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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1912
Page
5
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New York August 10 Canadian Pacific and Sears Roebuck led a firm opening as Southern Railway shares showed strength with most active issues rising. Norfolk and Western hit new highs, Reading and New York Central advanced, while steel and copper moved lower. Profit taking trimmed gains toward close.
New York reports steady sterling exchange with actual business at 4.845 for 60 day bills and 4.87 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.83 percent. Bar silver at 61. Mexican pesos quoted 48 cents per dollar. Government and railroad bonds hold steady.
New York August 10 metal markets show Lake and Electrolytic copper at 17 percent and casting copper at 17 percent. iron remains unchanged.
New York reports United States Steel unfilled tonnage for July 31 at 5,967,079 tons, up 149,738 from June 29 and above 3,584,085 tons on July 31 last year.
Lead quiet at 4.30 32 a price listed for St. Louis metal trading. Spelter dull at 6.90.
The statement of the actual condition of New York clearing house banks for the week reports a reserve of 30,788,250 dollars in excess of legal requirements, up 289,300 dollars from last week.
Cincinnati women and girls along the Dayton Pike from Norwood to Middletown organize and raise funds for an initial survey to build a traction road. They aim to span Monroe Bethany Blue Ball Mauds Gano Westchester Sharonville Reading and connect to Cincinnati, potentially becoming early statewide female rail builders.
The report lists cotton statistics for this year across ports including New Orleans and Norfolk with figures for Wagen, bales, stock on hand, and comparisons to last week and last year. It notes excess stock this season and provides scattered numerical values.
Observations at 9 a m with sea level air pressure 8 bars. Forecast for San Antonio region and East Texas unsettled through Sunday. Weather indicators show dotted line patterns for temperature only at freezing 90 and 0. snow noted. wind influence by arrows.
The cotton goods markets were quieter for the day with wide print cloths easing slightly. Local wool markets remain firm with light offerings, and cotton yarns stay steady as jobbers report a steady trade.
The cotton market opened steady with a decline of 1 to 6 points on lower Liverpool cables but soon steadied. By the close New York fell 7 to 11 points, with New Orleans and Liverpool also down and Houston and Galveston mixed.
New York cotton contracts show steady start with January around 11.89 to 11.95 and October near 11.80 while December tests 11.89. Ranges for May and August hover near 12.0 with mixed early activity and little overall move by session end.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 7 to 9 point decline amid pool cables and a wet weather map. Private Liverpool dispatches claiming a big house failure were false, tied to a small nonaffiliated firm’s retirement. Prices sagged midmorning then slipped 12 to 14 points below yesterday’s close as demand waned.
Closing spot cotton in Liverpool slipped as prices fell across grades. American middling fair reached 7.664 pence per pound with other classes ranging down to ordinary 5.684. Day’s sales totaled 4000 bales, including 8600 American and 400 for speculation and export. receipts were 3000 bales, of which 1500 were American.
Futures in Liverpool opened barely steady and ended irregular. The report lists multiple contract points with small shifts across August through July contracts, including August at 4.66 and July-Aug at 6.57 percent in various months.
Aug 10 at Union Stock Yards reports a near empty cattle pens with about 20 head received. Weather conditions loom over the coming week as ranchers worry about drought relief and possible herd sales. Cows topped at 4 dollars, calves at 5, most cows 3.50 to 4, calves around 4.50, no hogs offered.
Fort Worth reports hog receipts and market activity with 2 064 hogs received direct in St Joseph on Saturday. Direct consignments total 2064 hogs with 1651 head sent to Armour Co and the rest to Swift Co. A portion of a load averaging 169 pounds sold for 8.25 dollars per hundredweight.
In Memphis prime basis prices for cottonseed meal and linters are listed with bids. In New York cottonseed closed steady with futures showing August through February quotes and detailed sale totals including 900 units traded across several months.
Receipts totaled 5400 cattle with 300 Texans, native beef steers from 5.50 to 110.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers from 6.00 to 419.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.50, calves 5.90 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 006 with pigs and lights 7.60 to 8.65, mixed and butchers 8.20 to 8.56, good 8.20 to 8.40. Sheep receipts 2000 native muttons 3.75 to 4.26, lambs 5.25 to 7.00. market steady.
Bradstreet weekly review of trade reports stronger than before shows widespread improvement in trade and demand for iron and steel. Jobbers gain from out of town buyers while dry goods and cotton goods hold value. buyers fear understocked markets. Mill activity rises with rail orders and large structural steel orders. US and Canada business failures decline from earlier weeks.
Quotations dated Aug 10 show markets with no eyes in stock. Receipts 1417 cases cheese steady with listed varieties and prices. potatoes firmer with regional sample prices. Poultry alive weak with turkey 12¢, chickens 11¢, springs 17-18¢. veal steady at 9-18¢.
Kansas City on August 10 reported butter at 24 cents for creamery firsts 22 cents for firsts and 20 cents for seconds and packing stock. Eggs showed extras at 1 cent, firsts at 18 4? cents, seconds at 14 cents.
Temperatures and rainfall across the Houston district for the 24 hours ending 8 am show unsettled conditions with above normal temperatures, especially in Southwest Texas. Rainfall of an inch or more reported in New Orleans Houston Atlanta Augusta Montgomery and Vicksburg districts. five inches or more at Minden Louisiana and Longview Texas. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Leading spot markets report quiet and steady conditions in New Orleans on August 10. Spot cotton prices show slight variations across grades from low ordinar y to middling and fair, with 64 bales received and stock at 26,701.
