Stocks Soar as Short Covering Boosts Wall Street
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on rotating rate suspensions in the Missouri region helped lift stocks today. Demand came from short covering with notable gains in Union Pacific Steel Reading Amalgamated and Canadian Pacific. Prices climbed across many issues as foreign buyers entered and overall turnover surpassed half a million shares.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River District
Shorts
Union Pacific
Steel
Reading
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
Reading and Steel
Market summary shows firm sterling exchange and bond strength
New York reports Prime mercantile exchange at 5 to 6 percent, with 60 day bills at 4.81 1/4 and demand at 4.85 5/5. Commercial bills 4.80 3/4. Silver Barns at 61 1/2 cents, Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government and railroad bonds remain strong.
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New York
Terling Exchange
Barnslilver
Money on Call Rates Reported in New York Market
New York on October 21 reports money on call firm at 3 percent with the ruling rate also 3 percent. Time loans hold steady with 60 days at 4 percent and six months at 4 1/2 percent.
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New York
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Reports FY Earnings
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reports fiscal year ending June 30 earnings of 22,153,734 dollars. The annual report is to be presented to stockholders at the coming annual meeting in Chicago next Thursday.
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Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Pest
Metal markets report from New York and London
Lead and spelter hold steady in New York trading with slight ranges. Copper firm with multiple grade prices. tin weak on spot and near term futures. antimony steady. London copper and tin prices listed with spot and futures, while Cleveland warrants noted. St Louis spelling and spelter prices appear incomplete.
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Cookson's
London
Eas
Cleveland
Sis
Hotel Guests Honor San Antonio Docket of Visitors
A long list of travelers staying at major San Antonio hotels includes Mrs. James Lewis of Rock Springs at the Savoy James A. Radford of Houston at the Gunter and Mr. and Mrs. R A Muenster of Austin among St Anthony arrivals. Also noted are Ferguson names at the Bexar Crockett Menger Bowle and St Anthony with many from Texas and Mexico City. HARLANDALE HOT SULPHUR BATHS promote health benefits as San Antonio’s asset with car routes to the bath house.
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James Lewis
Rock Springs
Savoy
James A. Radford
Houston
Gunter
R. A. Muenster
Austin
St. Anthony
Paul C. Renard
Torreon
Mex
Bexar
George L. Stinson
Emily
Wie
J. H. Moore
Kerrville
Crockett Hotel
Gus F. Schreiner
Menger
G. Russell
Big Wells
J. B. Moore
del Rio
Mia
J. C. Butte
Los Angeles
C. H. Scratchey
W. J. Smith
Laredo
Bowie
Charles T. Barber
Portland
Ore
Crockett
E. Moorhead
Oo. L. Bills
Lytle
W. H. Watson
Larredo
L. R. Ortiz
Edwin F. Brown
Migs C. Nut
Bowle
George A. Williams
Birmingham
Ala
F. W. Green
Mexico City
G. K. Moore
Center Point
H. W. Watts
San Benito
H. H. Starcke
Seguin
Gordon Bonham
G. C. Ramsey
Goliad
L. C. Barnard
M. C. Kleuser
Cuero
Oprah C. Power
Victoria
W. M. McGee
Nixon
Henry B. W. Browning
Corpus Christi
Harry Knight
Dallas
E. O. Hellman
Westhoff
Tom Bedford
Denison
Ralph Franklin
Christine
San Antonio
Harlandale
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Marlin
Bath House
Harlandale Bath House Coo
Births Report Across Several Families
Birth notices record newborns for multiple area families with dates in October and listed addresses. Names include Sandoval Drought Medina Stuetz Page Wofford and Molina, detailing a boy or girl for each couple.
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B. Sandoval
Quincy Street
Henry Patrick Drought
Oakland Street
C. Medina
North San Marcos Street
John Stuetz
German Street
Mra
Page
Avenue E
J. H. Wofford
Crosby Street
M. Molina
S. Pecos Street
Man's throat slashed in city attack. couple detained
Cc H Duffy of 222 North Flores street is hospitalized with a deep throat slash and a cut hand after an attack at 10 o'clock last night in the 500 block of Cameron street. Police detained a man and a woman pending investigation. a third person is being sought.
