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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1924

Page

8

Wall Street Highlights from The New York Market

New York stocks moved with mixed momentum as Ward Baking led gains while general baking activity showed consolidation rumors. Hudson Company preferred drew demand, Royal Canadian rose briefly, and Prairie Oil and Gas saw a sharp decline amid overall profit taking in newly listed shares.

Opyright San Antonio Licht New York Ward Baking B General Baking Ited Bakeries Corporation Hudson Company Prairie Gulf Oil Pennsylvania International Petrolewm Royal Canadian Jib Consolidated Phares

San Antonio Market Prices for Produce Thursday Morning

Prices quoted by Pruitt Cam anigsiok Company include beets 6 cents per dozen ounces, lettuce California 6 000 to 26.50, cabbage 3 per hundred pounds, tomatoes Texas 5.00 to 2.50 per bushel baskets, and assorted fruits and vegetables with varied per unit and per bushel rates. Additional notes list potato and onion prices, fresh arrivals like cantaloupes and pears, and export market references from New York and Chicago reports.

Pruitt Camanigsiok Company California Cal Valley Idaho Porto Rico Melory Colorado Texas Snyder Produre Bresh Pinck Grasse Seed Groten Ta Valencie Florida Sunkist Chilfornia Bartlett Elberte von Si Gravenstein New Mexico Jonathan Weg Kings Tina

Hog market higher at outset and cattle prices steady

Chicago reports brisk hog trading with demand fairly active and over 17 000 hogs carried over from yesterday. Receipts include 10 000 cattle 18 000 hogs 32 000 sheep and 3000 calves. Cattle trade shows improvement in plein and grassy stock but heavy steers slow. cows and heifers weak. Light hogs and best pigs firm 15 to 25 cents higher. butcher trade up about 15 cents. Prime western lambs at 14 15 and natives at 14. cull lambs 9 to 10. Weeders steady. aged muttons light supply. Block signal system: Northern Pacific to complete 2890 miles of automatic block signals by Sept 15 from Twin Cities to Pacific coast.

San Antonio Chicago Dad

San Antonio Livestock Trade At San Antonio Union Stockyards

Trade at the San Antonio Union Stockyards ranged fairly active with light receipts. About 60 head of mixed cattle and 31 hogs were sold under J. W. Rothman Commission Company supervision. Cattle prices varied by grade and weight, with cows, heifers, and calves showing modest demand. Hogs included packing sows and butchers with varied bids. Goats also noted in light supply.

UNION San Anton Tex J. W. Rothman Commission Company

Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Report

Oklahoma City market notes show cattle steady to mixed with steers around 34 and fat cattle about 3.75 to 60. Hogs traded around 9.40 at the top, with feeders and calves steady. Livestock prices cover cann and cutters, heifers, and stockers with varied readings.

Oklahoma City

Kansas City Livestock Prices and Market Report

Kansas City cattle receipts 5300 with calves and steers steady to firm. Hogs numbers around 11 000 with higher demand for packers and higher top price near 9 53. Lambs and sheep show strong demand with top natives around 15 85 and 13 2 for next quality. Market tone mixed across classes with steady to higher prices for several categories.

East St. Louis Livestock Reports Mixed Receipts and Prices

Receipts at East St. Louis total around 16 000 livestock with mixed demand. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied prices, with hogs mostly 19 to 29 cents higher and top bids near 10.40. cows and bulls weaker to steady. sheep and goats trading unevenly as dealers note limited fat sales. In Boston markets manufacturers grow cautious on wool purchases while prices for fine combing wool hold firm in grease and top wools ease slightly.

East ST. Louis Jil Chalie

New York Dry Goods Markets Show Uneven Trading

Sept 11 reports from New York and Paris show uneven activity in dry goods and commodities. Prices for print cloths drifted lower, with buyers slow, while some items and currencies fluctuated at the Paris bourse and London exchanges amid varying money and discount rates.

San Antonio New York Eatton! Roads

Bond Market Mixed After Sharp Fall

New York reports a mixed bond market with St Paul issue weakness and gains in some fracs while Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound 4s fall heavily. 6s 1934 secured bonds hold above par though sugar bonds lag. New issues include Varick Street Station New York 4 1-4s and Baronne Street school bonds in Baronne NY.

San Antonio New York St. Paul Milwaukee Puget Sound Puget Sounds Pacific Coast Hudson Manhattan Cuba Inglesiay Ss Kingdom Varick Street City of Baronne N. T

Sugar Stocks Show Mixed Activity Amid Oil Signs

Sugar stocks were generally weak with some traders stepping in on declines. December raw sugar options reached high levels, encouraging bullish bets in top shares while Cuban raws held firm. Refined sugar rose moderately as Cuban raws stayed flat, with investors watching International Paper’s earnings outlook and oil demand signals improving in some sectors.

