Stocks Open Firm Then Moderate Bearish Reaction
In New York on September 4 stocks opened firm but turned moderate after half an hour due to bearish pressures. Ratts led gains, with transcontinental shares rising. United States Steel held an offer briefly then slipped. Baldwin Locomotive Studebaker and thePetroleums showed strength while Texas Company gained three points. later steel copper and oil issues revived, with tobaccos and other specialties also improving though rails declined.
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New York
United States Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
Studebaker
Petroleums
Texas Company
American Car & F
al Oaame
Central Leather
Canadian Pacific
Peasneake
Ohio & A P
China
Roope
Etree
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Ae Crucible Steel
General Electric
General Motors
BEY
Kennecott
Tee Enees
Louisville & Nashville
Maxwell Motors
Mexican_ Petroleum UU Tia
Miami Copper
United
State
S. Ind. Alcona
United States
Utah Copper
Catinghoure Electric
Witlys-Overland
American Tobacco Pete
Atlantic Congt Sino
Gulf Stataa Steel
Chein
Metal market quotes New York London Sept 4
New York metal market reports lead steady at 8 086 5 08 spot while spotter flemer east st toauls delivery shows 9 210 bla London tin spot at 351 10 futures at 351 10 per hundred pounds The item notes mixed spot values and futures in London and New York on September 4.
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NEW York Metals
New York
Metal Exchange
Flemer
East St. Toauls
London Metals
London
Corn Strengthens on Wisconsin Frost Forecasts
The Wisconsin corn market showed strength at times as frost forecasts influenced trading. Opening prices ranged from unchanged to higher with September near 1.54 to 1.69 and October around 1.60 to 1.71, then a broad upturn before some declines. Oats remained firm on selling pressure, while provisions stayed dull and irregular. Kansas City quotes covered wheat and oats with various No. 2 values and colorized deliveries noted.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Equalization Board to Buy and Resell Sugar Stock
The United States Sugar Equalization Board will buy all domestic sugar at the old price and resell at the new price to prevent market disparities. The exact date and the new price are not yet set, and contracts with redistributors may adjust for price changes. The move aims to absorb refiners’ extra profits and standardize distribution nationwide.
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Pola
Food Administration
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Inter
Atgara
Sugar Equalization Board
Revarnment Agency
The
Food Administration Ie
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Food Administration Sets New Sugar Price Margin
The administration announced a new sugar price is effective, with refiners’ margins rising to 2.45 dollars per hundredweight, retroactive from August 1, alongside an agreed crop price increase with domestic producers.
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Food Administration
Fish Market Prices and Supplies Mixed on Coast Trade
The fish market reports unchanged activity with some red fish shipped locally from the Texas coast and scarce trout. California varieties arrive headless, whole fish for smaller Texas fish, with retail and wholesale price figures listed for red snapper, red fish, pike, shrimp, oysters, and other seafood. separate Chicago market notes cover butter, eggs, potatoes, poultry trends.
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Texas
Thera
California
Provision Markets Quotes For Various Meats And Fats
Loral market reports Tuesday quotes for dry salt pork extras at 27 cents, bacon at 180 cents per pound, dry salt bacon bellies at 14 to 16 pounds average, fancy breakfast bacon at 50 cents, fancy hams at 35 percent, pure lard at 25 cents, oleomargarine low grade five cents, medium 28 cents, and American cheese 30 cents.
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Loral Wackinge House
Maxwell House
Canova
Lipton
California
Maine
Alaska
Chunia
Columbia River
Erade
Markets Show Strong Demand for Eggs and Poultry
A strong demand persists for eggs and fryers with light receipts from Southwest Texas. Dealers offered producers 40 to 41 cents for eggs and 30 to 31 cents for fryers. Small shipments from Coleman county included eggs, turkeys and fryers. Prices at jobber level show eggs steady around 41 to 42 cents, butter steady, poultry brisk with higher quotes for hens and various brood sizes, ducks and geese priced per dozen or per pound. Kansas City also reports steady butter and poultry, firm potatoes at about 2.00 to 2.05 dollars per bag.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Texas
Coleman County
Norchero
New York Cotton Opens Flat Then Dips Amid War News
The New York cotton market opened barely steady with October around 36.48 and January near 45.55 as traders weighed war news and higher spot offerings. Early gains gave way to a retreat with October 35.60 and January 34.20 as quotes, while weather reports offered mixed signals on future yields.
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New York
Catton
Xelt- Jn
Rath
Liverpool
Win
Weather Bureau
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Irregular Early Trading
The New Orleans cotton market opened with irregular activity as prices rose briefly before slipping. By late morning the front months showed a net decline of about 40 points from yesterday's close, with October at 34.57 and December near 34.08 as trading paused and values eased.
