New York Steel Stocks Pause Amid Market Softness
A pause in iron and steel stock liquidations gave the market a steadier tone. Short sellers booked profits and covered, while long sides stayed light. Reading, Can, Canadian Pacific led small gains. Republic Steel preferred fell. American Telephone hit a new year low on talk of a congressional probe.
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New York
Shorts
Reading
Can
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Republic Steel
American Telephone
Washington
Metal Markets Lead Quiet on Oct 7 in New York
Lead offered at 4.60 with London price shown 20 pounds sterling. Spelter quiet at 5.30 to 6.60 and London 20 pounds sterling 15s. Market activity subdued in New York trading.
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New York
London
San Antonio Real Estate Exchange backs lower ground lease commissions
The commission plan aims to spur long term leases in San Antonio. It proposes 3 percent for one year leases and 2 percent for 2 to 49 year terms, 3 percent for long ground leases, and 2 percent of rents collected for rent collection. Residence property would use exclusive contracts with 3 percent of total rent. Weekly collections for cheap property set at 7 to 10 percent.
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San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
The
Real Estate Exchange
Weather bulletin notes fair belt and above normal temps
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports generally fair weather across the belt with temperatures above normal. Rainfall at Alva Oklahoma measured 1.10 inches. Observations recorded at 8 a m on Tuesday October 7 1913 by Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.
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Belt
Alva
Okla
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Real Estate Transfers Listing Multiple San Antonio Lot Sales 1913 1918
A sequence of property transfers across blocks and wards lists many buyers and sellers, dates ranging 1908 to 1918, and prices from $100 to $15,000. Notable parties include P. F. and 8 Slavin, William Dobrowolski, West End Lumber Company, Alamo Home Builders, Palm Heights Development, Dodson family, Emilie Hertzberg, Southwestern Land Corporation, and J. E. Elkins, with properties in Highland Park East Craig Place Lakeview Heights Dignowity Hill and Palm Heights.
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P. F
Slavin
Peter Slavin
New City
William Dobrowolski
C. A. Stieven
Waller
Anna Markham
Starr Street
West End Lumber Company
Juan R. Guerra
New City Block
E. Krueger
Henry Bowles
Highland Park
C. C.illiam
Palm Heights Development Company
Rose E. Thompson
Palm Heights
M. K
L. Jones
Robert Jackson
J. T
L. H. Dodson
W. H. Dodson
Sam Alexander
J. T. Haile
Emilie Hertzberg
William A. Cocke
Lakeview Gardens
Robert Scholl
Charles Boeiig
Lakeview Heights
J. A. Gill
H. J. Bowles
Pete Grandjean
A. B
C. Gonzales
Ie Ee
Pavers Ckerman
Ee Walter P. Napier
I. M. Putnam
Burial Permits List For Local Residents
Burial permits issued for October deaths include Augustin R. Garza 57 of 618 South Laredo, Juan Santoy 67 of 811 Vera Cruz, Ivie Bowie Findlay 48 of 904 St. Charles, Dr Green B. Hastings 85 of 814 Baylor, Mrs. Viola Barnes 46 of 610 Day, Sallie Brewer 78 of 216 South Concho.
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Augustin R. Garza
South Laredo Street
Juan Santoy
Vera Cruz Street
Ivie Bowie Findlay
St. Charles Street
Green B. Hastings
Baylor Street
Viola Barnes
Day Avenue
Sallie Brewer
South Concho Street
Births Record Listings From Local Families
Births recorded for October and September show multiple newborns: a boy to WP and Mrs Dorward Gallagher on October 2 at Asex street. a boy to Mr and Mrs Edward Halli on October 4 at 601 St James Street. a girl to Mr and Mrs George W Ammons on October 1 at 107 Sharer Street. a girl to Mr and Mrs L Trevino on September 30 at 206 Augusta Street. a boy to Mr and Mrs E F Meyer on October 5 at 117 West Loretta Place.
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Dorward Gallagher
Asex Street
Edward Halli
St. James Street
George W. Ammons
Sharer Street
L. Trevino
Augusta Street
E. F. Meyer
West Loretta Place
Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples
Simon Moreno and Mrs. Gregoria Saucedo, Ydubigen Torres and Concepcion Soto, William Clarendon Ramsay and Gladys Ambrose Ramsay. A brief notice records these marriages among local license grants.
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Simon Moreno
Gregoria Sauceda
Ydubigen Torres
Concepcion Soto
William Clarendon Ramsay
Gladys Ambrose Ramsey
Automobile Licenses No 4138 Mitchell
W Scott listed as owner on license No 4138 issued in 1909 for Main Avenue. License details include vehicle ownership and location.
