Stocks Close Strong as Week’s Activity Peaks
New York reports a strong market close with Union Pacific Reading and Steel leading gains. Readings show scarcity of stock fueling a broad upturn as Reading climbs four points Canadian Pacific gains 5% and American Tobacco surges 38% amid high volume trading. Short covering drives early advances and buying lingers through the session.
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New York
Union Pacific
Reading and Steel
Reading
Canadian Pacific
Steel
General Electric
American Tobacco
Shorts
Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions across cotton belt
Observations show below normal temperatures with unsettled weather. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Greenville Port Gibson Rosedale Amite Minden Batesville Wynne Aldorado Prescott Malvern New Port Warren Pine Bluff Texarkana Durant McAlester Waco Waxahachie Greenville Huntsville Mexia Longview Palestine. Allen Buell local forecaster notes.
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Port Gibson
Rosedale
Amita
Minden
Batesville
Wynne
Aldorado
Prescot
Malvern
New Port Warren
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Durant
McAlester
Waco
Waxahachie
Huntsville
Mexia Longview
Palestine
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Banks report excess reserve rise to weeks total
The weekly statement shows clearing house banks and trust companies hold 5,480,850 dollars in excess of legal requirements, up 799,500 from the prior week. The figure reflects the current liquidity position of New York financial institutions.
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New York
Money on call nominal as loans show strength
Money on call remained nominal while time loans strengthened with 60 day at 4 4 percent 90 day at 4 4 percent and six months at 6 5 percent. Lead at St Louis markets quoted 4.62 percent and spelter at 5.75. Mercantile paper in New York noted 5 to 6 percent ranges and sterling exchange steady around 4.8840 for 60 days and 4.8565 for demand with commercial bills at 4.82 percent. Bar silver quoted 60 1/6 cents and Mexican dollars at 4 cents. Government and railroad bonds held steady.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Smallest landscape painting found on grain of corn
Camden artist Samuel T. Schultz rediscovered a grain of corn miniature landscape painted in 1869 at age 19. The grain originated from Wheatland Pennsylvania after Schultz plucked it during James Buchanan’s funeral visit. The work traveled Europe and centers before return, acclaimed by Charles A. Wise as a miniature masterwork.
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Cameda
N. J
Samuel T. Schultz
Camden
Wilmington
Del
Art Center
Europe
Charles A. Wise
Schultz
James Buchanan
United States
Wheatland
Judge Upholds Right to Wear Diaphanous Gowns in Public
In Los Angeles Judge Frederickson fines Leo Keller ten dollars for following 19 year old Lillian Lambert wearing a diaphanous gown. Lambert insists she did not know her dress was diaphanous while she wore a pink flowered dress. The note adds a Scotland wage rise of at least thirty dollars annually over two years.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frederickson
Leo Keller
Lillian Lambert
Miss Lambert
Novelty in taxes recalled as old and odd levies arise
The piece contrasts Lloyd George's expected budget surplus with Chamberlain's 1904 deficit, recalling historic taxes from 1695 on little strangers and beards, plus sums paid by nobility, widowers, and poets. It notes Pitt's 1798 income tax and horse tax, with a quip about a farmer riding a cow. Cleveland prediction appears.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Ailisten Chamberlain
East Worcestershire
England
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Peter the Great
Pitt
Seed demand surges as rains boost fall planting outlook
Seed jobbers report a flood of orders for wheat, rye, oats, onion sets, turnips and bulbs for fall planting as rains raise crop prospects. Ranchers expect abundant pasturage and feed in Texas, while grain dealers lift supplies at high prices. Dairy prices rise though milk output not yet spurred by rain.
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Texas
Kansas City
Market Prices for Eggs Poultry Produce and More
A broad listing of wholesale market prices across eggs, poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, syrup, meats, canned goods, nuts, dried fruits, and staples. Items include eggs 20c per dozen, hens 4.50 to 5.50 per dozen, various fruits priced per box or hundredweight, and assorted canned meats and saps with unit costs.
