Market Turns Up on Strong Position as Short Interest Declines
Technical conditions favored a brisk advance in New York stocks with no fresh news to explain the rise. Short interest, pressured by bearish views on politics and crops, receded as investment and speculative buying supported broad demand for western stocks and copper. Union Pacific led gains, Reading and New York Central showed strength, and the market closed steady after a lively session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Reading
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
Lehigh
New York Central
Union
Southern Pacific
Weather Observation Report 8 AM September 12 1913
An observation log notes weather data recorded at 8 o clock in the morning on Friday September 12 1913. The entry provides no further context or measurements in the readable text.
Metals Prices Mixed as Lead and Tin Hold Steady
New York and London price quotes show lead holding around 4.70 dollars with bids and copper firm with various spot and futures levels. Tin remains steady with multiple futures notes and standard London markings. copper futures edge higher while antimony and iron hold near recent levels. A St Louis line notes lead at 4.68 with ongoing market activity.
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New York
London
Cookson's
Southern
Southern Soft
Peneen
Cleveland
Market Roundup in New York Trading
Prime mercantile paper at 5 6 percent, sterling exchange steady at 4.82.45 for 60 days and 4.85.80 for demand. Commercial bills at 4,824. Bar silver at 60 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars at 46 cents. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange Firm
Money on Call Rates and Short-Term Loan Terms
Money on call eased with ruling rate at 24 percent and closing bid around 23 percent. Time loans reflected higher rates: 60 days 4.4 percent, 90 days 4 percent, six months 6 percent, while 3 percent and 2 3 percent figures appear in bid forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coffee futures steady at December contract near 8.65
New York trading notes show December coffee futures at 8.65 with nearby at 9.05 as prices hold. Traders waited on market cues after early session activity in the commodity pit.
Maritime Arrivals and Departures at Galveston
Marine intelligence from Galveston records arrivals including Breslau Bremens Lucerne Rotterdam Maresfield St Lucia Colorado New York Cuthbert Barbadoes and departures such as Waasgenwald Hamburg via Havana El Alba American Port Barrios with date Sept 12 and yesterday.
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Galveston
Breslau
Bremens Lucerne
Rotterdam
Maresfield
St. Lucia
Colorado
New York
Cuthbert
Barbadoes
Waasgenwald
Hamburg
Havana
el Alba
American
Port Barrios
Liverpool Cotton Statistics and Odd Personal Note
Liverpool reports weekly cotton statistics with totals for imports and stock across categories. A local item mentions Dr. C. W. Fox of Roaring Springs Pennsylvania owning a seventeen year old cat reportedly cutting its third set of teeth.
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C. W. Fox
Roaring Springs
Weather bulletin reports heavy rainfall across regions
Cotton region notes fair weather overall with rain in western areas. Temperatures below normal with rainfall amounts from Amite Louisiana to Waco Texas exceeding four inches in many towns including Abilene Nacogdoches Fort Worth and Galveston. Allen Buell, local forecaster.
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Amite
Pine Bluff
Dardanelle
Ark
Aiva
Tulsa
Ardmore
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Marlow
Bartlesville
Chandler
Hadenville
Chickasha
Muscogee
Shawnee
Lawton
Okla
Alice
Weatherford
Abilene
Nacogdoches
Sherman
Quanah
Real Estate Transfers List 1913 1918 In City Blocks
A long ledger style record details numerous real estate transfers from 1907 to 1918. Entries name sellers buyers dates locations blocks or lots and price across multiple properties in San Antonio area neighborhoods such as Hyde Park Meerscheidt addition and Army Terrace.
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Louisa Rohmer
Katherine E. Rohmer
New City
Charles F
Louise B. Schreiner
H. D. Elliott
West Commerce
North Flores
P. H. Miller
George Powell
Old City
Meerscheidt
Leonard Jaimes
F. T. Parker
New City Block
R. L. Carlock
Ella Bostie
William G
Mary
Foster
A. C. Dachy
San Fernando
J. F. Carl
H. C. McGlasson
Southwest Land Corporation
W. M. Walton
Lakeview Gardens
Frank and
Lizzie Kring
D. ‘G. Roberts
Joseph A. Hyde
William Schmidt
Hyde Park
L. Terry
A. W. Cunningham
San Pedro Avenue
Philip Vargas Et al
Rudolph Maurer
Cleofas
Candelario Vargas
National Cattle Loan Company
Wirt Wright
W. B. Tuttle
Tappan Polo Ranch
W. G. Linnartz
Alexander Lawrie
Jose Maria
Flores Perez
Isaac
Martha Chestnut
Mary Watson
Frances Smith
H. P. Drought
B. Montalbo
Mary Hoefling
G. A. Hoefling
James and
Otelia Salas Brown
Benito Salas
North Center Street
Bliss P
Delfina Salas Fordyce
Jacinto Salas
Center Street
Charles L. Rohmer
Christian Connors
F. G. Foard
Nebraska Street
T. W
Vesta S. Hocker
T. B
Lena M. Curtis
H. E. Dickenson
B. G. Irish
Besta M. Glaze
Jane Arenstein
Gaier & Stroh Millinery Company
Keystone Park
J. H. Ragsdale
Fred E. Sommers
Army Terrace
New York Dry Goods Market Mixed Gains
In New York on September 12 the cotton goods markets show further gains with fruit of the loom 4x bleached muslins up a yard, the third advance this month. Cotton goods remain strong and yarns firm, raw silk up ten cents a pound, and there is a notable scarcity of overcoatings and cloakings for prompt delivery.
