Census Bureau Cotton Ginnings Report for 1912 Season
The census bureau’s first ginning report for the 1912 season shows 729,926 bales ginned before September 1, up from 771,297 last year. State totals include Texas leading with 673,935 bales. Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and others follow with varying figures.
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Texas Gins Reach record cotton output this year
Government census bureau data show 729936 bales ginned nationwide by Sept 1 with Texas contributing 673935 bales, a figure traders call a big surprise. Texas belt gins ramping up in Paris and Converse report high daily yields as San Antonio compresses work 18000 bales awaiting pressing.
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Market Quotations Kansas City Butter and Eggs
Quotations today show butter at Creamery 24 cents, firsts 22 cents, seconds 26 cents, packing stock 20 ½ cents. Eggs listed as Extras 23 cents, firsts 21 cents, seconds 19 cents.
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Eggs firm receipts show varied prices and storage charges
New York markets report egg receipts at 12 346 cases with fresh gathered extras at 27 28 cents and refrigerator firsts priced with storage charges paid at 22 percent 24 cents. Tower grades range 19 22 cents.
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Sugar Market Notes Sees Mixed Raw and Molasses Prices
New York sugar market reports mixed readings with raw sugar at 3.86 for Muscovado 8 percent test and 6 cents for 96-test centrifugal. Molasses sugar trades at 9.61 per test while refined remains steady and molasses prices hold firm.
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UNION Painless Dentists Office Location Notice
A notice warns visitors to enter the correct offices at 322 West Commerce, not elsewhere in the city. It stresses the firm’s exclusive address and cautions against confusion with nearby offices due to its growth.
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Weather Bureau Explanatory Notes and San Antonio Forecast
Observations at 8 a m show air pressure sea level adjusted and thermographic lines. Forecast till 7 p m Tuesday predicts fair weather for San Antonio and vicinity and generally fair conditions for East Texas. Precip yesterday none. normal daily 0.09 inch. total since Jan 1 36.58 inches with 4.31 inches deficiency.
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Cattle Pens Clear in Lively Market at Union Stock Yards
Ninety cattle, 120 calves and 35 hogs at Union Stock Yards Sept 9 saw steady prices from buyers who arrived as supplies moved quickly. Best grown cattle brought 4.25, calves to 6, hogs around 8.25, with bulk ranges 3.60 to 4 for cattle and 8 to 8.5 for hogs. no sheep or goats noon arrivals.
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Livestock Market Faces Strong Corn Supply and Cattle Trends
The Livestock World reports record corn usage in the next year will be the smallest in 25 years, while cattle and sheep numbers stay light. Cowmen fear feeding limits, hogs may approach $10 per hundred pounds as pork prices rise, and wool and wool markets look firm amid a bumper cotton crop. Fort Worth and Texas stockmen discuss rain needs, restocking, and prices, with mixed sentiment on cattle movement and consumer demand.
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Market Report From St Louis Commodities Prices
Quotations today show poultry prices lower with chickens at 15 to 16 cents and turkeys 17 to 18 cents. Butter creamery 24 to 26 cents. Hogs steady at 24 cents. Steel prices ahead and firm at 4.80 per hundredweight for steel products.
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Stockers Lose Dime at Fort Worth Live Stock Sale
Fort Worth Texas reports Monday through Wednesday auction action led by a large sale. Receipts totaled about 1250 head for horse and mule stock along with 3800 cattle and 4500 hogs. Beef steers steady at $6.50, calves strong to $7.25, hogs trading to $9.18, sheep 11060 on late market, horses and mules 1260 receipts.
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Chicago cattle hogs and sheep market report
Chicago receipts show cattle 20000 steady to up with Reeves 5.75 to 10.70, Texas steers 4.75 to 6.50, western steers 5.85 to 6.16, stockers 4.25 to 7.15, cows and heifers 8.00 to 8.10, calves 8.50 to 11.26. Hogs receipts 29000 slow with most sales 8.20 to 9.20, light 8.59 to 9.99, heavy 7.80 to 8.00, pigs 6.25 to 8.20. Sheep receipts 40000 steady to strong, natives 3.40 to 4.65, western 3.50 to 4.75, yearlings 4.40 to 6.65, native lambs 4.70 to 5.2, western 4.95 to 7.35.
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Kansas City Market Report Sept 9 Livestock Prices
Receipts total 18 000 cattle with 3 000 southerns. native steers fetch 6 50 to 10 50 while southern steers bring 4 25 to 6 25. Cows and heifers around 3 26. Hogs receipts 4 500. heavy 8 40 to 8 60 and lights 8 66 to 8 90. Sheep receipts 18 000. muttons 3 75 to 4 50. lambs 6 00 to 7 00.
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Livestock Receipts and Prices in St Louis Market
Cattle receipts 6000 with 300 Texas. native beef steers 5.50 to 10.50. cows and heifers 4.00 to 8.75. stockers 8.75 to 7.25. Texas Oklahoma steers 4.00 to 8.00. calves 5.50 to 3.69. Hogs receipts 4000. pigs 6.00 to 9.26. mixed and butchers 8.55 to 9.25. heavy 8.95 to 9.15. Sheep receipts 4000. native muttons 8.85 to 3.85. lambs 5.50 to 8.50.
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Cotton Spot Markets Open Flat in New Orleans and New York
In New Orleans on September 9 spot cotton remained easy and unchanged with middling at 11.4 cents. Sales on spot and 81 to arrive noted. receipts 410 and stocks at 23,940. In New York on September 9 spot closed quiet with middling uplands 11.75 cents and middling gulf 12.00, 100 bales sold.
