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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1916

Page

15

Shippers Market San Antonio Produce Prices

Buyers paid prices for country produce in San Antonio on Wednesday. Eggs steady, Texas country candles 24 cents, butter steady with Texas creamery 25 to 30 cents per pound and country 18 to 20 cents. Poultry steady with hens 6.00 to 6.50 per dozen, large fryers 5.50 to 6.50, broilers 3.00 to 3.60, turkeys 16 to 17 cents per pound, ducks 4.00 to 5.00 per dozen, geese 4.50 to 5.00 per dozen.

San Antonio Texas Country Texas Creamery

Chicago market price quotes for dairy eggs and poultry

Quotations show Butter receipts 9491 creamery extras 30c, extra firsts 29 28c, firsts 27 28c, seconds 26 27c. Eggs receipts 7564 cages firsts 23 24c, ordinary firsts 20c, cheese unchanged. Potatoes firm, Jersey bulk egg buyers $1.19 1.15. Virginia barrel egg buyers $3.25 3.40, Minnesota Missouri and Ohio $1.00. Poultry steady fowls 14 17c springs 19 22c.

Chicago Mara Americas Jersey Virginia Minnesota Missouri

Cotton goods trade gains pace in New York market

New York on August 16 reports brisk cotton goods trading with strong export inquiries. Broad silk quotations for next spring match fall 191 cent values, signaling steady price expectations.

New York

Early Trading In Cotton Market Starts On Lower Levels

Early trading in the cotton market showed prices off initial levels with Liverpool market reporting weakness and pressure on futures as traders weigh supply data and demand signals.

Cotton market closes lower on bullish weekly report. storms eyed

Prices opened modestly lower as traders weighed a bullish weekly crop report and weather bets. A tropical storm risk pressured New Orleans and New York while Oaxaca Cuero rain news trimmed gains. San Antonio and other markets posted mixed quotes for delivered cotton.

Cotton Damage Heavier in Several States

The report notes improved conditions in central cotton states and generally good crops in Arkansas Tennessee and parts of the southeast while Oklahoma and western northern Texas suffer decline from drought. Rust in Georgia and Florida and boll weevil activity across the south affect yields. early cotton picking and ginning proceed in Texas amid favorable conditions for other crops. Curing of South Carolina Virginia tobacco nearing completion. Cattle ranges in western Texas need rain. corn drought-damaged in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas but improving elsewhere.

Washington, D. C Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Oklahoma Texas Rustig Georgia Florida Louisiana North Carolina Texans South Carolina Virginia Kansas

New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Irregular Early Trading

The New York cotton market opened with minor gains in August and October futures but soon turned mixed as local and southern selling pushed prices down. Traders watched a tropical disturbance off Jamaica and a bullish weekly weather outlook while prices hovered around 14.40 to 14.55 per cwt for December and January contracts.

New York Cabies Jamaica Weather Bureau Yucatan Channel Cuero Tex

Cotton futures steady as markets close and open

New York reports steady openings and closes for cotton futures with August at 14.22 and May at 14.77. Liverpool expected to open Thursday against a down one point. The San Antonio Weather Bureau bulletin notes generally fair conditions in the Houston district with normal temperatures and Bentonville recording 1.60 inches of rain.

San Antonio Tex Houston Bentonville Allen Buell Meteorologist Weather Bureau

New Orleans Cotton Market Dips on Weather Uncertainty

Commodities drift as cables and favorable weather keep demand tepid in New Orleans. Prices fall five to six points in early trading amid tropical storm uncertainty, with week reports turning more unfavorable than expected and liquidation later pushing active months into losses by afternoon.

Cotton Exchange Liverpool Cabvnes Oklahoma New York New Orleans Yucatan Channel Longs Cuero Tex San Antonio

Cotton Futures Open Steady In New Orleans Trade

New Orleans opened steady as cotton futures posted early bids for several nearby months with October at 14.18 and December 14.24 while later contracts showed 14.34 for January 14.53 for March and 14.64 for May. Trading included mixed highs lows and closes with active movement across the board.

New Orleans

Spuds Firmer on Heavy Taking as Market Opens

Potatoes again lead the local market with stronger prices as the market opened on Wednesday. California potatoes fetch $3.26 per hundredweight with others around $3, while government buyers stockpile car loads for soldiers. California lettuce returns to market at $2.75 per crate and eggs hold at 24 to 26 cents a dozen, with larger outfits getting higher prices for number one eggs at $8 per crate.