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New York
Weather Forecast For San Antonio And East Texas
Forecast for Friday night into Saturday calls for rain and colder in San Antonio and vicinity with Saturday turning fair. East Texas expects rain tonight and colder interior, with showers in the east and fair in the west on Saturday. Yesterday's precipitation recorded at 1.26 inches.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
East
Texas
Potatoes Seen Plentiful to Meet Demand Across Nation
A special report from J. C. Corbett of agriculture notes total potato harvest will be smaller than last year but enough for normal needs. Maine expected to yield the largest crop. Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota near normal. Massachusetts Connecticut Ohio New York lighter. Prices in Texas California stable. kraut demand rising with early shipments. almonds largely sold out on the Pacific coast.
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J. C. Corbett
Department of Agriculture
Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ohio
New York
San Antonio
Texas
Market Price List of Groceries and Produce
The notice lists prices for eggs, poultry, butter, cheese, vegetables, fruits, oils, syrups, meats, seeds, canned goods, and sal es. Items include eggs 20c a dozen storage 20-22c, hens 4.50 5.60 per dozen, turkeys 12-13c lb, tomatoes 1 per 4 basket crate, potatoes 1.85 per cwt Texas, apples Texas 1.50 per bushel, oranges California 4.60 per box, lemons 7.50 per box, corn 15-20c a dozen ears, canned meats with various No. and price points, and waxes on beeswax and tallow.
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Texas Creamery
Texas
California
Colorado
Valencia
Arkansas
Goa
Alaska
Local Grocery Price List Notes Varied Items and Prices
A fragmentary price list shows dairy and canned goods with varied per unit quotes. Items include mixed herring at 0 cents, spiced herring at 90 cents, roasted peanuts at 8.50 per hundredweight, peaches and pears with multiple grade prices, California beans in 100 pound lots, various raisins and dried fruits, citron and peel, sugar at 5.25 per hundred, coffees including Peaberry and Rio varieties, flour meal price details, hay per ton, and canned vegetables with standard tomatoes and corn priced per unit.
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California
Navy
Pacenesset
London
Choice
Rio
Arbuckle
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
Maine
Quotations in Chicago market report September 12
Butter and poultry hold steady while eggs and potatoes rise in Chicago trading. Receipts show 6506 cases of eggs and 20 carloads of potatoes from Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin New Jersey at quoted prices.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Jersey
Market Quotation Highlights Poultry and Butter Prices
ST. LOUIS data show today’s quotations with poultry including chickens at 12 1 2 to 13 1 2 cents, springs 15 1 2, turkeys 18 cents, ducks 11 2 3, geese 10 2 3 cents. Butter creamery 30 cents. Eggs licensed.
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ST. Louis
Springs
Commodity Prices Steady on Raw Sugar and Hides
New York market reports raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 3.26 dollars and centrifugal at 3.76. Molasses sugar at 3.01. Refined products and petroleum steady. Hides firm with Bogota 31 32 and Central America 30 31- c per pound. Leather also firm.
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New York
Muscovado
Bogota
Central America
Market Quotations From Kansas City Trade Rows
Quotations listed for butter eggs and poultry from Kansas City trade today. Butter Creamery 30c firsts 29c seconds 27c packing 22c. Eggs Firsts 28c seconds 1bc. Poultry hens 13c roosters 9c ducks 10c springs 16c.
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Kansas City
Cattle Arrivals At Fort Worth Livestock Market
In the Union Stock Yards at Fort Worth, trading was light with arrivals limited to a handful of cattle and calves and about 600 goats. Goats from Oregon called Williams were shipped for distribution among Texas sheep herders. best cows brought $5, calves $6.50, hogs $8.
