Bears Attack Stocks as Foreign Market Breaks Down
Bear operators controlled the New York market with bearish bets tied to steel and copper industry conditions. Copper shares stayed weak as Union Pacific and other leaders fell, while short covering later steadied prices before a weak close.
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New York Financial Markets Mixed in Settlement
Prime mercantile paper 5M and 7 per cent. Sterling exchange easy with $4.82 for sixty days and $485.65 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.91%. Bar silver 61 1 2 c. Mexican dollars 47e. Government bonds heavy while railroad bonds run irregular.
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Money on Call and Time Bonds Rates Report
New York markets show money on call at 2 to 3 percent with ruling rate at 3 percent. Closing bids at 2 3 4 percent. Time loans quoted 60 days at 4 percent, 90 days at 4 4 percent, and six months at 5 percent.
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New York
Metal Market Summary from New York Sept 4
Denad dull at 4.70 bid. Copper steady with spot at 15.50 and futures around 16.50. Tin quiet with spots near 41.80 to 42.10 and London prices firm. Antimony dull at Cookson’s 8.30. Tron steady with Cleveland warrants 64s7d. London markets cited with various sterling quotes.
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Unclear September Market Quotes Include Lead and Coffee
Fragmentary market notes list lead at 4.60 and spelter at 5.65 with scattered coffee prices from New York. Entries mention No 7 Rio and December 9.32 for coffee with limited context and uncertain dates.
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ST. Louis
Sept
Market Quotes for Butter Eggs and Poultry in Kansas City and St Louis
Kansas City notes butter eggs and poultry unchanged from prior levels. St Louis reports poultry prices with chickens 12c, springs 13c, turkeys 18c, ducks 12c, geese 10c. Butter creamery 31c and eggs 24c.
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ST. Louis
Market Report Butter and Eggs Steady as Prices Hold
Chicago reports butter and eggs unchanged with 6793 cases received. Potatoes drop with 75 car receipts. Michigan Wisconsin 82c, Minnesota and Skip 80e. Poultry alive higher with springers 165 c, fowls 15 c.
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Open Cotton Damaged by Weather Near Cuero Texas
Farmers report one fifth to one fourth of open cotton wasted by rain and wind storms. Damage to remaining bolls may cut five dollars per bale. hail and wind near Stratton and Terryville caused 200 bales lost. Boll weevils and leaf worms threaten further losses as no control applied. Williamson county visitors offered a dollar per hundred for pickers but found none.
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South
Texas
Williamson County
Record August Exports Beat All Previous August Figures
Washington reports August imports fell to 137.7 million while exports reached 187.8 million, the highest August on record. For the eight months ending August, imports totaled 1.156 billion and exports 1.516 billion, per the commerce department.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Cotton Seed Market Reports and Prices
Market notes from Memphis and New York show cotton seed values firm with spot at 7.07 to 7.40 dollars and various futures for September through April. Trading included numerous lots and totals of 16 300 seeds, reflecting steady demand across months.
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New York
Spot
Cotton goods market steadies with firm yarns and silk prices
New York reports quieter cotton goods trading but strong values. Yarns remain firm and silks sell at advancing prices for staples for immediate delivery. Men’s wear mills have absorbed about sixty percent of the winter operating demand.
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New York
Weather Bulletin for Cotton Belt September 24 1913
Observation at 8 a m reports generally fair weather in the cotton belt with below normal temperatures. Allen Buell, local forecaster, notes the 12 hour period shows minimal cooling but no adverse conditions for harvest or fieldwork.
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Weather Bureau
Canned foods to rise as demand tightens supply
Analysts forecast higher prices for canned goods this year with pack numbers for corn cut to not more than 6 million cases from 11 million last year. Demand remains strong amid cotton picker activity, while dairy and meat prices push higher. Dry goods costs also rise as buyers stock fall lines ahead of cold weather.
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Packer
Wholesale Prices for Country Produce and Essentials
A comprehensive listing of wholesale prices for eggs, poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, and meats. Includes per dozen, per pound, and per crate rates for items such as eggs at 25c, hens $5.00, turkeys 12 18c per pound, butter 30 32c, potatoes 1.85 per cwt, oranges $4.00 box, apples $1.50 per bushel basket, flour $4.90 per barrel, and meats like dry salt extras 14c per pound.
