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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1929

Page

26

Market Notes From Produce Mart Auction Prices

Terms were offered at five and a half dollars per crate in the commission house sale on Tuesday. Grede prices held steady and pears moved at seven to eight dollars per bushel. Spinach and turnips moved at four cents and ten cents a dozen, respectively, while citrus prices remained high. Grapes fetched about one hundred fifty dollars per bushel and lemons around one dollar per bushel with ranges near two fifty per bushel for others.

Gara Oregon Ctiers Thiray Thompson Buskele Ibs Kopply

Growers Market itemized produce and goods list

A dense OCR page lists produce and prices including apples, cabbage, oranges, grapefruits, lemons, peppers, onions, pears, peaches, and more with multiple quantities per item. It also features trucks and tractors advertisements and a line about 1926 Ford trucks and painting services.

Wall Street Briefs New Tour and Market Tone Shifts

Middle West iron and steel makers report improved demand from the auto industry, signaling potential operating gains next quarter. Despite this, schedules remain at yearly lows as 30 of 51 open hearth furnaces and 80 of 120 valley sheet mills operate at reduced levels. Blackholders of Home Trust and Company move to increase authorized capital. Standard Oil announces crude stocks rising from 80,000,000 to 200,000,000 barrels within the period.

Middle West Eheet Mills Standard Oi Company New Jeriey Toay TOG TOLKK Luis Sear

California fruit and vegetable price guide fragment

A garbled market list shows Bestokays Grapefruit Wena lettuce and numerous item prices. Includes California entries like Temans Malfan and Lamar with per unit prices, assorted vegetables and fruits, peppers onions and potatoes, with dozens, pecks and crates cited and commission quotes noted.

Bez Lamar California Cannes Bea Calltorrie Potatary Colorado Boursh Buatel Ergilsh

Man Killed as Truck Overturns Near Barnes City

Five miles north of Barnes City on Highway 14 a transfer man from Victoria died when his truck toppled on a wet road en route to Floresville for his son's wedding. The Mexican driver swerved to avoid a small coupe, but the vehicle skidded and overturned into a ditch. Weary was trapped beneath the truck and died in the mud. extrication followed.

Barnes City Teraz Dare Yearr Victoria Teery Floresville

Money and Metals in EW TORK a An at Eyer

A brief item notes financial and metal market activity in EW TORK with references to a traveler or trader named Eyer. The text is fragmentary but indicates coverage of monetary topics and metal prices or movements.

Man Fires At Roadhouse After Dinner Soup

Chicago report of Frank Steel visiting the Houser of Nites roadhouse. He ordered liquor and soup, then drew a pistol and fired into the air. Police found him at large with a weapon in his hand as staff fled.

Chicago Frank Steel Walter Brougit Walter

Market Report Notes Sharp Texas Business Decline in September

The Eleventh District's September review shows fewer business failures and reduced indebtedness, with loans easing sharply after August. Cotton and grain sorghums worsened while agricultural prospects improved in parts, oil output dipped from August highs, and overall crude oil production fell from 28.5 million to 27.2 million barrels.

Dallas Get Pinterml Reserve Bank Trailns Federal Reserve Bank Pine Wits Federal Reserve Bona Loans North Texas Central West

Daughter Will Plead For Father In Pardoning Plea

Lawrence woman Mrs Cord Hupp and her nephew attorney Donald Good plan to plead before Governor Circe M Reed for pardon of her father Pred J Erb the 16 year old Mercy Slayer who killed his wife and attempted to kill himself in August. Erb is in Lansing penitentiary awaiting execution. his daughter says he is not a criminal but a man driven by illness and devotion to his wife. Letters of support have poured in from neighbors and friends, and Mrs Hupp and Good will present their case alone before the governor.

Malvina Lindsay Universal Service Lawrence Kay Slater Topeka Circe M Susan Erb Erb Eric Sefore Hump Donald Good Blackfoot, Jr Ced Lansing Tsaverusy Reed Lib Parday Tipp Murhers Vfeens Held Hupp Athes Ranses Wernerhese

University Oil Royalty Totals Reported by Land Office

Figures from the General Land Office on Monday show university oil royalties totaling 175 408, with the overall Tun reaching 11 619404. Remittances during the month include Magnatia Tetraleum AP E2815 and Penirie Oil and Gan company 312 7590, while catalog entries note furniture and pvere destripaion priced reasonably in the Light classified column.

