Acute weakness in low price railroad stocks on Wall Street
The New York market opened with acute weakness in St Louis San Francisco and other low priced railroads. St Louis San Francisco shares fell sharply while Rock Island and other leaders showed small gains or steadied. Bonds fluctuated and liquidation of low priced issues continued as the market ended firmer with late rallies in minor rails and some strength among leaders.
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New York
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Louis San Francisco
Rock Island
Reading
Weather Bulletin Brief For Cotton Belt Regions May 19
The Cotton Region Bulletin from San Antonio reports the 24 hour period ending at 8 o'clock this morning with generally fair weather across the belt. Temperatures run nearly normal and the Houston district shows no notable deviations. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster. St Louis Metal: Lead $4.20, Spelter.
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San Antonio
Tex
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Gt Louis
Spelter
Weather rules cotton market in New Orleans outlook
Weather remains the main influence on cotton trading in New Orleans this week with focus on the July position and potential price moves. Rain is needed in the eastern belt while central and western areas may see continued moisture. cold nights and slow germination threaten late crop development and a delayed stand.
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New Orleans
Wool Prices Dip as Texas Growers Hold Out
New wool arrives in San Antonio market at 8 to 9 cents per pound, half the 16 to 18 cents earned a year ago. East buyers scarce, Texas growers delaying sales awaiting tariff changes and foreign competition impact. Growers warn prices must not fall further or the wool industry will suffer serious losses.
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San Antonio
Texas
Money on call rates steady in New York trading
In New York on May 19 money on call was quoted at 2.4 percent with bids at 2 percent. Time loans remained firm with 60 and 90 day terms at 4 percent and six months at 4 percent.
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York
Prime mercantile paper and exchange rates update
New York with 5 percent prime mercantile paper trading at 4838 for 60 day bills and 4.86.60 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.82 percent. Bar silver 60 percent, Mexican dollars 48 percent. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterk Exchange
Billie
Copper and metal market quotes from New York
The report lists May and June copper at 15.56 with July 16.45, August 15.37. electrolytic 15.87 16.00, lake 16.00, tasting 15. Spot May 47.87, July 47.62 48.00, July 47.00, Spelter 5.40 5.45, Antimony dull, Cookson’s 8.75. Iron steady with No 1 Northern 17.06 17.76, 22 Northern 16.00 16.25, No 1 South RE .50 16.75, No 1 Southern soft 17.
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Max
Amalgamated Copper Wee Ee
Abilene
Alice
Brenham
Cloudy
Anaconda Mining Co
Browneville
Preiady Atchison Eeee Enon
Ween
Brownwood
Clear Atlantic Coast Line
Clarendon
Prcidy
Baltimore & Ohio
Fort Worth
Delaware & Hudson
Ondo
Great Northern
Houston
Huntaville
Interborough
Kerrville
Pasas
Inter
Harvester Cohe Nee
Llano
Louisville & Nashville
Longview
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Kansas & Texas
Lehigh Valley
Nacogdoches
Aris
New York Central
Pierce
Cee
Norfolk & Western
Tee
Northern Pacific
Quanah
Oer
Preiay Reading
Spur
Sane
Clear Rock Islande
Taylor
S Temple
Prelay Southern Pacific
Waco
Cloudyuthern Railway
Waxahachie
Preidynion Pacific
Weatherford
New York
Cookson
Northern
South
Southern
Rockefeller Jr Addresses Youth Class on Dead Weight or a Live Wire
John D. Rockefeller Jr spoke to the Fifth Baptist Church youth class on "A Dead Weight or a Live Wire Which?" He condemned laziness and urged action. He praised the man who arrives, works, and plans his day, contrasting with those who drift or seek only ease.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Jony
Fifth Baptist Church
Mr. Rockefeller
City in Darkness After Lightning Strikes San Antonio Plant
A thunderstorm cut power in San Antonio as lightning damaged the downtown San Antonio Gas & Electric plant. The main generator was beyond repair, causing about 8000 dollars in damage and 15 minutes of citywide outage. Additional machinery to boost generation will be installed at Concepcion road plant within 30 to 60 days.
