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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
13
At Union Stock Yards on August 18 the market opened steady but grew slow and draggly as heavy arrivals and drive-ins arrived. Cows sold 2.50 to 3.00, calves up to 3.65, and parker alley sales at 6.50 to 6.75. Receipts: cattle 181, calves 167, hogs 3. heavy movement expected to ease with rain.
Rail receipts at the Union Stock Yards show one car cattle from Comfort Beeville D H An is to San Antonio and Cave to San Antonio, one car cattle Hondo to San Antonio, three cars cattle and calves Cave to San Antonio, plus one car horses from Uvalde to Algiers and from San Antonio to Gonzales and New Braunfels to Rosenberg.
Cattle sales totals reported by the Associated Press show varied weights and prices. Anderson and Co at Olneyfer steer sales averaged 979 pounds at 4.35 per hundredweight while Skidmore at Veneyvives posted lighter lot values around 2.60. Whisatrens and Son at Del Rio averaged 804 pounds at 3.30 and Washington and Bradford at Cisco offered 2.70 per hundredweight on their lots.
The Agriculture Department reports August 1 crop conditions were 14.6 per cent below average, with cotton lemons apples oranges and rice the only crops above average. Severe drought across a wide area is given as the main cause.
The Boston chamber of commerce bulletin notes New York state and the middle west report bumper apple crops for export, with yields 2 to 1 or more times last year’s average. Missouri Arkansas Indiana Ohio Nebraska and Kansas show about 75 percent more apples. Oregon Washington down. Colorado Utah slightly higher.
New York on August 18 reported coffee futures closing steady with a net gain of three to six points. Sales reached 33,500 bags while spot coffee held firm. Rio No. 1 traded at 13 1/2 cents, Santos No. 4 at 14 cents, with mild coffee subdued and Cordova at 14 16 cents nominal.
Rough rice remained strong and active, while clean rice stayed steady with fair demand. Prices quoted include Rough Honduras old Gio 8.09 new 3.50 3.25, Clean Honduras 3% 65e, clean ones 2 3%ke, receipts 800 rough sacks and 888 clean sacks, with sales totaling 4136 rough sacks at 2.90 to 3.35 and 5335 clean sacks at 1% ti%ke.
In New York on August 18 buyers showed more interest in cotton goods with small sales of drills sheetings and print cloth convertibles. Jobbers report solid business in dress goods with yarns easing.
New York trading notes show hay and hides steady while leather and wool stay subdued. Peanuts show firm demand as commodities markets absorb price signals amid quiet activity.
On August 18 in New York the market reported Raw Muscovado 89 test at 4.42 cents per pound and centrifugugral 96 test at 4.17 cents per pound, with refined sugar holding steady.
ST LOUIS August 18 Wool activity lists active in combing and cloth grades with 18 201 percent, night fine 17 19, heavy fine 1 15c, tub washed 25 50c detailing market rates and quality markers in a brief commodity note.
Consols for money stand at 78% with 78% for the account. Bar silver remains steady at 24%. The open market discount rate for short bills is 2 3 4 percent and for three months bills 2 percent. Bullion totaling 253000 pounds was placed into the Bank of England balance yesterday.
Wheat opened higher on strong cables and reports of ample world supply but prices drifted lower as shorts covered and weather outlook improved in Canada. Sept futures eased to 89 3/4 cents as corn held steady and oats stayed dull yet firm. Provisions rose early with hog runs light, January pork at 16.45 then 16.37, while lard and ribs posted modest gains.
Chicago August 18 reports quotations for commodities and notes receipts and shipments for the day. The brief item lists prices and movement across key markets with no further detail available.
Receipts today include 123 cars of wheat with 64 contract grade, 157 cars of corn with 75 contract grade, and 176 cars of oats. Total wheat arrivals at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 317 cars, down from 368 last week and 751 on the same day a year ago.
The market shows steady to firm movements in wheat corn and track futures with varying prices. Prices for wheat tracks shift around with August and December contracts cited and corn futures showing strength in September and December.
