Speculators Sell Stocks and Market Scores a Decline
The New York market opens with strong speculative selling led by Union Pacific Reading and copper shares. Banks and trusts deny support while steel products and currency worries depress prices. Major rails fall and overall market ends weak with little recovery after midmorning rebounds.
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Union Pacific
Reading
Onds
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated
Union Pacific and Steel
Westinghouse
Canadian
Utah
Ilinois Central
General Weather Bulletin from October 16, 1918
The bulletin notes the belt weather as fair with unsettled conditions in the west and rainfall in Snyder Texas amounting to 1.06 inches. Observations were taken at 8 a m by Allen Buell, local forecaster, covering the cotton region and Houston district.
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Tex
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Metal Markets Update From New York and London
Lead steady around 4.34 to 4.50 with London values near 20 pounds sterling. Copper futures hold firm with electrolytic at 16.62 to 16.87, London prices at 72 pounds spot. tin futures around 40.75 to 41.00 with London tin at 186 pounds sterling. Antimony dull and Cookson's price near 38.30.
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New York
London
He.d. Spelter
Tron
Cleveland
Cookson
Cotton
En. iv. Close
Yestoo
Money on Call Steady Amid Mixed Loan Rates
New York money on call held at 3 8 per cent with steady ruling rate around 3 3 4 per cent. Time loans show weakness with 60 day at 4 to 5 per cent and 90 day around 5 per cent, six months at 4 5 per cent.
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New York
Marine Intelligence Galveston Arrivals and Departures
Galveston reports arrivals yesterday include steamers El Norte New York Alston Bar sfield and Bocas Grande. Cleared ships include Barrsfield Bremen, Den is Liverpool Mount Vernon and New Orleans. B sailed: Hanoken Tam pico Vera Cruz Barrister Livmeet Corral Porto Rican ports via New Orleans Burrsfield Bremen Denver New York. Graf Waldersee Hamburg arrives New York. Port Aransas reports Almerian Liverpool with 8000 bales cotton.
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New York
Alston
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Denis
Liverpool
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Nor
New Orleans
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Tampico
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Livmeet
Corral
Porto Rican
Burrsfield
Denver
Elgin Sweet Potatoes Prices Rise After Rain
Elgin Texas reports sweeter potato growers estimate rain reduced crop loss by about half. Yellow yams now fetch from 1.50 to 2.00 dollars per bushel as market prices firm after wet weather.
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Elgin
Tex
Mercantile Paper Rates Steady in New York Markets
Hides steady and leather firm as mercantile paper advances noted. Sterling exchange steady at 4.81 35 for 60 days and 4.85 55 for demand. Commercial bills 4.81, bar silver 61 1/2, Mexican dollars 47.0. Government bonds firm and railroad bonds heavy amid market activity.
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Mercantile Paper
Neewes
Cotton Statistics for the Season and Week
Stock data shows yesterday counts of 706,268 bales, compared with 662,604 a week earlier and 921,653 a year ago. The deficit this season stands at 215,385 bales.
Cotton Seed Market Summary and New York Oil Prices
New York cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot at 6.85 and near months rising to 7.25 for May. Trading included substantial mid-month sales across December through May with total around 16 000 units and multiple price levels from 6.82 to 7.25.
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New York
Worsted Yarn Prices Lower for Fall Deliveries
New York buyers report fall worsted yarn prices set 15 to 18 cents per pound below last year. Demand was light as cotton yarns eased and cotton goods remained quiet. Laces and embroideries sold lightly in the spring season, and raw silk prices were easier.
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New York
New York coffee futures stay firm as market notes firm tone
Coffee markets show firm tone with No 7 contract steady and December at about 612.86. The report indicates prices in futures trading remained firm amid steady demand and supply conditions as the market digests recent data.
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New York
Fore
Aly
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast for Thursday night into Friday. San Antonio and vicinity: Chance of showers, colder. East Texas: Unsettled tonight and Friday, likely showers, colder, especially outside the southeast.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Sugar Price Cut Again and Cotton Seed Woes Dominate Market
An extra nickel reduction drops refined sugar to five dollars per hundredweight, the lowest San Antonio market quote in years as demand slackens with cold weather. Cotton arrives with low middling grades, some bales thirty dollars below, while floods in Southwest Texas devastate crops. Millers complain of damaged cotton seed affecting prime oil supply and pricing.
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San Antonio
Texas
Causig
Market Quotations Chicago Oct 16 1920s
Quotations show higher creamery prices around 24% to 25 cents. Eggs steady with 4471 cases received. Potatoes rise with 50 car receipts from Wisconsin Michigan 65 to 15 cents, Minnesota Ohio 58 to 64 cents. Poultry prices: live weight higher with hens and springers around 130, fowls around 6 cents.
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Chicago
Ill
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Market Brief Butter Eggs Poultry Steady
Kansas City reports butter eggs and poultry unchanged as of October 16. New York shipments echo steady prices with eggs unchanged in New York market notes dated October 16.
