Mobilization of Troops Spurs San Antonio Business Era
The mobilization of troops to Fort Sam Houston boosts San Antonio commerce with wholesale grocers closing books after a record week. Local jobbers, competing with Dallas, Houston, and national bidders, anticipate a million-dollar impact through salaries and immediate food purchases. Prominent merchants predict substantial advertising benefits from the move.
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Texas
San Antonio
United States
Fort Sam Houston
Harry E. Wilkins
Cusack
are + go l
Bank Reserve Declines in Clearing House Report
The weekly clearing house statement shows banks hold 34,629,375 more than reserve requirements, a drop of 3,835,625 from last week. Daily averages show loans up 6,446,900, deposits up 8,228,900, and reserves falling across multiple categories.
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Associated Press
New York
Greater
New York Clearing House
Farmers Take Frequent Trips to Market for Vegetables
Farmers from San Antonio made frequent trips to wholesalers last week as city trade slowed. Local markets reported steady supplies of vegetables with little time for market chatter amid ongoing shortages and rising prices.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Wholesale Market Notes Weekly Produce Movements
The week sees Uncle Sam's ration contract dominating trade with half a million dollars and little time for retailers. Markets show abundant supplies of strawberries lettuce celery scarce, apples late, and oranges delayed by rains. Banana arrivals are ripe yet manageable as Pruitt Commission Co lists several carloads of celery apples potatoes oranges bananas cane seed and yams for Monday sale.
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San Antonio
Texas
Uncle Sam
California
Pruitt Commission Co
Market Quotations and Grain Receipts Reported
New York March 11 market update lists receipts at 6857 cases and quotations for various fresh and western eggs. Prices show dirties No 1 at 16 34 cents, No 2 at 15 17 cents, western gathered whites at 19 22 cents, western duck eggs at 30 38 cents, and southern eggs at 26 35 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
Market quotations Chicago and St Louis produce report
Associated Press reports Chicago market notes with butter stable creamery 16 26c daisy eggs receipts 10 219 cases firsts 16c. cheese steady. varied weights pork and poultry prices. St Louis lead steady at 4.25, spelter 5.50, poultry weak with assorted prices for chickens turkeys ducks geese. butter steady creamery 19 27 and eggs steady 16.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Young Americas
Hensey
Associated Pre
ST. Louis
Postoffice Closed Except General Delivery In San Antonio
San Antonio post office to close this morning with general delivery still available Special delivery letters will be accepted as颔 use of a special stamp ensures delivery Voters approved the new pick up plan in a city wide vote The two mail collections will run in the business district along East Commerce Street to the Katy depot and to West Nueva Street via Main Avenue Alamo and Florés Street
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Talf
Sam
Jack Gugenheim
Gugenheim-Goldsmith Company
San Antonio
Gugenheim
United States
Texas
Stevens
Commerce Street
Southern Pacific-Katy
Laredo Street
Main Avenue
Oe Street
Alamo
Villitreet
Florés Street
Nueva Street
Bearish General Tone For Grain Markets In Chicago Dispatch
Chicago March 11 brokers report Shorts in wheat uneasy about Sunday news and potential bullish signals Monday. May and July prices rose on rallies while cash corn and oats held near previous levels. Hog strength supported May pork lard and ribs though hard spots sparked selling and overall grain messages leaned bearish with scattered favorable signals from Oklahoma.
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Joseph F. Pritchard
Chicago
Ill
Shorts
Broathstricken
Southwest
Oklahoma
Daily movement of grain at Chicago
Receipts and shipments today list 16 cars of wheat including 4 contract grade, 246 cars of corn with 1 contract grade, and 98 cars of oats. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reached 242 cars, versus 224 last week and 468 a year ago.
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Aseoriated Press
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Dullest Day of Year in Stocks
New York markets show strength in Canadian Pacific and weakness in Central Leather amid bank reserve losses. Trading barely 65 000 shares as investors await Supreme Court decisions and anticipated May timing.
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Thomas
Shottwell
New York
Supreme Court
Wall Street
Congress
Mexico
Texas
Republic
New York Central
New York Stock Exchange
Orthwein Matchette Company
Baltymore Avenue
Kansas City
Amalgamated Copper
American Beet
American Car and Foundry
American
Eee
American Locomotive
American Smelting
Samra Bie
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and
Rio Grande
Great Northern
Illinois Central
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Go -OfAs
Mahins
Scebes Ues
Lehigh
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Ecess Na
New Wore Central
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Northern Pacific
Wilgate Maik
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
Shah
Rock Island Company
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Standard Oil
Texas Oil Company
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Wheat and corn prices mixed in Kansas City market
Wheat held steady to higher with No 2 hard around 97c and No 2 red near 95c. Corn firm around 44 to 45c for No 2 mixed, white near 44c. Oats unchanged about 81c for No 2 white. May and July futures showed producers offering at 87 or 85c for wheat and 48c for corn.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Mrs Jeanne Sanner Dies in San Antonio at 69
Jeanne Sanner aged 69 died in San Antonio on March 10. Funeral services will be held at her residence 823 Dakota Street Sunday at 4 30 PM and at San Fernando Cathedral at 5 PM. Interment will follow in City Cemetery No 6. Pallbearers listed are George Caen Sr Nat Villareal R J Fitzgerald Joseph Delhous and H Schom ers.
