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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1912
Page
11
Coffee prices rise sharply with green beans up about 50 points over three days and a 16 point advance advised by New York brokers. Roasted coffee may follow if greens keep climbing, while substitutes gain favor and threaten demand. Industry observers say supply is controlled by a few and price increases risk consumer boycott.
A dense catalog of agricultural prices and goods paid to shippers across categories. Poultry, butter, cheese, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, syrups, seeds, meats, lard, sugar, coffee, canned goods, dried fruits, and flour are itemized with regional and pack details. Includes pack sizes, per unit prices, and case or crate references.
Frank A. Winerich transfers to San Antonio Land and Building Co lot 12 in new city block 1894 Huberichs subdivision for 10 dollars. Lakeview Townsite Co transfers to Mrs Anna Miller lot 31 block 100 for 400 dollars.
Mrs. Alice Linklater files four room dwelling on Simpson street at 700 dollars. R Morales submits repairs on Vera Cruz street for 250 dollars. R Barrera plans a four room dwelling on Mitchell street for 350 dollars. Rosa de Gonzales seeks a one room addition on Del mer street costing 260 dollars.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau forecast for San Antonio and vicinity and East Texas. Tonight and Wednesday: fair to generally fair conditions across both areas. Indicates no precipitation and stable temperatures through midweek.
Union Stock Yards report Aug 20 notes small run after large consignments. Cows 100 head calves 60 hogs 10. best cows up to 4.25 with bulk 3.50 to 4. Calves to 5, generally 4 to 4.50. Hogs sparse but good ones 8 to 9.50. no sheep or goats received.
William Carter of the Fort Worth stockyards says Mexico is short of cattle, not full, contradicting Texas buyers' hopes. Joe Jennings and John Blocker report good rain at Piedra Blanca, Mexico, aiding ranges. E B Flowers near Uvalde anticipates a strong fall cattle trade with active shipping soon.
Washington A L Humphrey of Pittsburg seeks army adoption of a sleep producing bullet. He claims a morpine coating eases pain then induces immediate sleep after impact. War Department has not yet approved or offered volunteers for testing.
A Common Pleas jury awarded Mrs. Katherine Kelly Smith 4480 for the loss and permanent impairment of her big toe after stumbling over a broken elevator top in front of the Machesney building on Fourth Avenue. The incident occurred November 28, 1906, with medical bills cited at 300.
Fort Worth Texas August 20 Cattle and calf receipts hold steady despite value drops Hogs and sheep markets minimal with 64 head received and sold quickly Calves and cattle steady with top figures. hog famine noted and direct packer shipments anticipated through October
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts at 4500 with slow steady trade and mixed price ranges for Reeves Texas and western steers. hogs strong with prices around 8.10 to 8.72 for light to typical grades. sheep receipts 2500 with steady demand and varied lamb and yearling prices across native and western stock.
Receipts and prices today show cattle 13,000 head with southerns, natives steady. hogs 6,500 head with bulk sales 8.40 to 8.60, heavy 8.30 to 8.60, pigs 5.50 to 6.75. sheep 7,000 head with steady market. Prices listed for various categories: native steers 6.50 to 10.40, southern steers 4.50 to 6.65, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.50, muttons 3.25 to 4.25, lambs 5.50 to 6.60, range wethers 3.25 to 4.60, ewes 2.00 to 3.60.
Receipts reach 5000 cattle including Texans with steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.60 to 10.00, Texas Oklahoma steers 4.50 to 8.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 7.25, calves 5.50 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 6000 steady with pigs and lights 6.50 to 8.76, mixed and butcher 8.50 to 8.75, heavy 5.50 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 3000 steady, native muttons 3.79 to 4.00, lambs 5.60 to 8.90.
Quotations show butter steady with creamery 22 24c and daisies 21 23c. Eggs steady at mark with firsts 17 17 1c prime firsts 19c. Cheese steady with daisies 15 4 5c twins 14 5c young Americas 15 5c long Horns 16 4c. Potatoes steady receipts 45 cars Kansas Missouri 65 70c Jersey 8 9c Minnesota 6 2 6c Illinois 60 63. Poultry live steady turkeys 12c chickens 1c springs 16c. Veal 9 13c.
