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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1918

Page

10

Bulls Seem To Control Cotton Futures Market

The cotton futures market shows bulls in control with May contracts up over 40 points from Saturday as New York and New Orleans opened strong. Cables from Liverpool and dry weather plus bullish demand support buying by traders and longs covering positions.

Cotton Exchange New York New Oreans Liverpool New Orleans New Orleana Longs New Finn San Antonio

Ready for Occupancy and Real Estate Bargains

Ready for occupancy describes a five room elegant home with modern conveniences on a large lot on a paved street priced at 2500 with 500 cash, balance monthly. Also offers two four room cottages with bath sewer and electricity at 1110 Roosevelt Ave for 1800, plus various land and farm listings in Crockett and San Antonio area with trade options and payment plans.

Renner HW. C Navarro St. Trockett Teorsevelt Ave San Antonio Stockdale WB. Whitaker Phone Crockett Medina County W. B. Whitaker Phone Crockett Stet Sandy Land Efty Crockett Carlin Model Realty Co Homarton Baylor County Texas Bexar County East Commerce Street

New York Cotton Futures Climb on Domestic Demand

New York cotton futures opened firm with buying led by Liverpool and domestic trade. March and May contracts rose to new highs for the season while October advanced, with realizations around 31.50 for May and 30 for October absorbing initial selling.

Liverpool Cotten

New Orleans Cotton Market Sees Sharp Early Rise

New Orleans March 4 dry Texas weather and strong cables push cotton futures higher in the early trading. March contracts gain about 25 points as near months extend to new highs, with May and July advancing, and the day closing steady after a 33 point jump. Prices quoted around 1.02 for March and 20.33 for May, with December near 28.78.

New Orleans Texas Orlean Sontaber Ag Grose

Cotton Wires Reports From Floor of Cotton Exchanges

Telegraph messages from the cotton exchanges relay market sentiment and prices. Reports note stronger Liverpool demand, higher openings, and bullish cables, with Texas weather and rain affecting positions. Firms like Hayward Howard Co, Shepard Gluck, Newman Bros, Clark Co, and others transmit updates on buying, selling, and market outlook in New Orleans and New York wires.

J.S. O'Meary Liverpool Haywand-Howard Co New Orleans F. Rennert Texas Shepard & Gluck O'Myary Ettaddle New York Vauring Advance A. S. Clark & CO T. E. Mounger H. & B. Beer L. KE. Mounger J. 8 Omealy Wall Street Shinrts Atendy Hayward-Howard CO

Liverpool Cotton Market Report March 4 Prices Steady

Spot cotton steady with futures firm. Prices: Goo middling 24.400, middling 2.88d, low middling 23.360, good ordinary 22.3d, ordinary 21.83d. Sales 2000 bales, including 1600 Amer. No receipts. New contracts: Marely 24.43, April 24.30, May 24.21, June 24.16, July 24.00. Old contracts fixed prices: March 28.8d, March-April 22.740, May-June 22.58, June-July 2.50.

Liverpool Marely

Money markets and financial rates from New York and Mexico

The report covers currency and banking rates amid Mexican and New York markets. It lists peso exchange in San Antonio, U S dollar equivalents, time loan rates at 8 percent bids, call money ease, and various government and railroad bond conditions with irregular activity.

Shippers Market Mixed as New York and Chicago Quotes Rise

In New York and Chicago market notes for March 4 indicate active demand and price gains for Catton goods and assorted textiles. Government orders and inquiries push buyers to the market. fine yarns and dyed fabrics climb in price while bleached goods advance slowly. Poultry and farm products show steady to rising prices with workers noting higher quotation levels across prints, linens, and indigo fabrics.

New York Catton Goods Arice Ator Texas Ania Crammery Iain Ders

Scarcity of Good Corn Grades Boosts Market Demand

Chicago March 4 The scarcity of good corn grades strengthens demand on the corn market as near term movement is restrained by expected spring field work and warm moist weather. May futures steady near 1.27, with March at 4.27 and May at 1.57, while export demand at St Louis supports the market.

