Stocks Slide Amid Liquidation And Low Investor Interest
New York October 18 Prices fell across the board as liquidation continued and investor demand remained scarce. Traders cited tariff, currency legislation concerns and Mexico as influencing factors with banks easing and some stocks, notably American Can, hit by manipulation. Rail shares showed strength in places, copper benefited from foreign buying amid strike news in Spain.
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New York
Mexico
Bank of England
Union Pacific, Steel, Amalgamated
Reading
Rock Island
Congress
Cotton Region Bulletin Reports Cold Start Across Belt
The bulletin notes 12 hour minimum temperatures, mentions the belt weather is unsettled and below normal. Rainfall of an inch or more reported in Melville Tallapoosa Covington Tuscumbia Dyersburg Aberdeen Livingston. Allen Buell.
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Melville
Tallapoosa
Covington
Tuscumbia
Dyersburg
Aberdeen
Livingston
Allen Buell
Plenty corn available and market shifts in Chicago
Chicago reports a surge in new corn for fall and winter delivery with expectations of a liberal first run. The Phillips crowd remains bullish but reportedly sold out over a week ago. An oats bear notes heavy export trade, Canada sending oats to eastern markets as terminals fill, while oats imports show minimal tariff impact on cereals.
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Chicago
Phillips
Canada
Larger bank reserve shows week's gain at New York clearing house
New York report indicates actual reserve surplus rose by 714200 from prior week. Loans fell by 24550000 to 1.905 billion while specie declined to 827.872 million and treasures increased 38000 to 78.288 million. Net deposits dropped to 1.743 billion, with aggregate cash reserve at 406.105 million and excess lawful reserve up 4714100.
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New York
New England Spinners Push South for Long Staple Cotton
Three members of the Arkwright Club of Boston met with Secretary Houston, Assistant Secretary Galloway, and the Agriculture Department cotton committee to discuss growing long staple cotton in the South. The New Englanders plan to appoint a committee to stay in close contact with the department.
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New England
Washington, Nv
Arkwright Club
Boston
Houston
Galloway
Mmembers
Department of Agriculture
South
New
Business Expands as Season Boosts Trade in New York
Dan's Review notes merchandising in many sections benefited from seasonal weather with growth in iron and steel not uniform. Mercantile lines show improvements with gains from leading trade centers and higher business volumes versus last year. Collections are prompt, dry goods in steady demand, wool active, leather values rising, iron and steel weaker with downward price trend. weekly U S failures 28 vs 248 last year and 39 in Canada vs 32 year ago.
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New York
Dan
United States
Canada
Mercantile Paper and Bond Market News
Mercantile paper closes at 54, 6 percent. Sterling weak at 4.80 3 4.81 for 60 days and 4.85 25 for demand. Commercial bills 4.80 50. Bar silver 61 5. Mexican dollars 47 1 4. Government bonds steady with railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Money on Call Rates Steady in New York Market
New York on October 18 reports money on call steady with loans at 60 days 4 5 percent, 90 days 5 5 percent, and 6 months 4 5 percent. The figures reflect prevailing money market terms offered by lenders and indicate stable short term borrowing costs.
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New York
Cotton Seed Prices Reported in Memphis Market
Memphis cotton seed prices on Oct 18 show Prime basis oil at 6.87 dollars per unit, meal ranging around 26.75 to 27.90, and linters at 3 percent level.
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Memphis
New York Cotton Seed Oil Prices Climb and Hold
The New York cotton seed oil market closed quiet with spot at 6.85 98 and October at 6.83 88. Numerous contracts traded with values around 6.81 to 7.18 for various months. First and second calls show 3400 total sales across October to December, while hides steady and leather firm notes accompany the market.
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New York
Weather Observations and Climate Summary
Observations taken at 8 p m eleven-hour time. Air pressure reduced to sea level. IsoTherms indicate temperatures. weather symbols show clear to snow. Highest temperature 88, lowest 55, average 65. Daily deficiency 13, monthly excess 38, year-to-date deficiency 49. Normal precipitation 0.06 inches for the month.
Wet cotton seed still fit only for soap in Texas
The rain damaged Texas cotton seed with many ginners reporting sprouted, rendering seed unsuitable for high quality oil. Refiners note 12 to 18 percent oil loss from rain picked seed while meat and grocery markets face price shifts as tariffs and weather influence demand and costs.
