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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
10
In a brisk close to the week, buyers pushed cotton futures higher led by active demand from mills and traders. Market participants noted steady gains across most grades while volatility eased as supplies remained ample and weather factors stayed favorable.
The Cotton Exchange reports a profitable week for sellers with prices rising and December contracts at 14.27, up from 13.28 and 12.02 earlier. World consumption figures show American cotton at 14.8 million bales, with 2 million bales forward carried from 1914. Local San Antonio prices for Saturday deliverables and New York New Orleans futures closed higher by about 20 points.
Turpentine firm shows 42 percent sales 655 receipts 540 shipments 1308 stock 13810 Resin firm reports sales 1108 receipts 1130 shipments 7623 stock 63440 Prices listed include A B 8.70 and G 6.25 among others with various initials indicating grades and buyers in Savannah market report for August 6.
New York banks show a weekly cash reserve rise of 3,065,470 bringing aggregate reserves to 648,640,000 with excess reserves at 112,311,780. Loans and discounts total 3,222,822,000, time deposits rise 53,699,000, net demand deposits fall 14,751,000, and circulation drops 196,000. Specie totals 866,175,000.
Fort Worth Texas August 5 cattle receipts 490 slow with ranges for beeves 6.00 to 8.00 dollars stockers 5.00 to 6.00 cows 4.00 to 6.00 heifers 3.50 to 7.50 bulls 4.00 to 5.00 calves 4.50 to 9.75. Sheep received 100 steady with lambe 9.00 to 9.75 yearlings 8.00 to 8.75 ewes 6.00 to 6.78 and goats 4.50 to 5.50.
Chicago Aug 5 receipts and quotations show hogs 60 head market steady with bulk 9.20 to 9.85, light 9.45 to 10.60, mixed 9.00 to 10.00, heavy 8.50 to 10.00, rough 8.85 to 8.90, pigs 7.75 to 9.40. Cattle receipts 300 market steady native beef 6.70 to 10.35, stockers 6.00 to 7.85, cows and heifers 8.75 to 12.25. Sheep receipts 500 market strong wethers 6.75 to 8.25, lambs 7.50 to 11.00.
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep show a steady market. Hogs bulk prices range 9.55 to 9.80 with various classes. cattle receipts about 200 include southern stock and prime fed steers 9.40 to 10.10. cows and heifers priced 4.50 to 9.50. stockers 6.00 to 8.00. sheep receipts 600 with lambs 10.00 to 11.25, yearlings 7.75 to 8.50, lambs and wethers 7.00 to 8.00.
Receipts show 3000 hogs with market steady. Pig and light categories range 8.50 to 9.85, mixed and butcher 9.60 to 9.90, good heavy 9.80 to 9.90, bulk 9.65 to 9.85. Cattle receipts 60 with prices unchanged. Sheep receipts 100 with steady market. Spring lambs 7.00 to 10.35, slaughter ewes 5.00 to 7.25, bleating ewes 9.00 to 10.00, yearlings 6.00 to 9.00.
Butter higher with creamery 24% to 28 3 4 cents, eggs up to 23 23 4 cents for firsts, potatoes higher with 10 car shipments seen. Virginia products quoted at 2 70 to 2 80 per barrel and 0 95 to 1 00 bulk. poultry prices mixed with alive fowls at 17 17 4 cents and springs 18 29 4 cents.
Temperatures rainfall and weather conditions for Houston district stations over the 24 hours ending 8 a m 75th meridian time. Weather generally fair with near normal temperatures. Rainfall exceeds one inch at Mobile Alabama and Brookhaven Mississippi. Allen Buell Meteorologist Weather Bureau.
Chicago wheat prices surged on Saturday amid black rust reports and large exporter flour sales, marking a bullish close to the week. Corn and oats followed wheat’s strength, with futures reversing late on export buying signals before ending higher.
Kansas City grain quotations show Wheat at No. 2 hard 1.29 to 1.85, No. 2 red 1.32 to 1.38, Corn No. 2 mixed ee, No. 2 white sic, No. 2 yellow 83 to 84, Oats No. 2 white 44 to 45, No. 2 mixed 42 to 44.
