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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1916
Page
11
In Puyallup California Dr. F Bb Gault faced a snowball thrown at the platform during his mid year grammar school graduation address. He recovered after a brief pause and resumed speaking for another hour. Superintendent E Walker ordered an investigation resulting in four warrants for arrests of young suspects, one tied to a thrown snowball through a window.
The report notes uneven cotton output with prices showing a rising tendency. Texas drought factors are cited as a major influence on supply and regional market behavior.
The report covers cotton futures in New York with May July and October quotes and price moves, and buyers in San Antonio paying local compress prices for grades including Good middling and Low middling. It notes steady to slightly higher tones, with Liverpool trading and near month buying supporting futures.
In New Orleans on April 7 the cotton market moved uncertainly as traders awaited political news. Drought persisted in South Texas while other belt areas showed favorable conditions for the new crop. Prices opened lower, recovered to a small gain, and edged up again to a net advance of 4 to 5 points by 1:30 p.m.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady on April 17 with May at 11.68, July 11.88, October 11.95, December 14.07, and January 12.19 asked. Close ended 8 to 4 points higher with session highs and lows shown. activity around 11.7 to 12.0 cents.
Liverpool market report lists good middling at 8.05 pence per pound, middling 7.85d, low middling 7.61d. Sales include 1000 bales for export and speculation. Receipts reach 8000 bales as the port handles cargo and trade activity.
Futures closed aready. April 7.704, April May 7.68 gd. May June 7.68, June July 7.66d. July August 7.644, August September 7.584, September October 7.50%. October November 7.46134, November December 7.434, December January 7.404. January February 7.38144, February March 7.39%4d, March April 7.39 9d.
Port figures list receipts of cotton at major U S ports including Galveston Houston New Orleans Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk and Boston with other ports noted in the report reflecting trade activity.
New York metal markets show lead at 8.78, Spelter firm at 19% delivered in East St. Louis, copper steady near 25.90 to 29.00, Tron steady, No. 1 northern 20 759 to 21.75, No. 2 9 160% to 20.75, No. 1 southern 20.50 to 21.00, tin spot offered at 54.
Advices from Mexico buoy early trading as stocks tied to Mexican interests gain. Mexican Petroleum leads gains while United States Steel and other issues inch higher. some specialties slip in afternoon trading with Cuban American Sugar among weak performers.
A brief despatch outlines the cotton market in San Antonio with price observations and current tendencies. It notes fluctuations in spot values and nearby futures, indicating cautious trade and steady demand amid available upland stock.
Chicago report shows wheat sliding at opening with May at 1.15 to 1.18 and July at 1.14 to 1.18, then recovering to settle unsettled. corn followed with early decline turning to gains as replant fears in Oklahoma limit losses. Oats flat with no major change as the market closes steady to higher on provisions demand.
Monday buyers paid Texas No 3 corn 4tgc mixed varieties Northern No 2 white 69c Oats Texas No 3 red 46c white 54%c sulfurized In sacks 2c per bushel. Hay prices include Mile maize No 3 bulk 1.10 Feterita No 32 bulk 1.12 Micaffir corn No 3 bulk 1.10 cane hay 14.50 per ton prairie hay 11 per ton Johnson erase 12 per ton.
Chicago market bulletin lists wheat No 2 hard at 118 to 4718 cents per bushel and 120121 for red. corn No 2 yellow at 77 to 78 9. date standard 46% and barley at 63 to 76 cents.
Prices from St. Louis on April 17 show No 2 red wheat at 81 1/4 to 91 1/4 cents and No 2 corn around 74 to 75 cents, with related grades and notes haphazardly listed. The report captures fluctuating quotations with several typographical errors in the source text.
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Monday showed quotations for silver pesos at 45 to 46 cents per peso, half pesos around 33, state bank notes at 84, national bank notes at 15 to 16 2/3, Bank of London and Mexico at 14 to 15, and Carranza money at 2 to 3 cents.
New York market notes show mercantile paper at 33 percent and sterling rates for sixty day bills at 4 73, demand 4 rev. cables 4 771-16. Guilders quoted at 42 percent for Sermand and capies 42, Baresilver 64 percent. Mexican dollars at 49 1/2. Government bonds decline while railroad bonds ease in trading.
London on April 17 lists lead at 35 pounds sterling per picul 2864. Spelter at 102 pounds per picul. Copper spot at 127 pounds. Futures for copper at 122 pounds. Electrolytic copper 187 pounds. Tin spot 201 pounds and futures 198 pounds.
New York on April 17 reports time loans steady with 0 and 96 at 243 percent and six months at 3 3 percent. Call money firmer with a bid range around 24 percent, lows near 1 percent, ruling rate at 1 percent, last loan 2 percent, closing bids at 2 percent, offered at 2 percent.
New York April 17 report that trunk railroads and steamship lines owning vessels coastwide and abroad plan a cooperative effort to remove causes of freight congestion along the Atlantic seaboard. Representatives will meet here tomorrow to discuss the plan.
In New York on April 17 the cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot prices at 10.50 to 11.50 and futures ranges for April to November. Notable figures include April 10.50 10.95 and November 89.80 5.81, with total sales listed as 5,100 barrels.
Oklahoma City market strong for nine hundred fifty cattle and two thousand one hundred fifty hogs with hogs down to 10 cents lower at top nine dollars fifty five. Sheep receipts six hundred, lambs up five points. notable listings include El Reno Elison frame notes and Frederick county readings with various steer and ewe prices. Kansas City reports four loads quarantine cattle steady. New York coffee futures ease with May at eight dollars nine cents.
