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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
11
The cotton market opens firmer with New York futures up 6 to 28 points led by July around 15.38 and October near 14.19 as rains in the south spark covering and new buying. Spot middling uplands steadies around 15.15 while Liverpool and Houston show gains and Arkansas rains influence sentiment.
New York futures show firm opening with bids and offers across months. January 13.00 bid, March 13.10 bid, April 15.12 15, May 16.13 14, June 15.20 offered, July 15.26 27, August 14.91 95, September 13.61 offered, October 13.16 17, December 13.04 05.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains on old and new crop contracts as a storm tightens market interest. Buying was heavy for both accounts while shorts covered on rain forecasts, lifting new crop December to 13.22 and nearby May to 15.40 as weather updates fueled demand.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with May at 15.33 34 and July at 15.53 as August and October contracts showed small gains. Prices posted slight early movements before afternoon trading.
Liverpool April 26 closing cot ton prices and sales summary show American middling at 8.52 with 12 000 bales traded, 1 500 of which were American and 1600 receipts American. Futures closed irregular with the Analyzed spreads from April to next March listed.
New Orleans on April 26 reports spot cotton firm 3-16 up with 2900 bales sold and 340 arriving. Price ranges shown: low ordinary 11 9 16 to strict middling 18 4 16 with nominal, receipts 449, stock 93 140, and offerings for good middling around 15 to 15 13 16.
Today and last year figures for Augusta Georgia St Louis Missouri and Little Rock Arkansas show receipts in a concise trade update. The data lists yearly totals for interior and cotton receipts across the three locations.
U S Steel faced initial heavy selling after a disappointing quarterly report, dropping about 4% before recovering much of the loss. The morning session showed mixed results with leading stocks mostly down slightly, but fertilizers and certain utilities firming. Reading and Union Pacific led gains among the stronger issues as bonds remained firm and speculation eased.
New York on April 26 reports close prime mercantile power stable with sterling at 4.84 1/2 for sixty days and 4.86 3/4 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83 3/4. Bar silver 53. Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds steady and railroad shares firm. Call money at 2 1/2 percent, time loans 2 to 3 percent.
Prime basis oil 5.26 cents per pound meal 23.75 cents linters 3% 4456c noted for Memphis market on April 26.
The April 26 market notes show mixed cotton seed oil prices with several month quotations and daily figures. Prices range around 6.24 to 6.39 for various months and grades, reflecting trading activity in the New York market.
Slow market with high prices at Union Stock Yards on April 26. Calves led gains with top calves at 5.50 to 6.00, cows 3.75 to 4.50, hogs steady near 6.00, and no sheep or goats received. About 300 head on receipt, with shipments to multiple destinations and several notable lot prices from Falls City, Castroville, and others.
Ft Worth cattle yards show a downturn for cattle with cows and calves mostly off while hogs gain a nickel to a strong position versus Tuesday. Receipts: cattle 2000, hogs 2000, sheep 400. Hog sales range around 4.20 to 4.50 with two lots at 6.25. stocker and feeder trade weaker. sheep steady.
Kansas City market data for April 26 shows cattle receipts at 6000 with steady trade. Native steers 5.25 to 6.15, southern steers 4.25 to 5.75, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00, stockers 4.75 to 5.85, bulls 4.00 to 5.15, calves 4.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 15,000 with steady to strong trade. prices quoted 5.90 to 6.10. Sheep receipts 11,000 with steady to weak market. muttons 3.50 to 4.25, lambs 5.00 to 6.25, fed wethers 3.75 to 5.10, fed western ewes 3.50 to 4.10.
St Louis market report shows cattle receipts 1800 with Texans 500, prices for native beef steers 5.00 to 6.50, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.55, stockers and feeders 33 508.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.50 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.75. Hogs receipts 9000 with market strong, rigs and lights 6.05 to 6.25, packers 5, best heavy 6.10 to 6.25. Sheep and lambs receipts 3500, market steady, muttons 3.75 to 4.25, lambs 5.75.
Chicago livestock market today shows cattle receipts about 15 000 with a slow to steady market. Beeves bring 5.00 to 6.59, Texas and western steers 4.60 to 5.75, cows and heifers 2.40 to 5.65, calves 4.50 to 6.25. Hogs receipts near 25 000, prices five cents higher with common ranges 5.70 to 6.25 and 6.00 to 6.15 for bulk. Sheep receipts around 16 000 with steady market. natives 3.00 to 4.60, westerns 3.25 to 4.69, yearlings 4.25 to 5.25, native lambs 4.25 to 6.10.
Forecast shows unsettled weather with showers tonight and Thursday for San Antonio and east Texas. A strong west gulf storm centers near Galveston with general rain across the southwest and heavy rains in Houston and Galveston area. Rain totals include over an inch at Nacogdoches Corpus Christi Cuero Luling Brenham Coluravus and Huntsville, with over three inches in Houston and nearly five inches in Galveston.
