Weather notice for Texas extended weekend
Saturday August 12 1916 forecast for San Antonio and East Texas notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with similar skies.
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San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1916
Page
9
Supporting Orders From Longs Hold Up Cotton Prices
A midweek report notes supporting orders from Longs countering supply pressure as cotton prices rise amid holiday trading in Liverpool. Strong trade activity and global demand influence the market.
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LONGS
Cotton market trends show mixed open with dry weather fears
Daily quotation report notes gains early on supportive overnight orders, then a whipsaw session with prices near opening levels. Liverpool market holiday and forecasts of continued Texan Oklahoma dryness supported futures while New York and New Orleans fluctuated. Prices in San Antonio compresses show strict middling around 14.16 cents and other grades near 13.72 to 11? cents.
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Oklahoma
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Texas
Iiverpool
San Antonio
Coet Eary Eee
Socceseescee
New York Cotton Opens Steady Before Liquidation Decline
The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 7 to 8 points on short covering after yesterday’s drop. December and January contracts moved from about 14.30 and 14.39 to around 14.22 and 14.82, then declined as New Orleans houses and Western selling pressured prices. By late morning December fell to 14.20 and January to 14.30, with a late rally lifting December to 14.34 and January to 14.43, closing the day 7 to 10 points higher overall.
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New York
New Orleans
Abo
Wall Street
New Orleans Cotton Rises Then Sags on Weather News
Cotton opened with gains of six to eight points on support from long positions but soon slipped as dry eastern belt weather and reports of new Texas bales increased supply. Prices hovered with a net drop of one to two points in the first half hour, then recovered later on Texas drought hopes.
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New Orleans
Texas
Cotton futures steady as opening bids listed
New Orleans futures opened steady with October at 13.90, December 14.13, January 14.24, March 14.42 asked, May 14.56, and closed steady overall.
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New York
New Orleans
Weekend Produce Market Improves With Fresh Shipments
Weekend receipts in the produce market showed notable improvement as carload shipments of Messina lemons arrive, easing lemon scarcity. Lettuce, tomatoes, grapes and butter hold steady with prices around 7.50 to 8 for lemons, 75 cents a third of a bushel for Kansas tomatoes, and California white grapes selling at 2 per lug box. Flour rose about 20 cents to about 7.50 for Saturday deliveries.
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San Antonio
Kansas
California
Cotton statistics show season deficit and stock figures
Cotton statistics report stock yesterday 476 514, stock same day last week 530 379, stock same day last year 707 312, and a deficit this season 230 798. Figures reflect a drop in available supply and ongoing demand pressures in the textile sector.
Indiana herbs and old time flavor revived in kitchens
The Indianapolis News notes a revival of herb gardens in Indiana and the broader East. USDA backs the movement. Fifty years ago dried herbs were essential in Hoosier pantries and flavoring extracts were luxuries. Reembracing herbs could restore practical kitchen skill and improve many dishes.
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Indianapolis News
Indiana
New England
United States Department of Agriculture
Omen and Crucifixion Avenue Noted in War Skirmish
The London Globe reports two curious incidents during the great push. First, four deserters crossed into our lines while German sentries whistled, seen as an omen by our troops. Second, on Crucifixion avenue the bombardment misshaped the trees yet left a large crucifix unscathed with no shrapnel marks.
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London Globe
Absence of frost in Canada lowers hog prices and wheat
Wheat prices in Chicago eased on frost absence in Canada delaying risks. Early declines from 2% to 1% were followed by limited recovery as rumors of federal price probes surfaced. Corn rose on Illinois rainfall notes, oats stayed weak, and hog provisions weakened.
