Fort Worth Star Telegram Ad Rates and Reach
The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports 60 percent higher net paid city circulation and a total net paid circulation exceeding other Fort Worth papers. It serves about 400 towns in west and northwest Texas outside Fort Worth. Want Ad rates are 1½ cents per word per insertion with cash terms. minimum 26 cents per insertion. Circulation guaranteed over 36,000 paid daily and over 40,000 Sunday. Send ads to the want ad department in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Notice to Contractors Sidewalk Construction San Antonio 1917
Sealed proposals to construct sidewalks on the east side of Soledad Street from Appmann Building to Romania Street are due by 4 PM June 25 1917 at the city engineer office. Bids require a certified or cashier's check equal to ten percent of bid. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. City Clerk Fred Fribs San Antonio Texas June 11 1917.
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Appmann
Fred Fribs
San Antonio
Texas
Tex
Towit
Cypress
Fred Fries
San Antonio Ordinance Orders Abatement of City Nuisances
A city ordinance requires owners to grub weeds brush rubbish and other unsanitary matter from real estate and to level drain and regulate lots to prevent stagnant water. Fines range from 1 to 100 dollars. the city may perform work at owner's cost if ignored.
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City OF
San Antonio
Cotton market quotations from principal spots
Daily quotations for middling cotton delivered at markets. Prices shown for Han Antonio and Galveston, with values for Houston New York New Orleans and Liverpool. sales volumes listed for each location.
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Han Awtonio
Galveston
New Orleans
Liverpool
Bates
Tex
Houston
Mobile
Ala
Savannah
Charleston
Norfolk
Boston
Mass
U. 8S
Cotton Market Slumps Across Exchanges on Nervous Trading
The Cotton Exchange reports a nervous session with irregular fluctuations. Liverpool shows strength as English spinners buy, but favorable weather and heavy liquidation drive losses. New York closes 10 to 41 points lower, New Orleans 54 to 59 points weaker, with San Antonio spots down 23.70.
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Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
New Orleans
Northern Exchange
New York
San Antonio
Nuisance Abatement Powers Put Into Effect Citywide
San Antonio officials authorize the City Health Officer to abate nuisances by removing weeds brush and unsanitary matter and to charge costs to property owners with liens and recoveries in court. The ordinance repeals older measures and takes effect after June 11 1917. Contractors and lumbermen receive a notice for bids on riverfront retaining walls with detailed material specs and a July 12 1917 deadline.
Cotton Market Ends Irregular After Early Nervous Session
The New York cotton market opened steady then eased as general lists declined with July around 24.92 and October near 24.56 amid liquidation and favorable weather. Trading stayed quiet with light demand and 10 to 15 point rallies followed by irregular fluctuations as prices closed uneven.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton futures open steady with mixed near term quotes
New York futures opened steady on June 14 with July at 25.05, October 24.70, December 24.90, and January 24.98. Futures closed Thursday lower by 10 to 41 points amid fluctuating highs and lows and unclear data.
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New York
Cas
Cotton Opens Soft In New Orleans Trade Declines
In New Orleans on June 14 the cotton market opened soft with active months down 16 to 21 points due to liquidation. Support came from May American mill consumption but midday quotes showed declines, and by afternoon trading the market fell further, closing weak with a net decline of 52 to 59 points.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures open steady with assorted price bids
New Orleans reports opening bids for July through March futures with July at 24.46 and January 24.49 while October through December show 24.10 to 24.30. The market closed Thursday with gains of 64 to 69 points amid mixed quotes and erratic data.
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New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Market Prices June Fourteen
Spot cotton prices end steady to higher with good middling at 17.58 pence per pound and middling at 17.324 pence. Low middling 16.93. Quotations include 14 000 bales with 300 for speculation and 6000 for export.
Futures steady dates for Liverpool market
Futures in Liverpool hold steady with contracts for June 16 654 and July August 16 174. Additional notes show September October 15 494 and October November 15 18d with December January 14 874 and January February 14 8d. March April 14 69d anchor the curve.
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Liverpool
Liverpool to Open After 18-Point Deficit Friday
Liverpool faces a Friday kickoff trailing by 18 points as they prepare to open the game. Coaches stress focus and momentum building to overturn the late first-half disadvantage.
