Wall Street Closes Heavy Amid Holiday Caution
In New York on May 29 the stock market showed dullness and heaviness as holidays trimmed dealings. Frisco receivership pressure hit stocks with Canadian Pacific slipping two points while Missouri Kansas Texas and Texas and Pacific showed weakness. Some late rally faded and trading remained stagnant awaiting a Union Pacific Southern Pacific plan statement.
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New York
St. Louis
San Francisco
Canadian Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Common
Texas & Pacific
Frisco
Smeliting
Amalgamated
Reading
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
St. Paul
St. Louise
Distillers
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
Cotton Region Bulletin May 29 1913 Houston district notes
The 24 hour report ends 8 a.m. May 29 1913 at 75th meridian time. Weather in the belt is fair and the temperature is nearly normal. Remarks mention it is not used in computing Houston district averages. Aiten Buhl, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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Houston
Aiten Buhl
Weather Bureau
St Louis and San Francisco bonds tumble on receivership
In Berlin on May 2 the St Louis and San Francisco railroad bonds fell sharply on the exchange with fours down three and fives down six and a half points. Investors grew wary after last week's weakness and began unloading. Deutsche Bank, which brought the bonds to Germany, released a reassuring note highlighting protective committee measures in New York and promising similar actions in Germany.
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Berlin
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Deutsche Bank
Germany
New York
Market News Aids Foreign Exchange and Bond Rates
New York May 2. Prime mercantile paper at 5 percent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.83 05 for 60 day bills and 4.86 45 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82 75. Bar silver 66. Mexican dollars 48. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Eyres elected great sachem of Red Men at Austin
W G Eyres of Austin was elected great sachem of the Independent Order of Red Men. Fort Worth named next meeting city. Other officers elected include W C Prewitt Fort Worth senior sagamore and M Menger Corpus Christi great junior sagamore.
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San Antonio
W. C. Blevins
Fort Worth
Ship More Vegetables Corpus Christi Railcars Report
The St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway shows 147 carload vegetable shipments last week, up from 133 the prior year. Year to date totals reach 2133 cars in 1918 versus 1568 in 1912, with cucumbers watermelons and cantaloupes leading the late season. Stations listed include Brownsville Calallen Corpus Christi Harlingen McAllen Mission Pharr Robstown San Benito San Juan and Valley Branch roads contributing cars.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
St. Louis
Brownsville
Calallen
Harlingen
McAlien
Mercedes
Mission
Pharr
Robstown
San Benito
San Juan
Valley Branch Roads
$100000 Ranch Sale to Local Stockman Craven Near Sierra Blanca
H C Craven purchasing from T W and J B Lanier of El Paso a cattle ranch of a thousand acres near Sierra Blanca Texas for $100000 cash. Craven acted as agent for Swift and Co who plan stocking the ranch with cattle on a large scale. Craven is in North Texas on business and unavailable for interview.
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H. C. Craven
T. W
J. 8. Lanier
el Paso
Sierra Blanca
Tex
Craven
Swift & Co
Cattlemen's Exchange
North
Texas
Observations Taken At S A M Thursday May Twenty Ninth
Observations recorded in the early morning of Thursday May 29 1913 noting atmospheric and weather readings. Data appears fragmentary with measurements or notes likely from a weather log or scientific record.
New York Metal Report Copper and Tin Market Fluctuations May 29
Copper firm with spot and May at 15.30 and June July bids 14.90 15.00, electrolytic 15.75 87, lake 16 costing 15.62. Tin weak with spot May 47.10 47.60, June 47.00 47.50, July 46.25 46.50. Lead steady at 4.30 40, spelter 5.25 35, antimony dull, Cookson's 8.75 9.00, Tron dull and unchanged.
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New York
Cookson
Coffee Futures Steady In New York Market
New York on May 29 reports No 7 Rio coffee futures holding steady with July at 10 70 and December at 106 91. Market observers note firm demand and limited supply shaping prices.
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New York
Onions Supplied to St Anthony Hotel From Texas
A shipment of 250 crates of Texas onions arrived at the St Anthony hotel this morning from Fowlerton. Chief steward C A Miller says the lot will feed guests for about a month. Miller notes the wholesale price paid was 63 cents per 60 pounds, about one cent a pound. Chicago considers a $6 million high pressure water system for fire safety.