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Wheat dips below 80 cents a bushel on large arrivals
Chicago market reports heavy receipts drive the season’s first drop under 80 cents a bushel for wheat. Government yield prospects buoyed by a favorable early estimate, while December and other futures show varied moves and provisions weaken on weak demand.
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Market Quotations From St Louis Grain Prices
Quotations listed for cash wheat corn and oats with details for No 2 red and hard wheat No 2 white corn and oats each with bid and offer ranges and futures for Wheat Dec May Corn Dec May and Oats Dec May showing prices around 1.00 to 1.04 for wheat and 77 to 79 cents for corn with oats near 81 to 83 cents.
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Kansas City Grain Quotations Report
Quotations for commodities listed with various grades and months. Includes oats and corn futures for January through May, with bid prices and price ranges in cents per bushel. Some entries show mixed quality grades and dateable contracts.
Memphis Spots Cotton Prices Steady at 11 Cents
Memphis spot cotton in Tennessee remained unchanged at middling 11 cents per pound on the day. Market activity and demand levels were stable with no price moves reported.
Cottonseed Prices and Shipping at Galveston
Prime basis 5.34 5.47c and meal 26.60 27.00. linters 2412. Shipping at Galveston reports arrivals of Steamer Indiana Boca Grande Erika Christiana and departure of El Mundo to New York.
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Grain Prices Reported Across Chicago Markets
Quotations show cash wheat and corn prices at Chicago trades with various grades. No. 2 red wheat around 1.04 to 1.09 dollars, No. 2 hard near 0.90 to 1.08, corn No. 2 between 0.78 and 0.81, oats near 0.84 to 0.85, reflecting mixed commodity values for the day.
Weather Observation Record From September 9 1912
Observations recorded at 8 a.m. on Monday September 9 1912 include wind direction and velocity in the first two columns, temperature in the third, rainfall in the fourth, and weather state in the fifth column.
Cotton statistics and weather notes from Chicago and San Antonio
Chicago market report shows steady butter eggs cheese and varied dairy and poultry quotes with receipts and small changes across grades. San Antonio forecast notes above normal temperatures with rain in eastern Houston district and a morning weather bulletin from Allen Ruble, local forecaster.
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Cotton Market Opens Firm on Liverpool Cables
New York reports the cotton market opening firm with gains of 9 to 17 points due to Liverpool cables and crop concerns. Realizing sales were heavy at the start, with a census showing bales ginned up to September 1, and prices fluctuated around Friday's close while midday levels showed modest gains.
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New Orleans Cotton Prices Open Steady Then Dip on Week Report
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with initial gains of 9 to 11 points before selling pressure pushed prices lower. The September 1 ginning report showed 729,926 bales, boosting early demand despite bearish factors as shorts covered and later heavy offerings drove prices to below Saturday’s close. The market softened through midmorning with forecasts of rain and a flood of unpicked cotton weighing on sentiment.
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Cotton futures show barely steady close with slight decline
Readable futures data indicate prices for September through May with modest downshift. September 11.54 and October 11.67 show near flat tones while December 11.74 and January 11.78 retreat slightly.
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Cotton prices rise in Liverpool market on Sept nine
Spot cotton gains with prices up six points in Liverpool on September 9. American middling fair 7.534 pence, good middling 7.18d, middling 6.714, low middling 6.47d, good ordinary 6.99d, ordinary 6.51d. Day's sales 7000 bales, 500 for speculation and export, 6700 American. receipts 6000 bales, including 5600 American bales.
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Futures Opening Firm in London Market
Futures opened firm in Liverpool with mixed moves as contracts for September through June to July showed small shifts. Key levels recorded include September 6.45d and later months around 6.28% to 6.30, indicating a barely steady close after an initially firm start.
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Leather firm Pertoluem and hides steady in New York markets
In New York on September 9 Pertoluem and hides held steady with leather prices flat as buyers and traders monitored supply and demand signals for the period. Trade activity remained subdued amid cautious demand from manufacturers.
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U S Crop Report Shows Mixed Grain Conditions Across Regions
The September crop report from the U S Department of Agriculture details corn, spring wheat, oats, barley, and rice conditions as of September 1 with yield estimates. It notes bumper wheat and oats prospects, good rice outlook, and hay production projected at about 72 million tons, with quality around 92 percent of normal.
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Copper and metals prices mixed in New York market
Copper firm with spot at 14 256 17 50 for September contracts and 17 26 17 37 for nearby. October and November at 17 25 17 50. Tin steady with spot near 18 20 and September around 47 85 48 20. Lead firm, zinc firm, antimony quiet. Tron_eons and No 1 northern iron prices listed.
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Coffee futures steady on Rio 7 No. Rio 14
New York market report shows December at 13.94, March 18.98, May 13.95 with steady activity for Rio 7 No. 14 at close. Traders monitor supply risks and demand projections for the commodity.
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Market opens with railroad weakness and mixed stocks
New York trade shows a three point rise in Sears Roebuck and a one point gain in Chino Copper offset by weakness in Union Pacific and American Smelting. Overall price moves are fractional with some gains, while speculation centers on specialties and bonds hold steady amid a dull session and near term credit concerns.
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Cotton Belt Weather Dallas Sept 9
Texas cotton weather report from Dallas notes temperatures at 87 to 94 degrees at noon with clear skies and overall warm conditions.
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