texas expected generally fair with similar conditions.
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Tex
Vicinity
East Texas
Lemons Jump to 6.25 Per Box as Demand Rises
Produce jobbers lift lemon prices to 6.25 per box, 50c above Saturday and $1 over Monday. Heat boosts lemon beverage demand while California supply tightens. Other markets see gains. imports slow in New York. Prices for plums, pears, cherries shown. dried fruits and canned goods listed with varied prices. Hides and flour costs also posted.
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San Antonio
California
New York
Texas Farm Markets Hold Firm as Grain Rises
Wheat and oats harvests set records in Texas yet grain prices stay firm. Oats rise to 45 cents as farmers hold back, preferring to feed stock. Eggs are mostly unfit for sale with cold storage easing supply. refrigerated eggs at 22 cents contrast with 15 to 16 cent country prices. Poultry receipts are light while butter arrives with warm weather. cheese remains firm at 19 to 20 cents.
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Texas
Commission
Prices and goods listing from country markets
Readable inventory of farm prices by product type including poultry, dairy, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, syrups, seeds, beans, corn, grasses, and meats. Includes specific prices for hens, fryers, turkeys, butter, eggs, tomatoes, cabbage, apples, pears, oranges, lemons, bananas, peanuts, pecans, syrups, seeds, and meats with various regional price ranges.
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Texas
California
Colorado
Elery
Bermuda
South Texas
Brisk Cow Trade Forces Market Rise in Fort Worth
Brisk cattle trades kick off Monday in Fort Worth with liberal receipts. Beef steers and calves rise on strong demand, stocker and butcher stock show gains, bulls steady as hog shipments from St Joseph push up packer supply. Sheep hold steady amid overall market strength.
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Fort Worth
Tex
St. Joseph
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City market notes show receipts of 11,000 cattle and 4,500 hogs with steady to lower trends. Cattle ranges include native steers 6.26 to 9.55, southern steers 4.00 to 4.76, cows and heifers 3.25 to 8.75, stockers 1.00 to 6.75, bulls 3.75 to 5.50, calves 4.50 to 8.25, western cattle 5.50 to 8.60. Hog market bulk 7.00 to 8.15, packsers 7.90 to 8.10, pigs 6,6 to 7.0. Sheep receipts 5,000 with muttons 2.50 to 4.50, lambs 5.50 to 7.35, range wethers and yearlings 3.50 to 6.00, ewes 2.60 to 4.15.
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Kansas City
Chicago livestock quotes July 29 cattle hogs and sheep
Cattle receipts about 21 000 head with steady to 10c lower prices. Hogs receipts around 48 000 head with market slow to 10c lower. Sheep receipts about 24 000 head with markets steady. Prices listed for beef cattle hogs and sheep across several categories including beeves Texas western stockers cows and heifers hog classes and lambs.
Livestock Market Summary for Saint Louis on July 29
Cattle receipts 3000 head including 800 dead Texas cattle. market steady. Native steers 5.75 to 9.25. cows and heifers 3.50 to 8.76. stockers 3.50 to 6.00. Texas and Indian steers 4.50 to 8.25. calves in carloads 6.50 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 8500 head. market steady. Pigs and light 5.75 to 8.25. mixed and butchers 8.15 to 8.25. good heavy 8.20 to 8.26. Sheep receipts 5000 head. market steady. Native muttons 5.25 to 7.26. lambs 4.25 to 6.75.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Weather Observations July 29 1912 Morning
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Monday July 29 1912 detailing wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and general weather conditions across the first five columns of data.
Grain and Provisions Edge Higher on Rust Signals
Chicago market notes rust threats ease as prices drifted. Wheat opened steady then rose to 94½ cents for September, corn gained about 1% with September at 65 to 66 cents, oats mixed, pork at 18.25, lard 10.82, ribs 10.60. New rust reports supported wheat, dry weather aided corn.