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St. Anthony
Fowlerton
C. A. Miller
Chicago
San Antonio and East Texas Weather Forecast May 29 1913
The forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau predicts fair weather for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Friday, with East Texas also generally fair tonight and Friday.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau
San Antonio
Vicinity
East Texas
Canners Prepare Texas Berries for Soon Offerings
The Texas blackberry harvest is general with packers pricing near last year and plans to deliver canned berries within 30 days. Demand may be weaker as housewives stockpile, while strawberries are nearly finished and Kansas berries will enter markets. Meat packers raise prices on live hogs amid tighter hog supplies across major markets. Canned corn and tomatoes stay strong with spot stocks small and price resistance from large packers. Evaporated apples face a planned 0.5 cent rise as dried fruit demand remains modest.
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Texas
Kansas
United States
Market Prices for Eggs to Crops and Dairy Products
Market list shows egg prices at 6 cents a dozen for fresh country eggs. Poultry ranges with large hens 5.40 to 6.00 per dozen, friers 4.50 to 6.00, and turkeys 1 cent per pound. Butter at 30 cents per pound, country 18 to 20 cents. cheese 17 1/2 cents. Numerous vegetables fruit and canned goods with varied regional prices follow.
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Texas
California
Idaho
Alabama
Grocery Prices and Quantities From Regional Market Listing
A dense catalog of dried fruits, canned goods, and staples with varied prices per hundred pounds, each item listed by type and size. Items include raisins, cranberries, figs, peaches, pears, apples, coffee, sugar, tomatoes, corn, oats, flour, meal, and lard with regional pricing notes and container sizes.
Market Quotes From St. Louis Poultry and Butter Prices
Quotations recorded in St. Louis on May 29 show poultry prices with chickens 13 cents, springs 25 to 30 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 0.1 cents. Butter creamery prices at 24 and 2?c.
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ST. Louis
New York Market Notes Butter and Cheese Hold Steady
Market bulletin from New York on May 29 reports butter and cheese firms unchanged while eyes irregular and receipts total 29 336 capsules.
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New York
Sugar and hides market report from New York
New York May 29 report shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.77 83, centrifugal 3.28 33, molasses sugar 2.50 68, refined sugar steady. Molasses steady. Hides firm with Central American at 29 cents. Leather firm.
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New York
Dairy and poultry prices in current market report
Kansas City market quotes list daily figures for creamery and egg categories, with firsts and seconds priced at 26c and 18c respectively, packing stock at 20% per cent, and various fowl items including hens, roostery, ducks priced to 15c or 10c as noted.
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Kansas City
Ge Alter
Market Report Chicago May Prices and Receipts
Quotations were erratic as receipts reached 23,840 cases with marked variations. Butter held steady while potatoes declined. old potatoes showed mixed regional prices. Michigan and Minnesota potato receipts ranged around 38 to 42 cents, Wisconsin about 40 to 45 cents, with new potatoes at 1.00 to 1.10 dollars.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rice market report from New Orleans shows mixed bids
New Orleans reports May receipts under 2200 with no rough rice sales. Honduras rough offered at 2.59 to 2.76 per unit, clean futures 2.59 to 2.76, with Japan bids at 2.76 for rough and 3.50 for clean. Honduras 44 percent and 6 percent premiums noted, futures prices listed.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Cotton market steam rises with steady pricing in spring 1914
New York May 29 The cotton market remains strong with moderate activity. Fine grade union salts are being shown by knitters for spring 1914 while worsted yarns are quiet and cotton yarns show greater steadiness.
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New York
Market Steady in Live Stock at Union Stock Yards
May 29 at Union Stock Yards reports a steady market across cattle hogs sheep and goats with receipts of 292 cattle 80 calves 6 horses and 19 hogs. Cattle prices ranged 4.75 to 6.00 for cows and bulls 3.75 to 4.75 with steers 5.0 to 6.0 per 100 pounds. hogs topped 8 dollars and light weights 7.50 to 7.75. sheep 3.50 to 4.00 and goats 3.00 to 3.50.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth Market Receipts Moderate Across Livestock
In Fort Worth Texas on May 29 receipts showed 3000 cattle 650 calves 1600 hogs and 1000 sheep. Cattle stayed steady with steers at 7.50 hellers 7.25 for heifers and South Texas calves at 7.76. Hogs were active with best at 8.70 and most between 8.56 and 8.65. Lambs traded around 7.56 to 8.00.
