Bears Break Market After May Options Pass 20-Cent Mark
Bears push stock futures higher as traders react to May options crossing the 20 cent mark. Liverpool strengthens position with robust play and strategic lineup changes.
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San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
11
Cotton market yo yos as bear attack hits prices
The daily quotations show mixed spot values across markets with San Antonio and Houston listing varied prices while New York and New Orleans saw price swings. A brutal late session bear assault pushed futures lower by up to 44 points before partial recovery.
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San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
New York
Vetere
New Orleans
Seekbote
Liverpool
New York Cotton Rises on Census Report and Outside Buying
Cotton prices surged with May touching 20.01 on the call as general list gained 17 to 98 points. December and January slipped early, then rallied to near intraday highs before late selling and margin calls caused a 90 to 100 point drop, with a partial recovery later.
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New York
Cotton futures open firm as market shows uneven moves
New York reports firm early prices with October at 19.50 and December 19.51 while January 19.77 March 19.88 May 19.99 and July 20.00. Fashions show irregular closes with values around 19 cents for front months and noted declines for Liverpool opening later in the week.
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Cotton Exchange
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
May
Houston
San Antonio
Sbecechcere Begg
Yerpool
New Orleans Cotton Prices Jump on Heavy Business
New Orleans traders sent July to 19 89 as smaller ginning returns sparked an 82 to 39 point early rise. All months hit new highs with heavy buying and selling pressure creating rapid fluctuations before noon and a net 17 to 18 point gain by midday.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures open high and irregular in New Orleans
New Orleans tobacco? Cotton futures opened with varied gains and losses. December and January led the curve with December at 18.85 and March near 19.66. Prices closed irregularly with notable swings and unclear final figures across contracts.
Higher 1917 cotton sweaters and war export figures rise
A New York report notes fall 1917 prices for low grade cotton sweater coats at 4.75 a dozen and full finished light Oxford at 5.87. It tracks spinners delaying underwear contracts post January and outlines war munitions exports totaling 1.473 billion since January 1915, with 21 percent of total exports.
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Oxford
New York
New York Journal of Commerce
Wholesale Market Prices For Fresh Vegetables And Fruits
Wholesale prices to trade list Colorado potatoes at 3 dollars, California onions and lettuce, tomatoes from California at 1.60 per log box, cabbage Texas 3.50 per hundred weight, sweet peppers Texas 60 cents per 4 basket crate, apples California 1.50 to 2.26 per box, oranges Valencia boxes 4.50, lemons California 6.00. Includes beans greens squash carrots turnips okra peppers and many canned goods with unit prices across farm and trade categories.
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Colorado
California
Texas
Jonathan
L. M
Illinois
RCO
Rio
Uckie Ariosa
Maxwell Zacee
Brazil
Ginning Report Shows Lower U.S. Cotton Ginning Totals
Census Bureau reports 7,291,733 bales ginned before Oct 18, down from 7,619,747 in 1914 and 7,708,730 in 1915. State figures list Alabama through Oklahoma with varied gains and losses, plus sea island delivery by Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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Washington
D. C
Sea Island
Alaba
Ria
Atkanbar
Ccscnecess
California
Piotigg
Georgia
Louisiana
PORAS
Peice Veneasy
Florida
South Carolina
Cotton market steady in Liverpool. spot prices posted
Liverpool Oct 25 spot cotton holds steady with Good middling at 11.27 pence per pound, middling 11.124, and low middling 10.697. Sales reach 10,000 bales with 1,000 for speculation and sport. Receipts total 15,000 bales.
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Liverpool
Futures irregular and satire month markers listed
Liverpool reports irregular futures with odd month pair figures and rates from October to July. Details show values like October 11.08, November-December 11.07, December-January 11.990, through July-August 11.21%34.
