San Antonio Street Transport Ordinance Regulates Motor Buses
City Commissioners pass a March 10 1917 ordinance redefining the business district for local street transportation by motor buses and prohibiting new jitney licenses within that district. It alters and narrows routes and schedules for existing licenses, permits temporary operations, and prescribes fines for violations. The measure repeals a prior 1917 ordinance and sets enforcement within the defined district.
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Spout Cotton Prices in Principal Markets
Quotations from the principal spot cotton markets list middling prices for delivery at the markets. San Antonio Houston Galveston New Orleans report middling bids and sales with prices ranging around 17.85 to 17.95 and low figures such as 12.15 in some cases.
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New Orleans
Cotton Market Rises on February Mill Demand Lifts Prices
The Cotton Exchange reports irregular opening but a moderate morning gain as February consumption by American mills reached 547 203 running bales exclusive of linters, aided by firm Liverpool market and improved labor outlook. Prices posted gains at noon, slipped on Russia news, then recovered to close higher across New York and New Orleans. San Antonio spots also advanced.
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San Antonio
New York Cotton Opens Irregular as May, October Move
The New York cotton market opened with renewed irregularity as near months eased on scattered liquidation. May slipped to 17.56 before rallying to 17.70 and 17.81, while October touched 16.87 and then 16.77 amid buying from Liverpool and later profit taking. Rumors of Russia politics pressured prices again in the afternoon, with local sources driving selling as the market drifted off from intraday highs.
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Liverpool
Russia
Cotton futures steady at open with mixed closing gains
New York reports May at 17.61, July 17.49, October 16.75, December 16.89. Futures closed 6 to 16 points higher with activity noted but data garbled in places. Markets show modest gains across the cotton curve amid thin detail and incomplete notes.
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Northern live stock market steadies amid light receipts
The Northern cattle market edged higher as hogs showed mixed strength from Chicago to Kansas City, and sheep held steady. Receipts were light, with cattle totaling 552 and hogs 41 for the city trade, while stock dealers noted ample supply for the remaining week.
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Fort Worth Live Market Cattle Hogs Sheep Steady
Fort Worth cattle receipts 3509 with steady prices. Steers 6.50 to 9.00, stockers 6.50 to 8.75, heifers 6.50 to 9.50, cows 4.50 to 8.50, bulls 4.50 to 7.25, calves 4.50 to 9.00. Hogs receipts 65.00 with bulk 13.59 to 14.00 and top 14.30. Sheep receipts £00 with lambs 13.00 to 14.00, yearlings 12.00 to 13.00, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, goats 4.50 to 7.00.
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Liverpool Set to Open Friday Fringe as 1 to 3 Down
In a brief update Liverpool is slated to open Friday with a 1 to 3 point deficit. An 11 o'clock call is noted with unclear abbreviations and garbled text following it.
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Cotton Market Reacts to Census Mill Statistics
New Orleans reports an early 10 to 12 point rise in cotton after Census Bureau mill usage data showed February consumption at 647,203 bales, beating expectations. With slim offerings and lingering spot demand, prices lifted to 18 to 20 points on a freer move to mills before a late day selloff following Russian revolutionary news.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Russia
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with March at 17.31, May 17.18, July 17.00, October 16.36, and December 16.45. Futures closed 11 to 17 points higher with mixed overnight quotes and gains noted in several contracts.
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New Orleans
Cotton prices ease on limited demand in Liverpool market
Liverpool cotton market shows softer tones with Good middling at 12.254 pence and middling 12.154. Sales reach 4000 bales including 2900 American and 400 for speculation and export as receipts total 1300 all American.
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Liverpool
Futures close in Liverpool run with varied months
Futures closed in Liverpool on March 11 with multiple month contracts listing daily values. Highlights show steady declines in several front month pairs and notable highs for March-April at 11.684 and January-February at 16.80d.
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Cottonseed Oil Quotations Reported Today in New York
New York on March 15 recorded cottonseed oil quotations with prices and market activity noted. Strong demand and price movements were observed across key grades as traders assessed supply outlooks and regional stock levels.
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Turpentine and Resin Prices Quiet in Savannah Market
Turpentine remains steady with 45 sales, 98 receipts, 53 shipments, and 12,849 stock in Savannah. Resin also steady with 563 sales, 445 receipts, 125 shipments, and 80,673 stock. quotations list 2 and DO FG 66.00 and grades Hy I K M N W G and W W at 6.20.
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Prairie Pipe Line declares quarterly and extra dividend
Independence Kansas March 15 Prairie Pipe Line Company announces at its general offices a quarterly dividend of five dollars per share and an additional extra dividend of the same amount.
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Prairie Pipe Line Company
Texas Railroad Commission Granted ICC Intervention
The Interstate Commerce Commission gave the Texas Railroad Commission permission to intervene in the Shreveport case consolidations. It may produce witnesses and present oral and brief arguments. Similar permission was also granted to the Amarillo Board of City Development and the Panhandle Traffic League.