Kansas City market notes show butter at 24 cents for best, 22 cents for firsts, 20 cents for seconds and packing stock. Creamery eyes extras 20 1 4 cents, firsts 20 cents, seconds 14 cents.
New York produce markets report eggs firm with no change in price and receipts totaling 21 779 cases as of August 20 in New York.
Poultry prices hold steady with chickens at 14 to 14 c, turkeys 17 to 19 c, ducks 9 to 11 c, geese around 10 c. Butter steady creamery at 28 to 24 c, eggs firm at 18 c.
New York AME reports coffee market stable with Rio No. 7 futures flat. Sept entwined at 12.93, Dec at 13.00, March at 13.06 as values hold.
New York reports quiet trading in raw sugar with refined steady and molasses mixed. Petroleum and molasses show dull activity while hides and leather remain firm in a subdued market session.
ST. LOUIS August 20 wool market report shows steadiness with medium grades for combing and clothing quoted at 23 6 to 23 6 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, tub washed 26 to 35 cents.
Consols for money 7 54, account 75 18 16. Bar silver uncertain at 28 11 16. Money 11142 2 per cent, short bills 3 per cent, three months bills 3 per cent.
Arrived yesterday at Gamneston Texas were steamers El Dia from New York and two British ships Louwis janian and Kirkoswald plus St. Lucia from Mount Vernon and Port Limon. Cleared was El Norte bound for New York and El Rio sailed for New York.
Early trading shows light offerings as rain boosts prices across grains. Wheat firmness, corn steady to up, oats firmer, and pork futures gain on demand while December contracts end mixed to higher.
Quotations show Chicago grain prices for wheat corn and oats. No. 2 red wheat 1.04 1.06, No. 2 hard 94% 95.5 cents, No. 1 northern 8.05, No. 2 northern 97 1.03, No. 2 spring 95.5c, velvet chaff 89 96c. Corn No. 2 78% 79.5c, No. 2 white 80 84c, No. 2 yellow 89.5 9c. Oats No. 2 white 33% 34%c. Standard 33 41 33%c.
Market listing from St Louis dated August 20 shows prices for wheat corn and oats. Includes No 2 hard red winter futures Sept and Dec, No 2 white and white oats with bid and close figures in dollars and cents. Trading ranges reflect daylight market activity in the era’s commodity exchange.
Cash wheat prices show No 2 hard at 88 1/4 to 89 1/4 cents, No 2 red 98 75 cents. No 2 mixed corn around 74 1/2 to 75 cents with white corn at 76 to 77 cents. No 2 mixed oats at 32 1/2 to 34 cents, futures listed Sept Dec and May prices.
Miss Teresa Oaklies, a Grand Junction bachelor girl, leads a group of outraged spinsters planning to burn Rev. Elmer V. Huffer in effigy over a sermon on Love Courtship and Marriage. She condemns the minister and vows action to defend old maids across all walks of life.
The New York cotton market opened steady to slightly higher, then slid as private showers in South Texas and softer two day outlook dampened optimism. By midday prices hovered near yesterday’s close with spot quotes largely unchanged as traders cited smaller offerings and weather optimism.
New Orleans August 20 Cotton futures opened steady with small early gains and then fell back during the morning. Cables were in line with expectations as trading reflected favorable weather and reports of dry conditions in Texas. Short covering and buying amid hope for limited rain kept prices near yesterday's close before afternoon selling grew.
The market showed a generally steady to slightly down tone as cotton futures posted narrow daily moves. Prices for several contracts fluctuated with month trades, while the board recorded minor net declines of about 12 to 18 points from earlier levels.
Closing spot cotton in Liverpool shows small gains with American middling fair at 7.424 and middling 6.624. Daily sales reach 6000 bales, including 300 for speculation and export and 6500 Americans. no receipts.
Futures opened quiet and steady in Liverpool with June and July contracts showing modest gains. The session closed steady across the board as August prices hovered around 6.3 to 6.2 pence and nearby May to July spreads remained narrow.
