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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1914

Page

9

Proposals Made to Envoys on Tampico Oil Disputes

Secretary Bryan arranged a tripartite pledge with Britain and the Netherlands to not recognize changes in Tampico title amid oil operations. Admiral Cradock reported no landings near La Paz and conditions remained quiet as oil shipments resumed and wells suffered minimal damage.

Howard Navy Department la Paz Tampico Great Britain United States Netherlands Bryan Cecil Spring-Rice Chavalier van Rappard Admiral Cradock

South American mediators seek Mexican peace terms

In Niagara Falls on May 25 the South American mediators planned to lay before the Mexican party today the views exchanged in forenoon on the issues dividing the sides. They argued permanent peace in Mexico cannot come without economic questions being considered. The talks also touched on possible candidates for a provisional government to replace the Huerta regime.

Niagara Sisted Mexico the Huerta Huerta

Tribute to Tate Dowager and Mazatlan Attack Report

A fragmented dispatch from Mazatlan May 24 reports a gunboat ordered from Santa Rosa to protect French and American residents amid Yaqui attacks. The notice mentions Americans and Japanese in the area, a misunderstood 21 gun salute, and shelling impacting streets as Mexican forces respond.

Tate Japan Mazatlan U. & & Califporwia Mexico San Diego Cal Santa Rosato Santa Roselia

Forces Move Against Vera Cruz Not Villa's Men

Reports state that forces under General Candido Aguilar, aided by General Pablo Gonzalez, are moving to Vera Cruz with a 2500 strong Federal garrison at Tejar. Vicente Blanquia, sailing with Aguilar’s group, aims to join near the port as Zapata advances from the west and Villa from the north, threatening Huerta.

Vera Cruz Pancho Villa Puenta de Moronat Lauro Carillo Carfile Genet Aguilar Tejar Garcia Pens Fi Pena Oe Aguilar City Zapata General Villa General Far Uth Huerta

Unsettled Foreign Markets Drive Down Stocks

New York May 25 The stock market opened with little change from last week. Bethlehem Steel rose slightly while United States Steel and Amalgamated declined marginally. General sentiment pointed to ongoing unsettled conditions and fears over the note extension plan. Bonds were irregular and the market overall closed heavy.

New York Rethlehem Steel United States Steel Amalgamated Sailor Pa

Mercantile Paper Firm Prices Reported In New York

May 25 report from New York notes Mercantile paper at 4 per cent, a firm tone in commercial markets. The day’s closing quote shows the firm at 604.36 with continued strength in paper securities and related financials.

New York Mercantile Paper

Time Per Cent Six Months Three Per Cent

A brief financial item notes rates described as time based percentages with six month and three percent figures. It presents a concise snapshot of interest or yield terms without extra context or comparison.

Market report fragment with metal and grain prices

A partial listing shows London lead at 18 pounds sterling and tin at 43.10033.49 dollars per ton, with July steel futures and No 1 northern grain at various prices. The fragment includes No 2 northern and warrant quotes but lacks full context or complete figures.

Cattle and hog markets mixed at Bangas City stockyards

May 25 report shows last week’s cattle similar to prior week with steers up to 4000 and cows near 6.50, some good redos at 8.00 to 8.65 but scarce. Hog quality steady to rising, lambs around 10 to 12 dollars, ewes 4.35 to 7.80, goats 3.75 to 4.60. market expected to improve as demand strengthens.

Bangas City Seagnn Bayer

Steel trade quiet as large contracts slow in New York

Developments in the steel trade last week failed to spark sizable contracts. Regions including eastern Pennsylvania showed dull sales and muted activity across basic steel needs. Market notes indicate limited progress with many orders under 1000 tons, and rail demand contributing modestly to overall activity.

New York Bependent Steel Pennsylvania Otic Paninas Steel Sapriestas Sone Ess Rail

Marine Intelligence Arrivals and Destinations Noted

May 25 and 26 reports list arrivals including New York Boston and Glasgow. Vessels Prins Frederich Wilhelm Bremen Naples Laure Trieste and others appear among mixed port entries. The fragmented items reflect time-stamped shipping movement across Atlantic hubs.

