Meat prices dip as beef and vegetables rally in markets
Spirited buying pushes Wall Street gains while wholesale beef and retail food prices edge down. Beefsteak may fall below 15 cents per pound as loin and porterhouse dip. lard stays firm on strong hog markets. Fresh vegetables become scarce with mustard, cauliflower, string beans hard to find. Potatoes wholesale at 3.60 per hundred. melons and cantaloupes limited with high prices. Virginia potato crop opens at 3.19 per peck barrel.
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Virginia
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Tuesday
The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with a storm area centered over the upper Mississippi valley. Unsettled weather in the northern districts, cooler in the northwest, and highs in the southwest and central valley.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Predicted Auto Industry Boom Driven by Higher Livestock Costs
Jobbers forecast a fall surge in auto industry activity with factories near doubling capacity to meet demand. They attribute the rise to higher costs for livestock feed and hay, with dried corn prices likely to reach about a dollar per bushel. California mixed fruits arrive, demand strong, Texas market able to absorb fruit from any productive region.
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Cdr
California
San Antonio
Texas
Prices for dairy eggs and poultry items listed
Price to shipper tess commission Price to retailer. Butter per pound 20c country butter 12 18c. Cheese varieties 1c to 20c. Poultry rates per dozen and per pound include hens at 6.00, springs up to 4.00, guineas 3.25, ducks 6.50, squabs 1.25, turkeys 14c per pound.
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Tess Commission
Badger State
Quotation Roundup From Chicago Its June Market Report
Associated Press reports steady butter and cheese prices with creamery items listed including daisies and firsts. Potatoes show weakness while soy remains firm and poultry prices for turkeys and fowls are noted. veal ranges across weight classes with specific cents per pound values.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Market summary from St. Louis on poultry and dairy
A brief market note from St. Louis dated June 26 reports chicken prices at 9 cents, springs 15 to 18 cents, turkeys 13 to 14 cents, ducks and geese irregular, butter steady, creamery butter 18 to 28 cents, and eggs rising by 12 cents.
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THE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Butter and eggs price report from mid 1920s market notes
Butter prices in Kansas City market show creamery 22c per pound with firsts 10c and seconds 17c. Eggs listed with extras at 17 1/2c, first 16c, and others noted in brief, reflecting early 20th century wholesale pricing.
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Associated
Kansas City
Original Will Noted In Washington Township Estate
Stephen Rives of Washington township leaves a highly unusual will noted by the New York Herald. He provides for his widow with year by year allotments of wheat rye oats corn potatoes lard beef sugar coffee salt molasses oil and apple butter. If the apple crop fails she receives less apple butter and if she leaves the executors must return her and hire a doctor at her expense. The will also requires wood coal and fire and punishes the widow if she quarrels over his daughter Flora. Estate valued at $20 000.
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Stephen Rlves
Washington Township
Court House
New York Herald
Flora
Neal
Outside Buyer Roost Market at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on June 71 outside buyers from packers competed with moderate supply. Cattle sold to a full to quarter point advance with cows at 4.10 and calves around 4.25 while hogs moved at 6.25. About 500 mixed stock changed hands by noon and buyers left wishing for more supply.
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Sunion Stock Yards
Oklahoma 1910 values show hog drop and cattle rise
Labor commissioner Charles L. Daugherty reports 1910 Oklahoma product values vs 1909. Hog numbers drop by 272 204 with a 7 736 578 valuation gap. Cattle rise from 691 366 to 699 962 worth 31 111 470 to 31 498 000. Other livestock adjust as noted with smaller shifts.
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Charles L. Daugherty
Oklahoma
Greenes
Cattle shipments halted until markets rise says Katy agent
Nat Parks general livestock agent for the Katy reports cattle shippers in the southwest agree to ship no more cattle until markets show a material rise. Green pastures and good crops boost stockmen's outlook, with rainfall needed to sustain holdings on the ranges. More rain could allow thousands of cattle to be retained and lift prices.
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Nat Parks
Katy
Mr. Parks
Waelder Farmer Sees Promising Crops in City Visit
W. Parr of Waelder reports good rain and promising conditions. He says cotton outlook is excellent and about half a corn crop will be made, more than expected. Few cattle remain in the area, held for higher prices.
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W. ©. Parr
Waelder
The
Maverick
Fire at Fort Worth stock yards ignores market hit
A Sunday blaze consumed much of the Fort Worth stock yards buildings yet did not curb trading. Traders faced minor handling difficulties but the overall market tone stayed firm, credited to the commission men. Armour Packing offered its slaughter pens to house hogs and other transient boarders at the yards.
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Fort Worth
Armour Packing Company
Slater & Sons Ship Fat Cattle to National Stock Yards
J. M. Slater & Sons of Brackettville shipped a carload of fat cattle to the National Stock Yards in Illinois for market on Sunday.