San Antonio Industri Cuba Thas Eusar Apat Aales International Paper Rcare Tonkawa

Heat Wave Sweeps Southern Italy and Sicily

Heat waves grip Messina and Sicily with temperatures reaching 110 degrees in the shade. In Europe fifty one German prisoners released by French and Belgian authorities under the Lun on amnesty clause, from the Qube, as reported by the Associated Press.

Italy Messina Sicily Associated Press Duesseldorf Germany Qube

All Grains Shift To Upward Trend Provisions Higher

Chicago reports September wheat closing at 416 cents higher amid export activity and bullish buying led by a major exporter taking over 1,000,000 bushels. Corn gains late as shorts cover, while oats, rye, and barley rise on strong cash and export demand. Weather concerns and overseas buying buoy sentiment. Local cash figures show sizable export allocations.

San Antonio Chicago Shorts Liverpool Eash Houses Lamarie Wyo Seaboard

County Candidates Receive Refunds After Primary

County Democratic primary candidates received refunds from County Chairman Carl Wright Johnson. Each candidate got 34 percent of their election expenses repaid, totaling 7200.04 dollars. The overall fund and exact costs were partially detailed, with the August card cost noted as SHS81.31.

Carl Wright Johnson Ree

Floresville Prepares Defense Day Parade and Closures

Floresville closes businesses at 3 pm for Defense Day events led by A C Kenbuts with a parade from the schoolhouse. Sheriff A T Cares, City Marshal J H Marrs, and Fort Sam Houston units join citizens, veterans, students, and the Floresville band for addresses by local officials and clergy.

Floresville Tex A.C. Kenbuts Kelly Rield Flaresville A. T. Cares J. H. Marrs Fort Sam Houston Ninth Infantry J. H.brown John W Chisholm J. FE. Canfield John Blake W. C. Shrub Jr B. W. Herrington Swift

Weather notes from multiple cities with varied temps

The report covers San Antonio and vicinity with unsettled Thursday night and Friday showers and temperatures mainly in the mid 80s to low 90s. East Texas and North Texas show scattered showers and cool to warm spells. Chicago Kansas City New York and Washington readings include temperatures from 30s to 60s with cloud cover and light to moderate winds.

San Antonio East Texas West Texaa North

Official Orders Relieve Several Officers and Travel Grants

Sept 11 official orders relieve Capt Raybur Eneles and others at multiple stations. Capt Burr F Irwin reassigned to Salt Lake. First Lieut Albert J Fox relieved Camp Hulabird for Hawaii. others ordered to Hawaii, Manila, and Chicago retiring board meets in Chicago. Travel grants listed for several lieutenants and captains with durations.

Raybur Eneles Springfield Peoriz Burr F. Irwin Infantry San Francisto Salt Lake Albert J. Fox Camp Len J. Dillon Indugice Cal Charles Loring Joan Rot Empieh Paul P. Huber Tieut John Ts. Shepard Manila Army Retiring Board Chicago Howard R. Hicksole Alfrer S. Morfan George E. Ball Robert M. Blanchard Part R. Hawley Harold 8. Martin Air Service William FE. Hail and Teather R. Proust Ft. Mason Irvin Tudeith Wiel Frederick Alexander Pawle Trent William Clarence Brewer Harry Ayres Lengiahr Frederick We Renfils Cincinnati

Eighth Corps Area Special Orders Personnel Movements

Eighth Corps Area issues special orders detailing visits of instruction to units including machine gun companies, assignments of officers from Fort Clark to Fort Bliss, and duties at Fort Bliss. Lieutenant Carrod Bene and Captain John Lawrence receive active duty or instructional assignments. Temporary duty extensions and transfers to Arlington, Fort Sill, and Fort Bliss are announced for several officers with dates around September and October.

Texas National Guard Arthur B. Clark First Cavalry Fort Clark Fort Blisy First Cavalry Division Fort Bliss Joseph Carrod Bene ASORC Oklahoma City Brooks Feild Michael C. Shea Eleheh Cornea Rutledge MM. Fawson First Infantry Arlington Tex College Station Texas A. M Arington John ©. Lawrence Pittys Sixth Machine Gun Laundron Lsist el Prao L. C. Worthington Fort. Gusa George W. Stuart Twentiern Infantry Fort Sill Oklahoma Corps Jonn J. Lewis Field Artilery Fort Sam Houston Wit Hie

Archer Tests Court Rule On Vote In Primary Suit

The Forty-fifth District Court may hear a primary election contest case between Louise Dimaline and Oscobla Archer. A motion to suppress deposition access was set for oral argument before Judge S G Tayloe, with Archer contesting the court’s authority to grant depositions for voters across five Bexar county locales.

Forty-fifth District Court Louise 4 Dimaline Oscobla Archer Archer S. G. Tayloe Bexar County Mondar J.A. Dodson Hoe

Wild Man Tinker Overstays Camp Near Railway Tracks

A frightened neighborhood near the Southern Pacific lines on Florida and Delaware streets reported a wandering man. George Taylor aged, a Black man, claimed to mend watches and jewelry from a mesquite thicket. He was arrested by Officer Henry Kitchen but released after being deemed harmless.