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Mitchell
W. Scott
Main Avenue
Weather forecast Dallas area and East Texas showers
Department of Agriculture forecast for Tuesday October 7 1918 notes showers and cooler conditions. For San Antonio and vicinity expect tonight and Wednesday showers with cooler air. East Texas also anticipates probable showers and cooler weather through Wednesday.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Scarce Produce Markets As Delays Hit Supply Lines Across Texas
Eggs rise to 30 cents a dozen and butter to 24 cents in wholesale markets due to limited country supplies from southwest rail delays. Traders report few offers, cold storages drained, and roads worsened by rain keeping farmers home. Authorities estimate yearly cold storage outputs and endorse proper storage as stabilizing prices.
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Deaters
Texas
Market Prices From Kansas City Produce Listing
A Kansas City market notice lists wholesale prices for poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables, sugars, coffee, flour, grains, hay, syrup, and molasses. Figures cover Texas, California, Colorado, Arkansas, and Mexico origins, with Butter at 32 to 33 cents, eggs and poultry varied by item, and citrus and apples priced per box or crate.
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California
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
Japan
Choice
Honduras
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
San Apne
South
Churchmen Meet to Consider Changes in Policy
The forty fourth general meeting of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America opens at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, with nearly 8000 participants and 715 delegates, to decide policy for about a million communicants. Debates on autocracy versus democracy continue, with calls for participatory worship and sociology study in seminaries. Separate notes report two Meridian children dead from suspected poisoning and a Texas railroad bond extension planned from Jacksboro to Stephenville.
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Protestant Episcopal Church of America
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United States
St. Mark's Church
John P. Peters
St. Michael's Church
Charles Lewis Slattery
Grace Church
Slattery
Lloyd B. Thomas
Carson
Nev
Market Quotes From St Louis On October 7
Quotations listed in St Louis reflect prices for meat and dairy. Sea fish at thirty dollars per hundred, springers and turkeys around eighteen cents, ducks at twelve and a half cents, butter creamery thirty one cents, eggs twenty three and a half cents.
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St.louis
Chicago Market Report Prices Steady on Butter Eggs Potatoes
Chicago market notes show butter eggs and potatoes holding steady. Receipts include 6335 in butter and eggs. 100 cars of potatoes. Poultry prices mixed with springs 13 4 cents and fowls 13 cents.
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Wheat and grain markets steady with mixed signals
Chicago reports wheat trading unevenly as drought and rail news offset by Argentina gains. Corn and oats fluctuate with weather aiding forage. U S hard winter wheat demand pushes futures higher while overall supply remains abundant. Market closes modestly firmer on short covering and lingering volatility.
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India
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Northwestern
Minneapolis
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Cotton falls on selling inspired by good crop outlook
Cotton declined sharply at the New York market on Oct 7 as reports of easier spot supplies and weather maps spurred selling. Prices opened down 12 to 21 points, with active months losing 19 to 22 points, while Liverpool traded and private wires noted warmer weather but unsettled belt conditions.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton futures open lower on New York market
New York trading opens with cotton futures easing. October 13.36, December 18.50, January 13.26, March 18.26, May 13.28, July 13.32.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline
Cotton futures in New Orleans fell 10 to 15 points on weak cables and better weather, with October spot demand described as small. Short selling rose as longs liquidated, but fears of colder belt weather and a late rally limited losses. By noon, prices were 12 to 15 points lower with some rebound from shorts covering.
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New Orleans
Bears
Longs
Cotton Belt
Texas
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Cotton futures open steady with October rise and later drop
New Orleans reports cotton futures opening steady for October at 13.63, November 13.49, December 13.46, January and March bids around 18.68, with May near 13.62. Prices closed easy with a net decline of 20 to 23 points from the previous session.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton prices ease in Liverpool market
Liverpool cotton market sees fair demand with prices slipping. Middling fair at 8.12, good middling 7.44, middling 7.70, low mid 7.48, good ordinary 6.82, ordinary 6.48. Sales 8,000 bales, including 7,500 American and 1,500 for speculation and export. Receipts 17,000 including 9,700 American.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Steady After Mixed London Trading
Futures in Liverpool closed barely steady with small shifts across calendar spreads. Notable bids included October at 1.34 percent, October November around 7.22 percent, and September-October near 6.66 percent, reflecting narrow market movement.
