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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1914
Page
9
News from Mexico spurred a downtrend on Wall Street as stocks fell 1 to 3 points in the morning amid vast passivity on the floor. Government bonds held steady after earlier losses, while Mexican securities saw little action and a late buying push partly offset losses.
New York money markets report call money steady at 1 to 2 percent with closing bids at 1 1 2 percent. Time loans rise with sixty days at 3 percent, ninety days at 3 3 percent, and six months at 3 percent.
New York reports Mercantile paper at 3 to 4 percent range with firm sterling exchange. Sixty day bills quoted at 4.85 to 4.25, demand 4.87, sixty days 4.85, demand 4.87. Commercial bills bid at 4.84. Bar silver at 58% cents, Mexican dollars 45% cents. Government bonds weak and railroad bonds heavy.
Lead remains quiet at 63.75 and 3.85 with London prices noted. Spelter trades little around 5.10 to 5.20, copper ranges 14.50 to 15.00 with costs 14.25 to 14.87, tin fluctuates near 35.45 to 35.70, iron warrants quoted at 94 and related London copper firmness noted.
Marine intelligence from Galveston on April 23 reports arrival of the Cid from New York and Antillian from the British, and departure of Modem from Nov to New York. New York dispatch on April 22 lists arrivals including Taor tina from Naples and other ships from Oceania and Trieste.
Harold C. Taylor and Mary Melliff. Alvin James Johnson and Ila House. Howard H. Hoke and Maude C. Tyler. Albert Samuel Addcox and Stella Vivian Rose. Elbert E. Gaines and Sadie Irish are recorded as new marriage licenses.
Harley-Davidson motorcycle registered to Int Beckmann at 529 Madison Street. License No 8058. License No 5059 issued to H C Mills at 645 Reutreet. General weather report.
Obituaries for Mrs. M. D. Packard 38 of San Antonio and Miss Jennie D. Patterson formerly of the city. Olga Maass of San Antonio dies in New Fountain at 70 with two sons and a daughter. Nellie B. Brandner 29 dies in a local sanatorium. John F Pletz 74 dies at 610 Soledad. burials set for Castroville and Rockport with local undertakers handling arrangements.
Mrs Elizabeth Henry a Tennessee native aged nine years? died at 2:45 p m Tuesday at 910 North Cherry street home of her daughter Mrs Eliza Baker in San Antonio She had lived in Texas seventy years and in recent years with her daughter Funeral at 4 pm Wednesday from Mrs Bakers home with interment in City Cemetery No 3
The Supreme Court today denied applications in multiple cases including International Trav elers Association vs E M Rogers and J C Williams et al vs Lula B McComb. Dismissals for want of jurisdiction and grants of motions to advance or submit writs of error followed, with cases set for May 6 in several districts. The Court of Criminal Appeals also issued affirmations and remands across several counties including Dallas, Harris, and Liberty.
Mre J J Cassiano shop permit at 600 dollars. Hodgkinson four room dwellings at Jones Avenue and Olyman with values 1000 dollars and 1000 dollars. J D five room dwelling on Buckham Avenue at 1200 dollars. Co Hodgkinson four room dwelling on Jones Avenue 1000 dollars.
Country merchants flock to San Antonio for Fiesta buying as M H Halff & Bro reports the largest city trade since Christmas. Wholesalers note broad merchandise, few price changes, rains dampen city trade, and food markets show strong weekly performance.
A dense catalog of wholesale prices for eggs poultry dairy fruits vegetables and canned goods. Items include eggs candled by dozen hens per dozen $4.60 to $6.50 friers $6.00 broilers $3.00 to $4.00 turkeys 17c lb ducks 5.50 to 7.00 per copy geese 5.00 to 12.00 per dozen and assorted vegetables fruits and canned foods with regional prices for Oregon California Cuba Texas and Louisiana products.
