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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1911

Page

11

Grain market subdued as buyers restrain bids amid rumors

Reports of a Russian wheat shortage and bullish rumors press the grain market higher but the livestock section remains mostly featureless. Cattle supply is mixed with limited slaughter demand and prices steady at around 3 to 3.25 for cattle and 3.50 to 3.75 for top calves. Hog bids fade with about fifty head offered and little prospect of 6.50, pricing around six dollars as the bulk.

Eport AION Wesmen Lesmen Jesmen

Weather forecast for San Antonio area and regions

The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Friday. East Texas shows fair conditions in the south with possible showers in the north. A storm area west of the Mississippi moves eastward and unsettled weather with rain is noted in Tennessee, Ohio valley, lower lake region, Iowa, western Missouri, North Dakota and Washington. High temperatures expected in the southwest.

San Antonio Tex Texas Mississippi Tennessee Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Iowa Missouri North Dakota Washington

Stockyards Talk Paints Water Woes and Market Trends

Stockmen report water shortages on ranges hampering cattle sections. Texas Cattle Raisers weekly shows varied shipments from many ranges. San Angelo and Beeville report good rains and solid car totals, while Callan lacks rain. San Antonio and Fort Worth markets see bountiful live stock runs but light local consignments. mohair market improves. Prominent stockman stresses consistent hog production as key to success. many breeders preparing for county fairs and cityward purchases.

Santonio Texas D. S. Fox Alice James Gibson J. W. Moore Pearsall W. English Victoria G. D. Stoner Jr San Angelo J. F. Treadwell Callan W. W. Treadwell Beeville John E. Rigby Spector San Antonio Fort Worth Fortarth

Cattle Sales Report and Grain Quotations

Fort Worth Texas cattle sales reported with prices and quotations from Kansas City and Chicago, showing mixed and steady shifts. Wheat and corn futures advance with small gains across contracts including No 2 hard and No 2 red wheat, and corn bids for September, December, and May.

Associated Press Kansas City Torn

Wheat and corn futures rally amid mixed U S market tones

Wheat futures advance with gains for No 2 track and hard red varieties while corn prices rise, led by increased demand. Prices quoted for September and December contracts show higher values, with ongoing adjustments in the grain market.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Wheat Prices Jump On Bullish Russia Crop Outlook

Chicago wheat rose on August 3 as bullish cables from Russia trimmed export surplus estimates to under 80 million bushels. Liverpool demand improved on firm Russian offerings and Indian rain fears. Corn and oats followed higher with light selling. pork, lard, and ribs futures opened firmer on active demand.

Chicago Russia Liverpool India Ohio State Kentucky

Quotations and trade receipts in Chicago on Aug 3

Quotations were as follows today with market notes from Chicago. Receipts and shipments today were as follows detailing goods moved and inventories recorded in the Chicago market on August 3.

THE Associated Press Chicago Ill

Chicago Grain Receipts Reported for Today

Chicago market receipts show wheat at 282 cars with 279 contract grade, corn 28 cars with 6 contract grade, and oats 229 cars. Total wheat receipts across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reached 420 cars, down from 806 last week and 669 on the same day last year.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Cash grain prices across markets noted

The report lists cash wheat and corn prices with quality grades and bid offers. No. 2 red wheat 87 89 cents, No. 2 hard 89 92 cents, No. 1 northern around 1.06 to 1.07 dollars, new No. 1 northern 1.02 to 1.05, No. 2 northern 1.03 to 1.05, No. 2 southern new 98 1.02, No. 2 spring 95 to 1.90. Corn No. 2 around 64 to 65 cents, No. 2 white 67 to 68 cents, No. 2 yellow 65 cents, oats No. 2 new 40 cents, No. 2 white 42 to 48 cents, No. 2 white new 40 to 41 cents.

Associated Press Chicago

Livestock Market Demoralized by Heavy Receipts

Market weak with heavy week receipts across beef cattle hogs and sheep. Beef steer early sales steady from 4.00 to 4.50 per hundredweight while hogs rise 5 to 10 cents with bulk at 7.10 to 7.40. Sheep steady with native ewes around 3.85 and lambs at 5.85.

Kansas City Market Report Beef Hogs and Sheep Prices

Cattle receipts 6000 with steady to 10 cents higher on ask. Native steers 4.80 to 7.25, southern steers 4.15 to 5.75, cows and heifers 2.75 to 7.10, stockers 3.25 to 5.40, bulls 3.25 to 5.00, calves 4.00 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 6000 with bulk 7.00 to 7.25, heavy 7.00 to 7.20, lights 7.00. Sheep receipts 4000, market steady. lambs 5.00 to 6.85, muttons 3.25 to 4.10, fed wethers and yearlings 3.50 to 5.00, fed western ewes 2.50 to 3.80.

