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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
15
The board's committee on raw cotton distribution announced it will not recommend fixing prices. Washington dispatch reports calm prevailing across the republic. Also noted, former Paraguay president Dr Eduardo Kerer has been appointed minister of ware.
Special Deputy Police Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker organizes the Aviation Corps of the Police Reserve to replace the demoralized Home Defense League. About 11,000 men have enrolled, receiving ground and aerial navigation instruction with Curtiss planes and gym training.
A London correspondent reports growing worry among new war influenced collectors who mistake modern pieces for genuine antiques. A woman customer demanded to see an antique drawer and blamed the dealer after noticing wear suggesting prior use, arguing she wanted furniture that had not been used by anyone else.
An Army program led by new recruits from the F65th Depot Brigade offers boxing and wrestling as the main pastime at Army No. 28. A boxing card includes Private Self versus Private Jolet at 145 pounds, Sergeant Dollars against Private Perkins at 140 and 145 pounds, and Private Brewer meeting Private Roberts at 140 and 185 pounds respectively. Other bouts pair Private Carderas with Hobie Datats Sehnhardt, and heavier matchups feature Corporal Saunders against Private Theates, plus Corporal Hedper versus Private Little. Wrestling bouts draw Private W. M. Tracy against Private L. E. Yates, Private Letts, and Private Haley in 175, 170, and 115–170 pound classes.
An eight city semi professional league for next season was approved by the National Baseball Federation executive committee. Chicago Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Akron are selected to represent. Remaining two cities to be chosen from Louisville Indianapolis Johnstown Canton and Dayton. Receipts cover travel, park upkeep, and the rest supports athletic equipment for military camps. A three member committee will visit Washington to confer with officials. A major league official will head the league.
War Department releases list Second Lieutenants and captains assigned or promoted at Fort Sam Houston Leon Springs San Antonio and related posts. It names officers in Q M Ordnance Cavalry Artillery and Infantry with new roles, stations and promotions including major officer upgrades and adjutants across several camps.
In Washington on September 37 Senator Weeks of Massachusetts introduced a resolution for a $1,000,000 appropriation to fund a public health service campaign. The measure was sent to the appropriations committee with Majority Leader Martin pledging prompt consideration as vital to the country.
About sixty French Foreign Legion members led by Captain Maurice de Grey arrive in Kansas City for the Fourth Liberty Loan tour. After a parade they attend a luncheon and join loan campaign meetings. Leslie Willard Sprague of the U S Department of Labor will speak Friday to San Antonio employers at the Chamber of Commerce building on Navarro Street.
Faculty representatives at a special meeting in Chicago on September 27 decided to hand over control of football and all intercollegiate athletics in the Western Conference to the War Department due to the chaotic state of the US football program at major universities. The action aims to centralize administration under military oversight.
Quotations from principal spot markets show firmer tones as Liverpool cables and abroad politics influence sentiment. Opening advances ranged 4 to 27 points with early gains around 39 points, then moderating but remaining steady with 15 to 20 point rebounds. Close posted about 100 points above yesterday.
New York cotton prices firm as Liverpool values rise and favorable foreign developments boost demand. First prices jump several points with October around 32.20 and January near 32.59, amid rumors of French commission buying to fix prices and a crop report showing mixed indications. Trading slows mid-morning, then firm activity returns in the afternoon with October reaching 32.23 and January about 32.00 as the market hovers near new highs for the day.
New Orleans cotton prices moved in a choppy session on September 27 as talks with Bulgaria and a soft tin market influenced hedging. Early gains of 43 to 70 points faded by noon amid hedge selling and cautious trading, with Deton er showing relative strength among months.
The market showed quiet firmness with a gradual rise. Liverpool cot ton quotes rose with Good middling at 24.70d and sales near 2000, including 1560 American, receipts 100 all American. futures closed steady with September to January points cited.
Fragmented market notes show per pound prices for whole and cleaned fish including salmon red fish halibut and trout, with shrimp oysters and rock cod prices. Additional lines cover cotton futures rough rice and turpentine new york harbour receipts and stock tallies with multiple place names and numbers in a dense, OCR damaged row.
In Chicago and St Louis market reports dated Sept 27, corn futures fell sharply after Bulgaria proposals. Opening prices dropped 10 to 15 cents, with October around 1.43 to 1.46 and November near 1.45. Rallies short lived as selling intensified, closing 3.14 to 4.34 cents lower. Oats weakened with corn, while hog futures saw brief lift from dashers.
San Antonio markets show eggs steady and poultry in good demand. Butter unchanged at 41 to 44 cents a pound, eggs steady, hens 20 to 27 cents, small broilers 10 to 12 cents, turkeys around 27 to 28 cents per pound. Kansas City and Chicago quotations mirror steady to firm tendencies across dairy, poultry, and grains with No 2 corn around 96 to 97 cents, oats steady, rye and barley near prior levels.
The report aggregates daily commodity prices in Chicago markets for meats and dairy, with bacon bellies and hams listed in cents per pound and cheese and oleomargarine quoted. It also covers Chicago produce trends with butter steady and eggs higher on receipts of 2658 cases. New York sugar remains steady with grains and refined forms noted, while coffee futures show quiet activity with No 7 Rio at 9.20 for January.
The Jewish Welfare Board hosts a Succoth festival at Beethoven Gardens on South Alamo Street inviting Jewish boys from camps around San Antonio. The event features a decorated Succah, refreshments, and music by the Kelly Field Band under M. S. Weber. A. S. Allman organizes town volunteers and William M. Maseer directs camp activities in the district.
The live stock market shows higher prices across major hubs with gains of 10 to 20 cents on hogs and cattle led by lighter receipts. Reports from Union Stock Yards and market centers in Fort Worth and Chicago note increased demand, with hogs and cattle trading higher and sheep and lambs mixed to steady. Prices vary by region and animal type, reflecting a generally active trading day.
A dense list of wholesale prices for fruits and vegetables across California and Texas markets. Items include onions at 3.50 per sack, potatoes 3.76 per hundredweight, yams 5.50 per hundredweight, tomatoes 3.60 per slug box, cabbage and turnips per hundredweight, lettuce 2.76 per crate, cucumbers 7.60 per dozen, and diverse fruits like apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes with varied box and crate pricing. The roster also notes dried fruits, raisins, peaches, prunes, and sugar, coffee, and canned goods among wholesale offerings.
New York stock market opened with buyers on a broad basis and short covering pushing many issues to new highs. Equipment shares led gains while United States Steel and International Paper advanced, with oils and tobaccos also rising. Texas Company jumped over 100 points as mercantile marine shares fell. Liberty bonds finished mixed with notable progress on first and second convertible issues.
A dated collection from New York and London reports metal exchange steadiness, sterling rates, and money market activity, with brief dispatches on Bolshevik policy shifts in Moscow. Also noted are Alaskan flood impacts on Juneau commerce, a London district outing anecdote, and a clipped local London misprint era item.
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