Tomatoes Flood Produce Market From South Texas
Receipts of tomatoes from South Texas gardens are abundant in the San Antonio market with prices 25 to 60 cents lower early in the week and 60 cents to 1 per 4-basket crate. Most offerings are culls and sold cheaply while high-grade loads remain scarce. Market expects more tomatoes from Texas within a week, but canners report short supplies. Eggs arrive in poor condition and butter is being diverted to farm labor needs.
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San Antonio
Tsap
Local Market Prices for Produce and Groceries Listed
A comprehensive list of regional prices for produce meats canned goods and staples. Entries include turkey and butter rates, vegetables such as cabbage cucumbers and potatoes, fruits like oranges lemons and strawberries, nuts and dried fruits, canned meats and fish, syrups and molasses, seeds clears and livestock terms. Prices covered span California Oregon Texas and other markets with batch totals and per unit metrics.
Cotton goods market opens with steady prices in New York
The Associated Press reports light demand for spot shipment cotton goods with prices fairly steady. Men's wear for ring shows early interest up to 5 to 10 percent above last spring’s opening prices, while yarns remain dull.
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New York
Weather Sketch for San Antonio and Vicinity
The article notes fair conditions for San Antonio and surrounding areas tonight and Thursday with generally clear skies. Temperatures and any wind or precipitation details are not clearly legible.
East Texas Weather Summary and Precipitation Totals
East Texas tonight and Thursday should be generally fair with no precipitation yesterday. total rainfall for the day 0.12 inch, 11.31 inches since January 1, with a 0.30 inch deficiency. observational notes include 8 a.m. readings, sea level pressure, isotherms and isobars, and wind directions.
Cattle Market Draws Few Trades at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on June 6 a small batch of cattle and calves led to a short, featureless session. Cows topped at 4 dollars, calves at 4.75, hogs at 7.50, with overall cow values from 3.25 to 4 and calves selling 4 to 4.59. No sheep or goats were offered.
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cattle market report notes large Texas cattle movement
The Kansas City market sees cattle sold at around 1030 pounds for 5 80 per hundredweight as Katy railroad expands stock cars. Fort Worth handles thousands of head while calves show some price gains. Trade remains unsettled with demoralized sheep and hog markets and calls for market corrections.
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Uvaule
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Texas
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Fort Worth
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J. Nipplewett
Kincaid
Cattle Shortage Reflected in Weight Drops at Markets
The article argues beef shortage is driven not only by herd size but by lower average weights, noting a 20 to 35 pound drop in cattle weight across markets versus last year. It questions whether prices would be so high if cattle were plentiful to meet demand.
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Bers
Beef Demand Active in Fort Worth Market
Associated Press reports beef demand stronger Wednesday than earlier in the week, with no price gains. Cattle receipts 4600, steers $5.00-$7.25, cows $3.50-$6.25, calves to $4.76. Hogs 1250, top $7.87, bulk $7.60-$7.80, down 5-10c. Sheep yarded. top $4.90, spring lambs $8.50.
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Tex
Jene
Denver
Oklahoma
Chicago market round up cattle hogs and pecans
AP reports June 5 Chicago prices for cattle with steady to 10 cent declines, hogs unsettled around 5 to 50 cents lower, and pecans trading 15 to 25 cents down. Cattle ranges: box beef 5.90 to 8.30, Texas to western steers 6.40 to 8.10, feeders 4.25 to 6.70, cows and heifers 2.80 to 8.00, calves 5.60. Hogs at 7.05 to 7.55, pigs near 7.00, and pecans: natives 3.40 to 4.75, western 3.70 to 5.75 with yearlings 16.25.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Texas
Western
Cattle and hog prices hold steady at St Louis fair
Cattle receipts near 8000 with 800 Texans. Native steers 9.26 to 9.00 per hundredweight. Cows and heifers 3.50 to 8.25. Stockers 3.75 to 6.26. Texas and Indian steers 5.25 to 8.0. Hogs receipts 3000 steady with pigs 5.25 to 7.55 and mixed lots 7.46 to 7.60. Sheep 300 steady with native muttons 4.25 to 5.00 and lambs 6.00 to 9.50.
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Associated Press
Cattle Receipts and Prices From Kansas City Auction
Cattle receipts total 3500 with 800 southerns and hogs at 8000. Steers native range 6.25 to 9.15, southern steers 5.00 to 8.20, southern cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.50. Hogs 8000 head quote 7.15 to 7.45 for heavies. Lambs 6.50 to 9.25, Texas goats 3.00 to 3.50. Total receipts mix shows 10 to 16 cents lower on hogs and cattle slight declines.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Texas Goats
Lead, Spelter Prices Reported In Market Ledger
The Associated Press reports steady pricing for lead and spelter in St. Louis markets. Lead firm quotes 4.15 and spelter at 6.75 to 8.5, with figures reflecting daily market conditions.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
June
Weather Continued 10 Dominate Wheat Price
The Chicago wheat market dropped on rain in Kansas and expectations of more in Nebraska. September futures slipped to about 1.06 and near that level, with price swings from slight declines to modest gains. Corn rose briefly on bullish wheat tone, then moved lower as wheat retreated. oats and provisions also traded lower amid cautious activity.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Omaha
Salina
Kas
Grain and market quotes from Kansas City report
Kansas City market notes list prices for corn oats and wheat with multiple contracts. Mixed and white corn values shown along with oats and wheat futures for July September and December. Prices reflect No 2 and No 1 classifications and include percent ranges and cents per bushel.