Chicago St. Louis

Local Markets Show Slight Early Stock Movements

Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices fluctuated Monday with California onions dropping to 3.50 per hundredweight and yellow onions at 325. Colorado potatoes held steady to lower at 2.25 per hundredweight. Cabbage and cauliflower shifted lower, lettuce up, Florida strawberries at 0.49 per quarter, and fresh Texas eggs down to 0.1536 per dozen wholesale. No changes were made in prices for butter, poultry, provisions, groceries, or grains.

Walfornia Colorado California Texas

Expectation of good cotton crop cited by New Orleans firm

A New Orleans firm reports growing optimism for the cotton season. They note higher grain and corn prices reduce dependency on cotton, labor costs rise, and industrial shifts push farmers toward alternate crops in Georgia and the Carolinas. The study suggests substantial acreage gains likely in Georgia and the Carolinas with only minor changes elsewhere.

Monager Catton North South Coarolina Cottali Pew Uae Georgian Carolines Herrmann & Wolf New Orleans

Chicago Cassie Grain Quotation Roundup March 4

Quotations from Chicago Kansas City and St Louis markets show mixed grain futures. Corn and oats prices vary by grade across regions with No 2 mixed at 2.70 in Kansas City and No 2 yellow nearby. St Louis lists No 2 corn at 1.71 to 1.92 and No 2 oats at 1.92 to 2.0 for nearby bids.

Chicago Kansas City Louis Quatatlona

Provision Markets Quotation Highlights and Prices

A fragmented listing shows depilocal packing and wholesale meat prices with multiple items. Bacon bellies 14-16 pounds average and bacon rates near 28 to 32 cents. American cheese around 31 cents. oleomargarine 32 cents per pound. standard pork and other meats quoted with varied figures. Numeric entries include weights and per pound pricing, indicating a dense, early 20th century market page.

Wholesale fish and oyster prices in San Antonio trade

A San Antonio wholesale market note shows limited Texas trout and red snapper, moderate halibut and rock cod, and plentiful oysters. Wholesale and retail prices are listed for oysters and fish, with general demand below normal and several price points across select categories including wholesale and retail figures.

San Antonio Oyaters Xealen

Unclear data on cotton stats and locations noted

Fragments mention Cotton statistics and places such as Griveston Houston Mobile Savannah Wilmington Norfolk New Orleans and Charleston with incomplete details. The text reads as open heat and regulated processes but lacks coherent facts or events to summarize.

Griveston Tex Houston Mobile Ale Savannah Wilmington Norfolk Howton Orleans Let Charleston

Steel price outlook discussed in New York meeting

Interest in the steel trade focused on a Friday New York gathering of Industry representatives to gauge price trends as the current schedule nears March 31 expiration. Officials doubt prices will fall and favor a six month extension, while traffic conditions improved and steel output rose about 6 percent from the prior week.

New York Dsire

Union Buys Stamps At Local Union Meeting

At a San Antonio Typographical Union session on Sunday an endorsement was made for war savings and thrift stamps. An active member will receive thrift stamps funded from the general fund. Separate actions were taken by the Trades Council and Bartenders Union, with dances promoted by Willetts Orchestra at Turner Hall, noted as increasingly popular. Two traffic accidents were reported Sunday afternoon involving vehicles driven by Lt. R. P. Whitfield and B. Sulth.

San Antonio R. P. Whitfield Camp Travis B. Sulth Quincy Street

Hogs ease off in northern trade centers.

Reported quotations show hog prices easing at Chicago Kansas City and Fort Worth with slow sales. Cattle and sheep held steadier amid varied receipts while St Louis saw modest hog gains. Local yard activity remained light with overall price levels mixed across major markets.

Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City St. Louis

Metal market quotes from New York and London briefed

The New York metal market quotes list Sirm Hyot Spelter and Lulu delivery with bids at 7.70. London quotes show copper at £110, cathodes £210, electrolytic £126, spelter £318 195, and spot or futures prices around £29 to £490 with various figures.

NEW York Metals New York Hyot Maat Bt Apnt London

New York Sugar Prices Mixed on March 4 New York

Raw sugar futures mixed with centrifugal and molasses figures. refined grades steady. Notable prices include powdered sugar near 7.65 to 7.90, cubes at 8.00, and standard granulated around 7.45 to 7.50. Market notes mention various brands and container codes with scattered figures.