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J. M. Slater & Sons of
Brackettville
National Stock Yards
Ill
Fort Worth market steady as fire disrupts yard operations
Fort Worth Texas June 26 livestock receipts total 500 cattle 2250 hogs and 800 sheep amid fire damage to stock yards. Cattle steady to strong with steer prices mostly 4 to 4.40 and best around 8.25. Hogs sold steady with tops around 6.55 and most from 6.10 to 6.45. 450 head calves and light sheep reported none.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Armour and Company
uBlk
Chicago Live Stock Market Update
Cattle receipts around 26 000 with prices from 2.25 to 6.65 for cows, calves, and steers. Hog trade about 40 000 head with prices from 5.45 to 6.55 and a softer tone. Sheep receipts near 25 000 with markets weak to 10 cents lower.
Cattle and Hog Receipts Steady in St Louis Market
Cattle receipts 5500 with 3850 Texans, market steady. Native beef steers 5.00 to 6.40, cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.40, stockers and feeders 2.75 to 4.75, Texas and Indian steers 4.25 to 6.00, calves 5.00 to 7.50. Hog receipts 10,000, market steady. Pigs and lights 6.45 to 6.55, packers 5.75 to 6.40, butchers and best heavy 6.45 to 6.55.
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Associated Fress
ST. Louis
Texas
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report June 26
Cattle receipts 7000 including 3000 southern stock. native steers 4.80 to 6.50. southern steers 3.75 to 5.50. cows and heifers mixed 2.25 to 6.10. stockers 3.50 to 5.10. bulls 3.00 to 4.75. calves 4.00 to 7.25. Hog receipts 11,000. bulk 6.20 to 6.30. heavy 6.15 to 6.50. light 6.20 to 6.30. Sheep receipts 8000. muttons 8.25 to 9.00. lambs 6.50 to 6.75. fed wethers 3.60 to 4.75. fed ewes 2.50 to 3.50.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Texas
Kansas City
Cotton Market Quiet as Spot Holds Steady
The Associated Press reports Memphis on June 26 notes the cotton market steady with no change in prices. Middling quality remains at 1 cent above baseline, reflecting stable pricing fundamentals for buyers and sellers.
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the Associated Press
Memphis
Stock market opens with strong early buying momentum
Large ad vances dominate the opening as traders push U S Steel to 79 1 2, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific up about 1 2, utilities like Utah Copper and Reading gain, while Canadian Pacific weakens. Early gains fade as the Harriman merger news loses momentum and many issues retreat below Saturday's close.
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Associated Press
New York
U 8S. Steel
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Utah Copper
Reading
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
Harriman
Northwestern
Underwood Typewriter
Navy Department
Norfolk and Western
Sat’y. Amalgamated Copper
Amer. Car and Foundry
Amer. Smelt
American Sugar Refining
Atchison Ee
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chi
St. Ul
Colorado and
Nashvill
Missouri
Eadin
Rock Island Wees Se
Southern Pacific Eeerere
Southern Railway
United States Steel
Lehigh Valle
Cotton market opens steady despite near month declines
New York opens steady but slips on near month contracts amid rumors of a private July settlement. New crop prices rise slightly on cover and warm western belt weather. By mid-morning July dips toward 20 point losses, while new crop holds slightly firmer on covering and trade buying. Spots quiet with middling around 16.00 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
Western Belt
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Orleans Cotton Opens Quiet as July Drops After Notices
Cotton futures opened lightly lower on old crop months and higher on new. Cables and weather offered mixed signals with Oklahoma and Texas lacking rainfall. Fresh short covering pushed the new crop up briefly, then selling resumed as forecasts remained favorable, leaving July down after notices of 400 bases circulated.
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New Orleans
Oklahoma
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Quiet
New Orleans June 26 cotton futures opened quiet with bids and prices listed for months including July at 14.84 85, August 14.06 03, October 13.00, December 12.97 98, January 13.06, March 13.14 13.17.
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New York
Eeeessere
Dee, Se
Associated Press
New Orleans
Jane
Liverpool Cotton Market Closes Steady After Moderate Demand
Liverpool cot ton reports a moderate closing with 8 points decline. American middling fair at 8.67d and receipts at 25 000 bales, including 11 700 American. futures opened steady and closed steady with July at 7.88d and November-December at 6.88d.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Reading Spot Markets Steady Across Markets
Middling to steady price tones reported in multiple markets. Liverpool softer at 8.13d, New York quiet at 14.75, New Orleans steady around 151 16, Houston quiet near 156. Galveston also quiet around 115. Evidence of reduced activity with mixed regional stability.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Galveston
Ceeseersnees
Cottonseed Products Prices and Rates
Associated Press report from Memphis on June 26 lists prime basis oil at 5.47, meal at 24.75, sinters 3% and 4%e.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Metal market eases. lead and spelter prices mixed
In St. Louis on June 26 the lead market held a barely steady tone in the lead division while spelter fell. Lead sold at $4.40 and spelter at 35.62 percent.
