SPECIAL NOTICES CITY MARKET HOUSE LEASE BID NOTICE
Sealed bids due July 2 1917 for lease of space in City Market House San Antonio for period July 1 1917 to June 30 1918 covering restaurant stands and various rooms. Requires certified check equal to one month rent and bond equal to three months rent. city may reject bids.
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Tex
City Market House
Fred Fries
Texas
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Moderate net loss in cotton market as prices dip
The cotton market shows a moderate net loss after a day of mixed moves. New York opens firm then slips, New Orleans posts declines, and Liverpool tightens trading while favorable crop reports later prompt some rally. San Antonio and Houston spot prices listed.
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San Antonio
Houston
Liverpool
New York Cotton Quiet After Morning Rally In Prices
The cotton market opened firm with gains of 20 to 30 points but fell back as rains in Texas were absent from the map. July and December futures slipped through the day with October around 26.15 and December near 26.30 as liquidation and light buying steadied prices late morning.
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New York
Texas
Memphis
Cotton futures firm at midweek with varied contracts
New York cotton futures opened firm on Thursday with July at 26.90, October 26.65, January 26.99 and March around 26.90. Prices closed mixed from 11 to 16 points lower than Wednesday levels, with closes near 26.58 to 26.93 across front months.
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New York
Ereguner
Yeperes
Close
Wed
New Orleans Cotton Market Faces Mixed Moves
In New Orleans on June 28 the cotton market opened with nerves unsettled as bullish private condition reports spurred buying, yet expectations of rain in the western belt prompted selling. By midmorning prices slipped 4 to 8 points from yesterday’s close, with trading concentrated in October and December. The market remained dull and easy, as expectations of Liver pool reopening under restrictions weighed on sentiment, shifts to 57 to 58 points under yesterday’s close by 1:30 PM for active months.
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Cotton Exchange
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Texas
New Orleans
New Ouneans
Liverpool
San Antonio
Cotton futures open quiet in New Orleans session
Cotton futures opened quiet in New Orleans with several contracts listed for July through March. Prices show slight moves, with July at 26.11, October near 25.90, December around 26.10, and March about 26.80, amid small shifts from the prior close.
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Itccee
Cotton Prices in Liverpool Market Report
Liverpool market notes steady prices with moderate demand for cotton on June 2. American middling fair quoted at 20.134 pence, good middling 19.75 pence, middling 19.454, low middling in good ordinary 18.05, with total sales around 7000 bales including 5409 American. no receipts reported.
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Liverpool
Wheat Prices Fall on Embargo Hopes and Crop News
Chicago June 23 Wheat futures eased as reports of potential embargoes to European neutrals and optimistic crop conditions weighed on prices. July and September futures fell early, then rallied slightly before closing near session lows. Corn and oats weakened on rain in Kansas and ample Illinois supplies, while lard and meat shipments declined, turning provisions bearish.
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Ill
Kansas
Ilinois
Seaboard
Market quotes for grains and oats in Chicago
Quotations listed for June 28 show No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat, No 2 yellow corn at 1.74 1.74, standard oats at 691 70c, and barley between 1.10 and 1.40 dollars in Chicago. Prices are nominal as reported by market listings.
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Market Quotes: Wheat Corn and Oats Ranges
Kansas City reports cash grain prices with No 2 hard wheat at 2.38 to 2.55, No 2 red 2.15 to 2.25, No 2 mixed corn 1.68 to 1.69, No 2 white 1.70 to 1.71, and No 2 white oats 0.72 to 0.74 and No 2 mixed 0.67 to 0.74.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close with mixed gains in Kansas City
Grain futures ended trading in Kansas City with Wheat July at 2.04 and September 1.84 while Corn July 1.64, September 1.44 and December 1.06 dollars per bushel.
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Kansas City
Grain Quotation Roundup From St Louis Markets
Quoted prices show wheat at No. 3 red 2.40 with No. 2 hard nominal and No. 2 white at 71 1 2 cents. Market notes list No. 2 as 73% dollars and cents as read.
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ST. Louis
Harvest progress for winter wheat across southern states
Harvesting of the winter wheat crop is well under way in all southern states with good progress in central districts for oats and winter wheat. Kansas is about ten days late, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia eight days late, and southern Illinois and Indiana two weeks late. Cooperation between agriculture and labor departments will place laborers where crops are ready to be harvested.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Departments of Agriculture and Labor
Texas Company filing amendment to enable outside subsidiary formation
An amendment was filed in the state department by the Texas Company of Houston to its charter changing the purpose clause. It allows forming subsidiary companies outside the state and owning stock in such firms and in pipeline companies to which it sells its lines. The amendment precedes the organization of the Texas Pipe Line Company of Houston, capitalized at 14 million, which bought the Texas Company pipelines for 12 million.