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Kansas City
New York
Market Quotations From St Louis Poultry and Butter
Prices on October 16 show chickens at 11½ cents for hens right up to 11 then 11 ½ cents for springs hens and fowl. Turkeys at 18 cents, ducks 12 ½, geese 10 cents. Creamery butter at 29½ cents per pound. Eggs unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Cotton market slips as damage worries buyers in Elgin
In Elgin Texas on October 16, cotton prices range from 9 to 14 cents. Buyers report a lot of damaged cotton due to wet weather. Receipts total 9857 bales with 8585 square and 2145 round bales, plus storage bales awaited higher prices, signaling light arrivals versus last year.
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Elgin
Tex
Rice Market Report From New Orleans Trade Day
New Orleans reports strong demand for rough Honduras and Japan rice with clear Honduras and Japan pricing. Trading details show rough Honduras at 3.75 to 4.65, Japan 2.25 to 3.85, and various receipts, millers, and sack counts across rough and clean categories.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Negro State Convention to convene in San Antonio
A large delegation will attend the Negro Baptist State convention in San Antonio next week led by Rev. I H Kelly. Over 2000 reservations are made in Negro homes and about 6000 delegates are expected. The session plans to raise 175000 for missionary and educational work at Second Baptist Church located at Center and Chestnut.
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Negro Baptist State Convention
San Antonio
I. H. Kelly
Second Baptist Church
Center
Chestnut
Wheat Declines Amid Further Weakness Abroad
Wheat fell in Chicago trading on continued weakness overseas and unsettled weather. Shorts hunted profits but prices slipped again while corn held gains and oats rose. early selling turned mixed with provisions following closely. Closed weak with wheat down about one percent from the prior night.
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Chicago
Ilk
Liverpool
Illinois
Grain and Provisions Market Quotation Report
Chicago October 16 market quotations show cash wheat prices across several grades from No 8 red at 91 2 3 cents to No 2 spring at 83 4 cents. Corn and oats values for No 2 and white varieties listed with varying cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Grain Prices and Receipts Report from St Louis Market
Quotations show mixed prices for corn oats and wheat with December and May futures listed. Receipts for yesterday include 10,000 barrels of flour and large bushel totals for wheat corn and oats, with current stock levels provided for all.
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Louis
Unknown Fragment Summary of Historic Page
An unreadable OCR fragment with mixed characters and partial dates likely from a historical page. Content quality prevents reliable extraction of people places or events.
Cattle Pens Cleared as Prices Steady at Union Stock Yards
At Union Stock Yards on Oct 16 for Fort Worth and Oklahoma City markets, nine loads were offered with two train loads from San Angelo headed to Eagle Pass. Prices stayed steady morning, eased later as pens cleared. best cows $6.25, calves $6.50, hogs $8.25, grown stock $4-$5, calves and hogs near $6.50 and $8 respectively.
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Union Stock Yards
Eagle Pass
San Angelo
Cattle Market Report From Fort Worth Auction
Fort Worth market notes cattle listings with 1800 head cattle and 600 calves, beef steers priced 5.60 to 6.70, stockers 5.50 to 6.60, butcher cows 4.00 to 7.00, stocker cows 3.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 4.60, calves around 4.00, hogs steady to lower, range sales 8.20, sheep active with unknown demand.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Market receipts and quotes for cattle hogs and sheep
In St Louis on October 16 receipts reached 14000 cattle including 500 Texans with steady markets. Native beef steers 5.50 to 9.50, cows and heifers 4.75 to 9.00, Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.75, calves 6.00 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 6500 with prices 5.86 to 8.40 for pigs and lights and 8.35 to 8.55 for good heavies. Sheep receipts 1800 with muttons 3.75 to 4.60 and lambs 6.60.
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ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report
Kansas City on October 16 reports hogs at 7.95 to 8.30 for bulk sales and pigs 6.00 to 7.60. Cattle receipts 4000 with 1000 southern, prime fed steers 9.00 to 9.80, dressed 7.80 to 8.90, cows 4.25 to 7.00, heifers 5.00 to 9.10. Sheep receipts 8000, lambs 6.00 to 6.75, yearlings 5.00 to 5.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.75, ewes 4.30 to 4.45.
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Kansas City
Chicago cattle and hog market prices and receipts
Chicago reports hog receipts 23 000 with bulk sales around 8.25 to 9.45 as mixed hogs and roughs. cattle receipts 5500 with calves 7.00 to 11.00. beef cattle and stockers flexible. sheep receipts 4000 with native ewes and lambs steady to ten cents lower.
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Chicago
Texas
Spliced Band Rules Reinterpreted by Texas Official
Commissioner Starling informs J H W Steel that the spider law allows spliced bands while requiring bales to be free from dangerous exposed ends buckles or protruding parts. He notes more banding must be proven by inspection as the most dangerous spider on cotton bales.
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Austin
Tex
J. H. W. Steel
Texas Compress Association
Galveston
Starling
Cotton futures rise on labor, crop worries and demand
Cotton markets rallied with winter deliveries up about 2 per bale from yesterday as reports of Lancashire labor settlements and continued southwest crop damage supported gains. New York and Liverpool prices advanced with late trading buoyed by Wall Street buying and firmer southern spot markets.
