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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
3
Wall Street closes with strength as markets edge higher before 11 o clock. Steel copper sugar and beet prices noted amid broad activity including leather, fertilizers, and metals. United States stocks show a central figure with gains, while some shares lag but stay firm.
Fragmentary stock note lists copper and industrial rail shares with unclear broker references and a model auto line. Mentions corners of 84 East Ira and garbled brokerage names, suggesting a clipped page caption rather than a full market summary.
Market data shows cattle and hogs with quotes for heifers steers cows and calves. Receipts around 3000 with steady to higher trends on some classes influenced by seasonal demand and European markets.
Denver cattle receipts at 700 remain steady as beef steers reach 84.25 to 7.50 and cows trade around 85 to 150. Feeder and heifer quotes show gains while lambs and sheep deliver stronger bids. Top cattle hit 216.00, bulk calves around 68.00 with modest shifts. sheep receipts 23.06 strong with lambs near 50 to 1000 and ewes at 86.40.
Estimates indicate this year's wheat harvest 25 percent below last season. Prices opened mixed with December contracts around 1.774 and May near 81.73 to 81.74, then fell before a later rebound.
Wheat futures show Ward at 1.80 with December delivery and 1.6 cents for May. Oats rise with white and yellow varieties noted, while mised and other grades show varied prices in this regional market bulletin.
Chicago prices show butter and creamery products steady with receipts and fire items noted. Potatoes rise with recent offerings and regional deliveries to Minnesota and Dakota noted in the report.
An advertisement notes that any shade of paint will be made to order if requested by F. W. Brown & Co. The firm highlights customization options for color matches and finishes.
Schweitzer Machine Co of Tucson advertises mining and irrigation equipment and supplies including machinery and tools for heavy duty extractive and irrigation work. Ady.
Fragmentary field note lists fowls and stock terms with unclear names and figures. Mentions quantities and prices in a rough ledger style, including numbers like 150 and 1.45 in a Midwest context. Content is garbled but revolves around poultry and farming records.
Fragmentary OCR lists items and prices at a poultry market in Ranees City including roosters and broilers with figures such as 274 and 166, suggesting pricing or stock notes. unreadable portions hamper full clarity.
Marvel Alabama report states eighteen miners were killed in a Boden coal mine explosion. Officials suspect accumulated gas caused the blast, with crews working to determine exact sequence and impact.
London dispatch reports the Danish steamer Hebe and the Dutch Fortuna, 1254 tons, sunk offshore. Ten survivors were landed, but the captain and fifteen others are drowned.
Fragmentary text provides no clear event, names, or place to summarize. The legible bits reference a misread mix of words, hindering extraction of a factual incident or outcome.
A fragment mentions railroading trainees and trends with names and firms like Schweitzer Machine Co and Layne Bowler pumps. References to Tucson and advertisements for pumps, windmills, and irrigation supplies appear along with a phone-like number. The text blends equipment makers and potential ads from a mid century period.
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