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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
13
New York opens steady as prices slide seven points, with losses across old and new crop positions amid weather and Gulf storm expectations. Spot trades hold at 15.85 for Middling Uplands as traders hedge on rain forecasts and selling pressure eases into noon.
New York cotton futures started steady with January unavailable, March at 13.29 offered, May 15.11 and 12, July 15.17 and 18, August 14.93 and 94, September 13.79 offered, October 13.29 and 30, December 13.20 and 21.
Cotton futures opened steady with a 2.4 point decline as heavy rains in the belt spurred profit taking. May and July led losses early before sudden buying pushed prices higher on forecasted continued rains. noon quotes showed 4 to 9 points down from yesterday, with afternoon easing and a 15 to 18 point net daily decline, closing steady.
New Orleans reports futures prices showing April at 15.21, May 15.29 30, July 15.39 41, August 14.87 88, October 13.32 24, and December 13.18 as bids.
Liverpool April 27 closing: spot quiet with unchanged prices. American middling fair 8.84 pence, middling 8.52, low middling 8.30, good ordinary 7.4, sales 000 bales including 7300 American. receipts 4000 with no American. Futures opened steady then irregular with May and June contracts quoted around 7.8 pence.
The leading spot market shows Lomion retained with quiet activity at 8.30d.7.0.6 percent. Ye ork trades at 15.35 capes, steady. Leans remains steady at 15, with 1390 Hour steady. Galveston quotes 14 1/2 cents and 120 units in evidence.
New Orleans on April 27 reports spot cotton steady with market unchanged. Sales on the spot 630 bales to arrive 760. Pricing notes list low ordinary 11 1/2 to 12? nominal, ordinary 12 9/16c, good ordinary 14c, strict good ordinary 14 1/4c, low middling 14 11/16c.
New York April 27. General Electric up 11 2, Canadian Pacific at 1, Western Maryland 3 4 leads with firm tone and good demand for rail shares. Canadian stocks bought heavily with Canadian Pacific reaching a record 227 1 4. Reading and Union Pacific rise while market strength fades late on mixed earnings. bonds in good demand.
Trading in New York on April 27 shows dollar exchange at 4. %% for sixty day bills and 4 86 50 for demand. Bar silver 54c, Mexican dollars 45c. Government and railroad bonds steady, money on call 2 1/4 percent. Time loans steady with rates 2 to 3 percent. Cotton middling ranges quoted around 15 2 16 to 16 13 16 cents. Receipts 680, stock 73,770.
In Memphis on April 27 the cotton market reports Spot steady with middling grade at 15 3 4 cents per pound remains unchanged.
New York cotton spot markets closed quiet with a 10 point drop. Middling upland quotes at 15.25 cents per pound and middling gulf at 15.50 cents.
Houston April 27 cotton spot prices show middling and other grades steady with points range reported at 3 to 16.
Gonzales Texas April 27 J E Dawson reports sale of 100 bales of cotton at fourteen and one half cents per pound. The deal highlights local market activity with Dawson as the seller.
At Union Stockyards Fort Worth on April 27 cattle receipts ran strong with hogs selling up to 6.00 while cows averaged 3.75 to 4.25 and calves 4.75 to 6.00. Feeder and beef cattle shipments included Kerrville New Orleans and San Antonio privileges among others.
The Fort Worth market shows higher demand for beef steers and fat cattle, with light calves weak and heavies steady. Hogs command an active, rising trend, sheep unchanged, receipts near 2,000 cattle 650 calves 1,200 hogs 200 sheep. Best beef steers about 5.20, most sales 4.65 to 4.90. Hog tops 6.26 with typical 6.00 to 6.15 assorted.
Cattle receipts about 4000 with a steady market. Hogs 238000 head, steady with prices from 5.75 to 6.25 for various pigs and heavies. Sheep receipts about 14000, market weak with native and western steers and lambs priced from 3.00 to 6.15 in mixed brackets.
Cattle receipts 2000 including 200 southern. market steady to strong. Native steers 5.00 to 6.15. southern cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.75. native cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.80. stockers and bulls 4.00 to 5.10. calves 4.00 to 6.50. western steers 4.50 to 5.85. western cows 3.25 to 5.00. Hog receipts 10,000. market strong. Bulk 6.09 to 6.15. heavy 6.00 to 6.15. packers and butchers 6.05 to 6.17. lights 6.10 to 6.20. Sheep receipts 9000. market steady. Muttons 3.40 to 4.25. lambs 4.75 to 5.75. fed wethers and yearlings 3.80 to 5.00. western ewes 3.40 to 4.00.
