Europe gold surge lifts mood as stocks rise in thin trading
In New York on May 11 the stock exchange reopened late for a memorial service. Early gains appeared in Union Pacific Missouri Pacific while Consolidated Gas fell ahead of a new issue. Sentiment improved with higher readings on Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Lehigh Valley Great Northern and Reading. A second gold shipment to Europe raised today’s total to 3 million with Southern Pacific convertibles fully sold. Market closed easy.
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Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Kuhn Loeb
Consolidated Gas
Canadian Pacific
Lehigh Valley
Great Northern
Reading
Europe
Southern Pacific
New York Money Markets Report May 11
Call money steady at 1 to 2 percent with ruling rate 1 1 2 percent. Time loans weak with 60 and 90 day at 2 percent and six month at 3 percent.
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New York
Financial Market Update from New York Trades
Mercantile paper 34 percent Rx cent and sterling exchange firm. 60 days at $4.85.35, demand $4.88.10. Commercial bills $4.84. Bar silver 58. Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds show irregular activity.
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Mercantile Paper
Rx Cent
Sterling Exchange Firm
Metals Markets Update From New York Bloom of Prices
Lead dull at 9.85 with London quotes 180 sterling. Spelter steady at 5.10 to 5.20, copper electrolytic 14.25, castings 14.00 to 14.25. Iron steady No 1 northern 14.75 to 15.25, No 2 northern 14.50 to 15.00, No 1 Seer 14.75 to 15.25. London tin spot 62 16s 34d and futures 63 6s 34d, London tin steady spot 151 128 6d futures 153 10s. New iron Cleveland warrants 8.
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Seer
Southern
Cleveland
Marine Intelligence Galveston and New York Notices
Galveston ship reports show arrivals including Dunsiey River Platte Athos El Norte and New Orleans with imports and departures of Lucerne Bremen via Hamburg and New York bound. George Washington Bremen arrives at New York as of May 11.
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Lucerne
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Weather report for Houston district stations May 11
The Cotton Region Bulletin notes 24 hour period ending 8 am Monday with generally fair weather. Temperature and rainfall details are provided for Houston district stations and are reported by Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Cotton Market Outlook Mixed Amid Weather Delays
New Orleans reports from Thorn & Maginnis Hayward & Clark H B Beer Norman Mayer & Co Brown Douglass Blum Atwood Violett provide a cautious view on cotton. Weather delays in Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi dent export and crop progress, while spot demand remains firm in the South. Analysts warn of possible late crop and potential price squeezes as trade shows mixed signals and professional trading exerts influence.
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Thorn & Maginnis
South
Texas
Iniasnuch
H. & B. Beer
Liverpool
Mgland
Norman Mayer & Co
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
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Brown, Douglass & Blum
Weather observations and forecast for San Antonio area 1914 May 11
Explanatory notes describe air pressure at sea level and isotherms, giving partial data on cloud cover and precipitation. Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas predicts a cloudy Monday night and unsettled colder Tuesday, with colder conditions in the northwest.
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East Texas
Northwest
Market Quotations Chicago and Kansas City May 11
Chicago trade reports butter creamery 18 to 18 1/2 cents with higher prices, eggs steady with 31 055 cases received, cheese values stable, milk products and potatoes listed with steady to higher tones. Kansas City mentions butter creamery 2 to 21/2 cents, eggs firsts 18 cents, seconds 15 cents, poultry hens 11 cents, springs 15 cents.
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Americas
Kansas City
Springs
Sugar Prices Report From New York Markets
Raw sugar firm Molasses sugar sells at 2.49 for raw and 3.14 for centrifugal. Refined sugar holds steady with multiple grades listed from cut loaf at 5.05 to diamond A at 3.95 and confectioners A at 3.85.
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New York
Wholesale market prices for country produce and nets
Wholesale market list detailing retailer prices for poultry produce beef and pork, dairy fats, canned goods, fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and farm livestock. Includes per dozen and per hundredweight rates for items from turkeys to potatoes and lard across Texas California and Illinois markets.
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Oregon
Bermudas
California
Hogs Slump At All Markets Across Key Centers
At Union Stock Yards May 11 hog prices fell as packers delayed purchases amid hot weather. Fort Worth quoted 10 to 15 cent declines. cattle and calves sold steadily with top cows at 6.10 and calves to 8.00 per head. Hogs ranged 7.25 to 7.50. no sheep or goats offered.