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Liverpool
Restrictions Seen on Cotton Seed Oil Imports From Mexico
The U S Department of Agriculture may apply existing restrictions on Mexican cotton seed products to cotton seed oil to curb pink boll worm risk. Proposals target oil from mills distant from the border. A public hearing is set in Washington on June 19 for interested parties to discuss the measures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mexico
T. C. Barber
San Antonio
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Feterita Tested in Texas and Washington DC
June 14 report describes Senator Sheppard and Secretary Carrington presenting feterita as a proven bread substitute to Food Dictator Hoover. Samples from the Department of Agriculture and local bakers were shown, with Hoover promising to raise the issue with Secretary Houston and to include feterita in a wheat substitutes pamphlet. Texans were noted to have millions of acres suitable for cultivation, with a two month harvest potential.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Hoover
Sheppard
Carrington
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Wheat and Corn Market Slump in World Shipments Report
Chicago June 14. Wheat and corn weakened as large world breadstuff shipments and hopeful weather forecasts drove prices down. July wheat fell to 2.50, September to 2.05, with corn slipping to 1.54 1/2. Market closed heavy despite rallies as supplies and demand shifted.
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Chicago
Til
Gcoff
Summary of commodity prices and receipts in Louisiana markets
Local market data show car prices in Louisiana with Texans and Alabama at 3.25 dollars and 08.50, while poultry receipts list alive birds higher with fowls at 21 percent and springs at 26 to 39 cents. Additional notes include £2.26 3.35 and $2.04 3.15 receipts for four cars.
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Louisiana
Texans
Alabama
Springs
Kansas City Market Quotations June 14 Creamery Poultry
Quotations list Creamery Lic firsts 35 cents seconds 44? cents and eking 31'4? cents. Fags 29 cents. Poultry prices show Hens 18 cents Roosters 14 cents Broilers 26 cents. New $3.25 to $3.50 Old $3.00.
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Kansas City
Provision Markets and Packing House Quotations
Local market report lists drying salt extras at 24 cents per pound and bacon extras at 26 cents. Dry gate bellies 14-16 pounds average 25 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 40 cents, fancy hams 28 cents, bacon bellies 14-16 pounds average 21 cents, pure lard 23 cents, compound 19 cents, American cheese 2 cents per pound.
Market Quotations From Chicago Open High Low Close
Chicago quotes show July and September prices for vepeeeees and Indesececs with highs lows and closes. Lard and Ribs futures figures list July and September contracts with bid ask and settlement values.
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Indesececs
Market Quotations From Chicago Trading Floor
Quotes show grain and feed prices with corn No 2 yellow at 1.71 to 1.75 per bushel oats standard 68 to 68.5 cents barley around 1.14 to 1.45 per unit and rye No 2 nominal as reported from Chicago on June 14.
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Chicago
Grain Prices Steady Across Wheat and Corn Markets
Kansas City quotations show wheat unchanged with No. 2 hard at 2.95 to 3.02 dollars and No. 2 red at 2.92 to 2.98. Corn holds firm with No. 2 mixed at 1.68, No. 2 white at 1.68 to 1.69, and No. 2 yellow at 1.68. Oats remain steady with No. 2 white at 68 cents and No. 2 mixed 65 to 66 cents. Rye at 2.25 to 2.86 dollars. Kaffir and mile maize listed at 3.30 to 3.40.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close steady with mixed gains
Grain futures closed with Wheat at July 2.30, September 2.04, and Corn at July 1.534% in-terms with September 1.41% and December 1.05% as reported from Kansas City on June 14.
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Kansas City
Wheat and grain prices hold steady in St. Louis market
In St Louis on June 114 quotations show wheat steady with No 2 red at 2 97, corn steady with No 2 at 1 71 and No 2 white at 1 72, cattle steady with No 2 at 70 cents and No 2 white nominal.
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ST. Louis
Turpentine and Rosin Market Quotes From Savannah
June 14 reports show turpentine firm at 89 percent with sales receipts of 640 and 75 shipments, stock at 1 cent. Rosin firm records sales 991 with receipts 1,278 and shipments 1,777, stock 61 665. Prices listed for various grades range from 5.70 to 6.50 per unit with several mid 5.80s.
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Savannah
Wee
Fluctuating Wholesale Poultry Prices Reported
Local markets show wholesale poultry prices easing in certain categories on Thursday. Large springs move to 23 and 30 cents, medium springs to 26 and 28, and small springs to 25 and 28 cents. other poultry, butter and eggs hold steady with no changes in fresh fruits vegetables groceries provisions seeds grain or mill products.
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Wolesale Priess
Shippers Market Prices For Thursday Report
Jobbers prices to retailers or paid shippers with commissions excluded. Legs steady. Texas country candied 31 22c per dozen. Butter steady. Texas creamery 82 35c per pound. country 25 30c. Poultry lower with hens 16c per pound, old roosters 11 12c, large springs 28 30c, medium springs 26 28c, small springs 25 26c, broilers 2.50 to 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 18 19c per pound, ducks 7.00 8.00 per dozen, geese 9.06 10.00 per dozen.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Chicago Market Quotations Mixed as Eggs Fall and Creamery Rises
Quotations today show mixed movements in Chicago markets. Creamery prices at 22 36c for firsts and ordinary firsts 27 28c on a market with 7,682 cases received. Eggs lower, potatoes unchanged with 36 new receipts beginning to come in.