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Alum Soaks Claim Cure for Brittle Fingernails
A health note claims soaking nails in strong alum solutions can cure brittle fingernails. The report emphasizes regular use and cautions readers to consult medical guidance for persistent nail issues.
Livestock Receipts And Prices In Kansas City Markets
Kansas City reports receipts of 8000 hogs and 5000 cattle with mixed prices. Hogs ranged bulk 14.10 to 14.60, heavy 14.06 to 14.65, light 14.00 to 14.45, pigs 10.50 to 13.00. Cattle included 100 southern steers. prime fed steers 11.75 to 12.25, dressed 9.50 to 11.50, cows and heifers 8.00 to 11.00. Lambs 12.00 to 14.50, yearlings 13.00 to 18.65, wethers 11.50 to 12.50, ewes 10.50.
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Chicago Market Receipts and Quotations March 15
In Chicago on March 15 receipts for hogs were 21 000 with a strong higher market. Bulk hogs 14.50 to 14.08, light 13.90 to 14.75, mixed 14.25 to 14.85, heavy 14.25 to 14.40, pigs around 10.50. Cattle receipts 4000, market firm with native beef cattle 9.00 to 12.65, stockers 6.80 to 9.75, cows and heifers 5.80 to 10.75, calves 9.75 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 13 000, market firm with wethers 11.00 to 12.50 and lambs 12.35.
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Livestock Receipts and Prices From St Louis Market
Receipts and quotations show hogs with market steady and prices ranging from 14.30 to 14.85 for various grades, cattle receipts near 2000 with a strong market and mixed price bands, and sheep receipts around 1100 with steady demand and lambs 13.00 to 14.90, owes 9.50 to 12.00, yearlings 12.25 to 13.50.
Dallas banker leads Texas delegation at federal farm loan meeting
M H Gossett president of the Houston Federal Land Bank attends a conference in Washington with presidents of twelve farm loan banks to learn new procedures and share ideas. He plans to return to Houston to organize the Texas bank and report back the suggested improvements.
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Small Perfume Atomizer Idea From French Inventor
Observations at 8 a.m. Thursday March 15 1917 report temperatures below zero with winds under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. The item describes a pocketbook sized perfume atomizer conceived by a French inventor.
Provision markets grain packing house quotations
Market brief lists dealer quotations for Thursday including dry salt extras 20 cents, bacon extras 21 cents, dry salt opellies 14-16 pound average 214 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 33 cents, fancy hams 21 cents, bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 234 cents, pure lard 21 cents, compound 15.5 cents, and American cheese 9 cents per pound.
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Chicago Market Quotes and Futures for May July
Chicago provisions price quotations show Park Open High Low and close figures for May and July futures. Lard ribs and related fats list May and July contract prices with daily highs and lows across a compact batch of commodity quotes.
Shippers Market Shows Steady Poultry and Egg Prices
Eggs firm with creamery quotes around 30 to 34 cents per pound and country at 25 2s8c. Butter steady in Texas creamery at 30 34 cents, country 25 2s8c. Poultry steady with large hens 8 to 9 dollars, medium 7 to 8, small 6 to 6.50. Large friers 6 to 7, medium 5.50 to 6, broilers 3.60 to 4.00, small springs 4.00 to 4.25, turkeys 23 to 24 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 per dozen, geese 12 to 15 dollars.
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Chicago market quotations from March trading day
Quotations show butter steady, creamery at 23 40, kegs up. Receipts 8430 cases with firsts and ordinary firsts near 264s 2i. Potatoes higher with mixed regional prices. Poultry alive higher, fowls and springs at 23c. Prices span Washington Colorado Oregon Idaho and Michigan Wisconsin white listings.
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Quotation Diary Butter and Poultry Prices Passed
Kansas City market quotes show butter at 42 cents for firsts 4 8 cents for seconds 38 8, packing 8 8 cents, kegs firsts 21 7 cents. Poultry includes hens 20 stage roosters lic tur ave An. r. Potatoes.
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Sugar Market Snapshot From New York Trade Desk
New York sugar prices steady on March 15 with raw sugar at $5.39 a hundredweight and refined grades holding steady. centrifugal and molasses markets noted.
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Savings department resources of Texas banks report
Resources of savings departments in Texas banks as of February 28 1917 total 4 967 735 including 38 754 957 in first liens on real estate 173 611 in bonds 834 882 in currency. total savings deposits and due depositors 4 032 972. required cash reserve 699 57. actual cash reserve 990 662, 290 504 above legal requirements.
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American Sugar Refining reports 1916 profits and high turnover
New York March 15. The American Sugar Refining Company reports profits of 9 756 279 for 1916, up from 2 991 465 in 1915. Turnover nears 200 million dollars. Manufacturing profit about 12 percent, alleged to be one of the smallest margins in the manufacturing world outside Chicago packers.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Chicago
Prairie Oil and Gas declares quarterly and extra dividends
Independence Kansas March 15 Prairie Oil and Gas Company announces a quarterly dividend of 3 a share and an extra dividend of 2 a share at its general offices.