New York Arived Prins Frederich Wilhelm Bremen Naples Laure Trieste Pal

Egg Market Up as Wholesalers Mark Up Prices

Eggs rose to 18 cents a dozen in wholesale markets after last week’s rains kept farmers home and a scramble for supplies Monday. Retail prices reached about 25 cents per dozen, up from 20 cents last week, while commission houses had no stock on Saturday and buyers sought replenishment on Monday.

Eige

Chicago Market Briefs Mixed Butter Prices and Produce Quotes

Chicago markets report firmer butter quotations with creamery offerings steady around 25 4 cents. Cheese varieties and dairy items show mixed prices including firsts at 17 and 11 cents. Potatoes receipts total 40 cars with Michigan whites at 80 85 cents and Louisiana new at $1.30. Poultry alive steady with fowls at 15 cents.

Chicago Americas Michigan Louisiana

Kansas and New York commodity quotes fragment

Kansas market quotes show eggs poultry and creamery prices with firsts at 21 to 23 cents and other lines. New York coffee futures steady with September at 1.84 and uncertain March quote.

New York

Lofty corn price causes realizing in Chicago market

Chicago May 26 reports weather aiding Oklahoma Kansas wheat harvest while bears weigh in on corn. May trade showed early gains then declines with provisions down on hogs. Late rally in corn followed industrial demand as markets closed nervous with mixed to slight advances.

Chicago Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Iinois Indiana Argentina Mississippi

Livestock Markets Slump Across Major Centers

At Union Stock Yards on May 25 the day's sheep prices fell 10 to 25 cents per hundredweight with dull sales. Hogs weakened while northern centers held steadiness. Fort Worth market down 10 to 15 cents. Local yard receipts were 766 cattle 88 calves 10 hogs 4 horses 191 goats 1167 sheep with cows up to 5.50 calves 7.65 hogs 7.60. Rumor of 2,000,000 pounds beef bid favoring Argentina stirred cattlemen, who doubted impact on Texas ranchers.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Cos Argentina Texas

Fort Worth cattle and hog markets show mixed changes

In Fort Worth on May 25 cattle receipts reached 2600 with calves 400. Beef steers held strong while butcher cows and heifers rose by a dime and calves remained active. prices ranged with stocker lines, bulls, and calves all noted. Hog market declined ten cents with top around 8.10 to 38.26, 2000 sheep offerings had little impact and lambs and wethers posted modest gains and declines.

Fort Worth Tex

May Cotton Prices Surge as Shorts Rush to Cover

In New York cotton trading on Monday the May contract jumped amid heavy covering by foreign and Wall Street shorts. Prices rose to 13.85, about half a cent above last Saturday’s close, with near months led by May as other months firmed 9 to 16 points on a broadening demand. Reports of favorable southwest weather and a looming government crop condition note fueled activity and unsettled later trading as deliveries fluctuated.

New York Wall Street Houston Dallas

Futures Open Steady Down Market Tones For Wheat

New York futures opened steady with gains of about 3 to 12 points as May, July, and October wheat showed varied intraday moves. May prices opened around 13.60 and closed near 13.38, July fluctuated to 13.72, while October traded within 12.87 to 12.88 as quotes posted.

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New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Gains Through Morning

New Orleans May 25 The cotton market opened steady with a 2.4 point loss in sympathy with lower Liverpool quotes. Prices rose 2 points from Saturday, then climbed 6 to 8 points by noon as bullish crop reports from Washington encouraged buying. By 2 pm buying pushed gains to about 10 points, closing steady with a net advance of 9 to 11 points.

New Orleans Liverpool Washington

New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Higher or Lower

New Orleans May 26 cotton futures opened mostly steady to lower. May opened 13.35, July 13.17, October 12.25 with daily quotes showing May 13.48 close 13.35 and October 12.38 near session levels.

New Orleans

Liverpool cotton market steadies with mixed spot quotes

May 25 Liverpool spot cotton remains steady with good average 818d for middling 7.564 and low middling 7.084. Market shows 8000 bales on speculation and export with 500 bales offered, receipts at 4000 bales.

