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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1916

Page

9

Official Notice to Property Owners on W Commerce St

I Fred Fries City Clerk of San Antonio announces a published notice by resolution. The document outlines actions affecting property owners on W Commerce Street between Main Plaza and City Market. The notice details the matters therein contained and directs owners to respective compliance or hearings.

W. Commerce St Main Plaza City Market Fred Fries City of San Antonio Tex Elmendorf Street Nornat Avenue Murphy Street

Public hearing ordered on West Commerce Street widening

City of San Antonio resolves to approve plat and engineer statement for widening West Commerce Street between Main Plaza and City Market. It orders special assessments on abutting property and sets September 5 1916 for a public hearing to review the charges and proceed under the uniform paving ordinance.

West Commerce Street Main Plaza City Market City OF San Military Plaza San Antonio Bexar County Tex

Trade Notice Seeks Rockport Lots and Foss Oklahoma Property

Classified brief from Walter Olze Frost Building offers to trade five-room house on large acre lot within one block of car and school for two clear lots in Rockport and 58 clear lots in Foss Oklahoma. Trade terms unclear.

Thurman Brady Bldg Concho St Main Ave Prospect Hill Rockport Foss Oklahoma Walter Olze Frost Building

Fragmentary OCR Notice from Norfolk Virginia

Fragmented OCR text references Norfolk Virginia and Pacific ports with unclear details. The readable portion mentions a city and location hints, suggesting a partial public notice or shipping reference from the era. Further context is not available in the legible lines.

Wheat Prices Rise on Low Selling Pressure and Rain

Chicago traders saw wheat prices gain strength as selling pressure eased and world shipments slowed. Bearish activity faded after welcome rains in Kansas but later weakness in exports and corn drag limited gains. December closed around 1.54 to 1.55 dollars per bushel with some volatility amid restless market.

Chicago Silistria Great Britain Kansas United States Schower

Market Quotes From St Louis and Kansas City Wheat and Oats Slide

Quotation snapshots from St Louis and Kansas City dated Sept 11 show wheat prices easing across grades with No 2 hard and red around 1.53 to 1.62 at Kansas City while oats ease from 45 to 47 percent in St Louis and similar ranges in KC. Corn shows minor declines with No 2 mixed around 83 to 85 cents in KC and 44 to 46 cents in St Louis. Rye quotes sit near 1.26 in KC.

Chicago Til ST. Louis Kansas City

Chicago Provisions Prices and Packing House Quotations

Local market quotations for Sept to Dec show prices for lard bacon and cured pork products. Dry salt bacon extras run around 14 to 16 cents, with bacon bellies in the 14 to 18 cent range. Packing house notes list various lard and bacon items and general prices.

Cotton opens lower as weather fears loom

In early trading cotton edges lower amid unsettled weather worries, but shows tentative recovery later. Market focus remains on supply conditions and potential impact of bad weather on future prices.

Cotton Prices Rise Amid Weather Fears and Weevil Damage

Daily market notes show fears of bad weather in the deep South lifting cotton prices after a weak opening. New Orleans and New York traded firm late morning as boll weevil reports in Mississippi supported prices, with farmers holding back offerings. Spot prices in San Antonio reflected mixed gains for good middling and middling classes amid volatility.

New York New Orleans Mississippi San Antonio

New York Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline

The New York cotton market opened steady with a 7 to 15 point decline as October to January contracts hit new lows. Prices later rallied 10 to 12 points amid buyer support and covering, while hedge selling and bearish Mississippi reports weighed, though renewed buying by continental traders helped recover losses.

New York Liverpool Continental Texas Southern Mississippi

Cotton futures open steady with varied early quotes

The New York cotton futures market opened steady with October at 14.83, December 14.99, January 15.08, March 16.25, May 15.48. Futures closed firmer after a session that saw lows around 14.81 and highs near 16.52.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Edges Up From Opening Lows

In New Orleans on September 11 the cotton market opened with spots offered up as prices fell 18 to 24 points. Bullish traders re-entered on the long side, steadying the tone. By midmorning prices recovered to near the day’s high and closed firm, up 3 to 6 points from the previous session.

Cotton Exchange Liverpool New Orleans

Cotton Prices Open Steady in New Orleans

New Orleans cotton market opened steady with futures bids for October at 14.48 and December at 14.70. January 14.82 and March 15.00 asked, with May at 15.23. Ranges echoed in nearby months as the trading day began.

New Orleans

Receipts Heavy and Trading Brisk in Commission Row

Monday's receipts along Commission Row were unusually good as the week opened with a rush. Demand was strong across lines and despite liberal receipts, commission houses were cleaned out early. A California carrot shipment at $1.75 per log box moved fast, with lettuce at $3 per crate and celery 65 to 75 cents per dozen stalks. California fruits were plentiful and demand remained steady at unchanged prices.

Commission Row California

Shippers Market Prices for Country Produce and Poultry

Buyers paid steady prices in San Antonio for eggs butter and poultry with hens at 6 dollars per dozen and large fryers 5.50 to 6.60. Turkey is 17 to 18 cents per pound and ducks 4 to 5 dollars per dozen. In Chicago on Sept 11 creamery butter at 25 to 21 cents and firsts eggs at 21 to 27 cents. Potatoes and poultry also higher with fowls 12 cents and springs 19 cents.

San Antonio Texas Texas Creamery Chicago Minewota

Market prices for dairy eggs and poultry in Kansas City

Quota tone records butter at creamery 28c firsts 26c seconds 26c packing 24c. Eggs firstes 27c. Poultry hens 15c roosters 11c broilers 20c. New potatoes firm. Kaw Valley early Ohios 1.50.

