Stocks Close Heavy With Narrow Trading Range
New York May 17 The stock market closed heavy with operations confined to a narrow range. General market not affected by a further break in Rock Island and Frisco securities, which had no explained cause. Bonds steady. Active stocks mostly receded from yesterday’s close while some lower priced rail shares faced renewed pressure. Rock Island preferred fell 1 1/2 percent to a new low, St Louis and San Francisco second preferred dropped to 18. After disposing of realising sales, prices rallied about a half point or more.
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New York
Rock Island
Frisco
St. Louis
San Francisco
St Lauis
Cotton Markets Hold Steady as Mills Curtail Output
New York May 17 cotton markets show steady demand with fair interest. Silk mills cut production due to dyeing strikes while woolen mills reduce output amid tariff uncertainty. Wool markets remain dull.
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New York
Weather Bulletin From Cotton Belt Remarks
In the western belt the weather is fair while the east sees showers. Temperatures run near normal. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Chattanooga Toccoa Marianna Florida Waynesboro Mississippi.
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Chattanooga
Toccoa
Marianna
Fila
Waynesboro
Miss
Mercantile Market Report From New York May 17
Prime mercantile paper steady at 54 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4.8290 for 60 day bills and 4.8640 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.82 percent. Bar silver 60 cents. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Rice market report from New Orleans May 17
New Orleans May 17 Rice market reports strong demand with receipts at 29 cents per unit and millers price at 8.29. Sales show 166 units of clean camaren at 8 cents and 500 units of Ja pan at 3.37. Quotations sabaeaan noted.
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New Orleans
Japan
Sabaeaan
Drop of Water Stays in Ocean For 3460 Years
A German scientist calculates that a drop entering the ocean remains there on average 3460 years, though some evaporate soon after, while others wander up to ten thousand years. The cycle continues as water evaporates, condenses, and returns as rain, with most water eventually returning to the sea through rivers, lakes, or subterranean paths.
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Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Earth
Mississippi Valley Cotton Association Sets Bale Size Rules
The Mississippi Valley Cotton Association adopted uniform bale dimensions of 27 inches by 64 inches and about 60 pounds. Receipts and bills of lading must describe exact bale condition and wrapping. The resolutions follow conferences of railroad and steamship agents in Dallas and New Orleans.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley Comp Association
Banks Hold $25 Million Reserve Excess In Week
New York on May 17 reports clearing house banks and trust companies show a reserve of $25,579,400 above legal requirements. This marks an increase of $5,766,800 from the prior week.
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New York
Metals Prices Steady in New York Trade
On May 17 in New York metals were dull with little movement. Lake copper closed at 16 dollars, electrolytic at 15, 62% refining, and iron kept unchanged.
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New York
Lake
Be ans From Mexico Are Offered Again
Conditions in the Republic limit Mexican trade but a carload of bayo beans arrives in San Antonio and will be offered Monday. Shipped via Galveston to Goodman Grocer Co, the price is around 4c per pound. San Antonio remains the largest U S market for Mexican products with firms in steady demand for next shipments despite recent interruptions. California bayo beans ease to about 4 5 cents.
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San Antonio
Goodman Grocer Company
Galveston
Republic
United States
Mexico
California
Local Market Prices for Eggs Poultry Produce and More
A long list of market quotes covers eggs, poultry, butter, cheese, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and meats. Florida tomatoes, Texas onions, California lemons, and various canned goods appear alongside bacon and lard prices. Numerous items show unit prices per dozen, crate, or hundredweight, reflecting broad retail offerings.
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Florida
Texas
California
Idaho
Louisiana
Local Provisions Price List Includes Meats Grains And Oils
A list of commodity prices shows star hams at 1 percent, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds at 16 cents, pure lard 12 cents, compound 8 percent, corn and oats with prices per bushel and bulk carlot terms, citron and peel varieties, and flour and meal odds. Retail and barrel prices for flour and meal are provided, including Pioneer flour and Liberty Bell, with meal and bran prices per 100 pounds and per hundredweight for corn chops.
