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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1916

Page

7

Heavy liquidation drives stock list on material decline

New York news reports urgent liquidation in special stocks as offerings push prices down amid tension over German and Mexican issues. Munitions and Mexican Petroleum lead declines while United States Steel and rails fall. Mercantile Marine preferred steadies briefly before gaps widen. Bonds remain active and weak as trading resumes after a holiday. Marines show firmness and activity.

New York United States Steel Mercantile Marine Germany Washington Crucible Steel Studebaker General Electric Westinghouse Baldwin Locomotive Mexican Petroleum American Smelting Greene Cananea Marines

Butter Prices Reported in Elgin Dated April 22

In Elgin on April 22 butter is listed at 80 tubs selling for 38 cents and 69 tubs at 34 cents per tub.

Elgin. Hl

For Sale or Trade Ads for Crockett and San Antonio Areas

For Sale or Trade notices advertise two close in modern five room cottages for trade with notes. 38 lots near depot offered for sale or trade with 4,000 to 7,800 dollars values. seeks city properties or farm in exchange for clear title investments. Chadwick & Harrison Crockett, 272 Nedell Ride contact. WANTS SMALL FARM NEAR SAN ANTONIO to exchange or cash. Jas Ragland Pueblo Colo requests thorough location, description, price. Modern three room bungalow near Collins Gardens offered as first payment on a small farm near San Antonio. address 750 Light.

Chadwick & Harrison Nedell Ride Crockett San Antonio Pueblo Cole Colo Collins Gardens

Weather report shows light precipitation figures

Yesterday recorded no precipitation and a normal day with .19 inches. The daily deficiency was 13 of an inch, while total since January 1 reached 4.59 inches and a January 1 deficiency of 2.44 inches.

Doass

Cattle Range Reports From Texas Associations

Cattle Raisers Association of Texas reports range conditions and cattle movements Friday. Towns listed include Hebbronville Glazier Sanderson Alpine Linton Refugio Zella Pleasanton Odessa Dilley Menard Clarendon Claude and Artesia New Mexico with carloads sent to Oklahoma Kansas City Houston Bovina Livingston and other destinations.

Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas Hebbronville Fort Worth Gran Summit Kan Sanderson Oklahoma Linton Refugio Zella Alfred Houston Pleasanton Odessa Kansas City Dilley Menard Clarendon Southard Claude Bovina Rovina Livingston Artesia N. M

Farmers Union Challenges Ginners Chief to Debate Warehouse Bill

The Texas State Farmers' Union executive committee challenges Dabney White secretary of the Texas Ginners' Association to meet C. C. McDonald representative of the union in Houston on April 22 to discuss the warehouse and marketing law and related farmer and ginner concerns.

Farmers’ Union Ginners Houston Tex Texas State Farmers’ Union Dabney White Texas Ginners’ Association C. C. McDonald

Money markets report from San Antonio quotes

Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Saturday showed 45 46 cents per silver peso and half pesos at 82 33. State bank notes at 8 84, National bank and London and Mexico arrangements at 14% 15 and 02% 03 respectively.

San Antonio Nia National Bank Bank of London Meg

Banks report excess reserves decline in week

New York on April 22 reports the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows reserves at 99,908,620 dollars above legal requirements, a weekly decrease of 2,886,070 dollars from the prior week.

New York

Mercantile Exchange Rates and Bond Notes Report

New York April 22 mercantile section shows 343% percent? Sterling exchange 60 day bills at 4.78 demand 4.76 cables 4.77. Rates include demand 42 5-16 cables 48. Bar silver 6? percent Mexican dollars 50 cents. Government bonds steady railroad bonds weak.

New York Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange

Wholesale vegetable prices across states and fruits

The list shows wholesale market prices for fresh vegetables and fruits by state and item. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, celery, cabbage, beans, squash, beets, carrots, turnips, peppers, lettuce, okra, strawberries, apples, bananas, oranges, lemons, limes, grape fruit, dried fruit, peaches, and more are priced per crate, basket, pound, or hundredweight with varied regional rates spanning Texas California Florida Colorado and Louisiana among others.