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Liverpool
Flood of buying lifts wheat prices in Chicago market
Alarming reports of drought damage shrinking Argentina’s exportable surplus spurred a rapid rise in Chicago wheat prices. Opening gains of 0.5 to 2 cents widened to 1.84 and 1.834 for December and May, then fluctuated before closing mixed with a net decline. Corn showed initial strength while hogs supported firm provisions. traders cited active foreign buying and limited export demand.
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Chicago
United States
Leiter
Ats
Local firm sells 605 bales of cotton at 19.40 cts lb
In Houston on October 25 a local firm sold 605 bales of cotton for 19.40 cents per pound. Each bale weighed over 500 pounds and averaged $105 per bale, with the grade slightly better than middling.
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Houston, Tex
Market quotes drift in Chicago grain and feed values
In Chicago quotations newsprint shows No 2 red wheat at 91 81 1.838 percent No 2 corn at 1.07 1.09 and oats standard at 55 1 5c. Batley prices range 85 cents to 1.22 dollars.
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Chicago
Batley
Cotton Statistics New York Market Update
Raw sugar prices in New York on October 25 show centrifugal at 6.52 and molasses 5.64 with refined sugar firm at 7.50 to 7.60. Sugar futures rise on covering and demand from commission houses as spot market firmness prompts higher noon prices by 4 to 6 points.
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New York
Demand for butcher cattle well filled at Union Stock Yards
The Union Stock Yards report Oct 25 shows heavy receipts of butcher cattle and stockers. Steers $5.50 to $6, some up to $6.50. cows $4.80 to $5.25. calves $6 to $6.50. Hogs steady local and higher outside. feeders $6.50 to $7. packing hogs $8 to $9, higher for extra choice offerings.
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Union Stock Yards
Market Report Fort Worth Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts reach 6000 with steers 6.00 to 7.00, stockers 6.00 to 6.68, heifers 5.50 to 7.25, cows 3.50 to 6.50, bulls 4.00 to 6.00, calves 4.50 to 8.50. Hogs receipts 3000 with loads 10.00 to 10.20 and top 10.30. Sheep receipts 50 with lambs 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 6.50 to 7.00.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Eady
Receipts and Prices for Hog Cattle and Sheep Trade
In St Louis on Oct 25 receipts and price ranges were reported for hogs cattle and sheep. Hog receipts 8500 with varied grades from 10.10 to 10.60. Cattle receipts 6500 with native beef steers and cows in wide ranges from 5.30 to 11.15. Sheep receipts 2500 with lambs from 7.00 to 10.65 and ewes from 3.75 to 7.25.
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Columbia River
Alaska
Triumph
Sudan
ST. Louis
Texas
Irregular Trade Leads Wall Street Session
The opening showed uneven moves in specialties such as Hide and Leather and International Paper with declines to near two points, offset by gains in Industrial Alcohol American Writing Paper Sugar California Petroleum and Marine. Rail stocks Rock Island Denver and Rio Grande led advances of 2 points or more as General Motors hit a new high of 850, with later trading irregular and leaders heavier.
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New York
International Paper
Republic Iron
Utah
Colorado
California
Marine
Rock Island
Denver
Rio Grande
Rock Rere
General Motors
Cotton Region Bulletin Houston District Weather Summary
Weather in the belt is fair except in the extreme east portion and unsettled. Temperature below normal for the four hours ending at 8 a m 75th meridian time in the Houston district. Allen Bueli meteorologist Weather Bureau.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Allen Bueli
Weather Bureau
Chicago Market Report: Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago market summary lists hog receipts at 41,000 and cattle at 26,000 with mixed to easy demand. Hogs show varying prices from 9.70 to 9.95 for heavy and rough. cattle range from 3.35 to 11.60 for cows, calves, and steers. sheep are weak with lambs 8.25 to 10.45 and mutton 7.00 to 8.20.
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Chicago
N. Close
Grain futures report from St. Louis on Oct 25
Wheat prices rose with No 2 red at 1.90 and hard at 1.86 to 1.95. Crates up with No 2 at 1.03 and No 2 white at 0. Oats advanced with No 2 at 54 cents, No 2 white unchanged. Rye steady at No 2 level.