Associated Press Kansas City THE ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Cattle receipts about 4000 with steady to slightly higher prices. Reeves 5.00 to 7.35, Texas steers 4.40 to 6.10, western steers 4.00 to 6.10, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.35, cows and heifers 2.10 to 5.85, calves 5.20 to 7.75. Hog receipts around 16000, market strong with ranges from 6.45 to 7.50, bulk 6.90 to 7.25. Sheep receipts about 12000, market strong to 10 cents higher. native 2.25 to 4.00, western 2.50 to 4.00, yearlings 3.75 to 4.80, native lambs 3.75 to 6.75, western 4.25 to 6.95.

Associated Press Chicago Texas

Wool Markets. St Louis Aug 3 amid mixed prices

Wool firm averages mixed with ranges for different types. The market notes medium merino and fine line items with varying price points. Wool prices show modest activity as buyers assess staple lengths and quality across washed and line-went lots.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Lead Spelter Rises on Market in St Louis

Metal market report from St. Louis dated August 3 notes lead spelter prices higher at 5.75 with 445 implied.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Heavy curb selling drags Standard Oil down 25 points

Heavy selling on the curb market hit Standard Oil with five hundred shares traded and the stock falling 25 points to 6.15 a share. The Associated Press report from New York notes the rapid decline amid market pressure.

Manderd Associated Fress New York Standard Oil

Market opens with mixed gains and broad declines

New York stock market shows a reactionary tone at the open with scattered gains in select issues while many industrials fall. Major losses hit Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, Utah Copper, and Standard Oil, with a late stumble as trading quiets and bonds slide, though some standard stocks recover.

New York Nashville Chattanooga St. Louis General Electric Utah Copper Standard Oil Texas Company Pittsburg Coal St. L Lst American Tobacco Pacific Mail San Francisco Allis Chalmers

Money on Call Rates and Market Placed in New York

Money on call stands at 2 percent with time loans firm. Sixty-day loans at 2 percent, ninety days at 3 percent, six months at 3 percent. Close prime mercantile paper at 4 1 2 percent. Sterling exchange steady. bankers bills 4.84 15 for sixty days and 4.86 10 for demand. Commercial bills 4.55 44. Mexican dollars 45 percent. Bar silver 62 percent. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.

Associated Press New York Sterling Exchange

Cotton market advances then eases in New York trading

The New York cotton market opened with a 6 to 11 point advance on higher cables and fresh buying but soon eased near yesterday's close. By early afternoon, new crop bids held 24 to 30 points above prior close as rumors of a strong bull pool circulated and crop damage reports rose.

New York New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady and close strong in New York

Cotton futures opened steady with January at 10.98 99, March 11.09 10, May 11.23 24, August 12.15 16, September 11.20 21, October 11.03 04, December 11.02 03. Futures closed strong in New York trading.

THE Associated Press New York H Ta Low Cene

New Orleans cotton opens steady with rise on bulls

New Orleans August cotton futures opened quiet yet steady as buying pressure and a new bull clique emerged. Early gains of 4 to 6 points faded before noon, then recovered to 18 to 25 points up from the morning low, closing 34 to 44 points above yesterday's close amid favorable weather and reports of army worm damage in Alabama and Texas.

Associated Press New Orleans Alabama Texas Fall River Belt

Grain futures show mixed bids and offers across months

August and September bids and asks emerge for futures with August at 11.79 bid and 11.18 ask, later contracts steady around 10.9 to 11.0 with December and January near 10.94 to 10.93. March and May show higher bids around 11.03 and 11.13.

Associated Press New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton July 3 Spot Prices Rise Amid Active Trade

Spot cotton in Liverpool rose with good business and higher prices. American middling fair sold around 7.29 pence per pound, with middling near 6.67 and futures showing a steady to firm tone. Daily sales reached 10,000 bales, of which 9,100 were American, and receipts were 100 bales, all American. Futures listed several monthly spreads from August through May with values around 5.8 to 6.9 pence.

Associated Press Liverpool

Market snapshot from Midland to New Orleans slow trading

A fragmented data clip shows price levels and trade activity across cities including Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston Galveston and Midland. Listings indicate steadiness for several markets with small volumes and mixed quotes such as 6.67 in Liverpool and 12% in Houston.

Middline Liverpool New York Saes New Orleans Houston Galveston

Cotton Prices Steady in Memphis Reports

Memphis cotton market reports spot cotton steady at middling 18 1/2 cents. No change in price observed as of August 3, with buyers and sellers awaiting further market signals in the local cotton trade.

Spot Cotton Quiet as Prices Rise Slightly

Associated Press reports spot cotton closed quiet with a 10 point rise. Middling uplands at 12.60 and middling gulf at 12.85 per pound, with no sales recorded on the day.

Associated Press York Gulf

Cotton Prices and Receipts Reported in New Orleans

New Orleans on August 3 reports the daily cotton quotes for various grades from low ordinary to good middling with values ranging from 8 11 16 to 18. Receipts total 322 bales, stock at 24,622 bales.

Associated Press New Orleans

Bank of Bengal Lowers Discount Rate

Calcutta reports the Bank of Bengal reduced its discount rate from four to three percent today signaling tighter money and a shift in monetary policy.