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Kans
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Wheat Prices Rise on Strength as Trade Reports Signal Grain Demand
Chicago March 15 Wheat prices showed strong gains on expectations the railway strike outlook is easing and bullish crop reports from Kansas. May moved to 1.80, July to 1.56, with other months up and exports buyers adding to the rise. corn and oats followed higher and provisions advanced.
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Kansas
Market Quotes From Chicago Grain Prices March 15
Wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard nosed. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.08 to 1.09. Oats standard 419 614 cents. Barley 1.13 to 1.32. Prices reflect opening quotations from Chicago.
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Grain futures close higher on wheat soy May July Sept
Kansas City grain futures closed with May wheat at 81.77 cents, July between 161 and 151 cents, September around 140.5 to 140.4 cents. Corn prices listed for May 105.5, July 105, September 102 cents.
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Kansas City
Grain futures quotes show mixed prices across crops
The report lists Wheat No 2 at about 1.90 per unit and No 3 red near 1.88 to 1.90, Corn No 2 mixed around 1.07 to 1.08, No 2 white about 1.08, and Oats No 2 white near 61 to 62 cents with No 2 mixed around 58 to 59 cents.
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Kansas City
Grain quotes from St. Louis market report
Quotations show grain prices with ranges for wheat corn and oats. Wheat No 2 red at 1.99, No 2 hard around 1.96, Corn No 2 around 1.05, No 2 white about 1.09, Oats No 2 around 0.64. The report records trading values for the day in St. Louis.
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Local Market Report Notes Strawberry Price Drop
The wholesale price of strawberries fell to 3.60 per crate of 24 pints on Thursday, marking a 1.00 decrease. Cabbage receipts were not as plentiful as before while no changes occurred in wholesale prices for ergs butter poultry fresh vegetables groceries provisions seeds grains or mill products.
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Wholesale Produce Prices From California to Texas
Wholesale fresh vegetables and fruits with per unit prices listed by state and item. Notable figures include potatoes 4.25 per hundredweight in CA CO OR, onions 10.00 CA yellow, 60 cents per dozen bunches TX, tomatoes 4.00 per six basket crate Cuban, and strawberries 3.00 per crate Texas.
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Wholesale commodity price list of dried fruits and staples
A dense commerce page lists wholesale prices for dried fruits, nuts, canned goods, and staples. Entries include raisins 9c per pound, prunes 12%c, apricots 17-18c, dates, sugar $8 per hundredweight, coffee and tea items, canned fruits and vegetables with per dozen or per can rates, meats and fish, various seeds and grains, and animal products like hides and beeswax with regional price variations.
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February US Cotton Consumption and Trade Report
The Census Bureau reports February cotton consumption in the United States at 547 203 running bales excluding linters, with seven months ending February at 14 14 866 bales. Exports February 56 089 bales. seven months 4 217 096 bales. Imports February 56 057 bales. seven months 165 204 bales. Linters February 63 403 bales. seven months 474 443 bales. Cotton on hand February 28 in consuming establishments 2 167 288 bales. in public storage and at compresses 4 435 273 bales. Cotton growing states February consumption 313 552 bales. hand in consuming establishments 1 104 524 bales. Spinules active February in cotton growing states 12 771 876.
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Stock Market Closes Firm After Mixed Gains
New York trading opened with restricted dealings yet notable gains in speculative issues. Industrial Alcohol, American Sugar, International Paper, Columbia Gas, and Western Union led a late surge, while United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel edged up. Rails stalled and late selling trimmed most gains amid Russia related rumors.
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London Financial Roundup: Bar Silver and Money Rates
London reports bar silver at 3.4 per ounce and money at 314 percent. Discount rates show short bills at 4 percent and three months at 4 percent.
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Metal market snapshot from New York and London
New York lead is easy at 9 percent ashked with spelter and copper prices mixed. Electrolytic copper futures and spot values shown. iron and tin hold steady with London quotes for lead, spelter, copper, and tin futures listed.
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Rice market update in New Orleans on March 15
Prices and receipts show robust activity for rough and clean rice in New Orleans. Rough rice receipts reached 9163 sacks with millers paying 920 dollars, while clean rice receipts were 4234 pockets with sales to Honduras 4116 pockets, Japan 1734 pockets, and Vive Rose 1298 pockets. Prices list rough blue rose at 3.59 to 4.40 dollars and clean Japan 34, blue rose 3% to 4.40, others unchanged.
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Dry goods market steady amid uneven knit supply
In New York on March 15 the dry goods meress was firm on raw fabrics but less active in gray goods and fine yarns. Yarns stayed steady while worsted yarns held firm. Deliveries on knit goods appeared irregular.
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Seed corn and grain varieties offered by Marucheau Grain Co
M Marucheau Grain Co of San Antonio Texas lists seeds including Red Top Cane Red Orange Amber White Wonder Seed Corn Yellow Dent Sudan Graga Milo Maize Kaffir Corns and Feterita with unspecified quantities. The notice invites buyers to specify quantity.
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