Slump in American stocks abroad rattles market opening
A sharp London stock setback pulled down U S shares at the New York open with most international stocks lower. Major names such as Steel, Amalgamated, Union Pacific and Reading led losses as trading slowed and early heaviness faded, then the list eased but closed with small declines. Clearing-house banks show reserves above legal requirements at 39.7 million dollars less than prior week.
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New York
London
Steel
Amalgamated
Union Pacific
Reading
Mercantile Exchange Tone in May Report
New York notes firm mercantile exchange with 60 day terms at 4.85 fifty, demand 4.88 thirty, commercial bills at 4.84 and a half percent. Bar silver quoted at 58 and one half cents. Mexican dollars at 90, government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Terling Exchange
Oil-NY firm cuts refined petroleum price by 16 points
The Standard Oil Company of New York announced a 16 point price reduction for refined petroleum. New prices show refined in cases at 11.10 cents per gallon, in tanks 5.10, standard white 5.60.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of New York Today
Metal markets quiet in New York trading on May 16
The metal markets were quiet and practically nominal in New York. Lake copper electrolytic traded at 14.25 dollars and casting at 14.00 dollars with a 14.12 percent rate. Iron prices remained unchanged.
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New York
Lake
New York Coffee Prices Reported for May 1616
New York coffee figures show July at 8.72 dollars and December trading as steady. The note mentions No 7 and miscellaneous quotations, indicating a partial market update from the New York Coffee market.
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York
Birth Record for Mr and Mrs W Bradley May 13 1020
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs W Bradley on May 13 1020 at Booth Flores Street. A French doctor uses serum from people who had infantile paralysis in youth to treat general paralysis in adults.
New Organization to Sell Bean Crop in California
Retiring officers of the California Lima Bean Growers Association report that the group has absorbed the Lima Bean Growers Association, forming a farmers led body to market California lima beans through J. M. Waterman Selling Agency in Oxnard. President Charles Donlon says the new entity strengthens farmer control and market handling.
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California
Lima Bean Growers’ Association
San Antonio
Capital Stock Corporation
J. M. Waterman Selling Agency
Oxnard
Cal
Charles Donlon
Kansas City Market Prices May 14 Creamery and Eggs
Quotations from Kansas City show creamery at 23 cents for first quality and 21 cents for other, packing stock at 15 5/8 cents. Eggs quoted at 18 cents for extra large, 11 5/8 cents for seconds. Poultry included hens at 14 cents and springs at 1 50 cents.
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Kansas City
Springs
Sugar Prices in New York Market May 15
New York reports firm raw sugar with molasses at 2.55 dollars and centrifugal at 3.20. Refined sugar holds steady to 10 cents higher with various forms listed, including cut leaf 5.05, crushed 4.95, mould A 4.60, cubes 4.25, powdered 4.10, fine granulated 6.00, Diamond A 4.00, confectioners 3.90, No 1 3.80.
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New York
Iamond
Chicago Market Reports Prices and Supplies May 16
Quotations today show butter and cheese stable amid mixed creamery and firsts for eggs. Potatoes ease with 87 car receipts and regional red and white varieties priced from 50 to 65 cents. Poultry alive markets lower with fowls around 15 cents.
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Chicago
Ordisone
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Poultry Alive
Rice market notes from New Orleans May market
In New Orleans on May 16 the Honduras and Japan rice markets show steady and strong tones with rough Honduras at 1.50 to 4.50 and clean Japan at 1.50 to 3.2. Rice polish per ton 00 27.00. Bran per ton 17.00 to 18.00. Receipts: rough 952, clean 34,018. millers netics 0.29 pockets, clean Honduras at 1.%
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Millers Netics
Corn Continues to Seek Higher Levels on Chicago Market
On May 16 10914 Chicago market shows mixed moves with corn firm on Argentina conditions and wares easing. Wheat handles dry weather and Hessian fly risk. futures drift. oats follow. provisions and hogs rise despite weak demand. Buenos Aires dispatches support bears, while May corn trades around 72 to 73 cents for No 2 yellow.
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Chicago
Argentina
Kansas
Buenos Aires
Weather bulletin for Houston district shows fair belt with rain in Oklahoma
The bulletin reports the 24 hour period ending at 8 am Saturday for Houston district stations. Weather is fair in the belt aside from rain in Oklahoma and North Texas. Temperatures run below normal with rainfall of an inch or more at Weatherford and Clarendon, Texas. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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Tex
Houston
Oklahoma
Texas
Weatherford
Clarendon
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast for Saturday night through Sunday calls for unsettled weather with probable showers across San Antonio vicinity and far East Texas. The outlook emphasizes unsettled conditions and possible rainfall through Sunday evening.
