Weather and foreclosures headline from regional notices
In the May 27 bulletin San Antonio reports fair conditions across the Houston district with temperatures near average. San Francisco notes United States District Judge Maurice T. Dolling set 18.9 million dollars as the sale price for the Western Pacific railway in a foreclosure suit filed by the Equitable Trust Company. Elgin reports Burtar at 65 tubs priced at 29 cents.
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Cotton market closes steady with mixed textile notes
New York cotton seed oil and textile markets show firmness. Cotton goods, yarns, and silks were steady to firm, with ready-to-wear only irregular but generally strong. total sales reached around 3000.
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Ctober
Ae Ae
Esse
July Liquidation and Cotton Market Movement Decline
July liquidation points to five causes of decline in the cotton market as market movement runs uneven. The article notes uneven price trends and suggests supply demand factors influencing the downturn.
Cotton Market Opens Steady After Early Decline
The New York cotton market opened steady with declines of 5 to 7 points, July at 12.66 and near new lows, then recovered as buying supported July to 12.89, October to 12.91, and December to 13.08. Cables showed weak signals earlier, but late trading closed with a net advance of 2 to 6 points.
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San Antonio Cotton Prices and Futures Report
San Antonio cotton buyers paid prices at local compresses with grades ranging from good middling to low middle. In New York May 27, cotton futures opened steady with July around 12.71 and October 13.78, closing mixed as markets showed activity across months and futures settled higher on the day.
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Focal
New York
Cotton market drifts as weather aids trades in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 27 continued good weather kept the cotton market cautious during early trading. Prices fell 3 to 6 points from yesterday then rose late in the session to 6 to 7 points above the prior close on the active contracts amid brief peace rumor spurs.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures open steady as markets close higher
New Orleans opening bids show July at 12.60 and March at 12.97 with steady outset. Futures finished 2 to 6 points higher while Liverpool spot cotton quotes Good middling at 6.60d and sales reach 6000 bales including exports and speculation. Receipts total 14,000 bales.
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Liverpool
Futures quoted in Liverpool at mixed yields
Liverpool May 21 futures show varied rates across contracts from May to June and beyond. Notable figures include May 8.20 percent, June 8.16 percent, and March-April 7.44 percent, with several entries around 7.6 to 8.0 percent.
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Liverpool
Pril
Rain News Triggers Sharp Wheat Price Decline
Rains in the southwest lower wheat prices with July and September futures slipping after initial bids. Trade shows heavy selling by shorts as rain reports in Oklahoma raise hopes, though buyers remain cautious on drought relief. Corn, hogs, and provisions follow market softness amid general grains decline. Carlot quotes in San Antonio list varied prices for corn and hay across Texas grades and forage types.
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Oklahoma
Chicago Market Quotations Report May 28
Chicago May 28 market quotes show corn No 2 yellow at 49 to 76 cents per bushel oats standard 10 percent at 41 to 0 cents barley 60 at 76 cents No 2 red oats and other figures listed reflect regional trading data for commodity prices on that day.
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Kansas City Market Quotes May 27 Report
Quotations show mixed grain and feed prices in Kansas City on May 27. Corn No 2 mixed 66 to 74 cents per bushel, oats No 2 white 44 to 45 cents, No 2 mixed around 40 cents, and wheat No 2 hard about 1.03 to 1.08 dollars per bushel.
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Grain futures close steady as trading mixed across corn and wheat
Kansas City and St. Louis report mixed grain quotes. Wheat May and July futures show small changes while corn holds around 64 to 65 cents for May and July. No. 2 red wheat sells around 1.10 to 1.13 dollars. corn values hover near 71 to 71 and a half cents per bushel.
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Local Packing House Price Quotes for Dealers
Saturday quotations show dry sale bacon extras at 16 needles cents per pound and 11e for bacon extras. Dry east bellies 14 to 16 pounds average 17e, fancy breakfast bacon 26¢, fancy hams 2ic, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds average 18¢, pure lard 14 12 cents, compound 12¢.
Intersta te Commerce suspends cotton seed rate hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission halted proposed freight rate increases on cotton seed products in carload lots from Texas to the Southwest, suspending the move until December 19.
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Coffee Market Note From New York Exchange
New York on May 27 reports No 7 Rio coffee at 4 34 a pound for May 4 and the December contract steady amid trading activity with limited demand for longer positions.
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Cotton Futures Law Benefits Reported for the South
Three charts in a Budgets and Market Service release show that since the cotton futures act went into effect future quotations align with spot values in New York New Orleans and across the South. The charts indicate improved hedging accuracy and generally satisfactory future market conditions with minor premium in the South due to freight and handling.
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Shippers Market Prices For Texas Country Produce In San Antonio
Buyers paid mixed prices Saturday for country produce in San Antonio Texas. Butter ranged 35c per pound from the creamery to 20 26c for country stock while eating stock sold around 11 18c per pound. Poultry values held steady with hens 6.50 per dozen and broilers 2.50 to 4.00. Turkeys ducks and geese traded from 4.50 to 7.60 per dozen for various weights.
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Texas Creamery
Market Summary Chicago May Butter Eggs and Produce
Chicago market report shows butter steady at 264% 29 4c, eggs lower with firsts 26% 21c and ordinary firsts 18% 20c, potatoes unsettled with western receipts, white and yellow varieties priced around 5 to 6 cents, rose and other items noted. Poultry alive prices higher with fowls around 19 to 0.