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Canada
Chicago
Illinois
Chicago cash grain quotations for wheat corn and barley
Chicago cash grain traders quoted wheat at No. 2 hard 1.44 to 1.45 dollars and No. 2 red 1.45 to 1.46 dollars. Corn No. 2 yellow declined to about 74 cents per bushel. Date standards 43 to 13 percent. barley listed as nominal.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices in St Louis market report
Quotations today show No 2 red wheat at 1.481.51 per bushel and No 2 hard at 1.441.50. Corn No 2 at 87 8Ti4e and No 2 white at 86 I40. Oats No 2 at 42% and No 2 white at 48% tic.
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ST. Louis
Daily commodity quotations from Kansas City market
Quotations for wheat corn and oats listed by grade and type. No. 2 hard wheat at 1.85 and 1.46 for other grades. No. 2 red 1.41 to 1.48. corn mixed and white prices shown. rye and oats prices noted with small variations.
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Kansas City
Ste
Grain futures close in Kansas City on Aug 12
Wheat futures settled with Sept at 1.28 ½ cents, Dec at 1.40 ½ cents. Corn futures ended with Sept at 81 1/2 cents, Dec at 71 1/2 cents.
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Kansas City
Mercantile and Bond Rates From New York Scene
Mercantile paper 8 percent and 60 day bill at 4.71 percent with demand around 4.7411 to 4.76. Sterling and foreign currencies show modest figures with francs at 1.65, guilders around 4.15, and Mexican dollars at 0.51. Government and railroad bonds hold steady amid market chatter.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Gasoline Price Cuts Hit 26 Cents a Gallon in Pitteburg
Pitterburg pa August 12 new quotations from the minimal oil refining companies list gasoline at 26 cents a gallon after three crude oil price cuts totaling 25 cents per barrel.
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Pitterburg, Pa
Minemal Oil Refining Companies
Rice Market Report From New Orleans Auction
Rough rice sold strongly while clean rice held firm in New Orleans market. Prices for Clean Honduras and Blue Rose were quoted with limited changes. Blue Rose traded around 3% to 3 1/2% higher in pockets, others unchanged.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Fez
Dallas County sells first 1916 cotton bale to Jones
Dallas merchants marketed the county's first bale of cotton from the 1916 crop. Raised by R. P. Jones of near Meromite, the bale was classed strict middling and sold for 14 cents a pound on the Dallas Cotton Exchange. Jones received a $25 bonus from exchange members.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas County
R. P. Jones
Merouite
Dallas Cotton Exchange
Mr. Jones
Futures coffee prices steady with No. 7 futures
Aug 12 market report shows futures coffee steady with No. 7 trading at September 8.72 and December 8.79. Traders eye supply shifts and demand signals as prices hold near session highs.
Butter Tubs Sold At Elgin Market
Elgin Illinois on August 12 reports butter sales of 250 tubs at the local market as part of daily commodity transactions and price observations.
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Elgin, Ill
Lise
Shippers Market Ups and Downs in San Antonio Trade
Buyers paid prices for Texas country produce delivered in San Antonio on Saturday. Candled country fruit sold at 22 to 23 cents per pound while Texas creamery butter ranged 25 to 40 cents. Country butter 18 to 20 cents. packing stock 18 to 19 cents. Poultry markets held steady with hens 5 to 6 dollars per dozen, large fryers 5 to 6 dollars, broilers 2.40 to 3 dollars, turkeys 15 to 16 cents per pound, ducks 4 to 6 dollars per dozen, and geese 4.50 to 5 dollars per dozen.
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San Antonio
Texas Country
Texas Creamery
Butter, eggs and potatoes mixed market report
Chicago prices show butter higher with creamery at 25 to 29 cents. Eggs higher with receipts 7391 cases firsts 23 to 24 cents ordinary firsts 23 cents. Potatoes lower with 140 car shipments Jersey and Virginia bulk 1.10 to 1.15, Virginia barreled 3.40 to 3.50, Missouri Illinois and Ohio 0.95 to 1.00. Poultry alive lower with fowls 14.47 to 16 cents and springs 18 to 20 cents.