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Texas
San Antonio
Food Prices in Country Markets From Regional Report
A listing of wholesale prices across fruits, vegetables, and staples. Eggs, poultry, and butter lead with per dozen and per pound rates. vegetables cover potatoes, onions, cabbage, lettuce, celery, corn, cucumbers, beans, peppers, okra, and more. Fruits include oranges, lemons, peaches, limes, bananas, grapes, apples. plus sugar, coffee, flour, meal, and hay.
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Northern Creamery
Texas Creamery
Texas
California
Colorado
Malaga
Ben Devis
Rio
Japan
Honduras
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
San Antonio
South
Navy
Grocery Price List Headings From A 20th Century Market
A dense catalog of canned goods dried fruits and meats with prices for bacon hams pickled feet salmon and various California and Illinois canned items. Entries list No. 1 roast beef corned beef salmon prunes raisins cranberries and dried fruits with per pound and per case prices.
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Alaska
Columbia River
California
Illinois
Butter Prices Steady Across Regions as Receipts Rise
Butter unchanged in price with receipts totaling 4612 cases. Michigan and Wisconsin show higher receipts with 66 cars. Minnesota and Ohio report steady imports while spring demand rises.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
Towle
Market Prices Reported for Poultry and Eggs
In St Louis on October 18 quotations show poultry and egg prices with eggs at 60. Butter and creamery butter at 29 percent. turkeys at 18 cents. ducks 12 cents. geese 10 cents. hens 11 to 12 cents. springs 12 cents. egee 60.
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ST. Louis
Market Quotations From Kansas City And New York
Kansas City quotations show creamery butter at 27 and a half, second quality 26, packing 21 cents. Eggs list firsts 26 40, seconds 19 0, poultry prices for hens 12, roosters 8, ducks 10 cents. New York notes eggs steady and unchanged.
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Kansas City
Creamery Co
Sugar and Molasses Market Report from New York
Raw sugar remains steady with Muscovado at 3.98 and centrifugal at 3.48. Molasses sugar at 2.73 and refined prices steady as well.
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New York
New York Coffee Market Report Oct 18
In New York City on October 18 the coffee market shows No. 7 Rio Mie steady with December at 1084 and July at 1100. Traders note quiet demand and stable futures as supply remains balanced.
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New York
Coffe
Marine Intelligence Galveston Oct 1 Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston Marine Intelligence notes vessels, arrivals yesterday including El Sol New York Bloomsfield tank Tuxpam Boniface Ceara Fort Morgan Nor Bocas del Toro Drowning Olga Dan New Orleans San Jacinto New York. Cleared steamers Alston Havre El Norte New York Olive Manchester Sailed Wearpool Liverpool Lodovica Barcelona Wynne Copenhagen.
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Galveston
el Sol
New_York
Bloomsfield
Tank
Tuxpam
Boniface
Ceara
Fort Morgan
Nor
Bocas del Toro
Olga
New Orleans
San Jacinto
New York
Alston
Havre
El-Norte
Olive
Manchester
Wearpool
Liverpool
Lodovica
Barcelona
Ethe
Wynne
Copenhagen
Prairie hay prices mixed in Kansas City market report
Kansas City buyers and sellers quote prairie hay at $17.69 for choice, Timothy hay at $17.50 to $17.69, and alfalfa fancy at $18.50 to $19.00. Prices reflect market activity on October 18.
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Kansas City
tHay
Prairie
Choice
Timothy
United States Shifts From Beef Exporter To Large Importer
A Commerce Department report shows U S beef and beef cattle exports fell from 44 million in eight months to about 1 million, while imports rose to 240 thousand head valued at over 5 million in the same period 1913 to 1918. Cattle imported come mostly from Mexico and Britain supplied breeding stock. beef imports surged from 14 thousand pounds in 1904 to several hundred thousand pounds by 1910 and nearing one million in 1913 through August.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
Mexico
England
Esay
Sac
Fort Worth cattle hogs and sheep market report
Fort Worth stockyards report shows cattle receipts 800 and calves 200 with prices for Jeeves, stocker steers, butcher cows, heifers, bulls and calves. Hogs receipts 300 with range 8.00 to 8.30. Sheep receipts 880 with ewes and wethers 4 and 6.26, culls 2.25. market described as steady and nominal.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Jeeves
Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Receipts
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 12000 with prices from 7.70 to 8.70 for various loads and pigs from 5.00 to 7.75. Cattle receipts 800 with Beeves 6.85 to 9.55 and Texas steers 6.80 to 7.90. stockers 5.20 to 7.65. cows and heifers 3.60 to 8.80. calves 7.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 4000 weak native 3.90 to 5.00 and yearlings 5.00 to 6.00.