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Fort Worth
Ferrick
Lavernia
Cotton futures drift as weather aid but trading quiet
New York opened steady with an advance of 83.7 points on higher cables and un settled weather forecasts. Trading remained very quiet as prices moved to a shade under Sunday’s close after midday with favorable belt weather noted and slow activity across cotton markets in New York New Orleans Liverpool and Houston amid mixed regional moves.
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Hayward & Clark
Liverpool
England
New York
Wall Street Uncertain Amid Quiet Mediation in Mexico
The New York market shows temporary relief from shorts but remains flabby as confidence dims due to dull mediation in Mexico. Investors hesitate to speculate while crops, rail earnings, and copper demand offer mixed signals and gold demand shifts from London to New York.
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Shorts
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Federal Reserve Board
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Cotton futures open steady in New York trade
Cotton futures opened steady in New York on May 11 with May at 12.59, July 12.27, and October 11.66, holding near last week's close. The report notes a small range versus Saturday with prices listed for each contract and daily highs and lows.
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Secsewessee
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady With Liverpool Influence
The New Orleans cotton market opened unchanged to three points above Saturday's close under Liverpool market influence. Early trading was limited and prices eased to a loss by noon. The market drifted within one or two points of Saturday's final figures by mid afternoon with activity remaining light.
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Liverpool
Dry goods trade tightens as cotton costs squeeze mills
New York May 11 Cotton goods and yarn production falls due to weak demand for future delivery and stockpiling caution. Trade focuses on immediate needs with old orders steady, while duck markets firm on official government supply buys. Prices for prints and textiles remain near prior levels with limited profit margins.
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Futures edge higher at opening in New Orleans
Futures show a six point gain from Saturday with May at 12.93, July 12.71, and October 11.70 as New Orleans traders open. The market ends steady to lower with unclear quotes and mixed close data for MOY and other months.
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ILTL
Liverpool Cotton Market Report May 11
Liverpool cotton market shows steady tone with good middling at 7 32d and low middling at 6 814d. Sales reach 12,000 bales with 1,000 for export and speculation. No receipts.
Futures steady on London market with varied spreads
Futures steady in Liverpool trade with May at 6.97 and May-June around 6.974, July-August 6.79, August-September 6.644, October-November 6.8244 and December-January plus January-February 6.24.
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Steel Industry Slows With Varied Plant Utilization
New York May 11 The steel industry runs at about 60 percent of ingot capacity with pig iron output down nearly 50 percent. Some Carnegie mills run 70 to 75 percent, fine plate mills near full, and eastern fabricators at 90 percent. Most rolling mills stay under 50 percent while railroad equipment orders are light. Principal rail orders include 14 000 tons for the Erie 2000 for the St Paul and 8000 miscellaneous with steel building work more active at about 30 000 tons.
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Memorial windows dedicated to Major Butt and Dr Freer
In Manila the Rt Rev Brent dedicates Butt memorial window in the American Cathedral honoring Maj Archie W Butt, once Taft aide, and a Freer window honoring Dr Paul G Freer who led the US scientific bureau in the Philippines. Also noted: Graham of Hillsboro will not run for representative but will seek calendar clerk post. in Torreon the Constitutionalist capture of Reata secures the line north toward Eagle Pass.
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Charles A. Graham
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Leading spot markets steady cotton price moves
Houston May 11 report shows cotton spot steady with Indian Middle at 18 cents. Sales total 376 bales with none arriving. Other markets listed include New York wrecking 18 cents and New Orleans middling alongside Liverpool and Galveston middlings around 13 cents.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Galveston
Tex
Cotton Market Report from Galveston and New York
Galveston on spot cotton steady at middling 13ic with 637 bales on spot. No sales of cotton to arrive. New York reports spot cotton steady, delivered on contract 500 bales exchanged.
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Galveston
Tex
Fort Worth Livestock Markets Report May 11
Moderately brisk receipts at the Fort Worth yards include 4800 cattle 1750 calves 2000 hogs and 6000 sheep. Through billing adds 250 cattle to pasture. Cattle sold steady to brisk with beef at 6.50 to 7.40 per cwt and stockers 6.00 to 6.75. Hog prices opened 5 to 10 cents lower closing 10 to 15 cents down. top 8.36 with most 8.20 to 8.30. Sheep slow 10 to 15 cents lower. wethers up to 5.40 high.
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New Orleans Spot Cotton Closes Steady
Spot cotton in New Orleans on May 11 closes steady with middling at 18 3/4 cents. Bales on spot today total 749 with 830 arriving sales and 1000 delivered on contract.
