Cotton closes at higher figures on steady New York market
The cotton market opened steady with a net advance of up to 5 points and traded near 2 points above night’s close. Old crop months led gains on covering and bullish sentiment, while new crop dipped briefly. prices closed very steady with gains of up to 8 points on near positions and modest moves on distant positions.
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New York
Canadian Pacific
United States
Lehigh Valley
Aryland
Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Amer
Car and Foundry
Ovesnae Tae Do
Anaconda Mining Co
Colo
Delaware and Hudson
Denver
Erie
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Illinois Central
Interborough
Louisville
Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
National Biscuit
New York Central
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
Eee
Reading
Rock Island Co .S
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Southern Railway
United States Steel Ees Wee
Stanadrd Oil
Lehigh Valley Oo
Texas Company
Beaam
Cotton futures open and close steady across months
New York May 6 cotton futures opened steady with January through December quotes ranging from 12.85 to 15.42. Close was very steady on near and distant months, indicating firm market sentiment.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Early Moves
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with small gains in old crop months and declines in new, as favorable weather limited rain and supported near months. Shorts covered early, old crops held near week highs, while distant months faced pressure from calm maps. Prices showed mixed early action with the close steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Market Quietly Mixed on May Closing
Closing cotton prices in Liverpool rise 10 points with American middling fair at 8.87 and middling at 8.33. Trade shows 6000 bales sold with 6500 American bales included, receipts 7300 American bales. futures list open and steady with multiple forward spreads.
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THE
Associated Press
Liverpool
New Orleans Spot Cotton Prices Steady May 6
The Associated Press reports spot cotton held steady in New Orleans on May 6 with 420 to arrive sales. Quotations ranged from low ordinary about 11 1/2 percent to good middling near 15 9/16 percent. Receipts totaled 2966 with stock at 7979.
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Houston
Tex
St. Loonies Asice
Little Rock
Ark
Associated Press
New York
Bales
Galveston
New Orleans
Lia
Sccaccsdoces
Saabs
Vannah
Charleston
S. C
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Boston
Mass
Newport News
Hiladelphia
Francisco
Cal
Brunswick
Port Townsend
Wash
Pensacola
Miss
Texas City
Great Britain
U. S
United States
Rae
France
Continent
Mex
Japan
Liverpool
Spot cotton closes quiet with minor gains
New York on May 6 reports spot cotton markets quiet with a 5 point rise. Middling upland prices at 15.50 and Gulf at 15.75, with no sales recorded.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Cotton Prices Hold Steady in Houston Market
Memphis based market note reports spot cotton in Houston unchanged at middling 15.3 cents per pound for May 6 with steady values and no price shifts observed.
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Associated Press
Cotton stocks recover in closing session
Secretary Hester reports the world visible cotton supply shows a 162 640 weekly decrease with totals 3 521 724. American cotton totals 2 336 724 and other kinds 1 185 000. Britain and Europe hold 2 015 000 while Egypt India and United States holdings are listed.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Hester
Egypt
Brazil
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Taking of American Cotton by Spinners Report
Secretary Hester reports round figures for world cotton spinning. This week 238000 bales. year 264000. year before 264000. Total since Sept 1 this year 9953300 bales. last year 8836000. year before 10257000. Northern spinners and Canada 1858000 this year vs 1852000 prior year and 2423000 year before. Southern spinners 1876000 vs 1895000 prior year and 1963000 year before. Foreign spinners 5819000 vs 5089000 prior year and 5871000 year before. Not including notation. Galveston and Mobile corrections. total plus 4000 bales.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Hester
Canada
Galveston
Mobile
Cotton Seed Prices in Memphis Market Report
From Memphis Tennessee on May 6 prime basis oil sells at 5.20 to 5.27 per barrel while meal trades at 23.75 and linters at 3 4 cup or percent terms.
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THE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil quotes move on open and close
May quotes open at 6.19 and close at 6.23. June and July show similar ranges with values around 6.26 to 6.31. August and September exhibit slight shifts, with prices largely in the 6.30s to 6.34s range.
Money on Call Rates Reported in New York Market
New York money on call rates show 2 percent for sixty days and 36 0 for six months, indicating slower lending activity and cautious demand from lenders and borrowers alike.
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Associated Press
New York
Burial Permits Notice at 108 S. Laredo Street
Burial permits recorded for Parm 5 at 108 S. Laredo Street near ae hospital, noting official procedures and local availability of permits.
