Efforts to depress stocks resisted by bulls
New York trading opened with bulls resisting efforts to push stocks lower as short interest decline and speculative buying supported gains. By noon a downturn followed as foreign liquidation hit Canadian Pacific and other issues, then a late rally occurred on short-covering before profit-taking left markets easy at close.
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New York
Canadian Pacific
Southern Pacific
Ock Island
Union Pacific
Reading
Amalgamated
Harriman
Mat
Canadian
Steel
Union Pacific Board
Frisco stockholders to meet over harmony efforts
Samuel W. Fordyce and Albert T. Perkins of the St. Louis Union Trust Company issue a circular inviting all St. Louis & San Francisco railroad stockholders to a special meeting in St. Louis next Monday. The goal is to harmonize disputes between the New York protective committee and a committee led by James Campbell, vice president of the company.
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Louis
Samuel W. Fordyce
Albert T. Perkins
St. Louis Union Trust Company
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
New York Protective Committee of
Frisco
James Campbell
Cotton Prices Slide in Elgin Market
Elgin Texas October 9 prices for cotton fell sharply from 14 to 12 cents as rains limited arrivals. Clear weather expected to improve the market, with fields white and labor ready for gathering.
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Elgin
Tex
Cotton goods ease in demand with steady prices
In New York on October 9 merchants reported cotton goods in easier demand but unchanged prices. Worsted yarns remained barely steady while underwear and hosiery stayed in active demand for quick shipment.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Open Saturday as Columbus Day Holiday Sticks
The New York Stock Exchange will be open Saturday after governors voted to deny extending the Columbus Day holiday into an extra long weekend starting Monday.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Marine Intelligence Galveston October 9 Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston marine report lists arrivals including El Valle from New York and Bloomfield a British tanker. Clears include Ventura de Larrin, Manchester, Commodore, Verpool, and Vera Cruz bound for Texas and Mexican ports. Sailed: El Monte and Concho from New York, Dunstan from Liverpool, with several vessels toward Alabama, Puerto Mexico and Vera.
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el Valle
New York
Bloomfield
Tank
Tuxpam
Ventura de Larrin Se
Manchester
Commodore
Verpool
Alabama
Puerto Mexico
Vera Cruz
el Monte
Concho
Dunstan
Liverpool
Vera Ores
Topila
Jenk
Tampico
Satila
New
Rice market update from New Orleans trades Honduras and Japan
In New Orleans on October 9 rice prices show rough Honduras and Japan firm with clean Honduras advancing. Quoted ranges list rough Honduras 2.75 to 4.85, Japan 2.75 to 4.05, with receipts and sales totals for rough Honduras, clean Honduras, and Japan. A Baltimore American quote about allowances for youth appears in the column.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Low Grade Texas Cotton Creates Market Dilemma
The Times-Democrat notes Texas output of low grade cotton pressures prices as forecasts of unsettled weather trigger liquidation. Despite potential Western belt hardship, vast low grade supply may be delivered under contracts, forcing traders to weigh future value and liquidity.
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Texas
Times-Democrat
New Orleans
San Antonio
Oklahoma
Less Demand for Steel Declines Copper Stocks in Sept
The Copper Producers' Association reports September stocks on hand fell by 8,520,943 pounds from August. September production reached 121,401,229 pounds, down 231,133 from August, with domestic demand down over 6,800,000 pounds. Total deliveries, foreign and domestic, were nearly 7,000 pounds lower.
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New York
Copper Producers’ Association
Bonds Fall to New Low on Stock Exchange
United States 2 per cent registered bonds slipped to 94 on the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange as a 5000 block sold, a drop from the prior low of 95 reached on July 29.
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New York
United States
Stock Exchange
Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary 1913
The bulletin notes fair weather across the belt with rain on the south Atlantic coast and above normal temperatures. Readings list multiple stations such as Wilmington and Charleston with rainfall mentions and regional remarks by Allen Buell, local forecaster, for October 9.
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South Atlantic
Wilmington
Lemiexton
Em Ps
Pd Tenn
Arleston
Ngstree
T. Matthews
Ardmore
Chickasha
Durant
Marlow
Quanah
Haskell
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Courthouse
Teofilo Morones and Manuelita Huron obtain a marriage license. Edward Virginia Favor and Otha Bea Mfobert Allers listed for license. R oberten and Mre, Mary BE. Cook. Liandro Alcaster and Maria Gomez. Felipe Saldivar and Carolina Cantu also apply for licenses.
