Review of the Week in World Markets Weather Summary
Review of the week reports temperatures with a high 73 and low 66, average 64. Precipitation totals show 0 inches in the last 24 hours with a monthly deficit of 1.33 and a year to date deficit of 2.62. Southeast winds average 12.2 mph, with a high of 36 mph at 2 46 a m. Sunday sunrise is 6 31 a m and sunset 6 49 p m. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Aes
Seenee
Enet Ennnere
Cotton price fluctuations amid weather and war news
Cotton traders tracked Mexico developments and weather shifts in Texas with irregular prices. Reports of showers near San Antonio failed to restore conditions, near month figures steady though cautious. Liverpool consumption estimates and possible German orders influenced sentiment as New York and New Orleans closes showed modest declines and weekly ranges.
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Cotton Exchange
Mexico
Texas
San Antonio
Liverpool
Houston
Ione Peetti
Galveston
Sean Vias
Dallas
New York
New Orleans
Cotton market eases in Liverpool with modest sales
Spot cotton in Liverpool on March 28 eases with good middling at 7.964 cents, middling 7.694, and low middling 7.434. Sales total 3600 bales with 500 for speculation and export receipts at 8200 bales.
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Liverpool
Futures prices quoted in Liverpool market report
Liverpool market report lists futures for March to March April contracts with quotes ranging from 7.51 pence to 7.16 pence across successive monthly and quarterly pairings. Notation includes 7.60494 for March-April and 7.14494 for January-February and March-April.
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Liverpool
Cotton stock at U S ports rises slightly year over year
Cotton receipts at U S ports show totals for Galveston Houston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston and other ports. Stock at these ports stands at 1 427 567 bales, up from 1 426 461 last week and down from 1 614 846 a year ago. Excess this season remains modest.
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Galveston
Houston
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Harleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Boston
U. S
Great Britain
France
Continent
Mexico
Augusta
Memphis
St. Louis
Custon
U S Chamber Seeks South American Markets
San Antonio merchants note U S Chamber of Commerce efforts to win South American buyers long loyal to Germany. Local firms send agents to Brazil and beyond, as the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce studies textiles, wearing apparel, and electrical goods.
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San Antonio
United States Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Brazil
South American
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Bureau
Philip §. Smith
New York
W. A. Tucker
Massachusetts
South America
United States
Tucker
Smith
H. G. Brock
Wholesale Market Prices for Vegetables and Foods
Wholesale market report listing prices to retailers and shippers for vegetables, fruits, canned goods, grains, meats, and staples. Includes potatoes, onions, cabbage, peppers, beans, berries, apples, citrus, dried fruits, canned items, coffee, rice, flour, meal, alfalfa, seeds, nuts, and hides with per unit figures for states like California, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Washington. Strong entities include Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Washington, and specific item names.
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Colorado
California
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
East Texas
Washington
Ancy
Renee
London
Trornia
Illinois
Maxwell House
Hog market steadies as cattle prices hold firm in Fort Worth
Fort Worth market reports show cattle receipts 60 with steady values across beef, stockers, cows and calves. Hogs seen 1800 head with prices 9.25 to 9.60 for bulk to heavy weights and pigs 4.50 to 7.00. sheep none with steady lambs and yearlings. Goats bring 4.00 to 5.50.
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts and quotations for Hogs Cattle and Sheep listed with ranges. Hogs bulk 9.49 to 9.66 heavy 9.60 to 9.70. pigs 8.25 to 9.10. Cattle prime fed steers 9.25 to 9.75. cows 5.00 to 8.25. heifers 7.00 to 9.75. stockers 6.75 to 8.80. Sheep lambs 10.85 to 11.60. yearlings 9.50. wethers 8.25 to 9.00. ewes 7.75.
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Kansas City
Pete
Wethers
Even
Receipts and Hogs: Market Steady With Mixed Beef Prices
In St. Louis on March 25, receipts totaled 32600 hogs with steady to lower tone. Pigs and lights 7.00 to 9.76, mixed and butchers 9.65 to 9.85, good heavy 9.80 to 9.90. Cattle receipts 150, native beef steers 7.50 to 9.60, yearling cattle 8.50 to 9.50, cows 5.50 to 8.50, stockers 5.50 to 8.00, Texas/Oklahoma steers 5.25 to 8.00, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts none. yearling wethers 8.00 to 10.40, lambs 9.00 to 11.70, ewes 6.50 to 8.50.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago
Chicago Markets Report Receipts and Hogs and Cattle
Chicago markets show receipts of 6000 hogs with steady to slow trading and prices from 7.40 to 9.95 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts around 300 with native and western steers, stockers, cows and calves priced to 10.50. Sheep receipts about 600 with wethers and lambs trading in steady fashion.
