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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1911

Page

26

For Sale Beacon Hill and nearby city lots

Wefing Realty Co lists multiple available parcels in Beacon Hill San Antonio Avenues Linton Rockport Aransas Pass and McCullough Avenue. Prices range from 100.00 to 1200.00 with easy terms and build assistance offered by B G Irish at 318 Navarro Street Old phone 2581.

Beacon Hill San Antonio Avenues Linton Rockport Aransas Pass McCullough Avenue San Anno Bandera Avenues Wefing Realty CO Gil B. G Navarro St

Bargain sale on two houses south side near Blanco corner

For sale a furnished or unfurnished two story eight room home with two baths and sleeping porch on Hot Wells line near South Presa Street. Owner also offers a new three bedroom house near Blanco and Woodlawn with South front lot. Immediate viewing by calling C C. H. Jackson Realty Co in the Gunter Building.

South Presa St Blanco and Woodlawn Cc. H. Jackson Realty Cooo Gunter Building

Local Wholesale Market Report Highlights Fresh Produce Prices

Readable listings show California potatoes and apples among top commodities with bids to trade. Prices span vegetables fruits grains and canned goods with multiple origins including California New Mexico Texas and Bermuda inventory.

California Idaho Eovnd Sa Pioneer Liberty Bell Lima Arkansas Choice Rio Porto Rico Falta Feunien

Weather Summary From Daily Readings

The record notes a high of 60 and a low of 48 with an average of 54. Normal high is 68. January totals show 12 inches accumulated deficit and 24 inches of total precipitation versus 0.5 inch normal. From January 1 to date, precipitation is 12.85 inches with a 10.12 inch deficiency.

Sugar Market Slows as Prices Seen Unlikely to Move

New York sugar markets drift toward stagnation amid uncertainty in local circles and hopes for lower prices as Louisiana and domestic beet supplies move freely. Michigan beet refined sugar sold as low as 5.75 cents, while spot prices stay about 20 points higher. European Brussels convention on Russia sugar export quota could shift prices, though practical changes await three months and national parliaments' action. London circles note potential readjustment despite delayed effects. Lichts cable reports a 2,120,000 ton European shortage.

New York Michigan Europe Russia London lLichts

World Cotton Visible Supply Rises Across Regions

Secretary Hester reports the world visible cotton supply totals 3,133,853 with weekly gains of 370,774. American cotton totals 2,608,853 while other kinds reach 665,000. Foreign stocks stand at 1,612,000 afloat and held in Europe. Egypt 70,000. India 254,000. United States 1,198,000.

New Orleans Hester Egypt Brazil India Great Britain Europe United States

Spinners Take Cotton Worldwide in Round Numbers

Hester reports global cotton taking by spinners in round figures this week at 244000, down from 284000 last year and 332000 two years ago. Since September 1 this year total 21602000, versus 1331000 last year and 1482000 the year before. Northern spinners and Canada 274000 this year versus 207000 last year and 262000 the year before. southern spinners 349000 versus 322000 and 250000. foreign spinners 879000 versus 692000 and 870000. Including Mobile corrections 3000 bales since September. Excluding Mobile 3000 plus correction.

New Orleans Hester Canada

Weekly Movement in Port and Mill Receipts

Port receipts show 636p for the week with access from Medlee Overland to mills in Canada. Southern mill takings estimated at 20 772. Gain of stock at interior towns listed as 6 000. Brought into sight for week totals 63 447 and grand total 640 343.

Medlee Mills Canada

TOTAL CROP MOVEMENT AND PORT RECEIPTS ANNOTATED

Port receipts show 0 805 822 overland movements to mills and Canada 40936 seasonal stock in interior towns greatly exceeding Bent estimates 420 000 bales added to season totals and BCASON purchases to date 3 319 141 80 bales added to receipts for season misquoted remark about gas and pyography and pie making attributed to a Baltimore American source.

Poultry Editor Seeks Inquiries and Reports for The Daily Light

Inquiries on poultry care feeding breeding and diseases addressed to the Poultry Editor will be answered in the next Sunday issue. Contributions of experiences are requested with notices of meetings and items of interest from association secretaries. The Light welcomes photographs of prize winning birds.

Daily Light Light

Poultry Exhibit Drive At Fair Highlighted By Light

The San Antonio Light urges strong poultry show entries for the International Fair. It cites Judge O. L. McCord and L. M. Samuels guiding the recent exhibitions and offers help from the paper’s Poultry Editor to select birds, arrange proof, and provide advice. It warns beginners about breed selection, care, and experience required for profitable, steady poultry keeping.