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Wholesale market prices for vegetables and fruits
Price list details per region for potatoes onions cabbage peppers green beans celery lettuce and fruits including Texas California and Washington entries. Notable items include Texas Bermudas onions $1.25 to $1.50 per crate and Washington apples at $2.25 extra fancy, with varied per hundredweight and crate figures across regions.
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Grocery Prices Auction Style Listing With Spelling Errors
A chaotic OCR style catalog lists prices for fruits dried fruits and canned goods. Items include grapes cherries apricots prunes and various nuts with per crate per box or per pound rates and notes on canned goods and coffee and sugar prices. The text mixes units and misspellings across multiple vendors and regions.
Department of Agriculture Weather Bulletin Note
Weather bulletin from the Department of Agriculture states wind speeds below ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Allen Buell serves as meteorologist.
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Cotton Situation at a Glance San Antonio Prices
A brief market note shows cotton price trends in San Antonio with current quotes and general demand signals. Analysts note regional variability and a cautious outlook for next week amid harvest pace and selling pressure.
Washington Note Sends Stocks Down On Political Tensions
New York May 27 The note to Great Britain and France over mail detentions weighs on early trading. Standard rails United States Steel Copper and shipping stocks fall leading shares down one to three points. War stocks metal and specialties decline while United States Steel is the only leader off less than a pint. Trading is light with a late tone heavy and bonds irregular.
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Clearing banks report reserve excess falls week by week
New York May 27 The statement of actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows a reserve of 64 975 250 dollars in excess of legal requirement, a decrease of 11 980 980 dollars from the previous week.
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Mercantile Prices and Bond Notes in New York Market
On May 27 in New York mercantile pri pe per cent figures show sixty day bills at 4.72 percent demand 4.78 percent cables 4.76 percent. Gold and foreign exchange quoting guilders demand 41 cables 41 percent. Bar silver 1 1/2 percent Mexican dollars 14 1/2 percent. Government bonds steady. railroad bonds irregular.
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London Silver and Money Markets Report
Bar silver at 348 164 per ounce. Money rates listed at 444 percent. Discount rates shown for short bills and three months at 4 percent.
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Copper market unsettled in New York dealings
The copper market in New York on May 27 showed offers from second hands at large concessions versus higher asks from major producers. First hands still quote 29 to 99 percent for October and later shipments, while resellers offer electrolytic copper at 27.00 to 29.00 for nearby and later delivery. Hren (iron) was unchanged.
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Sugar Prices and Refined Goods Reported in New York
New York on May 27 notes raw sugar quiet with Centrifugal at 6.40 and molasses at 5.63. Refined products hold steady with cut loaf at 8.80 and cubes at 8.15. Various grades listed from XXX to No. 1 with prices around 7.50 to 7.75.
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Cattle Hogs and Lambs Market Report From Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas May 27 cattle receipts 300 with stable prices. Reeves calves and stockers range from 4.50 to 9.00 while cows and bulls show broad spreads. Hogs receipts 600 with steady market and bulk prices near 9.50 to 9.60. Lambs 9.00 to 10.50, yearlings 3.00 to 8.75, ewes 7.00 to 7.75, goats 4.00 to 5.25.
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Market Receipts and Quotations Reported in Kansas City
Kansas City market notes show receipts of 1000 cattle and 100 sheep with a steady tone. Bulk cattle traded 9.30 to 9.75, heavy 9.75 to 9.80, prime fed steers 10.00 to 10.40, cows around 6.00, stockers 7.25, lambs 10.00 to 12.00, yearlings 9.00 to 11.38, wethers 8.00 to 9.50, ewes 7.50.
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Chicago Market Receipts and Quotations May 27
Receipts and prices listed for hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago. Hog figures include Purk light mixed heavy and rough categories with prices noted. Cattle receipts around 1000 with various class prices. Sheep receipts 8000 with wethers lambs and springs price ranges. Market described as firm for hogs steady for cattle and weak for sheep.
Market Receipts and Quotations From St Louis Stock Yards
Receipts and quotations show hogs with varying prices from 7.50 to 9.80, including bulk and mixed lots, while cattle receipts total 300 with market described as steady. Native beef steers and yearlings range from 5.50 to 10.50, cows from 5.50 to 7.60, stockers 5.50 to 8.50, and Texas Oklahoma steers 5.50 to 9.05.
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Market Receipts and Feeder Livestock Quotes
Receipts show 6000 head of sheep with market steady. Prices listed include heifers 5.00 to 38.00, prime southern 3.00 to 9.50, native calves 6.00 to 11.59, Weberg 7.75 to 9.25, lambs 10.00 to 12.29, clipped ewes 7.50 to 5.25, clipped lambs 9.15 to 10.75, springs lambs 10.00 to 13.00.
Dickens and the cigarette in Little Dorrit era
A correspondent notes Dickens’s 1857 reference to cigarettes in Little Dorrit as likely hand rolled in paper. The piece traces how various characters use tobacco, from Rigaud’s rations to Rogue Riderhood and Quilp, contrasting with cigars and pipes and mentioning the term’s first appearance in Dickens.
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