Market Prices for Texas and Kansas Country Produce
Buyers paid varied rates in San Antonio for country produce including butter creamery 31 33c per pound and country 18 20c. Poultry prices covered hens, fryers, broilers, turkeys and geese with several per dozen or per pound figures. Kansas City quotations list butter creamery firsts 34c and eggs firsts 29c with poultry hens 16 1 2c and turkeys 20c.
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San Antonio
Texas
Texas Creamery
Kansas City
Springs
Cotton seed market closes strong in New York
The New York market reports spot at 10.57 dollars with March bids at 16.80 and April to September bids ranging from 10.83 to 10.99. Futures for RT October at 9.48 to 9.50. Total sales reach 8,300.
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New York
Turpentine and Resin Quotations Reported in Savannah
Turpentine cull prices range from 4.80 to 8.25 per unit with grades A B E F and C H N W G and W W. Receipts total 29 turpentine shipments 292 stock 7767. Resin firm quotations show sales 186 receipts 146 shipments 1195 stock status noted.
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Savannah
C. H
W. G
Rice market steady in New Orleans trade
New Orleans shipments show rough Honduras rice at 40 cents per 100 pounds and clean Honduras at 74?c with 72 pockets Japan at 31 16c. Receipts tallied at 3299 rough and millers and 1934 clean, with sales of 638 sacks rough Honduras and 300 pockets clean Honduras.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Coffee futures firm as New York market reports
In New York on March 25 the Rio coffee grade No. 7 sold at 9 1/2 cents. May futures at 8.19 cents with Dee at 3.43. Butter market notes show 62 tubs sold in LLGIN.
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LLGIN
New York
Rio
May
Dee
Merchants Urged to Brace for Postwar Trade War
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States launches a campaign urging Congress to fund commercial attaches and trade offices, arguing a postwar trade war will follow the European conflict and that the United States must be prepared with information and personnel to seize markets abroad. It cites recommended increases, including five more attaches and six new trade commissioners, plus a $100,000 study fund.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
National Chamber
District of Columbia
House
Committee On Appropriations
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Latin America
Feld Service
Wilson
Redfield
House of Representatives
Washington
Department of Commerce Committee
England
Board of Trade
London
France
Germany
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Diet
Wheat and corn price quotations reported in St Louis
Quotations from St Louis on March 26 show No 2 red wheat at 1.16 dollars and No 2 white corn at 72 cents with No 2 hard and No 2 corn other figures listed as nominal.
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ST. Louis
Cotton goods hold steady amid high prices in spot markets
New York dispatch reports staple tickings up 4c a yard while yarns and wool markets rise. Ready to wear trade remains active as textile prices stay firm with strong demand across the sector. A Life magazine quip highlights a rising movie star salary.
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New York
Peace talk unsettles stock market in listless week
New York stock traders faced a listless session as peace talks and the Mexican situation influenced prices. Munition shares fell on rumors while zinc and other metals stayed active. Reading led gains on Rockefeller-linked buying, with rail earnings supporting the market and foreign exchange showing uncertainty.
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New York
Reading
Rockefeller
Germany
Paris
New York Bank Reserves Fall in Week End March
New York banks and trust companies report a $7,132,110 drop in reserves for the week ending Friday. Total holdings minus legal requirements stand at $126,262,570. Loans declined by $9,558,000 while net demand deposits fell $20,821,000 and net time deposits rose $4,047,000. Aggregate reserves show a decline across components.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Hester’s Money Market Report Signals Rates and Bonds
The March 25 update from Hester’s Money Market in New York shows mercantile paper at 3 3 percent, Sterling 60 day bills at 4.72 and demand 4.765 16, cables 4.7615 16, Guilders demand 2 2 percent, cables 2 2 percent, Bar silver at 60 percent, Mexican dollars at 46 percent. Government bonds hold steady while railroad bonds vary. Chicago notes dated March 25 begin week with grain and provisions prices summarized.
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New York
Weather Bulletin Certification Notice of Insurance Compliance
U S Department of Agriculture bulletin notes wind speeds under ten mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Certification from Texas officials states Federal Life Insurance Co of Chicago fully complied with Texas laws to operate, with authority certificate dated March 8, 1927, in Austin. Commissioner Patterson and State Manager Ben Thorp listed.
