Special notices seek bids for City Market House lease
Sealed bids due July 2 1917 for lease of space in City Market House San Antonio including restaurant and stalls with specifics and bond requirements. Also bids for cement sidewalks fronting East Crockett Street and public nuisance abatement notices issued by City Health Office detailing fines and ten day deadlines.
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Arket House
Nm Arizonia
Tex
City Market House
City of
San Antonio
Lit
Fred Fries
Soa ReseSsanto
Texas
East Crockett Street
State of
Bexar County
New City Block
Hackberry Street
Nce
W. A. King
J. A. Cunningham
SSS
State of Texas
New City Block No
Warwick Blvd
Cotton market quotes and trading updates from coast markets
Daily spot cotton quotations show middling prices across cities including San Antonio Houston Galveston New York and New Orleans with New York opening firm and climbing. By the end of the morning session gains narrowed as prices held higher than the previous day amid dry Southwest weather and trade buying activity.
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San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York Cotton Prices Hit Higher Levels on June Trading
The New York cotton market rose as weather maps showed no additional rains in the Southwest. Opens firm with 15 to 26 point gains, July at 26.95, October 26.88, December around 27, with private cables noting liquidations in Liverpool. Prices pulled back slightly after midday as offerings eased and trading quieted.
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New York
Liverpool
Fair Trade Buying
Cotton futures open firm in New York
New York curb market reports cotton futures firm with July at 26.80 and October at 26.60 as trading starts. The price levels indicate steady demand and market participation.
New Orleans Cotton Market Rises On Dry Belt Demand
In New Orleans June 27 the cotton market advanced as dry western weather spurred buying. Purchasers sought profits on recent contracts while government crop reports and a 66.5 per cent condition reading supported bullish tones. By noon the active months gained 45 to 55 points and finished the day steady with spot up about 38 points.
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Cotton Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
San Antonio
Cotton futures open steady with rising prior close data
New Orleans June 27 futures opened steady with July at 25.45 and other months shown with higher asks. Futures closed Wednesday 19 to 53 points higher, with ranges and the prior day figures 26.10 high 25.57 low 26.39 March 26.25 January 26.02 December 26.02 October 25.82.
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Seeenee
Ween
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Mare
New Orleans
For Sale Houses Beacon Hill and Crockett Areas
Five room modern houses with bath and lots in Beacon Hill and Crockett districts priced around 2350 to 2550. Several corner and near park locations advertised with monthly payment terms and nearby transit access, sewers, gas and lights. Listings from International Realty and Investment Co Nicholson Furnish and Schnelle Realty Co.
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Nicholson & Furnish
Brady Ridg
Frank Cunningham
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Dunning
Marlborough
W. A. Silvens
Yner
San Antonio
W. B. Whitaker
Denver Blvd
International Realty & Investment CO
Brady Ride
Lamar ST
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Florida Park
Alamo Plaza
Riverside School
Macadam Street
Covington
Brady Bidg
South Park Terrace
Conness Realty CO
Liverpool Spot Cotton Market Report
Spot cotton in moderate demand with prices unchanged. American middling fair at 20.134, middling 19.46d, low middling 19.00d, good ordinary 18.05d, ordinary 17.55d. Sales 5000 bales including 3000 American. receipts 13000 bales including 12100 American.
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Liverpool
Cotton Board to Oversee Raw Cotton Supplies
London report says a board representing all cotton interests will be formed to control raw cotton supplies. The move aims to coordinate production, distribution, and pricing across the industry.
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Cotton Control Board
London
Central News Agency
Cotton goods and yarns firm as 1918 lines shown
Cotton goods were firm Tuesday. Yarns were firm with a higher trend. Trading in yarns numbered seven to sixteen has virtually come to a standstill except for government needs. Burlaps continued very firm with a rising tendency. New lines of men's spring and summer wool are being shown for 1918. Dress goods for spring also are being ordered.
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New York
Rice prices hold steady in New Orleans market
New Orleans traders quoted rough and clean rice with little change Tuesday. Rough Honduras 270 sacks at 35 cents. Blue Rose rough and clean prices listed. clean Honduras 203 pockets and 936 pockets for Blue Rose.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Northern cattle market weak across major centers
Union Stock Yards report June 27 shows northern cattle weakening with Fort Worth prices down 15 to 25 cents. Hogs fell 5 to 10 cents in Chicago and Kansas City, 6 cents in St. Louis while Fort Worth showed steady demand. sheep varied, and local cattle edged up 10 to 15 cents. Receipts listed by market and city trade totals.