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Teofilo Morones
Manuelita Huron
Edward Virginia Favor
Otha Bea
Roberten
Mre
Mary BE. Cook
Liandro Alcaster
Maria Gomez
Felipe Saldivar
Carolina Cantu
Automobile Licenses Lists for J D Chalmers and Hudson He
No. 4148 Chalmers J D Houston 206 Dwyer avenue. No. 4149 Hudson HE F Cockrell 114 Bishop street.
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Chalmers
J. D. Houston
Dwyer Avenue
Hudson HE
F. Cockrell
Bishop Street
Crop report shows large corn drop and wheat gains
The October report from the Crop Reporting Board notes a 752 million bushel drop in corn yields while spring and all wheat show higher indicated per acre yields. It lists condition percentages, planted areas, and total expected production for corn, spring wheat, all wheat, oats, potatoes, rice, and other crops across dates and regions.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Statistics
Leather firm Sugar and Molasses in New York Trade
Raw sugar prices steadied on Oct 9 in New York with map rate at 2.98 and centrifugal 3.48 while refined markets remained quiet.
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New York
Market Quotations From Kansas City on Butter Eggs and Poultry
Quotations for October 9 show creamery butter 30 cents, firsts 29, seconds 27, packing 22. Eggs list firsts 25 and seconds 18 cents. Poultry prices include hens 11 1/2 cents, roosters 9, ducks 10, springers 11 1/2 cents.
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Kansas City
Chicago Market Quotes Mixed on Eggs Potatoes and Poultry
Quotations reported in Chicago show eggs steady at 24 to 25 cents per dozen with receipts of 4880 cases. Potatoes rose to 55 to 63 cents after 105 carloads from Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. Poultry prices eased to 12 1/2 cents for fowls while remaining items also listed.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Eggs and Butter Holdings Rise Amid Steady Market
Wholesale markets show no price changes with ample imports and strong country receipts. Egg and butter offerings are quickly absorbed by buyers while cold storages remain the main supply source. Corn and other grains stay steady and hay supplies tighten due to rains and muddy roads. black pepper climbs two cents per pound.
New York Produce Market Steady As Prices Hold
NEW YORK PRODUCE, NEW YORK, Oct. 9. Prices unchanged and the market remains steady as trading proceeds and commodities move at current levels. Trading activity mirrors routines typical for the period with no major shifts in supply.
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New York
Delegates Sought for Inland Waterway League Meet
Officials urge San Antonio representation at the ninth annual Inland Waterway League convention in Orange Texas October 17 and 18. Secretary Carrington seeks interested citizens to serve as official delegates with credentials. The canal from Corpus Christi to Galveston is five feet deep and 100 feet wide. The Galveston to Sabine Lake stretch has Army engineers favorable reports. From Sabine Lake to the Mississippi, the route is provided for or funded.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Interstate Inland Waterway League
Orange
Tex
John B. Carrington
Credencaa
League
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Sabine Lake
Board of Army Engineers
Mississippi
Praise for Dead Hero Perkins Heroic Sacrifice Praised
Washington October 9. Secretary Redfield praises Donald C. Perkins wireless operator of the vessel State of California sunk in Alaskan waters. Letters to Miss Mary R. Perkins and the Y M C A secretary note Perkins was off duty when the ship struck and he returned to his post to help others.
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Washington, D. C
Donald C. Perkins
State of California
Redfield
Mary R. Perkins
Los Angeles
Perkins
Wheat traders wary as government report looms
Chicago market shares a bearish forecast for the crop yet sees support from active buying and late gains as weather unsettled corn. Prices slip from open but rebound into the day with oats following corn and provisions firm on limited supply. Kansas City and St Louis quotes show mixed cash wheat and corn values across grades.
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Chicago
Ill
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Weather Map Spurs Cotton Trading Decline Then Rally
A fair weather map revived cotton trading in New York with early prices up three on October positions, but most months fell nine to ten points. Bulls steadied prices with modest buying and cover, yet general selling drove the market down mid day.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Weak Liverpool Market
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with declines of about 5 to 18 points as Liverpool strength limited gains. Trading in nearby months showed midday weakness while short cotton offered in moderate volume and spots remained offered without clear weakness.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Atlantic
West
coweskBeet
Cscs
Cusee
Sbbl
Liverpool Cotton Prices Hold Steady Across Grades
Spot cotton trading remains firm with steady prices. Middling fair at 8.07 pence per pound, good middling 7.794, middling 7.654, low middling 7.434, good ordinary 6.77, ordinary 6.43. Sales reach 8000 bales including 4700 American and 500 for speculation and export.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Weak on Liverpool Exchange Report
Futures closed weak with a sequence of different month gaps. Prices showed October at 7.20 and several subsequent contract intervals ranging from 7.08 down to 6.46 with mixed final values.
