Cotton Prices Move In Narrow Range With Steady Tone
Cotton prices moved in a narrow range a steady tone across principal markets. May 18 reports show mixed activity with weak opening demand and gains in spot business in New Orleans and Gulf ports while exports and shipping delays influenced the market. Active months closed firmer in some markets with New Orleans and New York showing small losses, while San Antonio and Houston quotes held around 27 cents a pound.
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Galveston
New York
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Cotton Exchange
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Prulis
Gulf Ports
San Ameonio
New York cotton opens steady as Liverpool reports hours cut
The New York cotton market opened steady with a two to twenty point decline in active months after Liverpool reports that Lancashire workers may drop to forty nine hours weekly. Dealers saw nervousness over port congestion and ship delays while weather maps drew cautious sentiment. July and October prices slipped before rally attempts and later trading steadied on covering and new demand, closing with minor net changes.
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New York
Liverpool
Lancashire
New Orleans Cotton Market May 18 Trading Review
Overnight trading in New Orleans cotton shows early losses of 14 to 27 points from yesterday's close, with later activity turning mixed as May and December contracts fluctuated. The market opened lower, then edged up toward midday before slipping again, while interior Town trading indices showed a small advance in some futures and prices.
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New Orleans
Stendt
Cotton Statistics New Orleans Rice Prices Listed
A brief New Orleans market note reports rice receipts and pricing. Honduras and Japan rough and clean grades appear with quoted values such as 37.25 and 8.80 for different rice types. A rough and unsettled marketday is noted with May 18 as a reference.
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Blue Rose
Weather Bulletin Remarks From May 18 1978 Tex
A weather bulletin field report notes observations at 7 am in Ban Ap enlo Texas on May 18 1978. The text includes stray remarks about painting and perception while noting the dated transcription. The readable portion is fragmentary and provides minimal meteorological detail.
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Ban
Apenlo, Tex
Brothers named Nevin meet in France in wartime reunion
Sergeant J Benjamin Nevin of 103rd Field Artillery and Sergeant William M Nevin of the quartermaster corps, brothers from 136 Rochambeau Avenue, unexpectedly encounter each other in a French village. They share a rare reunion, have their photos taken, and look forward to meeting again in the United States.
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103Rd Field Artillery
France
Nevin
William M. Nevin
Quartermaster's Corps
Providence Journal
William H. Nevin
Rochambeau Avenue
Bill
Benjamin
United States
First new crop cantaloupes arrive in local markets
Local markets report the first new crop cantaloupes arriving Saturday morning with a small tot selling for 4 a crate. California Valencia oranges rise to 0.75 a box while fancy lemons gain 0.25 to 7 a box and choice grade sella up 0.05 to 6.50. No wholesale price changes are listed for fresh vegetables eggs butter poultry provisions groceries and grains.
Shippers markets and farm prices in multiple regions
Regional market quotes show butter steady at creamery levels around 34 to 36 cents, eggs with firsts near 32 to 31 cents, and poultry with hens at 23 to 25 cents and roosters around 17 to 20 cents. Potatoes rise in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan areas, new crop quoted at 2.25 per hundredweight, old spuds 1.10 to 1.40. Kansas City and Chicago readings list broader ranges for butter, eggs, poultry, and potatoes, reflecting mixed day’s trade.
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Wholesale fish and oyster market report Saturday
Fish and oysters were scarce on the market Saturday with wholesalers expecting some next week. Stocks were moderate and prices generally unchanged. The San Antonio trade quotes Texas fish by wholesale weight with heads on except large red fish. halibut, rock cod and barracuda priced for retail. California varieties priced by wholesale weight with heads removed. Prices for cleaned, scaled, ready to cook fish follow standard wholesale basis.
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Texas
Wright
Provision Markets and Cotton Prices Report
Local market quotations for groceries and meat cuts list bacon, lard, oleomargarine and beef prices with per pound figures. Cotton market notes from York on May 18 report demand and government influence, with buyers constrained and manufacturers shifting toward government work.
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Cking House
Waal
Weather Bureau precipitation report summary
The Weather Bureau notes Friday precipitation none and a daily deficiency of 9 tenths of an inch. The day was normal for the date with v4 of an inch observed. Since January 1 total precipitation stands at 10.44 inches, with an excess of 0.77 inches year to date.
HOG MARKETS STEADY TO 15 CENTS HIGHER AT NORTHERN POINTS
Hog markets moved steady to fifteen cents higher at Northern points amid fair weather in other markets. Fort Worth market unchanged for cattle hogs and sheep. receipts light, with little price movement. Fresh produce and commodity prices listed include vegetables, fruits, and grains, reflecting a broad market snapshot with mixed activity in hogs, cattle, and cattle futures.
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St. Lupuis Wong
Wille
Five Russian factory directors seek arrest to save lives
Five worried Russian businessmen, directors of a large factory aiding the army, went to Kerensky at the Marinsky Palace seeking arrest to avert threatened killings. He issued a custody receipt for their persons and arranged for a messenger to deliver it to the factory manager, as the night of tense fear concluded.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Grain and seed prices offered through Fort Worth bureau
Official market notes list prices for mixed corn white corn red oats white oats and alfalfa from Fort Worth and San Antonio offices. Also shown are millet barley rye seed cane seed sorghum and animal product values including beeswax and hides with various weight and purity specifications.
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Mercantile Marines Feature On Stock Exchange
New York May 18 Shipping stocks dominated today's market action with Magives and allied issues climbing 2 points early before revenue and producer differences caused volatility. Steels and equipment shares edged down then recovered, rails were dull, New Haven rose strongly, and overall volume reached about 60,000 shares.
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Rexirelivas Witt
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Mexican Money Markets Report from San Antonio
Trading in Mexican money at San Antonio Saturday was quiet with bids for silver pesos and Mexican gold noted. Mercantile paper in New York shows varied rates for four and six month bills, demand mercial certificates, and 60 day bills, with bar silver and government and railroad bonds described as irregular. London markets cite rat silver at 4574 per canee, money at 2 to 3 percent, and short bill rates around 3 to 3 1/16 percent.
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National
Londres
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London
New York Banks Report Reserve Above Legal Required Level
New York banks and trust companies report a reserve excess of 148 million dollars for the week. The actual condition shows a decrease of 56 million dollars from the previous week as banks continue to adjust holdings amid market activity.
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New York
Amelia Barr Completes Novel At Eighty Eight
Mrs Amelia E Barr celebrated her eighty eighth birthday at Richmond Hill by announcing completion of a new novel The Paper Cap She seeks Gompers permission to dedicate it to him The book is described as love and labor and she opposes women gaining political equality The modern mother should devote more time to children and politics to men She hopes allies win the war and recalls predicting the Great War with Henry Ward Beecher years ago.
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