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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1915
Page
12
WASTED REAL ESTATE ad notes real estate bargains including a $30 monthly plan with balance $20 and various property features. Several cottages, farms, and improved homes are described with prices like 2250 and 8000 value estimates, plus advertising text urging direct contact with owners and agents. The copy mentions districts, streets, and multiple brokers, with rates for want ads and promotional notes.
Fragmented OCR item lists cotton statistics and port destinations including Galveston and New Orleans with scattered figures. Mentions cotton exports and port trade. Includes stray lines about a cottage rental and a phone contact, indicating a damaged, unnamed notice.
Wall Street traders brushed aside mood swings linked to a marine disaster as markets opened. Totals showed ongoing activity with mixed stock moves and the first preferred stock dividend amid cautious gains.
Texas agricultural report projects wheat output of 20 909 000 bushels with 26 908 060 bushels in certain regions. Government May forecast compares favorably to last year and notes shifts in area planted to gea st crops and potatoes as prices and markets shift.
Prices were lifted for han and bacon with merchants noting tighter supplies and rising demand. Farmers faced higher costs for feed and supplies while overall market activity showed cautious improvement amid unsettled conditions.
A fragmented market report shows price levels and trading activity across Texas and broader markets. Poultry and bacon prices move up, rice and grain futures reflect steady or fluctuating demand, and wholesale figures detail cattle and vegetable stock. The San Antonio and New Orleans notes cite varied prices and ongoing supply dynamics in regional exchanges and packing houses.
The market reacts to crop news with a bullish tilt as wheat futures rise. Traders hedge against potential supply issues while corn and other grains show strength, amid tension over Louisiana and nearby regions. Provisions stay flat as markets digest early quotes and futures move.
Fragments show daily cattle market figures with prices and lots. OCR noise obscures reliable names, locations, dates, or specific buyers or sellers.
Live stock market report from Union Stock Yards Chicago and Oklahoma City notes steady prices across cattle calves and sheep, with quotes showing higher prices in some futures. Cattle receipts, market activity, and regional price movements are detailed, including Worth Texas and Fort Worth observations and mixed demand across buyers and shippers.
A fragmented market brief notes Mercantile prices in New York and London with currency rates and government bonds. Cotton futures near steady alongside mixed livestock showings at Kansas City with cattle and sheep receipts and values.
The cotton market shows strong demand from foreign buyers with active trading across major markets. Prices moved higher with midmonth futures up and broad buying interest from traders in New York, New Orleans, and Houston, signaling renewed confidence amid shifting global demand.
New Orleans cotton futures and cash market opened steady to higher with bargain activity noted. Prices rose about 1 to 2 points from prior levels as traders watched demand signals and currency gains, while futures closed modestly higher after midday trading.
Liverpool futures and spot cotton prices are listed with grades and figures for middling and good middling quality. Recelpte 93,000 bales and futures values shown for May 11, including contracts for May, July, August, October, and later months.
The Weather Bureau reports precipitation data with a note of a sampling total since January. A total of 4.47 inches is recorded, with prior months showing normal variation. The document references department actions and daily readings without specifying dates beyond January.
Random numeric strings and garbled terms reference sugar, molasses, turpentine, and prices like 455 and 5.87. Names and locations are unreadable, yielding a fragmented listing style with no clear events or coherent facts to report.
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