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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
11
Fannie a Scotch collie saved farmer John C Shafer and later his son during two bull attacks at their Missouri barn. Nellie Shafer summoned the dog the first time. the next morning Mrs Shafer, in night clothes, pursued with the dog as the bull charged again, allowing both men to escape unharmed.
A ring with three small diamonds was lost Friday night at Elk's Hall. Reward offered.
Spot prices show firm early strength with a downward close, as market activity shifts later in the session. Traders note firmer prices at the open while speculative and demand signals weigh on final quotes.
Daily cot ton quotations from principal markets show futures fluctuating with a closing near unchanged. Texas frost favored bulls at open while New Orleans offers increased cash sales. weather and acreage reports loom large this week as traders watch Mexican relations and government data for price direction. San Antonio compress prices list grades with strict low to good ordinary at 9.90.
The New York cotton market opened steady but quiet with May at 11.92, July 12.09, and October 12.24 as Liverpool showed selling of new crop months. Reports from the South cited cold temperatures and seed shortages delaying planting while Texas and Georgia noted varied crop conditions. midday activity pulled back slightly with July near 12.94. Exports for the day reached 9,733 bales.
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with May at 11.77 and December at 12.20. Prices closed one point lower after a narrow trading session with May and October quotes around 11.88 to 12.20.
An unclear report notes Liverpool preparing to open on Tuesday with a one point deficit and an 11 o'clock follow up call from New York. The text also contains scattered codes and numbers such as DER e050 blue 612,80 and 11,88 a Tania h004)) 22.08 October 12:2 12.20.
Cold belt weather and frost damage reports in South Texas spurred moderate early buying in New Orleans. In the first half hour prices rose five points on active months, then warmer forecasts and crop prep cooled demand, leaving prices 2 to 4 points under Saturday at noon. By 1:30 pm the active months stood about three points above last week's finals as the market narrowed but held steady.
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with May at 11.87 cents, July 12.08, October 12.28, December 12.40, and January 12.45. The market closed mixed, with 2 lower to 1 point higher, reflecting limited early activity.
Liverpool cotton market reports steady prices with Good middling at 7.874, middling 7.634, and low middling 7.394. Total sales reach 8000 bales, including 2000 bales for export and speculation. Receipts total 3000 bales.
Futures steady with April 7.4749, May 7.46, June 7.46, July 7.45 and other monthly pairings listed. Rates cover February through March contracts and show small variations around 7.2 to 7.46 percent in early observations.
The local wholesale market opened with eggs at 20 cents a dozen, up five cents from last week, and fryers at six to seven dollars per dozen amid firm vegetable prices. Cold snap damaged potatoes and other crops, while overall demand remained strong and grain and flour markets held firm.
Buyers paid varying prices Monday in San Antonio for country produce. Butter at Texas Creamery 31 35 cents per pound. country butter 20 25 cents. packing stock 22 cents per pound. Poultry prices include hens per dozen six dollars. fryer and capons six to seven dollars. turkeys 19 20 cents per pound. ducks per dozen five fifty to six dollars. geese seven to ten dollars per dozen.
Quotations today show butter steady at creamery 814 35, eggs higher with receipts of 31,113 cases and firsts at 20 to 21 cents. Potatoes rise with arrivals from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Dakota, white potatoes at 5 9 cents. Poultry prices steady with fowls and springs at 19 cents.
Kansas City quotes show butter at Creamery 5c for firsts 33c for firsts, 31c for seconds, 24c for packning. Eggs offered at Firsts 20%e, leghorns lic, turkeys 20c, springs 2Be.
Prince Joa chim of Prussia and Princess Marie Auguste of Anhaldt will reside in Cassel after the war in the historic Lottery House. The mansion has housed a lottery office, war department HQ, and Hessian commanders, with ties to Prussian royalty since 1866. A separate item recalls Theophilus Baxter, Alabama banjo player, quitting after fear of a minstrel show.