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Chicago
Jersey
Virginia
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Market Prices for Butter Poultry and Potatoes
Butter creamery firsts 28c seconds 26c packing stock 21c. Eyes firsts 21c. Poultry hens 16c roosters 10c broilers 21c. New potatoes firm in Louisiana Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Triumphs and Kaw Valley early Ohios 5c to 1 dollar.
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Kansas City
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kaw Valley
Local Packing House Quotes For Dealers Saturday
Local packing house quotations listed for dealers include dry salt extras 16c bacon extras 17% c dry salt bellies 14-16 pound average 1s c fancy breakfast bacon 27c fancy home 21c bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 19c pure lard 14c compound 11% c.
Galveston New Orleans cotton rates hearing adjourned
The Texas railroad commission postponed the Galveston to New Orleans export cotton rate hearing to September 12 after railroads agreed to keep Texas to New Orleans rates 0.08 dollars higher than Galveston and other Texas ports. North Texas lines seek ICC approval to meet Texas & Pacific Railway rates at junction points without violating federal law. No testimony was taken. Chairman Allison Mayfield noted revenue concerns and the possibility of lowering Texas port rates.
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Galveston
Tex
State Railroad Commission
Galveston-New Orleans
Texas
New Orleans
North Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas & Pacific Railway
Austin
Allison Mayfield
Farmers demand new bulletins from Department of Agriculture
In Austin Texas the Department of Agriculture reports strong farmer interest in agricultural information. A single farmers' Institute requested 900 copies of leaflets and bulletins, among 28 subjects, showing progress in Lubbock county. The bulletins were mailed as requested.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Department
Farmers’ Institute
Slaton
Lubbock County
Hallettsville First State Bank elects directors and relocates
The Hallettsville bank names directors T Y Hill Joseph Kopecky H J Strunk R A Baessler J M Holub and J F McKnight. It will temporarily occupy Courthouse square until a two story brick building on the southwest corner is ready. Capitalization is $50 000 with the lower floor for banking and the upper for offices.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Hallettsville First State Bank
T. Y. Hill
Joseph Kopecky
H. J. Strunk
R. A. Baessler
J. M. Holub
J. F. McKnight
Courthouse Square
First National Bank
South Texas Gunners Mutual Fire Insurance Company Formed
Attorney General's Department approves the charter of the mutual company of Yoakum Texas for fire storm hail and lightning cover. Incorporators include KR Flato William Green Philip Welhausen FE Wolters and others. A Department of Insurance and Banking license is issued.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
South Texas
Campaign to purge bad eggs gains momentum in Texas
Texas state pure food commissioner Robert H. Hoffman reports progress from Galveston where inspectors and city authorities cooperate in a week long campaign against bad eggs. Samples of distilled water from Galveston will also be analyzed.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston
Robert H. Hoffman
Hoffman
Cutting trades slow after strike settlement in New York
The cutting trades are working slowly after the settlement as many minor strikes and refusals to start with workers who kept jobs during the great strikes cause delays. Cotton goods remain firm, yarn prices 2 to 8 cents per pound higher than most 1917 quotes, and wool markets are firm.
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New York
Dipping Operations Highlight Tick Infestations in State Herds
At Union Stock Yards Aug 12 trading was light with expectations of a busier market next week. July cattle dipping reports cover 13,934 herds and 760,846 cattle across eighteen quarantined counties, with 6575 herds and 528,288 cattle found tick-infested. Archer county tops infestation counts. Fort Worth Chief Inspector L. J. Allen released the figures. Receipts today included 68 cattle 13 calves and 19 hogs.
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Union Stock Yards
Archer County
L. J. Allen
Fort Worth
Fort Worth cattle and hog market prices and receipts
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts at 100 with prices from 6.00 to 7.40 for beeves and hogs at 800 with varied bids from 7.50 to 9.90. Sheep shows no receipts, lambs at 9.00 to 9.75, yearlings at 8.00, and goats from 4.50 to 5.50. overall market mix with declines noted.