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Chicago
Nebt
Texas
Kansas City Market Reports for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 500 steady with bulk sales 3.00 to 8.25. heavy 8.10 to 8.30. lights 8.00 to 8.25. Cattle receipts 600 including 200 southerns. prime fed steers 8.2 to 2.25? dressed beef 7.75 to 8.76. southern steers 5.60 to 7.00. cows 4.25 to 7.00. heifers 5.00 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 2500 steady. lambs 6.00 to 6.75. yearlings 5.09 to 5.50. wethers 4.25 to 4.76. ewes 3.60 to 6.26.
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Kansas City
Export Demand Boosts Cotton Prices Across Markets
Cotton markets stay firm with New York and New Orleans futures up while Liverpool and Galveston show modest gains. Analysts point to strong export demand, domestic mill consumption, and favorable crop prospects as drivers behind the recent price advance.
Cotton market closes higher on week end
New York reports cotton closes with futures overall up 21 to 29 points from last week. New Orleans figures show weekly ranges from 16 to points higher with specific shifts in Oct, Dec, Jan and Mar contracts reflecting a firmer tone.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Houston
Galveston
Memphis
Colfton
Cotton prices ease on limited demand at Liverpool
Liverpool October 18 spot cotton in limited demand with prices slipping. Middling fair 8.034 pence per pound, good middling 7.734, middling 7.614, low middling 7.89, good ordinary 6.73, ordinary 6.39. Sales 4000 bales, including 2100 American and 200 for speculation and export. Receipts 24000, of which 17300 American.
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Triverpool
Liverpool Futures Close Quiet With Varied Rates
Futures in Liverpool closed quiet on October 7 with a range of forward rates. Key pairs include Oct to Nov 7.18, Dec to Jan 7.06, and Aug to Sept 6.84 percent, reflecting a stable yet fluctuating market tone.
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Liverpool
Spot Cotton Markets across New Orleans Houston and New York
New Orleans spot cotton steady with varied middling values and large receipts reaching 7 973 bales. Houston closes steady with 2 218 bales on hand and stock at 116 828 bales. New York spot quiet with upland at 13.80 and gulf at 14.06 no sales recorded.
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Houston
Tex
New York
Aie Uplands
Cotton Prices Steady as Market Reports Outlook
Memphis and St Louis market notes show cotton spot steady at midling 18 5e, cattle receipts at St Louis include 300 Texans with native beef steers around 9.50, cows and heifers 4.75 to 9.00, Texas and Indians 5.00 to 7.15, calves in carload lots at 5.00, hogs receipts 2000 with lower prices, pigs and lights near 6.00 to 8, good heavy 3.30, sheep receipts 500 with steady values, muttons 3.15 to 1.60 and lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
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ST. Louis
Less Cotton Moves Into Sight for October
The weekly cotton movement report shows October to date is 75,000 bales below the prior year. For 47 days in the season, movement leads last year by 117,000 bales, with total receipts at all ports reaching 2,934,936. Northern mills and Canada show gains, while seaboard stocks rise and supply to date stands at 3,338,146 bales.
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Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
Mills
Canada
Southern Mills
North
South
Seaboard
Winter wheat acreage rises across states after rains
Reports confirm increased winter wheat acreage with rains in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas aiding subsoil moisture for the crop through winter and spring. Mississippi Ohio valleys show favorable seeding. Atlantic coast states report light rain and extensive seeding while Texas and the South report early sown wheat emerging vigorously as seeding advances across the belt.
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ST. Louis
Ratte
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi
Ohio
Atlantic
South
Coffee Takes a Slump on World Market Weakness
In New York on October 18 coffee futures fell 26 to 31 points amid European and Brazilian weakness. Rio and Santos declined, Hamburg and Hamburg markets eased, while New York closed steady 25 to 24 points down. Specific bids listed show mixed spreads across months.
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New York
Bears
Hayre
Hamburg
Rio
Santos
Cotton receipts at ports show totals by location this year
The report lists total net cotton receipts at all ports since September 1, naming Savannah, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Portland, and other ports with figures, comparing this year to last. United States overall totals are 1,040,000 to 1,340,000 bales.
