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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
23
A fragmentary weather note mentions partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with rain and snow. It records a first figure for temperature, a second for precipitation of .01 inch or more in the past 24 hours, and a third for maximum wind velocity.
The notice enumerates stock and commodity exchange closures on April 6 and related dates. Markets affected include New York stocks New York cotton New Orleans cotton Liverpool cotton Chicago grains Kansas City grains and New York coffee sugar and cotton seed oil.
Washington D C figures show February and eight months to February 1917 in merchantise values with contrasts to prior year. St Louis hogs cattle and sheep markets report receipts and price ranges, plus district stock movement and deficits against last year.
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio showed varying quotations. Prices included half pesos at .56 bid .53 ask, and state and national bank notes at .18 and .19 respectively. Bank of London and Mex. quoted 15.4 Carranza money as listed.
The northern hog market rose 15 to 25 cents at Fort Worth while cattle stayed strong and sheep nudged higher. Receipts were light with 351 hogs and 43 sheep reported. city trade included 162 cattle, 6 calves, and 107 hogs.
Fort Worth Texas on April 6 cattle receipts 2200 market strong with steers 7.00 to 11.00 stockers 6.00 to 8.50 heifers 7.00 to 9.50 cows 5.00 to 8.50 bulls 5.00 to 8.25 calves 5.50 to 11.00 hogs receipts 2500 market 15 to 25 cents higher bulk 14.75 to 15.25 top 16.40 sheep receipts 2000 market steady lambs 13.00 to 16.00 yearlings 12.50 to 13.50 wethers 10.00 to 11.00 ewes 9.00 to 10.00 culls 7.00 to 5.00 goats 5.60 to 7.75.
Chicago market report shows receipts of 12 000 hogs and 1 000 cattle and sheep with a strong tone. Hog prices range from 14.80 to 16.00 for various weights and grades. Cattle include native beef at 9.25 to 15.15, stockers 7.20 to 9.90, cows and heifers 5.65 to 11.00, calves 9.25 to 10.75. Sheep show 1 000 receipts with wethers 10.50 to 13.00 and lambs 11.75 to 16.25.
Receipts and quotations show cattle hogs and sheep market moves. Hogs receipts 2000 with prices from 15.40 to 16.65 for various weights and packers. Cattle receipts 600 with prime fed steers from 12.00 to 12.75 and cows 6.50 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs 12.00 to 15.00 and yearlings 11.50 to 13.00.
The Friday wholesale market shows eggs at 30 cents, butter and poultry steady, and light receipts. Fruit and vegetable changes include White potatoes at 4.50 per unit, California onions slipping to 9 to 9.50, Bermuda onions to 3, and cabbage firm at 8 to 8.50 per hundredweight with radishes at 35 to 40 cents per dozen bunches. Flour up to 10.20 per barrel and meal to 1.10 per 35-pound sack. no changes in groceries provisions seeds grains or hides.
Waldemar Kaempffert notes in Harper’s that at current consumption rates gasoline may run out in about twenty years. He explains that kerosene, alcohol engines, or electric storage batteries may become the future motor fuel as researchers push for new carburetors engines and feeding devices.
A village tale from Tit-Bits recalls an Irishman’s excuse for heaven. Asked by a parish priest how he would reach heaven the man promises to keep opening and shutting the gate until St. Peter grows weary and bids him enter or stay out.
A quip from the Yonkers Statesman notes a golfer needs more spirit in his game and jokes that he now takes four hook ers before starting to play. The line plays on the idea of adding quirky pregame rituals to improve performance.
Shippers market shows jobbers' prices to retailers or paid shippers with commissions omitted. Eggs up. Texas country candied at 50 cents. butter steady. Poultry prices firm with hens large 7.50 to 9.90, medium 6.00 to 7.00, small 5.50 to 6.75. large friers 6.00 to 7.00, medium friers 5.60 to 6.00, broilers 3.60 to 4.00. turkeys 23 to 24 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 to 0.00 per dozen, geese 12.00 to 16.00.
Chicago market notes show butter rising to 43 cents, eggs easing with 27,253 cases received, and firsts at 51 to 51 1/2 cents under mark. Potatoes advance with 12 car receipts from Washington Colorado Idaho Oregon, while poultry remains steady with fowls at 23 percent and springs at 23 1/4 cents.
