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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1912
Page
7
Produce men report cold storage eggs preferred by housewives as country eggs spoil in heat. Fresh country eggs run over 50 percent bad, with prices 16–17 cents per dozen for country and 22 cents for refrigerated eggs. Butter and poultry supply, peas and canning crops described amid weather and frost impacts.
A historical market list details prices offered to shippers for poultry butter eggs vegetables fruits and other staples. Entries cover Medilum hens fryers broilers turkeys creamery butter and cheese eggs tomatoes cantaloupes potatoes onions cabbage lettuce celery cucumbers peaches apples oranges lemons limes bananas and many dried fruits canned goods and meats with per unit or per case pricing and regional variations.
Quotations show no market for butter and peg offerings. Receipts reach 10 539 cases with cheese steady. Live poultry weak with turkeys at 12c and chickens at 13 to 14c. Car and regional potato prices are listed with Minnesota Jersey Illinois and Kansas Missouri ranges. Veal prices steady.
Quotations listed from St. Louis show poultry prices for chickens, ducks, geese and dairy product values. New York coffee prices are given with No 7 Rio futures steady to Sept and March values at 22 96.
Forecast issued Saturday August 3, 1912. For San Antonio and vicinity unsettled tonight and Sunday with showers possible. For East Texas unsettled tonight and Sunday with showers in the northeast portion.
The trading day started dull and largely uninteresting with American Tobacco up one point. Hill issues lifted the general list while several specialties fluctuated, Sears Roebuck up three, American Tobacco up six, Liggett and Myers down, and overall activity fading in late hours as Hill demand teased further.
New York reports weak sterling exchange with actual business in banker's bills at 4.84.50 for sixty day bills and 8.86 for demand. Prime mercantile paper at five percent. Commercial bills 4.83 percent. Bar silver 59 percent. Mexican dollars 48 percent. Bonds steady as railroad issues drift.
The report notes money on a call remains nominal with rates for 60 days at 3 percent and 1 percent, 90 days at 3 percent and 4 percent, and six months at 4 percent and 5 percent, reflecting stable money market conditions.
In New York on August three the copper market stayed dull with standard and electrolytic both quoted at 17 percent and iron prices unchanged. In St Louis lead held at 46 2 five and a half cents per pound while spelter was quiet at 6 95. In London bullion totaling 8000 pounds sterling was deposited at the Bank of England on balance yesterday.
Local market notes show butter traded in Kansas City with 24 cents for firsts and 22 cents for seconds, packing stock 20 cents, extras 20 cents, and firsts 190? seconds c as part of a dated listing.
New York market notes butter steady with receipts of 8240 pounds. Cheese unchanged with 168 boxes received. Eggs steady with 8669 cases recorded.
New York reports raw sugar steady with muscovado 89 test at 3.55 cents, centrifugal 96 test at 4.05, and 89 test molasses sugar at 3.30. Refined and molasses remain steady. New Orleans open kettle sugar quoted at 37 to 52 cents.
Hides steady with Bo gota at 24 to 25 cents, Central America at 24, leather firm. Hemlock firsts 25 to 27 cents, seconds 24 to 26, thirds 21 to 22, rejects 16 cents.
Dallas weather report notes a cloudy to clear sky for the Texas cotton belt with temperatures reaching 92 degrees.
The Fort Worth cattle market showed an active, steady tone across divisions Saturday with 350 cattle 40 calves 1294 hogs and 658 sheep traded. Hog prices went to packers from St Joseph Armour paid 78 Swift 512. beef steers topped at 6 with 5.25 to 6 elsewhere. cows to 3.70 and 3. heifers 50. bulls 9.40.
Aug 3 Union Stock Yards reports few buyers as Saturday receipts are light. Supplies suffice to meet demand. Cows top at 4 dollars, bulk 4 to 4.50, calves 4.50, hogs sold on an 8 basis. No sheep or goats offered.
Cattle receipts 100 including 60 southern. native steers 6.50 to 7.75, southern steers 4.50 to 6.75, southern cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.50. Hog receipts 1500. bulk sales 8.05 to 8.20, heavies 7.90 to 8.00, packers and butchers 8.00 to 8.26, lights 8.00 to 8.25, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts none. muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 6.00 to 7.50, range wethern and yearlings 3.50 to 5.00, range ewaos 2.60 to 4.00.