Widman Southern Pacific Florida Delaware George Taylor Henry Kitchen Vlcinite Iowa Street

Fateful Shooting at Plaquemine Point Booth Ends in Tragedy

In Saint Landry Parish Louisiana at the Plaquemine Point polling place two men died and several were injured after an argument over politics escalated into gunfire. Getty Childs was wounded and died shortly after. Cormier was fatally shot by Getty and Thomas Childs after shooting elder Childs. The fight left Thomas Childs seriously wounded and Getty Childs hospitalized.

Opelousas Getty Childs Plaquemine Point Saint Landry Parish Lillee John Childs Thomas John Cormier Eunice Childs Cormier Thomas Childs Getty Chae

Kelly Field Air Distribution Targets Opium Dens

National Defense Day program sees twelve Kelly Field planes drop 20 000 circulars in 240 Southwest Texas towns to counter the opium evil. An American Legion auxiliary campaign spreads anti opium literature through Texas posts under orders from Kelly Field commander.

National Defense Kelly Field Texas American Legion Auxiliary Anitanium Board of Texas Mercedes Lient Cat. 1 Feeher M. Patrick Air Corvice W. F. McManus

Gates closes Baptist meeting with five modern threats named

Rev J E Gates of the First Baptist Church closed the 26th annual San Antonio Baptist Association session with a sermon titled If the Foundations Be Destroyed What Can the Righteous Do He listed five menaces to Christianity Seiver ism free loveism loose moral standards materialistic education and modernism and urged fighting as they pray The 2925 meeting was set for First Baptist Church San Antonio with about 350 attending daily work reports were given and eight to nine thousand Sunday school students were noted ready for next state and southern conventions the association covers Bexar Comal and Atascosa counties

J. E. Gates First Baptist Church San Antonio Baptist Association Pruitt Avenue Bapase Mr. Gates America Gates First Baptist Church of Bexar Comal Atascosa

Confessed Burglar Gets Suspended Term

Brandon 6.1 was charged by indictment with burglary and pled guilty. He was given a suspended sentence in the thirty seventh district court on Thursday morning. The case involved breaking into the BLOH at the Hamill Hotel on May 2.

Brandon Avilty Andl Wan Pery Thuratay Moening Heardon O Bloh. T.com Hamlall Lotel

Defense Day highlights Second Division support in Texas

Colonel Van Horn praised the Second Division for aiding the Defense Day plan, coordinating with the 6th Division and National Guard to recruit and mobilize, while stressing that Texans should sign up for the Second Division on Defense Day. The article notes tag production by local firms and volunteer efforts across San Antonio and surrounding towns.

Robert van Torn van Horn Sanae 10Th Division National Guard Thut Texas St. Mihiel Pell Lone Star Mills Engraving Company of San Antonio San Antonio Printing Company Fort Sam Houston Federation of Women’s Clubs

US Cruisers Ordered to Salvador

The Associated Press reports United States warships Galveston Rochester and Julia are en route to San Salvador to pressure rebels in Honduras toward settlement. American chargé d’affaires Stokeley W. Morgan informed rebel General Ferrera that a peace conference is impossible while rebels advance on San Pedro Sula. Washington signaled it will not recognize or support any rebel government if no settlement is reached.

Associated Press Salvador Republic of Salvador Honduras Stokeley W. Morgan Gregori Ferrera San Pedro Sula Morgan Washington Ferrera

California girl reaches national girls singles final in Philadelphia

Miss Hoten Incobe of Berkeley California advances to the final round by defeating Miss Geverive Fox of Southampton New York 60 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Also in New Orleans dry goods and wholesale goods sales show heavy volume with one jobber shipping 1 million dollars worth in the last 30 days.

California Philadelphia New Orleans

Federal Troops Win Two Battles

A dispatch from Managua reports that government forces in Honduras have won two battles against General Ferrera in the regions of Vapaz and Armenian. The information comes from a dispatch sent through the Hon duran consul and received yesterday.

Associated Press Managua, Nic Ferrera

P head boosts city's development

W R Scott president of Southern Pacific told San Antonio manufacturers and skippers that railroad equipment would be refreshed as conditions allowed and that the city and railroad are closely linked in progress. He praised local development works and noted shop expansions would occur when needed, with shippers supporting the railroad's transportation efforts. He also spoke to the Traffic Club amid various entertainments planned in his honor.

Southern Pacific San Antonio W. R. Scott Southern Pacific Railroad United States Ir. Scott Southern ‘Pacific Ten Save & Great City CVYX Scott Alamo City WW. Scott C.K. Dunlap TE. A. Loeffler A. Be Muir I. M. McIlhenny San Antonio Manufacturers’ Association Eugene A. Holmgreen Elliott Jones Ed H. Kifer I. R. Martin Joe Carroll Sr John Haile F. J. Carle Tohu T. Wilson R. TE. Pruitt DL S. Pawkett San Antonio Freight Bureau Harry Weber Sidney Cornelius James Aiken Charl Graebner C. Leel

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