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Northern
Texas Creamery
Texas
California
Colorado
Valencia
Arkansas
Local Colonial Market Prices for Staples and Groceries
Prices listed for crowns, citrus peels, flour and meal, cereals, and canned vegetables. Goods include citron and peel at 2.00 to 2.10 per unit, flour brands Pioneer Lib Liberty Bell at 5.10 to 6.00, and canned tomatoes and corn priced around 0.95 to 1.35 per unit with containers noted.
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Liberty Bell
Johnson Gross
Maine
Market News: Butter Eggs Potatoes Poultry Prices Mixed
Chicago on September 18 reports butter rising to 26 to 31 cents a pound from creamaries, eggs unchanged with 8486 cases received. Potatoes higher with receipts of 18 carlots from Minnesota Ohio 80 to 85 cents, Jersey 96 41, Wisconsin 75 85 cents. Poultry unsettled with Springs 160 and fowls 14.
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Minnesota
Ohio
Jersey
Wisconsin
Poultry and dairy prices quoted in Louis market
Quotations today in Louis show poultry at 12¢ for chickens, 15% for springs, 18¢ for turkeys, 11% for ducks, and 10% for geese. Butter creamery trades at 30a and eggs at 17¢.
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Louis
Commodity Price Briefs Include Eggs Butter Coffee
NEW YORK reports eggs steady with fresh extras at 1.33 for market. KANSAS CITY PRODUCE notes butter, eggs and poultry unchanged. NEW YORK COFFEE lists No 7 Rio at 58 cents and futures steady with December at 6.64 and May at 9.06.
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New York
Kansas City
Rice market report from New Orleans on rough Honduras and Japan
New Orleans reports mixed rice prices and receipts with rough Honduras quoted at 2.50 to 3.50, clean Honduras at 4 percent to 5 percent, and Japan at 2 to 3 percent. Receipts list 676 rough Honduras millers 261. sales include 672 sacks rough Honduras at 3.00 to 3.50 and 126 sacks rough Japanese at 2.75.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Cotton markets hold steady at high price range
New York reports cotton markets stable at recently reached high levels with steadiness in wool and silk piece goods. Domestic wool divisions run quiet while silk ribbons sell steadily for spring.
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New York
Black Foxes Bring For Tune From Edmonton Shipment
Edmonton sends 219 live foxes in colors from black to red crosses valued at 320000 to Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Alberta and New York and Pennsylvania. The peak consignment ten pure black puppies sold for 30000 to Kane Bros Brooklyn New York. Dogs shipped to Ogden Pennsylvania for propagation.
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Alta
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
New York
Pennsylvania
Kane Bros
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ogden
Boy Stolen in 1896 Found Restored to Parents
Frederick Brosseau aged 24, kidnap victim from Sissonville New York, was found after a deserter from a gypsy camp sought refuge with monks near Montreal. An aunt saw his photo and the parents confirmed him by a birth mark. Separately, 67,278 of 74,000 German printing workers belong to the printers union.
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N. Y
Frederick Brosseau
John Brosseau
Sissonville
St. Lawrence County
Oka
Montreal
Montr
Printers’ Union
Featureless market at the Stock Yards reports steady prices
The Union Stock Yards at Fort Worth saw a tame weekend market with receipts low to noon. Cows topped 5 dollars, calves 6.50, hogs 8 dollars. no sheep or goats offered. Fort Worth and northern centers held steady prices with light receipts. yards closed early. Week judged satisfactory with a positive outlook for next week.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Cattle Market Rebounds Amid Mixed Stock In Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports receipts of 600 cattle and 50 calves with 450 hogs. Prices held steady with beef steers at 26 to 86 cents, er stockers at 85 cents, and cows 16 to 26 cents, bulls around 1 cent and calves at 1 dollar. Market showed active demand though overall decline mirrors other markets. Sheep traders absent as market closes strong versus last week.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Livestock Prices Hover Near Day's Averages
Cattle receipts 300 steady with beeves 6.60 to 9.25 dollars and calves 8.75 to 11.50. Hogs receipts 9000 steady to a shade under yesterday with light 8.25 to 8.80 and mixed 7.60 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 3000 slow but steady with native 3.40 to 4.75 and western 3.66 to 4.70.
