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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1914

Page

19

Active Selling Pushes Stocks To Ten Year Lows

New York April 18. The stock market showed an active week with prices slipping to lows unseen in ten years on bear raids and increased short selling. Union Pacific Steel and Lehigh Valley faced sharp declines as trade weakness and Mexican tensions weighed on sentiment.

New York Union Pacific Steel Lehigh Valley Mexico Bears New York Sry New York Central Baltimore & Ohio St. al Missouri Pacific London

Weather Summary for Houston District Stations

The belt experiences generally fair weather with near normal temperatures. Rainfall over an inch is reported at Texarkana Arkansas Chandler Chickasha Oklahoma City Ardmore Lawton Sherman Paris Brenham and Oklahoma locations with hail. Allen Buell Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.

Texarkana Ark Chandler Chickasha Oklahoma Gur Okig Brenham Paris Sherman Ardmore Lawton Oklahoma City

April 18 Coffee Prices Quiet in May and September

The fragment notes coffee prices with No. 7 c P water quiet in May at 8.58 dollars and mentions September. No clear event or outcome is given, leaving the economic detail sparse and non-specific.

Sugar 15 offering at year's lowest level in San Antonio

San Antonio wholesalers report granulated sugar at record low prices as demand stays weak. Tariff cuts on raw sugar, Cuba imports, and east coast refiners' price cuts drive the decline, with $4.40 per hundredweight refined sugar already quoted. Producers also note strong feeds for eggs butter poultry and other perishables amid active storage and shopping.

San Antonio Cuba Federal Arbuckle Bros Warner

New York Clearing House Reports Higher Bank Reserves

The Clearing House banks and trust companies show reserves in excess of legal requirements totaling 21,678,400 dollars, up 2,945,460 from last week. Actual cover stands at 2,130,785,000 dollars, with various components including deposits, circulation, and total deposits, all reflecting gains or losses.

New York Greater

Wool Market Report Shows Steady Prices in Boston

Boston April 17 A fair business in foreign merinos and cross bred wools this week with prices keeping pace with last week Early arrival territory wools sold readily Abroad reports indicate no price weakening and London auctions expect gains Price ranges include fine wools and braid Kentucky and similar grades with Texas fine wool quoted for six to eight months delivery

Boston London Texas

Marine Intelligence Galveston April 18 Log

Shipping news records arrivals and sailings from Galveston and New York on April 18, listing vessels such as Denver New York Hornby Castle Tampico Rava Barrios Juetin Himalaya and Ced ric with cargoes and routes to Lisbon Liverpool New Orleans and Tampico.

Galveston Tex Denver New York Hornby Castle Vera Cruz Chatham Ger Tampico Rava Barrios Juetin Liverpool Himalaya Barcelona New Orleans Alamo Ai el Rio Egetoaransas Inship

Market Notes From New York Trading Floor

Mercantile paper 34 percent 4 per cent steady. 60 days at 4 865.20. Commercial bills 64.84 percent. Bar silver and Mexican dollars quoted. Government bonds easy and railroad bonds steady.

New York Mercantile Paper

Kansas City Grain Futures Report Highlights May and July Prices

Kansas City April 18 grain futures show Wheat July at 66 for May contract and Corn May at 66 for July. Oats May price noted. exact figures appear truncated in the report.

Kansas City

Farm Market Prices From St Louis Trading Floor On April Eighteen

Quotations from Louis Missouri show grain and corn quotes with No 2 red at 93 940 and No 2 hard at 90 84 cents. No 3 and No 2 white corn are listed around 38 to 40 cents, reflecting sparse trading and partial figures from the day.

Abt. Louis

Local man earns salary boost through charity chain

Kenosha Wisconsin resident James Karnes earned a salary of one dollar and had it doubled after receiving a matching check from J P Peck of Saginaw Michigan who asked his gift be framed with the dollar Karnes previously received. The mail also brought Karnes a deputy game warden appointment from State Game Warden John H Sholts to serve the state without compensation.

Kenosha Wis James H. Es J. P. Peck Saginaw, Mich Peck Karnes Servi John H. Sholts

Weather Summary Readouts and Wind Data

The report shows January totals with accumulated excess .61 inch and deficiency 2.23 inches. Total precipitation from January 1 to date is 4.34 inches. Winds peaked at 16 mph from the north in the 24 hours ending at 7 p.m.

Sears

Week of Livestock Market Totals Across Major Centers

Cat tle receipts at five markets for the week totaled 87 500 head, down from 95 000. Prices mostly steady with occasional declines offset by advances. At Union Stock Yards cows averaged 6.10, calves and hogs near 7.75. Hogs generally down then steady. Total buys at Chicago Kansas City St Louis Fort Worth 201 200, down from 215 000. Sheep 174 600, down from 179 450 with pork prices easing.

Union Stock Yards Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Fort Worth

Fort Worth Cattle Market Report With Prices

In Fort Worth on April 18 the stockyard estimated 1200 cattle and 250 calves arriving Saturday, with 850 on pasture. Beeves sold near 41.00, stockers 5.50 to 5.85, cows 3.00 to 3.10, bulls 4.50 to 5.00, calves about 5.50. Receipts 600 head, market active, one load 8.55. bulk 8.20 to 8.50. Sheep about 4600 shown, market slow and easy. yearlings 5.25.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago on April 18 reports hog receipts 4000 with a strong market. Bulk sales hover 8.60 to 8.70 for various hog categories, and pigs bring 7.25 to 8.45. Cattle receipts 100 with steady market. beeves 7.16 to 9.55, Texas steers 7.26, feeders 5.60 to 8.15, cows 3.76 to 8.70, calves up to 9.25. Sheep receipts 500 with steady market. yearlings 6.30 to 7.50.