Futures closed with September at 1 30 percent and December at 82 percent in Kansas City. Corn options followed with Sept 81 percent and Dec 70 3/4 percent. In Chicago on Aug 6 Wheat No 2 red around 1.36 dollars and No 2 hard about 1.34 dollars. Corn No 2 yellow 86 3/4 cents and oats Standard 44 1/4 cents.
Quotations from St. Louis show wheat at No 2 red 1.38 to 1.42 per bushel and No 8 hard 1.384 to 1.41, corn No 2 and No 2 white at 88 cents, oats No 2 at 42 to 44 cents and No 2 white at 44 to 45 cents.
Quotations from Chicago markets dated Aug 5 show dry salt extras at 15 cents and bacon extras at 16 cents with various belly and ham prices. Dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds around 18 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 27 cents, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds average 19 1/2. Pure lard 14 cents per pound. Coffee futures quoted in New York at Sep 8.37 and Dec 8.50. Elgin butter market reports fifty tubs at 28 1/2 cents with 29 cents bid on 106 tubs.
San Antonio bankers report a new Payback Plan for Federal Land Banks that fixes annual or semi annual payments covering interest, charges, and principal to retire loans in a set period. After five years borrowers may pay $25 multiples toward principal to shorten debt. bonds backed by mortgages fund further lending with tax exemptions and new director structures guiding 12 banks and farm loan associations.
New York stock market closes with a dull session and a quiet week. Declines center on Mexican Petroleum and bearish sentiment after United States Steel and the extra dividend. Industrials, rails, and munitions stocks drift lower amid overproduction signals in oil and sugars. The week also notes reduced long term loan rates and abundant cash at reserve banks.
Butter and creamery prices listed as 28c for firsts 26c for seconds 23c for packing stock 21c excess firsts 23c. Poultry prices show hens 16c roosters 10c and broilers 21c. New potatoes firm in Louisiana Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Triumphs Kaw Valley early Ohios at 80c.
New York reports mercantile prices with 3 and 4 percent rates. Sterling exchange shows sixty day bills at 4.71 percent and demand at 4.75 percent. Cables at 4.7676, guilders demand and cables at 41 1/2 cents, silver at 66 2/3 cents. Mexican dollars at 51 percent. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
Buyers paid rates for Saturday deliveries: rose steady. Texas country candled 2 c. butter steady. Texas creamery 25 30c lb, country 18 20c, packing stock 18 19c. poultry steady with hens per dozen 5.00 6.00, large fryers 5.00 6.00, broilers 2.69 3.00, turkeys 15 16c lb, ducks 4.00 5.00 per dozen, geese 4.50 5.00.
Secretary Henry Hester reports the New Orleans Cotton Exchange weekly and season to date movements including bales in sight four days 46 000 for the month 46 000 and comparisons to last year and year before. Port receipts season 81 000 overland to mills 4 000 southern mill takings 30 000 interior stocks 19 000 foreign exports four days 18 000 and world visible supply total 3 144 000 with American 2 056 000 and other kinds 1 088 000.
Lord D Abernon told a Brooklyn Eagle delegation that prohibition in Scotland is impossible under current conditions. He noted experience abroad shows prohibition requires broad majority support and applies only to large self contained areas. He cites Scotland’s long drink culture and Glasgow’s history as evidence sobriety grows without prohibition.
Oil price trends in Texas provoke market debate as several states reduce prices while Texas stays steady. Waters-Pierce reports Texas fuel and lubricants are already cheaper locally, with San Antonio cited as having lower costs than any other U S city due to intense competition. Dispatches note midcontinent cuts and abundant crude stocks abroad, suggesting further reductions may come, though local dealers have not yet adjusted.
Insurance men in Austin discuss the state fire insurance commission’s new cotton schedule set to take effect August 20. They argue standards are too high in many cases and complying could force rate reductions. F. Carruth of Houston met with officials to suggest possible modifications before operation.
ILONDON Aug. 5 Bar silver 30 16-16d per ounce. Money 4% per cent. Discount rates Short bills 5% Three months 5% per cent.
New Orleans dispatch notes quiet market with no receipts or quotations. A humorous exchange features Miss Stockson securing a ten days option on Mr Bonds, with dialogue about his value and acceptance.
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