A concise update shows San Antonio cotton market with current price levels and brief activity notes. Traders monitor boll and futures moves as daily prices fluctuate across regions.
New York April 19 Cotton goods markets remained firm last week with smaller trading and many orders for delivery through three years. Prices for colored cottons rose amid high dye costs while bleached goods and sheetings held firm. Denims indigo and print cloths showed varied advances and staple ginghams remained steady.
Cattle receipts at Oklahoma City on April 16 steady for cattle at 00 head. Feeder Hege posted 2700 head with prices 1.945 to 1.95 lower. Sheep receipts 300 head steady.
A humorous anecdote from a shop displays a sale by the yard. An Irishman asks for a yard of milk, the shopkeeper marks a yard on the counter, and the man pays five cents, prompting a playful miscount.
April 10 reports from Union Stock Yards show light offerings across cattle hogs and sheep with steady prices near last week. Receipts included 359 cattle 216 calves 43 horses 271 hogs and 271 sheep with buyers active and top steer price at 7.00 while cows ranged 5.00 to 6.00 and calves 6.25 to 7.28.
Fort Worth dairy and livestock market report shows cattle receipts around 6800 with varied prices for steers stockers cows and calves. Hog receipts near 3500 with bulk and price ranges from 9.15 to 9.45 per hundredweight. Sheep and goats receipts about 8900 with lambs yearlings and ewes priced from 6.50 to 8.75 and up to 41.00 for goats.
Receipts and quotations show hogs at 4.40 to 9.55 for bulk and heavy categories, totals listed. cattle receipts at 20,009 with western steers 7.60 to 8.55, stockers 5.85 to 8.55, cows and heifers 4.00 to 8.90, calves 0.50. Sheep receipts 13,660, market firm with wethers 4.25 to 4.25 and lambs 7.60 to 11.55. quotations include shorn stock.
ST LOUIS Mo April 10 Receipts and Hogs market lower. Pigs and lights total 70049 with prices 9.65 to 9.75. Cattle receipts 2400 market slow Native beef steers 7 50 to 7 75 yearling steers and heifers 8 50 to 9 50 cows 5 50 to 8 00 stockers 5 50 to 8 50 Texas and Oklahoma steers 5 26 to 8 15 cows and heifers 4 00 to 6 00 native calves 6 00 to 9 75 Sheep receipts 2500 market steady Yearling wethers 8 00 to 10 40 lambs 9 00 to 11 40 ewes 6 50 to 8 50
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep in Kansas City market. Hogs receipts 10,000 with mixed ranges from heavy to pigs. Cattle receipts 14,000 with prime fed steers and dressed beef steers listed. cows and heifers also shown. Sheep receipts 6,000 with lambs yearlings and ewes noted. market mixed to higher.
Joe E Waters a cattleman and former state livestock Inspector based in Corpus Christi died in League City. The funeral was held this afternoon.
The New York Cotton Exchange will be closed on Good Friday and the following Saturday April 21 and 22, extending holiday observance into the weekend.
Chicago April 10 Wheat prices showed strength on reports of continued demand from Europe and light reserves in Argentina and Australia. May and July futures rose though gains faded late amid mixed crop reports including green bugs in Oklahoma and Hessian fly in Kansas. Corn influenced oats as hog futures weighed on provisions.
Carlot buyers paid listed figures for grain delivered in San Antonio on Monday. Wheat in Texas $1.30 per bushel, northern $1.32. Corn Texas No. 3 $0.74, northern No. 2 mixed $0.50, northern white 70-80c. Oats Texas red bulk $0.65, sacks $0.72. Oklahoma prices align with Texas grades.
Local meat house quotes show 14 percent bacon at 14-16 pound average with 16 percent and 18 percent variants. Fancy breakfast bacon listed at 26 cents and 21 cents for bacon belly cuts. Pure lard offered at 13 cents and compound lard at 124 cents.