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San Antonio
Far East Texas
Market Prices for Wheat Corn and Oats in Kansas City
Quotations reported May 16 show cash wheat No 2 hard 89 91 per cent, No 2 red 89 90 per cent, corn No 2 mixed 74 75 cent, No 2 white 76 cents, oats No 2 white 40 40 cents, No 2 mixed 39 cents.
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Kansas City
Grain futures close steady amid mixed wheat corn oats
Kansas City May 16 grain futures closed steady with Wheat May 8&%c, July 81%c. Corn May 71%c, July 69%c. Oats May 38%3c, July 38c.
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Kansas City
Market Quotations for Wheat Corn and Dates
In St. Louis on May 16 quotations for wheat show 2 red at 96 and no 2 hard at 94 plus 6. corn prices list No 2 at 78 and No 2 white at 74 cents dates No 2 at 40 and No 2 white at 42 cents.
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ST. Louis
Marine Intelligence Galveston May 16 Arrived Kansan and El Valle
Galveston May 16 Marine intelligence reports the vessel Kansan from New York arriving at port and the steamer El Valle also listed from New York is docked or at anchor. The brief dispatch notes arrivals and arrivals only with no further details on cargo or casualties.
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Galveston
Tex
Kansan
New York
el Valle
Burial Permits List For Local Dying Records
Burial permits record several local deaths with ages and dates in May. Individuals named include D Rodriguez 24 died May 1 on South Leona street Ben Standefer 80 May 10 on South Presa street and Jesusa Ortiz 60 May 14 near Shi Ner's alley. Additional entries note Mateo Sanchez listed with unclear age May 14 on South Presa street Candaleria Guerrero 24 May 16 at 415 South Concho street Armen Martinez 44 May 12 City Hospital and G a Martinez 20 May 13 City Hospital.
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Leona Street
Ben Standefer
South Presa
Mateo Sanchez
Jesusa Ortiz
Shiner’s Alley
Candaleria Guerrero
South Concho Street
Armen Martinez
City Hospital
G A Martinez
Kansas City Market Receipts and Quotations May 16
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep reported. Hogs market higher with bulk sales around 8.30 to 8.45. cattle receipts about 300 including 200 southerns with steady market. prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.10, dressed beef 7.65 to 8.50, southern steers 6.75 to 8.25, cows 4.50 to 7.50, heifers 7.00 to 9.00, stockers 6.75 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady. lambs 6.75 to 9.20, yearlings 5.0 to 6.0, wethers 5.25 to 6.10, ewes 4.75 to 5.
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Kansas City
Hogs Lean Toward Strength at Fort Worth Stockyards
Fort Worth Texas May 16 Saturday saw moderate receipts at the stock yards with 400 cattle 105 calves 300 hogs and 1000 sheep. Cattle priced slowly toward steady while hogs sold 8.10 to 8.20 per hundredweight as trade leaned toward strength despite limited top quality offerings.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Live Stock Market Receipts Mixed in St Louis Trading
In St Louis on May 16 traders reported receipts of cattle and hogs with steady to higher prices. Pigs and feeder cattle fetched 7.68 for receipts, 8.45 for unloaded stock, 800 total head including 300 Texans. Native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25, cows and heifers 4.25 to 9.00, stockers 5.00 to 8.00, Texas and Indian steers 6.75 to 8.00, cows 4.25 to 6.65, native calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts showed muttons 4.76 to 5.75 and 8.25 for some lambs, with spring lambs around 6.00.
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Peek Ory
Texas
Chicago Market Report May 16 Receipts and Prices
Chicago market summary shows hogs with receipts of 6000 and mixed, light, heavy ranges from 8.05 to 8.60 per cwt, pigs 7.50 to 8.40. Cattle receipts 800 with beeves 7.40 to 9.365, steers 7.10 to 8.20, calves 7.50 to 11.00, stockers and feeders 6.25 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 3000 with lambs 4.6 to 8.36, yearlings 6.00 to 7.25, springs 7.00 to 10.00. Market steady for cattle and sheep.