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Austin
Tex
State Department
Texas Company of Houston
Texas Company
Texas Pipe Line Company of Houston
Texas Company Pipelines
Mining strike ends in western Canada after eight months
Calgary report states 8000 coal miners in western Canada ended their strike after Commissioner W. H. Armstrong ordered immediate return to work in all affected mines. The walkout had run since April 1, and the government appointee announced action to resume operations.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
W. H. Armstrong
Standard Oil Advances Crude Oil Prices Ten Cents a Barrel
San Francisco June 28 Effective today all grades of crude oil in fields owned or operated by Standard Oil Company will rise ten cents per barrel according to an official announcement issued late yesterday The move affects crude grades across the companys holdings in California and neighboring fields.
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San Francisco
Cal
Standard Oil Company
Changes in Wholesale Prices for Texas Fresh Produce
The local market notes Thursday wholesale moves with Texas potatoes at 4.75 per hundred weight and Texas green onions at 5.60 per dozen bunches. Texas tomatoes 1.15 to 1.25 per 4 basket crate, turnips 0.45 per dozen bunches, California lettuce 3 per crate, watermelons 0.40 per melon. No changes in eggs butter poultry groceries provisions seeds or grains.
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California
Bermuda
Texas Crystal
Rockyfords
Valencia
Choice
LLC
Shippers Market: Prices for Thursday to Retailers
Shippers report steady Exgs and poultry markets with hens at 15 16 cents per pound and broilers at 2.50 to 3.00 per dozen. Butter and Texas creamery prices hold firm with creamery butter at 82 36 cents per pound and country at 25 3 1/2 cents. Turkeys run 14 1 1 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 8.00 per dozen, geese 9.00 10.00, and country beef offerings unchanged.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Market Roundup Chicago Quotationals and Prices
Quotations today unsettled in Chicago with creamery at 33 37c and eggs unchanged. Receipts 17,727 cases with firsts at 31 1/2c and ordinary firsts at 28 4c to 29 1/4c per case. Potatoes unchanged with 45 cars received. Regional poultry prices held with live fowls at 19 1/0c. Regional grain and produce values noted for Arkansas Oklahoma California markets.
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Chicago
Arkansas
Oklahoma
California
Butter and Poultry Prices in Local Markets
Butter creamery 35 percent, firsts 34 cents, seconds 321, packing 3 cents. Exes firsts 31 cents. Poultry hens Ive roosters 131 cents, broilers 26 cents.
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Kansas City
Provision Markets Quotations For Packers and Dealers
Local packing house quotations list dry salt bacon extras at 26 cents and 24 cents for dry salt. bacon bellies 14-16 pounds at 27 cents. fancy breakfast bacon 40 cents. fancy hams 28 cents. bacon bellies 14-16 pounds at 290? Pure lard 23 cents and compound 19 cents. American cheese 29 cents per pound.
Market Quotations Open High Low and Futures Note
Chicago June 28 quotes show open high and low for July and Sept contracts. Prices include July corn around 21.17 to 22.26 and September near 21.73 with surrounding bid and ask figures. The data reflects intraday trading ranges for grain futures and related items.
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Chicago
Ill
High
Low
Psaa Prt E
New York Sugar Quotes From City Markets
New York sugar prices report firm Centrifugal raw sugar at 6.33 and molasses at 5.45 per unit while Refined firm asks 7.50 for fine granulated sugar.
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New York
Railroad Commission Sets Rice and Lumber Rates in Texas
The railroad commission authorized an eight cent per 100 pounds rate on clean rice carloads from Beaumont or Orange to Houston with a minimum carweight of 30 000 pounds, effective July 18. It also set a seven and a half cent per 100 pounds rate on lumber moved in car loads from mills on the Houston East and West Texas line to Houston and Galveston, with the Katy Trinity and Sabine branch rate to Beaumont, effective July 15.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
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Orange
Houston
Houston, East & West Texas
Galveston
Trinity and Sabine
Katy
Cotton yarns hold firm amid export demand and rising underwear prices
New York reports firm cotton yarns on Wednesday as export demand remains broad and small lot sales thin. Burlap markets stay firm while spring underwear lines open at prices 75 percent and higher.