Commission House California

Wheat Market Holds Firm Amid Crop Damage News

Chicago reports show wheat remaining firm as crop damage concerns persist. Prices opened mixed then rose, but profit taking trimmed gains with September futures around 1.42 to 1.44 dollars. Corn moved higher on dry warm weather hopes with steady close. oats followed the lift.

Chicago Ill

Kansas City Grain Quotes August 16 on Wheat Corn and Oats

Quotations in Kansas City on August 16 show No 2 hard wheat at 1.87 1.45, No 3 corn mixed at 3% cents, No 2 white 24 14 cents, No 2 yellow 84 0 cents. Oats list No 2 white 45 0 45 0 cents and mixed 44 0 46 0 cents.

Kansas City

Grain futures close with wheat up to 1.38 rebounds

Kansas City August 16 grain futures close with wheat for September at 1.36 and December at 1.38 percent gains. Corn for September at 80 and December at 78.

Kansas City Dee

Chicago cash grain quotations and prices

The Chicago cash grain report lists wheat at No. 2 red around 1.45 to 1.50 dollars, No. 2 hard near 1.49 to 1.45 dollars per bushel. Corn No. 2 yellow quotes around 86 to 87 cents. Oats and barley figures are incomplete in the readable text.

Eric Aad

Market quotes from St. Louis on grain prices

Quotations for wheat corn and oats listed in St. Louis with prices for No 2 red and hard wheat No 2 corn No 2 white and No 2 oats including cents per bushel figures.

Provision markets Chicago Tl August 16 quotations update

Local packing house quotations to dealers on Wednesday show dry salt extras 16 percent, beacon extras 17.5 percent, dry salt bellies 14-16 pound average 18 percent, fancy breakfast bacon 27 cents, fancy hams 21 cents, bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 20 cents, pure lard lic compound 11 cents.

Cattle Market Slower at Union Stock Yards

Aug. 16 Union Stock Yards reports a slower cattle market than the prior session. Receipts were heavy with most offerings in stockers. good steers around 6.25, cows 6.00 to 6.75, calves 6.00 to 6.76, hogs up to 9.50 for choice average. mediums and ordinaries near the 6 range. Cattle 266, calves 47, hogs counted.

Union Stock Yards

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Up at Fort Worth Market

Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts reach 5000 with gains of about 15 cents per head. Beeves bring 6.00 to 7.26. hogs advance to 9.75 to 10.10 for heavy and medium types. sheep receipts 1000 with lambs 9.00 to 9.76 and yearlings 8.00 to 8.75, goats 4.50 to 5.60.

Beef and hog market quotes and receipts from Kansas City

Kansas City market report shows hog receipts of 10,000 with prices from 9.90 to 10.35 per cwt across classes and cattle receipts of 16,000 with steady to higher bids. Steers bring 9.60 to 10.76 for prime grades, dressed beef steers 7.50 to 9.60, cows 4.80 to 7.50, heifers 6.00 to 10.00, and stockers 6.00 to 8.00. Sheep receipts reach 4,000 with lambs 10.00 to 10.75 and yearlings 7.00 to 7.50.

Kansas City

Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Prices

Chicago reports receipts of 23,000 hogs up, 17,600 cattle and 18,000 sheep. Hogs priced from 9.85 to 10.75 for various grades, cattle steady with beeves around 10.90, cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.55, stockers 6.25 to 7.90, calves 10.50 to 12.76, sheep steady with ewes and wethers 4.75 to 8.00, yearlings 6.85 to 8.40, lambs 8.60 to 11.00.

Chicago Ill

Livestock Receipts and Prices Report From St Louis Market

On August 16 in St Louis receipts covered hogs cattle and sheep with prices ranging across several categories. Hogs traded around 7.75 to 10.55 for common and butcher classes, cattle saw natives 7.00 to 16.50 for beef steers, cows 5.50 to 7.75, and calves 6.00 to 11.80, while sheep and lambs moved 5.00 to 10.45 for slaughter lambs and yearlings steady near 6.00 to 6.00.

ST. Louis Texas

Daily Cattle Sales Report Oklahoma City and Kansas City

Receipts total 3100 cattle in Oklahoma City with prices steady to 10 cents higher for select weights. Notable lots include Madador weight cows at 5.75, 47 cows at 6.00, 27 steers around 6.25, and multiple consignments around 6.45. Kansas City quotes 10,000 cattle sold with 20 cars quarantines, market steady to 10 cents higher. steers from Ben Brook and Brown at 7.75 and 7.05 respectively.