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ST. Louis
Annecerry
Grain futures mixed as prices rise at Kansas City
Wheat and oats closed higher with December wheat at 1.75 to 1.76 dollars. Corn futures advanced with March about 1.53 to 1.55 dollars and May around 0.57 to 0.58 dollars, reflecting market moves in the Kansas City session.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Market Receipts and Ranges for Cattle Sheep
Kansas City market shows receipts around 10000 cattle and 8000 sheep with steady tone. Prime fed steers bring $9.50 to $10.75, dressed beef steers $7.00 to $9.25, cows $4.50 to $7.25, lambs $9.80 to $10.25, yearlings $7.50 to $9.50, stockers and feeders $5.25 to $9.25. Pigs and hogs quoted at $8.75 to $10.20 followed by other light ranges.
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Kansas City
St Wethers
Shippers Market Prices for Texas Country Produce in San Antonio
Buyers paid varied rates Wednesday with chicken and poultry prices firm. Egaes and Texas candled goods held steady while country produce ranged 2 26c per pound for country, 30 34c for creamery, and 2225c for packing. poultry values showed hens at 6.00 per dozen, large friers 4.40 to 7.00, broilers 3.50 to 4.00, turkeys 19 to 20c per pound, ducks 4.80 to 5.50 per dozen, geese 6.00 to 8.00.
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San Antonio
Texas
Texas Creamery
Market Quotations Report From Chicago
Quotations dated Chicago report butter and potato price changes. Butter up with receipts 4532 cases and live poultry higher, fowls up 1 cent. Minnesota and Dakota white potatoes quoted around 1.50 to 1.55 with regional price variations. Firsts and ordinary firsts for butter shown with higher values. additional case numbers noted.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Dakota
Dakota-Ohios
Wisconsin
Michigan
Market Quotations From Kansas City on Oct 25
Quotations listed for Butter Creamery firsts at 80 44c second 29c packing 27% c. Eggs firsts 6c. Poultry hens 16c roosters 11% c broilers 21% c. Potatoes Kaw Valley early Ohols firm at 1.65 per bushel.
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Kansas City
Kaw Valley
Metal market quotes from New York and London
New York quotes show lead at 7.00 to 7.10, spelter quiet, copper firm at 27.60 to 28.00 for electrolytic, iron steady, tin firm at 41.50 to 41.75. London prices list lead 80 pounds sterling, spelter 54 pounds, spot copper and tin levels with futures listed.
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New York
London
Provision Markets Packing House Quotations
Local packing house quotations to dealers list prices for dry salt extras at 164%c bacon extras 18%c dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18%c fancy breakfast bacon 25c fancy hams 22c bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 20c Pure lard 17%c compound 14e.
Vanderbilt Leads Rivals in Scoring Race
New York report notes Vanderbilt with 208 points leading five and six game totals as football season halves advance. Syracuse sits second with 190, Dartmouth and Penn State tied at 174. Gerrish of Dartmouth tops individual scoring with nine touchdowns and sixteen goals for 70 points.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Syracuse
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania State
Gerrish
Rice Market Report Shows Steady Demand on Holiday Trade
New Orleans dispatch notes strong interest in rough and clean rice. Receipts list rough 28,129 sacks and 18,220 sacks to mills with 10,973 pockets of clean rice. Sales include rough Honduras 2100 sacks and 406 to Japan. clean Honduras 5926 pockets and 930 to Japan. Blue Rose 2517 pockets. Carolina 220 kets. Prices cited for rough Honduras 2.70 to 4.19 and clean Carolina 2. half 4%c.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Blue Rose
Carolina
American Samoa forms four-team baseball league
Observations taken at 8 a m Wednesday October 25 1916 note wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not noted. A baseball league of American Samoa was formed with four teams representing the U S naval station the U S S Fortune Tutuila and the Fitafitas Native Guard. Commander John M Poyer governor U S N will pitch the first ball in the league’s opening game.
