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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1914
Page
11
Investors bid stocks higher as demand increased in early trading amid Mexico concerns. Large holdings in Mexican assets weighed on some issues, oil shares weak but overall market moved up before turning dull. Bond activity varied as traders awaited Mexican developments.
A dense market listing details wholesale prices across eggs, poultry, meats, dairy, produce, canned goods, sugars, coffees, rice, syrups, flours, dried fruits, and grains. Entries include per dozen, per pound, per crate, and per hundredweight quotes for items such as hens, fryers, turkey, ducks, tomatoes, oranges, lemons, bananas, apples, pears, cranberries, prunes, raisins, currants, dates, beans, corn, oats, hay, and more.
A fragment from the Washington Star recalls a political exchange on a Tuesday morning around 8 a m, mentioning promises kept or broken and a debate involving Senator Sorghum. The terse dialogue highlights political rhetoric and accountability.
The movement of eggs to cold storage was halted Tuesday as retailers bought out all country consignments. Fiesta visitors boosted demand for fruits vegetables and other produce. Prices remained steady with no shortages or price hikes as markets show ample supplies and steady oil and bean movements.
Department of Agriculture bulletin from San Antonio Texas dated April 21 forecasts till 7 p m Wednesday. For San Antonio and vicinity Tuesday night shows increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. Wednesday unsettled conditions expected with similar warmth across Far East Texas though extreme northwest portion may differ.
Chicago April 21 Wheat firmed as European visible supply declined and dry conditions in the west and southwest limited rain. Demand from feeders supported corn while oats followed higher. provisions weakened with hogs softness. Prices advanced intraday and closed firm with scattered gains and premiums shifting among contracts.
Quotations show May and July futures for Wheat Corn and Soybeans with open high low and close values. Provisions futures list May and July prices with opening highs and closes across the trading session.
CHICAGO April 21 Wheat cash Non 2 red 94 94 1 4 c No 2 hard 92 92 1 4 c No 2 Northern 4 95 c No 2 spring 3 ty y1 c. Corn and oats No quotations Barley 48 68 c Oats Standard 38 c.
Wheat trading in St. Louis on April 21 shows cash No. 3 red at 98 and 94 3/4 cents, No. 2 hard near 90 1/2 cents, No. 2 filmy at 69 cents, and No. 2 white at 70 1/4 cents.
Wheat No 2 hard sold at 5.89 dollars per bushel while No 2 red reached 88 8c. Corn mixed 67c and No 2 white 68 69c. Oats No 2 white 37 38c and No 2 mixed 36 37c.
Kansas City report shows grain futures closing steady on April 21 with Wheat May 8i, July 80% 8lc, Corn May 4%c, July 65%c and Oats May 45%.
The report notes radium exposure can trigger rapid bud development in syringa vulgaris even in December in a hot house, with full unfoldment requiring precise timing. It adds that wood oil from tung tree seeds, imported from China, is transforming U S varnish making and drought resistant priming, with a push to cultivate tung in southern states for experiments.
Maritime arrivals and sailings list ports Galveston and Tampico Chatham and Tuxpan. New York and Newark arrivals include California and Glasgow. Chicago dairy markets report butter eggs cheese and potato prices. New Orleans rice market shows rough Honduran rice and Japan markets with prices and quantities.
New York on April 21 reports quiet steady cotton goods trading with raw silk bid higher while yarns dull and dress goods hold firm.
Cotton seed products in Memphis on April 21 show Prime basis oil at 6,3506.54 dollars, meal at 27 28 dollars, and linters at 2 percent 3 percent.
The belt remains generally fair with temperatures below normal. Frost occurred at Gainesville Rome and Tallapoosa. Station readings cover the 24 hours ending Tuesday at 1 a m 76th meridian time. Allen Buell Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
Southwest Texas cattle shipments continue to rise with over a hundred car loads sent to Fort Worth and Northern markets last week. San Antonio rail lines report stock car shortages while other lines mobilize help. Local yards posted 202 cattle, 142 calves, 79 horses, and 152 hogs with prices rising. top cows reached 5.75 dollars and calves around 7.00. Hog top at 7.75 with most from 7.25 to 7.60. No sheep or goats offered.
New York traders saw cotton start steady and rise 4 to 6 points as buying returned, spurred by fears of unsettled western belt weather. May to Oct futures moved from 12.33 to 12.63 in morning trading, closing firmer and steady near day’s end.
The New Orleans market opened steady with a 1 to 2 point loss, then recovered as temperatures spurred purchases. By noon it stood 4 to 7 points up, and closed steady with a 2 point advance amid dull activity. Short covering boosted the more favorable Mexican situation.
New Orleans reports futures opening steady with small moves from last night. May contract at 12.69 to 12.65, July around 12.66 to 12.59, October 11.66 to 11.58, closing steady with the day.
Liverpool April 21 spot cotton prices hold steady with good middling at 7.88d and low middling at 6.92d. Trading volume includes 10,000 bales sold with 1,000 speculative and export port sales. Receipts reach 14,009 bales.
New York spot cotton closes unchanged at middling 13.10 cents. New Orleans spot steady with middling at 18 31/16 cents and 732 bales sold on spot, 580 bales to arrive. Liverpool and Houston markets show holiday status.
Fort Worth reports 4800 cattle and 600 calves with beef steers at 6.25 to 7.25 and calves 5.00 to 8.50. Hogs 2500 head top 3.40, cows and heifers 4.50 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 10,090. prices 25 cents lower. Chicago shows hogs 11,000 head slow, cattle weak, sheep 22,000 head steady.
Lead copper and tin prices listed with London quotes and domestic futures. Cotton seed oil prices shown for several months with total sales 7500. Coffee futures steady No. 7 Rio at 8 cents. Comical anecdote from Annapolis about Secretary Daniels and a crowd incident.
Kansas City market report shows hogs 18 000 head steady with prices 8.40 to 8.60 for heavy and 7.60 to 8.25 for pigs, cattle at 8.60 to 9.30 for prime fed steers and 4.50 to 7.75 for cows and heifers, sheep at 5.75 to 8.20 for lambs to 6.00 for yearlings and 4.76 to 6.88 for ewes.
In St Louis on April 21 hogs totaled 16 000 with lower prices from $7.00 to $8.70 while pigs and bone were $7. to $8. Cattle receipts reached 3600 including 600 head steady market native beef from $7.60 to $9.25 with cows and heifers $4.25 to $8.78 and Texas Oklahoma steers $5.75 to $8.70. Native calves brought $6.50 to $9.10 and native muttons $5.15 to $8.40 with lambs around $6.00 to $5.45.
Cotton statistics list bale stocks for yesterday and comparisons to the same day last week and last year. It shows current stock 770,634, yesterday 280 and last year 659,990 with an excess of 46,850 for the season.
Raw sugar remains steady in New York trading with values listed for molasses refined sugar and various sugar products including cut loaf crushed mold A cubes and powdered forms. Prices range from 3.65¢ to 5.05¢ per unit across multiple grades and refinements.
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