Wheat prices in Chicago market mixed on June 5
The circular shows cash wheat quotes for No 2 red No 2 hard No 1 northern No 2 northern and No 2 spring with various bid ranges. Velvet chaff durum and other varieties also listed with price ranges and percentage changes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northern
Wheat and grain prices in St Louis market notes
On June 5 at St Louis cash wheat quotes show No. red at 1.15 to 1.17, No. 2 hard 1.11 to 1.13. Corn No. 2 0.76, No. 2 white 0.82 to 0.84. Oats No. 2 0.52 to 0.53, No. 2 white 0.64. Close figures: Wheat July 1.07 to 1.07 and Sept 1.065, Corn July 0.74 to 0.75, Sept 0.72, Oats July 0.50.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dee, Sept
Louis
Rice Prices Steady in New Orleans Trading
New Orleans on June 5 reports clean rice steady with rough grades nominal. Quotes list clean Honduras 4% S% and Japan 4 4%e. Receipts total 379. Gales show clean Honduras 448 at 5.34, Japan 545 at 8.40, rough Japan 28 at 3.05.
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Honduras
Japan
Axis of the earth joke at school
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking for the axis of the earth and Johnny defining it as an imaginary line. When asked about hanging clothes on it he replies with imaginary clothes, delivering a light punchline to the lesson.
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Johnmas
Cotton Fluctuates Amid Uneven Trading and Cables
New York cotton opened steady with a 4 point decline as Liverpool cables disappointed and good southwest weather aided crops. Gains from scattered covering left the index 2 to 3 points below last night’s close while forenoon trade stayed quiet with spot prices unchanged for New York and New Orleans.
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Erpool
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Galveston
Associated Press
Yhl
Cotton futures open steady in New York trading
Cotton futures opened steady with bids and offers listed for the active months including January through December. Trading showed a narrow range with slight gains on some contracts and steady closes reported in the session.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Quiet Amid Rain Threats
Cotton futures opened quietly in New Orleans with a 2.4 point decline as scattered showers spread over the belt. Investors cited unfavorable weather and ample crop prospects, though late planted cotton showed good stands. By midmorning prices were about 6 points under yesterday's close as damp conditions lingered across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Cotton futures open quiet with mixed bids in New Orleans
The June 6 report shows futures prices for June through March with small declines and quiet activity. Notable figures include June at 11.71, July 11.72, August 11.57, September 11.43, October 11.36, December 11.87, January 11.42, and March 11.49 bid. Market closed slightly lower by a few points.
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Pal Gate
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Liverpool cotton close steady with 7000 bales traded
Spot cotton activity was moderate with prices unchanged. American middling fair reached 6.98, good middling 6.60, middling 6.36, low middling 6.06, good ordinary 6.64, ordinary 6.30. Sales totaled 7000 bales, 600 for speculation and export, including 6800 American bales. receipts 1000, including 400 American.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Futures open steady as market closes quiet in Liverpool
Futures opened steady and closed quiet and steady in Liverpool. Dates shown include June 6 with various near term contracts listed from June to May deliveries, hovering around 6.1 to 6.18 percent across several months.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Cottonseed Market Reports from Memphis and New York
Prime basis oil at 5.94 to 6.00 with meal 28 and linters 2 percent 4 cents in Memphis. In New York Cottonseed Oil closed easy with spot 6.50 bid and futures: June 6.70 78, July 6.85 86, October 7.01, November 6.68 78, December 6.62 66. Sales totals show 6,500 units across various maturities.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
New York
New Orleans Cotton Seed Prices Quietly Reported
New Orleans markets note prime refined cotton seed in barrels at 7.15 per pound with choice meal ammonia at 29 per long ton and choice cake ammonia at 27.60 per long ton.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Spot cotton holds steady in New Orleans
New Orleans spot market closed quiet and steady with no price change. A total of 85 bales sold out of 1183 arrivals. receipts reported at 1,183 and stock at 43,988. Quotations listed across low ordinary to good middling with minor nominal variations.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Spot cotton prices hold steady in Galveston trading
Galveston market shows quiet spot cotton close with price bands listed from low ordinary at 7.5 to good middling at 12.75 cents. Sales reported as none while receipts reach 320 and stock stands at 96,739.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Cotton market closes steady in Houston sales climb
Spot cotton prices hold steady in Houston on June 5 with low to good middling ranges quoted between 611 and 123 160 cents per pound. Sales reach 37 thousand bales while shipments total 15 22 and stock sits at 42 037 units.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Cotton market closes quiet as prices hold steady
New York spot cotton on June 5 mixed with middling uplands at 11.45 cents and gulf at 11.70. Only 66 bales sold as trading stayed quiet.