San Antonio O. L. McCord Texas L. M. Samuels E. Commerce Street The Fair Association

Raising Chicks by Hand in a City Backyard

A city resident describes a low tech method to hatch and raise 53 chicks in April without a hen. They use a wooden box on a kitchen table, heat with a kettle, and a daily feed of sand, soft egg mix, oats, bran, and wheat. The method yields no chick deaths and strong, healthy birds by week one.

Final ballot results for Texas Poultry Association officers

Election report from Waco dated October 16 1911 lists votes for president H B Savage Belton 94. first vice president D G Coffman Josephine 63 and J W Barton Dallas 31. second vice president J R Davis Waco 69 and W P Sheppard Beaumont 24. secretary treasurer C P Van Winkle Dallas 65 and Henry Hurr Flatonia 27. executive long term Dr William Jones Houston 93. short term Dan F E Root San Antonio 67 and W J Newcomb Fort Worth 26.

Waco Tex Texas American Poultry’ Association H. B. Savage Belton D. G. Coffman Josephine J. W. Barton Dallas J. R. Davis W. P. Shepherd Beaumont C. P. van Winkle Henry Hurr Flatonia William Jones Houston Dan FE. Root San Antonio W. J. Newcomb Fort Worth N. G. Crews

Autumn party drives Matinee Musical club event

Miss Alice Graves hosted a post noon autumn party for the Matinee Musical club on Saturday. Miss Anne Harris hosted The Owls on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs G F Colgate marked their fifth wedding anniversary with a Friday evening entertaining event.

Alice Graves Anne Harris the Owls G. F. Colgate

Coffee Liquidity Slump Hits Markets Worldwide

The New York coffee market fell under heavy selling as world liquidation influenced prices. Havre closed 1 to 1.5 percent lower, Hamburg down 1 to 1.5 percent with sizable 98,000 bags sold, Rio steady at 9.60, Santos quiet with No 4 down 50 reis to 9.400 and 4s down 100 reis at 8.600.

New York Havre France Hamburg Rio Santos

Georgetown social news notes and visits

Mrs Charles L Hardy and Miss Louise Belford visit Mrs Edward P Williams of Fort Worth. W L Price attends his brother J L Price and Miss Mary Dysart wedding in Marshall Missouri. Numerous locals visit kin, attend fairs, or travel to Dallas Fort Worth Austin and San Antonio.

Charles L. Hardy Louise Belford Edward P. Williams Fort Worth W. L. Price J. L. Price San Marcos Mary Dysart Marshall Hugh Casey San Angelo Austin Henry M. Howell W. C. Agee Range FE. G. Gillett W. F. Stiefer Taylor C. M. Harris Elliot Stone Katie B. Stone Edward Pettus Dallas Sherman J. A. Richardson San Antonio Henry Price J. H. Reedy A. M. Harrel Belford F. E. Jarrett Sam FE. Wilcox W. H. Davis J. T. Sneed Tom Armstrong R. J. Stone T. E. Stone Gene Daughtrey Gladys Lockett Mattie Hutton Mabel Taylor Phoebe Bishop Vivian Dever Velma Tisdale Flora Root Jhonnie Wright J. W. Snyder T. Simons J. W. Hodges Wharton Frank Hodges

Fragmentary Schedule Snippet

Readable fragments show a morning time sequence from 7 30 am to 7 46 am with unclear context and no identifiable names or events. The text lacks concrete details to define a person, place, or action for a full news item.

Train Schedules and Routes Across Texas and Nearby States

A fragmented timetable lists train numbers and routes serving Houston Galveston Kerrville El Paso Victoria Cuero and coastal towns. It shows arrival and departure times with notes for the north east east coast and coast connections and various origin points including Kerrville El Paso and Cuero.

Tiesates Ognat Houston Coast Kerrville Sun el Paso Wome Sae Phhbece Ey i Cuero Victoria el Peso WER Vecine Spencer Kg Bumgay Ccs East North

Also Mentioned on This Page

Read Estate Bermuda Flores Street Ana of Agriculture, Weather Bureau Willis L. Moore Romateas Sinded Soares Weekly Movement Total Crop Movement Bcason Miesy Baltimore American Conducted BY Dan E. Root C. A Bexar St. Louis St. Louis Limited North Texas Limited Ft. Worth Oklahoma City Kansas City Colorado Northwest East Houston St W. E. Fitch G. M. Bynum Pass, & Ticket Agt Texas Poultry Raisers Rockdale S.A A. P. Railway Port Aransas Tarpon Ingleside Corpus Christi H. L. Wacner, T. A Houston St Ave. C Sutherland Springs Chicago City Georgetown Palestine Mexico Laredo Texas State Fair E. H. Daddas W. Commerce &J Eevee Dallas, Ft. Worth Galveston
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