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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1912
Page
7
A jumble of classified notices offers home repairs and loans with various terms. It lists Theo Haye on Nolan Street offering repair work, D C Drake and others advertising small loans on chattels, real estate vendor’s liens, and numerous sale trade bids. The dense section also promotes cattle land and farm exchanges near San Antonio and Fort Worth with prices and contact details.
Three good cottage homes listed with prices and features at 601 W Magnolia 6 rooms hall and bath 4500 214 W Locust 6 rooms 3850 and 218 Weedhies 7 rooms large lot 4500 Also five lots on the avenue offered at 925 each by F HUNNAM CO Exclusive Agents Swearingen Bldg LOTT BON CAN MATCH ANY TRADE Call in person William C Lott Son Co 148 Ave C
Complete house bills shipped anywhere rates guaranteed. Examination allowed end estimate. Independent Co-Operative Umber Co Rosenberg Texas.
A crowded classified page offers many property deals and trades. Listings include two riverside lots near a car line at 950 cash, a 3000 dollar residence site on Broadway with 100 feet front, a 150 by 150 three room house on Westfall Ave, 20 acres irrigated onion farm near Cotulla, city property with a five passenger Rambler, a store and saloon with prime trade, a seven room corner house at Trenton Ave and Be Poplar, 290 acres near Dil ley with house and farm improvements, 8563 acres in Duval county near Hebbonville, and 110 acres on Medina river, all with varying terms and contacts.
TO EXCHANGE FOR FARM. Three houses and lots in San Antonio rental value $40 per month to exchange for good farm Wilson county preferred Co W HARRAL Gunter Bldg. FOR $999.99 A FINE NEWLY BUILT COT tage four rooms bath room big hall two porches city water payment $199.99 cash and $9.99 per month See owner at Duliing Printing Co 112 W Commerce 81 244 BELMONT ST FOUR-ROOM COTTAGE and bath $1800 $260 cash balance $15 month including it interest old phone 121 FOR SALE LOT 45x140 FEET ON 8ST John &J Dignowity Hill Place See owner 308 Burlegon St
Seven room modern residence near trolley line on two lots. bargain bargains include 100 to 600 acre city limit tracts with water and depot access. Madeleine Terrace home lot 100 by 160 with flexible terms. Local listings show furnished houses and business property options.
Real estate notices advertise a Barrera Street corner lot with 40 to 90 feet front, priced at 326 per front foot, running street to street. Also advertised are new seaside tracts, Seadrift lots, and a Providence Co operative site on Frost Building, plus a 460 buys a 160 by 160 building site with flexible terms.
Marlborough lots priced at 10 cash and 8 per month with no interest near two car lines in the city. Empire Realty Co. Mackay and Bidg offers 25 cash down and 20 monthly including interest for a 5 room cottage in South San near Whitaker. Close in brick two story near Joske's corner advertised for bargains by H C Thorman at 425 Navarro.
New York traders opened with a mixed tone as Canadian Pacific slipped two points after a weak London close while Illinois Central and General Electric rose one point each. Selling pressure and heavy final-hour losses erased earlier gains. Lehigh Valley and Reading led railroad declines as Industrials followed the broad selling trend.
Prime mercantile paper at 6 5 percent. Sterling exchange steady at 4.84 50 for 60 day bills and 4.87 10 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Bar silver 63 1 2 cents. Mexican dollars 48 1 2 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds easy.
Multiple listings describe irrigated farms near San Benito and Medina River areas. 71 acres on main canal near San Benito offers cabbage profits this spring and flexible terms at 226 per acre. Medina River properties include 110 acres, a 40 acre irrigable farm with a nine room house, pecan groves, and river access priced at 7500. 250 acres near Zuehl priced 60 per acre with 70 acres cultivated. details at Zuehl Bros office.
London copper stays strong with spot at 78 pounds sterling and futures at 78 pounds 10s. Tin remains firm with spot 207 pounds and futures 206 pounds 10s. Lead priced at 19 pounds 10s as traded in London.
Stewart and Vaneman report the purchase of five lots on the car line at the two mile circle with sewer in the alley. The buyer paid $800 less than the assessed value, a bargain noted by the firm at 417 Gunter Building. Phone 806.
Classified ads describe 1220 acres near Dilley with 700 cultivated, a two story house and 7 tenant houses at 35 per acre with 10000 trade option. Cotulla 346 acres and Bay City Texas listings. 236 acre improved farm six miles from city with 85 cultivated, 65 per acre on Gonzales road. Contact details included.
Galveston reports arrivals including the steamers Miguel M Pinillo from Cienfuegos and Brazos from New York. Clears include the steamers Mundo bound for New York and Progreso via Santiago, with missions through New Orleans.
