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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
9
Wet weather and flood fears in the central belt push cotton risk high while granulated sugars drop ten cents per hundredweight to 6.25. The market reports a sixth consecutive price cut in thirty days and Texas jobbers face losses as they sell sugar at the new lower wholesale level.
The Associated Press reports March was the best trading period in years as demand rose for staple fabrics. Prices rise on higher production costs and wage pressures with mills limiting output. print cloths at 3 cents and standard prints at 5 cents lead a list of current rates.
Butter per pound 28c. Poultry Springs 4.00 to 5.00 hens 6.00 to 7.00 turkeys per pound 12 13c. Eggs fresh country 1 56 to 11c. Potatoes Idaho 2.75 per 100 pounds Onions California in sacks 4.50 per 100weight Seed potatoes Maine stock 11 pk sacks Triumph per sack 4.25 Irish Cobbler Dersack 5.26 Bunbanks 4.75 Oranges California navels 2.60 to 2.75 Lemons 2360s8 420s 6.00 w 5.25 Cheese Fancy cream 24c per pound.
Butter steady with creamery and daisy brands trading around 21 to 30 cents. Eggs steady at 19 to 20 cents for firsts and specialties. Cheese quotes show several brand names at 19 to 20 cents. Potatoes firm with 85-car receipts. Wisconsin prices from 1.40 to 1.45 and Midwest regions near 1. anus. Turkeys and chickens at 14 cents. springs 14 to 15 cents. veal 50 to 60 pounds around 7 le.
AP reports Kansas City on April 1 quotes butter at 28 cents for creamery, 26 for firsts, 24 for seconds, packing stock 21 and eggs at 20 and 18 cents for extras and firsts respectively.
Quotations from St. Louis on April 1 show poultry prices for chickens at 12 to 14 cents, springs 15 cents, turkeys around 10 to 12 cents, ducks 10 to 11 cents, geese unchanged, while butter creamery holds at 27 to 31 1/2 cents and eggs steady at 29 to 30 cents per dozen. Associated Press notes establish the price points for the market report.
New York reports eggs irregular with receipts of 19 200 cases. Fresh gathered eggs sold at 22 percent? 238c, dirties 20c and checks 19c.
From New York April 1 Associated Press raw sugar shows quiet trade with ovado 8 percent test at 3.86 cents and centrifugal 96 test at 4.36 cents. molasses sugar 89 test at 8.61 dollars. refined sugar easy. Petroleum molasses and hides steady. leather firm. tallow quiet.
Reading stock opens higher as copper shares advance. United States Steel and Amalgamated Copper push industrials up. Early mixed trading shifts to firmness with rails mixed and copper issues climbing. Reading climbs to 164 before slight pullback, market ends firm.
Tonight in San Antonio and surrounding area is fair and colder with probable frost. Tuesday will be fair and colder. East Texas expects tonight to be fair and much colder with probable frost inland. Tuesday is fair with colder conditions in the southern portion.
The Associated Press reports New York on April 1 with money on call at 2 3 percent ruling and closing bids, time loans showing 60 days and six months demand and discount figures, indicating market rates and offerings.
April 1 stock at Union Stock Yards shows scarce desirable cattle with Mexican offerings dominating. Receipts 665 head including cattle calves horses and hogs. cows rare top at 3.50, most 2.75 to 3.00. other cattle 3.60 to 4.50. calves 8 to 6.50. hogs weaker with top 6 to 6.75. no sheep or goats offered. strong sheep demand emerging with wethers 3.50 to 4.00.
Fort Worth reports April cattle supplies at year high with 6000 head and 850 calves. Prime dealers from the Winfield Scott estate sold two cars at 17.75, calf market set a record. Beef steers steady 4.50 to 6.75, cows 3.25 to 6.00, bulls 3.50 to 4.75. Hogs up 5 to 10 cents, top 9.20, bulk 7.90 to 8.15, 1700 hogs in sight. Sheep arrivals 1600 head with wethers 5.00 to 5.40 and lambs 9.50.
Kansas City reports April 1 cattle receipts 6000 with steady to 10 cent gains. Native steers 6.00 to 8.35. southern steers 5.50 to 7.25. cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.50. feeders 4.75 to 6.75. bulls 4.25 to 6.75. calves 5.00 to 8.25. Hogs receipts 6000 with 6 to 10 cent rise. bulk 7.60 to 7.85. heavy 7.85 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 10,000, market steady. muttons 4.00 to 6.25. wethers and yearlings 4.50. ewes 3.00 to 5.75.
April 1 report shows cattle receipts 18,000 with steady to higher trade. hogs 32,000 with market slow to 5 higher. sheep 30,000 with market slow and weak. Prices include bees 5.20 to 8.60, hogs mixed 7.60 to 8.05, sheep native 4.85 to 6.25 and yearlings 5.75 to 7.00.
Receipts 2600 cattle including 400 Texas and Oklahoma stock shows steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 to 8.50, cows and heifers 5.00 to 7.00, stockers 3.75 to 6.25. Hogs receipts 10,000 up ten cents. pigs 5.50 to 8.50, mixed and butchers 7.85 to 8.10, good heavies 7.90. Sheep receipts 2500 steady. native muttons 4.25 to 5.75, lambs 4.26 to 5.75, lambs 6.00 to 8.00.
In St. Louis on April 1 the lead market shows the lead firm at 4.22 percent while spelter remains quiet around 6.60.
New York April 1 futures for coffee No. 7 Rio closed steady with May at 13.82 and July at 13.93.
