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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1935
Page
8
Uneven activity on Wall Street with stocks showing modest gains while several names retreat. Traders watched oil equities and industrials as market breadth narrowed amid mixed early cues and uncertain near term direction.
Electric Merchandising reports 1934 gains in household electric product sales, with irons at 98 percent of homes and vacuum cleaners reaching about half. Cookers and ranges show large unused markets as lower power rates boost electricity usage and merchandise demand.
Disjointed livestock prices and bids from a San Antonio sale show calf offerings around 6.50 and heifers near 8.00, with many lots fetching 4 to 7 dollars. Cattle and steer lots vary. goats and sheep noted with mixed demand and prices, while overall quality appears uneven and prices drift.
Chicago reports show grain prices easing after the Patmas bonus bill passage, with early declines across wheat and corn futures. Traders note rain forecasts reducing selling pressure, while mills and commissions adjust demand. Kansas crops and Hutchinson drought readings influence sentiment as futures oscillate. Prices for hay and other feeds cited in San Antonio market notes.
Boston wool market shows improved sentiment with rising saleaway prices and steadier demand. Franch combing wools 643 and 6Gnee Lerris tors moved at higher secured prices. Texas staple around 80 cents on secure basis. Chicago potato and other commodity lines show mixed round whites and russets with varied quotes, while Liverpool cotton receipts reach 13,000 bales with mixed prices across grades.
An advertisement for Marian Martin pattern catalog featuring a tailored frock with optional sleeves and bodice details. It highlights fabrics, buttons, and sizes, urging readers to order Pattern 936 with price and precision, directing mail to the Pattern Department in San Antonio.
In New Orleans May F reports show cotton rising from opening losses to gains through the day. May and July positions moved, with fiber prices around 11.4 to 11.5 cents, while December near 11.2 cents, amid favorable futures activity.
Princess Barbara Hutton hosts reporters at her lawyer’s house amid divorce proceedings with Count von Haughwitz-Reventley. Officials deny romance rumors while retinue hints she may wed. the princess shows interest in photography and questions her appearance in photos.
A Danish nobleman, Count, races toward the United States aboard the Bremen to wed Barbara Hutton Mdivant, heiress to Woolworth fortune, and assume the title and mansion on a southern Danish island. Reports state the couple will marry once she renounces princess status via Reno divorce. The count’s movements were tracked by Lloyd offices in London and Southampton. he vanished from sight after leaving Bremen and was not back on his island home.
Kin close to Count Cort van Haurschte Raventtow plan to travel to the United States for a wedding, with relatives of the prospective bride and the count weighing a match. Countess Adelhaide von Haugh wites calls the union “quite possible” but notes the final decision rests with the court.
An OCR damaged item mentions a Chicago related name Patsy and Bustos with scattered fragments likely referencing a case. The readable bits indicate a possible legal or investigative note with names and numbers but lack clear context or dates.
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Fragmentary OCR lists Pleasanton Texas growers market names and individuals. details unclear. No clear event date or outcome present.
Fruits and vegetables sell at lower wholesale prices with Texas onions and avocados moving at new established rates. Trading slack, prices listed include beans, cabbage, cantaloupes, corn, cucumbers, grapes, lettuce, potatoes, and many other items with regional market movements noted across multiple shipping points.
May reports show weak silver and varied bullion prices in London and New York. Copper, electrolytic tin, and other metals move with fractional gains and losses as exchange rates and international quotes feed into daily market sentiment.
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