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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
15
Cotton prices showed firmness toward the end of the session after an initial setback. Trading favored moderate declines early, with futures finishing relatively steady and sentiment shifting toward a firmer tone as import demand and weekly reports influenced expectations.
In New York and surrounding hubs, cotton futures opened steady to firm with January near 24.900 and March around 2.70, while offers absorbed by Liverpool demand. Early activity showed brisk buying as traders eyed storage limits, with Southern offers larger but limited by warehouse space and rail transport concerns.
New Orleans cotton prices fluctuated as traders awaited late bargains. Prices opened steady then fell, with front months slipping about six points at the close. Offerings remained light, and nearby futures showed modest gains by the afternoon.
Fragmented OCR text reports on cotton prices and market names, listing places such as New Orleans and Liverpool, with figures like 20.460 and 0.154 and scattered quotations and stock data. The document mixes prices, quotational lines, and stock references, making a coherent single event difficult to determine.
A muddled OCR list shows wholesale prices for fruits vegetables and grains with scattered country and city names, weights, and units. Items include cucumbers tomatoes cabbages apples figs and corn with varying per unit and per weight quotes, plus references to unions and distributors.
Fragmentary OCR text shows market volatility at North Hog Quotations Trade Center with mixed quotes and uncertain prices. Mentions Fort Worth and regional notes, but specifics are unclear due to garbled content.
The session opened with broad selling across major issues as investors weighed cautions from lenders and wary earnings. United States Steel, American Smelting, General Motors, and IBM faced declines while railroad and mining shares showed pressure amid unsettled sentiment and early losses.
Market notes reference copper values and station indices with unclear names and scattered figures. Entities present include references to metals, markets, and various placeholders, lacking coherent event details or identifiable organizations.
Weaie Wabie reports a then unnamed creek in Me cos Creek area has dried for weeks and remains low with seep holes failing to sustain flow. Ed Moore notes a dry spring and a hollow on his property as the area’s water supply diminishes, affecting local neighbors along the stream near Yoakums Daily Times.
The cabinet discusses state control of railroads and a general government coal stockpile as a plan to manage fuel shortages. Officials consider compulsory requisitionings and extended government influence if the plan succeeds, with a committee set to direct railroad operations ahead of a potential new government move.
OCR text shows calls for an extra legislative session from multiple groups led by Governor Webby and others. Mentions include petitions statewide, political maneuvering, and scattered local items. Reading is fragmented with garbled phrases and unclear dates or places.
Supreme Court session presented a dense docket with numerous cases from Texas, Missouri, and other locales. Notable names include Whitaker, Gore, Harris, and Spencer, as motions advance or rehearings are noted amid a sprawling sequence of civil and legal actions.
A petition for a city curfew for children under twelve sparked a public hearing led by Miss Marsh and supported by the National League for Woman's Service. Volunteers would enforce the rule, with details to be decided by Alderman Murray's committee at the next meeting.
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