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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1918

Page

14

Used Car Bargains and Auto Ads Alley

A jumble of old car ads and offers for used automobiles. Listings tout guaranteed running order soiled to ensure sales, including sixceptional bargains, Ford models, roadsters, sedans and trade options. Several contact lines and locations appear among the clutter.

Guarantee Auto Supply Co Ave Austin Melrose Garden Adultion San Antonio Bennett Tex Luellen General Delivery City FORD Bender Wells Travis Ford Bolyes Mission Auto Souih Flores Ali Mission Auto. CO Flores Mission Auto Co South Mores van Smith Co Wrockery Rey Andres

Diverse Secondhand Goods and Sales Offers in Crockett

A section of Crockett listings markets varied secondhand items from furniture to pipes, pianos, tools, wood, and minerals. Buyers seek cash for used goods, barrels, metal, and jewelry, with multiple sellers advertising high buy prices and large stock on Commerce and Broadway streets.

Creakett San Antonia Tis Jaura Travie Willard Callahan North Flores Crockett Oakland Hudson Madison Travis Alune Heights Star Olsenold Goods Alamo Furniture CO Main Ave Cut ‘Rate Furniture Co Commerce St Travig Eagle Furniture Co Higginbotham Furniture Co Alamo Auction Co Crockete Alwino St Ming Ure Aten Cathe Somata Bhai Hornberger, Schmitt & Co Tedier Braunfels Parker, Or Guadalupe County Zirokel Spriegel Dallas Cooperage Dallas Texas Aiison Chestnut Streets Syca_ morg St Siri & Barnes Puse Oliver CALE Exnamine Pleid Lippman Piang Mary Woon Commonweil Wood Yard Travis Row Texas Palms le Orale Hvingett US River Reomes Call Crack Stanley Newding South St Houston St Louis Potchernick Shoenfield EK Commerce Josice Wr Motor A. J. Harper Telephone Adms Yentt's Tailor Shop Stamford Tex. Ee BR & Cunningham Crockett Vravis

Bids Wanted for County Projects and Livestock

Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. James R. Davis, county judge, for October 1913 and 1915 bid openings seek one registered Jersey bull for Bexar County, bituminous surface treatments on several county roads, and various county improvement contracts. Bids due in the county auditor's office by set morning hours, with right to reject any and all bids reserved.

James Rh. Davis Bexar County BH. Howard James K. Davis New Braunfeld Ave Austin Road Nm" St Vic Country Club H. Howard James R. Davis Eliewood Ave Kelly Field Quintung Pearsall Kelly Field No. 1 Kelly Field No. 3 Quintana Road Pearsall Road Crate i W_H. HOWARD James FR. Davis Rip Snorrett Stader HH. Howard James i. Davis WH. Howard Jersey Rarge County RD. Co James Fh. Davis County Star Corpus Christi Pleasanton Road Slocum’s Plewsanton Corpus Christ Road Tarvia San Pedro Creek Tleatons W. H. Howard

Speculative Issues Push Recessions in Early Stock Trading

The market opened with speculative issues slipping one to three points as holiday buying curbed gains. Oils led declines while rails and war issues posted some strength. United States Steel fluctuated amid mixed results and late buying pushed several sectors higher. Final prices showed a strong close with rails and ships advancing amid broad activity.

New York Marine Preferred United Bruit United States Steel U.S. Steel Liberty Gt.a. i

Money Markets Report From New York and London

Mercantile paper yields steady with 60 day discounts around 4.75 percent and demand bills near 4.75. Time loans remain at about 6 percent with call money high at 6 percent. government and railroad bonds cited as strong. London money rates show 3 percent with discounts in the 3 1/8 to 3 1/4 percent range.

NEW York ES Exchange New York Mercantile Paper Sisty Degg London Money London

Provision market notes from Chicago and San Antonio quotations

Local packing house quotations show prices for dry salt bacon bellies at 14 to 16 pounds averaging 28 cents per pound, sliced breakfast bacon 67 cents, fancy hams 37 cents, lard 24 cents per pound, oleomargarine 30 to 33 cents, and American cheese 32 cents. Early Chicago market quotations dated October 11.

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Markets Report Amid Mixed Prices Across Goods

Friday market closes show eggs steady in Texas and northern states at 44 to 45 cents, butter firm with creamery at 6 cents per pound and country around 35 cents. Poultry prices vary with Read uem and Hens at 26 to 40 cents, smaller broilers near 80 cents, turkeys around 22 to 24 cents per pound, roasters up to 29.50, geese near $9.90 per dozen. Receipts include 2870 cases. potatoes and Minnesota Dakota bulk values cited. Kansas City prices echo steady egg and sugar quotes with centrifugal sugar at 7.2 cents and granulated at 9.00 cents. Coffee futures show modest moves with January at 8.95 and March at higher levels.