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New York
Turpentine and Rosin Market Figures for Savannah
Turpentine firm reports 38 percent sales 325 receipts 392 shipments 240 stock 20606. Rosin firm shows sales 1494 receipts 953 shipments 763 stock 63943. Quoted prices for several grades range from 5.40 to 6.95 with W G and related items listed in the Savannah market summary.
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Savannah
Rice Market Notes From New Orleans Auction
New Orleans reports rough and clean rice holding value with unchanged quotations. Receipts total 1254 pockets of clean rice and sales reach 236 pockets of clean Blue Rose.
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New Orleans
Coffee futures steady with September and December positions
June 28 report notes No 7 futures for coffee steady as September sits at 7.64 and December at 7.75 with prices unchanged from earlier quotes.
Rail commission warns Texas shippers to load cars fully
The railroad commission in Austin urges freight shippers and receivers in Texas to use cars efficiently and avoid detention due to wartime traffic. Shippers should not exploit minimum tariff weight and should load to capacity. failure to heed could trigger drastic action.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission Today
Texas
Cattle Weak at Northern Yards in Market Report
Tin tion Stock Yards reports June 28 cattle markets weak across the north with Fort Worth showing the steepest declines of 15 to 25 cents. Hogs show mixed trend from firm at Fort Worth to 6 to 19 cents lower at Kansas City, while sheep stay unsettled from strong at Fort Worth to slow in Chicago. Receipts include cattle 358 calves 123 horses 95 hogs 15 with city trade 175 cattle 114 calves 15 hogs.
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Forth Worth
Kansas City
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Fort Worth cattle and hog market roundup
Fort Worth stock prices show cattle receipts at 5800 with declines of 15 to 25 cents. Prices listed for Reeves and stockers, heifers, cows, bulls, and calves. Hog receipts at 1260 with strong demand. prices for heavy Merit mixed and common pigs. Sheep receipts at 700 with firm tone. lambs, yearlings, wethers, ewes, and cull goats prices given.
Chicago Market Quotation Summary June 28
Chicago market report shows receipts of 16 000 in hogs with slow trading and varied prices for different weights and grades. Cattle receipts are 000 with steady market and ranges for native beef cattle stockers cows and calves. Sheep receipts 12 000 with softer tone and price ranges for wethers lambs and springs.
Kansas City Market Prices Report for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Kansas City market report shows hog receipts around 7000 with prices down 10 cents, bulk 14.80 to 16.55, heavy 15.45 to 16.60, night 14.40 to 15.10, and pigs at 13.00. Cattle receipts about 6000 with steady to slightly lower tone. prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.35, dressed 9.50 to 12.25, southern steers 7.50 to 12.25, cows 6.50 to 10.75, heifers 5.50 to 13.00, stockers 7.50 to 10.50, calves around 7.00. Sheep receipts about 4900 with market steady. lambs 16.00 to 18.00, yearlings 11.00 to 14.00, wethers 9.00 to 10.25, stockers 7.00.
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Galveston
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Jacksonville
Lear Key West
Fla
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Oklahoma City
Palestine
St. Louis
San Antonio
Tampa
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Washington
Sudan
Bayos
California
Livestock Market Prices Open Mixed in St Louis Report
Quotation summary from St Louis on June 28 shows receipts and market tone for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs steady to lower with prices listed from 15.00 to 16.65 for various grades. Cattle receipts 4509 with mixed prices across native beef steers yearling stockers cows and calves. Sheep receipts 1800 with steady prospects and lamb prices ranging from 13.00 to 16.09 for clipped lambs and 15.00 to 18.00 for ewes and young stock.
Billion dollars of barn yard waste urged as war measure
Washington authorities say over one billion dollars of barn yard refuse is wasted annually in the United States. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl Vrooman calls the loss a national tragedy and urges conservation as a wartime measure by American farmers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Carl Vrooman
Weather Bulletin Observations June 28 1917
U S Department of Agriculture weather bulletin notes observations at 7 am on Thursday June 28 1917. Includes reference to Upson board Steves Sash and Door Co with advertising.
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Upson Board
Steves Sash & Door CO
Adv
Weakness Rules On Wall St Thursday
New York stock action opens firm for most issues except a few high priced favorites. United States Steel and allied issues rise while General Motors Studebaker Texas Company and Industrial Alcohol slide1 to 2 points. Brooklyn Union Gas drops about 12 points as rails trade unevenly with late selling broadening.