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St. Louis
World Cotton Production and Ginning in 1910 Report
Washington reports 1910 factory cotton production at 19,171,000 bales with 1909 at 16,776,000 and 1908 at 19,636,000. Mill consumption up 2,395,000 bales from 1909, and world average lint yield near six pounds per hour per saw. Ginning establishments numbered 26,234 with 443 bales per ginnery on average, and power use shifted from animal to steam and electricity across years.
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Washington
China
India
Persia
Russia
Central America
United States
British India
Egypt
Oklahoma
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
North Carolina
Cotton Exchange Gossip Weather Outlook
A dry belt over Sunday gives way to unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday in West Texas with colder Panhandle conditions. Increasing cloudiness expected along the coast with light to moderate southerly winds and a warmer trend overall.
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Texas
Panhandle
Market Opens Steady Then Slips Through the Day
The market opened slightly higher on the forecast but traded lower for most of the session, ending the day with subdued activity and losses across major sectors.
Weather hints as rain falls for cotton crops
The text notes early hints of heavy rain but reassures that bears pose no danger. It states cotton crops are sturdy and can endure substantial rainfall without harm.
Local Forecasters Overruled by Amateurs on Rain Spell
A cotton exporter notes that official forecasts predict fair weather for Oklahoma and Texas during a rainy spell, while amateur forecasters have more often hit the mark. He adds that the official forecast only mentioned showers in Southwest and East Texas.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Southwest
Liverpool sales dip after holidays
Liverpool spot sales fell to 15 000 last week, down from 18 000 year earlier and 45 000 two years ago, reflecting the impact of three holidays on business.
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Liverpool
Memphis Bears Center of the South, Large Short Interest
Memphis traders describe a persistent large short interest in the city, with a local operator noting Memphis as the bear center of the South and implying it commonly carries substantial short positions.
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Memphis
Small Public Market Slumps Continue
The report notes continued tiny outdoor business activity and a public reluctance to enter the market, reflecting a cautious local economy.
Market talk links spinner buying to price support
A New York broker, in correspondence with a local operator, claims spinner buying has recently helped hold up the market. Some observers say spinners control a large volume of contracts.
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New York
Local Talent Warned Of Wet Map Affecting Claim Buy
The article notes that if the map had been very wet this morning, local talent believed there would have been some minor buying on the claim due to the heavy rain.
Bulls Bet on Short Market Before Condition Report
Bulls argue the market is short and ripe for a rally while the looming condition report may dampen gains. Private bureau findings this week are bearish, signaling limited upside for bulls.
Local broker envoy predicts historic stand off condition report
A local spot broker says the upcoming condition report will describe a standoff with the last entity, potentially the best in history. The remark signals high expectations for the report's findings and significance.
Wheat Shorts Nervous as Liverpool Shorts Cause Upswing
In Chicago on June 26 the wheat market rose after Liverpool traders showed nervousness over small remaining contract stocks. Total stocks fell to 1 824 000 bushels from 5 176 000 a year earlier, with September wheat opening down and then rising to 894 cents. Corn and oats followed, with hot Kansas Oklahoma heat driving buys. hogs eased while September deliveries of pork and ribs traded higher.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Kansas
Oklahoma
Daily Movement of Grain at Chicago
Chicago June 6 Receipts and shipments today were as follows with grain figures for corn oats and wheat listed by barge or rail loading and unloading totals for the day.
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Chicago
Grain receipts report from Chicago market day
Receipts today show wheat eight cars, eight contract grade, corn three hundred twenty nine cars with one hundred twenty seven contract grade, oats one hundred three cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach thirty four cars, compared with three hundred eighty four last week and four hundred forty last year on this day.
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Prwwss
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Kansas City Grain Prices Mixed in Cash Market
Kansas City grain prices show minor moves with wheat and corn edging up and oats steady. No. 2 hard at 84 to 84% cents, No. 2 red at 84% cents, No. 3 82 to 83 cents. corn No. 2 mixed 57% to 58 cents, No. 3 67 cents, No. 2 white 53 to 54 cents. oats No. white 43 to 43.5 cents, No. 2 mixed 41 to 42 cents.
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THE
Associated Press
Kansas City
When Is a Pig a Hog in a Booneville Trial
In Booneville Indiana Henry Koutch is charged with stealing two pigs or small hogs. The case hinges on whether a pig is a hog as defined by law and dictionary. Judge Roberts adjourned without a decision after arguments tied to animal terminology.
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Henry Koutch
Booneville
Ind
St. Louis Republic
Kouteh
Thomas Lindsey
Davis
Lindsey
Roberts
Funeral rite for sportsman terrier Sporty in barn ceremony
A strange funeral at the Thomas Nees barn on Center street honors Sporty the Irish terrier killed after overheating in a rat catching contest. The dog lay in a tiny coffin draped in white velvet with pink silk, a wreath placed on top, and the casket burned in the rear flower garden.
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Thomas Nees
Center Street
Nees
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Cincinnati Enquirer
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