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Catle
Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth cattle and hog market prices report
Fort Worth stock market notes show cattle receipts around 2000 with varying prices for Reeves stockers heifers cows and bulls. Hogs receipts near 1000 move in a wide range from heavy around 15 dollars to pigs near 8.50. Sheep receipts 1500 mostly steady with lambs yearlings and ewes priced between 8.50 and 16.50, goats 5.50 to 7.75.
Chicago Market Receipts Show Mixed Trade Across Livestock
In Chicago NA livestock market reports sparse trading with hogs weak to higher bids range $14.50 to $15.75 for qualities noted. Cattle receipts about 21 000 with beef natives $8.60 to $13.90, stockers $6.90 to $10.00, cows and heifers $5.75 to $11.80, calves $11.50 to $15.75. Sheep receipts 16 000 with market firm for wethers $9.00 to $11.85 and lambs $11.00 to $12.00, springs $14.00 to $18.60.
Hogs and cattle market figures detailed in city report
Receipts total 12 000 including 1500 Southern. hogs steady to 10c lower with heavy at $14.90 to 15.70 and light $15.25 to 15.55. Prime fed steers at 13.50. dressed 9.50. Southern steers 12.25. heifers 7.70 to 9.0. calves weak. Sheep receipts 7000 market steady at 16.00 to 18.25, yearlings 11.00 to 14.00, natives 9.00 to 10.50, stockers 7.00 to 12.75.
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Nes City
Live Stock Prices in St Louis Market Report
St Louis market report shows beef cattle receipts around 7500 head with mixed to lower bids. Native beef steers range from 7.50 to 13.50, cows 6.00 to 19.50, yearlings 8.60 to 13.25, Texas quarantine steers to 9.50, prime Southern steers to 12.25, and calves 6.00 to 15.00. Sheep receipts 6500 with steady to lower values, clipped lambs 13.00 to 16.00, spring lambs 15.00 to 18.25, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, canners 5.00 to 6.50.
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ST. Louis
Texas
New York Sugar Prices Steady With Refined Gains
Raw sugar cen trifugal listed at 6.14, molasses at 5.26. Refined sugar firm with gains up to 25 cents. Fine granulated quoted at 7.50 to 17.75.
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New York
Coffee futures steady in New York market
New York on June 27 reports No. 7 Rio coffee at 9 and a half cents above spot with futures flat. Sept contracts quoted at 7.43 and December at 7.60, signaling stable prices amid quiet trading.
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New York
Rio
Weather note on wind and precipitation readings
Meteorologist Allen Buell notes wind velocities under ten miles per hour and precipitation amounts below .1 inch are not published here. Morgan Doors Steves refer to a poor advisement in the accompanying weather advisory.
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Amoun
Price shifts in wholesale provisions on Wednesday
Canteloupes fell to 76.9 cents per pony crate while Texas peaches eased to 1.00 per four-basket crate Pineapples dropped to 5.00 per crate Turkeys rose to 14.15 cents per pound Other poultry butter eggs unchanged purean fell to 23 cents No wholesale changes in groceries seeds grains mill products or hides on Wednesday
Provision Markets Brief On Local Packing Prices
Local packing house quotations to dealers include dry salt bacon extras at 26c and 24c, dry salt bellies averaging 14 pounds at 27c, fancy breakfast bacon at 40c, bacon bellies 14 pounds average at 29c, pure lard 23c and compound 19c, American cheese 20 cents per half pound.
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Usc
Shippers Market: Robbery Prices and Poultry Rates
Shippers market shows eggs steady and butter at 82 386 cents per pound in Texas. Poultry prices rise with hens 15 10 cents, roosters 1 1.5 cents, springs 25 26 cents, broilers 2.60 to 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 14 to 15 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 9.00 to 10.00.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Chicago market quotes update for dairy eggs and poultry
Quotations show butter steady and creamery at 33 37 cents. Eggs rise with 15 469 cases received and firsts at 30 31 cents, ordinary firsts 24 29 cents. Potatoes decline with 60 car receipts. Arkansas Oklahoma prices 2.60 2.65, California 2.60 2.75. Poultry alive lower with fowls at 19 cents.
