Stock market steadies after holiday lull in New York
Trading resumes with firmness in rubber and General Electric amid renewed confidence. Canadian Pacific advances, Union Pacific up, money rates inch higher as banks report cash losses. Bulls buy more freely as pool operations resume and London buyers remain active. Market closes firm despite listless turnover.
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New York
Electric
General Electric
Canadian Pacific
Rulle
Union Pacific
London
Harriman
Market Summary: Mercantile Rates Steady in New York
New York on November 29 reports a close mercantile paper market with 5 percent sterling exchange easy. Bankers' bills quoted at 4.80 75 for 6 day and 4.84 70 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.80, bar silver 63 4, Mexican dollars 48 1/2, government and railroad bonds steady.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Copper and metal prices steady in New York market
Copper and other metals show firm or quiet trading in New York as spot and forward prices hold. Copper spot around 17.00 to 18.65 cents various ingot grades, tin near 49.30 dollars, lead around 4.55 cents, speller about 7.30 to 7.50 cents, antimony Cookson's at 10 dollars, iron unchanged.
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New York
Cookson's
Money on Call Rates Reported in New York Market
In New York on November 29 money on call stood at 6 4 percent, with the ruling rate at 6 percent. Closing bids were 18 and offers at 20, while time loans showed strong at 60 days 6 1/2 percent 90 days 6 percent and six months 5 3/4 percent.
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New York
Gstrong
Paris Money Market Report Amidst Exchange Fluctuations
Paris financial brief notes 3 percent rentes at $91, big time for the account. London exchange quoted at 25 22 percent for checks. Private discount rate listed at 24 percent.
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Paris
Exchange
London
London Financial Roundup Shows Market Rates
London financial brief notes Consols for money and account at 78 1/2. Bar silver steady at 29 8/ per ounce. Money rate 3 1/4 4 percent. Discount in open market for short bills 15 16 percent, three months bills 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 percent.
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London
Bank of England Discount Rate Holds Steady
London reports the Bank of England discount rate unchanged at the same percent level for today.
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London
Bank of England
Bank of England Transfer and Shipment to South America
London reports bullion movement with 227000 pounds sterling deposited at the Bank of England and 40000 pounds sterling withdrawn for shipment to South America yesterday.
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London
Bank of England
South America
St Louis Metal Prices Report
In St Louis on November 29 lead quoted at 4.25 to 4.30 amid a weary market. spelter trades at about 7.20.
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ST. Louis
Weary Spelter Lower
Flurry in Money on New York Market
New York money markets saw intense demand before closing as lenders loaned at 20 percent. Clearing houses tightened calls while bank reserves sagged from sub-treasury losses. The final hour saw rates surge from 13 to 24 percent, a record in years, with $100 million in interest and dividends due next Monday.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Interter
Cattle market offers few head at Union Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards reports light receipts as 45 cattle 20 calves 28 hogs arrive amid scarce buyers. Best cows hit 4.26, calves up to 5, hogs to 7.25. No sheep or goats so far. Horses and mules linger for rest en route to Palestine as cold weather looms and feed costs rise.
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Union Stock Yards
Palestine
Tex
Weather Bureau Forecast With Willis L Moore Chief
The Weather Bureau under Willis L Moore is noted in the USDA release, indicating leadership and the agency’s cloudy forecast emphasis.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. WEATHER_ BUREAU
Willis L. Moore
Butter and eggs hold steady amid mixed market signals
Chicago markets report firm butter with creameries at 29 35 cents and dairies 26 31 cents. Eggs steady with receipts of 2009 cases, prices 22 25 cents for at mark, 24 cents ordinary firsts. Cheese stable with varied nicknames and prices. Potatoes steady with Michigan 50 53 cents, Minnesota 48 50 cents. Poultry weak with turkeys and chickens showing lower quotes. veal steady 9 14 cents.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Egg market report shows firm receipts in New York
In New York on November 29 eggs remained firm with receipts totaling about 3600 cases of fresh gathered extras trading around 37 to 42 cents per dozen.
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New York
Poultry and Butter Prices Trade Steady in St Louis
In St Louis on November 29 poultry markets were quiet with chickens at 12 cents for leig springs, turkeys at 16 to 16 cents, ducks at 13 cents, geese at 12 cents, and butter steady with creamery at 29 to 34 cents. Eggs held at 26 cents.
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ST. Louis
Commodity Prices News Roundup
Butter eggs and poultry prices unchanged in Kansas City. New York coffee futures closed steady with December at 13.41 cents, March at 13.81, and spot Rio No 7 at 14.5 cents.
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Kansas City
New York
Dog Admitted Baby Excluded in Jersey City Case
In New York the Fairmount Apartment Hotel case between Clinton Dow of 31 Duncan Ave Jersey City and hotel president Shaler Carrington concerns whether babies can be denied lodging when dogs are allowed. The suit seeks $300. Dow moved before lease end and his wife is a granddaughter of I. S. Long of J. S. Long egg merchants.