Reports of heavy southern selling in Liverpool and rising new crop offers weighed on cotton prices. New York opened down, rallied briefly, then closed steady with a net decline, while prices in New Orleans and Houston showed mixed moves. Weather news easing yesterday's rains did little to steady sentiment as liquidity and spot selling persisted.
At Union Stock Yards on Saturday market receipts were light across cattle hogs and calves. Cows topped at 4 dollars calves at 5 hogs at 8.26 with most cows around 3.50 and calves 4 to 4.75. Weather showers improved sentiment among stockmen.
Fort Worth Texas on August 17 reported receipts across divisions totaling 108 cattle 88 calves 1656 hogs and 168 sheep. Hog arrivals to packers from St Joseph included 1503 head with a lot of 41 head selling for 8.70. Sheep receipts were all goats selling for 160.
Chicago reports today for cattle hogs and sheep with receipts of 200 cattle 6000 hogs and 2000 sheep. Cattle bids range from 2.66 to 10.40 for different grades, hogs steady to slightly higher with bulk sales 8.05 to 8.50, sheep weak with native lambs 4.25 to 7.16 and yearlings 4.80 to 5.59.
New Orleans cotton prices opened steady with a 1 to 6 point decline as favorable weather and crop reports from the eastern belt weighed. Cables outpaced demand but were ignored with moisture noted in South Texas. Mid-morning saw shorts take profits and a brief uptick to 2 to 3 points before renewed selling. closing values ranged 1 to 2 points lower.
Receipts and prices listed for cattle hogs and sheep in Kansas City. Cattle receipts 200 with steady market. native and southern stock prices shown with ranges. Hogs receipts 1000, market strong with bulk sales around 8.25 to 8.45. pigs and miscellaneous lots noted. Sheep receipts none to few, market steady with lambs and yearlings priced in the 3.26 to 4.75 range.
Receipts today at St Louis totaled 4500 cattle including 200 Texans with cattle markets steady. Native beef steers 5.50 to 10.00, Texas Oklahoma steers 4.60 to 7.65, cows and heifers 6.50 to 7.26, calves 6.60 to 8.25. Hog receipts 10,000 with markets steady. pigs and lights 7.25 to 8.70, mixed and butchers 8.45 to 8.70, good heavy 8.45 to 8.66. Sheep receipts 6000 with steady markets. native muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 5.50 to 8.28.
Rice traders report better demand in New Orleans with 65711 rough and 1901 mills receipts. Sales include 8337 rough Honduras at 3.95 to 4.45 and 6211 clean Honduras at 3.4 to 4.0. Japan sales limited with 900 clean Honduras to 3% and 4% bids for other grades.
Closing at Liverpool on Aug 17, the market showed a pet éet ton dull tone with prices nine points lower. American middling fair 7.434, good middling 7.034, middling 6.634, low middling 6.39d, good ordinary 6.91d, ordinary 6.43d. Day sales 4000 bales including 2900 American for speculation and export. receipts 100 bales, all American.
Wool markets show steady conditions in St. Louis with mixed grade pricing. Medium Samana and clothing fetch 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, and tub washed wool 26 to 35 cents per pound.
Futures opened weaker and closed steady with a spread list for August through July delivery. Quotations show varied values across forward months including August 6.444 and June-July 6.174 with multiple consecutive month pairings.
Spot cotton in New Orleans August 17 steadies with middling at 11 13 18 cents per pound. Sales on the spot total 142 bales. arrivals at 28 days. Classified by grade, values range from low ordinary to middling and above, with several nominal quotations. Recelpte 429, stock 21,107.
Spot cotton closed quiet with prices ranging from low ordinary to middling. Reported values: low ordinary 11-16, ordinary 8 to 12, good ordinary 9-16, low middling 11 3/16, middling 12 1/4, good middling 12 1/2, middling fair 12 3/4 cents. Sales on spot 745 bales. receipts 7050. stock 84,612.
Spot cotton closed quiet in Houston on August 17 with grades listed from Indian Low to middling fair. Prices show low ranges around 7 to 12 cents, sales 4187 bales, shipments 519, stock 24 465 bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet in New York with Middling uplands at 11.80 cents a pound and Middling gulf at 12.05 cents. No sales were reported.
Memphis Tenn August 17 spot cotton prices hold steady trading with middling grades at 12 and three quarters cents per pound. Local market activity remains flat as buyers and sellers keep to the previous quotes in light trading conditions.
New York reports imports of merchandise and dry goods valued at 19,748,332 dollars for the week ending August 10. Specie imports comprise 105,979 dollars in silver and 287,140 dollars in gold. Exports of specie from the port total 1,217,913 dollars in silver and 13,600 dollars in gold.