Texas Colorado California Florida Louisiana East Texas Washington Ben Davis

Live Stock Prices at Fort Worth Market Report

Fort Worth Texas April 22 live stock receipts about 1000 steady beef cattle workers and stockers 6 to 7.80 cows 5 to 5.60 heifers 5.50 to 5.60 calves 4 to 9 hogs receipts 1206 heavy 9.40 to 9.60 mixed 9 to 9.45 lights 9.25 to 9.45 pigs 4.50 to 7.25 sheep receipts none market unchanged lambs 8 to 9.00 68 to 98.50 wethers 7 to 7.7 1 20 7.25 cattle

Fort Worth Tex Oe J Siedea Seersere Seeeee Mariano Ae Tarrin Ane Gilg Nazario “Avos Albert Dietrich Ss A & A R Cea Aedes Wee Sam Patternon Sere Bene Teee Rraios A. Gianotti J. Paglini Trabucco Giannotti J. Patgliini Herman Eizabeth Storbeck Hérmann Elizabeth Storbeck Colorado St Mary Mauermann Seer Mary Mauermann Mary Mreuermann Ween Sue A & A d Mauermann Tee A & A. J Mauermann Seer Gus A. & A J Mauermann Gus A. & A. J Mauermann Gus A. A. J. Mauermann Nee San Marcos St Viorentine Uinnones Pillie H. Vina William H. Urban Ka H Smith Julia Martines Julia Martines Serra Eneane Alley Meank Emilie Helmienena Seee Laredo St

Cotton Prices Paid at San Antonio Compresses Saturday

San Antonio buyers paid for cotton delivered at local compresses Saturday with prices listed for grades including good middling strict middling and low middling, reflecting market variation across fiber quality. Prices shown denote transactional values per unit and indicate regional demand fluctuations in San Antonio.

San Antonio

Cash Grain Markets Prices in San Antonio Texas

Prices paid Saturday for grain and hay delivered in San Antonio Texas include Texas No 3 sorghum mixed 46 to 44 cents per bushel for oats 44 to 46 cents per bushel mixed. higher. Hay prices list Milo maize No 3 bulk 1.19 per cwt, feterita 1.12, Kaffir corn 1.10, cane hay 15 per ton, prairie 11, Johnson grass 12, alfalfa hay New Mexico 20 per ton.

San Antonio Texas No Texas Kaffir New Mexico

Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report

Kansas City market report shows hogs with receipts and varied prices, cattle with diverse classes including prime fed steers and cows, and sheep with steady markets. Prices include prime fed steers near 9.75, dressed steers around 8.25 to 9.25, cows around 6.5 to 8.7, lambs about 11.60, yearlings near 9.5 to 14.7, and wethers in the 8.75 to 9.50 range.

Market Receipts Show Mixed Hog and Cattle Trade in Chicago UL

Chicago UL April 22 report lists hog receipts at 8000 with a strong market and various price ranges for hogs. Cattle receipts reach 200 with steady prices for native beef steers and other classes. Sheep receipts total 1090 with shown prices for wethers and lambs.

Local packing house price quotes and bacon rates

Local packing house quotations list dry east extras 14 percent bacon extra 15 cents dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pound average 16 cents fancy breakfast bacon 26 cents fancy hams 21 cents bacon bellies 14 to 16 pound average 18 cents Pure lard 13 cents compound 12 1/2 cents.

Deast

Market Prices for Sugar and Derivatives

New York reports closing prices for Centrifugal sugar at 6.14 per unit and refined sugar at 8.25 for leaf products, with molasses at 6.37 and other forms such as cube powdered and granulated dried rationers listed between 7.15 and 7.78.

New York

Market Results Saint Louis Hogs Pigs Cattle Sheep

Hogs receipts 2500 steady to higher. Pigs and night drafts 7.50 to 9.80, mixed and butcher 9.50 to 9.80, good heavies 9.75 to 9.90. Cattle receipts 200 steady Native beef steers 7.50 to 9.90, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.00, cows 5.50 to 8.25, stockers 5.50 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.75 to 8.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 6.00, native calves 6.00 to 10.75. Sheep receipts none nominal yearling wethers 9.00 to 10.70, lambs 16.00 to 11.65, ewes 7.50 to 8.00.