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Cc. H. Duffy
City Hital
North Flores Street
Cameron Street
Duffy
Former Kansas Governor Samuel W Crawford Dies at 78
TOPEKA Kan Oct 21 Samuel W Crawford third governor of Kansas and Civil War brigadier general died here today at age 78 He was a Union officer who resigned as governor in 1869 to lead an expedition against Indians Crawford a native of Indiana
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Samuel W. Crawford
Crawford
Indiana
Rice Growers Optimistic on Prices as Harvest Prospects Improve
The market for rough and clean rice remains firm with improving crop reports from Texas belts. The Southern Rice Growers Association notes a fair sized crop ahead as floods recede, easing fears of a surplus and reducing planned exports. Prices showed few changes amid liberal receipts and strong buying demand, helped by cold weather boosting food market activity.
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Texas Belt
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Texas
Louisiana
Honduras
Japan
Real estate transfers list with numerous escrowed parcels
Real estate transfers show numerous 1913 1918 deeds across San Antonio and surrounding blocks. Transfers include M Escalena to Isabel McCumber for 5 acres in Mission San Jose lands at $720 and multiple parcels in West Laurel Heights Los Angeles Heights and Alamo Heights with prices ranging from $50 to $640.45 and many dates between 1912 and 1918. Notable entries include J H Weymouth partition 7 block 66 North Flores street priced at $3600 and J M Nix to Mary Touzalin for several lots on August street priced at $32,001. Also listed are land segments in Velma addition Sunny Slope Los Angeles Heights and Dilworth-Green Terrace with varied lot numbers and financial terms.
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M. Escalena
Isabel McCumber
Mission San Jose
William C. Lott
J. N. Lott
River Avenue
James Kapp
M. A. Dominguez
New City Block
J. P. Laux Et al
J. H. Weymouth
New City
North Flores Street
Cc. J. Ernst
L. Shaw
Tto
J. L. Lytle
J. C. Rice
A. de Leon
David E. Prinz
Otto
Kate Moeglin
Brown
Alamo Home Builders
T. G. Hernandez
State of Texas
James McKay
W. F. Blesse
O. W. Clutt
B. Cornelius
West Laurel Heights
M. E. Herring
W. H. Wallace
Laurel Heights Terrace
H. ©. Dickinson
B. G. Irish
Albert Walker
Alamo Heights
N. B. Coker
Bexar County
John Coker
F. FE
A. Woodsome
W. L. Leonard
Velma
K. Welmer
H. D. Neal
Marnadale
A. M. Walker
B. Camargo Sr
F. C. Dolle
William Anderlitch
Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company
Moselle Lakee
Los Angeles Heights
J. T. Haile
G. A. Hoefling
New
Hackberry Street
J. M. Nix
Mary EB. Touzalin
August Street
Lewis and Paschal’s
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Lone Elder
San Fernando
T. S. and
M. Walker
W. L
L. K. Surkey
Monumental Street
J. A. O'Connor
J. P. Oldam
Angeles Heights Improvement Company
Grace Carlton
H. Kirkpatrick
J. N. Buchanan
Hee
Rock Island Railroad Reports Growth in Revenues and Dividends
The Rock Island lines announce total operating revenues of 71.355 million dollars, up 6.652 million from last year, with operating expenses at 52.504 million, 5.745 million higher. A 6 percent dividend is paid from a 300 thousand dollar surplus, maintenance costs were 3.162 million, and the year saw freight of 21.108 million tons and 18.775 million passengers, up about 12 percent and 2 percent respectively.
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Topeka
Kan
Rock Island Railroad Lines
Cotton goods hold firm but quiet in New York trade
New York reports firm but quiet market for cotton goods and yarns yesterday. Duplicates advance on fancy worsteds for men’s wear while raw silk eases for the day.