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Chicago
Arkansas
Oklahoma
California
Market quotes from Kansas City on June 27
Quotations for butter range from firsts 34c and seconds 32%4c to packing 30% c. Eyes priced at 31% pattern. Poultry lists hens at 9c roosters 13% c. Potatoes noted as new at 2.55 to 2.65 dollars per bushel.
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Kansas City
Rosin Market Report From Macon Georgia
See EAM Ga June 27 Rosin firm sales 1134 receipts 2429 shipments 1138 stock 64746 Quotations B 5.25 D 6.45 E 5.55 5.65 G 5.75 H 5.85 I 6.90 6.10 M 6.25 N 6.70 W G W W 7.00
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EAM
Rosin
Linden Case Set For Trial Friday In Bexar County
W. C. Linden sues Bexar County for about $9000 alleging excess fees paid during his term as district attorney. The case tests a state law requiring a district attorney to report his fees and is set for Friday morning before Judge J. T. Slader in the Seventy third district court. Both sides agreed to go to trial noting the wider interest for Texas counties with district attorneys.
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Bexar County
J. T. Slader
Seventythird District Court
District of Texas
Linden
MongolIa Sunk After Mine Hit Off Bombay
The Peninsular and Oriental liner Mongolia struck a mine off Bombay on June 23. Passengers and crew arrived at Bombay with mail believed lost.
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Bombay
India
Mongolia
Modern built in furniture ad feature at Steves Sash and Door
An advertisement describes a broken ivory piece repairable by joining with a cement melted from aluminum hot wax. The note promotes a built in furniture service from Steves Sash and Door Co. with emphasis on quick, durable repairs.
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Modern
Steves Sash & Door CO
Adv
Stoge Market Ends Heavy As Liberty Bond Activity Rises
New York stocks opened firm on Treasury decision to distribute a large portion of Liberty Loan funds to local banks. War shares led gains with United States Steel and rail stocks advancing before late selling trimmed gains. Liberty bonds traded actively from par to 100 4 50 as market cooled at close.
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Treasury Department
Liberty Loan Fund
United States Steel
Reading
Pittsburg
Studebaker
Liberty
Money markets Mexican money quotations in San Antonio
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio on Wednesday showed bids and asks for silver pesos at 53 64, half pesos at 52 63, state bank notes at 1 8 16, national bank notes at 16 17, and Bank of London and Mexico at 11% 12% in quotations.
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San Antonio
Bank of London and
Mex
Time Loan Rates and Call Money Summary
New York notes on June 27 show time loans at 60 days 90 days and six months at 5.45 percent. Call money easier with high 6 percent and low 2 percent, ruling rate 6 percent. Last loan 2 percent, closing bid 2 percent, offered at 2 percent.
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New York
Market quotes from New York financial page
Mercantile paper and US dollar bills quoted in New York. 60 day bills on banks at 4.71% to 4.72% with slight variations. Cables and demand rates noted for guilders and Mexican dollars. Government and railroad bonds listed as firm or irregular.
London Money Rates and Bar Silver Update
London reports bar silver at 38 4 percent per ounce and money at 4 4 percent. Discount rates show short bills 4 percent and three month bills 4 percent.
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London
Federal Reserve to Distribute 80 Million to 100 Million
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York received Treasury directions to distribute between 80 and 100 million dollars of government funds on deposit largely from Liberty Loan subscriptions to banks in this district. It was understood similar action would occur in other Federal Reserve districts.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve
Four Corporations Granted Texas Business Permits
Four out of state firms were approved to operate in Texas by the secretary of state. Swift & Co of Chicago with $100,000,000 capital, HQ in Fort Worth. Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co of Jersey City with $10,000,000 capital, HQ in San Antonio. Empire Gasoline Co of Dover with $2,000,000 capital, HQ in Austin. Empire Petroleum Co of Dover with $2,000,600 capital, HQ in Austin.