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Opican
Viccceeceecacsse
Mobile
Teiesa
Savannah
Aecelises Cuaen
Wilmington
Ncereseers
Cbc Cewee
Croee
New York
Newport
Csicrcoseeeseees
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Brunswick
Port Townsend
Pane
Aebaeh
Saeee
Tacoma Fc
AFO Nens Pere
Cieseesessesss
Stole Imaya
Tic
O— Teen
United States
Ocean stock figures at ports and Liverpool totals
The report lists stock at all U S ports 654 121 versus 960 953 year earlier and interior towns 401 629 versus 889 886. Liverpool stock is 4 082 000 with 519 000 the prior year and American afloat for Great Britain shows none versus 439 000 last year.
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United States
Liverpool
Great Britain
Exports for the Week and Cumulative Totals
Exports for the week reached 336 720 with 1 619 042 total exports since the start. Last year by the same date exports stood at 321 175 for the week and 1 467 448 in cumulative exports.
U S Ports Report Decline in Weekly Net Receipts
Net receipts at all United States ports for the week amount to 84 144, the game week last year 605 721. Total receipts since September 1 total 2 335 303, compared with the same date last year.
This Year Cotton Trade Totals Across Mills and Regions
This year shows southern mill receipts and stock movement with totals for interior towns and port receipts. Northern and southern spinners report combined season takings near 2.36 million, with foreign spinners contributing 900 thousand.
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Pat Hecalpes
Grain Opens Strong Despite Small Demand in Chicago Trade
Chicago grain markets rose early as large holders bought wheat, corn, and oats but prices fell back later as selling picked up. Minneapolis reported 250000 barrels of flour sales, while visible exposure in Manitoba sales remained undisclosed. Oats held near highs with modest losses, and the cash trade was described as mediocre.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Manitoba
Seaboard
United States
G Short
Chicago Wheat and Corn Prices Hit Market Quote Ranges
Chicago quotations show No. 2 red wheat at 1 82, No. 2 hard 83% 84c, No. 2 northern 84, No. 2 spring 84 86c, corn No. 2 68 680, No. 2 white 68% 69c, No. 2 yellow 68% 69c, oats No. 2 white 40c, standard 39% 39%c.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain quotations from Kansas City market
Quotes show cash wheat No 2 red at 87 to 90 cents, No 2 hard around 81 to 86 cents, corn No 2 at 68 to 70 cents, oats No 2 near 59 to 64 cents. December and May futures noted for wheat and corn, with receipts yesterday of 4 000 bushels wheat and 46 000 corn, and shipments of 18 000 wheat, 60 000 corn, 66 oats.
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New York
Maxim
Abilene
Sere
New York Stock Exchange
Amarillo
Ballinger
Brenham
Brownsville
Brownwood
Amalgamated Copper
Clarendon
Ween
xCorpus Christi
Corsicana
Mer. Smelt. & Refining
Cuero - Eee
American Sugar Refining
Ty Dallas
American Tel
Tbs Cicsssee
Anaconda Mining Co
Dublin
Atchison
Haskell
Brooklyn
Rapid Trace
Honda
Canadian Pacific
Houston Hunteville
Ohio
Chicago, Mil
St.Paul
Longview
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Luling
Colorado & Southern - Creeke SB
Palestine Nacogdoches
Delaware & Hudson
Xsan Antonio
San Arcos
Great Northern
Maois Central
Snyder
Tate Twee
Interborough-Met
Spur
Uri
Kansas
Texas
Weatherford
Lehigh
Wilmington
New Orleans
Little Rock
Houston
Oklanoma City
Chicago
St Saa
Jan Meyse
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Copper and iron market summary from New York
Copper remains firm around 16.78 to 17.00 with modest gains in casting. Iron shows no change while other metals linger near current values in the New York trading scene.
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New York
Chicago Area Lead and Spelter Prices Report
In St. Louis on October 18 lead stood at 4.26 dollars per unit and spelter at 6.15 dollars with a 6.17 percent share.
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ST. Louis
Honduras and Japan Rugged Trade Quoted in New Orleans Market
Market notes show rough and clean rice quotations for Honduras and Japan in New Orleans. Receipts list rough and clean imports with sacks and pockets, while sales figures detail different price points and discounts across rough and clean grades for Honduras and Japan.
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New Orleans
Oct
Honduras
Japan
Howe
Cotton and yarn markets steady amid firmer demand
New York reports steadier cotton markets and firmer cotton yarn prices. Pulled wools have been cleaned up on the local market as fancy dress goods attract demand for fall and spring.
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New York
Bank reserves rise to 12.7 million dollars excess
The house banks and trust companies hold a reserve of 12,671,350 dollars above legal requirements for the week, up 4,714,100 dollars from the previous week.
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New York
House Banks and Trust Couics
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