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San Antonio
Concepcion Road
UNCLE SAM WANTS HELP Clerk-Carrier Exam Set in San Antonio
The clerk-carrier examination for San Antonio post office vacancies will be held as scheduled on Saturday May 24. Applicants who could not obtain blanks can now apply at the general delivery window and file the forms to be eligible for the exam. Due to high demand, blanks were exhausted but more have been received.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau Data From 8 A.M. Readings
Weather bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture reports at 8 a.m. a seventy-fifth run. It notes air pressure adjusted to sea level, isotherms drawn for key temperatures, and images indicate clear to snow conditions. Winds are shown with arrows. temperatures, precipitation, and maximum wind speeds are listed.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather
Sugar Sets New York Market Tone Amid Downward Trend
Refined sugar falls ten cents per 100 pounds on the New York market while New Orleans shows no price drop by noon. Local prices stay steady as jobbers anticipate further declines, with raw sugar costs rising for refiners. Lemons rise to 7 a box with firm demand. Texas tomatoes debut with Florida and home grown varieties trading around 4.60 and 1.75 per crate, respectively.
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New York
New Orleans
United States
Big Texas
Florida
Texas
Treasured Market Prices Across Fresh Produce and Provisions
A detailed list of market prices for fresh country produce and groceries. Poultry includes large hens at $5.50 to $6.00 per dozen and turkeys at 15c per pound. Butter, cheese, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and fruits show varied regional prices. Canned goods, meats, fish, nuts, and syrups priced by case, box, or weight. Sugar and coffee prices listed for bulk buyers.
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Texas
Florida
California
Idaho
Alabama
Pear
Bea
Vie
Alaska
Indey Coenen
South
Navy
Maxwell House
Local Conserves and Produce Prices List
A detailed price list outlines canned vegetables and fruits with unit costs such as tomatoes, corn, peaches, and figs, plus meat and lard rates. It shows per pack or per hundredweight figures, with varied grades and sizes, for markets in San Antonio and broader listings.
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California
San Antonio
Market quotations from Chicago May 19
Chicago market notes show butter steady at undian receipts 7100. eggs unchanged with 21000 cases. potatoes higher with 100 car receipts including Michigan 48 4 0 percent, Minnesota 45 50 cents, Wisconsin 45 53 cents. Poultry lower with alive chickens and springs at 15 cents.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Market Quotations From Kansas City Creamery and Poultry
Kansas City May 19 Quotations listed for dairy and eggs with creamery 27 cents firsts 26 cents seconds 25 cents packing 21 cents eggs firsts 18 184 cents seconds 13 14 cents poultry hens 13 percent roosters 10 cents ducks 15 cents.
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Kansas City
Eggs Steady as Receipts Improve in New York Market
New York on May 19 reports eggs steady with receipts of 23,923 cases and Freeh gathered extras at 22 percent 23 cents. In St Louis on May 19 quotations show chickens 14 cents, springs 23 to 20 cents, turkeys less than a cent, ducks 12 cents, geese 7 cents, butterreamery 24 to 27 cents and eggs at 1 1/2 cents.
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New York
ST. Louis
Springs
Sugar and petroleum prices in New York markets report
New York markets report May 19 shows raw sugar prices for Muscovado at 2.73 to 2.76, centrifugal 1.27 to 3.30, molasses sugar 2.25 to 2.55, crushed 4.95, fine granulated. Petroleum steady with refined New York barrels at 5, bulk 8.70, cases 11. Hides steady with Bogota 28.5 to 29.5 cents, Central America 28 cents. Leather and hemlock prices noted for firsts 28 to 29 cents.
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New York
New Orleans
Bogota
Central America
Coffee Market Steady in Spot and Futures
New York on May 19 reports spot coffee holding steady at 11 1 2 cents a pound and futures unchanged with July at 11 15 and December at 11 26 cents.
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New York
Dreams of a Sleep Talker Captures Congress Attention
Dr E W Scripture of New York presented a paper at the ninth triennial Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons in Elgin Idaho on The Dreams of a Sleep Talker. He argued ambidextrous people never dream while right handed people dream with the left brain lobe. He noted scientists still know little about dreams.
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Washington
E. W. Scripture
New York
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Cattle Pens Clear as Prices Hold at Fort Worth Market
Union Stock Yards May 19 reports show crowded pens early with 18389 cattle 100 calves 3 horses 20 hogs 1100 sheep received. Only 583 cattle 100 calves 20 hogs offered as market steadiness held with calves 6 to 6.50, hogs 8 to 8.50, best cows 5.25, bulk cattle 4.50 to 5.00.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Cattle Market Mixed Fort Worth Early Week Weakened
In Fort Worth on May 19 cattle receipts reached 6000 with beef steers steady to 10 cents lower and stocker steers steady. Cows and heifers softened, calves and hogs showed strength with top hogs at 8.66 and bulk around 8.40. Sheep fell about 10 cents with clipped wethers at 4.50.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
May 19 Chicago market receipts and quotes show hogs 43 000 head with a steady market and prices ranging from 6 30 to 8 67 per cwt by weight class. Cattle receipts 22 000 with steady market and Beeves 7 10 to 8 90, Texas steers 6 75 to 7 70, calves 6 26 to 9 00. Sheep receipts 23 000 with a weak market, native ewes and yearlings priced 5 75 to 8 05.