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Motor Group
United States Steel
Pittsburg Coal
Ohio Gas
General Motors
Studebaker, Texas Company
Industrial Alcohol
Brooklyn Union Gas
Crucible
Bethlehem Steel
Money market quotes in San Antonio
Trading in Mexican currency in San Antonio saw silver pesos and half pesos at quoted levels. Notes from the Bank of London and Mexico and local banks reflected an 12 percent range with mixed bids and asks.
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San Antonio
Thuralay
Bank of London and
Mex
Money market note from New York on June 28
Time loans ease with terms of 60 days 90 days and six months. Call money firm shows high 8 low 4 ruling at 5. Last loan 6. Closing bid 4 offered at 5.
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New York
Mercantile Market Roundup from New York Trading Floor
On June 28 Mercantile markets report Sterling at 60 day bills 472 and commercial 60 day bills 4714 with 4% quotations on some bills. Demand for cables runs 41% to 415-16 percent and silver at 70. Mexican dollars quoted at 61. Government bonds are firm while railroad bonds show irregular activity.
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Une. Sterling
Guildere
London Money and Market Rates Report
London report shows bar silver at 39.44 per ounce with money at 49.4 percent and discount rates listed as 4 percent for short bills and three month bills at 4 percent.
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London
Texas Farm Loan Bank Noted as Excellent in Texas
Officials deny reports of poor progress by the Houston Federal Land Bank. The bank ranks among the top four or five and has chartered fifteen farm loan associations seeking $41,461.50. Forty more associations may be chartered and 93 have applied for loans totaling $5,043,205. In May loans reached $331,114 and in early June $486,547.50.
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Texas
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Houston Bank
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Houston
Texas Bank
Second Liberty Loan installment payments due
Washington reports the second 18 percent payment from subscribers who bought bonds on the installment plan is due today. A 20 percent payment follows on July 30. No official estimate of total payments exists, but about one fourth is believed paid. Engraved bonds will be ready next week.
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Washington, D. C
Liberty Loan
Metal Markets Report From New York June 2
Lead easy spot at 14 cents with dull activity for delivery to St Louis. Copper firm electrolytic spot near 32.00 to 33.00, with August and later 29.00 to 31.00. Iron firm No 1 northern 52.00 to 53.00, No 2 51.90 to 52.00. Tin easy spot 61.75 to 62.50.
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New York
St. Louis
Northern
Trading prices and a punchline in a London chatty item
London market prices for lead spot and futures copper and tin are listed with spot and futures figures. A playful anecdote follows about a doctor’s wife interviewing a housemaid who asks if they perform their own stretching, prompting a puzzled response about serving meals.
Wholesale Price List for Fresh Produce and Groceries
A long list of wholesale prices for fresh vegetables fruits and related goods. Texas and California sources appear with prices per crate basket bunch or per hundred weight. Also includes canned goods dried fruits flour rice and seed prices along with hides tallow beeswax and a museum doorkeeper anecdote.
Cotton statistics show season deficit and stock drops
Cotton stocks by port show yesterday total 186 915 bales, down from 803 749 last week and 809 814 a year ago. The season deficit amounts to 322 999 bales across listed ports.
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Great Britain
France
Mexico
Japan
Galveston
Built-In Furniture Sparks Morning Banter After Leap
At the breakfast table the conversation turns to the night’s events as the speaker asks how things went. The response is light hearted with a remark that she smiled at it, implying a small approval or amusement.
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Cholly
Weather report from Cotton Region district June 24 hours
The bulletin lists temperatures rainfall and weather for Houston district stations for the 24 hours ending at 8 a m The day temperatures ran slightly above normal in interior areas Rain fell heavily in parts of Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida Tennessee Texas and Arkansas Readings include Evergreen Alabama 1 94 inches Corinth Mississippi 1 12 inches Quitman Georgia 1 56 inches LEN BUELL Meteorologist Weather Bureau
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T'other Dear Charmer and a Licumse Mixup
Rastus and Judge Herbert, friends since boyhood, obtain a license to wed Miss Rosie Johnson. Two days later he asks to change the bride to Miss Lilly Rosie, offering another dollar for a new license. The judge resists. Rastus pockets the original papers and notes little difference between the two women.
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Blacksmith Seeks Help as Doctor Misreads Witty Exchange
A Pearson's Weekly style tale shows a blacksmith ignorant of medical jargon visiting a doctor. The doctor asks for phials but mispronounces as Çeeeses, triggering a patient’s alarm and a humorous misinterpretation about his hand’s fate. The scene ends with a quip about using an axe.
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