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Liverpool
Chicago market quotes for grains and oats
Chicago quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 92 93e No 2 hard 85 86c No 2 northern 85 86c No 2 spring 85 86c durum 83c Corn No 2 70 72c No 2 yellow 69 70c Oats Standard 40 41c
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Chicago
Spot cotton quiet at several ports with modest sales
New York middling uplands 13.90 middling gulf 14.15 in quiet market. Reports show New Orleans 13 3 4 cents and other ports listed with middling ranges. Sales total 375 as New York notes spot activity on October 7.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Gulf
Cotton and Livestock Markets Reported Across Cities
Memphis spot cotton held steady at middling 13 cents. In St Louis, cattle receipts reached 7000 with steady market. native beef steers 5.50 to 9.40, cows 4.75 to 9.00, Texas/Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.75, calves 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs seen 8.00 to 8.70 for good heavies. pigs and lights 5.75 to 8.70. Sheep sales steady with muttons 3.75 to 4.50 and lambs 5.50 to 7.60.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton Seed Prices and Market Updates
Cotton seed products in Memphis list prime basis 6.10 dollars, meal 27.00 to 27.50, linters 2 percent. Hides and leather in New York report steady hides and firm leather. New York Produce notes eggs steady, unchanged.
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Tenn
Linters
New York
NEW York Produce
Maritime Movements Galveston and New York Oct 7
Galveston reports arrivals yesterday including steamers Dunstan Barba dos Dia New York Haakon Tampico Satilla and the cable ship Vera Cruz Dunstan cleared for Liverpool. No sailings. New York logs arrivals of Niagara from Havre.
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Barbados
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Liverpool
Wheat and corn price quotations in Kansas City market
Quotations show No 2 hard wheat at 84% to 90% cents, No 2 red wheat at 91 to 92 cents. Corn No 2 mixed around 72% to 74 cents, No 2 white near 41 to 42 cents. Close figures list December and May futures for wheat and corn with modest changes.
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Kansas City
Sugar prices steady as new record set in fishing trade
New York reports raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.98, centrifugal 3.98, and molasses sugar at 2.73 while refined sugar remains quiet. The Scotch fishing industry handles 9.6 billion pounds of fish last year, marking a new high record.
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New York
Metal Prices in St. Louis Market Report
In St. Louis on October 7 lead traded at 4.40 to 5.50 per ton range and spelter at 5.55, reflecting market quotes for buyers and sellers.
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ST. Louis
Cotton goods firm and active in New York market
Cotton goods ruled firm and active with yarns steady. Cotton warp dress goods sold up and drawn for spring. Percales advanced to a seven cent basis for 4x4. The report notes overall strength in fabric prices and inventory lines following a recent market shift.
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New York
Wheat and corn prices in St. Louis market update
Quotation list shows cash wheat at 98 94c for No 2 red, No 2 corn at 1 1% to 1%c, oats No 2 at 41 1 2c. Future contracts: December wheat 89 3 4c, May 2 1 2c. December corn 69 5 8c, May 72c. oats December 41 1 2c, May 44 1 2c. Receipts yesterday include flour 19 000 barrels and grains totaling 274 000 bushels with shipments of flour 17 000 barrels and grains varying by commodity.
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ST. Louis
Building Permits Issued For Local Homes And Additions
Miss Maria Neuendorff files for a second story addition on Quincy street priced at 1600 dollars. Charles Treer seeks a 3 room dwelling on Lamar street at 800 dollars. Louis Oge applies for alterations on E Houston street totaling 300 dollars.
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Maria Neuendorff
Quincy Street
Charles Treer
Lamar Street
Louis Oge
E. Houston Street
Cattle Pens Cleared as Market Stays Steady at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on Oct. 7, buyers cleared the pens with demand for cattle, calves and hogs. Arrivals totaled 715 cattle 10 calves 1 horse and 79 hogs with prices steady from yesterday. Cows topped at 5.25 and calves 5.50 to 6.00 while hogs held firm and hog prices slipped fractionally at Chicago and Kansas City.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Kansas City
Orth Wsa
Fort Worth Market Report Receipts and Steady Tones
Fort Worth Texas market notes show receipts of 3200 cattle and 450 sheep. Beef steers bring 5.50 to 6.50, butcher cows 4.25 to 5.50, heifers 4.75 to 6.50, stocker cows 4.00 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 7.50. Calves and a 1000 head cattle run lower in the lower range 8.26 to 8.40. Market remains steady overall.
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Tex
Chicago market receipts and quotations report
Chicago today reports hogs receipts 23 000 with bulk sales at 8 05 to 8 55 light 8 70 mixed 7 85 8 75 heavy 8 30 pigs 4 50 7 60. Cattle receipts 5 500 with beef Reeves at 7 20 99 50 Texas steers 7 00 stockers and feeders 5 25 7 85 cows heifers 23 65 8 60 calves 7 50 11 50. Sheep receipts 40 000 native 3 90 5 00 yearlings native lambs 5 90 7 40.
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Texas
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City stockyards report for Oct 7 shows hogs 14,000 received with prices 6.00 to 8.40. cattle 20,000 with steers around 8.90, cows 4.25 to 7.25. sheep 24,000 with ewes 4.60 to 5.0 and yearlings 5.00 to 6.50. Market overall steady to lower in hogs and steady in cattle and sheep.
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Soonte
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