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Texas
Eife
Lamba
Mative
Western
Cattle and Hogs Mixed at St Louis Market
Cattle receipts 1600 with 500 Texans and 1000 sheep parley through steady trade. Native beef steers priced 5.50 to 9.00, Texas steers 65.00 to 7.75, Texas cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, calves 6.00 to 7.75. Hogs 8000 head down 10 cents, pigs 6.75 to 9.00, good heavy 8.45 to 8.65. Sheep receipts 1000 steady, native muttons 5.25 to 4.00, lambs 3.50 to 7.40.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Spinners Take Cotton Demand Boosts Market Opening
New York and other markets showed renewed buying as spinners indicated increased interest in cotton. Early trading opened steady to modest gains with December contracts under heavy selling pressure, leaving prices 10 to 14 points higher for the day and overall barely steady after the session.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady on Washington News
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains of 7 to 11 points as favorable Washington legislation and Gulf coast storms spurred buying. Shorts fearful of Sunday carry and rising rain in the gulf coast supported buying, with prices 12 to 16 points above yesterday at midmorning. Bulls remained confident Washington policy would not obstruct seasonal plans.
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Washington
Gulf Coast
Shorts
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Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans trading
Cotton futures opened steady with September at 12.85, October 12.90 bid, December 13.00 asked, and later closed steady with a net advance of 8 to 10 points. The session showed mixed early quotes and final stable levels across the contract board.
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Ose
Orleans
Esee
G.se
Cotton prices steady as sales reach 4000 bales
Liverpool market reports dull cotton with steady prices. Middling fair at 8.0d and good middling 7.724. Low middling 7.18d and ordinary 6.18d. Sales total 4000 bales, including 2900 American and 300 for speculation and export. No receipts recorded.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Steady In Quiet Liverpool Market
Futures in Liverpool closed quiet and steady with settlements ranging from Sept 7,060 to Aug-Sept 6.72%. Key pairings included Sept-Oct at 6.98% and Jan-Feb at 6.82% with several other forward months printed.
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Liverpool
Sune
Cotton prices steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton holds steady with Middling at 12 15-16 cents up 4 cents. Sales on the spot reach 343 bales with 636 bales to arrive. Receipts total 1976 bales and stock stands at 20 477 bales.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Cot ton prices steady in Galveston market
Spot cotton firms with gains of 1-16 cent. Price ranges listed from low ordinary at 13 to good middling at 13 16 cents. Sales total 57 bales, receipts 24,004 bales, stock 146,814 bales.
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Galveston
Tex
F. O
Kansas City Livestock Prices
Hogs receipts 1500 market weak with bulk 8.00 to 8.40, heavies 5.00 to 8.30, lights 8.00 to 8.50, pigs 5.50 to 7.50. Cattle receipts 800 no southern sources. prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.00, dressed beef steers 7.50 to 8.50, southern steers 5.25 to 6.50, cows 3.75 to 6.50, heifers 4.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts none. lambs 0.76 to 7.45, yearlings 4.50 to 5.25, wethers 4.25 to 4.75, ewes 3.50 to 4.00.
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Kansas City
Houston spot market closes steady on many grades
The Houston commodity market closed steady with a 1 16 to 1 8 cent rise. Sales reached 646 bales at f o b with 1422 bales shipped and total stock of 68 938 bales. Price ranges included low ordinary 8 1 16 to 9 18 16, good ordinary 10 16 16, low middling 12 3 16, middling 13 8 16, good middling 18 7 16, and middling fair 18 11 16.
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Houston
Tex
Metals Markets Report Shows Narrow Shifts in New York
Metals prices were largely steady in New York trading on September 13. Copper hovered around 17.00 with electrolytic copper at 16.87 percent and 16.50 to 16.62 percent levels. Iron prices remained unchanged.
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New York
Philippine planters get $750000 loan aid program
The Philippine government allocates 750000 to loan sugar planters through the Bank of the Philippine Islands. Loans cap at 1 picul, about 133 1/8 pounds, to assist harvesting and marketing this year. Sugar prices range from 1.75 to 3.50 per picul.
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Bank of the Philippine Islands
Raw sugar and commodities steady in New York market
On September 13 in New York raw sugar prices held steady with Muscovado at 3.26 dollars per unit Centrifugal 3.76 dollars. Molasses traded at 3.01 dollars with refined steady. Petroleum remained steady and hides and leather stayed firm amid quiet molasses trading.