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Texas
California
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South
Grocery Price List Items From Early 20th Century Market
A dense inventory of meats canned goods dried fruits and produce with per pound and per dozen prices. Hams bacon lard pickled meats canned fish peaches pears apples prunes raisins cranberries currants dates California canned goods vegetables beans hides wool beeswax tallow listed with specific rates.
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Maritime Movements Galveston Reported Arrivals and Clearances
Galveston telegram lists arrivals including steamers Indore Burg, Hamburgh, Hyndenford via 81 Lucia Herbert G Wyle tank Tampico Domingo de Larrinaga Port Tempa cleared Hert G Wylie Tampico Orato Liverpool La Blanca Liverpool sailed Lord Antrim Rotterdam El Mundo Paneras Liverpool San Christobal Sosua Mobile Nueva.
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Prices and sales report for Honduras and Japan rice
New Orleans reports quiet rough Honduras and nominal Japan with clean Honduras active. Quotes set rough at 2.60 to 4.10 dollars, clean at 4% to 5 3/4 cents, and Japan at 3% to 3 1/4 cents. Receipts include rough 7794, millers 4840, clean 8022 sacks. Sales list 215 rough Honduras sacks at 2.75 to 4.05, 140 rough Japan sacks at 2.35 to 3.00, 4855 pockets clean Honduras at 1 1/4 to 1 57/16 cents, 1404 pockets clean Japan at 2 3/4 to 3 cents.
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Honduras
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Commodity Prices and Quips in New York News
The report notes unchanged egg prices and firm petroleum and molasses markets in New York with quotable snippets from Buffalo Commercial and New York Globe. It pairs market notes with brief, playful dialogue about art and a cartoonish Bobby exchange.
Mexican stock train bumps Fort Worth cattle market
A Mexican stock train bringing 300 head halted at Union Stock Yards for feed and rest. Only 80 cattle and seven calves were sold, session was short and featureless. Hogs 42 head found buyers. prices steady from 7.50 to 8.00. Cows to 5.25, calves to 6.50, sheep goats not offered. Other markets reported generally lower and crowded conditions.
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Fort Worth
Fort Worth Market Reports Cattle Steady Despite Variations
Fort Worth trade notes a cattle market that held steady on most categories while beef steers and calves varied. Prices listed include beef steers 5.50 to 7.10, stocker steers 5.50 to 7.00, stock cows 4.00 to 6.50, calves 4.50 to 8.50, beef cows 4.25 to 7.65, and heifers 5.25 to 7.00. Hog prices 1.25 to 5.66, sheep steady.
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Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Receipts and Prices
Receipts and quotations today show hogs 28 000 with steadiest to five cents under yesterday, cattle 18 000 steady with beeves 7.25 to 9.40 and calves up to 12.00, sheep 45 000 weak to ten cents lower with native lambs 5.50 to 7.20 and western 5.50 to 7.20.
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Texas
Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed. Market Steady to Lower
Receipts 4000 cattle including 300 Texans, market steady. Native beef steers 5.50 to 9.35, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.75, Texas cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, calves in car loads 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 8000, market 8 to 10 cents lower. pigs and lights 6.50 to 6.82, good heavy 6.50 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 3500, market steady. native muttons 3.25 to 4.25, lambs 5.60 to 6.26.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Kansas City Live Stock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts today include hogs 9000 with a market steady to five cents lower and prices from 6.00 to 10.50 depending on weight. cattle receipts 13,000 with steady market and prime fed steers at 8.80 to 9.10. southern steers 5.50 to 7.00. cows 4.25 to 7.00. heifers 5.00 to 9.00. sheep 9000 with steady market. lambs 6.50 to 7.15. yearlings 4.75 to 5.756. wethers 4.26 to 4.75. ewes 3.50 to 4.26.
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Spot Cotton Quiet as Prices Listed in New York
Spot cotton in New York on September 24 shows middling uplands at 13.60 cents and gulf at 13.85 with no sales. In Houston a playful exchange follows about borrowing a well trained dog named Dottle capable of tricks.