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Jeanne Sanner
San Antonio
Dakota Street
San Fernando Cathedral
City Cemetery
George Caen Sr
Nat Villareal
R. J. Fitzgerald
Josepha J. M. Delhous
H. Schomers
Cotton Market Shows Power in Early Trading
New York opened with 10 to 3 points gains as Liverpool closed nearly steady. Liverpool sold 6000 bales of middling cotton at 6.67d showing gains in spots while New Orleans and Galveston posted modest increases amid reports of favorable week statistics and early Texas weather concerns.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Galveston
Houston
Edward Lowranlett
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Weather Boost
New Orleans March 11 Cotton futures opened steady with slight moves around. Cables were quiet with little buying or selling as weather maps show continued dryness across the cotton countries. Texas counties report planting disruptions due to drought. shorts covered amid mixed early action. By midmorning the market was about one point above yesterday's close, with trading months peaking 5 to 11 points higher before closing barely steady, near yesterday's levels.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Texas
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Near-Term Futures Close Higher
Closing spot cotton in Liverpool on March 11 shows prices one point higher with American middling fair at 8.11 and middling 7.67. Daily sales about 6,000 bales, 500 for speculation and export, 5,900 American. futures steady and quiet with a ladder of forwardials from March to January.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Spot Cotton Markets Steady Across Major Hubs
Memphis reports spot cotton steady with middling at 14 1/2 cents, while New York closes ten points higher at 14.65 for middling and 14.90 for middling gulf. Houston notes steady cash prices with middling at 14 9/16, as New Orleans remains firm and Galveston quiet in today’s market wrap.
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Liverpool
New Orleans
Galveston
Quiet
Houston
New York
Associaion Press
York
Gulf
Galveston Spot Coin Firm, 1-16 Up
Galveston spot coin market reports firm prices at 1-16 up and middling 14 1 2 cents as buyers hold steady and dealers note limited offerings in the March session.
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Sociated Press
Galveston
Tex
Spot cotton prices hold steady as sales occur in New Orleans
New Orleans on March 11 reports spot cotton firm with 116 bales sold for delivery of 260 bales. Prices range from low ordinary at 11 15-16 to strict good middling 15 8-16 with middling around 15 7-16. Receipts total 953 bales, stocks 439,064 bales.
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New Orleans
Harem skirt cited in Rome death of major
In Rome on March 11 Major Rossi a high municipal official took his own life. Friends say he died from shame after his two daughters aged 23 and 19 wearing a harem skirt as part of their daily attire.
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Rome
Major Rossi
Ossi
Cotton receipts at United States ports last year
Readable figures show cotton receipts at major U S ports including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Boston and totals. Last year totals are listed with estimates suggesting higher or lower port activity across the year.
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United States
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Boston
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City markets today show cattle receipts at 100 with steady tone and steers 5.50 to 6.75, cows 3.00 to 6.25, stockers 4.75 to 5.90. Hogs receipts 2500 with prices 6.95 to 7.15 for various classes. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs 5.40 to 6.25 and wethers 4.40 to 5.60.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Market Receipts and Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
In St Louis on March 11 cattle receipts 400 with steady market. Native beef steers 5.00 to 7.00, cows and heifers 4.00 to 4.50, stockers 3.75 to 5.65. Texas steers 4.50 to 6.50, cows 3.50 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 3500 with prices 7.10 to 7.35 for pigs and lights and 7.05 to 7.30 for packers and best heavy. Sheep receipts 800 steady with muttons 4.85 to 4.85 and lambs 5.75 to 6.50.
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Ascot
Hicago
Texas
Lipher
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Eee
Coffee Futures Hold Steady Market Across Exchanges
Special Dispatch reports a slow but steady coffee futures market with prices mostly unchanged. Havre bid up 1 4 franc, Hamburg 38 4 pfennig higher, Rio barely steady, Santos 60 reis higher, with March to May at 10.38 and later months down to 9.82. Total sales 21,750 bags.
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New York
Rio
Havre
Hamburg
Santos
Cotton seed oil market quiet in New York on March 11
The cotton seed oil market opened and closed lightly with spot at 6.65 to 6.80 dollars and nearby months from March to September showing small bid/ask ranges. Prices for April May June July August and beyond were listed with narrow spreads, though the September figure appears incomplete.
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Special Dispatch
New York
Sires
Sugar Markets Hold Steady In New York Trade
The domestic refined sugar market was steady with refiners quoting 3.70 less 1 percent cash for fine granulated. Federal Sugar Refining offered 3.65 while spot raw sugar stood at 3.67 centrifugal 8.26 Muscovado and 3.01 molasses. London beet sugar eased with March and April at 10s 3 1 4d.
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New York
Federal Sugar Refining Company
London
Cotton Seed Market Notes Early March Prices
Cotton seed products in Memphis report prime basis at 5.80, meal 23, linters 3 4 percent. Cotton seed oil futures in New York show steady Open and May 6.68 to 6.97, July around 6.90. Liverpool weekly cotton stats list imports 62,000 bales total, with American imports 48,000 and American forwardings 58,000.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Liverpool
First Guaranty and Jacksonville State banks consolidate
Jacksonville Texas March 11 The First Guaranty State bank and the Jacksonville State bank have consolidated with capital stock of 50090 dollars W C Bolton president and John Howard cashier.
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Jacksonville
Tex
First Guaranty State Bank
Jacksonville State Bank
W. C. Bolton
John Howard
Home Millinery Hats Offer Modern Styles
The shop at 1612 West Commerce Street presents the latest hat designs. Beautifully made creations promise fashion ahead of the season from this local millinery shop opposite I and G N round house.
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West Commerce Street
I. & G. N, Round House
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