Cash wheat quotes show No 2 red at 88 or 89 cents, No 2 hard at 80 to 94 cents, No 1 northern spring old at 1144 to 1146 dollars, and No 1 northern spring at 1.02 to 1.06 dollars. Markets reflect varying bids across wheat types in Chicago.
Fort Worth market report shows hogs up 5 to 10 cents with top at 7.90 and bulk 7.55 to 7.85. Cattle receipts 1750 with steers 3.30 to 3.85, stockers 3.20 to 4.35, cows 2.60 to 3.40, bulls 2.60 to 3.00, calves 4.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 180 and market strong with ewes 4. Lambs 6.75. Kansas City live stock noted.
Receipts total 1500 cattle including 800 southerns with steady to weak quotes. Native steers 5.00 to 8.00, southern steers 4.00 to 5.50, stockers 3.50 to 5.75, calves 4.00 to 7.00. Hog receipts 2800 with market strong to five cents higher. bulk 7.35 to 7.55, heavies 7.30 to 7.80, lights 7.25 to 7.55. Sheep receipts 1000 with steady market. muttons 3.25 to 4.00, lambs 5.56 to 7.00, range wethers 3.26 to 4.50, range ewes 2.50 to 4.00.
Cattle receipts 1500 including 600 Texans. Native beef steers 4.50 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.00, stockers 3.00 to 4.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.00 to 6.25, calves 4.00 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 5200, market steady with pigs and lights 5.50 to 7.75, packers 7.50, heavy 7.50 to 9.0. Sheep receipts 1500, market strong with fat sheep 3.25 to 3.75 and lambs 4.00.
Chicago market activity shows cattle receipts around 2000 with steady prices for Reeves and Texas steers. Hogs volume near 11000 with steady to modest gains. Sheep receipts about 000 with strong demand. native and western lambs fetch notable highs.
A garbled OCR snippet shows mixed price figures and grain names including corn and wheat notes. The fragment references No 2 northern spring and velvet durum with unclear units and percentages, lacking coherent context or dates.
Kansas City price report shows cash wheat steady with No 2 hard at 88 96c and No 2 red at 86c. Corn holds at No 2 mixed 60 64c, No 2 white 60 76c, with No 1 white 41 42c. Futures close show wheat September 88%c and December 124.0 g with May around 60%e.
New York money market updates show money on call steady at 2 percent with the ruling rate 2 percent. Time loans are dull with sixty days at 3 percent and ninety days at 3 percent, six months at 3 percent.
New York stock market opens with sharp gains as St Paul Northern Pacific Great Northern and Union Pacific rise. Readings show gains in Reading Lehigh Valley Canadian Pacific Missouri Pacific Rock Island and U S Steel. By midday activity slows with a steady tone and Union Pacific up further on management’s reassuring statement.
New York markets report steady Sterling exchange with bankers’ bills at 4.83.65 for sixty day and 4.86 for demand. Close mercantile paper at 4% and 4 4/4. Bar silver at 52. Government bonds and other securities hold steady as financial activity continues.
New York opened steady with a four point rise and a two point fall, aided by a bullish private crop report yet pressured by labor troubles and weather fears in Texas. Traders watched New crop movement and awaited detailed Texas weather data as prices swung, with rallies dampened by selling before afternoon gains.
By Associated Press York August 18 cotton futures opened steady with bids listed for January March May August September October and December delivery. Futures closed steady.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened quiet and steady with small gains but dragged by England’s situation and mixed private crop figures. Prices rose early on a 1500 bale eastern demand, then slipped as bulls withdrew, ending the day 6 to 11 points higher. Visible supply rose for the week, reversing a long decline as new cotton moved to market.
Futures opened quiet and steady with dates and price ranges listed for August through May. Key points note August 12.18 September 11.23 25 October 11.13 14 December 11.15 16 January 11.20 21 March 11.81 383 May 11.42 44.
Closing spot business in Liverpool is practically suspended with prices down about four points. American middling fair quotes at 17.82 pence, with other grades listed, while futures opened steady and closed quiet and steady amid 1000 bales traded for the day.