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California
San Antonio
Pioneer
Liberty Beil
Commodity Prices and Receipts in Chicago Market
Quotations were unchanged for eggs butter and poultry with higher potato prices. Receipts totaled 35 633 cases for eggs and 34 cara for potatoes. Michigan and Minnesota prices ranged around 40 to 45 cents, Wisconsin 40 to 50 cents. Chickens and springs were listed as alive at 16 40 per unit.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Grain Prices Reported From Chicago Market
Chicago prices for May 17 show cash wheat with No 2 red at 1.06, No 2 hard 92 to 92.5 cents, No 1 Northern 91 to 93 cents, velvet chaff 89 to 94 cents, durum 90 to 96 cents. Corn No 2 57 cents, No 2 white 60 cents, No 2 yellow 57 cents. Oats No 2 white 39 to 39.5 cents, standard 39.5 cents.
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Chicago
Ill
Poultry and Butter Prices Reported in St Louis Market
In St Louis on May 17 poultry prices included chickens at 14 cents, springs 23 to 80 cents, turkeys at 8 to 9 cents, ducks 12 cents, and geese 9 to 10 cents. Butter across creameries ranged 24 to 27 cents per pound with eggs at 17 percent.
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ST. Louis
Eggs Steady Amid Mixed Receipts and Coffee Futures
In New York on May 17 eggs remained steady as receipts reached 21,954 cases. Coffee markets showed dull futures with No 7 Rio 11% quoted. July at 11.20 and December at 11.36.
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New York
Unchanged butter eggs poultry in Kansas City market
Sugar and molasses report from New York shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.77, centrifugal 3.27, molasses sugar 2.52. Refined goods steady as petroleum, molasses and hides hold. leather remains firm.
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New York
Cotton seed products and oil futures report
Prime basis cot ton seed products in Memphis show oil at 6.10 dollars and meal at 28 dollars with linters at 2 percent 3 cents. New York cotton seed oil market is firm with spot at 7.06 dollars and multiple futures contracts traded including July August and September with interday sales totaling 3600 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York
Maritime arrivals and departures Galveston and Port Arthur
Marine intelligence from Galveston shows yesterday’s arrivals El Mundo New York Fort Gaines Bocas del Toro Consellor Curacoa and Nordstjernen with Kingston and Russian Prince sailing to Tampico. Port Arthur reports arrivals Guffoil J M Guffey and Clarafield while Northwestern Providence Oakfield and Rotterdam sail.
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Galveston
Tex
el Mundo
New York
Fort Gaines
Bocas del Toro
Consellor
Curacoa
Nordstjernen
Dan
Kingston
Russian Prince
Tank
Tampico
Port Arthur
Guffoil
Philadelphia
J. .M. Guffey
Clarafield
Tuxpam
Northwestern
Providence
Oakfield
Rotterdam
Sugar Prices Steady as Raw Sugar Declines Reported
In New York on May 16 raw sugar prices showed slight ease with muscovado trading around 2.80 to 2.83, centrifugal 3.30 to 3.38, and molasses sugar at 2.55 to 2.58, while refined sugar held firm.
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New York
Steady Prices Rule Live Stock Market in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texans May 17 reports Saturday receipts small at 950 cattle fifty calves 450 hogs and 15 goats. Beef steers 6.25 heifers 6.50 cows 4.25 to 5.10, stocker steers neglected. Hogs active strong with drafts around 8.70 and others 8.40 to 8.60. Goats sold steady.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Drought break hurts cotton price in eastern belt
New York May 17 cotton opened steady to a decline of four points on reports of showers or rains in the eastern belt. Active demand from shorts kept prices near yesterday's close as the market closed steady, not more than two points lower to one higher. Prices in New Orleans and other spots showed little change.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Rain Outlook
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened five to six points lower as rain dampens belt prospects. Bears limited by covers from shorts. rumors of government acreage revision offered mild support. Session stayed quiet and narrow with prices down about 32.3 points from yesterday's highs.
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New Orleans
Atlantics
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans on May 17
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with May at 12.19 21 and June at 11.99 12.01. Other contracts ranged from 11.54 66 for August to 11.15 17 for March. Futures closed the day with a net decline of 3 4 points.