The Elgin quotation committee declared butter firm at 30 cents a pound this afternoon. Output for the week amounts to 775000 pounds.
A brief local item notes a roast duck at Waite's Horse Tavern offering San-A-Lac as a refreshing beverage. It highlights the eatery and a featured drink, conveying a concise scene from the establishment.
Chicago market notes a sharp wheat break and rising hog prices. May corn opened higher, dipped, then rallied to new highs for the crop as offerings thinned and grain weakness provided support. Oats and other grain activity followed with market closes firm and near day’s highs.
Chicago on April 1 reports grain prices with wheat grades listed from No. 2 red at 1.01 to No. 2 spring at 0.95 and oats No. 2 white around 0.55 to 0.56 per bushel, plus durum and velvet chaff values and standard oats figures.
In St Louis on April 1 the market reported cash wheat at No 2 red 1.03 and No 2 hard 1.0191.11, corn No 3 7 éte, No 8 white 15 76c, oats No 2 55 %c, No 2 white 65% 5éc. Closing bids show May wheat 1.00% July 93% Ke, corn May 7&c July 76%c, oats May 55%c July 49%c.
Kansas City prices show cash wheat at 1.04 to 1.10 for No 2 hard, 1.03 to 1.04 for No 2 red. Corn No 2 mixed 75 c, No 2 white 77 7/8 c. Oats No 2 white 54% to 65 c, No 2 mixed 53% to 56 c. May wheat 90% to July, 89% for September. May corn 73% to July, 71% for September. May oats 56% to July 46 c.
A business men's luncheon on the Cotton Statistics program hosted at the Gunter runs from 12 to 2 30 PM. Admission costs 50 cents. San-a-Lac is advertised for both adults and children.
Foreign cables point to stronger demand as traders buy amid bad south weather. New York up 5 to 6, New Orleans up 3 to 4, spots higher, middling uplands at 10.90. Volume and realizing fluctuate with bulls renewing support and prices near best levels.
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with a list of front month and nearby contract prices for January through December and a closing round of steady levels. Market details show July and October figures and figures for November and December with minor variations.
New Orleans April 1 Cotton opened steady with a 3 to 8 point rise on strong cables and a poor weather map. Rains drenched most of the belt and more are forecast. Flood worries and wet conditions spurred buying, with July near 11.15 and futures closing about 3 to 4 points higher on the day as trading slowed toward holidays.
New Orleans April 1 futures list shows April to January bids from 10.80 to 11.14 with varying highs and lows. Trading activity notes open, high, low, and close figures amid scattered data and incomplete OCR details.
Liverpool April 1 closing shows spot cotton up three points with American middling at 6.23 and other grades listed. Sales reach 6000 bales with 600 for speculation and export and 6500 American bales included in totals. Receipts total 2000 bales with 19600 American bales.
Futures opened and closed firm in Liverpool with contract spreads noted for April through March next year. Key values include April 6.02 percent, May 6.01, June 6.00, and October 6.89 percent with several near-6.9 percent readings across successive contracts.
Leading spot markets in New Orleans report steady closes with 1-16 to 1-8 cent gains across grades. Sales on the spot reach 300 while arrivals total 60, with quotations ranging from low ordinary to good middling and above, receipts 1142 and stock 166485.
Galveston Texas April 1 cotton spot held steady with sales totaling 2788 bales. Middling 11 3-16 cents per pound.
Houston market reports spot cotton closing steady as sales reach 1388 bales. Prices maintained at about 11 to 11 1/2 cents per pound with moderate demand noted across varieties.
New York April 1 spot cotton closed steady with a gain of 5 points. Middling uplands priced at 10.95 and middling gulf at 11.20. Total sales reached 4200 bales.
Memphis Tennessee April 1 spot cotton remains steady at middling leads with unchanged price for the day. The market shows no movement in the initial trading, keeping the season’s tone cautious and stable for buyers and sellers.
Cottonseed products market report from Memphis lists prime basis at 4.93 94 per unit, meal at 26.26 50, and linters at 2 percent CG.
New York reports strong cotton seed oil trading with spot at 55.89 and multiple months moved through trading rings. Totals show 28 900 units sold across months from April to October with bids and calls listed for 200 April and 1700 October among others.
Mrs William Guessen aged 45 died at her New Braunfels home after a lingering illness. She is survived by many relatives.
Hoyle and Rarick Clothing Co at 116 West Houston street introduces a credit system allowing customers to buy complete outfits without a deposit. Payments can be made weekly or monthly, with outfits including shoes, suit, and hat available for $15 or higher as finances permit. The store sells men's, women's, and children's clothing and cites an unusually extensive spring line, predicting doubling its patron base due to the plan.
A bold warning and street tone echo in a public note as tensions rise over a dog altercation. The speaker demands restraint and hints at consequences if provocation continues.
L Jaimez driver for Peden Iron and Steel Works paid a $25 fine in police court after being found with a wagon containing dynamite beyond the 200 pound limit. He was arrested when police found 50 pound boxes on Essex street and said the dynamite had fallen from his drag.
Goose liver shines as a SAN A LAC dish at the White Horse Tavern enticing patrons with a rich preparation. Patrons savor the delicate flavors and the chef’s technique enhances the appetizer's appeal.
Retail food markets see strawberries drop to 20 to 25 cents per quart from 40 cents as liberal offerings return. Butter supplies tighten with no price change. Eggs attract Faster buying amid forecasts of higher prices as wet weather slows receipts. Vegetables are abundant with several price reductions. New Mexican onions appear and Texas Bermuda is expected later this week. Pork and its products remain firm with a strong advance.
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