ST LOUIS Aug 3 Receipts and quotations show cattle hogs and sheep in steady trade Cattle native beef steers 5.65 9.45 Tex and Okla steers 6.00 9.50 cows and calves 4.50 7.50 Hogs pigs and lights 6.60 8.45 mixed and butchers 5.30 8.50 good heavy 8.20 8.45 Sheep native lambs 6.60 7.25 muttons 3.76 6.26
Cattle receipts about 400 head with steady market. Beeves 5.80 to 9.86, Texas steers 4.85 to 6.85, western steers 5.80 to 7.80, stockers and feeders 4.00 to 6.90, cows and heifers 2.70 to 8.40, calves 6.75 to 10.25. Hogs receipts around 8000 with prices 6.70 to 8.45, bulk 7.65 to 8.20, market five cents higher. Sheep receipts about 4000 with steady market. Native lambs 3.30 to 4.75, western 3.50 to 4.65, yearlings 4.50 to 5.65, native lambs 4.50 to 7.65, western 4.50 to 7.80.
Bradstreet's weekly review notes clearer movement toward enlarged business across most regions, with textiles seeing price advances and buyers resuming purchases. Employment remains good in industry and iron and steel show activity. U S weekly failures total 224, Canada 24, reflecting mixed but improving conditions.
Cottonseed products base prices in Memphis on August 3 show prime at 6.383 percent basis with 34 cents, meal trading between 26.50 and 27.00, and linters at 2 percent with 4 cents.
Cottonseed oil closed easy in New York trading on August 3. Spot values ranged from 6.50 to 7.00 cents, with August at 6.55 to 6.61, September 6.61 to 6.64, October 6.69 to 6.72, and December 6.29 to 6.80 cents. Total sales reached 2600 units across multiple contracts.
Chicago market reports a mixed session with wheat opening unchanged to higher on bullish foreign advices, September at 92% to 93 1/4 cents, corn up to 67 1/2 cents, oats firm as shorts cover, and hogs lifting with first sales 2% to 3 cents higher. September pork 17.87, lard 10.70, ribs 10.684 65. Rain in Southern Illinois cooled corn while wheat closed firm at 93 1/8 cents.
The market lists cash prices for wheat corn and oats with quality grades and bid-ask spreads. Wheat No 2 red No 2 hagd No 1 northern No 2 northern No 2 spring velvet chaff durum cited with dollar ranges. Corn No 2 No 2 white No 2 yellow with percentage figures. Oats No 2 new No 4 white old standard old and new price ranges provided.
Quotations show futures for September wheat at 87 8 1/2 cents, December at 85 1/2 cents, May at 92 cents. Corn futures listed Sept 67 1/2 cents, Dec 54 1/2 cents, May 55 cents. Cash grain prices include No 2 hard wheat at 87 1/2 to 97 1/2 cents and No 2 mixed corn at 75 1/2 to 76 cents. Oats quoted No 2 white 38 to 40 cents, No 2 mixed 86 1/2 to 26 cents.
St Louis price report lists cash wheat No 2 red at 1.01 to 1.03, No 2 hard at .95 to .98. Corn No 2 at .78, No 2 white at .80. Oats No 2 at .30 to .33, No 2 white at .37. Futures for September and December show mixed moves in corn and oats with small fractional gains and declines.
New York reports that clearing house banks hold 20,898,950 dollars in excess reserves, up 1,160,450 from the previous week, indicating improving liquidity and compliance with legal requirements.
New York August 3 jobbers of dry goods show broader business with cotton goods rising and wool markets remaining very strong as the week proves best of the season so far.
Wool in St. Louis shows steady markets on August 3 with medium combing and clothing grades at 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 18 cents, and tub washed 26 to 35 cents.
Three burial permits are issued for local residents. Joseph Stinson aged 10 died August 2 at 328 Denver Boulevard. Abe Henkin aged 24 died August 1 on Zar- Zamora Street. Jane Cleveland aged 35 died August 2 at 117 Camp Street.
To Mr and Mrs Ramon a boy at 120 Wyoming street. To Mr and Mrs Chandler Diehl a boy born July 30. To Mr and Mrs Albert Maverick Jr a girl born August 1 at Sunshine Ranch. To Mr and Mrs George Gover a girl born July 30 at 703 North Frio street.