Price quotes show butter at creamer y 4 cents firsts 40 cents seconds 39 cents and packing 31 and a quarter. eggs at 21 cents for hens and 14 and a quarter cents for roosters. potatoes around 2 dollars 60 cents.
Changes in examiner assignments were modest after a quarterly meeting with Commissioner C. O. Austin. L. P. Kean appointed examiner for the Corsicana district, with others shifting between Corsicana Fort Bliss Sherman South Dallas and related districts. Most examiners departed for their new headquarters after the session.
In Savannah on April s records show Turpentine firm at 45 percent with sales 59, receipts 86, shipments none and stock 10 916. Resin firm reports sales 484, receipts 287, shipments none and stock 103 800. Prices listed for various grades and months with multiple lettered lots and values.
On Thursday April 6 in New York cotton pods advanced with a moderate trade volume. Raw silk held steady while yarns moved higher. Men's wear remained firm with steady demand for civilian use.
In Vernon Texas on April 6 more than 600 bales of cotton and 3900 tons of cotton seed were destroyed by fire at the Vernon Cotton Oil Company seed house. The company office and mill sustained slight damage and the total loss is expected near 200000 pounds, forcing the mill to close for the season.
A flower seller repeatedly offers flowers to Mr. Karker with each offer refused. The dialogue shifts from urging him to buy for a wife or sweetheart to a final exchange where he buys one. The fragment ends abruptly amid the conversation.
Reports indicate winter killing of winter wheat across several states. Agriculture experts advise when to let surviving plants grow or reseed with spring wheat, and when to plant alternative crops such as corn or soybeans depending on local conditions and seed availability.
The London Chronicle remarks that without the genius of lan age England might have had an Austria in Essex or East Anglia. Historian Edward Freeman often asked his readers What is Austria as a historical thought experiment.
An energetic automobile salesman delivers a new car to a customer then learns the car is not self starting. The customer questions the feature and the salesman explains that the car requires a button push to start. Source quotes highlight the misunderstanding between buyer and seller.
An elderly visitor touring a North Wales country house famous for its art fixates on a Nell Gwyn portrait. She quips that she always believed the sitter was King Charles II, highlighting the playful mix of history and opinion in the visit.
In New York on April 6 mercantile page shows 60 day bills at 471, commercial 60 day bills at 470, German marks at 475, cables 476, silver 73 3 4 cents, Mexican dollars 56 4, with various bid figures for sterling 64 5.
London reports on April 6 show bar silver at 36% per ounce and Money at 3 percent. Discount rates listed include 4 percent for short bills and 4 percent for three months.
Local packing house quotations released on Friday show dry salt extras at 21 cents and bacon extras at 28 cents. Dry salt bellies average 14 to 16 pounds at 23 cents with fancy breakfast bacon at 35 cents. Fancy hams at 25 cents and bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds average 24 cents. Pure lard 22 to 24 cents, compound 16 1/2 cents. American cheese 29 cents per pound.
Clarksville Indiana April 6 Fire yesterday destroyed two warehouses containing 1500 hogsheads of tobacco worth about 300000 dollars, partly insured.
Observations recorded at 7 a m on Friday April 6 1917 note wind speeds under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Meteorologist Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau signs the note.
Wholesale prices to trade for fruits vegetables meats and staples across states. Lists include potatoes onions tomatoes and citrus from California Florida and Texas, strawberries apples pineapples bananas oranges grapefruit lemons limes and dried fruits. Also covers nuts beans oats hays flours and hides with per unit and per hundredweight rates.
A USDA report outlines soy beans as a multi use crop adaptable to corn or cotton regions, with potential as forage, soil renovator, silage, and cash seed. It notes resilience in poor soils, moisture tolerance, fertilizer boosts, sowing methods, and diverse human and animal feeding applications. The circular highlights varieties best suited for forage, seed, or food uses.
Rough and clean rice remains strong with good demand in New Orleans on Thursday. Rough sacks 458, millers 4668. clean 8567. Sales include Rough Japan 219 sacks and Blue Rose 329. clean Honduras 1077 pockets. Quotations show Rough Japan 3504.85 dollars and clean Japan 3.14 dollars per unit. other grades unchanged.
Official Texas notice certifies that the Federal Life Insurance Company of Chicago is in compliance with Texas laws and has authority to conduct business in the state for the year ending February 28 1918. Signed by Commissioner Chas Austin and State Manager Ben Thorp.
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