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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1915
Page
15
Readings indicate vegetable prices advanced following a severe freeze. Cucumber and other produce listed higher. bananas, apples, oranges, and grapes showed adjustments as retailers anticipate Christmas demand. Sugar market remained firmer amid Cuban campaign impact.
The New Orleans cotton market on November 29 shows improved weather aiding trade but prices fall from opening levels. Trading activity remains cautious as buyers and sellers adjust to softer futures with occasional firming signals late in the session.
Liverpool cotton prices ease amid mixed futures while sugar dividends spark investor interest. Reports from New York and New Orleans cover petroleum, petroleum stocks, and shipping demand, with notes on copper, corn, potatoes, poultry, and updated futures curves. The piece also mentions a Cuban American dividend and regional market activity in Savannah and New York trading rooms.
Market notes from San Antonio on November 17 show fluctuating quotes for American and foreign currencies. Banks report varying bids and offers with implied yields and exchange rates amid mixed demand and speculative activity.
Raw copper and metal rates show movement with prices around 1 to 2 dollars per unit and bidding activity reported. Markets include London and New York exchanges with varied figures and occasional large bids, while regional notes reference steely and alloy pricing and potential closing bids.
Fort Worth Texas cattle and hog markets show broad declines with lower quotes across heifers steers and cows. Kansas City and Chicago listings reflect mixed receipts and softer prices while meat buyers monitor demand as prices slide and livestock values fall from recent peaks.
Fragmentary OCR note lists items on cotton supply and prices with scattered figures and names. It references Ted on Nov 1 and mentions Arg enie Veliies and a few stray numbers. the readable content is incomplete and unclear.
Market notes from San Antonio show eggs steady and butter values steady at creameries while other goods display mixed pricing. In Kansas City a market quote rundown notes butter 29 cents and assorted produce and poultry values amid a firm general tone with early northern potatoes holding firm.
Nov markets show cotton prices steady with futures for December at 80. So in Kansas and Oklahoma City grain markets demand remains stable for corn and wheat while district reports cite mixed futures and regional activity. New York and Savannah notes indicate ongoing trade, with prices cited for November and December contracts and regional sales across Pensacola and Weatherford.
Indian lightweight from Chickasha Oklahoma nicknamed Pucker was halted in the fifth round of a planned ten round bout by Harvey Thorp of Kansas oil. Tucker's sister, who manages him, was in his corner this Tuesday night.
Oklahoma A and M scored all its points with straight football as they beat Texas Christian University 13 to 0 in Fort Worth. TCU relied on the forward pass but could not penetrate the Aggies line, while Oklahoma missed several passes.
Washington reports a rising export trade balance with a weekly figure near 70 million dollars. A proposed expansion of a global merchant credit line to British interests aims to support heavy merchandise and grain shipments. In Baltimore a man, believed to be sailor Unger, escaped from a German naval ship interned at Norfolk and was detained by federal officers.
The annual report of A. D. Parker, vice president in charge of operation, shows Colorado and Southern Railroad Company increasing net earnings by 6602.4 percent over the prior year and gross earnings by 4.78 percent. The company operates 1968 miles of gauge track across Colorado, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico.
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