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Union Stock Yards
Oregon
Williams
Texas
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Sees Modest Gains
Fort Worth Texas on September 13 reports cattle receipts at 1860 with beef demand limited to two to three carloads and top price 6.55. Calves bring 5.50 to 7.60 bulk, hogs reach 8.65 top with most sales 8.40 to 8.75, sheep receipts around 50 lambs at about 6.0. Bulls range 4.256 to 5.26. Stocker steers bring 4.75 to 5.75.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kansas City live stock market receipts and prices
Receipts and quotations show hogs at 1000 head with a steady market and bulk prices from 8.00 to 8.50, cattle at 2000 head including 400 southerns with prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.00 and cows 5.76 to 6.50, sheep at 5000 head with lambs 6.70 to 7.40 and yearlings 4.60 to 5.25.
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Kansas City
Cotton Drops as Texas Rain Aids Harvest
Cotton opened lower on weak cables as rains aided the Texas crop. Prices slid 12 to 14 points, then fell 16 to 18 before rallying with cooler Western forecasts. New Orleans pegged the crop at 14,343,000 bales as traders covered and buyers stepped in late.
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New York
Texas
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady but Dips in Early Trade
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady then declined 9 to 14 points on poor cables and Texas crop reports. Weather forecasts slight. rains boost Texas blooms and top-crop prospects. Bears warn weak spot demand. shorts book profits from lows while mills take 181,000 bales this week.
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New Orleans
Texas
Bears
Shorts
Hester
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans session
Cotton futures opened steady with September at 12.70, October 12.64 65, December 12.77 78, January 12.81 82, March 12.91 bid, May 12.99. Nearby contracts closed barely higher by 8 to 5 points after a trading day with mixed quotes across months and no dramatic shifts.
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New York
Yost
New Orleans
Coton
Coeeskz
Suse
Liverpool
Spot cotton steady in Liverpool market
Liverpool cotton reports a quiet session with prices easing. Middling fair at 99 3/4d, good middling 7 39/4d, low middling 7 1/4d, good ordinary 6 9/16d, ordinary 6 9/16d. Total sales 8000 bales including 7200 American and 600 for speculation and export. Receipts none.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Easy In Liverpool Market
Futures prices drifted lower in Liverpool with Sweeteners showing declines across successive months from September at 6.99 to August-September 6.66d. The structure eased with months from September through next summer posting lower figures.
Rice Market Reports From New Orleans Trade Day
New Orleans on September 12 reports rough Honduras rice quiet with buyers and sellers apart. Japan nominal and steady, clean Honduras active. Quoted: Rough Honduras 2.60 to 3.50, clean Japan old 2 1 2 to 3 1 2 cents, new 8 3 4 cents. Receipts: rough 2581, clean 244. Sales: clean Honduras 6588 at 18 18 5 3 4 cents, Japan 422 at 3 cents.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Chicago market quotes on hogs cattle and sheep
Chicago receipts show hogs 16 000 slow market five cents under last night with bulk sale prices from 7.90 to 8.40 for various weights. Cattle receipts 1 500 dull with beeves 6.60 to 9.25 and cows 3.60 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 18 000 steady to a shade lower with natives 3.40 to 4.75 and westerns 3.65 to 4.70 plus yearlings 4.85 to 5.70 and lambs 5.25 to 7.50.
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Chicago
Texas
Western
New Orleans spot cotton prices steady as demand persists
Spot cotton in New Orleans remains steady with middling at 12 13-16 cents. Sales on the spot total 617 bales, receipts 1,763, stockpiles at 23,182 bales, with various grade quotes listed from low ordinary to good middling.
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New Orleans
Cotton Seed Futures Mixed on Spot and Forward Trades
Market closes irregular for cotton seed with spot at 7.65 to 8.02, September 7.81 to 7.90, October 7.43 to 7.45, and other months trading down to 6.90. Sales totals reach 21 400 units across multiple calls and contract months with varied prices and substantial activity in October and November.
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New York
Market Reports and Eerie Editorial From Billville Banner
Cattle receipts 1500 including 400 Texans with steady market. Texas steers 6.00 to 7.75. cows and heifers 6.50. calves 5.00 to 6. Hogs 53500 with higher prices. pigs 5.75 to 9.10. heavy hogs 8.50 to 8.75. Sheep receipts 1400. native muttons 3.25 to 4.00. lambs 5.50 to 7.40. Then a rural aside quotes the Billville Banner about a surreal eclipse tale and swamp chase with animals and roosters.
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Louis
Texas
Spot Cotton Steady in New York Market
Spot cotton closed steady in New York on September 12 with middling uplands at 13.15 cents and middling gulf at 13.40 cents. Sales reached 400 bales.