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Parm
S. Laredo Street
Ae Hospital E
Copper and metal market report from New York and London
The report notes copper exports this month totaling 4583 tons and lists spot and futures prices for copper and alloys, including Lake copper and electrolytic grades. Lead, speltter, antimony, and iron prices in New York and London are given, with specifics on warrants and foundry grades.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Custom House
East St. Louis
Cookson
Tron Cleveland
Northern
Southern
Foundry Southern Soft
Foundry Northern
Coffee futures close steady with mixed results
New York May 5 coffee futures closed quiet with gains of 2 to 3 points. Sales reached 21,500 bags amid quiet spot activity with Rio No.7 at 114 percent and Santos No.1 at 12 percent. mild coffee dull with Cordova at 13.
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Associated Press
New York
Rio No
Santos No
Cordova
New York Financial Market Report May
May market notes show easy sterling demand with bankers' bills at 4.84.50 for sixty day bills and 4.86.40 for demand. Commercial bills quoted at 4.84. Bar silver at 53 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars at 45 cents.
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THE
Associated Press
New York
Sterling Exchange
Sugar and Molasses Market Report May 6
Sugar: Raw firm Muscovado 89 test 3.3c, centrifugal 96 test 3.82c, molasses sugar 89 test 3.08c. Refined sugar steady. Molasses steady. Market notes from New York indicate price stability across categories.
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New York
Market Report Roundup Hides Leather Wool Steady
New York May 6 Hides steady Bogota 22 1 4c Leather steady Wool quiet Rice steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bogota
Dry Goods Market Shows Light Trade Across Staples
Dry goods markets stay steady with a very light trade in staples and quiet yarns. Jobbers note small retailer orders when activity occurs and woolen goods showing easier prices and a better movement.
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New York
New Orleans Rice Market Activity Report
New Orleans rice prices rise for clean rice while rough rice holds steady. May 6 receipts recorded rough 3080 sacks and clean 5859 sacks with millers at 3080 sacks. Sales show rough Honduras and Japan varieties with prices ranging from 1.50 to 3.00 per units and clean Honduras and Japan between 2 1/4 and 3 1/8 cents.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Picador Fatally Injured In Matamoros Bull Fight
In Matamoros on May 6 a Puebla battle celebration drew the largest crowd yet seen at a bull fight. Picador Ismael Pena was thrown, his horse on him, and he is not expected to live. Four bulls and five horses died during the exhibition.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Toro
Puebla
Ismaet Pena
Weather Forecast San Antonio May 6 7 A M
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity tonight warmer with Sunday increasing cloudiness. East Texas tonight fair and warmer inland with Sunday increasing cloudiness. East of the Rockies high barometer, fair and cool weather. Storm area in the extreme northwest brings unsettled mountain weather. Colder and freezing conditions in Nevada and the Pacific states.
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San Antonio
Tex
East Texas
Rocky Mountains
Nevada
Pacific States
Markets Slow at Union Stock Yards Amid Election Talk
May 6 at Union Stock Yards reports a quiet cattle market with five beef cattle sold at around four dollars. Cows steady with top at four dollars. calves strong with highs near five dollars. hogs steady with top six dollars. goats barely steady with tops near four and a half. Carloads included horses, mules, cattle, horses, hogs and goats from San Antonio to Schulenburg and Fort Worth to local dealers.
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Union Stock Yards
Kiven
San Antonio
Schulenburg
Tex
Fort Worth
Normal cattle market at Fort Worth steady with Mexican receipts
Fort Worth Texas May 6 Mexican cattle dominated receipts on the market totaling about 1000 head across cows calves bulls and stags. Native demand was only fair with bids about 25 cents lower than the week’s top and prices ranging from 5.25 to 6.00 while buyers initially held to northern point prices. No hogs or sheep were received.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Market Receipts and Price Quotations May 6
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep listed in Chicago. Cattle receipts about 200 with steer and calf price ranges. Hogs receipts around 10,000 with a market strong to five cents higher and varying per weight. Sheep receipts about 1,000 continuing the day’s market data.
Fresh Arrivals Car Jonathan Apples
An OCR fragment lists fresh arrivals including apples lemons Florida tomatoes oranges potatoes bananas limes and other produce. The text mentions a fruit commission and vegetables gallery but is largely garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan
Florida
Market Steady with Lamb and Cattle Prices
Market steady with quotes for Native 3.00 to 4.65, Western 3.25 to 4.65, yearlings 4.40 to 5.40, ase lambs 4.25 to 6.25, Western lambs 4.75. Prices listed as ranges for livestock categories.