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Associated Press
New York
Harvest in Sight
The Detroit Free Press notes a gardener named Pine reports weed shoots found while tending a garden. The brief exchange portrays cautious optimism about harvest prospects as the season progresses.
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Weather summary for Houston district stations June 5 1913
Temperatures and rainfall for the Houston district stations through 8 a m show fair weather in the belt with rain on the coast. Temperatures near normal. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Cheraw Florence Kingstree St Mathews Columbia Weldon Millen Valdosta Waycross Madison and Fil a. Allen Buell official in charge.
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Fila
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United States Weather Bureau
Coal Stocks Rise in Early Market Rally
New York June 6 Coal stocks featured strength at the market open with Reading Lehigh Valley and Norfolk and Western advancing a point or more American Tobacco and Brooklyn Rapid Transit also strong while other industrials gained 1 to 2 points. Market ended strong with greater breadth and the day’s high level.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
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Chesapeak
Chi. & A
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Mik
Colorado Fuel & Irom
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Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande Bee
Great Northern
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Interborough
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Aeesrees
Man
National Biscuit
Ashe Apo
Western Union
Wttewe
Ey International
General Electric Meter Co
Ado AtOiar
Blind Well-Pumper Proves Value Despite Sight Loss
Dispatch from Tionesta Pennsylvania profiles Manny Copeland a forty four year old blind oil well pumper in Forest county. He lost sight before age eight but mastered pump and engine work, can assess steam pressure by feel, and has avoided serious accidents while earning high regard from his employer. The article also recounts a Maine court referee anecdote featuring Judge Peters proposing one lawyer and two honest men.
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William Lawrence
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Maine
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Fudge Peters
Antiques label changes owners to a fashionable street
A former junk shop owner named Smithking moved to a stylish street retaining the same stock and now labels the shop Antiques. The remark is cited by a judge noting the subtle branding shift.
Mercantile Paper and Exchange Report Summary
June report shows 4 percent mercantile paper and steady sterling. Bankers' bills quoted at 4.84 60 days and 4.87 15 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Mexican dollars 48. Bar silver 60. Government and railroad bonds steady.
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Associated Press
Trime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Bank Rates and Loan Terms Reported by AP
The report notes steady ruling rates with a 24 percent closing bid and a range of loan terms. It mentions 60 day loans at 3 percent, 90 day loans at 3 percent, and 6 month loans at 4 3 percent, reflecting easy credit conditions.
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Arteria
Lead and Spelter Prices Steady to Weaker in London Markets
By the Associated Press in London on June 5 the London metal market shows lead holding steady at 16 pounds 168 shillings per ton while spelter dips, quoted at 26 pounds sterling, reflecting a softer trend in spelt and related metals.
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Associated Press
London
Market Quotations Chicago June 5 Dairy and Poultry Prices
Quotations show steady water, creameries at 23 to 25 cents, eggs 21 16 cents, firsts 26 cents, prime firsts 47? The dairy section lists Daisies and Young Americas prices, Cheese firm with various brands. Potatoes show weakness with old prices around 1.10 to 1.20 and new 1.50 to 1.60. Live poultry steady with turkeys 12 cents, chickens 12 cents, springs $3 per dozen.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Young Americas
Utus Sevdy
Omlec
Quotation News From Kansas City Dairy Prices
Quotations reported by the Associated Press list butter at 24c for creamery firsts, 20c for seconds, packing stock 18c. Eggs show extras 19c, firsts 17c, seconds 13c in the market today.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Poultry and dairy Quotations Update From St Louis Market
ST. LOUIS June 5 quotations show poultry steady with chickens at 10 to 24 cents per pound turkeys 16 to 19 cents ducks 11 to 16 cents. Butter firm with creamery at 22 to 22 2 cents. Eggs firm at 12 cents.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Egge Prices Steady as Fresh Seconds Remain
New York reports eggs steady at the firm level with prices holding while fresh gathered seconds stay in demand. Market observers note stable sentiment and ongoing supply from nearby farms.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Egge
Sugar and petroleum markets steady in New York notes
New York June 26 raw sugar at Muscovado 9 feet 3.42 cents and centrifugal 3.92 cents with test 3.92. molasses sugar 39 test 3.17 cents. Refined quiet. Petroleum molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.
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Associated Press
New York
Muscovado
Coffee futures steady as markets close steady
The Associated Press reports New York on June 6 saw coffee futures close steady with July at 13.33 and March unchanged, signaling stable demand amid limited volatility in trading.
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Associated Press
New York
Domestic wool market holds steady amid scarce supply
Boston reports scarce old wool in stock with demand centered on clips and territory stock. Sales not heavy as growers remain above bidders. Leading domestic quotations show Texas fine on secured basis and 12 month terms at eight to eight and a half cents, with other grades around four cents.
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Boston
Texas
Fragmentary St Louis Market Prices Report
Market note from St Louis dated June 5 lists assorted garment and textile prices with illegible items. Entries mention light fabrics and washing costs though many words are garbled.
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