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New York
Fairmount
Greenville
Clinton
Dow
Duncan Avenue
Jersey City
First District Court
Shaler Carrington
Patrick Mooney
I. S. Long
J. S. Long, Egg Merchants
Leads Son to Prison Returns Son to San Quentin
Frank Lamb, 31, was escorted to San Quentin to serve the remaining four years of a seven year sentence for land larceny after breaking parole. His father, John Lamb, claimed the boy had been betrayed by the Puritan justice system and personally took him to the warden to begin serving the penalty.
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San Quentin
Frank Lamb
Lamb
Shasta County
Seattle
Hoyle
Automobile Licenses Issued in Local District
No. 3007 R. L. Bridgman 203 McKinley Avenue. No. 3008 Hal Mangham J Anthony Hotel. No. 3009 L. B. Stephenson 405 West Magnolia Avenue.
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R. L. Bridgman
McKinley Avenue
Hal Mangham
J. Anthony
L. B. Stephenson
Magnolia Avenue
Sugar and molasses market report from New York
Raw sugar Musecovado 3.55 cents, centrifugal 96 test 4.04 cents, molasses 89 test 3.80 cents reforming quiet. Petroleum molasses steady. Hides and leather firm.
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New York
Musecovado
Osage Indian Belle Weds Baxter Springs Man in Bentonville
James Smith of Baxter Springs married a seventeen year old Osage girl from Lincolnville after a staged escape to Arkansas. Her father, Wyrick, and officers pursued them but a ruse led to a Bentonville ceremony. If the match stands, the girl’s fortune remains at stake, with contingencies for years ahead.
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Columbus
Kan
James Smith
Baxter Springs
Bentonville
Ark
Lincolnville
Wyrick
Smith
Arkansas
Roy Thompson
Jessie
Charles L. Smith
Illinois
Baxter
Bramlette
Building Permits Reported for Homes and Barns
M A Higgins requests a three room dwelling on El Paso street for 500 dollars Emma Moehrig seeks a six room dwelling on Walton avenue at 1000 Ike Perez applies for a four room dwelling on Jean street for 600 Joseph Hahn plans a seven room dwelling on Arciniega street valued at 4000 L Price files a barn on Park avenue for 300 A L Eckert seeks a five room dwelling on St Charles street for 1600 dollars
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M. A. Higgins
el Paso Street
Emma Moehrig
Walton Avenue
Ike Perez
Jean Street
Joseph Hahn
Arcinlega Street
L. Price
Park Avenue
A. L. Eckert
St. Charles Street
Burial permits list multiple local deaths on November dates
A Chicago area notice lists burial permits for Albino Zaguirre 60, R. N. McFaddin 59, Abelina Piaz 31, Milton Tombert 1 month, Charles Walz 51, Cedelde Urvina 29 with corresponding street addresses. A Wisconsin inventor unveils a shadowless drafting table of plate glass with underlit electric lamps that dry ink rapidly.
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Albino Z. Zaguirre
San Jose
R. N. MecFaddin
Main Avenue
Abelina B. Piaz
Fest Street
Milton Charles Tombert
Garden Street
Charles Walz
Water Street
Cedelde Urvina
Zavala
Wisconsin
Calves Up Quarter as Fort Worth Receipts Slack
Livestock receipts after the holiday were mixed with cattle at 2200 head and calves 600. Hogs yarded 1800, sheep 750, cattle prices firm with calves up 25 cents and best at 6.25. Beef steers to 6.50. cows slow but steady. stockers 4.40 to 5.60. Hogs top 8.00, bulk 7.75 to 7.95. sheep 5.90 countywide.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices From Kansas City Market
Cattle receipts 2000 with Native and Southern steers mixed in price ranges from 6.50 to 10.75 for steers and 3.50 to 6.00 for cows and heifers. Hog receipts 8000 with prices from 6.50 to 7.80, packers and butchers at 7.05 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 4000 with muttons at 3.75 to 4.50 and lambs 4.50 to 7.60.
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Kansas City
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Steady to Higher in St Louis
Cattle receipts 7500 including 400 Texans and market steady. Native beef steers 5.50 to 11.00, Texas and Indian steers 5.00 to 7.50, cows and heifers 3.75 to 5.00, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 10,500, market 6 to 10 cents higher. Pigs and lights 6.15 to 7.80, mixed and butchers 7.60 to 7.90, heavy 7.80 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 1200, market 5 to 15 cents higher. Native muttons 4.25 to 4.50, lambs 5.50 to 7.65.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Chicago
Western
Chicago Market Reports Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Chicago markets show cattle receipts around 8000 with mixed price ranges for Beeves Texas western stockers cows and calves. Hogs receipts near 29000 with strong demand and varied weights. Sheep receipts about 22000 with steady to firm values for natives westerns yearlings and lambs.
