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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1915
Page
8
chaotic market update notes cotton prices mixed with early gains and widespread activity. references New York and New Orleans quotes, with Liverpools up and traders watching futures while demand and shipping lines show strength amid volatility.
Fragmentary text references San Antonio cotton, middling prices, and potential futures with scattered dates and names. The garbled lines mention buyers, deliveries, and local notes, plus unclear references to New York and law dates. No clear event or outcome can be determined from the readable content.
New Orleans cotton market opens firm with buying interest and outside support as prices mix. Traders report heavy buying, steady demand, and a generally firm tone through the session, with quotes and activity noted for various grades and futures scheduling.
A notice dated December 1 1915 announces a public sale of unclaimed personal property under Texas law. The sale, by receivers of the International and Great Northern Railway Company, covers freight charges, storage, and sale costs, to be conducted on West Commerce Street in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The item list includes onions shipped by Valley Pratt Produced Association to Valley Fruit Product Association and Pruitt Commission Company, San Antonio, with instructions regarding the proceeds and charges.
For Safe or Trafte Kent Estate and Reed ee SALE OR ENCHANGE, high class property with live stock, large yard, private water system, grafted trees, barn, and fruit varieties in Sinton area. Also trade for income property with adjoining acres, price 8100, plus additional details. J. W. Benson, Sinton, Texas.
Fort Worth markets show hogs down a nickel while cattle stay steady as receipts and prices for beef, calves, and hogs appear in the mixed Texas market. Chicago receipts and Liverpool futures are noted, with cotton prices and weather bulletins trailing in the page.
Chicago wheat futures edge up as export demand rumors from Australia and Argentina buoy sentiment. Liverpool and Baltic receipts limited gains, with closing prices mixed and corn rally offset by weaker oats and hogs. buyers restocking as traders weigh shipping prospects and seasonal demand.
Reading from New York trading, Cuban American Sugar and American Sugar both posted advances as investors shifted to hopeful highs. Traders weighed several industrial names with mixed progress, while New Haven and related firms moved modestly in late session notes.
Fragmentary text reports small shifts in money markets with references to traders and banks in Antonio. Details are incomplete, but the piece notes a calm period and mentions several institutions in passing without clear figures or dates.
A garbled local notice thanks Mrs A W Slouston and guild members for 46 garments sent to prisoners. Mentions names, jewelry sellers, and various ads as part of a cluttered community column. Includes exchange rates and commodity notes from New York and Savannah markets.
Market note from New York reports scattered iron trades and irregular activity. Elretyalytte appears in a cryptic line, with a curious caper noted as ongoing. The fragmentary text hints at price moves or unsteady shipments in metal markets.
San Antonio reports market prices for storage, creamery products, poultry, and butter with figures for local firms and buyers. The item lists steers, corn meals, and miscellaneous goods amid ads and notices, including references to Fort Worth visitors and local services. A political note mentions Fort Worth senator hopeful Wortham visiting San Antonio for private witness and political context.
Street car service in San Angelo halted amid a dispute between the city commission and J D Sage owner of the Loyal Limes. Sage offered to donate the system as a Christmas gift but the commission declined. Service continued briefly until threats arose and authorities faced calls to clear the tracks. Local officials urged calm as the situation showed strain on public transit and city leadership.
San Antonio prices for grain and provisions listed with per bushel and per hundredweight figures. Prices shown include various grains, meat products, and canned goods with references to local traders and delivery terms. The itemized slips reflect a chaotic OCR page from a San Antonio market report, noting bacon, beef, and canned heat products among others.
Fragmentary notice from a historical paper mentioning Instruction in righteousness fit unite 8 The Women's Chih at Wokom and a printing line for Lillis Princing Co with an address. It references a carter served at the White Hornfie with partial street details and names.
San Antonio mothers and parent teacher association supervised visiting school children at the Manufacturers Club Home Industry Exhibition at 212 East Commerce Street. The day featured a focus on factory communities and future preference for local products with events for retailers and a large turnout expected.
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