Kansas City Kaw Valley

Cotton and sugar market notes from New York and Liverpool

Liverpool cotton futures and spot prices for September 11 show good middling at 9.25 pence and sales of 10 000 bales with 2 500 for speculation. Futures range from 9.12 to 9.00 pence across contracts. New York reports firm raw sugar with various sugar grades, and futures opening firmer before closing easy and unchanged. Includes brief Washington Star quote from Senator Sorgum.

San Antonio Ouston Galveston New York New Orleans

Different Prices in Fashion and Travel Attitudes

A provincial quip contrasts fashion costs with vacation spending. An exchange notes coats and tan as style, while a farmer spends less than a vacationer. A classroom joke asks for Florida’s capital and answers with a jab about money from northerners.

Cattle Market Steady to Strong Across Markets

Union Stock Yards reports a steady to strong local livestock market amid light receipts. Steers bring 5.50 to 6.50, cows up to 56.75, choice calves to 7.00, and good butcher hogs around 10.50. Fort Worth Kansas City Chicago St Louis Oklahoma City noted in regional figures.

Fort Worth Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Oklahoma City Union Stock Yards Abilene Tex Amarillo Atlanta Gairmingham Brownsville Charleston Corpus Christi Porcidy Dallas Del_ Rio el Paso Galveston Houston Jacksonville Louisville Tean New Orleans Lear New York Oklahoma Tex City Mane Palestine Loula Antonio A Taylor Washington

Fort Worth Market Prices Turn Lower on Cattle Hogs

Fort Worth Texas markets report cattle receipts around 4700 with prices mostly down from week prior. Steers 6.00 to 7.40, stocker steers 6.00 to 6.75, cows 4.50 to 6.00, calves 5.50 to 9.00. Hog receipts 6000 with prices 10.50 to 10.65 top 10.70, down 5 cents. Sheep receipts 1250 steady with lambs 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 8.00 to 8.50, ewes 6.00 to 6.50, goats 4.50 to 5.50.

Fort Worth Tex

Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Kansas City reports for hogs with receipts of 10 000 and prices from 10.50 to 11.00 for various weights. Cattle receipts reach 29 000 with prime fed steers at 10.00 to 11.00 and cows 4.75 to 7.50, stockers 6.00 to 8.00. Sheep receipts near 000 with lambs 10.25 to 11.00 and yearlings 7.50 to 8.25.

Chicago hog cattle and sheep prices steady weak and rising

Chicago market news shows hog receipts at 31 000 with slow trade and a five cent rise over yesterday. cattle receipts 25 000 with weak demand and varied prices for native beef cattle western steers stockers and feeders cown and heifers and calves. sheep receipts 18 000 with steady demand and ranges for wethers and lambs.

Market Report From St Louis Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

ST LOUIS Mo Sept 11 Receipts and quotations were as follows Hogs receipts 500 market easy ten cents lower Pigs and lights 7.00 11.75 mixed and butchers 10.75 11.35 good heavy 11.25 11.35 bulk 10.70 Cattle receipts 12 000 market slow Native beef steers 7.00 11 00 yearling steers and heifers 8.50 10.25 cows 5.50 9.00 stockers and feeders 5.30 8.00 Texas quarantine steers 6.60 8.50 prime southern steers 8.00 9.00 cows and heifers 4.50 8.00 prime yearling steers and severe 4$7.50 9.00 native calves 6.00 11.76 Sheep receipts 2000 market steady Lambs 7.00 10.75 slaughter ewes 5.00 7.25 bleating ewes 9.00 10.00 yearlings 6.00 9.50

Kansas City Chicago ST. Louis

Weekly Steel Review Sees Strong Demand Into 1917

Buying of steel products rapidly fills idle mill capacity for year end and first half of 1917. Export orders include 150000 tons shell steel discards to Great Britain and Italy, 15000 tons barbed wire, 4600 cars to Russia, 10600 tons ship plates to Japan. Domestic mills plan shipments in 1917 Q2 and Q3. Rail track orders stretch beyond July 1917. Pig iron sales since September 1 total 75000 tons.

New York Great Britain Italy Russia Japan

Metal market rounds up diverse metals in New York update

New York metal markets on Sept 11 show lead at about 6.65 to 6.75, copper electrolytic around 27 to 28.25, and iron prices steady with No 1 northern near 20,509 to 21, No 2 between 20 and 20.50, with tin spot at 38.

New York

London Market Rates for Metals and Paper Futures

London market notes show lead at 30 pounds spot. spelter 60 pounds. spot copper 111 pounds with futures at 108 pounds. Electrolytic 131 pounds, spot tin 169 pounds, futures 170 pounds. Includes sterling quotations for various metals and paper futures.

London

Grain futures close mix for Jase Wheat and Corn

Kansas City market report notes grain futures on September contracts finishing with Jase Wheat at 1.49 and 1.50 percent, while Corn for September settles around 24 1/4 cents.

Kansas City

Reading's Reversal Fails to Halt Market Gains in Early Trading

U S Steel opens near 103 after a minor reversal in Reading while copper, paper, and independent equipment shares post gains. Shipping stocks rise with Atlantic Gulf and Indies setting a record as rails edge higher and industrials lead the market.

New York Reading Atlantic Gulf and Indies Canadian Pacific

Texas Cotton Ginning Report Shows Surge In Season

The Texas agriculture department reports 333 417 bales ginned by Sept 1 this season, up from 184 579 bales last year, indicating a substantial increase in cotton ginning activity compared with the same period.

Austin Tex Texas

Observationg and Xen at Taonday

Observation notes report weather and meteorological conditions collected by Allen Buell meteorologist Burpam on Taonday September 11. Data includes atmospheric observations and notes on clear or cloudy skies and wind direction.

Observationg &Xen Taonday September 11

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