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Fort Worth
Tex
South Texas
Cattle Hogs And Sheep Prices In St Louis Trade
Receipts total 2100 cattle including 200 Texas steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 8.50, Texas Oklahoma steers 6.25 8.00, cows and heifers 4.00 7.00, calves 5.00 6.60. Hogs receipts 10,000 steady with pigs and lights 7.00 8.75, good heavy 8.60 8.70. Sheep receipts 2800 steady with muttons 5.00 5.75, lambs 7.00 7.65.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas City Market Receipts and Quotations May 29
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep today show a steady market. Cattle receipts 21000 with native and southern offerings and steer prices ranging from 7 to 8.65 for natives and 5.75 to 7.60 for southern stock. Hog receipts 8000 with bulk 8.46 to 8.56 and pigs 7.25 to 7.76. Sheep receipts 5000 with muttons 4.25 to 6.00 and range wethers and yearlings 4.50 to 6.76.
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Kansas City
Chicago Market Receipts Mixed as Hog Cattle Sheep Trade Mixed
Chicago reports receipts: hogs 20 000 with bulk at 8.55 to 8.65, light 8.40 to 8.70, mixed 8.35 to 9.66, rough 8.04 to 8.25. pigs 6.50 to 8.30. Cattle receipts 3 500 with beeves 7.00 to 8.00, stockers 5.76 to 7.95, cows 3.60 to 7.80, calves 7.50 to 10.75. Sheep 14 000 with natives 5.10 to 6.85, yearlings 5.80 to 6.50, native lambs 6.75 to 7.60, western 5.65 to 7.55, spring lambs 6.00 to 9.00. London copper quiet with spot 7s 6d per pound and futures at 7s 6d, tin weak at 219 pounds spot and 215 pounds futures. Lead 19 pounds 17s 6d, spelter 26 pounds, iron Cleveland warrants 6 78 64.
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Jonathan
York Imperial
Missouri
Ben Davis
California
Valencia
Tutchere
Texas
Chicago
London
Cleveland
Cotton Market Sways On Liquidation Of Old And New Crops
New York opened barely steady with declines of 18 points on May and 4 to 11 points on later months amid renewed old crop liquidation and heavy new crop selling. Trading was active and volatile as old crop selling steadied and new crop positions rallied modestly after midday.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Bearish News
New Orleans May 29 cotton futures opened steady to a fraction lower amid poor cables and favorable weather. A private 84.6 percent condition report and pessimistic Liverpool notes weighed on sentiment. Early trade showed a 5 point drop from yesterday with bears pressuring, then a steadier, modest decline by noon.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Futures Opened Steady as May-January Cotton Calls Move
Futures opened steady with May at 12.35 bid and June at 11.90 92. July 11.94 bid August 11.66 and Sept 11.30 382. Oct 11.16 17, Dec 11.18 16, Jan 11.19 2, March 11.26. Cotton closed steady with a net decline of 5 to 10 points.
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New Orleans
York
Close
Jan. O. Ee Ee Chie Niki
Tae
Dee
Liverpool
Cotton Market Drops as Spot Sales Hit 8000 Bales
Liverpool May 29. Spot cotton shows moderate business with prices easing. Middling fair 7.15d, good middling 6.814, middling 6.614, low middling 6.47d, good ordinary 6.134, ordinary 5.79d. Sales 8000 bales, including 500 for speculation and export and 6900 American. Futures 4000 bales, including 1000 American.
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Liverpool
Seeouyts
Futures open lower then firm by close on London market
Futures in London opened soft and finished steady with successive price marks for the May 6.40d to May-June 6.05%d range. The sequence shows a gradual stabilization across from May to June and into the following months as traders priced through the session.
Cotton market report from New Orleans and world prices
New Orleans cotton spot quiet with a three eighths point drop to middling 12 5-16. Spot sales total 421 bales to arrive 32 with various grades and prices listed. Receipts 4939, stock 69,908 bales. Global price indications include New York 11.80, Liverpool 6.61, Memphis 12, Galveston 12, and Houston 11 15-16.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Memphis
Galveston
Spot cotton prices steady in Galveston markets
Galveston on May 29 reports spot cotton closed steady with slight declines across grades. Low ordinary 74, ordinary 8, low middling 12, middling 12, good middling to middling fair 12. Sales 2606 bales f.o.b. receipts 1858 bales, stock 95,636 bales.
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Galveston
F. O B
Cotton market closes quiet with slight declines
In Houston on May 29 the spot market settled quietly with prices 3 16 down. Sales and f o b nil. Shipments reached 2696 bales and stocks stood at 67783 bales. Quotations ranged from low ordinary 7 7 16 to middling fair 12 13 16.
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Houston
Cotton Prices Steady Across New York and Memphis Markets
New York reports spot cotton quiet with middling uplands at 11.80 dollars and sales of 104 bales. Memphis notes steady spot cotton with middling at 12 cents per pound.