A dense catalog of per pound and per hundredweight prices for fruits, nuts, seeds, dried beans, corn, oats, hay, wheat, kaffir corn, cotton seed products, and meats. Details include CRANBERRIES raisins currants dates dried beans corn oats hay wheat kaffir corn cotton seed products nuts hides and wool with varying pack sizes and price points across regions and pack types.
Raw sugar held steady as molasses traded at 2.88 cents and centrifugal at 2.98 cents. Refined products showed stability with cut leaf at 4.16 cents and various powders around 4.00 cents. Granulated and diamond A prices ranged near 3.80 to 3.90 cents with confectioners grade around 3.65 cents.
Butter steady with creameries quoted at 18 to 24 cents. Eges higher on 29,376 cases with 17 to 18 percent firsts and 18s. Cheese softer with several varieties at 11 to 16 cents. Potatoes mostly unchanged on 58 car receipt including Wisconsin red and white. Poultry alive prices rise to 18 cents for springs and 17 cents for fowls.
From New York on April 22 a brief market notice reports No 7 Rio coffee steady at 8 cents and mentions May futures at 8.51 and September positions.
Prime basis Memphis quotes at 6 dollars with meal prices around 27 to 28 dollars. Cotton seed oil closed steady in New York with spot 7.60 to 8.00 and futures across months from 6.43 to 7.71. Total sales reported about 2000. A heavy rain began in San Marcos Texas last night.
At Union Stock Yards on April 22, reporters note continued depression in northern live stock markets. Texas cattle consignments may shut off if quotations do not improve soon. Cows sold up to $5.50 per hundredweight, calves around $7.75, hogs $7.50 to $7.75, and sheep about $4.26. Rainfall noted across the range country.
In Fort Worth Texas on April 32, buyers moved a total near 6900 cattle and 300 calves. Beeves sold 6.25 to 7.25, stockers 5.50 to 6.75, cows 4.50 to 6.50, heifers 6.00 to 7.50, stocker cows 6.00 to 5.75, bulls 4.50 to 5.50, calves 5.50 to 8.75. Hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top hogs 8.40 and most at 6.10 to 5.00. Sheep fell again with wethers 5.00 to 5.50, ewes 4.50 to 5.25, lambs 6.00 to 7.26.
Chicago reports today show hog receipts around 20,000 with a slow market. Prices range from 8.25 to 8.65 for various hog grades. Cattle receipts about 15,000 with steady demand and calves up to 8.50. Sheep receipts near 23,000 with native lambs at 4.20 to 8.16 and yearlings at 5.70 to 7.40.
Kansas City reports today with hog receipts about 8000 and a lower market. Bulk hogs 8.20 to 8.40, heavy 8.30 to 8.42, light 8.10 to 8.30, pigs 7.50 to 8.00. Cattle receipts 4000 including 200 southern, market steady. Primo fed steers 8.50 to 9.25, dressed beef steers 7.50 to 8.50, southern steers 6.60 to 8.25, cows 4.50 to 7.50, heifers 6.75 to 9.00, stockers 6.50 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 11,000, market steady. Lambs 6.50 to 8.10, yearlings 6.00 to 7.40, wethers 5.50 to 7.04, ewes 4.70 to 6.25.
On April 22, hogs were running through 7.00 to 8.60 per hundredweight with 9,500 receipts and a lower market. Cattle receipts totaled 3,500 including 300 Texas, with steady to firm prices for native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25 and cows 4.25 to 5.75. Sheep and lambs saw muttons 5.75 to 6.76 and lambs at 7.60 as Shean line noted 3,500 receipts with a steady market.
The New York cotton market rose early Wednesday on unsettled western belt weather, with near months bought by Liverpool and renewed bull support. Traders fear potential war with Mexico could curb cotton goods trade and delay crop planting, though July contracts reached new highs before midday.
New York April 22 cotton futures opened steady with May at 12.55, July at 12.48, and October at 11.66. The market closed steady after a day with prices unchanged to four points higher and quot ation ranges noted.