Ausi Ciropanien Texas Manent Bulldine Fund General Land Office Magnatia Tetraleum Companys Penirie Oil and Gan Company Pvere Destripaion Ead

Livestock trade gains amid mixed western market reports

San Antonio reports improved cattle trade with prices up to 0.25 per 100 pounds, but receipts light and goats and shop cattle scarce. Chicago and Kansas City figures show varied strength with top hogs around 0.24 and steady to lower weights, while East St. Louis notes slow arrivals and mixed cattle and hog demand across markets.

San Antonio Takera Smicago Eivestoor Chicago Calvary Wweek Pounar Ap Sris Beri Arrong Podium East St.louis Det Stoai Anna Wenle Gost and Choice Ventera Eheen Roréinta Indicatiers Mirror Alrady

Plane Tests At Brooks For Primary Training Ship

Tests of a nest training airplane to determine its fitness for use as a primary training plane for the army flying school are conducted at Brooks field by instructors from the Primacy Flying school. Built by Consolidated Aircraft, the ship is smaller and uses a Kinner 110 horsepower air cooled motor.

Army Flying School Brooks Field Primacy Flying School Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Army

Poultry Produce Receipts and Dairy Offers in Chicago

In Chicago, poultry receipts show live birds and eggs with varying prices and weights. Dairy produce reports list items from CHICAGO DAIRY PRON TCTA, with final totals around 11,819 pounds and noted shifts in receipts and values.

Chicago Dairy Chicago Det Ayer Revelpta

Cotton market unsettled as New Orleans and Liverpool open lower

Cotton trading opened unsettled in New Orleans with prices down 0 to 18 points. December to March futures eased by 15 to 20 points from yesterday, then partly recovered. New York and Liverpool sessions showed similar nervous trading amid sluggish demand and speculative pressure, with declines across several months before partial stabilizing.

New Orleans Liverpool

Auto Insurance Rate Hearing Held in Texas

About forty automobile insurance representatives attended a public hearing of the rate board of the Texas insurance commissioners in Austin. Seventeen topics will be considered as the hearing on rater form and related details is expected to run two or three days.

Austin Texas Rate Board of Insurance Commissioners

Texas September fire losses total 316620 in 1920

A comparative statement by J. W. DeWeese shows Texas fire losses for September reaching 316620. The figure marks a slight drop from September 1899's 820085 and notes nine month totals of 19814018 for 1920 versus 37597342 for the prior year.

Austen Texas J. W. DeWeese the Astute

Lindy Added To Social Register

New York reports that the 1030 social register will include Charles A. Lindbergh the trans Atlantic flier and husband of Anne Morrow Lindbergh while omitting the name of heavyweight champion James J. Tunney, husband of Polly Lauder Tunney. The official of the Social Register Association announced the blue book has gone to press and records marriages of Lindbergh and Tunney wives.

Universal Gervice New York Good Will Ambpusedor Anne Storean Charles A. Lindbergh Heavyereight Polly Lauder Jones Joseph Tunney Social Register Association Coronal Lindbergh

San Antonio Stock Prices Distorted List

A garbled stock page shows prices for Baker, Buildera Ex, Gent Pa, National Danie, Summers Drug Stores, Tex El Ry, and other entities. The text is unreadable and prices are uncertain, with investors urged to verify quotes.

Baker Coc Buildera Guy Cen Be & Fom Gom National Danie Fehr Breypure O- Het Saney Wan Port Compress Corpus Estero Ay Smith Tex Fl Tex el Turner Foot & Bus Wolll & Marx Alamo P&l

City Plan Ready by 1922 Contract With City

City commission to receive a complete city plan by 1922 under a contract signed by Mayor C. M. Chambers. Bartholomew of St. Louis named city planner, with salaries set and quarterly payments totaling not more than 45000. Final plans include street, tranent, transportation, zoning, recreation, civic art, and final report timelines.

City Commission C. M. Chambers Herland Bartholomew St. Louis Bartholomew Clara Faftsmen Mont

Stock Market Themes Dominate Mortgage Hackers Convention

In New Orleans the Mortgage Hackers Association opened its annual convention with talks on the stock market crash. E E Blurrey of Nashville urged investors to closely examine borocsen conditions influencing share purchases as delegates warned the week’s developments could shape the three day meeting.

New Orleans Yestern

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