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Lancashire
New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
New Orleans Cotton Opens Higher on Weather and Labor News
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains up to 7.8 points on cables and labor troubles in Lancashire. Prices rose through the morning to 20 to 23 points, then 26 to 32 points by 2 pm as forecasts of unsettled weather and rain in Texas and Oklahoma influenced trading.
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Liverpool
Lancashire
West
Texas
Oklahoma
Spot cotton prices rise as demand remains firm in Liverpool
Spot cotton in creased demand with prices firm led by middling to good middling levels. Sales total 8,900 bales including 6,600 American and 600 for speculation and export. Receipts count 14,000 including 7,090 American.
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Liverpool
Futures close steady in Liverpool markets
Futures in Liverpool edged steadiness with contracts listed for Oct 7 1844 through Oct-Nov and May-June across multiple month pairings. Rates shown include Oct-Nov 6.42d and Aug-Sep 6.76d with general averaging near 6.90 across the period.
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Spot cotton steady on New Orleans market
New Orleans on October 16 reports spot cotton steady with a rise of 1 16 cent. Middling quotes range from 135 16 to 181 16 cents with various grades listed. Receipts total 10 486 bales and stock at 75 816 bales.
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New Orleans
Cotton closes firm in Galveston market
Spot cotton closed firm with gains of one eighth to one half cent. Sales show 134 bales with receipts of 16,979 bales and total stock at 184,296 bales. Grades available ranged from low ordinary to good middling with middling at 18 1/2 cents.
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Galveston
Tex
Cotton Market Closes Steady in Houston Report
Houston notes a steady market with a 4c rise on the day. Spot sales reach 230 bales, with 1770 bales on DB. Shipments total 11,408 bales and stock stands at 118,676. Prices listed: low ordinary 9c, ordinary 10c, good ordinary 11c, low middling 12c.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton Prices Steady on New York Market
Spot cotton held steady in New York with middling uplands at 13.80 and middling gulf at 14.05, no sales reported.
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New York
Gulf
Sugar and Molasses Market Report from New York
Raw sugar holds steady with Muscovado at 2.92 dollars per hundredweight, centrifugal 8.42, and molasses sugar 2.67. Refined sugar also remains steady as of October 16.
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New York
All Star Variete Jubilee at the Grand Theatre
Manager Weis announces the All-Star Variete Jubilee led by John Cort comes to the Grand for three matinees and nights starting Friday. Anna Held leads a starry lineup including George Beban and company, Ward and Curran, the Imperial Pekinese troupe, Francis and FLOTTE, Hirschel Hendler, and the Charles Ahearn troupe in a bicycle versus automobile finale. The production costs exceed $9000 weekly.
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America
City Health Oil Campaign Aims to Curb Mosquito Plague
Inspectors of the city health department have oiled and disinfected 265 stagnant pools since the flood in a bid to abate the mosquito nuisance. Residents report sleepless nights as swarms breed. fewer than 50 spots remain and rapid hatching from Wigglers to adults is documented.
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Texas prison population falls in September report
The Texas penitentiary population dropped 127 in September per the prison commission monthly report to the governor. Of the decrease 50 were pardoned and eight convicts died by asphyxiation in the dark cell tragedy. Population stood at 4068 on September 1.
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Texas
Prison Commission
Rain Damages Late Cotton in Vernon Texas
A hard rain in Vernon Texas on October 16 is damaging late cotton but benefiting wheat and forage crops. The weather shift provides mixed outcomes for local agriculture.
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Tex
Katy Flyer derails near Aubrey. six cars off track
Six cars of the Katy Flyer derailed three miles north of Aubrey while traveling northbound. The track was badly torn up but there were no injuries reported.
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Denton
Katy Flyer
Aubrey
Texas High School Football Championship Begins
A statewide high school football elimination series organized by the University of Texas faculty will pit northern and southern Texas teams. The final in Austin on December 6 will crown the state champion, with San Antonio and Corpus Christi meeting October 18 and San Antonio hosting Austin November 1.
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Advocates Skin of Pigs for Grafting at Medical Convention
Three San Antonio doctors spoke at the Sixth District Medical Society convention in Corpus Christi. Highlights included lectures on skin grafting using pig skin and cautions against sacrificing a patient’s skin. The event opened with a Baptist meeting and closed with a banquet at the Nueces Hotel.
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Press Club to Open Quarters in Austin
The Press Club board of governors set Monday for the formal dedication of the new club quarters in Austin Texas. The program includes speeches music and a reception with refreshments. The club has a large active associate and non resident membership and the new quarters are being furnished.
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Press Club
Austin
Tex
The
Divorce suits filed in Thirty-seventh District Court
Three divorce suits were filed today in the Thirty-seventh District Court. Plaintiffs are Lena Brown against Anthony Brown, Bert Mack against Mack Bert, and Anna Collins against Collins Collins.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
Lena Brown
Anthony Brown
Bert Mack Ce Mack
Anna Collins Collins
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