Liverpool

Chicago live stock market report May 25 hogs cattle sheep

Hogs receipts 56000 slow with bulk at 8.25 to 8.40 for lights and 8.15 to 8.40. mixed 8 158.40. heavy 7.95 to 8.37. Pigs 7.30. Cattle Beeves 7.40 to 9.30. stockers and feeders 6.40 to 8.55. cows and heifers 3.75 to 8.76. calves 7.50 to 10. Sheep receipts 24000 with prices: sheep 5.15 to 6.05. yearlings 4. ora lambs 6.10 to 8.20. springs 6.50 to 9.40.

Chicago

Futures steady despite varying rates across contracts

The market quotes show May at 7.20 percent for May futures, with July-August at 7.02 percent, September at 6.99 percent, and further spots for October-November and December-January around 6.58 percent and 6.49 percent respectively, indicating steady conditions with small differentials.

Liverpool Uguiet Tober

Spot cotton market shows gains across cities

New York spot cotton climbs 40 points to 14.10 cents with 166 bales sold and 300 delivered on contract. New Orleans spot up 0.5 to 13 1 4 cents with 1,470 spot sales and 260 arriving. Houston spots steady at middling basis with small daily bale totals.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Bates Tex

Kansas City Livestock Prices May 25 Hogs Cattle Sheep

Hogs receipts 8000 with bulk at $8.05 to $8.26 per cwt heavy hogs at $58. Cattle receipts 6000 with southern steady fed at $8.40 to $9.90 per cwt dressed beef steers $6.50 to $8.25 cows $4. uy. Stockers $8.25. Sheep receipts 10000 with yearlings $6.00 to $7.75 and ewes $4.25 to $5.76 per cwt.

Kansas City Uy. Helfers

Cotton market review from New Orleans May 25

Thorn & Maginnis report rains in Texas delaying planting and a late Western belt crop. Government condition reports and June forecast spark bullish tone. rising prices, active buying, and strong mill consumption point to a possible fifteen million bale world crop. Outlook remains cautious with wet weather and logistics affecting freight and demand.

New Orleans Thorn & Maginnis Texas Rio Grande Valley Southwest Oklahoma Carolinas United States

Cotton Market Outlook Bullish on West Influence

Norman Mayer & Co reports from the western and west central belt show a steady outlook with Texas growing 86 percent of the planted cotton area. Drought and delayed germination in the Atlantic states raise anxiety, while some see potential recovery with warm dry days. The bullish sentiment persists pending normal weather, with a belief any decline would be temporary and a buying opportunity on weakness.

New Orleans Norman Mayer & Co Texas Atlantics

Cotton Traders Grow Cautious On Texas Crop Outlook

New York May 25 Cotton traders fear Texas crop damage may yield a weak June government report. A wet May weakens the crop ahead of a hot summer, prompting hopes for good weather to sustain demand. Traders tilt bullish on prices but view recent gains as speculative while weather remains the key to the season's crop size.

New York Hubbard Bros. & Co Texas Southwest Zereee

Cotton market outlook from Atwood Violett & Co

The cotton firm notes dry weather for Atlantic regions and drought cooling crop prospects. Rains would help, but the summer market may hold due to heavy discounts and Liverpool stock. June 1 bureau report likely below ten year average signaling tighter supplies next year. Trade remains short with need for imports. German Austrian trade improving. Egyptian crop reports cite germination delays and unsettled weather.

New Orleans Cototn Atwood Violett & Co Altjones Atlantics Eyven Liverpool Bureau Germany Austria

Live Stock Receipts and Prices From St Louis Market

Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep reported today in St Louis. Hogs mixed with pigs and lights priced around 7.40 to 8.40 per cwt and good heavy near 8.35 to 8.40. Cattle receipts about 4300 with Texan cattle 900. alive beef steers 7.50 to 9.10. cows and heifers 4.25 to 9.00. calves 6.00 to 10.70. Sheep receipts 6600 with market lower. sheared lambs 7.00 to 8.00. spring lambs 9.00 to 9.90.