New Orleans April 22 Prices for cotton rose 1 to 3 points at the opening as Raina in the western belt and Mexico trouble sparked buying. After the call the advance widened to 4 to 6 points. The market stayed quiet with small offerings and a thin demand. By noon prices were 6 to 8 points higher.
New Orleans April 22 futures opened 2 to 4 points above last night final. May 12.72 July 12.69 October 11.67. Cotton futures closed steady with May 12.80 high 12.78 low 12.65. October 12.79 12.77 11.65.
Liverpool April 22 spot cotton stays unchanged with good middling at 7.844 and middling 7.824 while low middling sits at 6.924. Market reports 7000 bales sold including 700 for export and speculation. receipts total 10,000 bales.
The Houston market reports spot cotton at middling 12%c with 408 bales sold on spot and 115 bales to arrive. Other city figures include New York 18.16¢ and Liverpool 7.324, reflecting varied middling sales and arrivals.
Thousands of Mexicans in San Antonio follow Uncle Sam's Marines in Vera Cruz as fighting between Constitutionalists and federals continues. Local Mexican papers issue frequent extras, some anti American editorials spark concern about tensions. Police report potential demonstrations and precautionary organization discussions amid rumblings of a visit by Mayor Brown.
Traction company to begin laying new welded tracks on West Commerce street toward the city comes with plan to pave between Hamilton avenue and city center. Work to connect with existing lines not yet decided and will take several months to complete. General Manager E E Eysenbach announces start late this week after the IL and GN line end.
The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled that prohibition remains enforceable while a county election contest is pending. In Winn et al v Dyess county attorney of Bell county the court held the prohibition measure to shut pool halls in Bell county carried, and an injunction sought to block its effect did not stop enforcement.
Galveston reports middling cotton at 13 1 4 cents with 2541 bales sold and no arrivals. New York closes steady up five points at 13 1 8 cents with 50 bales traded on spot and no arrivals.
General Jesus Carranza, brother of Venustiano Carranza and commander for Constitutionalist forces at Matamoros, says American flag over any Mexican area worries him less than the Veracruz seizure, and he sees no reason for a Constitutionalist outbreak against the United States. Separately, the Salem cruiser heads to Tampico and provisions are loaded for Ohio and Tennessee as U S ships prepare to operate near Mexican waters.
In New Orleans on April 20 spot cotton remained steady with middling grade at 18 1 16 cents per pound. Sales on spot reached 15.50 bales with additional sales to arrive noted in bales.
Wheat fueled by war mood and dry western reports climbs from opening quotes and posts broad advances. Corn leads gains with ongoing tight supplies. oats and other cereals also rise as prices firm after early declines. Cash markets show firm No. 2 red wheat near 95 to 98 cents and No. 2 corn around 68 to 63 cents.
Kansas City market report shows Wheat No 2 hard 85 89 cents, No 2 red 88 89 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 68 cents, No 2 white 69 cents. Oats No 2 white 38 39 cents, No 2 mixed 37 38 cents.
Kansas City April 22 grain futures closed steady with May wheat at 85 1 2 cents and July at 82 1 2. May corn at 66 1 2 and July at 67 1 2. Date May 36 and July 3 cents.
Wheat No 2 prices quoted as 91 to 95 cents. Red varieties listed at 94 to 97 cents. Corn No 2 bids around 69 a bushel with No 2 white near the same range. Oats No 2 at 39 to 40 cents.
The YMCA invites all city newsboys to a weekly open house on Wednesday at 7 o clock. Activities include a gym workout and a plunge in the swimming pool led by R. M. O Hair.
Cotton Region Bulletin from San Antonio notes 24 hour period ending Wednesday at 3 pm, eastern belt fair while western areas are cloudy with rain in Texas. Report includes temperatures rainfall and remarks at stations such as Luling and San Antonio with local forecaster Werther.
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