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New York
Cotton Market Wrap Memphis Spot Cotton Steady
Memphis spots report on September 12 shows spot cotton remaining steady with middling grade at 12 and three quarters cents. No change from prior levels.
Less Cotton Received in San Antonio Gins Lag Behind Last Year
Despite government estimates of rising U S cotton supplies, San Antonio gins trail last year in receipts. Rene J Muller of the San Antonio Compress Co says this season's intake is about 25 500 bales, vs 40 350 bales by the same date last year as heavy rains depress quality to strict and good middling and now low middling.
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United States
San Antonio
Rene J. Muller
Welfare work urged by U.S. labor bulletin
Elizabeth Lewis Otey Ph D led a study for the Bureau of Labor Statistics visiting over fifty workplaces noted for welfare programs. The department report says welfare work should be mandatory, focus on workers health, and be state supervised rather than left to employers' goodwill.
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Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Lewis Otey
Ph. D
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Miss Otey
New Study Proposed For State Country Store Management
Topeka Kan Sept 12 A course in the management of a country store will be inaugurated in a state educational institution likely Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan The program outlines include writing advertising for country weeklies decorating store windows attractive displays handling customers promoting lines of goods and buying points through the curriculum
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Board of Administration of State Educational Institutions
30-Foot Fall Saves Jag in Tombs Court
Patrolman Crowley testified at the Tombs court that Peter Murray a machinist from No 4 Chatham Square fell thirty feet from a third floor window into a stone courtyard. Magistrate Barlow discharged Murray noting the improbable escape from severe injury.
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New York
Crowley
Elizabeth Street
Barlow
Tombs Court
Peter Murray
Chatham Square
He &T
Stone Court Yard
Murray
Texas rail bonds approved after San Antonio, Uvalde tour
Chairman Allison Mayfield and Engineer Parker of the railroad commission returned from inspecting the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf railway. The commission will grant authority to issue 800000 dollars in additional bonds for the segment south of Pleasanton about 100 miles long.
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Austin
Tex
Allison Mayfield
Parker
The
Railroad Commission
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railway
Pleasanton
Pardons for Mexican convicts to coincide with independence day
Not less than eight or ten Mexican convicts are set to receive pardons on September 16, Mexican independence day. Rev Father Robert M Chattillon filed papers for pardons and records showing long exemplary prison terms, many over twenty years, at Harlem Farm. The rest of the item comments on luminous efficiency in nature and lamp technology from Scientific American.
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Austin
Tex
Robert M. Chattillon
Harlem
Scientific American
Wheat Closes Weak After Speculator Selling In Chicago
Chicago Wheat prices fell from early gains as large commission houses and wire trades pushed the market lower. Rains that hindered plowing helped drive selling among speculators, with corn also pressured by rain. Initial gains faded to declines, and fears of Canadian imports added bear pressure.
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Chicago
Chicago market quotes for grain and oats
Quotations in Chicago show cash wheat at 89 to 90 cents, No 2 spring around 89 cents, corn about 16. to 17 cents, and oats ranging from 42 to 46 cents for various grades. figures reflect standard and white varieties with No 2 whites cited.
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Chicago
Kansas Market Quotations Show Corn and SoyPrices
Quotations listed for cash and futures goods include No 3 hard 88 percent for Sie No 2 red 98 cents. Corn No 3 mixed 76 cents No 2 white 76 cents. December corn 87 percent with 87e, September 76 percent, December 75 percent.
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Kansas
E. c .Gorn
Market quotations from Oats September 12
The report lists cash and futures prices for wheat corn and oats with bids and offers. It also notes yesterday’s receipts for wheat corn oats and flour and wheat.
New Members Boost YMCA Figures for August and September
YMCA membership rose with 43 new members in August and 12 more in September, totaling 862. Winter schedule starts next week as general secretary notes continuity with last year. Opening season reception set for September 30 and Bible classes begin in early October. Tennis Club awarded B J Tate contract to build two clay courts on T A Coleman property near Fifth Street, ready in about three weeks. N H King elected to board to succeed late A J Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Tate
T. A. Coleman
Fifth Street
N. H. King
A. J. Moore
Mexico Holidays and Festivals Book Circulating in San Antonio
A 700 page work titled The Holidays and Festivals of Mexico by Senor F Valdes is issued in monthly booklets from Mexico City and is now circulating in San Antonio. The author, noted translator of Mexican stamp law, explains monthly religious and historical anniversaries including the death anniversary of Melchor Ocampo and ten other holidays observed in June.
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Mexico
San Antonio
Senor F. Valdes
Melchor Ocampo
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