New York cotton opened weak down 27 points and traded 20 to 29 points lower amid general liquidation and bear pressure. The market hit new low ground before partial recovery but closed steady with a net decline of 22 to 26 points as nervous, irregular fluctuations persisted.
New Orleans cotton futures open steady with a 11 to 14 point decline as activity rises on a Saturday. Prices slip to 14 to 16 points below yesterday’s close while rumors of a bear pool weigh on sentiment. Rain in Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas fuels bearish yield forecasts.
Spot cot ton remains steady with a fractional decline around 12c in middling. Sales on the spot tally 63 bales with 344 receipts and stock at 26,596 as of August 3 in New Orleans.
Spot cotton closed steady with declines across grades in Houston on August 8. Prices ranged from low ordinary to good middling with reported sales of 80 bales, 460 f o b shipments, and a stock total of 21,546 at the market.
Galveston cotton market closes quiet with 1 16 to 1 8 decline. Quotations mix from low ordinary to good middling, with middling at 18 1 2 cents. Sales reach 296 bales, receipts 423, stock 21 646.
Spot cotton closed in New York on August 3 with middling uplands at 12.90 and gulf at 13.15 cents per pound. Estimated gains reflect market demand though spot markets remain volatile.
In Memphis Tennessee on August 3 spot cotton showed a decline with Middling-Grade bids at 18.4 cents per pound.
A sequence of 1912 property deeds records transfers in Los Angeles Heights Marlborough Place Arlington Heights and Laurel Heights. Names include J T Wall R A Arthur F H Yeagley B D Henry A C Stanfield John F Ripps George Koerner and Marshall Johnston with parcels on Mulberry Monterey Murry Marlborough and Laurel Heights streets and prices ranging from 2600 to 8730 dollars.
In Gary Indiana two families shared a funeral for Rosie Mila Drakulich age six and Mrs Rose Vukmanovich. A single procession to the cemetery cut costs while honoring both in Gary's foreign quarter with a white hearse a black hearse a brass band and family farewell.
Weather bulletin reports 24 hours ending 8 am with unsettled belt conditions. Temperatures above normal and rainfall over an inch at Brookhaven Amite Lafayette Quanah Longview and Koppers. Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.
Observations at 8 am report wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and overall weather state. Data cover the first to fifth columns detailing wind, temperature, precipitation, and sky conditions.
A long roster of hotel arrivals lists numerous individuals and families visiting or staying at hotels in St Anthony and Bexar area, including Fr C Sutton Cotulla Mrs A B Kennedy R E Martin Bonham and many others from Dallas Houston New York St Louis and beyond. The roll also includes military and civilian guests with names like Thomas D Ross Howard W Peak F Stein and J K Wiley among others.
South Texas to have another interurban. The Jefferson County Traction company, capitalized at 600000, filed charter with the secretary of state. Lines of electric gasoline or denatured alcohol naphtha or motor railways between Beau... Port Arthur. Principal offices at Beau...
Market Master Bart Crowther deposited 1224.20 with the city treasurer for July collections at the market building and plaza. He notes over 20 000 wagonloads of melons entered the city with 5120 wagons yielding 512 dollars at ten cents each, while many wagons hawked fruit around town and August expected to drop to one third of July's volume due to heat.
Residents complained about speeding on Garden and South Presa as Motocycle Officer Tomlinson stopped three drivers after 1 am. Jim Johnson J. H. Mullen and Walter Watson were arraigned before Judge Buckley and fined ten dollars each for exceeding the limit while traveling between 15 and 35 mph.
Herbert Mahely, a young Black male, was jailed for 50 days after detectives testified he was often seen with suspicious companions. He was arrested on vagrancy charges and found with several pocket knives recently stolen from Heusinger Hardware in Main Plaza. He said knives were given by a companion and denied theft involvement.
A local campaign message urges voters to support A H H J Jones in the mayoral race highlighting leadership and vision for the city. The note emphasizes polling day participation and candidate qualifications.
The United States files a petition in equity to dissolve the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada now called Posting Advertising association. Attorney General Wickersham charges a conspiracy to destroy competition fix prices and monopolize the bill posting business with injunctions sought against alleged Sherman law violations. A. A. Edwards of Waco Texas is named as a defendant.
Kent county scouts begin a three day mobilization to watch the southeast coast from Newnham to Sheppey. They form human communication lines at half mile intervals to guard coast access and maintain links in wartime. Connor from the Gunter Hotel plans a trip to Indianapolis.
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