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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
9
Financial notes show low activity across stocks with muted demand and mixed prices. Reports from New York and major exchanges indicate weak to steady sentiment, sparse volume, and cautious investor behavior.
The WW C A announces Wednesday evenings for swimming parties at the area pool. The plan includes securing the pool soon and creating a new form of entertainment. Miss Hazel Bird, graduate of the National School of Domestic Economy, St Louis, will supervise. Additional features will expand the domestic science department.
The article notes rising demand for staple groceries as population and country districts grow. It reports abundant can taloupe, steady collections, and a watermelons season with prices fluctuating. lard and other goods show limited price movement while wholesalers refrain from pricing changes.
New Orleans wires describe crop prospects for June with weather effects on yields and market expectations. North American markets note sugar and cotton trends, farm conditions in Texas and Merida, and notes on transportation and potential drought impact shaping supplies.
Judge M D Slator candidate for Congress against Tom Slayden arrives in Goldman Texas after two days campaigning in Brown county. He reports strong local support and newspaper endorsements from The Blanket Signal and Bay Messenger. Slator seeks to redeem a past failed bid and expects a majority in the region.
Livestock sales posted steady prices with strong receipts in Kansas City and Chicago markets. Cattle led demand as heifer and steer lots moved briskly while hogs showed mixed bids and regional centers reported steady to higher prices.
Cotton seed product prices listed for Memphis with monthly figures from June to December and forecasts for January. The data shows values in dollars per unit and bale counts alongside market references.
Kansas City dispatch reports a severe beef famine across Missouri with slaughterhouses operating below capacity. Fewer than 11,000 cattle moved in four days and Kansas City yards show an 8 percent drop from 1914 levels, signaling widespread scarcity and rising prices as feed and cattle reach critical lows.
A list of automobile licenses includes entries such as Ba4-Carter car and Ranklew on Carson Street with further registrations at Durning Avenue and related identifiers like 433 Indian motorcrete and Suines 106 Efays Street. The notice details license holders and vehicle markers in a fragmented OCR record.
An unclear OCR fragment lists marriage license entries with garbled names and phrases. Readable details about individuals or specifics are not identifiable in the text.
Fragmented report describes heat affected cotton best now and fluctuating prices. Mentions New York sessions, Liverpool, and New Orleans movers with mixed gains and losses. Indicates weather impacts and trading activity across several markets and times.
The clipping lists cotton market terms and figures for New Orleans and Liverpool including middling prices, delivery months, and seasonal terms. It mentions futures and months like August and November, with varied tonnage and dates. The text is fragmented but centers on cotton price benchmarks and market activity.
June cotton prices across New York Houston and Galveston show middling bids around 18 to 19 cents per pound with minimal sales. Reports note unchanged quotations in some markets, while sales volumes range from tens to a few thousand bales.
Real estate transfers are mentioned along with a note on Italy producing grape wines last year. The text cites a value of $285,000 and references names and numbers such as 1476,067,001 Bessie and 191s, though details are fragmented.
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago show a mixed grain session with wheat under pressure from early harvest prospects. Reports estimate 186 million bushels of Kansas wheat and strong export interest, while corn and other grains traded with modest gains and supply signals remained in play.
County Commissioner Charles Gutzelt will supervise preparations for a monster barbecue Thursday afternoon celebrating the Scenic Loop completion. Max Toepperwein and others will lead, with meats liquid refreshments and ice cream, invites extended to friends and enthusiasts, crowd hoped for via access roads.
Dispatch from Galveston on June 4 lists ships and routes including Valle from New Fork and Qheiaard Bocas del Toro. Names such as Ealied and Trowwol appear alongside destinations like New York and New Orleans.
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