Chicago on April 10 reports commodity quotations for wheat and corn with prices for No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat and No 2 yellow corn. Oats standard and barley values are listed with respective figures.
Quotations list prices for corn and oats in St Louis with No 2 hard nominal and No 2 red corn at about 1.20 per bushel. No 2 white and yellow oats show nominal values in the day’s market report.
Kansas City market notes show grain prices for wheat and oats with No 2 grades and price ranges. Quotation lines include No 2 hard No 2 red No 2 mixed No 2 white and No 2 white oats with cents per bushel in early trading.
New York April 10 railroads placed contracts last week for 254000 tons of rails ahead of May 1 price rises, bringing total bought since March 1 to 1214000 tons. Expect 300000 more tons to be closed next week with Santa Fe alone taking 60000 tons. Export demand added 72000 tons and war munition orders last week called for 200000 tons of round steel bars billets and forgings while shops took 22000 tons.
New York reports earnings of the International Mercantile Marine Company increased since the European war outbreak. A stockholders committee says five months in 1914 averaged 1.2 million dollars monthly, rising to 4.5 million in three months of the war. Leylandine earned 13.5 million in 1918. Over 10.9 million has been invested in new slips under Receiver P A S Franklin.
Today’s Army Orders detail transfers and assignments across multiple regiments. Major Charles Hagadorn and many captains, lieutenants, and staff officers are reassigned between cavalry and infantry units with June dates. several officers receive leaves for sickness, medical transport duties, or extended duty, plus temporary quartermaster duties and personnel retirements.
Grain futures in Kansas City on April 10 show May wheat at 1.08 and July wheat at 1.08 while May corn trades at 4%c and July at 4c with market activity continuing.
The Federal Trade Commission presented a preliminary Congress report on rising gasoline prices. It details production and price statistics, notes a small decline in gasoline content, and shows Standard Oil and independents dominated output with price gaps and regional differences across January and December 1915.
New York reports morning commodity quotes with raw centrifugal molasses at 5.96 dollars per unit and refined loaf sugar at 8.15, crushed 8.00, mould A and cubes 7.50, powdered 87.15 and 7.10, fine granulated 7.00, diamond A 87.00, confectioners A 6.99 and No. 1 6.85.
In New York on April 19 coffee futures held steady with No. 7 Kin 7%Co futures showing little change. May and December contracts were listed but with limited data available.
Opening trading showed material gains across specialties as Mercantile Marine, Crucible Steel, Industrial Alcohol and Mexican Petroleum climbed about two points. American Zinc, Butte and Superior, Westinghouse, Studebaker and Goodrich rose, with heavy activity in other issues, while late session trading yielded modestly on lighter volume and bond selling.
The report lists mercantile pay at 343% and sterling exchange with sixty day at 4.724% and demand 4 767 16, cables 4.77. Guilders demand 42% and cables 43, bar silver 624 ¢, Mexican dollars 48% ¢. Government tends steady, railroad bonds irregular.
Time money weaker with 60 days at 4 3 percent, 90 days at 3 percent, and six months at 4 3 percent. Call money steady with high 2 percent, low 1 percent, ruling rate 2 percent, last loan 2 percent, closing bid 1 4 percent, offered at 2 percent.
Lead at 8 dollars asked, Spelter from East St. Louis firm spot offered 19 cents. Copper steady electrolytic nearby 28 to 29 dollars, June and later 27.25. Iron steady No 1 northern 20.75 to 21.25, No 2 20.25 to 20.75. Tin strong spot 55 dollars bid.
London market notes on lead 34 pounds sterling spikes and spiking spot copper at 113 pounds 10 shillings with futures F126 1st electrolytic 124. Spot tin at 205 pounds with futures at 199. Market specifics include speller rates and price contrasts for the day.
The United States Steel Corporation reports record unfilled orders for March totaling 9,324,nap tons, up 732,035 tons from February. The monthly statement notes a new high for unfilled orders, with the March figure surpassing February’s record.
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