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Chicago
Wholesale Market Prices for Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
Wholesale prices for fresh vegetables and fruits include Texas onions and cucumbers, peaches, strawberries, watermelons, and citrus. Listings show per crate, per bushel, per dozen, and per pound rates across Texas, California, and Florida markets with multiple varieties and grades.
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Texas
Northern hog market shows gains across major centers
The Northern hog market rose 6 to 10 cents at Chicago Kansas City and 10 cents at Fort Worth and St Louis. Cattle advanced 10 to 15 cents at Fort Worth but fell in Chicago. Sheep up 25 cents at St Louis. Local cattle prices slumped by 25 cents while hogs held steady. Receipts included cattle calves and hogs with some designated for city trade.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Worth Cattle and Hogs Prices and Receipts Report
Fort Worth Texas cattle and hog market recap for June 14 shows cattle receipts at 8500 with gains 10 to 12 cents, listing Reeves at 87.50 to 92.00 per head and various categories for stockers heifers cows bulls and calves. Hogs receipts 2000 up 10 cents with heavy to pigs priced from 14.00 to 15.50, and sheep receipts 1500 with lambs yearlings and ewes priced accordingly.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Reeves
Chicago Market Receipts and Price Quotation Summary
Chicago June 14 receipts and price quotes for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs market strong with bulk 15.00 to 15.75. mixed 14.85 to 15.85. heavy 14.90 to 15.90. pigs 10.35 to 14.30. Cattle receipts 6000. native beef 9.20 to 13.70. stockers 7.40 to 10.60. cows and heifers 6.25 to 11.85. calves 10.25 to 15.25. Sheep receipts 5000. wethers 8 to ?. lambs 10.00 to 15.25. springs 12.50 to 17.10.
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Arbuckle
Maxwell
Maxwell House
Honduras
Japan
California
Rtlett
Illimois
Maine
Illinois
Columbia River
Alaska
Chicago
Til
Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Kansas City
Receipts and quotations report cattle hogs and sheep in Kansas City on June 14. Hogs receipts 2000 market up to 10 cents. hog prices range from about 13.76 to 19.04. Cattle receipts 1000 with 1500 southerns and prices from 6.59 to 12.50 for prime fed steers and 7.50 to 12.75 for southern steers. Sheep receipts 4000 market strong. lambs 15.50 to 16.85. yearlings 10.00 to 12.00. wethers 9.00 to 11.09. ewes 8.50 to 10.60.
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Tex
Amarillo
Atlenta
Birmingham
Brownsville
Chicago
Corpus Christi
Delles
del Rio
Fl Paso
Fort Worth
Clear
Oklahoma City
Palestine
Louis
Antonio
Tampa
Fla
Taylor, Tex
Washington Sw
Livestock Receipts and Prices Reported in St Louis Market
Receipts: hogs 3500 at 10 cents higher. cattle 3300 with steady prospects. sheep 800 with 25 cents gain. Hogs from lights 15.20 to 15.70, cattle include native beef steers 7.50 to 13.00 and prime southern beef steers 8.00 to 11.50, sheep with clipped lambs 13.00 to 15.00 and spring lambs 12.00 to 17.00.
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P.oh
Texas
Prime Southern
Dry goods markets rally with rising cotton prices
New York on June 14 reports a strong dry goods market with cotton prices showing a rising tendency and many quotations remaining nominal. Knit goods for men show spring 1915 interest and Burleps remain firm.
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New York
Weather Bulletin From Department of Agriculture
Weather bulletin notes wind speeds under 10 miles per hour and rainfall under 0.01 inch as not measurable. Allen Buell, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau, signs the advisory.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
U. 8
Department OF Agriculture Weather Bulletin
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
New York Coffee Prices Edge Up in June Market
New York June 14 Coffee prices show Rio 7, UI Bitures outlet rising to 8.93 by September 8, reflecting market pressure and ongoing volatility in the commodity.
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New York
Rio
UI Bitures
Record Cotton Use in May Sets Industry Peak
Census Bureau data show American cotton manufacturers used 697,530 bales in May, the highest for any month. May consumption rose due to large army and navy orders for textile and gun cotton, with 615,171 running bales of lint and 82,359 bales of linters used.
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Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary for June 14
The bulletin reports cooler night lows in Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Texas, with 10 to 14 degree drops. Daytime highs rise 4 degrees in interior sections east of the Mississippi and in Louisiana and southern Texas. Light to moderate showers occur in Tennessee, eastern and southern Alabama, southeastern Louisiana, and parts of North Carolina, Mississippi and Florida with locally heavy rains. Louisiana saw 2.00 inches at Amite and Melville. Lumberton North Carolina 1.32 inches. Hazelhurst Mississippi 1.5 inches. Opelika Alabama 1.30 inches.