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New York
New Orleans
eRea
Close
Market snapshot shows mixed ledgers across cities
Leading spot markets report New York and Houston at middling 12 cents per unit with New Orleans at 12 6 16 and Galveston at 12 23 16 while Memphis remains middling at 12 0 }
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Tex
Abilene
Amarillo
Augusta
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Key West
Knoxville
Louisville
Macon
Memphis
Tenn
Miami
Siz
Montgomery
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Palestine
St. Louis
New York
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Market Receipts and Quotations From St Louis Cattle Hogs Sheep
May 17 report shows cattle receipts 1300 with steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.60, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.00 to 8.60, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 8500, market steady. pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.65, good heavies 5.45 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 200, market steady. native muttons 5.00 to 6.75, lambs 7.00.
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Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
New Orleans Cotton Quiet at Week's Close
Spot cotton in New Orleans on May 17 held steady with Middling 12 6-16. Sales on the spot were 285 bales, arrivals 861 bales, receipts 1669, stock 69,251 bales. Prices ranged from low ordinary 8 15-16 to good middling 12 11-16 with strict longs up to 12 6-16.
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Peete Eee
Eeseeveesenseee
New Orleans
Market Receipts and Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Kansas City report shows cattle receipts 1600 with native steers 7.26 to 8.66, southern steers 6.00 to 7.75, southern cows and heifers 4.50 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 1500 with bulk 8.35 to 8.45 and various weights 6.75 to 7. Weathers and yearlings sheep blanks show muttons 4.00 to 6.50 and range wethers 4.40 to 7.25. market steady across categories.
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Kansas City
Cotton spot market closes steady in Houston
Houston May 17 spot market closes arene and unchanged with 605 bales sold. Shipments 2206 bales and stock stands at 80,516 bales.
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Houston
Tex
Spot cotton closes in Galveston market drifted gains
Galveston Texas May 17 spot cotton closed firm with moderate activity. Sales noted at 26 cents per pound for one spot lot. Block listing shows 117,619 bales were named for 1894 crop with steady demand from buyers and merchants.
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Galveston
Tex
Namie
Chicago cattle and hog market report May 17 1900s
Receipts for hogs totalled around 10000 with slow demand and prices from 8.05 to 8.60 for various grades. Cattle receipts near 200 with prices from 3.85 to 9.00 for cows, calves, steers, and beeves. Sheep receipts about 3500 with native and yearling prices between 5.90 and 7.60, lambs 6.56 to 8.70, market steady.
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Chicago
Texas
Cotton Prices Steady in Memphis Market
In Memphis on May 17, spot cotton held steady at middling 12 3/4 cents per pound with prices unchanged across the page, reflecting a quiet local trading day.
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Memphis
Tenn
Copper and metals prices report from London
London market update notes copper at 69 pounds 65 shillings spot with futures 69 1s. Tin steady at 224 pounds spot and futures 218. Lead quoted at 18 pounds 10s and spelter at 24 pounds 17s 6d. Cleveland warrants quoted at 70s in London.
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London
Cleveland
Choice of Names in Divorce Bill Sparks Debate
Senator Madigan introduces a bill letting divorcees reclaim maiden names or adopt any prior husband’s surname, while husbands could require the wife to drop his name for a former spouse. The measure aims to broaden options but faces questions of fairness with repeated marriages. Separately, U.S. imports from Asia and Oceania rise 75 percent over ten years, and exports grow 100 percent in the same period.
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Springfield
Madigan
United States
Asia
Oceania
Spot cotton quiet in New York market May 17
New York on May 17 reports spot cotton quiet with Middling uplands at 12.00 cents, Gulf at 12.25 cents and 105 bales sold.
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New York
Metal price brief from St. Louis May 17
St. Louis Metal reports lead at 4.20 per unit and spelter at 5.30 per unit on May 17 in St. Louis Missouri with no further context or market details available.
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ST. Louis
Refutation of Osler Theory Spreads in Washington Leaders
Washington figures across the federal judiciary and Congress are cited as evidencing the refutation of Dr Osler and vindication of Dr Wiley. The roster includes Chief Justice Edward Douglass White and others aged from 61 to 76, with leaders in law and policy cited as emblematic of the national service narrative.
