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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
19
Liverpool buyers and firm demand push cotton futures higher as trading centers report renewed interest from mills. Market observers cite sustained strength in prices on improving demand and limited supply, with gains led by key textile grades and related contracts.
In New York and New Orleans the cotton market opened steady to firmer with improving sentiment. Prices for December and other months advanced amid bullish Liverpool tendencies and ongoing buying, while nerves around the global demand outlook kept gains moderate.
New Orleans reports show cotton futures opening irregular with December around 14.28 and nearby months trading higher. Bulls buy on rumors of active notices and New York firming, lifting prices from Friday’s lows while spot demand remains mixed.
Fragmented OCR text lists cotton sales terms and irregular monthly figures from November to January. Contains numerous garbled words and dates, making precise details unreadable. No clear event, participants, or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable portions.
A cable from the International Institute of Agriculture reports world wheat production at 74 percent of the five-year average, with fourteen countries including Spain, England, Norway, and the United States contributing to a total of 2,295,515,000 bushels. Prices rise as supply tightens due to shipping and demand effects.
A feeble OCR list outlines wholesale vegetable and fruit prices by item and region. It lists onions peppers beets tomatoes cucumbers and many others with per unit and per hundredweight figures, plus bulk goods like flour, coffee, and sugar in assorted price ranges.
Fragments reference cotton statistics and multiple place names and codes, but the text is largely garbled with unreadable segments. Key terms include Galventon Tor Liueter fax Sew Oedane and Chapleayaiy with scattered numbers, suggesting a disrupted data brief.
Austin Tas November report shows the State Pure Food Commissioner destroying 1420 pounds rotten meat 11/92 cans of fatigue foods 2000 pounds molded dairy products 10 900 pounds dried fruit 480 pounds of adulterated butter and other substances 6000 gallons of bad sauces and 43 quarts of spoiled items. Also 3807 pounds of powdered drugs and related items were destroyed. Recommendation urges stricter laws and enforcement at six month intervals.
Market action shows renewed wheat weakness driven by embargo fears and weak demand. Traders noted pressure from weather, odds of policy moves, and downstream effects on Corn and Cotton futures amid global supply signals.
Washington reports foreign trade in the commerce department shows a total of 263.9 million dollars for the year ending November 1, up from earlier periods. The figure marks a substantial increase over the prior year with notable gains in goods from various sectors and rising freight and packing costs across the market.
Nov 1 reports from Fort Worth and across major hubs show muted activity in cattle hog and sheep trading. Prices for prime beef and hogs hold near steady levels while lambs and calves vary, with buyers reluctant and supply small in the yard.
Fragmented market snippets show trading in cotton dairy poultry and meat with dated references to San Antonio New York and Washington. Entries mention prices and production notes amid distorted OCR text including figures like 12.006 80 and 151 in two distroyers offers.
New York markets opened with broad advances in industrials and copper shares. Leaders included United Steel, Crumble Steel, American Type, and Chile Copper with gains in Union Pacific Atlantic West Indirects and allied firms. Trading volume around 1.76 million shares hinted at renewed investor optimism from yesterday’s broad operations and a moderate market revival.
The army lists Lieutenant Paul Answorth Gracead AW Fort Yam logstan as present. Absences include Lieutenants Tel SMIGN and Any Cas Tel SMIGN at Fort D A Russell. Captain Edoas A Myer infantry assigned. one officer noted as deceased in the report.
Fragmentary OCR lists show a Kansas City area notice with scattered items including tower numbers, colors, lot numbers, and prices. The text references bids, cautions, and product names like Barley and wheat, plus various lot identifiers and prices amid unclear context.
Local sale notes show cattle valued at various prices with buyers from multiple towns. Distinct entities include Palgary, Poltasan, and Gila, with prices around 7.00 and 8.00 noted.
A garbled market bulletin reports on money markets, copper and sterling prices, and various exchanges. It references New York London Chicago produce quotes, and general currency and commodity activity with multiple figures and percentages.
Sacramento reports a couple eloped after a private dance at the Bets Thorn place in Oakland. Ximena Melashan and Jack Sto from Cory Ifowerd wed after a license, with neither family aware of the plan until later amid their social circles.
A Philadelphia church plans a roof garden atop the Sunday school building with access via the tower. The open air space will host after school activities concerts and meetings and may become a year round center when enclosed in glass in winter.
Hood River residents recount a remarkable tale of Chick the dog and a University of Oregon student near Henhy on the Columba river highway. After a horse named Horne died, Chick refused to leave its side despite illness and poor conditions, sharing a final night near the fallen animal until a rope he chewed free led to his death.
The ceremony for William Cook and Dora Allen was held at the Fountain equate drawing a large crowd. Rev. Peter Dykes officiated with friends offering congratulations and gifts including flour, coffee, and a dig anton.
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