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New York
Rice Market Report from New Orleans on Oct 21
Rice traders report steady demand for rough Honduras and Japan rice with firm prices. Quotations show Rough Honduras 2.50 to 2.40, Japan 2.40 to 3.66, clean Honduras and Japan markets mixed. Receipts tallied 8110 rough, 1936 millers, 7354 clean. sales include 3763 sacks rough Honduras at 2.60 to 4.35 and 2671 sacks Japan at 2.41 to 3.66.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Market Updates Show Egg and Sugar Prices Steady
New York reports firmer eggs at 84 36c for fresh extras. Hides and leather remain firm. Raw sugar holds steady with Muscovado at 2.98 and centrifugal at 3.48, molasses at 2.78, refined prices steady.
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New York
Muscovado
Commodity Prices in Kansas City Market Report
Kansas City market quotations list butter firsts 27c to 29c, creamery 29c. eggs firsts 28c, seconds 22c. poultry prices hens 12c, roosters 9c, ducks 10c, springs 12c.
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Kansas City
Chicago Market Quotations Unchanged On Butter Potatoes And Poultry
Chicago price report shows butter unchanged and eyes higher as receipts reach 5509 cases with 17240 ordinary firsts and 2144 firsts. Potatoes show 90 cars received unchanged while poultry remains alive and unchanged.
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Chicago
Market Quotation Report St Louis Oct 21
Quotation highlights from St Louis include poultry at 11 1/2 to 18 cents for various cuts, butter at 29 1/2 cents per pound creamery, and eggs at 26 cents per dozen.
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ST. Louis
Building Permits Filed for Dwellings and Additions
Permit records show an $80,000 project on Went Commerce Street by Sauitom Celene tent aon for a grease dwelling on East Pier sane, and a $600 addition on Broad Avenue by Co. Wright at Pico Street.
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Commerce
East Piersane, Co. Wright
Broad Avenue
Geet Sartheomen
Pico Street
Automobile Licenses Listed for Ford and Indian Motorcycles
No. 4207 Ford R Hellmann 216 Denver Boulevard No. 4708 Indian motorcycle Shelley Collier Howard and Park Avenue No. 4709 Indian motorcycle C T Finnley 228 West Evergreen Street No. 4710 Indian motorcycle Otto Neyner 1526 North Pine Street No. 4711 Indian motorcycle A B Grant 821 Bonnett Avenue
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Ford
R. Hellmann
Denver Boulevard
Shelley Collier
Howard and
Park Avenue
C. T. Finnley
West Evergreen Street
Otto Neyner
North Pine Street
A. B Grant
Bonnett. Avenue
Cattle Pens Clear as Prices Hold Steady at Union Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards reported a steady cattle market with receipts of 389 cattle 40 calves 107 horses and 105 hogs sold quickly. Best cows reached 5.25 while most cattle sold 4.50 to 5.00 with calves at 6.50 and around 6. Hog prices held firm at 8 with hogs showing a downward trend in other markets.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth cattle market report shows varied declines
Fort Worth Texas market notes receipts of 6000 cattle and 1000 calves with general prices 10 16 cents lower. Beef steers 5.50 to 7.65, stocker and feeder 5.50 to 6.50, butcher cows 4.00 to 5.25, heifers 7.00, bulls 3.85 to 5.50, calves 4.25 to 7.00. Hog receipts 850, top 3.26, range 6 08 15. Sheep division includes a noted reception of an animal.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Report
Chicago market report shows hog receipts around 20 000 with slow sales and varied quotes from 7.55 to 8.35. cattle receipts near 6000 with steady to slow demand and beeves 26.85 to 9.60. sheep receipts 45 000 and steady with native lambs and yearlings priced between 4.00 and 6.00.