The San Antonio market shows scarce eggs at 16 cents while many restaurants may bill higher. Four carloads of green bananas were sold with the ripe variety in short supply and firm prices around 3.50 per hundred pounds. Laredo onion crops face late rains harming yields, with acres up but harvests down and many growers receiving less than expected.
Price to shipperless commission and to retailer listed for dairy and poultry. Butter per pound 29 to 30 cents, cheddar and Swiss variations from 18 to 81 cents. Poultry rates include broilers 3.25 to 3.50, fryers 6.00 to 6.50, hens 6.00 to 6.25, ducks per dozen 6 to 7 dollars, geese and other items, turkeys 16 cents per pound.
Chicago price quotations show butter steady at 15 21 cents, creamery grades steady, ripts at 14 773 cases, cheese weak with varieties like daisies and twins around 12 ½ cents. Poultry firm with market notations for madkare, chicks, pies and weights from 7 to 9 cents.
Kansas City at noon on April 26 shows creamery at 21 cents and firsts at 18 1 2 cents, with secondary prices around 15 1 2 percent.
Quotations today show lead scene $4.22 with 4.30. Spelter firm at $5.30 with 32 percent. Chickens 12 cents, springs 17 cents, turkeys 14 to 116 cents, ducks 14 cents, geese 6 cents. Butter creameries 15 to 22 cents. Eggs higher 15 cents.
New York on April 26 reports egg market quotes showing slight steadiness as receipts reach 48,597 cases. Fresh gathered storage packed eggs are noted with slight weathered quality concerns in the daily sheet.
In Waxahachie Texas on April 26, 1910, one hundred bales of cotton from the Getzendaner farms sold for 14 1/2 cents per pound, marking the entire 1910 crop.
The report outlines middling prices and firm tones across several hubs. Liverpool trades around 8.22,000 for New York, New Orleans at 153-168,240 and Houston steady at 153-16 144, with Galveston firm at 15% 637.
Houston April 26 spot cot ton held steady with middling grade at 153 16 or 153 and a half cents per pound. Market shows quiet activity as buyers scan prices and futures move cautiously.
Spot cotton eased 20 cents higher with mid upland at 15.35 and gulf at 15.60. Trade activity limited as buyers and sellers exchanged 147 bales in a quiet session.
Memphis and Galveston spot cotton markets show modest gains. In Memphis on Friday April 26 middling cotton quoted at 15 cents with slight uptick. In Galveston Texas the same day middling cotton firm and up by one sixteenth cent.
Middletown, Conn. April 26 A bank director William H Spear demanded dismissal of physical director William H Erfling for spanking his son after the boy refused to leave a YMCA bath tub after splashing for over half an hour. Erfling risks losing his job over the incident.
Lost black mare about 14 hands high with H mark on left hip and M on right hip. Believed to be near 919 North East, listed by Haecker. Contact authorities if located.
Fragmentary OCR notes show items like apples lemons Florida tomatoes oranges potatoes bananas grapes and ships or cars but content is garbled with misordered words and stray punctuation. No clear event date or source organization is identifiable.
Cotton Bulletin reports temperature and rainfall for the Houston district over the 24 hours ending 8 pm. The bulletin notes the minimum temperature for the last 12 hours and clarifies it is not used in computing district averages.
The belt shows unsettled weather with general rain in the southwest and below normal temperatures. Rainfall exceeds an inch at several Texas towns including Corpus Christi Cuero Columbus Brenham Jacogdoches Luling Huntsville Houston Galveston and Melville with Galveston reporting 4.80 inches and Houston 3.20 inches. Frost appears in North Carolina.
Chicago market reacts to Kansas crop report with bearish tilt. July wheat opens near prior level, then weakens to mid eighties. Corn holds firm on cash demand but slips after wheat decline. Oats steady, July at 31 to 33 cents. Lard sales weigh on early pork and ribs pricing.
Associated Press reports Kansas City grain quotes for April 2 show cash wheat held at No. 2 hard 85 8 1/2 to 86 1/2 cents, No. 2 red 88 1/2 to 90 1/2 cents. Corn unchanged to 4 cents higher with No. 2 white and mixed at 49 1/2 to 50 1/2 cents. Oats steady with No. 2 white 34 1/2 to 35 1/2 cents and No. 2 mixed 32 1/4 to 33 1/4 cents.
Quotations to cash wheat firm with No 2 track red at 89 to 95 cents. No 2 hard at 88 to 1 dollar. Corn higher with No 2 track at 61 percent 6.52 cents. No 2 white oats steady at 32 cents. No 2 white 34 cents.
Wheat shipments total 244 cars today with 12 contract grade for 2 cars. Corn 166 cars 25 contract grade. Oars 118 cars. Compared with 195 cars last week and 163 cars on the same day last year, the totals reflect current market activity.
W. W. Stevens, a Treasury Department employee, began inspecting the new furniture installed in the remodeled Federal building this morning.
Fragmentary note describes the king and others taking off and putting on filannels, a recurring habit noted among men of the era in casual reference.
A description notes a woman attracted to striking footwear, describing pointed black varnish heels and color tones like tan light green blue and violet with stockings, reflecting a trend for novelty in style.
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