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Gold Mining in Alaska and Seward Peninsula
The U S Geological Survey notes bonanza mining in Nome is over but vast gold remains in Seward peninsula gravels. Since 1899 surveys have compiled auriferous gravels with potential for future exploitation, noting Nome’s historic $50.6 million gold yield and Seward peninsula’s enduring riches.
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Alaska
Fred H. Moffit
United States Geological Survey
Nome
Seward Peninsula
Seward
Russia
Geological Survey
Survey
Prospector’s remark on lode gold and Nome sands
The passage notes cautious prospecting for gold vein deposits while recounting Nome shore sands. It describes geologists who identified an ancient higher beach and streams feeding the coast, both rich in gold, guiding prospectors to investigate ancient beds and waterways.
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Cape Nome
Geological Survey
Man Declares End Of Cigarettes After Suicide Attempt
In Shreveport at City Hospital a man known as Chris Bills, wrapped in gauze, vows to quit smoking after a failed gas suicide attempt. He staged the act following a harsh marital quarrel, tried using the gas meter, lit a cigarette to steady nerves, and was found dead on the roof of a church after an explosion.
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Shreveport
City Hospital
Chris
First Baptist Church
Cotton market update from Galveston May report
Galveston Texas May 16 cotton market shows steady to higher spot prices with middling at 18 ¾ cents per pound. Sales reach 1298 bales with 200 bales to arrive noted in the report.
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Tex
Cotton futures rise amid weather and losses in Texas
New York reports cotton prices firm on May 16 as strong cables and southwest weather support gains. Liverpool buys crop positions with rumors 12,000 bales burned in Galveston. rains and a low barometer keep prices firm into late May with futures up 6 to 17 points.
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Wall Street
Liverpool
Galveston
Texas
New Orleans Cotton Steady After Morning Rise
New Orleans cotton prices rose in early trading as Liverpool advanced 3. English points boosting old crop months 6 to 7 points and August and September 7.8 points. By late morning renewed buying and short covering lifted July beyond 13 cents and October past 12 cents, closing with a net advance of 18 to 17 points and a steady tone.
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Liverpool
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Higher on May 16
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with May at 18.17, July at 12.90, and October at 11.96 as early gains ranged 7 to 9 points. By session end prices closed steady with gains of 13 to 14 points, showing firm demand across contracts May July and October as listed in the day’s report.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool cotton market report May 16
Spot cotton values for Liverpool on May 16 show good middling at 8.094 cents per pound, middling 7.474, and low middling 6.99. Transactions total 6000 bales with 600 shipped for export and speculation. Receipts reached 13,000 bales.
Futures steady in Liverpool market report
Futures in Liverpool on May 16 held steady with May 7 values at 114 and May-June at 114. July-August traded around 6.93 percent. August- ecker at 116 and October-November at 6.47. December-January 6.37 and January-February 6.37 notations.
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Ecker
Market Report Highlights Spot Prices Across Cities
New York middling 13.50 and Houston 13 percent stand, New Orleans packling 13 percent, Liverpool middling 17.474, Galveston and Wake entries show middling levels, May 16 note indicates spots closed steady with 10 veins higher and a middling at 18.50, no sales recorded.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Galveston
Wake
Tex
Spot cotton closes steady in Houston and New York markets
Houston spot cotton stays steady with a minor gain as Middling prices hold at 13 1/2 cents. New York quotes show a steady trend with May to December futures ranging from 7.10 to 6.70 dollars per bale. total sales reported 3 800 bales across markets.
Cotton Statistics Receipts at Key Ports and Stocks
Distinct port receipts listed with values for Galveston Houston New Orleans Mobile Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston Pacific ports total 9225 bales. Stock levels yesterday this week and last year cited with figures 590118 636403 and 437555 excess season noted.
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Galveston
Houston
Boston Bean Town Retains Bean Eating Crown
Boston remains the bean eating capital as residents spend over ten million dollars on baked beans annually. The city disposed of about 33 million quarts of beans last year, with potatoes leading vegetable intake at 53 1 3 bushels per person, while onions remain least eaten.
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Boston
Careful Shopper at Aged Drug Store Tangle
A fragment shows a shopper challenging a young clerk about safety and competence at a drug store. The exchange hints at trust, danger, and authority in a retail setting. The piece also mentions an old Scotch lady who sleeps during sermons and becomes attentive when students of St Andrew's University watch a minister, implying a curious tie between observation and religious instruction.
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St. Andrew's University
CY Hand
St. Andrew's
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