St Louis on April 27 reports cattle receipts around 1000 with Texans among them and steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.00 to 6.50, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, stockers 3.00 to 4.50, Texas and Indian steers 4.50 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.75. Hog receipts about 8000 with lighter types at 6.05 to 6.25, packers 5 to 6.25, butchers and best heavy steady. Muttons aggregate 425 with lambs 5.75 to 6.00.
San Antonio and vicinity expect fair and warmer weather tonight and Friday. East Texas also fair with warmer conditions. Gulf states show lingering rain as a gulf disturbance wanes. Western North Dakota reports a central mountain storm area. weather west of the Mississippi remains unsettled with clouds and some rain. Temperatures are shown on the map with standard weather symbols.
California orange prices rise 20 cents per box per district manager note. San Antonio market sees predominantly larger sizes, with small lots scarce and wholesalers reporting tight margins and rapid decay en route to cold storage. Potatoes and tomatoes show limited supply. weather and rains affect farm output, while 360 lemons remain scarce and demand climbs.
The item notes pricing for shipperless commission and a per pound rate to retailers for BUTTER CREAMERY at 2 percent.
Fruit and produce items arrive including Jonathan apples, lemons, Florida tomatoes, potatoes, and bananas. The note mentions two cars ages and a private commission, with a focus on fresh vegetables and fruit.
New York on April 27 shows eggs barely steady with receipts of 28,523 cases. Western duck eggs quoted at 18 to 20 cents, southern duck eggs at 18 to 23 cents.
Chicago April 27 market report shows butter and cheese steady with creamery and daisies prices around 13 to 15 cents. Eggs remain steady at 19 054 cases receipts. potatoes steady to fancy at 52 to 55 cents. poultry steady with turkeys and chickens at 14 cents and veal 50 to 60 pounds at 6.0 to 6.7 cents.
Kansas City market report lists butter steady at 21 cents per pound, creamery firsts 18 cents, seconds 16 cents, packing stock 13 cents, eggs extract 17 ½ cents, firsts 15 to 10 cents.
Eggs firm at 15 4c and 15 22c creamery butter. Chickens 12c, springs 17s, turkeys 14 16c, ducks 1d4c, geese 6c. Lead dull at 4.27 4.30 dollars. Spelter firm at 5.30 5.32 dollars.
Oil prices show mixed moves with benchmark U S crude around latest figures and small shifts in market indicators. Investors weigh supply signals amid cautious trading as energy names fluctuate.
The notice lists pairs receiving licenses including Tinea Moore and Louise Burkie, T. Br and Mary Sharp, George V. Saparick and Laura Blocker, D. Ferguson and Rose Milton Meier, Lottie Pace, Raebert J. Goetz and Rose Frieda cks.
Temperature and rainfall data for Houston district stations over the past 24 hours ending at 8 a m with minimums noted. The report lists weather conditions and omits the 7 a.m. value used in computing averages for the district.
Mixed reports from France, Germany, and Argentina sparked declines in wheat futures as May option uncertainty kept trading irregular. July wheat slid from initial 87 to around 87 1/4 cents, corn prices eased then rallied, oats followed corn, and cash wheat quotes showed No 2 red around 84 to 88 cents with others varying. Provisions stayed soft due to large weekly packing.
Chicago April 27 shipments today list grain movements with grain products leading the load. The brief note records the daily flow of grain through the Chicago market without detailing quantities or destinations.
Receipts today list 30 wheat cars with 16 contract grade, 193 corn cars with 68 contract, and 157 oats. Total wheat receipts from Minneapolis and Duluth are 193 cars, up from 175 last week and 142 the year-ago day.
Unclear OCR fragment notes Kansas grain prices for April and futures for May and July. Mentions wheat and oats with unchanged or mixed values and percentages, but data are fragmentary and not coherent.
Market notes from St Louis show Wheat firm for July at 84 cents with 88 percent moisture. May and July oats steady around 21 % to 81 4. Corn prices mixed with May at 51 1 2 and July at 52 cents.
Frank Chance has praised Zimmer man repeatedly with solid advice and the German player is now taking the national pastime seriously. His improved play shows a marked uptick as he applies the tutoring.
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