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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
16
A dense OCR rich with fragmented notices and ad copy shows ready to move in homes, sale and trade offers, and various listings. Mentions Ideal Homes, track related items, and local contact notes, with scattered street and price cues amid garbled phrases.
Market notes show weekend figures and new crop preparations weighing on cotton. Prices in New York rose early then fell amid trade activity as Dry Texan weather and harvest expectations shaped sentiment, with losses intensifying in New Orleans as futures drifted.
The cotton market rose on renewed Liverpool buying and higher Liverpool prices, with October and May futures edging higher as traders weighed export demand and nearby supply. Prices closed modestly up in late trading, with May near 37.05 and October around 37.00, while overall activity remained subdued and sentiment cautious.
Fragmented OCR shows a classified ad notice from a Texas newspaper group listing multiple papers and advertising space pricing. It references Dallas Times Herald Fort Worth Star Telegram El Paso Herald Houston Chronicle San Antonio Light and a Sunday rate, with insertion deadlines and department contact details for the ad placement.
Weather Bureau notes daily precipitation and atmospheric conditions. Data indicate Harmar five inches, detailing recent weather patterns and forecast implications for agriculture and local planning.
Prices for hogs show gains while cattle values drift. Market notes from Kansas City and St Louis indicate limited demand, with distillers, feeders, and packers posting varied receipts and values.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions names and places in garbled form. Readable hints include possible persons and locations, but essential facts remain obscured and dates or events cannot be determined from the text.
A damaged and garbled note describes a Shippers Market in San Antonio with various items listed such as poultry and livestock and a contact number. The legible words reference poultry and market goods, but many phrases are unreadable, making specifics unclear.
Fragmentary OCR lists various market provisions and names places and figures. It references towers, vendors, and dated codes with uncertain context. The readable items include numbers, locations, and entity labels but lack a clear story or event. Further clarity is required to form a precise headline and summary.
Fragmentary OCR mentions New York sugar items and refined granule tab with unclear context. Readers see garbled terms like Met Twente Canvedfuged and nalRvana 10h. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond sugar-related items.
The morning trading shows rail stocks gaining strength while other sectors move unevenly. Investors focus on traction in United States transportation names as bonds hold firm and shipping shares drift.
Fragmented OCR text references metal markets with unclear phrases. Mentions Vy Merle Thre MEENP in Homtet Leak Oaks Sitnt Fe Tier dull. Odds and garbled names suggest a brief market note or column snippet with prices and items, but readable facts are limited.
A fragmentary 1911 notice from Austin Texas records a council or official declaration by Dallas Lex concerning authority to operate in state business. The text references a company and notes action by a regional official, with signatures and dates partially legible.
Fragmented OCR text covers cotton statistics, trade mentions, and overseas market references. It includes scattered names and figures related to cotton in wartime contexts, with unclear cohesion but hints at stock, prices, and international considerations.
A fragmented OCR listing wholesale prices for vegetables and fruits. Includes onions at per dozen and per pound rates, potatoes by hundredweight, carrots and greens, berries, peaches, prunes, and prunes. Mentions items like onions, potatoes, cabbage, strawberries, and prunes with varied unit prices and bulk quantities.
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