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Chicago
Texas
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 19
Receipts at Kansas City total 10 000 cattle including 1200 southerns with steady trading. Native steers 7 25 to 8 60, southern steers 6 00 to 7 75, southern cows and heifers 4 50 to 7 25. Hogs receipts 9 000 with steady market. bulk 8 30 to 8 45, heavy 5 25 to 8 40, lights 8 30 to 8 45, pigs 6 75 to 7 50. Sheep receipts 000 with steady market. muttons 4 00 to 6 50, range wethers and yearlings 4 40 to 7 00.
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Kansas City
St Louis Live Stock Market Report May 19
St Louis livestock receipts include 2600 cattle with 500 Texans and a steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.75 to 9.00, cows 4.50 to 8.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.00 to 8.50, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hog receipts reach 13,000 with pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.60 and good heavies 8.50 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 3800 with muttons 5.00 to 7.00 and lambs 7.00 to 8.26.
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ST. Louis
Open Forum Meetings Planned by Chamber of Commerce
Chairman T L Conroy of the Chamber of Commerce membership committee outlines early open forum meetings to replace weekly luncheons. Events will be evening gatherings at the Chamber auditorium and will occur on a bimonthly schedule.
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T. L. Conroy
Chamber of Commerce
Bearish Crop News Buoys Cotton Trading In New Orleans
In New York May 19 cotton opened steady with a 2 to 4 point decline on lower Liverpool cables and bearish crop accounts. Prices rallied 2.3 points from the morning low on trade demand, midday at 7 to 9 points higher. Spot mid as uplands 12 cents, nominal.
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New York
Liverpool
Area planted and harvested cotton revised upward in high precision figures
Washington reports that last year 34,776,000 acres were planted to cotton and cultivated through June end, replacing the preliminary 34,097,000 acres. The area picked is about 34,288,000, with abandonment under 1.4 percent. Yield is revised to 190.9 pounds per acre from 193.2.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture Ae
Department
Census Bureau
Cotton Exchange to Convene Annual Meet in San Antonio
The San Antonio Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade will hold its annual meeting in the exchange rooms on Saturday May 1 at 2 pm The annual election of officers will be held the following Tuesday June 3 with polls open from 10 am to 2 pm The organization known as The San Satenka was started in 1907 Its current officers are Roy W Hearne president Rene J Mailler vice president and J S O Mealy secretary
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San Antonio Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
Exchange Rooms
Roy W. Hearne
Rene J. Mailer
J. 8. O'Mealy
Marine Intelligence Galveston May 19 Arrivals and Departures
Galveston reported arrivals including Cassel Bre men Norduega Stavanger from Vera Cruz and Tampico. Departures include Fort Gaines Nordstjernen and Arethus Bremen to Havana and Antwerp. Also Texas Bayonne Strombus Burrsfield Rosalind and others sailing to ports like Guan tanamo Bremen and Bayonne. In New York, Minnehaha from London arrived and Grosser Kursfurst, Kais er Wilhelm II, docked Bremen.
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Tex
Cassel
Ger
Bremen
Norduega
Nor
Stavanger
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Fort Gaines
Port Barriés
Hero
Nordstjernen
Can
Havana
Port Arthur
Texas
Bayonne
Strombus
Portsmouth
Arethus
Guantanamo
Burrsfield
Larimer
Rosalind
Antwerp
Sable Island
New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Signals
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a small decline as cables and weather news were mixed. First prices slipped to the day's low before later inching up 1 to 2 points. traders noted scant short cotton and uneven rains, with West crop reports suggesting two weeks' delay in progress.
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New Orleans
Bull Side
Mart
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady Then Close Firm
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with May at 12.16 and Dec near 11.04. By close, prices gained about 8 to 11 points across contracts, with activity showing modest gains and mixed intra day highs and lows for months through March.