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Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Amite and
Melville
Lumberton
Rough and clean rice prices hold steady in New Orleans market
New Orleans on June 14 reported steady rough and clean rice quotes with unchanged figures. Receipts totaled 576 sacks for rough and 576 for millers, plus 115 pockets of clean rice. Sales included 150 pockets of Clean Honduras and 160 pockets of Blue Rose.
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New Orleans
Millers
Honduras
Blue Rose
Do You Tell Your Husband Everything
An exchange from the Boston Transcript quotes a woman saying she tells her husband matters only for a few hours as he tunes out beyond that. The remark reflects household communication dynamics of the period.
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Boston Transcript
Irregularity on Wall Street Seen Early Trading
New York June 14 gains predominated at the opening but the market soon turned irregular as special issues weighed. Lackawanna Steel Inspiration Copper Union Pacific Pacific Mail Reading Studebaker and National Conduit rose up to 2 points while Bethlehem Steel new stock Pressed Steel Car and International Nickel fell 1 to 2 points. United States Steel rose to a new 134 in the afternoon as motors and tobaccos advanced 2 to 4 points. Rails and copper demand renewed before a final hour of broad selling and a irregular close.
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Lackawanna Steel
Inspiration Copper
Union Pacific
Pacific Mail
Reading
Studebaker
National Conduit
Bethlehem
International
United States Steel
Money Markets Telegraphed Mexican Currency Quotation
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio on Thursday showed bid and asked prices for pesos and half pesos. Bank notes from National Bank and Bank of London and Mexico were quoted with 11 and 12 percent figures appearing in the postings.
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Mex
Money rates and loan terms in New York
Time loans are quoted 60 days 90 days and six months at 5.5 percent. Call money ranges high to low 4 percent and 434 percent, with ruling rate 4 percent. Last loan 4 percent, closing bid 4 percent, offered at 4 percent.
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New York
Market rates and bonds steady in New York trading
On June 14 in New York Mercantile paper rates show percent figures for Sterling 60-day bills at 4.72 and 4.7144 for commercial bills, demand at 4.757-16, and cable quotes at 4.767-18. Guilders demand 46% and cables 40% while silver and Mexican dollars sit at 77% and 59%. Government bonds held steady as railroad bonds showed irregular movement.
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New York
Mercantile
London Bond Rates Patchwork Notice
London markets report bar silver at 391 164 an ounce and money discounts for short bills at 4 11 16 percent and three months bills at 4 percent. The brief ledgers indicate prevailing rates across short and medium term instruments.
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London
Macy
Metal markets steady as copper and tin firm in New York
New York June 14 metal exchange reports lead steady at 12 3/4 percent, spelter quiet with East St Louis delivery at 94 percent, copper electrolytic firm at 33 to 34 dollars, third quarter indicated firm, tin spot at 61 to 61 1/4 dollars.
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New York
Metal Exchange
London Market Spot Prices Reported June 14
Lead and futures prices listed for London market with figures for spot and futures across several metals including copper tin and zinc. The report notes spot prices of lead, copper, tin and related commodities and futures values for copper and zinc.
New York Sugar Prices Steady on June 14
Raw sugar remained firm with centrifugal at 5.98 and molasses at 6.01. Refined sugar held steady with fine granulated at 7.50.
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New York
Sugar trade to suspend operations on Saturdays
Sugar trade announces Saturday suspensions starting this week and continuing until further notice. Washington reports the measure as a holiday period change affecting shipments and processing.
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Washington, D. C
Lamar Mutual Assessment and Accident Co Gets Texas License
The Texas Department of Insurance and Banking grants a state license to Lamar Mutual Assessment and Accident Company of Paris for mutual assessment business.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department of Insurance and Banking
Lamar Mutual Assessment and Accident Company
Paris
Web Worms Detected in Texas Cotton Fields
Reports from the state department of agriculture indicate web worms in cotton fields in Bexar and Caldwell counties. State Entomologist Scholl assigns N. D. Zuber and C. E. Graham to inspect Bexar County while A. R. Cruse investigates Caldwell County. Inspectors will apply a spray chemical to eradicate the pests.
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Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Bexar
Caldwell
Scholl
N. D. Zuber
C. E. Graham
Department
Bexar County
A. R. Cruse
Caldwell County
Attitude on Aging Sparks Witty Exchange
The Boston Transcript quotes a humorous exchange about aging and women's efforts to stay young. The dialogue contrasts a woman's desire to remain youthful with a man's view that youth cannot last.
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