Oklahoma City Okla Prater & Son Stoneber Jones Davia Evenaier Keredy Roaring Springs Bbong Kansas City Ben Brook Texas

Metal markets report from New York and East St Louis

The market notes copper and tin hold firm with electrolytic copper at 26.00 to 27.00 per unit and tin trading around 38.87 to 39.12. Spot delivery in East St. Louis remains steady while other metals show little change.

East Commerce St Vernie-Martin Nawral Cash Register Remington Typewriter Alamo Auction ‘Co Eer

Money markets and exchange rates in San Antonio

Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio showed bid and ask quotes with pesos near 47 and 46 cents respectively. Sterling rates stood at 60 day bills 4.71 and demand 4.75 13 16. Bar silver was 66 2 3 cents per ounce and Mexican dollars 51 cents. Government and railroad bonds remained steady.

San Antonio Mivor Peros Bank of London Mex Carranza Money New York

London Metal and Cotton Seed Oil Market Notes

London report lists lead at 30 pounds sterling, speiter at 49 pounds 106 shillings, spot price 115 pounds, futures 112 pounds. Cotton seed oil figures follow, with prices noted and futures in £.

London Speiter Spottin Rama

Time and call money rates in New York markets

The New York money market shows time loans steady at 60 days with 2 3 percent and 90 days at 8 3 percent, six months at 3 4 percent. Call money stays steady with high 2 percent and low 3M percent, ruling rate 2 percent, last loan 2 percent, closing bid 2 percent, and offered at 2 percent.

New York

Cattlemen Of South Meet Opens In Shreveport

About 250 delegates attended the fourth annual Southern Cattlemen’s Association convention in Shreveport Louisiana as it opened for a three day session. President B K Middleton of Pocahontas Mississippi urged education as the keynote and attacked ignorance and the cattle tick as the main enemies of the industry.

Shreveport Southern Cattlemen's Association J. Clarence Pierson Jackson Fred Hauser Atlanta B. K. Middleton Pocahontas Miss South A. H. Miller Greer S. C Ms CS Wautonga Okla W. F. Ward Animal Husbandman U. S. Department Ofriculture D. C H. M. Cottrell Memphis Tenn Martin Nelson Fayetteville Ark Narhville Louisville Nashville Mobile

Cotton statistics and financial rates in London report

The bulletin records Bates Stock figures for yesterday and compares with the previous week and year showing deficits of 221,748 for the season. It also lists English money rates in London with a bar diver price of 8144 per ounce and a 4% money rate. Discount rates for short bills over banks three months are noted at 5% per cent.

Bates London

Cotton market steady in Liverpool with firm prices

Liverpool reports cotton steady with good middling at 8.78 pence, middling at 8 7/8 pence, and low middling at 8 4 1/4 pence. Sales reach 7000 bales plus 1600 for speculation and export as receipts total 2000.

Liverpool

Futures barely steady on Liverpool market rates

The Liverpool futures market shows a string of near steady quotes with August at 8.644 and subsequent month pairings ranging from 8.584 to 8.41 and fractions noted as percentages. Contracts include August-September, October-November, December-January, and June-July among others.

Liverpool

War and Equipment Group Of Specialty Stocks Are Stronger

New York trading opened firm on investment shares with the war and equipment group leading gains. Baldwin Locomotive and Airbrake among the strongest, while Reading rose late with other rails. United States Steel held near yesterday's level and steel remained the market driver. The final session showed strength with readings in industrials and the empire group.

New York Baldwin Locomotive Crucible Steel Reading United States Steel Steel Emrpome Group

Commodity Quotes From Kansas City Market Report

Quotations for dairy and eggs listed with firsts at 26 cents and 24 cents for eggs. Butter 2 cents under, creamery. Poultry prices shown for hens roosters and broilers. Potatoes described as firm with regions Louisiana Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Kaw Valley early Ohio price at 1.25 dollars.

Kansas City Louisiana Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Kaw Valley Ohio

New York Market Report Shows Sugar Prices Steady

Raw sugar steady at $5.75 a hundredweight centrifugal and $4.95 for molasses. Fine granulated sugar quoted at $7.00. Market notes dull interest in refined grades.

New York

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