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New Orleans
Gung Co En
Ce Eehbibo Asee
Ceedd Oses
Cotton prices ease in Liverpool market report
Spot cotton in Liverpool dull with prices down across grades. Middling fair 7.234 pence, good middling 6.994, middling 6.694, low middling 6.55 pence, good ordinary 6.21, ordinary 5.87 pence. Sales 6000 bales including 600 for spec and export and 6800 American. Receipts 32000 bales including 24300 American.
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Liverpool
Futures Prices Sheet from Liverpool Market
Futures opened and closed in steady tones with small daily changes across multiple forward contracts from May to June and beyond. The data shows minor percentage shifts and d values for each successive month pair, reflecting a stable, forward-looking market in Liverpool.
Fiesta meeting set after bill totals reviewed
Fiesta San Jacinto association plans a board meeting this week to receive full Fiesta reports. President Atlee B. Ayres indicated call in the near term, with new officers and directors to be elected but few changes anticipated. The current executive board will likely continue guiding the festival.
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Fiesta Directorate
Atlee B. Ayres
Fiesta San Jacinto Association
Leading spot markets across cities show steady middling prices
The report lists New York New Orleans Houston Galveston and Memphis as middling with 12c or 125-16c in New Orleans and 6.684 Liverpool for Liverpool. Prices indicate a stable price level across major markets with modest variation by location.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Spot cotton market in New Orleans steady with varied grades
New Orleans on May 19 reports spot cotton unchanged with middling at 125-16 cents. Sales on the spot 283 bales arriving none. Receipts 2296 bales. Stock 71,648 bales. Nominal prices listed for several grades from low ordinary to good middling and middling fair.
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New Orleans
Cotton market closes steady in Houston trading
The spot market finished steady with no sales or fob shipments recorded. May 19 in Houston reports shipments of 1877 bales and total stock at 80,023 bales.
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Houston, Tex
Cotton market closes steady in Memphis and New York
Spot cotton in Memphis and New York remains steady. Memphis middling 17 3/4 cents. New York upland middling 12.00 cents with gulf 12.25. Sales reported at 300 bales.
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New York
Cotton seed and oil market update notes firm closes
In Memphis prime basis oil at 6.10 dollars and meal at 28 dollars are listed with linters 2% to 3e. New York oil market closes firm with spot 7.00 to 7.25 and June about 7.03 to 7.06, large lot sales and multiple months reported. Pittsburgh closes oil at 2.50 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wheat Prices Rally On Visible Supply Decline Expectation
Wheat markets firm on expected smaller visible supply in today’s report. July futures opened mixed, rose to 89 1 4 cents, and closed firm around 89 1 4 cents. Corn advanced with delayed planting reports boosting soybeans and cattle futures mixed with provisions up on weather optimism.
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Chicago
Commission House
SiMe
Ee Prospects Southwest
Sc Pt
Grain price quotations from Chicago markets May 19
Quotations show cash wheat and corn prices with grades and percentages. Wheat ranges include No 2 reduced to 93 93 1/4 cents for various grades. durum at 90 cents. corn No 2 at 50 cents. No 2 white 60 60 1/4 cents. No 2 yellow 57 57 1/2 cents. can No 2 white 40 1/4 cents.
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Chicago
Commodity Market Quotation Report
In St. Louis on May 19 quotations show Cash wheat at 1.00 to 1.04 for No 2 red and No 2 bens at 90 to 92 5/8 cents. Corn tracks No 2 red 92 5/8 cents, No 2 white 60 to 61 cents. Oats track No 2 at 38 5/8 to 38 5/8 cents. Close: July wheat 6 5/8 cents, Sept 6 5/8 cents. Corn July 54 5/8 percent, Sept 54 5/8 percent. Oats July and Sept 36 4/8 cents.
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ST. Louis
Grain price quotes from Kansas City market day
Kansas City on May 19 reports cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red, corn and oats quotes across mixed and white varieties. Close figures show May, July, and September contracts for wheat corn and oats with slight variations.
Medina county land cases set for special term July 7
Federal Judge T S Maxey ordered a special term of the Federal Court for July 7 to hear Medina county land disputes between the Medina Valley Irrigation Co and landowners over land submerged by the dam rising waters. Landowners filed three new documents and the Medina Co side requested time to review them. Charlottenberg Germany opens a four story hotel for horses housing two thousand animals.
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T. S. Maxey
Medina County
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
Medina Company
Maxey
Charlottenberg
Germany
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