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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1941
Page
10
Grain prices and market notes show dull demand and price declines across wheat corn oats and hay with quoted bids from the Antonio grain and hay station. Soybeans traded sparsely with one cash sale noted and prices around per bushel while corn and wheat show softer bids on soft demand and vine moisture impacts.
Readable portions describe currency figures, bond offers, and premium rates tied to Canadian and New York markets. Mentions include premiums near 170 percent, discounts for coal, and various exchange references amid unclear context and garbled OCR. Entities appear as place names and financial terms rather than complete individuals or organizations.
A cluttered listing of fruits and vegetables with assorted prices and items from merchants. Mentions cucumbers lemons oranges greens and other produce with varied price figures and unit notations across vendors.
Market activity Monday showed small supplies lifting prices amid light ridings and a packed yard scene. Notables included George Tips and Son, Carson, with buyers from Cheapside and the Fan Anwonia market. Leon Crenshaw and several calves and yearlings weighed and sold, while Spanish goats and Hepherd stock moved to local buyers. Future events include the National Morefore sale mid October and regional fairs in October and November, with goat, calf, and yearling movements continuing at Texan yards.
The fragmentary item lists potato shipments and market activity across multiple places including New York Ont and Cotton New York. It notes prices, quantities, and supplier mentions such as AP UADAI and CUCKOO while referencing market conditions and potential buyers, with scattered dates and figures.
The San Antonio market notes steady hog and cattle prices with moderate activity on Tuesday. Cattle and calves show mixed gains, with beef prices firm and feeders in strong demand. hogs remain steady with 180 to 270 pound butchers at about 16.73 per hundredweight and lighter weights near 10.25 to 10.78. Sheep and lambs show light movement, with a few shorn offerings and steady to higher bids. goats sold up to lower levels.
Market details show calves and cattle traded with varied weights and prices across regions. Reports reference feeder steers and yearlings, hogs, and calves with quotes around weights such as 780-270 pounds and 240 pounds, alongside price ranges and receipts in multiple lines.
Fort Worth livestock sales show steady to higher trade with cattle and calves active. Prices listed for various classes include steers yearlings and cows, with calves and hogs also noted. top figures around 11 dollars for certain lambs and heavy demand suggested by strong buyer activity.
Partial local market notes from Chicago and Kansas City detail poultry and produce movements and prices. Mentions butter prices, live poultry, ground meat, and trucked produce. Reports carnival events in Hermann and social activities in New York metals market with general price steadiness.
New York trading opened weak as shares across sectors including steels motors and industrials declined. Investors dumped several leaders triggering a broad selloff though some pockets of late afternoon recovery appeared as prices moved lower across the board and many key names posted losses.
Anita Athesan of Sal Antonin Tuesday faced an appeal over leadership of the Gachis pictorial section at Universally of Texas yearhook. She will oversee the pictorial section as head.
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