Spot cotton in Houston on August 19 closed steady with a 1 16 cent drop. Price levels ranged from low ordinary at 7 to good middling at 12 cents. Bales were delivered fob at 240 dollars with shipments totaling 1397 units.
Galveston Texas reports pot cotton closed unchanged with grades listed from low ordinary to middling fair. Sales total 42 bales, receipts 1,076, stock 23,124, with 800 bales on board.
Cattle receipts 200 including 100 southern steers with steady market. Native steers 6.60 to 10.00, southern steers 4.75 to 7.50, southern cows and heifers 3.26 to 5.50. Hog receipts 2000, market strong to higher. Bulk sales 8.15 to 5.50, heavy 8 to 15.0, packers and intermediates 3.5 to 8.30, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts none, market steady. Muttons 8.50 to 4.25, lambs 6.50 to 9.70, range wethers and yearlings 5.50 to 4.75, range ewes 2.50 to 4.00.
Receipts and quota figures for cattle hogs and sheep show cattle receipts around 200 head with varied bids from 5.70 to 7.90 across types. Hog receipts near 1000 with prices from 7.23 to 8.40 and bulk sales around 7.70 to 8.20. Sheep receipts near 5000 with markets steady and prices for natives and western types listed in the 3.40 to 6.60 range.
Observations recorded at 8 and 8 a m on a Saturday detail wind direction and speed, temperature, rainfall, and overall weather state across five columns. The fragment notes 1912 context with a first column for wind direction, second for wind velocity, third for temperature, fourth for rainfall, and fifth for general weather.
The New York market reports steady prices for raw sugar with muscovado and refined varieties, and for petroleum products. Crushed sugar, granulated, powdered forms listed with current quotes. notes open kettle and refined values in New Orleans markets.
New York reports No. 7 Rio coffee at 14 percent strength with futures holding steady. September contracts sit at 12.64 and March at 12.54, reflecting a calm trading session.
New Orleans August 10 rough rice unchanging. Rough 28 36, millers 4 25, clean 2. Sales show 1 908 clean Honduras at 24 5c. Quotations list Rough Honduras 0.90 4.65, Japan nominal, Clean Honduras 44% 5c, Japan 4 4c.
In St Louis on August 10 wool prices held steady with medium grade combing and clothing at 22 3/4 to 26 cents, good fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 14 cents, tub washed 26 to 25 cents.
Quotations show poultry weak in St Louis on August 10 with chickens at 120, springs 16c, turkeys 16 to 21c, ducks 9 to 13c, geese 6 to 11c. Butter firm at 23 to 26c for creamery, eggs firm at 1c.
Mrs. Clara Mitchell completed a cross country walk from New York to Chicago as a psychological experiment. She asserted three proven theories: endurance not depending on diet or muscle, intuition as safeguard and guide, and habit turning action into effortless motor work. She reported no unpleasant experiences and said intuition led to welcoming houses and avoidance of rebuffing places.
Rosalia Elshot aged 56 died August 9 at 418 Nevede street. John M Utz aged 16 died August 9 at 537 Agarita street. Mrs Bana Weight aged 22 died August 8 at Baylor hospital.
Panky the prize collie owned by Mrs. Henry Mayer Jr. is condemned to death after biting 13 year old Isadore Stoltz during a package delivery. The dog’s arrest moved to Philadelphia. judge Keffer warned: if seen in Atlantic City again, the dog will be killed. Compensation may fall to Mrs. Mayer.
Chicago early moves show private crop estimates adding 40 million bushels to spring output, weighing on wheat. December futures slipped from initial declines to around 92 cents, while corn fell on heavy rainfall but later rallied. oats weakened on strong receipts and provisions fell with grain. Wheat closed steady after a late rally, with a mixed day across other grains and pork futures.
Cash wheat prices list No 2 red No 2 hard No 1 northern No 2 northern No 2 spring velvet chaff and durum with bid ranges. Corn prices No 2 No 2 white and No 2 yellow quoted at fractions and cents. Oats prices No 2 new No 2 white standard new with fractional cents and percentages.
Cash wheat shows No 2 track at 1.01 dollars and 1.03 percent, No 2 hard 92 and 85 cents. Corn No 2 track 77 cents, No 2 white 80. September wheat 91.5 cents, December 92 92 cents. Corn September 68 cents, December 67. Oats Rept 34, December 35 cents.
The clipping lists prices for wheat and corn varieties with specific grades and months. It includes No 2 hard wheat around 87 percent protein and prices near 69 to 76 cents, No 2 red about 98 cents, and oats with No 2 white at 85 cents. It also shows September December and May futures for wheat and corn with varied cent values.
A scattered list of property transfers shows Rosa Guerrero to Brigida GaeKpo linar in 1919 with three fourths interest in lot 4 block 2 new city block 1494. Homer Jones trustee to James K. Stuart in 1912. Mrs. Cora Boyd to Matilda Woods in 1912. sheriff and buyers in 1912. multiple transfers to and from Gantt, Walker, Duffy, Dean, Harper, Lund, Ziegler, Brown, Dolan, Krueger and others across blocks in Los Angeles Heights and West Laurel Heights with various lot numbers, blocks and prices.
Jobbers report liberal supplies of California evaporated apples with weak demand. Arkansas evaporated apples arrived on the San Antonio market at prices lower than last year as plentiful fresh fruit crops dampen demand for dried varieties.
Prices paid for poultry butter cheese eggs and vegetables with varied rates for tomatoes cantaloupes potatoes onions cabbage lettuce celery cucumbers cauliflower peaches apples pears bananas and more. Includes meats lard and canned goods as well as dried fruits and hides from New York market listings.
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