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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1931
Page
8
A fragmented market note describes tender wares and commodities with firm vibes. The text mentions charges and early cost details, with some items linked to a track event and siege references. readable names hint at markets and buyers, but specifics are unclear.
A jumbled OCR list of fruits and vegetables with prices and quantities from a market. Items include oranges, apples, beans, peppers, potatoes, strawberries, grapes, onions, limes, and more with varied prices per pound or per crate. Includes vendors and region cues but not coherent sale details.
Market notes show butter at No. 3 and No. 2 dairy products with price ranges from 26 to 27 cents. Totter and Breet mill appear among the listed items with corresponding quotes.
A garbled OCR style list mentions investment trusts and banks, including Founders group shares and fixed trusts, various equity and pension-like entities, and references to brokers and investment firms. The item reads like a market roundup with numerous named entities and share-type notes, but the fragmented text limits precise details.
Grain prices mix amid global demand and weather patterns. European buyers act, cold wet conditions affect corn, wheat exports rise in North America. local U S markets show scattered price moves with oats and barley quoted.
Foreign exchange rates show Britain, France, Germany, and other nations with bid and ask figures. Lists include currencies per dollar and local units, with scattered commentary on demand and market levels amid cross border finance and metal prices.
Market notes from New Orleans and New York show varied readings for cotton seed oil and related commodities. Prices quoted include prime mammer yellow and prime colde with ranges, while gunmen yell and shares of Amir are referenced in a fragmented regional trading context with uncertain figures.
Shipping point information reports wet conditions in Nelda area and mixed freight notes. Texas produce shipments include tomatoes cucumbers peppers and melons with prices ranging from 1.60 to 2.75 per unit while various markets in Fort Worth Chicago and St. Louis show uneven demand and dull to steady activity with standard crates and yellow crates common. futures and wholesale prices cited across numerous locations and commodities.
The cotton narrative covers New Orleans trading with volatility in open and first-hour activity, noting prices near 7,000 bales, July and December futures advancing, and end-of-hour steadiness. It also reports New York futures opening higher on overnight buying and Liverpool market influence, with July and December lifting into mid-10s cents, and slight gains across related commodities and spot markets.
Edward Patrick Curtle 64 of 1035 West Hassel Place, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, died in Kansas City while attending a convention. Funeral arrangements proceed until the funeral bells arrive, with a special Missouri-Kansas-Texas car clearing back to San Antonio. Curtle rose from fireman to conductor and president of the order in 1928. Survived by wife B B Curtis, daughter Mary Nebours, Mary Franke, and Truth Curtis, two sons John Carl is of Crystal City and Bliten Curtis of San Antonio, sister Mrs Helen Winslow, brothers Dan Curtis and John Gortis, and grandchildren. A special car will reach San Antonio at 6:15 p.m. Officers James A. Phillips and T. Way accompany the body.
James Thomas of Amarillo Texas was convicted here May 9 in the $27 000 Trust in Netlvast bank robbery on February 25. He escaped from Adams county jail by breaking from a solitary confinement cell. Sheriff Ray Crosson stated Thomas fled from the courthouse sub basement.
Chicago and Kansas City cattle and sheep prices edge lower as buyers pull back. Week's receipts and direct sales mix with weaker demand for yearlings and feeders, while some hogs and lambs fetch firmer bids in spots. Market remains cautious amid fluctuating weekly figures and regional shifts.
Washington May 9 Prohibition officials were instructed to label their activities as searches rather than raids. A directive from the directors office said Americans enjoy expressive phrases but stressed there is no comparison between predatory invasions and investigations resulting from fatalistic efforts of the law.
Lieutenant Governor Edwards and Witt of Anslin will address a Mothers program sponsored by the people’s department of the First Artist Church at the municipal auditorium at 8 15 a m Sunday A concert by the Little Symphony Orchestra of San Antonio conducted by Otto Zoeller and the Indies’ trio of the First Baptist Church will open the program.
AP dispatch summarizes winter wheat production estimates for the four states and year 1923. It notes a higher indicated production of 457,903,000 bushels against prior forecasts, with regional condition percentages and comparisons across states including Pennsylvania Indiana and Nebraska. The report details the department of agriculture findings and regional crop health indicators.
Two people drowned and two others missing after two cars plunged through an open drawspan on Walnut Street Bridge over the Fox River. Identified victims include Clarke Ty, a state boxing commissioner, and 21 year old Evelyn Murphy of Green Bay. Frederick Rusch and Otto Tunnn were reportedly injured or unaccounted for amid the wreckage.
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