Chicago Live Stock Prices on August Market Receipts
Chicago reports hog receipts of 16 000 with bulk prices from 10.00 to 10.65 and mixed at 9.80 to 10.65, cattle receipts 1000 with beef cattle typical 6.90 to 10.75, stockers 7.00 to 7.85, cows and heifers 3.50 to 9.25, calves 9.00 to 12.65, and sheep receipts 4000 with weaving 6.60 to 8.50 and lambs 7.50 to 11.35.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Report from St Louis
Hogs receipts 4000 with prices from 8.50 to 10.50 for various grades. cattle receipts 400 with native steer prices 7.00 to 10.25 and cows 5.50 to 7.75. sheep receipts 150 with lambs 7.00 to 10.50 and yearlings 6.00 to 9.50. market steady across categories.
Market action tied to railway labor talks and mediation failure
Today’s stock market moved on railway labor conference developments. Reading rose while Western issues fell. copper led gains then held, and shipping stocks slumped over mercantile marine capital readjustment. Bonds remained steady as the session closed irregularly.
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New York
Reading
Mercantile Marine Companies
Cotton Region Bulletin Houston District Weather Summary
Temperatures rainfall and weather conditions for the Houston district stations reported for the 24 hours ending at 8 a m. Central meridian time. Data covers multiple stations with readings on temperature and precipitation.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Weather Bulletin by Agriculture Department
U S Department of Agriculture issues a weather bulletin by meteorologist Allen Buell and Weather Burress. The bulletin provides regional forecasts and updates on current atmospheric conditions.
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U. S. Department OF Agriculture Weather Bulletin
Allen Buell
Weather Burress
Weather Notes: Temperature Near Normal Across Belt
Weather Bureau meteorologists report generally normal temperatures across the belt. Jacksonville records 1.10 inches of rainfall, highlighting variable precipitation in the region.
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Jacksonville
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Money Market Quotes For Mexican Currency In San Antonio
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Saturday showed bids and asks for silver pesos and half pesos. State bank notes quoted at 11 percent, national bank notes at 4 percent, Bank of London and Mexico at 15 percent, and Carranza money at 4 percent.
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National Bank
Bank of London
Mex
Carranza
Live Stock Prices From Kansas City Market Report
Cattle receipts steady with prime fed steers at 9.25 to 10.25 and dressed beef steers 7.00 to 9.00. cows 4.50 to 8.25. stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 1600 with values 9.55 to 10.15 for bulk and 9.25 to 10.25 for light hogs. pigs 8.75 to 9.25. Sheep receipts none. lambs 10.00 to 11.00. yearlings 7.00 to 7.85. ewes 6.75 to 7.30.
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Texas
Kansas City
Bank reserves rise, deposits grow in weekly New York report
The clearing house banks and trust companies show an excess reserve of 103,087,140 dollars, down 9,224,640 from last week. Loans and discounts total 3,246,068,000 dollars, up 23,241,000. Net demand deposits reach 3,141,165,000 dollars, up 36,948,000, while net time deposits are 219,860,000 dollars, up 19,074,000.
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New York
Bartks and Trust Companies
Turpentine and Resin Firms Report Fresh Trade Figures
Savannah reports turpentine firm activity with 42 42%c sales 300 receipts 541 shipments 252 stocks 15465 and resin firm figures with sales 2150 receipts 2636 shipments 161 ren e 69 659. Various quoted prices A B set at 5.45 to 5.60 C D 70 E. Elsewhere quotes include 4.90 6.00 6.40 6.45 6.55 6.60 reflecting market spreads for different lots and brands.
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Savannah
Rene
New Orleans July Exports Hit Record High
Exports from New Orleans for July 1918 totaled 24 806 05 dollars, surpassing the previous July by over 11 million dollars and setting a city record. Principal goods shipped included cotton wheat and flour, according to the port collector's report issued today.
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