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Washington
Osler
Wiley
Edward Douglass White
United States
Supreme Court
McKenna
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Day
Horace Harmon Lurton
Martin A. Knapp
United States Commerce Court
Champ Clark
House
Bankhead
Johnston
Smith
Arizona
Perkins
Works
Thomas
DuPont
Bacon
Kern
Cummins
Bradley
Thornton
Burleigh
Maryland
Lodge
Nelson
Clapp
Stone
Newlands
Gallinger
Martine
Root
Burton
The Earth Will Dry Up Like The Moon Theory
A historical theory contends that the earth and moon will eventually lose surface water as crystals absorb water during cooling. It posits oceans pressurize the crust while subterranean volcanism drives water inward, forming crystals and shrinking the crust. The result is a gradual drying of the planet over vast timescales.
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Earth
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Queer American Boats From Eskimo Barks To Birch Bark Canoes
A survey of indigenous watercraft across North America and Alaska describes notched buffalo hide tub-boats used by Sioux anglers, Hupa dugouts, Haida dugouts with curved prows, and Eskimo skin boats from Kadiak and Greenland. It highlights the birch bark canoe as the most graceful North American design, and notes sails rarely used by natives.
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St. Nicholas
Middle West
United States
California
Alaskan
National Museum
Kadiak Island
E. W. Nelson
United States Biological Survey
Burial Permits for Three Local Residents Issued
Burial permits list Mrs. Conception P. de Weldon aged 53 who died May 16 at 1105 North Colorado street Walter C. Peters aged 76 who died May 15 at 421 West Houston street and Moses Salazar aged 1 who died May 16 at 50 Cameron street in the city records.
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Conception P. de Weldon
North
Colorado Street
Walter C. Peters
West
Houston Street
Moses Salazar
Cameron Street
Time loan terms and money on call notice
Time loans steady at 60 and 90 days with 4 percent interest, six months at 4 percent. Money on call quoted at 4 percent.
Weather map shows bear influence on grain trading in Chicago
Spring belt showers weakened wheat while corn held firm early then softened. July values fluctuated with minor gains or losses, oats declined on weather reports, and provisions held up with slight boosts. July pork at 19.45, lard at 10.85, ribs at 11.10, wheat steady near 88 to 88 cents.
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Chicago
Ill
Grain Prices and Receipt Figures from St Louis Market
In St Louis on May 17 cash prices for grain moved with No 2 red wheat at 98 3/4 to 99 cents, No 2 hard at 90 1/2 to 91 cents, No 2 corn at 58 1/2 to 59 cents, No 2 oats at 54 to 55 cents, and near May wheat at 86 1/2 to 86 3/4 cents, with July contracts slightly varied. Yesterday’s receipts totaled 59,000 bushels of wheat, 48,000 bushels of corn, 37,000 bushels of oats, and 7,000 barrels of flour. shipments included 88,000 bushels of wheat, 51,000 bushels of corn, 28,000 bushels of oats, and 6,000 barrels of flour.
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T. Louis
Kansas City Cash Grain Wrapup May Prices and Receipts
Kansas City May ton wheat bids for No 2 hard at 85 to 89 3 4 cents with higher nearby quotes. No 2 mixed corn at 57 1 2 cents and No 8 white at 58 cents. No 2 white oats at 37 1 2 to 38 cents and No 8 mixed at 35 1 2 cents. May wheat 83 3 4 to 83 3 4 cents, July 82 82 1 2, Sep 82 1 2 cents. May corn 65 1 2 bid, July 55 65 1 2, Sep 55 - 65 1 2. July oats 35 cents. Receipts yesterday Wheat 35 000 bushels, corn 10 000 bushels, oats 13 000 bushels.
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Kansas City
Washington Bird Protection Bill Moves to Federal Control
The Weeks McLean migratory bird bill transforms the biological survey into a federal guardian for migratory and insectivorous birds. It directs the Agriculture Department to seize and regulate birds across state lines, establish closed seasons, and collaborate with states as it studies bird habits and state game laws. The project targets 150 to 300 migratory species, with 200 to 300 under new protection.
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Washington
Biological Survey
America
McLean
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Agriculture Department
T. S. Palmer
United States
Accurt
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