Jhkers Texas Larga Springs

Liverpool Cotton Market Report Note Distorted Text

Fragmentary OCR from Liverpool cotton market shows values for middling and ordinary grades, scattered figures, and scattered dates. Several lines contain garbled words and numbers making full interpretation unreliable.

Cotton Statistics Raceints at 0 8 Ports Males

The fragmentary text lists multiple male names and ports such as Galveston Huurton Newaeleans Ka Mantilles Altoy O wacaioah Charlestin Witnithaes Norfolk Vi Hatthnere Liestoy Mags Chihwtetoth Brisnswick Cin, with scattered numbers and terms indicating statistical race data. The OCR is highly garbled, making full facts unclear.

Galveston Huurton Te Newaeleans Mantilles Altoy Owacaioah Charlestin Witnithaes Coat Norfolk Hatthnere Did Liestoy Chihwtetoth Brisnswick

Cotton markets show nervous day with net gains

Trading was nervous in the cotton market but a net advance over opening prices was recorded. Fluctuations were wide with a 40 to 70 cent range in most active months as Columbus and Liberty Day closures affected exchanges.

Cotton Exchange

New York Cotton Hovers Near Steady Close on Oct 11

In New York on October 11 the cotton market saw renewed covering and buying after two days of adjournment. December rose early to around 36.57 cents, January near 30.13 cents, then eased on southern selling before recovering. By midday December hit about 30.25 and January 29.50, with later gains to around 30.48 and 24 to 28 points net higher, closing barely steady amid reduced outstanding interest and continued trade buying.

New York Shorts Joe Tevel

Corn Prices Rally as Selling Pressure Eases

Market notes show selling pressure on corn easing with shorts covering after signs of a German response delaying President Wilson. November and December futures rose, cash grain quotes posted for Chicago St Louis and Kansas City with various No 1 and white varieties quoted. Provisions were neglected amid overall gains.

Chicago Jate Wilson Shorts Gijai Buyin

New Orleans Cotton Market Trades On Mixed Holiday Tone

The New Orleans cotton market opened with a holiday mood and fluctuating activity. Prices slipped early by 14 to 28 points on Hawidatian of long cotton, then gained to end the first half hour nearly unchanged to four points higher. By midday nervousness eased and prices moved up 14 to 35 points as buying intensified, with the market finishing the period firmer than yesterday.

Orleana Get Hawidatian Inter Can Preck Lito de Puninia J

Price Interpreting Committee Makes Few Changes This Week

Antonio area price revisions show only slight reductions in cornmeal but an advance in sugar coverage. The update lists revised retail and wholesale prices for staples including flour, rice, potatoes, ham, bread, lard, and canned goods under government guidelines.

Price Interpreting Committee

Wholesale Produce Prices From Wholesalers List

A lengthy catalog of wholesale prices for fresh vegetables fruits and canned goods. Items include onions California 2.60 per bunch 3.26 per crate, potatoes 3.25 per hundredweight etc, and prices for apples grapes citrus dried fruits and canned products. Several specific brands and regions noted such as California commodities and Colorado pumpkins.

California Apple California Kravenstein Permain Choles Texas Kiefers Lexas J. M. Raisins Ile Lipton Wales Vis Capurabia River

Light Receipts Hit All Live Stock Divisions at Union Yard

Receipts were unusually light across cattle hogs and sheep at Union Stock Yards on Oct 11 with market activity slow. Cattle and hog prices showed mixed moves in northern and western markets while several local values remained steady to lower amid sparse offerings.

Union Stock Yards St. Louis Rungas City Chienuo Reeves Nottmg Elie

Metal markets mixed on Oct 11 with dull activity

New York metal exchanges report De Lend unchanged and spot prices steady at 8.05. East St. Louis spot offered around 0.65 as trading remains light and Swelter dull in the market.

NEW York Metals New York Metal Exchange

Box breaks on Glasgow to Dundee rail journey

A Higalda farmer at a railway station questions if the box is strong enough to trust on the trip. The porter shrugs and bangs the box after a rough handling. The third bang bursts the container scattering its contents, and the porter doubts it will reach Dundee.

Dundee Boston Teanscript

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