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Associated Press
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American Samoa
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Fitafitas
Native Guard
John M. Poyer
Textile prices rise on goods and fabrics in New York
New York on October 25 reports tickings up one cent per yard to eighteen and a half cents for ACA goods. Print cloths reach a new high at eight cents for 38%%-inch 64s x 40s. All cotton goods and yarns hold firm. Men's wear shows more activity with spot price advances. Silks remain quiet.
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New York
Turpentine and Resin Market Report From Savannah
Savanna h report shows turpentine steady at 44 percent with sales 264, receipts 555, shipments 538, stock 26 205. Resin activity listed with sales 1088, receipts 997, and stock values noted. prices quoted for several lots and buyers.
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Savannah
Armor's Burden On Furniture In Royal Tour
Princess Mary and the queen visit the Tower of London where a spiked armor suit prompts the queen to explain knightly chivalry. Mary ponderingly suggests such armor would have scratched the furniture, revealing a humorous view of medieval gear.
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Mary
Tower of London
Ahearn Wins Shade in Milwaukee No-Decision Bout
Young Ahearn of Brooklyn outpointed Len Rowlands of Milwaukee over ten rounds using a keepaway left jab. The bout ended in a no decision, held Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
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Young Ahearn
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Len Rowlands
Arkansas Forges 234 Points in Four Games
Arkansas University football is at 234 points through four games this season, with opponents held under fifty. The Razorbacks are viewed as a strong contender in the Southwestern Conference title chase.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas University
Army Orders Identify Promotions and Relocations
First lieutenants in medical reserve reassigned to Fort Sam Houston and several officers promoted or relieved. Colonels Michie Johnson Hinds and Parker named. Bowes Bowen to Aero squadron. Glassford to Fifth field artillery. Jackson retired to Eagle Pass. Dacos ta to retiring board. Campbell granted one month leave. resignations accepted for Nicholson Miller Elliott Gordon.
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William H. Johnson
Ernest Hinds
Francis ‘Les. Parker
Thomas
Bowen
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Sana
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Pelham D. Glassford
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Andrew W. Jackson
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George B. Campbell
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Frank &. Nicholson
Nebras
Winthrop Miller
Massachusetts
John B. Elliott
Medical Reserve
John B. Gordon
New York
Watson Trial Nears Start in Teague Killing Case
The Watson trial in Teague, Texas, is set to begin tomorrow with a venire of 159 men reduced by nineteen moved to other counties. Banker T. R. Watson faces charges in the August 28 killing of John S. Patterson, state banking and insurance commissioner. Judge Munro voided the prior venire due to improper service. About 175 witnesses have been ordered to report.
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Tex
T. R. Watson
Freestone County
John S. Patterson
Banking and Insurance
Teague
R. I. Munro
John M. McNamara
Pat M. Neff
Watson
Agreement Ends Threatened CPR Strike in Canada
Ottawa reports a tentative accord between Canadian Pacific railway officials and railway workers to settle the threatened strike. The agreement will be signed later today, per a Winnipeg telegram to Labor Minister Crothers.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Crothers
Strike Called Off After CPR Conference
Winnipeg date notes that a threatened CPR strike by conductors and trainmen, scheduled for tonight, was called off following a conference between union representatives and railway officials.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Too Much Compatibility Ends Esther's Marriage Prospects
Esther rejects Harrys marriage proposal citing excessive compatibility of temperament as a flaw. He questions the idea while she explains that finances would force him to manage and skimp on household help, highlighting a clash over independence and economy.
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Esther
Harry
Indian talent in national pastimes praised by star
A Washington Star quote notes the American Indian can excel in national pastimes and adaptable dancing. Misa Cayenne comments on his natural toeing and unique facility in modern dance, reflecting cultural perceptions.
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Misa Cayenne
Washington Star
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