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New Orleans
Liverpool cotton market steady with firm prices
Spot cotton in Liverpool remains quiet while prices stay firm on September 4. Notable quotes include good middling at 25.88 pence per pound and low middling at 24.83, with sales of 2,900 bales and receipts of 10,400 all American. Futures closed unsettled across the board with September around 25.80 and January near 24.8.
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Liverpool
New York Sugar and Coffee Prices Reported
New York on September 3 notes sugar steady with various grades listed: centrifugal refined steady with prices ranging around 9.00 for refined and other values noted for crushed, powdered, and granulated forms. Coffee futures also steady with No 7 grade and December and May months cited at specific prices.
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New York
Eben
Live stock receipts light with hogs making half cent advance
Union Stock Yards reports light receipts and a half cent gain over the previous day as hog tops rise to new highs in Chicago. Cattle and hogs show mixed prices across markets in Chicago St Louis and Savannah with varied receipts and regional trends.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
San Antonio
Americans Have Banded Troops in Vladivostok Report
A London Times service dispatch notes American troops landed at Vladivostok with superior equipment including artillery and a marching band. The Americans reportedly outclass other allies, unafraid to relieve Czech bands, and receive public cheers and flowers. They are praised for fast telegraph repairs and quick construction work.
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Vladivostok
London Times
San Antonio
Hiladelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
Guards Need Officers Commissioned Men for Home Duty
War Department memo from Camp Travis says officers unfit for overseas service may join the United States Guards here. Suitable material noncommissioned officers will be available, even if trained or training, with waivers for certain defects. Each camp commander must submit a list of officers for US Guards by Thursday.
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United States Guards
Adjutant General's Office
Camp Travis
United States Army
Texas Cotton Outlook Sees Limited Improvement in Many Districts
U S Department of Agriculture analyst HK Gray reports Texas cotton yields may shrink to 3 338 000 bales from 3 125 315 last year if drought persists. He notes improvement only in districts where rains arrive before frost, with weather in July and August causing widespread damage to plant vitality across most regions.
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Texas
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
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Gray
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Baylor
Briscoe
Childress
Collingsworth
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Dickens
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Jones
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Wharton
Czech forces link with allied troops across Russia line
A dispatch dated Sept 2 reports Verchavudinsk Czechs 400 miles east of Baikin joining General Semenoff’s forces on the Onow River. Dieterichs telegraphs he is in contact with Trans-Baiknan Czechs, creating an uninterrupted line from Pensa to Vladivostok through the allied troops.
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London Times
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
T'Ae Daily Mail
Harbin
Verchavudinsk
Baikin
Semonoff
Onow River
Dieterichs
Pensa
Vladivostok
Wholesale vegetable prices list from a trading ledger
The document lists wholesale prices for produce and canned goods by region, including California and Texas origins. Items cover vegetables like onions, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, plus fruits such as apples, bananas, lemons, and peaches, with prices per crate, dozen, or hundredweight and notes on packaging.
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California
Texas
Cautifornia
Colorado
New Mexico
Kieffers
L. M. Raisins
Prices for Mexican Garlic and assorted farm goods
The listing details per pound garlic and hot green peppers, flour varieties with prices per barrel and sack, corn, oats, bran, meal, shorts, screenings, and seeds. Also included are hogs, hay, sorghum, millet, Sudan, barley, rye, corn chops, Milo, peanuts, cane syrup, and assorted hides and pelts with unit prices and bulk rates.
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Ats
Slohnson
Carl
Sudan
Reeswa Pellverey
Reeswan
Inmates Adopt Uniform Aprons at County Hospital
Women inmates at the county and city detention hospital now wear a wash material apron as uniform. The city and county supplied the cloth and a sewing machine funded by authorities was used to make the aprons to be worn in the hospital. An effort seeks work for the inmates to earn money while confined.
Appeal on Ice Ruling Sparks Hard Bargaining
An appeal to state food administrator B A Polen will challenge Olin Carrington’s rescission of a special ice pool. Ice manufacturers favor pool restoration but Carrington warns higher prices will hit small consumers and the poor, affecting babies and invalids. he remains firm on one price for all.
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B.A. Polen
Olin 2
Carrington
Micang
Broad Rules for WWI Draft Exemptions Revealed
Washington details sweeping changes to draft exemption rules for 18 to 45 registrants on September 12. New provisions allow exemptions for essential bank workers, agriculture, and other necessary services to sustain the military, with local boards applying specifics after authorization. The document notes boards previously denied exemptions for railroads and banks under older law, and emphasizes formal claims and substantiating evidence remain required.
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Washington, D. C
General Crowder
Red Cross
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