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New York
Await Bagging Prices Stall for Cotton Ginners and Compressers
Cotton ginners and compressers statewide await opening bagging and ties prices, not yet issued by major manufacturers. Historically announced by May 19, this year may push to June 10 amid tariff concerns and data gathering. Elevated costs push use of second hand jute and Australian wool bagging.
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Nat Davis
Lastear
United States
Liverpool
Texas
Australia
U S Exports Surge in First Ten Months of 1913
Washington May 29 Exports of manufactured goods from the United States in the first ten months of fiscal year 1913 surpassed last year’s level by about 500000 dollars per day. Total exports reached 2108000000 with imports at 1548000000. The rise was led by finished manufactures up 96000000 and goods for further use up 62000000. The trade surplus stood at 560000. Secretary Redfield praised the results in a report from the bureau of domestic and foreign commerce.
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Washington
United States
Redfield
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce
Plan to form national Cowboys Round-Up at Fiesta San Jacinto
Tom Brown, Fiesta San Jacinto director, proposes a national organization of surviving cowboys. The round-up would occur during the 1914 Fiesta with roping and broncho riding to attract crowds. He envisions annual meetings in historic cow towns like San Antonio Dallas Waco Fort Worth El Paso and others to celebrate frontier life.
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Tom Brown
San Jacinto
Montana
Rio Grande
Brown
America
Mr. Brown
San Antonio
Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Paso
Fort Dodge
Kan
United States
Land and Sugar Company Joins Rio Grande Passenger Excursion
Alamo Land and Sugar Company informs Katy office that a special excursion train will run via San Antonio on June 19 led by John T. Beamer. Train departs Kansas City June 18 at 10 a.m. arrives San Antonio June 19 at 11 a.m. Transfer window is 1.5 hours to Sap tracks. journey continues to Rio Grande by Corpus Christi. Return through San Antonio June 26.
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Rio Grande
San Antonio
Katy
Alamo Land & Sugar Company
John T. Beamer
Kansas City
Sap
Corpus Christi
Wheat price bulges on croathy condition in Kansas
In Chicago May 29 reports of croathy Kansas crops lit a wheat bulge. July wheat opened up modestly and rose to 92% while July corn edged higher at 567% then fell to 57. July oats opened 38% and held. Pork and rib futures rose with provisions. Market closed steady with July wheat up about 0.5 to 1 cent and corn steady.
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Chicago
Kansas
Market Report Prices and Grain Receipts
Cash wheat bids show No 2 hard 89 to 92 cents and No 2 red 94 to 99 cents. Corn bids range No 2 mixed 58 to 59, No 2 white 58 59. Oats bids No 2 white 28 to 29 percent cents. No 2 mixed 37 to 38. May wheat at 86 86 percent, July 86 percent, September 64 to 64 cents. Corn May 57, July 56, September 56. Oats July 38, September 37 to 87 percent cents. Receipts yesterday wheat 31,000 bushels, corn 26,000, oats 5,000. Shipments wheat 39,000, corn 24,000, oats 13,000.
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Kansas City
St, Louis
Market Quotations from St Louis Grain Trade
Quotations for wheat corn and oats listed with No 2 red and white grades. July and September futures shown for wheat corn and oats. Receipts yesterday include flour 9000 barrels and grains 214000 bushels. Shipments totaled 226000 bushels of wheat and corn plus 70000 bushels of oats.
Chicago Grain Prices Reported In Late May Quotation Slate
Quotations list Chicago May prices for cash wheat and corn across multiple grades. No. 2 red wheat opens around 1.06 to 1.08 per bushel, No. 2 hard near 0.34 to 0.95, and various No. 2 northern and spring grades shown. Corn No. 2 around 0.68 to 0.59 per bushel with white and yellow variants noted.
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Chicago
Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Firm In Mixed Trading
Cottonseed oil prices finish with a steady tone as spot at 7.19 and nearby contracts rise to 7.24 for August and 7.26 for September. Several months show small lots sold at varied prices, with total sales reaching 15 500 units.
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New York
Special Venire of 1000 Men Summoned in Bexar County
Exactly 1000 special veniremen are summoned by Sheriff John W Tobin for capital cases in Thirty seventh district court in Bexar County Beginning June 4 every three days a courtroom will fill with specials from which twelve will be chosen for trials Judge W S Anderson orders 200 specials for each case against Grover Essary Bob Essary and Ben Whit four other capital cases also set bringing total venire to 1000 Names drawn from the wheel with extensive clerical work required for summonses The item notes the substantial effort involved in the process
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John W. Tobin
Bexar County
Tes
Tobin
W. S. Anderson
Grover Essary
Bob Essary
Ben Whit
Nolan
Fr Ammann
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