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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1933
Page
14
Sharp market shifts send New York traders into caution as bonds and industrials retreat. Analysts note a temporary dip amid renewed concerns over production costs and potential economic easing. Prices edge lower across several key sectors while investors monitor central bank signals and corporate earnings.
A jumble of currency and metal terms appears, noting pounds, pesos, silver, and copper with scattered figures. The fragmented OCR hints at spot values, future prices, and various global mentions, including Britain and Brazil, but the text remains garbled and partial.
The wool market shows renewed activity with varying prices as buyers hold firm on commitments. European and international markets face sourcing and pricing tensions while mills and traders adjust to weakened lines and reduced orders.
Cotton prices rose early with futures advancing 12 to 18 points on adjustments and bullish sentiment, while October and December contracts surged before easing as selling and weather concerns emerged. By mid session the market steadied with modest gains, aided by stock recoveries and short covering, though declines from intraday highs persisted.
Receipts show active cattle and hog offerings with plentiful supply but generally poor quality. Prices ranged with top cattle around 4.75 to 6.20 per cwt in spots, while sheep and hogs fluctuated. overall activity steady with variations across regions including Saint Louis and Kansas City markets.
A fragmented NY market note shows sugar and coffee prices with limited changes. It records slight shifts in raw sugar and refined sugar, along with fluctuating tones in coffee futures, continuing at midweek levels with occasional volume notes and price responses to market demand.
June 16 New York reports wage hikes of 1 percent by two major tire firms as more hopeful than railway wage cuts. Analysts cite improving consumption, inventory replenishment, and the impact of public works and industry measures on employment and purchasing power, noting deflation fears easing in key nations.
Chicago reports June prices for butter and eggs mostly unchanged with small shifts in poultry items. Turkey, hens, and leghorn broilers show modest price changes. eggs and potatoes noted with limited movements amid a busy commodities market.
Frankfort June 16 Kentucky public school buildings and grounds totaling 48 446 547 40 are listed as part of the state educational commission inquiry. The total value of equipment statewide is placed at 5 815 095 with property and paraphernalia at other figures, amid a report noting authority and valuation figures while a related crime reference appears in a 1930s magazine teaser.
Vienna reports Prof. Hugo Adolf Bernstein, Austrian explorer, gained admittance to the head hunters society of the Solomon island of Ows Reha after presenting a tusk to the island chieftain's son. He will study Melanesian cults of the dead and head hunting, having recently endured heavy rains and rough seas to reach Ows Raha.
Mexican officials will keep the Monte Alban jewels loaded in sealed metal containers beside a locked special car on the presidential train to Chicago. The $100,000 treasure, from tomb No. 9 near Oaxaca, is guarded and not open to public inspection until reaching the World’s Fair. A heavily armed guard accompanies the train and visitors may or may not be allowed aboard.
A garbled raw OCR of fruit and vegetable trade data shows shipments and prices for tomatoes and other crops. It lists items by origin and destination, with multiple Texas figures, market strengths, and assorted port and terminal price notes across cities like Cincinnati Cleveland Denver and Chicago.
San Antonio readers learn about a Washington approved retirement bill with teeth removed due to objections. The measure would affect about 21,000 civil service post office workers if compulsory retirement at 30 years is enacted, though officials say it is not mandatory and reductions would apply only when retirement occurs.
A historical OCR fragment details various investment trusts and trustees with names and numbers. The text lists State Street and Am Trust entities, trustee roles, percentages, and a jumble of figures, creating a partial snapshot of an annual or company report. Notable items include references to Northern, Am Trust, and Universal Trust segments along with named trustees and index-like figures.
Yoakum Kansas City report lists Dr F M Warner G and Charles Merian DG Kyan A A Darelek HL P Eilinger JJ Mikulk J0 Black Votale Ry J Eilinger O I Mikulka Jerry Migi O G I and F A Kailua named as officers in a local fraternal lodge. Also notes a feature on why children should be opanked and an expert opinion in The American Weekly distributed with Sunday San Antonio Light.
Six men pleaded guilty before Judge W. Anders in a Thirty-seventh District Court Friday morning. Three received suspended sentences. three faced penitentiary terms. Richard J. Jewell alias R. Brith admitted burglary at Malin Avenue store and drew a two year suspended sentence after vowing sobriety. D. Mathews of Chestnut Street avoided prison with a four year suspended sentence after apologizing. Henry Folvert pleaded guilty to theft of window shades from a vacant house and received a five year suspended sentence after explaining prior railroad work and wage loss.
CHICAGO June 16 AP News reports a downturn in grain values as President Roosevelt’s approval to activate the corn wheat forecast raises uncertainty about surplus and export paths. Prices slide toward export points while buyers issue cautious orders amid mixed signals and market chatter. Local San Antonio notes add price shifts and provisions volatility in grain trades and related market activity.
Cairo report states inscriptions in Khufy tomb show a 910000000 budget for the era. Discovery by Professor Bellm Heason near the fourth pyramid places the tomb 15 feet down with a sarcophagus and small endket containing face powder. Burial goods include a gold bracelet and necklace of semi precious stones.
The market reports show prices for California strawberries tomatoes grapes and melons along with general fruit and vegetable quotes. Commission quotations list concrete per basket per pound prices for apples peaches onions cucumbers lettuce and other produce, plus dairy and poultry rates.
Laura Ovido, 17, Hidalgo County, is hospitalized in Edinburg with gunshot wounds to the mouth and cheek after a hunting incident near Donne. His condition is listed as serious.
President Roosevelt wrote to Vice President Garner asking that the Yoakum Chamber of Commerce be thanked for tomato donations sent during the Tara-Tom period. The note highlights a civic exchange with Yoakum, Texas, amid wartime relief efforts.
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