New York

Eagles Memorial Services and Local Incident Snippet

Fragmented street notices tell of a minor collision at Oakland Street and Lexington Avenue with no injuries. A bicycle rider struck a girl on El Paso Street causing slight injuries, while a separate assault case involves a razor wound and an arrest for assault to murder. Also listed are memorial services, rental ads, and a union ball notice from 1918.

Oakland Street Lexington Avenue Francisco Paloma Guadalupe Street Gilverta Rodriguez el Paso Street

Obituary notices for Marian Danforth and others

Miss Marian Danforth 11 died February 21 in New York city home. Interment set at Charleston Missouri. Danforth formerly San Antonio real estate operator Burton Danforth firm partner. Bretta Slavin 56 died at 7 560 oclock Monday morning at Joval hospital native of Ireland, San Antonio resident 36 years. Survived by widow mother four sisters three sons. Funeral Tuesday Shelley Loving. interment St Mary's Cemetery Tobey. Riley Bass 44 died Sunday at 203 Belavent Street. Texas native, San Antonio resident. survived by widow mother and children. Body to be sent to Poteet for interment. Louisi Wilhelmi 55 died at Crofton Avenue apartments Sunday night born Germany residence San Antonio six years. Survived by three sisters. funeral Monday at 4 from chapel.

Miss Marian Danforth A. H. Danforth San Antonio New York Charleston Danforth Formeberly Burton & Danforth Petra Slavin Bretta Slavin Joval Hospital Ireland Patrick Slavin Maggie Behil Annie Baker Inte Parson Palestine Hannah Bolton Houston John Pat Joe Slavin Shelley-Loving Undertaking Company St Mary's Cemetery Tobcy M. Sasa Riley Ba Bass Belavent Street Texas Mra. It. V. Butler Alice Maud Bass Loranzo Charles Thomas Bass Poteet Shelley-Loring ‘Undertaking Company Louisi Wilhelmi Jonisi Wilhelmi Crofton Avenue Germany Augusta, Martin Sidonta Ida Wilhelmi A. Solke South Alamo Street Poland W. R. Phillips C. Kuhn San. Antonio G. Smith Sarah Gillison Smith South Frio Street L. A. Beck W. L. Hall Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company Della Strain Beaumont Sansuevivec Shelles- Loring Undertaking Company Ko Haas Ike Haas Madison Street Temple Bethel Cemetery

Death notices from San Antonio area churches and cemeteries

Obituaries record the deaths of A Solke 68 from South Alamo Street, Mrs. Sarah Gillison Smith 68 of South Frio Street, Della Strain 85 of Beaumont, and Ike Haas 58 of Madison Street. Services were held by Hagy Undertaking and Waters and Shelley Loring with interments at St Marys Jewish Temple Bethel and Beaumont. Surviving relatives include spouses, children and siblings across San Antonio, Vicksburg and Beaumont.

Crematory and Ambulance Ads Mix With Burial Lots

An advertisement row lists Sheiley-Loring Undertaking Co and Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co offering ambulance and motor equipment at 453 Soledad St and 104 State Bank Building with burial lots at Roselawn Cemetery priced at $50 and $104 monthly payments. Separately, New York and Kansas City market quotations for commodities and coffee futures are reported with mixed prices and terms as of March 4.

Wdale Mon Veoe American Car & Groundry Baldwin Mit Haltiners Ohio Tevenee Bethlehem Steel Chesapeake & & Ohio Chicago Pee & St. Paul Pacific Colorado Fuel and Iron Columbia Gas and Electric Sersreees Crupibla Steel General “Motora Etre Ae Reed Mariny Kennecott Copper Louisyills A& Nashy Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Milam Copper Midvu Minvouri Pacific Tronny Ray Scececas Republi FE Iron’ & Steel Southern Pacific Seth Thee Southern Railway Studebaker Co. Ae Oo Bee Ashe Texan Co Tennessee Copper Aimbed Clear Industrial Alcott Rubber United States Steel Utah Copper Apt Tetaa Tay Wabash Pfd Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland American Tel Tel Illinois Central Seave Gulf Street Steel Sesnees Fid Seaboard Air Ling U Riora-Shef, Steel and Tron United Frult Virginia Cara, Chem General Eteetric American Tobacco Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co Soledad St Roselawn Ceemetery State Bank

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