Rats In Skyscraper Spur Rat Catcher Hire
In 80 Maiden Lane New York rats disrupt work at the newly built up to date skyscraper affecting women clerks and lawyers. Building manager L J Mead seeks a rat catching firm to clear the premises after sewer access opened during construction and rat activity continues to be debated by employees.
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New York
Maiden Lane
L. J. Mead
Births for Sasanova and Cardenes A Girl Each
Two birth notices record a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. M. Sasanova on November 27 at Trinity street and a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Cardenes on November 29 at San Francisco alley. Both entries list the locations and dates of birth.
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M. Sasanova
Trinity Street
J. Cardenes
San Francisco Alley
Turkeys neglect in city markets signals subdued Thanksgiving trade
Market reports show a slack food market with neglected poultry crates and weak demand for turkeys while housewives rely on leftovers. Rice demand grows and prices firm, with high meat costs boosting rice activity. Dried fruits surge on coast as shortages emerge and canners warn of higher future prices. Produce imports from California and Colorado keep veggie prices elevated.
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California
San
Wholesale grocery price list brimming with varied items
Prices to retailer for poultry, dairy, produce, canned goods, grains, meats, nuts, and sugars. Includes hens, turkeys, butter, cheese, eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cabbage, oranges, lemons, limes, bananas, syrups, peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds, coconuts, rice, alfalfa, beef and pork cuts, hides, and coffee. Numerous per unit and per weight quotes across many regions.
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Colorado
Texas
California
Ben Davis
Missouri
Jonathan
Cornichon
South Texas
Johnson
Weather News Triggers Bearish Turn In Cotton Market
Ideal weather news spurs bear side as cotton futures fade from early gains. New York and New Orleans show declines while Liverpool and other cities drift. trade chatter cites disappointing cables and December notices. By midday, selling accelerates with prices down sharply from peak levels.
Cotton futures open steady in New York market
Cotton futures opened steady with December at 12.60 cents and March at 12.81, other months listed up to October 11.85. The close showed December 12.63 and varied intraday levels across contracts, reflecting a steady session in New York.
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New York
Sanusty
New Orleans Cotton Opened Steady After Gain Then Dip
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with futures a point off to three points up, but selling orders rose as noon approached. Reports of good interior demand and nearing completion of picking supported a steady tone, with May rising to 13.07 cents before afternoon weakness on a rumored private crop report.
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New Orleans
Navy
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
Cotton futures started steady with November at 12.73 to 12.75 cents and May near 13.02 cents. The session closed steady with a slight overall decline of 1 to 5 points, showing scattered price levels across December March and July contracts.
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New Orleans
Bok Gare Edeh Rae Beled Peionch
Medes
Liverpool
Cotton Prices and Trade at Liverpool Market
Spot cotton prices steady with American middling fair at 7.68d and good middling 7.29d. Middling 7.094d, low middling 6.91d, good ordinary 6.45d, ordinary 5.97d. Sales reach 5000 bales, 600 for speculation and export including 4300 American. Receipts total 30,000 bales, of which 19,900 are American.
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Liverpool
Futures steady as London market opens with mixed quotes
Futures prices firmed with steady opens and closes across a slate of near term contracts. Quoted levels show November at 6.931d and successive monthly spreads from November December to October November, with slight variations in each forward period.
Wholesale Grocery Price List Fragment
A fragmented price listing shows assorted canned vegetables meats sardines and dried fruits with per case and per 100 pound rates. Entries include No. 2 standard tomatoes 1.00, No. 1 roast beef 2.00, sardines from 2.65 to 3.15 per case, and dried fruits with varied cents per unit.
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Rio
Maxwell House
Illinois
Cotton movement congests Galveston port shipments
Cotton volumes to Galveston have overwhelmed rail and sea links for days. T. J. Lane reports embargoes and limits by International & Great Northern Santa Fe and Houston & Texas Central, with Galveston receipts approaching 2,000,000 bales as buyers retreat and prices rise about two dollars per bale.
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Galveston
International & Great Northern
Santa Fe
Houston & Texas Central
T. J. Lane
Houston
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Bayou City
Lane
Texas
Cotton Prices and Receipts in New Orleans Market
New Orleans spot cotton steady with middling at 12 3/4 cents. On the spot market 1400 bales traded, 1000 arriving. Receipts 2711. stock 225,415. Other cities quoted with varying middling figures.
Cotton market steady with varied spot prices in Galveston
Galveston Texas reports spot cotton closing steady with price ranges from low ordinary at 88-16c to middling fair at 139-16c. Sales totaled 1,466 bales, with receipts of 31,543 and stock at 466,314.