Associated Press Calcutta Bank of Bengal

Cotton Gossip Shapes Market Mood In Mixed Report

The bureau report drew mixed views with some bullish notes and others calling it about as expected. Oklahoma broker R M Harris nailed 89.1 as the exact figure, while bears argued the market needed oversell pressure for an uptick. Export activity from Liverpool and New Orleans showed limited demand with steady to slightly higher futures, and large Cape shipments dampened by rains.

Bureau Bear Davis R. M. Harris Oklahoma

Cotton Statistics This Year and Receipts Summary

Cotton statistics show regional figures for this year and last year across cities including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah New York Boston and Houston with receipts totals recorded for today and the prior year. The data lists shipments and totals by city with figures like Houston 1904 and Memphis 895 among others.

Galveston Tex Wise New Orleans Mobilé Ala Savannah Boston Mass Meinleesa Houston Memphis, Tenn St. Louis

Cotton seed products report shows mixed prices

Price notes from Memphis Tennessee on August 3 report prime linters and bale values with oil and other components quoted by the Associated Press.

THE Associated Press Memphic Tenn Sant Linters

Trading Notes from New Orleans Rice Market

Trading in the rice market yesterday centered on Honduran grades with strong demand for rough and clean rice while prices remained steady. Receipts totaled 1849 rough and 4258 clean with millers at 2888. New Honduras rough sold 1587 at 8.65 cents and clean 3065 at 2 percent.

Associated Press New Orleans New Honduras Honduras

New York Coffee Market Steady Close with Mixed Month Moves

The New York coffee market closed steady with September unchanged while other months fell 4 to 11 points. Sales reached 28,250 bags as spot coffee remained quiet with Rio No 7 at 18 1 8 c and Santos No 4 at 13 3 4 c. Cordova offered at 14 16 c and mild coffee remained dull.

Associated Press New York Rio No Santos No Cordova

Market Summary Steady Across Hides Leather and Oil

New York report notes hides steady leather firm wool resin and turpentine steady and rice steady reflecting stable commodity demand and pricing across key markets for the period.

THE Associated Press New York

Train Crash Victims Improve Sufficiently at Local Hospitals

Ganahl Walker and Mrs. J M Turley were struck by a passenger train at the Woodlawn avenue crossing of the International and Great Northern while in an automobile. Both are reported greatly improved. Walker sat up today and will be moved home soon. Turley remains bedbound but is expected to be discharged shortly.

Ganahl Walker J. M. Turley Woodlawn Avenue International & Great Northern Walker Turley Santa Rosa Infirmary

Cattlemen’s Leader Eddy Lasater in Town

Eddy Lasater of Falfurrias, president of the Cattlemen’s Association of Texas, is in town today and staying at the St. Antony.

Eddy Lasater Falfurrias Cattlemen's Association of Texas St. Antony

Market outlook brightens for high level eggs and lemons

Local eggs move firm at 16 cents per dozen as light supply meets rising demand. Lemon market remains dull with quotes around 4.75 dollars a box amid New York port delays and sea freight woes. Colorado apples see brisk movement while canned goods demand surges, straining Texas wholesale supply chains. Prices rise sharply across centers as inventories tighten.

New York Italy Colorado Chicago Boston Texas

Market Prices Update for Dairy Eggs and Poultry

Butter steady at 25c for creamery per pound and 14 15c for country. Eggs firm to higher with fresh country ecandled at 15 16c. Cheeses firm including fancy cream 17c, fancy brick 20c, American Swiss 24c, imported Swiss 8 1 2? Ships. Poultry steady with large hens per dozen 6, medium hens 4 75 to 5, large springs 3 50 to 4, medium springs 2 50 to 2 75, small springs 2 to 2, guineas 3 25 to 3 50, ducks 6 per dozen, squabs 1 to 1 25, turkeys 15 per pound.

Chicago Produce Quotations for Butter Eggs and More

Quotation desk in Chicago reports butter and eggs steady with varying creameries and case prices. Supplies include 5777 cases received at market with multiple firsts and cheese prices listed, along with firm potato and live poultry prices and veal weight brackets.

Quotations Today Eggs Steady Receipts At 13539 Cases

New York August 3 quotations show eggs steady with receipts totaling 13 539 cases. The brief market note records stable prices and a moderate level of supply for the day.

Associated Press New York

Poultry and dairy prices in regional market report

A brief price roundup shows chickens at 100, turkeys 16, ducks 101-2 cents, springs 18 cents, butter steady, creamery at 21 with a 26 cent for Eges and ldec noted as steady.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis Aay Eges

Quotations from Kansas City Butter and Eggs Market

Kansas City August 3 quotations show butter 25 cents a pound creamery 23 to 25 including firsts 23 cents seconds 21 and packing stock 18. Eggs quoted extras 19 and firsts 19 to 21 cents per dozen seconds 10 to 12 cents.

THE Associated Press Kansas City

Sugar and molasses market report from New York

Molasses steady. Sugar raw firm. Muscovado 89 test 4, lic. Centrifugal 96 test 4.61c. Molasses sugar 89 test 3.86c. Refined steady. Market tone steady with varied pricing across grades.

THE Associated Press New York

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