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ST By Provisions
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Close
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Ae Ee
Grain prices steady in Kansas City market report
Cash grain values posted with wheat at No 2 hard 87 to 92 cents and No 2 red 96 ½ to 97 ½. Corn shows No 2 mixed 76 ½ to 76 ¾ cents and No 2 white 79 to 80. No 2 white 44, No 8 mixed 86. September wheat 88 ½, December 84 cents. September corn 66 ½ to 66 ¾, December 56, May 57 ½. Oats September 33 33 ½ cents.
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Kansas City
Chicago grain price report July update
Chicago market notes show cash wheat prices for No 2 red at 99 to 1014 percent, No 2 hard near 97 to 99, No 1 northern around 106 to 112, and No 2 northern 104 to 109, with No 2 spring about 100 to 108. Corn values list No 2 at 72 to 144 cents, No 2 white 76, No 2 yellow 74 to 74. Oats quotations include No 2 new 42 to 43 cents, No 2 white old 0 to 53, new 46 to 48, standard old 61 to 72, new 45 to 46 cents.
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Chicago
Lil
Wheat and corn price listings from St. Louis market
The St. Louis grain market reports cash wheat varieties with quotations and nearby futures. No. 2 red sells around 1.00 to 1.03 while No. 2 hard ranges near 0.96 to 0.99. Corn No. 2 prices hover in the 0.73 to 0.80 range with white varieties around 0.86 to 0.87 and nearby futures mixed between 0.32 and 0.33.
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Louis
Coffee futures hold steady as Rio No. 7 ticks
New York coffee markets show Rio No. 7 futures barely steady with September at 13.01 cents and March at 13.28 cents. Traders note slim activity and cautious positioning ahead of the next delivery window.
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New York
Rio
Snaky Trails Decide Leal on Lewiston Shanty
Lewiston Pa. two crooked lines in dust and a rattlesnake tale aided Georgia Bill Fisher in occupying a shelter after two Black laborers resisted eviction. Bill rented the shanty by exploiting race fears and the tenants fled unseen threats. Flagelot, a French scientist, touts a new wireless receiver sensitive enough to detect a storm 300 miles away.
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Georgia
Bill
French Academy of Sciences
Texas Crop Reports Boost Cotton Amid Dry Southwest Weather
Texas crop reports bolster cotton as December and January futures hit new highs on continued dry heat in the southwest. New York and Liverpool show gains while New Orleans and spot markets move, with July and August months active and mid day prices firming on bullish weather forecasts.
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New York
Cotten
Texas
Cotton futures open steady amid mixed crop talks
New Orleans July 9 Cotton futures opened steady with small dips and gains as the market priced in varying crop conditions. Early activity showed profit taking, then a late rally on dry weather forecasts, followed by heavy realizing and a retreat from intra day highs.
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New Orleans
Texas
Longs
Cotton futures open and close steady on July New Orleans market
In New Orleans on July 28 cotton futures opened steady with July at 13.88 cents and August around 13.49 to 13.50. September 13.35 and December near 13.19 bid. January 13.21 to 13.22 and March around 18.38 cents asked. Close finished steady, modestly higher versus Saturday.
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New York
New Orleans
sAugust
Cotton market notes from Liverpool on July 2
Liverpool spot cotton in fair demand with prices up 9 points. American middling to good middling values range from 68 to 94 dollars per unit, with receipts at 100 bales and 500 for speculation and export. Market activity centers on American cotton with varied classifications.
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Liverpool
Futures open firm then close irregular in Liverpool market
In Liverpool July futures opened firm and closed irregular with varied points across monthly contracts. Notable quotes include July at 727d and August 7264 with subsequent months showing modest shifts through September 707d and December-January 693d among others.
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Liverpool
Cotton seed products prices reported in Memphis
Cotton seed products market report from Memphis lists Prime basis oil at 5.38 and 5.34 cents, mean price $26.50 to $27.00, linters at 3% to 4 cents. The note is dated July 29.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cottonseed oil closes firm with varied August to January quotes
In New York on July 29, spot cottonseed oil traded firm with bids for August at 6.58 and September at 6.77. Quotations show August at 6.62, September 6.78, October 6.383, November 6.50, December 6.38, January 6.59. Sales between third and fourth calls included 200 August at 6.58, 100 September at 6.77, 200 October at 6.82, and 200 November at 6.48.