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Ethel
Advancing Liverpool Market Lifts Cotton Prices
New York reports a volatile session as Liverpool showed unexpected strength. Prices opened higher, hit new seasonal highs, then fell on selling but recovered on demand and trade buying amid nervous markets. Estimated receipts reached 66 000 bales.
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Washington
Cotton futures open and close steady in New York
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with prices listed for September through August and later closed steady. The report shows ongoing trading with multiple contract points including September 13.65 and December around 13.43 to 13.56, indicating little immediate volatility.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Then Dips on Rumors
New Orleans Sept 24 Cotton futures opened 4 to 11 points higher on good cables and favorable weather but failed to hold gains as long liquidation hit. Prices fell about a dollar in active months with December and January 10 points below yesterday, later partially recovering on Clarke bill rumors. By noon the market showed a small net decline, with 2 to 3 points down in the 2 PM session.
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Cotton futures open steady on Sept 24 with modest gains
New Orleans price action shows September at 13.50 bid, October 13.5455, December 13.50 offered, January 13.56 57, March 13.68 69, May 13.76 78. Market closes steady with a 2 to 4 point net advance.
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Greek Royals Reach England After European Tour
Queen Sofia of Greece and King Constantine arrive in England traveling from their homeland. They stop at Eastbourne for a two week rest before moving on to Paris for a shopping tour.
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Cotton market notes from Liverpool on Sept 24
Spot cotton steady in Liverpool with middling fair at 8.184 pence and other grades listed. Sales reach 10 000 bales, including 6000 American and 1000 for speculation and export. Receipts total 15 000 bales, of which 13 900 are American.
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Futures Close Feverish in Liverpool Market
Futures closed feverish in Liverpool on Sept 24 with a ladder of quotes across months. September 7.49d and subsequent contracts show a steady decline through August-September at 6.97d, reflecting jittery trading and near-term uncertainty.
Spot Cotton Prices and Daily Market Totals
New Orleans spot cotton firm at 13 percent middling with 330 bales sold and 629 arriving. receipts 2892 bales. stock 31,557 bales. Other markets listed with middling ranges and figures including New York Liverpool Galveston Memphis and Houston values.
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Spot market closes steady with fall shipments reported
The Houston spot market closed steady and unchanged. Trade showed 1098 bales sold f o b with 5825 bales bought, 15536 bales shipped, and total stock at 79106 bales.
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Cotton steady as market closes in Memphis
Spot cotton in Memphis remains steady at middling 18 cents. An unrelated wartime note states that in the first six months of 1918 the British Isles imported about 6 million hats and bonnets.
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British Isles
Market quotes for grains and futures from yesterday
Cash wheat prices show No 2 red 93 95 cents and No 2 hard 87 95. Corn No 2 74 cents, No 2 white 75 4 cents. Oats No 2 48 44 cents with nearest contracts Wheat September 87 8 cents May 3 cents. Corn September 73 cents May 74 74 cents. Oats September 42 cents May 46 cents. Receipts: flour 14 000 barrels, wheat 40 000 bushels, corn 37 000, oats 53 000. Shipments: flour 13 000, wheat 19 000, corn 33 000, oats 45 000 bushels.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Wheat and Corn Fobacco Trading Notes
Cash wheat prices show No 2 hard at 83 percent 90 cents and No 2 red at 92 98 cents. Corn prices list No 2 mixed at 75 4 percent 76 cents and No 2 white at 77 and No 2 white 43 cents. No 2 mixed 2 percent cent. Close shows December wheat 84 cents May 91 cents. Corn futures list September Tic December 724 percent T2 cents May 74 cents.
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Kansas City
Quotations and Humorous Snippets From Daily Clips
Chicago market quotes show wheat corn and oats prices with bid ranges. Juxtaposed quips include a diplomat joke from Tommy Pops and a hygiene teaching exchange about home cleanliness and meals.
Wheat Trends Lower as Grain Prices Slip on Markets
Wheat prices dipped after a brief early strength, with heavy Canadian movement and Russian offers weighing on bulls. Corn and oats followed the same downbeat trend, while provisions joined in the decline though some support emerged from purchases by prominent houses before weakness resumed. Closed nervous and unsettled with fractional losses.
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