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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1934
Page
4
Bond market figures and quotes for New York listings are presented with totals, daily movement, and parity notes. The page includes price levels, volume indicators, and references to specific securities and exchanges, alongside scattered column text and market shorthand.
At San Antonio and nearby markets the livestock sale saw limited price gains for select cattle while overall trade stayed slow. Strong demand appeared for choice yearlings and top steers, with hogs steady around 14 and lambs showing higher bids, though many receipts remained unsold or carried over into the next cycle.
A scrambled market report details Texas fruit and vegetable items, national agents, and multiple city arrivals. It notes cabbage lettuce strawberries carrots beets and peppers with figures for crates prices and track arrivals across New York Chicago Philadelphia and local Texas ports.
Chicago reports show grains finishing the day with small gains and losses. Wheat rose about 1 to 2 cents, oats advanced modestly while corn edged higher, as traders weighed prospects for silver legislation and ongoing market steadiness amid weak stock markets.
Cotton market notes mixed activity with various states showing steady to weak movement. Spot quotations from Galveston and Houston reflect middling to good middling prices, while regional buyers reported steady inquiry and cautious selling in the wake of modern market signals.
Fragmentary OCR describes a local scene with mentions of a dealer, Martic location, storage structures, Cypress Lumber and a Groety business. Names and exact actions are unclear but suggest local commerce and property items in a small town context.
Memphis market report lists prices and bids for cottonseed oil products with figures for March and September. The document records bids and prices for various oil types and dates, noting shifts in rates and terms among merchants in Yean, Memphis.
Data shows various stock figures including opening, mid-session, and year-to-date percentages. The fragment references indexes and prices, with inconsistent OCR. It mentions dates or months and multiple numeric values without coherent context.
Readable fragments show a city entertainment page listing a Daybreaker orchestra at Selma Sea with nightly acts. Names include Heron, Smith Ene, Jerry McRae, and Texas Rane Bereem plus periodic dancing and social events. Location references mention Grape Vine Ton and Kagtes hail near Commerce and Presats with Sunday night entertainment.
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