Kansas City market signals for hogs cattle and sheep
Receipts today include 156000 hogs with slower demand and prices from 6.00 to 8.10. Cattle receipts 22000 with a steady market. prime fed steers 8.75 to 9.25, dressed beef steers 7.50 to 8.75, cows 4.25 to 7.00, heifers 5.00 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 20000 with steady tone. lambs 6.00 to 6.75, yearlings 3.75 to 6.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.66, ewes 3.40 to 4.256.
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Kansas City
Livestock Market Receipts Hold Steady Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
In St Louis cattle receipts reached 6000 with varied prices for native beef steers cows and heifers and Texas and Oklahoma stock. Hogs at 9500 receipts fell, with pig and lights ranging 7.60 to 8.10 and good heavies 8.10 to 8.25. Sheep 2200 receipts showed strong demand with natives at 3.75 to 4.50 and lambs at 5.50 to 6.00. Separately Colorado Fuel and Iron earnings for the last fiscal year totalled 24,315,857 with expenses 20,695,621 and a surplus of 1,727,192. board re-elected.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Denver
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Rebels to Accept Treaty Ends hostilities at Puerto Plata
Dominican rebels at Puerto Plata agreed to the peace terms arranged by James M. Sullivan the American minister. Hostilities have ceased.
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San Domingo
Puerto Plata
James M. Sullivan
Sharp Break in Cotton Prices Triggers Market Flurry
New York reports heavy realizing on October 21 as cotton futures fall 18 to 24 points at open then edge lower before recovering. Cables and south news point to frost variability, private ginning estimates show 6,950,000 bales ginned by Oct 18, pressuring prices to about 20 to 25 points net loss before partial rally.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady with Early Decline
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with a 17 to 18 point drop on poor cables and traders realizing profits. Weathermen reported frost across the belt and bears argued conditions were priced in while bulls chased gains on crop damage rumors. by noon prices fell further to 15 to 16 points under yesterday’s close.
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New Orleans
Longs
Weather Bureau
Ahea
Cotton futures open steady on October 12 and a list of bids
New Orleans on October 21 reports cotton futures opening steady with bids for October 12.84 and November 13.783 75 and other months. The market closed steady with a net decline of 24 to 27 points.
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New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Market Holds Firm Prices
Close spot cotton in fair demand with firm prices led by middling at 8.244 and good middling 7.944. Total sales reach 7,000 American and 600 for speculation and export as receipts total 19,000 bales, including 14,100 American.
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Liverpool
Cotton futures close unsettled in Liverpool market
Liverpool traders recorded unsettled cotton futures with October 7.524 and several front-month spreads listed from October to November to October. periods show minor shifts in rates.
Spot cotton steady in New Orleans market report
New Orleans on October 21 reports spot cotton steady with middling at 18 1 2 cents. Sales on spot 1148 to arrive 1290. Receipts 14 150 bales and stock 9 375 bales. Market features include various price levels from low ordinary to good middling and related classifications.
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New Orleans
Cotton spot market closes steady in Houston
The Houston spot market closed steady with a 1 16c decrease. Sales on the spot totaled 481 bales, with 1.0 b, and 6,287 bales. Shipments reached 14,226 bales. Stock stood at 128,261 bales with price ranges across grades from low ordinary at 7 ¾ c to good middling at 14 ¾ c.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton steady in Memphis and New York markets
Spot cotton held steady in Memphis at middling 13⅝ cents with a regular markets tone. In New York, uplands sold at 14.10 cents and gulf at 14.85 cents with no sales reported.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
C. Galvbeton
Liverpool
Memphis
Burials for G W Rider Helene Ramos and Augusta Zipp
Burial permits list three deaths with ages and locations. G W Rider, 55, died Oct 20 at 103 Ninth Street. Helene Ramos, 2, died Oct 19 at 218 8S Laredo Street. Augusta Zipp, 37, died Oct 30 at Baylor Hospital.
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G. W. Rider
Ninth Street
Helene Ramos
Laredo
Less Cotton From Texas Davis Says New Orleans Brokers Expect Million Bale Stamp
San Antonio spot cotton broker Nat Davis returns from New Orleans with a bleaker view of Texas output. He notes brokers bet Texas will miss 4,000,000 bales, while he estimates 3,750,000 bales. In July he predicted 5.5 million for Texas. Cotton expert M F Cordill from New Orleans visited the local exchange.