Leading spot markets show quiet sessions in New York and New Orleans with minor percent shifts. Liverpool shows easing at 6.69 per unit, while Houston and Galveston mark steady to slight gains with volume noted in thousands.
Spot cotton quotes show modest shifts with Memphis listing middling 18 cents and Houston reporting middling 12 3/16 cents as the market remains steady for the day.
New York August 18 Cotton spot markets closed quiet with a 19 point gain. Middling upland price at 12.50 and middling gulf at 12.75. No sales reported.
The market shows steady to higher prices with 12 cent gains noted in sales totaling 200 units. Prices and demand are under cautious activity as traders monitor market cues and global factors.
In Sumter South Carolina a joint meeting of the Sumter chamber of commerce and Farmer's Union recorded concern over the deteriorating cotton crop after a government report. They proposed telegraphing agriculture officials for current data and urged local reporting to guide gradual selling to avoid price drops.
The market opened quiet with a slight advance as private reports pegged cotton condition at 83 percent versus 90.5 at July end. Bearish sentiment lingered amid weather forecasts and rising new crop movement, while a new back mounted cotton picker from Clarksdale drew local interest and posed an efficiency claim.
The report lists cotton figures by port including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Norfolk and Baltimore with last year’s totals and current figures. It notes overall comparisons to the previous year showing changes in volumes across the ports.
A compact report notes stock levels for yesterday and the same day last week and year across Houston Texas Augusta Georgia with figures 9 583 and 155 368 alongside deficits and seasonal totals. The terse data anchors growth shifts and regional financial activity.
Havre reports range of cotton futures in centimes with varied classes while New Orleans spot cotton remains quiet with no arrivals and 24 sales on the spot. Listing of price tiers shows low ordinary to good middling with strict and fair distinctions and 564 bales received, stock at 26 200 bales.
A crate of cantaloupes arrives to trigger a market scramble as vendors rush the wagon to seize the fruit. Prices rise with limited supply. cantaloupes fetch $2 while other produce prices climb on sugar driven candy costs and broader inflation.
Price to shipper less commission and prices for Butter Eggs Cheese Poultry show movement. Creamery per pound 25c country butter 14 1L5c Eggs firm Fresh country canned 17 18c Cheese firm Boiled cream 17c fancy brick 20c American Swiss 34c imported Swiss 31c Limburger 20c State We
Butter steady and creamesses quoted 18 to 22 cents. Eggs steady with receipts 8834 cases at market. firsts 15 to 10 percent. Cheese firm with daisies 13 cents and Twins 12 percent. Potatoes firm with prices 1.15 to 1.25 for larger sizes. Poultry firm with turkeys 14 cents, chickens 12 cents, springs 14 cents. Veal firm 50 to 60 pound cuts at 8 1/2 cents, 60 to 85 pound at 10 cents. 85 to 110 pound weights quoted lighter.
Fragmentary price list shows Lykes Butter Creamery 250 230 seconds 21c packs stock 17c Eggs extras firsts 16%0 seconds 10%e.
New York reports Eggsum receipts totaling 12 560 cases on August 18, signaling a notable uptick in distribution and market activity for the product.
ST LOUIS PRODUCE Aug 18 Quotations show poultry steady with chickens at 12 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 9 cents. Butter dull at 20 to 25 cents a pound and eggs higher at 15 cents a dozen.
Memphis August 18—Prime meal and oil prices listed with linters quoted at 4.50 cents per unit and meal at 26 dollars per hundredweight for linters and related products.
New York price notes show cottonseed oil values for August September November and December with a quoted figure of 5.40 dollars. The OCR fragment lists month labels and a price entry indicating market activity.
Liverpool statistics show imports of all kinds at 18 000 bales with American imports at 3000 bales and total exports at 4600 bales. Stock levels stand at 513 000 es with American stock valued at 29000 28 and American forwarded at 1000 bales.
Lead remains steady at 4.45 while spelter stays quiet around 6.00 to 6.05, with Associated Press reports from St. Louis dated August 18.
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