ST. Louis Texas Oma

Market Wheat Quotations From Kansas City Shootout

Quotations today show Wheat prices in Kansas City with No 2 hard at 91 92, No 2 red bag arg steady, No 2 mixed around 70 104, and No 2 white about 40 40 plus fractional readings. Prices reflect typical trading for the day as buyers and sellers note slight variations across grades.

Kansas City

Grain futures close steady in mixed after week

Kansas City market closes with wheat and corn mixed. May oats hold at 39 1/2 cents, while May wheat and July oats show small moves amid quiet trading.

Kansas City Mey Ste

Cotton prices rise on spot market in Galveston

Galveston Texas May 25 cotton on spot shows gains with Middling at 13 3 4 cents and 28 bales reported arrived none pending further market action.

Galveston Tex

Cotton Seed Prices and Market Report Across Cities

Cotton seed prices noted in Memphis and New York with price ranges for meal and oil. Market activity shows spot and forward quotes for May June and future months, plus brief mention of butter in Elgin.

Market Quotes for Sugars and Commodities in New York

Raw sugar steady at 2.04 per 100 pounds with slight uptick noted. Refined sugar steady with loaf prices around 5.00. Cocoa and powdered goods listed with ranges up to 4.25 for powdered and 4.10 to 4.25 for fine granulated. Diamond collectioners priced at 4.00.

New York

Market Quotations From St Louis May 25 Daily Wheat Corn Prices

Quotations reported in St Louis on May 25 show wheat No 2 red at 95 96 c per bushel No 3 hard 4 Corn No 1 11 Me 8 white 14 1c No 3 06 No white 41 41se indicating price levels for various grain grades in the current market.

Chicago St, Louis

Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples

Richard Kolterman and Elsie Burkhardt Alberto Orosco and Yvonne Gallegos en Rensing and Alice eBaeon games Charles Bowen and Hattie Zim merman granted licenses in a local ceremony.

Richard Kolterman Elsie Burkhardt Alberto Orosco Yvonne Gallegos En Rensing Alice eBaeon Charles Bowen Hattie Zimmerman

Cotton market drifts after supply concerns deepen

Harvard and Clark report further deterioration in crop prospects and a trade that moves away from conventional thinking. Last week saw a sharp price advance amid dwindling supplies, with buyers weighing current consumption against an unsatisfactory outlook. Weather across the belt remained unfavorable as the week continued.

New Orleans Harvard & Clark

Cotton market outlook cited by Brownm Douglas Blum in New Orleans

Brownm Douglas Blum commission merchants report bullish outlook for cotton as rains dampen the western belt and dry weather lingers in Atlantic states. They note premiums earlier and that about 60 percent of May option cotton was rejected, with July shorts未 yet covering and potential for further price movements.

New Orleans Brownm Douglas & Blum Cottton Atlantic States Shorts

Weather bulletin for cotton region May 26 1914

The Cotton Region Bulletin notes near normal temperatures across the belt with observations recorded at 8 a.m. Monday May 26 1914. Local forecaster Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau provides the regional outlook and conditions.

Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Real Estate Transfers Across New City Districts

E Arnold and wife transfer Lots 1 2 3 on San Fernando and Trinity to Alfred vente Stucken for 831.59. E Gantt to Dennis Kelly acquires Lot 3% 8 and 2 block 2 Rin ses Heights. M Bearden to One City Block 218 Prospect Charles FP. Walter ide transfers in Lady of the Lake blocks 10 12. Southwestern Land Corporation Seltmann lots 34 block 1 Palm Heights Devel Co. L B Gougnet Lot 2% block 34.

E. Arnold Alfred Vente Stucken New City San Fernando Trinity Streets E. Gantt Dennis Kelly Rinses Heights M. Bearden Onne City Prospect Charles FP Walter Ide Lady of the Lake Southwestern Land Corporation Seltmann Palm Heights Devel T i, Co. L Gougnet

Building Permits for J M Chittim Remodels

Mrs J M Chittim files a building permit for a remodel on Aarne Street and Drexel Avenue. Project value listed at $2000 with Seller as party. Permit details include broom and welling notes, location 92000.

J. M. Chittim Aarne Street Les Welling Drexel Enue

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