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Galveston
Tex
Cotton market closes steady in Houston on November sales
The Houston spot market closed steady with sales totaling 1112 bales. Shipments reached 24 354 and stock stood at 150 542. Prices ranged from 8 to 13 4 cents per pound across grades including low ordinary 8c ordinary 9c good ordinary 10c, good middling 12c, middling 12 3 4c, and middling fair 13 4c.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton Spot Prices Quiet In New York Trade
New York on November 29 reported a quiet cotton market with middling uplands at 13.10 cents per pound and gulf at 138.35 cents, with sales totaling 300 bales.
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New York
Gulf
Cotton market steady in Memphis spot
Memphis spots reports Cotton in Memphis Tennessee on November 29 remained steady at middling 13 and three quarters cents per pound with no change from prior levels.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed products price report from Memphis
Cotton seed products in Memphis on November 29 show Prime basis oil at 5.34 to 5.37 cents per pound, meal at 24.50 to 24.75 dollars per ton, and linters at 3.5 to 4.5 cents per pound.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton seed oil closes firm with varied futures
New York reports firm cotton seed oil with Dec through July contracts quoted from 6.15 to 6.55. Spot prices range from 6.17 to 6.40 while total sales reach 11 200. Also noted is Miss Constance Bentley of England in the United States grieving a pet cat and a home tip for patent leather polish using one part linseed oil to two of cream.
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New York
Constance Bentley
England
United States
Wheat Prices Slip as Big Receipts Hit Market Downturn
Chicago traders saw wheat drop with big nationwide receipts sending prices lower in late November trade. May wheat opened around 90.5 cents and slid to about 90 cents. corn fell on favorable weather while oats and provisions sagged as May pork and lard futures showed modest declines.
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Chicago
Provisions Market Price Shifts and Meat Quotations
OCR dated pricing notes list January to May values for provisions and meats including lard short ribs and pork, with figures in decimals and percentages. Entries show historical bid quotes and month markers, reflecting market movement and price levels for commodities.
Wheat and corn price notes from Chicago market
Chicago wheat prices listed for No 2 red and No 2 hard with bids near 1.00 to 1.03. No 1 northern and No 2 northern quoted around 86 to 87 cents, No 2 spring at 84 to 85 cents. Velvet chaff and durum improve in cents. Corn No 2 yellow old at 59 cents. Oats No 2 white at 34 to 34 1/2 cents and standard at 32 14? 83 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Navy
Wheat and grain prices on December futures report
St Louis market notes show cash wheat prices for No 2 red and hard and corn and oats bids. Futures quotes for December and May contracts list near term and next season levels with percentage figures attached.
Wheat and corn prices from Kansas City markets
Cash wheat prices for No 2 hard 82 12 86cc No 2 red 97c to 1 No 3 884 90c. Corn No 2 mixed 44 45c No 3 422% ise No 2 white die No 3 44% 44tec. Oats No 2 white 32% 33c No 2 mixed 31% 32c. Futures: Wheat December 784c May 84%c July s2ie s2ec. Corn December 43% W4ic May 45%c July 4642 46%c. Oats December 32%ac May 33%¢c.
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Kansas City
Boy Swallows Fish Hook After Lunch Catch
Six to seven year old Lester Kisman of Inwood bit into bread with a large fish hook still in his hand. He swallowed the hook and was rushed to Washington Heights hospital where Dr C D Sichel performed a rare successful operation to remove it by exposing the oesophagus and pulling the hook free after moving the trachea aside.
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New York
North River
Lester Kisman
C Street
Inwood
Washington Heights
Stradivari Violin Clash Hits Chicago Labor Council
In Chicago the Instrument Makers union pressed a complaint with the Chicago Federation of Musicians after violinists used old Cremona Stradivari instruments lacking union labels. Debates centered on artistry versus union labeling as a committee was formed to seek a settlement.
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Chicago
Antonio Stradivari
Cremona
Chicago Federation of Labor
B. C. Dillon
Schlicht
Europe
Dillon
America
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Real Estate Transfers Happen in City Blocks and Lots
Agnes and Alex Uhl transfer lot 3, new city block 494, North Olive St to George and Sammy Thomas for 800 dollars. E D Henry to J McManus transfer of lots 11 and 12, Marlborough Place block 4 for 1209 dollars. J H Kirkpatrick to G W Popham transfer of lots 43 and 44, San Fernando addition block 18 for 200 dollars. Joel L Hill to Nila Cameron transfer of lot 14, Laurel Heights block 10 new city block 3094 for 1000 dollars.
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Agnes and
Alex Uhl
Et Als
George and
Sammy Thomas
New City
North Olive Street
E. D. Henry
J. McManus
Marlborough Place
J. H. Kirkpatrick
G. W. Popham
San Fernando
Joel L. Hill
Nila Cameron
Laurel Heights
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