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Allen Buell
Department of Insurance and Banking
State of Texas
Austin
Tex
Federal Lif Insurance CO
Chicago
Texas
Feruary
Patterson
Comminsonen
Ben Thorp
Tesa
Praetorian
Dallag
Wheat and corn sway as markets close unsettled in Chicago
Wheat prices rose one to two cents this week while corn fell to near seven cents per bushel amid ample stocks. Lard and pork led gains in the meat complex as heavy rains eased wheat growth and Liverpool quotings steadied. Opening drops gave way to slight rallies before a new downturn with May and July futures quoted near 1.08 and 1.06 dollars respectively. Demand from shorts dominated oats as hog market strength supported provisions though pork trades remained light.
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Chicago
Liverpool
B&ls
London Silver Prices and Discount Rates Summary
London market notes show bar silver at 28 16 16d per ounce and money at 4 4 _per cent. Discount rates list 4% for short bills and three months.
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London
Ailver
Copper markets hold steady as New York updates
Copper prices drift within narrow ranges with electrolytic copper at 28.00 to 28.50 and nearby at 27.00 to 27.50 for June and later. Iron remains unchanged amid market chatter. In lighter notes, H. T. Webster buys a rakish automobile and jokes with O. O. McIntyre as they test the new ride. A humorous office incident: a green new boy and a live pigeon introduce the day’s bustle.
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New York
San Antonio Grain Prices for Saturday Deliveries
Carrot buyers posted grain prices in San Antonio on Saturday. Wheat Texas per bushel 1.26. northern per bushel fh. Corn Texas No. 3 per bushel T8c. northern No. 2 mixed 78c. northern white T 80c. Oats Texas red per bushel Dhuti 48c. northern white in bulk 5$¢ per bushel. in sacks STe per bushel. Oklahoma prices align with Texas figures.
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San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma
Local Packing House Meat Quotes For Era Saturday Market
Local packing house quotations list dry salt and bacon prices for a deal era Saturday. Items include dry salt extras at 14 to 16 pound bellies around 14 to 16 pounds average, bacon extras 16 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 6 cents, fancy hams 21 cents, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pound average 18 cents, pure tard 124 cents, compound 18 cents.
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Dealera
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Otke
Tee Wee
Cotton Statistics
M. Marucheau Grain CO
San Antonie, Tex
Duras
Jovbere
Columbia River
Alaska
Reese
Sudan
Fort Worth
Chicago Livestock
Markeis
Elgin
New York Stock Exchange
Allis-Chalmers
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steeso
Brooklyn Rapid
Canadian Pacific
Chi “Kesapeake & Ohio
Consolidated Gae . Oo
Weer
Crucible Steet * Ae
Trle Tae
General Electric
Great Northern Fd
Great Northern Ore Ctfs
Itlineia Central Peeteeeere Oe
Interborough Consol. Corp
Ce . Int
Merc. Marine Ptd
Kansas City Southern
Sane
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Company
TBI
Mexican Petroleum
K.&t
Missouri Pacific
Trae
Hsia New York Central
NH & H
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Igon & Sthal
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss, Shef, Steel & Tron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Hatte
Tennessee Coper
Sly Silty Texas Company
Union Pacific Eee
United States Rubber
Eeeae
Virginia Carp. Chem
Va. Tren
Coal and Coke Serene
Wabash
Ctfs
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
United Fruit
Kennecott Copper
Sevee
West Texas Bank & Trust Co
Guaranty Fund Bank
East Houston St
the Central Trust Co
Bank and Trust Company
Land Department
John W. Warren Johun
J. Stevens Albert Steves Sr
John Fest Otte Wahrmund
4. O. Terrell
Jesse D. Oppenheimer
Charles Schreiner
R. Russell
Adolph Wagner
Alexander Joske
G. Bechtel
Fred W. Cook
John Yt, Wilson
Sam C. Bell
Alfred Duerler
Ss Ranaae
Kaonnn Serft
Ai Lee BK
Ayres
Hester
Money Market
NEW York Exchange
Henry Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Canada
San An
Iver
Carranza Money Bank of London
Genee
Coeenaseses
U. S. Department OF Agriculture Weather Bulletin
Tom Ramme
Amarillo
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mass
Browneville
Charleston
Hicago
Corpus Christi
Paso
Palestine
Bt. Louis
Mopeenee
Tampa
Metal Markets
METAL
H. T. Webster
O. O. McIntyre
Webster
Providence
Reginald
Reggie
SAN Antonio Grain
SAN Antonio Provisions
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