Spot Cotton Markets Steady in Major Cities
New York and New Orleans reports show spot cotton steady with quotes around 13.70 to 13.95 for middling grades. Memphis lists middling at 13 1/2 to 13 3/4, with no sales reported and overall quiet market tone.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
MeMphIs
Uplands
Gulf
Cotton Ginning Totals in Texas For September
Texas Department of Agriculture reports 858,818 bales ginned in September versus 1,132,447 last year. The fi ndings cover ginner reports statewide with output valued at 53 818 dollars. Austin notes the September figures as part of the monthly tabulation.
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Department of Agriculture
Austin
Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Seedy San Francisco visitor buys bonds in brisk deal
A shady man with a soiled sack visits County Treasurer Mc Dougald and offers 35 cents worth of inquiry as a clerk notes the bond sale is possible. The man stacks $20 gold pieces and attempts a larger deal, with Mc Dougald inviting him to return for about $1,000,000 more on Tuesday.
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San Francisco
McDougald
Feller
Pioneer Woman Dies At 88 In San Antonio
Mrs Luz Coy Morin 88 a San Antonio native and longtime resident of San Antonio died at 6 am at 1629 West Salinas street. Funeral from the residence to San Fernando Church burial in San Fernando cemetery. Survived by three sons Thomas H J L and Edward Morin and three daughters Magdalene Antonia and Theresa Morin all of San Antonio.
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Luz Coy Morin
San Antonio
West
Salinas Street
San Fernando Church
San Fernando
M’clintoch
Louise McClintoch
Matamoras Street
Mexico
Agriculture department crops yield report shows records
The Agriculture Department released preliminary estimates for major crops comparing the current year with the previous record harvests. Key figures include wheat at 242,704,000 bushels and total all wheat at 763,233,000 bushels, with oats corn and potatoes also listed among the principal crops.
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Department of Agriculture
Union Pacific defers melon plan on Southern Pacific sale
Union Pacific chair Robert Lovett said after a meeting that the $90 million cash fund from Southern Pacific stock will not be dealt with now. He stressed no plan to issue dividends or surplus in cash or securities that would boost the stock’s current yield.
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New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific Board
Live Stock Markets Across Major Cities
Live stock markets report cattle activity in Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City St Louis and Oklahoma City with 3,300 head traded and a 5,500 head seen in earlier sessions indicating varied demand across the markets.
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Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth cattle and hog market overview
Fort Worth cattle receipts reached 2800 with calves at 500, cattle prices up 15 to 25 cents. Beef steers ranged 5.60 to 8.00, feeder steers 5.50 to 6.50, cows 4.25 to 5.50, stocker cows 4.00 to 5.25, heifers 5.50 to 7.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.50, calves 4.25 to 7.60. Hog receipts 1700, market slow and about ten cents lower. range 8.00 to 8.26. Sheep receipts 1200, no quotations.
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Fort Worth
St Louis Market Recap Cattle Hogs and Lambs Steady Prices
Receipts: cattle 4500 with Texans about one thousand six hundred. native beef steers 35.50 to 9.40. cows and heifers 4.75. Texas Oklahoma steers 5.00. calves 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs 5500 with pigs and lights 6.75 to 8.45. good heavy 8.25 to 8.45. Sheep 2500 with muttons 4.75 to 6.60 and lambs 6.5 to 6.6.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago Market Receipts Mixed as Prices Range Low to High
Chicago today reports hog receipts of 23,000 with slow market and varied sales from 7.65 to 8.55 for different hog classes. Cattle receipts at 5,500 with sluggish demand and price spans from 3.65 to 11.25 for cows, calves, and steers. Sheep at 3,500 with steady demand and native lambs quoted 5.90 to 7.25.
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Chicago
Texas
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report Oct 9
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep in Kansas City today. Hogs sold 7.75 to 8.25 for bulk and heavy 7.95 to 8.15. Cattle receipts 4000 with 1000 southerns and steady market. Prime fed steers 9.00 to 9.50, dressed beef 8.90, southern steers 5.50 to 7.00, heifers 5.00 to 9.20. Sheep receipts 12000 market steady Lambs 6.50 to 7.25, ewes 3.60 to 4.50.
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Kansas City
Cotton seed and futures report from Memphis and New Orleans
In Memphis the prime basis shows 1 6.99 for meal at 27.00 to 27.50 and linters at 2 percent. In New Orleans futures open steady with October at 13.40 to 13.44, November 13.37 to 13.33, December 13.85, March 13.41 to 13.42 and May 13.42.
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New York
Low
Clare
Wees
Memphis
Linters
New Orleans
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