The cotton seed market in Memphis and New York shows firm bids with prices for prime basis meal linters and spot cotton steady near $6.40 to $6.58. Various futures and monthlies trade around $6.20 to $6.56 with numerous lot sizes reported, including 300 to 1300 unit blocks across August October and December contracts.
Paris notes show three per cent rentes at 92f 37%c for the account and London exchange at 25f 2Te¢ for checks. Private discount rate listed at 2 percent.
Bradstreet's notes brighter crop prospects with larger fodder yields and steady progress in corn. Iron and steel trading rises, farm regions show better debt payments, and dry goods orders stay strong in western hubs while eastern activity lags. US failures total 221 for week ending Aug 15, Canada 386.
London prices for August 11 show Consols for money at 75 and for account at 76. Bar silver holds at 29 with money at 14 and 2 per cent. Discount rate for short bills remains 3 per cent and three months bills at 3 per cent.
New York August 17 the condition of clearing house banks reports a reserve of 20 669 000 dollars in excess of legal requirements a drop of 236 250 from the prior week in proportionate cash reserves.
New York market update shows hides steady with Bo gota at 24 to 25 cents, Central America at 25 cents, leather prices firm for hemlock flats at 25 to 370, seconds 24 to 26 cents, thirds 21 to 22 cents, rejects 15 cents.
New York August 1. Metal market quiet and nominal with copper and electrolytic at 17 1 8 cents per pound. Casting copper unchanged at 17 percent, with others steady.
In New York on August 17 money on call was nominal while time loans eased with rates for 60 days at 3 1/2 percent 90 days at 3 1/2 4 percent and six months at 4 percent.
In St. Louis on the 17th, quotations for cotton bagging and ties showed iron ties at 24 cents, bagging at 101-16 cents, and hemp twine at 74 1/2 cents.
New York jobbers describe a fair week across dry goods with primary markets generally steady. The note mentions slight easing in gray cotton goods and a humorous aside about plans to grow beards in a suburban home and a quip about shaving.
New York reports eggs firm with receipts totaling 476 cases amid steady market activity on August 17. The note highlights solid demand and stable prices across the trade.
New York market roundup lists raw sugar Muscovado 89 test at 3.85 dollars per hundredweight and centrifuga test at 4.05. Molasses sugar 39 test 3.30, refined sugar and fine granulated products cited at 5. Petroleum prices steady with barrels trading around offices in New Orleans kettle 37.
A week of shortages in poultry and butter raises prices on hens up to 7 dollars a dozen and large springs to 5 dollars. California grapes reach 2 dollars per crate, pears and Elberta peaches in demand, seed potato prices set to rise, and sugar and coffee prices also advance.
Chicago market quotes show eggs with no market, receipts 9750 cases. Cheese steady. Daisies 15 cents, Am ericas 15 resp? Long Horns 18? Potatoes steady with 47 carloads for choice to fancy. Jersey 85 to 90 cents, Minnesota 62 to 65 cents, Illinois 60 to 63 cents. Poultry live steady with turkeys 12 and chickens 12 cents. Veal steady 9 to 18 cents.
Kansas City prices show butter at 24c for creamery firsts 22c seconds 20c and packing stock 20c. Eggs extras 20% firsts 19c seconds 14c. St Louis report notes poultry steady with chickens 14c a 14%c springs turkeys 16c, ducks 9%c, geese 5c to 10c, butter creamery 23 to 26c, eggs firm 18c.
New York coffee market report shows No. 7 Rio futures at 12.86 for March and 12.65 for September, with current price levels listed for futures contracts as of August 17. The report notes August 17 values and upcoming contract months.
Wheat opened higher then fell back as heavy offerings pressured prices across wheat and corn. Dec futures eased from early gains to finish steady near the day’s low, while oats and January pork and lard prices showed modest moves amid unsettled weather and active trading.
The notice lists futures for Sept Oct Dec and Jan contracts with percentage changes and closing figures for markets, including Short Ribs and various wheat and corn grain prices. It cites futures movement and commodity prices such as No. 2 red and No. 2 white wheat, No. 2 corn and oats with bid ask like values and percentages.
Prices for corn oats and wheat shown with bids and advances. No. 2 red and hard wheat listed with values around 1.05 to 1.07 per unit. Sept and Dec futures noted for corn and oats with several fractional price marks.
Cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red are listed with fractional cents and basis terms. Corn and oats show various grades with modest shifts. Lead near 4.37 percent and strong spelter prices noted from Saint Louis market desk with August trading context.
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