Chicago ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Chicago market report on dairy eggs and poultry prices

Chicago reports show butter steady at 31 to 34 cents per pound with unsettled receipts of 5526 cases. Eggs bring about 19 to 20 cents for firsts with ordinary firsts around 19 to 20 cents at mark. Potatoes decline with 47 carloads from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas arriving at 77 to 78.5 cents. Poultry alive prices fall with fowls at 18 percent and springs at 19 cents.

Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota Ohios

Local Forecaster Note on Wind and Precipitation

7 a. m. Saturday note states winds under 10 mph and rainfall under .01 inch are not published hereon. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster.

Allen Buell

Weather summary for Houston district ends April 25

Cotton Region Bulletin reports 24 hour temperatures and rainfall for Houston district stations. Weather described as generally fair with temperatures near normal. Prepared by Allen Ruell, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.

Gan Antonio Tex Apell Houston Allen Ruell Weather Bureau

Public Hearing Notice for Castro Street Improvements

City of San Antonio and its City Clerk publish a resolution calling a public hearing for Castro Street between Navidad and Laredo Streets. The notice outlines the project scope, valuation, and proposed special assessments against abutting properties as authorized by the 1916 city procedures.

Public Hearing for Street Improvement Special Assessments

City of San Attest: Fred Fries, City Clerk. Clinton G. Brown, mayor. Notice of a hearing on May 11, 1916, at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chamber to show cause why special assessments should not be made against abutting property for street improvements under the 1913 procedure ordinance and related liens.

San Antonio Bexar County Tex Creck Clinton G. Brown City of San

Kansas to Harvest Big Crop of Wheat

Kansas estimates show 8,454,000 acres sown to winter wheat, third largest on record, with an overall state condition around 87.36 percent. Oats area likely higher than last year, at 1,405,000 acres, and corn planting could rise as much as 11 percent from 4,537,000 acres in 1915.

Topeka Kan Kansas J. C. Mohler State Board of Agriculture

Charter Amendment Raises Culf Refining Capital to 7.5 Million

The secretary of state approved an amendment to the Culf Refining Company of Beaumont charter. It increases capital stock from 1.5 million to 7.5 million with par value still four dollars per share. The decision followed a stockholders meeting on March 8.

Austin Tex Secretary of State's Department Culf Refining Company Beaumont

Copper futures mixed as July delivery quoted

New York April 22 copper firm quotations for nearby delivery were nominal and beyond July delivery. Prices for electro lytic copper ranged from 28 to 29 cents with iron unchanged.

New York

Wheat and corn quotations from Chicago market report

Chicago April 22 quotations show No 2 red wheat at 1.19 to 1.14, No 2 yellow corn nominal, oats 45 4 as, barley 2 7. The brief market update lists standard oats and rough prices for grains with implied trading notes.

Chicago

Shippers' Market: Prices for Poultry and Eggs in San Antonio

Shippers reported assorted prices for courter preduce in San Antonio on Saturday. Poultry values weak with hens and ducks listed, while eggs and creamery products showed mixed firmer pricing. Notable quotes include Texas country candied at 18% and creamery at 33 cents per pound, with ducks priced per dozen and geese at substantial per-dozen totals.

Powers San Antonio Texas Country Texas Creamery Hoya

Butter and poultry prices at WoC market report

On April 22 at WoC market the butter price listed 32c, second cut 0c, margarine unknown. Firsts 21c, Hens 18c, turkeys 20c.

Sige

Wheat and corn retreat as global outlook unsettles market

Chicago supplies edge lower as wheat futures wobble through opening bids and late session, May and July contracts slipping to around 1.12 and 1.13 dollars with unsuccessful rallies. Corn follows lower with modest losses, oats dip with grains, while hog demand supports provisions.

Chicago

Market Quotes From St Louis Grain Prices

Quotations show wheat higher with No 2 red around 1.16 to 1.20 dollars and No 2 hard near 1.13 while corn declines with No 2 at about 0.74 and No 8 white around 0.80. Oats rise with No 2 at 0.48 dollars and No 2 white listed as nominal.

ST Louis

Wheat and grain prices in Kansas City report

Kansas City on April 23 quotes grain futures with wheat No 2 hard at 1.07 to 1.12 dollars, No 3 red at 1.129 to 1.15 dollars, corn No 2 mixed around 69 to 70 cents, No 8 white about 70 cents, and No 2 white oats between 45 and 15 cents amid trading notes.

Kansas City

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