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Cotton statistics mark Roanoke trapshooting event
Trap shooters gather in Roanoke Virginia for the Southern handicap from May 11 to 14. Trophies include the Columbus cup requiring three wins for ownership, a prize not yet claimed by any single shooter in four years. The report also notes the death of William Alexander Smith founder of the Boys Brigade born 1854.
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Scout Movement
Market Report from Kansas City Cattle Hog and Sheep Quotes
Kansas City market notes show receipts for hogs at 8,000 with a steady to lower trend and prices ranging from 7.50 to 8.36. Cattle receipts near 8,000 with steady demand. prime steers 8.50 to 9.10, dressed beef steers 7.40 to 8.50, cows 4.59 to 7.50, bulls 5.60 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 18,000 with steady demand. lambs 6.50 to 8.76, yearlings 6.09 to 4.50, wethers 5.25 to 6.00, ewes 4.50 to 5.0.
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Market Report from St Louis Livestock Receipts May 11
Hogs receipts 16 500 with prices from 7.00 to 8.50 per cwt and market lower. Pigs and lights 7.00 8.50. heifers 6 18 bse. Cattle receipts 1 100 including 200 Texans. market steady with steer prices 7.50 9.00 and stockers 7.55 8.00. cows and helpers 6.65. native calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 500 with market steady. muttons 4.00. lambs 6.25 7.25. spring lambs 7.50 8.00.
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Charges Are Annulled In Neutrality Case
Federal Judge Walter Burns told the grand jury in Brownsville Texas that no prosecutions will be pursued against those arrested for exporting arms and ammunition to Mexico before the embargo was raised last February. The ruling also covers cattle smuggling and cattle on the free list with confiscation deemed sufficient punishment.
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Mexico
Federal Grand Jury
Walter T. Burns
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Caldwell enters race for Travis county legislature
Walter P. Caldwell of Austin announces as a candidate for Legislature from Travis county seeking place No. 2. Caldwell, described as an anti, aims to fill the seat held in the last Legislature by Dr. Olander. The notice notes Caldwell's prominence as a young Austin lawyer and his opposition to certain incumbents.
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Walter PD. Caldwell
Austin
Travis County
Caldwell
Olander
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
May 11 Chicago market figures show hogs receipts 38,000 with mixed to heavy bids from 7.36 to 8.45. cattle receipts 18,000 with steady to higher values including Texas steers 7.10 to 8.15 and calves 7.00 to 9.75. sheep receipts 15,000 with natives 5.65 to 5.90 and lambs 6.25 to 7.70.
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Texas
Rabid Dog Bites Texas Farmer Near Brownsville
J M Hughes a Napalita area farmer was bitten by a rabid dog Sunday afternoon in Brownsville Texas He left for Austin for Pasteur Institute treatment. The item merges a local incident with a quoted witticism and a newspaper byline.
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Tex
J. M. Hughes
Napalita
Here
Austin
Pasteur Institute
Ed Fenley survivor of Tampico battle reaches San Antonio
Ed Fenley, a dairy farmer from near Tampico and one of several Americans driven from the district, has arrived in San Antonio and will stay pending events there. He narrowly escaped during December’s combat between Federals and Constitucionalists, taking a bullet to the left foot that shattered the instep.
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Tampico
Ed Fenley
San Antonio
Fenley
Wheat Leads Grain Market Higher at Opening
Wheat showed early strength in Chicago trading on May 11 as market tone shifted with higher cable influence but soon weakened. Prices rose initially but closed near Saturday night levels amid thin volume. corn rallied on unfavorable weather and export developments while hogs and oats moved little. Cash quotes included No 2 red wheat at 95 96 1/2 cents, No 2 spring around 96 cents, and corn No 2 at 68 74 cents.
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Chicago
Lde
Wheat and Corn Price Quotes in Cash Market
Cash wheat quotes show No 2 hard at 874 89 percent with No 2 red at 814 88 percent. Corn figures list No 2 mixed at 73 percent and No 2 white at 720 ec. other line shows No 2 white at 40 percent with 4lc and No 2 mixed as noted.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close steady with modest gains noted
Kansas City May 11 grain futures closed steady with Wheat May 86 ½ cents July 10 ½ cents Corn May 69 cents and Oats May 37 cents July 37 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Market Quotations From St Louis Wheat and Corn Prices
Quotations today show Wheat No 2 red at 95 96 cents, No 2 hard 91 92, Corn No 2 at 69 70 cents, No 2 white 71 cents, No 2 38 39 cents. Prices reflect the day’s trading in St Louis markets.
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