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New York
Cotton oil and meal prices in New Orleans market report
New Orleans on July 29 reports prime refined cotton oil at 7.15 dollars per barrel and pound, choice meal at eight percent ammonia per long ton 29, and cotton cake at 27.50 dollars.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton steady in New Orleans market
Leading spot markets in New Orleans show cotton unchanged with middling at 13 1 40 cents. Receipts reach 47 and stock totals 35,199 as gales on the spot create no arrivals.
Cotton market closes steady in Houston on July 29
Spot cotton closed steady in Houston with prices up 11 to 1 cent. Quotations ranged from low ordinary at 80 to 160, ordinary at 99 to 1/6, good ordinary 109 to 1/6, low middling 125 to 1/6, middling 125 to 1/6, good middling 13 13-16, and middling fair 141 to 1/6. Sales 15, stock 19,526, shipments 139.
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New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Spot cotton prices hold firm in Galveston market
In Galveston Texas on July 2 spot cotton closed firm with no change. Prices ranged from low ordinary at 8 11 16 cents to middling fair at 14 cents. Daily receipts at 1387 bales, stock 24212 bales.
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Galveston
Tex
New York Spot Cotton Rises 15 Points on Late Sales
New York markets show spot cotton closing firm up fifteen points with mids middling uplands and gulf at 13.65 cents per pound. Sales volume reported at about 1200 bales.
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Gulf
Cotton Spot Ney Advance at Memphis Market
MEMPHIS SPOTS Tenn July 29 Cotton Spot ney at an advance of 4c middling.
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Memphis
Tenn
Market Report Chicago July 29 Butter Eggs Cheese and more
Butter steady at 23 to 26 cents a pound. Eggs receipts 10,221 cases with firsts and prime firsts around 16 to 18 cents. Cheese steady with various cheddar styles quoted. Potatoes easy to fair quality 60 cars from Minnesota and Illinois prices listed. Poultry weak live, turkeys 12 cents, chickens 13 cents. Veal strong 9 to 13 cents.
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Missouri
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in New York Market
New York July 29 butter steady with receipts 903 tubs from creamery extras 27 27 semen eggs steady with receipts 11 019 cages fresh gathered extras 23 24 cents fresh gathered dirties No 1 16 16 cents.
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New York
Butter and eggs prices list from Kansas City market
Kansas City market report lists butter prices at 24c for creamery, 22c for firsts, 20c for seconds and packing stock at 20 20 gc. Eggs shown as Extras 1%c, firsts 27c, seconds at unspecified.
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Kansas City
Market Notes Steady on Raw Sugar and Goods
New York July 29 market trade shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado 89 test at 3.55 dollars per hundredweight, centrifugal 96 test at 4.05, molasses 89 test at 3.30, refined goods steady. Prices for petroleum molasses and hides unchanged as leather firm.
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New York
The Curse of Machinery and Its Social Toll
August Metropolitan argues that modern machinery, despite its benefits, harms workers under private ownership by displacing labor, lowering wages, and expanding child and female labor. The cycle reduces job opportunities for men and entrenches poverty.
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Good Prices Prevail On Live Stock Market at Union Stock Yards
Receipts Moderate and movement lively as pens clear by noon. Cattle opened steady with cows up to 4.25 and bulk 3.50 to 4. Calves in demand around 5.25 top, 4.50 to 5 for medium. Hog pens empty. five head received and 80 on arrival. Buyers bid 3 for desirable porkers. No sheep or goats offered.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth Leads National Cattle Market Activity
Fort Worth markets show the strongest activity with wide supplies for Oklahoma and St. Louis. Chicago and Kansas City receive large cattle shipments while St. Louis reports 180 loads in quarantine division. Traders Evans Montague and Ward discuss season prospects as range rainfall improves conditions. Ike Pryor heads to Houston on business and Dick Russell returns after three weeks away.
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Real Estate Transfers in New City Block S71
Franz Kramatschke and others transfer lots 9 and 10, block 5, new city block S71 Starr Street to Samuel A. Owen for $6500.
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Samuel A. Owen
New City
Starr Street
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