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Davis
New Orleans
Nat Davis
San Antonio
Texas
Local Cotton Receipts and Yearly Totals
Local cotton statistics show last year receipts at 83 610 today ssc and 41 618 thus far this season. United States exports are not detailed beyond the brief figures.
Cotton seed products prices in Memphis market
Memphis on October 21 reports prime basis at 5.87 dollars a unit meal at 26.75 to 27.00 dollars and linters at 3 percent in the cotton seed market report.
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Memphis
Tenn
Linters
Cotton Seed Market Close Stronger in New York
The New York cotton seed market closed easier with spot at 6.70 to 7.00 dollars. Prices for near and deferred contracts rose through the year with December at 6.87 to 6.89 and May near 7.80. Total reported sales reached 13,800 with multiple lots traded across months and several large blocks in December January and March.
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Casey
Pen Igh
W. Close
Det
Eoee
Or Rras
Dee
Eee
Eee Ca
Ween Ween
Eee High
Weather bulletin notes frost across southern districts
The report states frost is heavy to killing in Atlanta Augusta Charleston Montgomery Mobile and Little Rock and Vicksburg districts with temperatures well below normal. The belt weather is generally fair with minimum temps recorded in the last 12 hours and not used in computing Houston district averages. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
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Boston
Mass
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Chicago
del Rio
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Galveston
Jacksonville
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Key West NE
Knoxville
Louisville
Macon
Miami
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Fila
Ala
New Orleans
New York City
Preidy
Oklahoma City
Palestine
Clear
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minn
San Antonio
Tampa, Flas
Taylor, Tex
Washington Buell
Weather Report From October 1913 Observation
Observations recorded in the morning of Tuesday October 21 1913 note local weather conditions. The report mentions Paul and an aside about British coins being legal tender in Ada.
Wheat strengthens as Northwest receipts decline
Wheat markets firmed on signs of lower northwestern receipts with openers higher and further gains. Corn rose on unsettled weather while oats bulged from scant offerings and provisions advanced on steady demand for lard. Prices closed firm with January and May futures showing modest gains amidst varied early trading.
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Chicago
Ill
Grain prices and receipts from St. Louis market
St Louis quotes show cash wheat No 2 red 91 92 and No 1 hard 83 91c. Corn No 2 69c No 3 white 1c. Oats No 2 39c No 2 white 42c. December wheat 89 90c May 90c. Receipts yesterday flour 8000 barrels wheat 112000 bushels corn 45000 oats 88000. Shipments flour 13000 barrels wheat 6 000 bushels corn 13000 oats 76000. December 68% for wheat? May 71?0.
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ST. Louis
Grain price quotations from Kansas City market report
Quotations show cash wheat values with No 2 hard at 82 86 and No 2 red at 83 1 2 cents. Oats for No 2 white and No 2 mixed listed at 39 1 2 cents. December wheat at 80 0 cents and May at 85 cents.
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Kansas City
Chicago Wheat and Corn Prices in Quotations
Chicago market quotations show No 2 red wheat at 92 8 C No 9 hard 84 c and other grades around 84 85 c for spring and 71 85 c for velvet chaff. Corn No 2 at 69 e and No 2 white around 66 c, with No 2 yellow near 69 c and related bids.
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Chicago
Marine Intelligence Galveston Oct 21 Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston records list arriving ships such as Jamaican Colon Georgia Esperanza de Larrinaga Buenos Ayres Birchfield Honduras New Orleans San Eduardo tank Tampico Yeddo Breman Newport News Regina Aalborg and Hainaut plus a relay cable ship. Cleared Waneta Tampico and Yeddo Breman. Sailed Norman Bridge Viking Havana Kron Pring Wilhelm Naples Potsdam Rotterdam. Aransas Texas notes Russian Prince bound for Tampico.
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