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Western
Ase Lambs
St Louis Live Stock Receipts Mixed in May Market
St Louis May 6 receipts show 200 cattle including 100 Texans with market steady. Native beef steers 5.00 to 6.50, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.55, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.56, Texas and Oklahoma cattle 4.50 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.75. Hogs 5200 with prices 5.00 to 6.70. packers and heavy 6.60. No sheep.
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Chicago
Texas
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Kansas City Live Stock Prices and Receipts
Kansas City reports receipts of 100 cattle with a steady market. Native and western cattle vary from 3.25 to 6.10 dollars, hog receipts reach 2000 with prices around 5.75 to 5.90, and no sheep were received though muttons and lambs traded between 3.50 and 6.10 dollars.
Cattle Gossip and Cattle Trades in Texas
Vernon ranchman P M Morris reports good rains and lush grass aiding cattle on the range as he tours the city for stocker purchases. San Benito men Roy Waite and Jos Ballinger visit Brownsville to arrange Mexican cattle imports, with Waite holding a contract for several hundred head to arrive in about two weeks. Ballinger misses no time due to jury service. The article extols the Texas mule’s value, noting it tops the horse and steer in value and dwarfs the hog, highlighting a 118 percent gain over the last decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Morris
Vernon
Southern Hotel
Mr. Morris
Roy
S. Waite
Jos. Ballinger
San Benito
Brownsville
Mr. Waite
Ballinger
Texas
Uncle Sam
Campbellton Visitor Sees Bright Outlook for Cotton and Cattle
EF M Tom of Campbellton notes improved conditions for farmers and cattlemen, with optimism that this year's cotton and cattle crops will exceed previous records. Local packers report slim hog supplies, but a Fort Worth shipment sold quickly at top prices, while the army seeks better horse breeds under Agriculture Department plans to boost mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. M. Tom
Campbellton
Tom
Stockmen shipping to Fort Worth market yesterday
The list includes W. A. Tom Christine with 16 carloads at 4.85, Hotchkiss & Co Brownsville with 338 cows at 3.65, G. A. Monkhouse Peth with 22 steers at 4.55, W. H. Hamm Valient with 18 steers at 4.95, and Stewart & Woodal Calvert with 22 steers at 3.90 and 17 cows at 3.55.
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Fort Worth
W. A.’Tom
Christine
Hotchkiss & Co
Brownsville
G. A. Monkhouse
Peth
W. H. Hamm
Valient
Stewart & Woodal
Calvert
Quotations But Eyes Firm in New York Trade
New York May 6 quotations show eyes firm and unchanged with receipts totaling 24,993 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Horse Runs Away and Is Killed in San Antonio
A horse owned by the San Antonio Machine & Supply Co. ran away near East Commerce and Walnut, broke a leg against a fence, and was euthanized by its owners. People's Party Meeting set for 8 PM tonight opposite Tom Conner's store on South Flores Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
East Commerce and
Walnut Streets
Tom Conner
South Flores Street
People
Heavy Tourist Travel Pushed by Prosperous South
Arthur Hall traveling passenger agent of the Katy reports this morning that summer tourist season will see record travel to eastern and northern points. He cites strong national prosperity and exceptionally good crop conditions in the south as the main cause of the heaviest movement in southern history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hall
Katy
Port Lavaca
Mr. Hall
Onion movement over by J. F. Dolard near Laredo
Commercial agent J F Dolard of the Katy reports the onion movement from the Laredo district is near done and the crop will be at least one third smaller than last year. He notes 1425 carloads shipped so far and 200 more carloads to complete the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Dolard
Katy
Laredo
Returns From St Louis By J B Brooks Freight Agent
J B Brooks assistant general freight agent of the Aransas Pass has returned from St Louis after attending a meeting of freight agents from lines west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
J. B. Brooks
Aransas’ Pass
Mississippi
Ten Recruits Sail to San Francisco for Navy Training
Ten recruits for the United States Navy passed through San Antonio Friday over the Southern Pacific en route from Dallas to San Francisco where they will join the training station there. Two men in the party were recruited in San Antonio.