Chicago Texas

Market Receipts and Prices Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep

ST LOUIS Mo April 18 Receipts and quotations today: Hogs receipts 1760 market higher pigs and lights 7.00 8.50 good heavy 8.70 8.75. Cattle receipts 200 market steady native beef steers 7.50 9.25 cows and heifers 4.26 8.76 stockers 6.00 8.00 Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.75 8.10 cows and heifers 4.60 6.66 native calves 6.00 10.60. Sheep receipts 500 market steady native muttons 5.75 6.75 lambs 8.75 8.10.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Market Reports From Kansas City Livestock Sale

Receipts 200 cattle market steady with prime fed steers from 8.60 to 9.40 dollars per hundredweight and dressed beef cattle from 7.50 to 8.59. Heavy hogs 60 low, meats steady with hog prices around 8.50. Sheep and lamb markets show lambs 6.70 to 8.20, yearlings 6.25 to 7.50, wethers 5.75 to 6.75, ewes 4.75 to 6.40 with no sheep receipts reported.

Weather Hurts Trade of Checks Review

New York April 18 weather conditions accentuate quiet trade says Dun's Trade Review today. Improvement is possible but spring delays distribution of goods and causes accumulation in some areas. Commercial paper remains light despite attractive terms. confidence remains due to strong agricultural prospects. Wheat and cotton acreage look higher. farm staple prices show firmness while broad commodities trend down.

New York Dun Cana

New York Dry Goods Markets Quiet and Steady

Cotton goods markets were quiet and steady on Friday. Yarns and silks showed moderate demand while domestic wool markets remained firm and quiet. Foreign wool markets held steady but were quieter than a week ago.

New York

Era of Cheap Grain Prices Foreseen This Year

A New York Journal Commerce review predicts a large wheat crop with 600,000,000 bushels of winter wheat and a 250,000,000 bushel spring crop. Argentina corn imports and a strong domestic crop could push grain prices down, with drought and pests as risks, while new Argentine supply reaches eastern ports reshaping markets and living costs.

Goverment Ise Argentina New York Journal Commerce Kansas Nebraska Dakotas Russia United States Washington Coril New York Seaboard Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Montreal Mississippi River

Metal markets dull in New York on April 18

The metal markets in New York were dull and practically nominal. Lake copper stood at 15.00, electrolytic copper traded around 14.60 to 14.75, with costs between 14.25 and 14.37. Transactions showed little change.

New York Lake

Sugar market steadies with varied prices across types

New York reports raw sugar steady on April 18 with molasses sugar 2.33 per cwt, centrifugal 2.98, refined prices quiet. Cut loaf 5.05, crushed 4.95, mould A 4.60, cubes 4.15, powdered 4.05, fine granulated 3.90, diamond 3.90, confectioners A 380, No classes steady.

New York

Cotton Market Slides As Bears Press Week Long

New York quotes show losses of 16 to 18 points while New Orleans and Houston report declines and Liverpool rises. The weekly market trend remains bearish with active selling, but a late Easter rally and stronger weather in the South offer limited support amid ongoing preminent buying and strong domestic mill uptake.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Inspection “Bureau Sanchester

Cotton market closes lower across week in New York and New Orleans

The cotton market ended the week weaker in New York and New Orleans. New York reports a weekly range 16 to 28 points lower than the prior week, reflecting a general decline in prices.

West Texas Bank Trust Dept Offers Executor and Administrator Services

The Trust Department of West Texas Bank and Trust Co administers executors and administrators whether with or without a will. Wills are cared for and filed without charge. Transacts all Trusts and agency business.

West Texas Bank & Trust Co

Spot Cotton Edges Steady in Houston Market

Spot cotton closed steady in Houston on April 18 with basis middling at 127%%c. Sales on spot totaled 1,738 bales while 97 bales were recorded as to arrive.

Houston Tex New York

Cotton market notes steady open with limited activity

Galveston reports spot cotton steady at middling 8 cents with 2298 bales sold. No arrivals. New York closes steady at middling 13.10 with no spot or arrival sales.

New Orleans cotton market steadies on spot and middling

Cotton prices hold steady with spot and middling at 13.16 cents per pound. Sales reach 1200 bales with 1000 bales set to arrive, as freight and demand show cautious movement.

Two Gents A Bushel Is Taken Off Price Of Corn

Chicago memphis Tenn April 18 prime bo ais of six dollars a bushel and meal prices listed with mixed figures. New York cotton seed market closed steady with last prices compared week to week. Chicago quotations show corn and wheat lower for the week with May wheat near ninety one and a half cents per bushel and May corn about sixty seven to sixty eight cents. Provisions fell sharply with pork at twenty dollars, lard around ten dollars and ribs about eleven dollars.

New York Chicago Southwest Oklahoma Argentina

Market Snapshot New Orleans Rice Prices and Receipts

New Orleans April 18 rough rice prices show Honduran stock steady and Japan demand firm. Quoted: Rough Honduras 32.000 at 4.50, Japan clean Honduran 1.60 per 100 pounds, wet trades around 28.00. Receipts show 618 bags of clean Honduras at 1048.

New Orleans Honduras Japan Honduran

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