Leading spot markets in New Orleans report steady cotton with 100 bales sold on the spot and no arrivals. Prices range from low ordinary up to good middling with fractions noted. receipts total 6 and stock stands at 23,246 units.
Spot cotton in Houston on August 20 finishes steady with classifications from low ordinary to good middling. Spot sales reach 230 while FOB shipments total 481 and on hand stocks are 23,053.
Galveston Texas reports spot cotton closing steady with prices listed for categories from low ordinary to good middling. Sales totaled 304 bales at f o b 710, receipts 24,420, stock 61,695.
Cotton spot in New York on August 20 closed quiet with middling uplands at 11.80 and middling gulf at 12.05 per unit. Sales totaled 30 bales.
MEMPHIS Tenn August 20 Spot cotton remains quiet and unchanged at middling 12 cents. The report notes steady prices with no variation for the day across Memphis markets.
In Memphis on August 20 prime crude is 5.34, prime meal ranges 26.50 to 27.00, and linters at 3% ic.
In New York on August 20 cotton seed oil fell as spot prices hovered around 6.38 to 6.46 for nearby months. Transactions included 200 sold at 6.22 for December and 600 sold at 6.13 for December, with total sales reaching 10,100 units across multiple futures and spot lots.
London metal markets report dull activity on August 20 with copper and tin flat. Spot copper quoted at 75 pounds 5 shillings, tin at 208 pounds 12 shillings 6d, futures 206 pounds 5 shillings. Lead at 19 pounds 10 shillings, spelter 26 pounds 10 shillings. Local exchange sales total 50,000 pounds. Cleveland warrants quoted at 6 le 64.
Paris dates August 20 report three per cent rentes for account at Gbc Paris quoted with exchange to London at 25f 26 12c for checks private discount rate 2 percent.
Galveston reports 21,420 bales received today signaling a brisk 1912 cotton market. This compares with 13,925 bales on the same date last year, with season to date receipts totaling 3,569,116 against 2,835,22 for the prior year.
Temperatures rainfall and state of the weather for Houston district stations for the 24 hours ending 8 am today. Weather is generally fair with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Ozark Columbia Millen and Valdosta. Allen Buell Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
New York August 20. Opening shows no major features as most leading issues hold steady with small gains for Ontario and Western and Western Maryland. Copper and independent steel shares drive activity with Amalgamated Copper reaching day’s high late in the session. Canadian Pacific declines. Close shows steady bonds and stable key rates with copper still advancing despite narrow moves elsewhere.
Observations recorded at 1 a m on Tuesday August 20 1912 include wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and state of weather. Details indicate the first column lists wind direction, second velocity, third temperature, fourth rainfall, and fifth weather condition.
Fifty Blackfeet greet Taft camping party at Glacier Park Montana. Chief Quite Quiver presents Robert Taft a bear cub caught on the trail this morning. Taft frets over accepting amid strain between his father and Mr Roosevelt as Helen Taft and relatives accompany the group touring Glacier National Park. The party later witnesses a war dance by about 200 Indians at Medicine Lake.
Copper prices show quiet activity across standard and spot August through October contracts with ranges around 17.25 to 17.60. Lead remains firm near 4.50 to 4.60, Spelter and Antimony steady, Iron prices hold with No. 1 and No. 2 Northern quotes, Tin trades around 46.30 to 47.00.
St Louis report notes lead firm near $4.40 and spelter strong at $7.00, with the market showing firmness in today’s trading.
New York money market reports steady on call at 2% with a ruling rate of 2% and closing bid 2% while offers sit at 3%. Time loans unchanged with 60 days at 3% 90 days at 4% and six months at 4%.
An elderly woman told a policeman she had not eaten for three days near Forty-second Street and Sixth Avenue. She collapsed unconscious and died before an ambulance arrived. At the morgue a $2000 stash in her stocking bore a note naming Rosa Connelly, 74, with no home. The death was due to starvation and heart failure.
Washington report from the U S Army medical corps concludes brunettes show superior resistance to alcoholic stimulants compared with blondes, across varied groups. Observations among Philippine scouts and police indicate similar vitality results, with no clear edge for either gender or nationality.
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