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Navy
United States Navy
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Dallas
San Francisco
Smithville Railroad Notes
Smithville Texas May 6 transfer and visits among railroad staff note H C Lown boilermaker moving to Smithville shop and engineer J W Wilcox taking days off for Houston trip several personnel changes including Wm P King Leavenworth new copper up position and various journeys to Galveston Houston Denison Hughes Springs Fort Worth Red Rock and Red Rock mentions of leave of absence and back shop assignments
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Smithville
Tex
H. C. Lown
Denison
J. W. Wilcox
Houston
Wm. P. King
Leavenworth
Kan
Copper
William Bailey
O. Falk
Galveston
R. A. Johnson
L. C. Roberts
Granger
Otto Franklin
Lawrence McKinney
Funeral for Mrs. Sandefer Held in Abilene
The funeral for Mrs. G. H. Sandefer, former supreme representative of the Pythian Sisters of Texas, was held in Abilene, Texas, on May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandefer
Associated Press
Abilene, Tex
G. H. Sandefer
Supreme Representative
The
Pythian
Aes of
Texas
Wheat price break and futures shifts in Chicago market
May wheat fell 4% as bulls withdrew support with rain in the Canadian northwest and favorable Argentine crop prospects aiding bears. July opened around 88 to 89 cents, later fluctuating, while other contracts showed mixed moves. Hog prices rose, supporting pork and lard futures with July pork at 14.87 and ribs near 7.97.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Chicago Commodity Quotations May 6
Chicago cash grain quotes list No 2 red wheat at 4 tec No 2 hard near 97 96%c No 1 northern 1.04 1.04 No 2 northern 1.01 1.03 No 2 spring 95 1.01 Corn No 2 54% No 2 white and No 2 yellow 54% 55c Oats No 2 32%c No 2 white 34%c standard 33% 24c.
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Chicago
Grain Movement at Chicago Receipts and Shipments
Chicago May 6 receipts and shipments today in grain movement showed figures for corn oats and wheat with totals listed for arrivals at the market and projected departures to various destinations.
Wheat and corn receipts reported for Chicago market
Receipts today show Wheat 55 cars with 35 contract grade, Corn 229 cars with 62 contract grade, Oats 131 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth totaled 238 cars, compared with 277 last week and 152 on the same day last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Kansas City Grain Quotations May 6 1924
Kansas City market notes show cash wheat steady to lower with No 2 hard 90 98 cents and No 2 red 90 92 cents. Corn moves mixed with No 2 mixed 53 54 cents and No 2 white 52 53 cents. Oats hold at No 2 white 33 34 cents and No 2 mixed 30 34 cents. May wheat 86 3/4 cents. July 82 3/4 83 cents. September 82 1/2 cents. Corn May 50 4 1/2 cents. July 50 1/2 cents. September 50 cents.
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Kansas City
Wheat and corn prices dip in St Louis market report
Quotations show cash wheat down with No 2 track red at 97c and No 2 hard 90 91% cents. Corn No 2 track 54 55c, white 55c. Oats lower to No 2 track 32%c, No 2 white. Futures: Wheat July 91% Kee, September 85% ag. May dull, May and July oats 32%c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Bullion Totaled 25 000 Pounds Moved to Bank of England
London reports that bullion amounting to 25,000 pounds was brought into the Bank of England on balance today. The event was recorded as part of daily financial movements with no details of origin or destination beyond the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Bank of England
Major Howell Arrives in Brownsville to Discuss Boundary Survey
Major Howell chief of the United States engineer corps arrived in Brownsville to confer with W. W. Follett head of the international boundary commission. They will review the Roma to Gulf of Mexico boundary survey and discuss riparian matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Brownsville
Tex
United States Engineer Corps
City
W. W. Follett
International Boundary Commission
Roma
Gulf of Mexico
Delegates Attend Club Meeting
Mrs. John F. Black of the Sesame club and Mrs. D. F. Smith of the Civic Improvement league attended the State Federation of Women's Clubs convention in San. They were accounted for by Mrs. S. G. Yakey and Mrs. F. E. Ripley, fellow Taylor club women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
John F. Black
Sesame Club
D. F. Smith
Civic Improvement League
S. G. Yakey
F. E. Ripley
San
Bribe Scandal Witnesses Flee State Says Prosecutor
Columbus May 6. Prosecuting Attorney Turner says key witnesses slated for subpoenas in the legislative bribery scandal have likely fled the state. Details remain sparse as investigations continue into the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Turner
Satealite
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S&c
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Uston
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A Collmann
Liverpool Statistics
Cale
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Willis L. Moore
Chicago Livestock
United States Army
Department of Agriculture
Late City News
Chicago Grain
Chicago Grain Market
Mess Park
Ill
Kansas City Grain
ST. Louis Grain
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