Hogs and sheep weakened at major markets while cattle stayed steady in most centers. In San Antonio receipts reached 1 582 cattle 284 calves 1 hogs 5 and 1386 hogs with 320 cattle 188 calves and 60 hogs sold. hogs moved between 7 40 and 8 78, steers 4 to 6 90, cows 5 to 6, calves 6 to 7 25, with some stock carried over and rain seen as boosting wheat prospects statewide.
In Kansas City on April 17, grain quotes show No 2 hard wheat at 1.10 to 1.18, No 2 red wheat 1.15 to 1.20, No 2 mixed corn at 70 to 72 cents, No 2 white corn at 75 to 76 cents, No 2 white oats 48 to 45 cents, and No 2 mixed oats 40 to 41 cents.
Kansas City reports grain futures closing with Wheat May and July up 1.064 and 1.064? Corn May at 6 ? July 12? reformatted. Prices show small moves across wheat and corn contracts with minor adjustments in May and July positions. Entities include Kansas City market and grain contracts.
Captain Ben E McCulloch a former Confederate Home quartermastercalls on veterans and widows not on pensions or not in homes to file applications with the secretary of state under Article 6281 to ensure eligibility as needs may force admission later He notes two witnesses are required and blanks are available at the pension office or Confederate Home
Til April 17 quotations listed for Chicago provisions markets. This brief item notes current price quotes and market activity in Chicago.
Monday follow up lists dry east extra bacon at 144 percent price with 16 percent bacon and fancy breakfast bacon at 26 cents. It shows 14 to 18 pound averaging and 14 to 16 pound averages for bacon belries and fancy hams. Pure lard at 18 cents and compound lard at 12 cents.
A local forecast note from Allen Bufus at 7 a.m. Monday April 17 1916 records wind speeds under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inches as not published.
Fort Worth Texas on April 17 reports cattle receipts 6509 with steady prices. Steers around 8.50, stockers $697.85, cows $447, heifers 58.50, calves 417. Hogs receipts 3000 with price range 7.25 to 9.55, various classifications. Sheep and lambs receipts 5000 steady with prices 8 to 12.00, yearlings 8.50, wethers 7.47 to 7.50, culls 6.00, goats 4.5 to 5.75.
Kansas City reports for cattle hogs and sheep with receipts and price ranges. Hogs receipts about 15 000. prices from 8.40 to 9.75. Cattle receipts about 12 000. prime fed steers near 9 50 to 9 75, other categories lower. Sheep receipts about 18 000. lambs around 10 75 to 11 80, yearlings 6 50 to 11 90.
Hogs Receipts 11 006 market steady to lower pigs and lights 7.50 9.90 mixed and butchers 9.75 16.00 good heavy 9.90 10.00 Cattle Receipts 2709 market steady native beef steers 7.50 9.75 yearling steers and heifers 8.50 9.50 cows 5.50 8.00 stockers and feeders same Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.57 8.15 cows and heifers 4.00 6.00 native calves 6.00 11.09 Sheep Receipts 1890 market slow yearling wethers 9.10 9.70 106.75 lambs 10.90 11.65 ewes 7.50 8.85
A second annual Maifest is set for May 25 with J E Fisher J H Topham I Mazur W W Gregg and J P Bridges coordinating. Events include a barbecue dinner band music a two‑team afternoon ball game speeches Maypole dance and a large prosperity parade featuring up to five hundred decorated and undecorated cars. A Queen of the May and Duchess of Luling contest invites nearby towns to send entrants.
Receipts and prices show hogs at 9.40 to 9.95 with weakness. cattle receipts about 18 000 with mixed steer and feeder values around 5.85 to 8.55. sheep receipts 18 000 with wethers 6.90 to 9.15 and lambs 7.65 to 11.65. Miscellaneous quotes and quotations appear, including literary snippets and historical notes.
The rains boost the local reed market with a strong seed demand. Jobbers announce widespread advances in cane seed milo maize seed potatoes and other varieties. San Antonio dealers struggle to meet orders while Mexican planters buy seed crops, with the Interstate Commerce Commission urging rapid return of idle refrigerator cars to move fruit and vegetables. Prices hold firm as lard and oils stay high and egg prices edge up.
Buyers paid prices for conmacy produce delivered in San Antonio Monday with butter and poultry notably firm. Butter firm at Texas creamery 1.35 per pound. Hens 6.00 to 7.00 per dozen. Friers 8.00 to 7.00 per dozen. Broilers 4.00 to 4.50. Turkeys 19 to 20 per pound. Ducks 5.50 to 6.00. Geese 7.00 to 10.00 per dozen. Kegs steady.
In Kansas City on April 17 quotations for dairy and poultry items were listed. Creamery prices: firsts 33c, seconds 16c. packing 7c to 9c. Eggs: firsts 22c. Poultry: hens 16c, turkeys 20c, springs 6c.
Butter unsettled with Creamery 31 34c and Begs steady. Receipts 39,632 cases. Firsts 20 1/2c, extras 19 1/2%? 20c at market. Potatoes lower with receipts one car in Michigan Minnesota and Dakota white 87c. Poultry alive higher. fowls 18 1/4c, springs 20c.
New York on April 17 reports raw and refined sugar prices with a range of values for molasses and sugar products. Listings include centrifugal raw sugar at 6.02, refined sugar at 5, leaf cut at 8.30, crushed 8.15, powdered 7.30, and confectioners grades around 7.05 to 7.14 for various forms.
Milwaukee April 17 former Wisconsin governor George W Peck aged seventy five died here after a short illness. Peck who served two terms as governor and once as Milwaukee mayor rose to fame as a humor writer author of Peck’s Bad Boy and later published Peck’s Sun.
A group of khaki clad soldiers with puttees wait for a train at a Wiltshire station. An old couple among the spectators wonders how the soldiers achieve their large twisted trousers, prompting a puzzled comment from the old woman.
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