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New York
Cotton Statistics Receipts at U S Ports
Interior receipts and local cotton receipts figures are listed for the current period. Port totals show Galveston New Orleans Norfolk and overall shipments. weekly totals and season-to-date totals are given for last year and this year.
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New Orleans
Norfolk
Bloustanosse Dios
Santo Ee
Cotton Seed Prices in Memphis Trade Roundup
Cotton seed products in Memphis quote prime tone at 7.66, meal at 31.60, linters at 1% 08. Prices reflect current market for cotton seed byproducts in Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sey T. Pe
Cotton seed on Market closes easy in New York
On September 13 in New York the cotton seed market closed easy with spot at 7.60 to 8.00. September 7.57 to 7.70. October 7.29 to 7.30. November and December at 6.00 to 6.89. Total sales 11 900 with multiple lots traded across months including October 600 at 7.31 and 900 at 7.83 and March 1200 at 7.02.
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New York
Marine Intelligence Galveston News Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston reports arrivals yesterday include steamers El Occident New York Mount Vernon Nov Bocas del Toro Caucasian Br tank Hull F J Luckenbach and clearances for Caucasian Br tank Gulfport Lord Downshire Br Liverpool Mount Vernon Nov Bocas del Toro. New York also notes arrivals La Sa voie Havre Amerika Hamburg Campaign Liverpool City.
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Cam Pania
A Moonward Missile Dream Meets Plain Physics
The Philadelphia Record dismisses the idea that a 27 kilogram radium powered shot could reach the moon in 49 hours at 4000 miles an hour. It notes the immense air heat, Earth rotation shifting the aim, lunar motion, and solar orbit travel make interplanetary shots impractical and warns against public hype.
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Ironing day set in Degraff village Ohio
Degraff Logan county selects Tuesday as ironing day for its municipal electric plant which had only run at night as no power was sold. An agent sold many electric irons prompting officials to operate the plant in daylight for iron owners. Vancouver rail hub grows with new Canadian Pacific station at 1 million dollars and Great Northern and Canadian Northern terminals at several million dollars.
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Ohio
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Electric Irons
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Vancouver
Estimated French wheat crop slump boosts Chicago market
Chicago wheat rose on news France’s crop was about 20 million bushels below last year. Opened modestly higher amid light offerings, then gained further as shorts covered. Frost in Iowa Wisconsin lifted corn briefly though overall market strength remained limited. Oats saw small declines and provisions eased while hogs softened.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago market quotes for grains and corn
Quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 98 94 cents, No 2 hard 89 89 cents, No 2 northern 74 76 cents. Corn No 2 74 76 cents, No 2 yellow 7 7 1/2 cents. Oats No 2 white 43 44 cents.
Commodity Quotations From Kansas City Market
Quotations dated September 18 show cash wheat at No. 2 hard 86 90c, No. 2 red about sageene. Corn higher with No. 2 mixed at 76 76%c and No. 2 white around 76%c. Oats No. 2 white 43% 48%c and No. 2 mixed 42%. Wheat December 87% 87%c and May 92%c. Corn September 7éc, December 72% 12%c, May 75%¢.
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Grain quotations at St Louis market Sept 18
Cash wheat prices for No 2 red 98 94 cents, No 3 hard 88 92 cents. No 2 white corn 76 1 2 cents. Oats No 2 43 8 cents, No 2 white 44 cents. Receipts wheat 93 000, corn 36 000, oats 15 000. Shipments flour 15 000, wheat 95 000, corn 10 000, oats 38 900. Close: Wheat Sept 89 c May 97 e. Corn Sept 74 c May not shown. Oats Sept 41 c May 47 c.
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Ig Co
Mess Park
Jan T. Oe
ST. Louis
Artificial Bird Tests Edge Forward in Aviation Stability
Popular Mechanics reports a French invention that uses a birdlike aeroplane model to auto correct its balance in gusts. Tested in a mistral, the 314 foot long device flew with head into wind, suggesting stability without pilot input or stabilizing surfaces.
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Wright Brothers
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