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Tex
Secretary of State's Department
Texas
Swift & Co
Chicago
Fort Worth
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Jersey City
N. J
Capital Stock
San Antonio
Empire Gasoline Company of
Dover
Del
Kempner State Bank Receives Texas Certificate to Do Business
The Kempner State Bank of Kempner Lampasas County was granted a Texas certificate of authority to operate. Capital stock is listed at 10 000 dollars. The approval was announced by the commissioner of insurance and banking.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Kempner State Bank
Kempner
Lampasas County
Metal markets report steady copper and firm tin prices
Lead and spelter show dull spot activity with slight gaps in delivery. Copper remains firm around 32 to 33 dollars per pound electrolytic. Iron holds steady. Tin stays firm near 62 to 63 dollars per pound.
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New York
East St. Louis
Weather summary for cotton region week ending June 96 1917
The bulletin notes above normal day temperatures in the northern and eastern districts with highs up to 94 to 100 degrees. Light to moderate showers occurred in Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas and near the Texas coast. Dry weather favored northern states but slowed southern cotton growth with late plantings affected in parts of Texas.
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Oklahoma
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North Carolina
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Seguin Lodge Installs Officers at Park Hotel
Guadalupe Lodge No. 109 A F and A M Seguin installed officers Monday night on the Park Hotel roof. Installing officer J Zorn, Mason 55 years, and Horace Kelton of San Antonio acted as marshal. Officers installed include Worshipful Master N A Poth Senior Warden B D Kennedy Junior Warden A H Neighbors Treasurer Edgar Nolte Secretary J B Williams Senior Deacon E E Fischer Junior Deacon Alfred Mellor Senior Steward A A Vordenbaumen Junior Steward M B Brandenberger Tiler C S McKay Refreshments followed by addresses from Kelton Poth Kennedy and Neighbors.
Olympia Wrecked Near Block Island
Olympia the old sea fighter lay aground off Block Island with wrecking crews trying to salvage her. The cruiser settled further in the night and was deemed more dangerous than before as water poured into the holds. Dewey's flagship had drifted into a sand bar amid fog and high tides.
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German Shipping Rises as Hamburg Ships Enter Port
A Times dispatch from Rotterdam reports rising German shipping activity in the harbor area. Last week twenty two German vessels from Hamburg and Baltic ports entered the area. Two German ships were torpedoed or mined by British forces, yet overall traffic remained unaffected.
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Methodists Open Conference on Reunion Here
Clergymen and lay delegates from several million members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church of the South gathered in Traverse City Michigan to consider reuniting the seventeen branches of the denomination.
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Mich
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church of the South
Wheat Market Faces Embargo Bets And Surplus Debate
Chicago Wheat weakens on embargo fears and Canadian surplus preference for Europe. July and September futures slide before a late rally falters. Corn and oats follow with mixed moves as dry Kansas weather and government price talk influence prices. Hog quotes dip with easing grain demand.
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United States
Kansas
Seaboard 4d
Quotations Report From Chicago Market Front
Chicago June 27 quotations noted cash wheat No 2 red nominal No 2 hard 237 dollars per bushel Corn No 2 yellow about 74 percent Oats Standard 68 6s Barley nominal keys appear.
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Market quotes Kansas City June wheat corn prices
Cash grain prices reported in Kansas City with No 2 hard wheat at 2.40 to 2.65 dollars, No 3 red 2.15 to 2.23 dollars, corn No 2 focus 1.67 dollars, No 3-17 17 1 1 2 percent, oats No 2 white 71 percent, No 2 mixed 66 to 67 cents.
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Kansas City
Kana
Grain futures close values for wheat and corn
Grain futures in Kansas City closed with Wheat July at 2.08 September at 1.84 and Corn July 1.60 September 1.44 December 1.06.
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Kansas City
Commodity prices in St. Louis grain market report
Wheat prices show No. red at 2.45 and No. 3 hard 2.45 to 2.50. Corn bids at No. 2 1.72 to 1.73, No. 8 whites 1.73. Oats listed No. 2 at 70 cents and No. 2 white quoted nominal.
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ST. Louis
House Passes Rivers and Harbors Bill
The $26,000,000 rivers and harbors appropriation bill passed the House 205 to 132. A motion by Representative Treadway to require presidential ties of all appropriations as military or commercial necessity was defeated 189 to 142.
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Massachusetts
U. S. Seeks Farmers Examinations For Indian Service
Civil Service Commission announces open examinations for positions in Indian Service with salaries from 600 to 900 dollars yearly. Tests are held July 25 for assistant inspectors and related posts, with ongoing applications for urgent needs in artillery ammunition inspection and Interstate Commerce Commission roles.
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