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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
9
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A nearly new three room cottage on a large macadam street lot near a school in a good neighborhood. Cash price $25.00 plus $15.00 per month with interest. Own your home and save rent. Nims & Hyde, 210 Central Office Bldg.
Beautiful five-room bungalow with hardwood floors brick mantel built in buffet and bookcases Pittsburg bungalow heater linoleum bath and kitchen awnings garage and other features. Price 8260 easy terms. Six other 5 and 6 room bungalows available in north and south side locations priced from 2250 to 4050. We will show you these homes. peeeee & Furnish 620 Brady Bldg Cr 1024.
Market reports indicate drought conditions in North Texas and Oklahoma tightening cotton supplies and boosting futures. Liverpool ports show strong demand while global mills monitor weather, acreage, and export pace impacting prices.
Continued dry weather in North Texas and Oklahoma boosts bullish sentiment as Liverpool prices rise. North American futures show New York and New Orleans advancing with December and October months up several points, while New Orleans closes firmer and local San Antonio prices reflect strict middling to low grades.
The Houston district reports 24 hour weather ending 8 a m across the belt noting generally normal temperatures with northern excess. Rainfall exceeded one inch in Arlington Covington Tenn Amite La and Clarksdale Miss. Allen Buell meteorologist Weather Bureau.
The New York cotton market opened active and tense as Liverpool strength and drought worries in the southwest boosted demand. Near months held firm due to tight local stocks with October at a fresh high of 14.54 and December 14.61 while January rose to 14.68. Prices fluctuated later with favorable weather reports and crop outlooks tempering gains yet remaining near highs.
New York cotton futures closed steady with August at 14.40, October 14.40, December 14.62, January 14.57, and March 14.72. Open interest and call details appear in the market report with scattered figures and artifacts from the page.
In New Orleans the cotton market opened strong as good cables and dry western weather spurred buying. Demand was robust but offerings were limited, with short covering evident. Private bureau drought signals in Oklahoma and rising local spot prices fed buying, lifting prices 23 to 31 points by early afternoon.
Observations taken at 7 a m Monday note wind velocities under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Meteorologist Weather Bureau.
New Orleans August 21 futures opened steady with October at 14.16 cents, December 14.36, January 14.46, March 14.63, and May 14.77. Futures closed firm reflecting ongoing demand and price support.
The report notes spot cotton values with good middling at 9.07 and middling at 8.91, reflecting active sales of about 7,000 bales and added receipts around 4,000 bales. Trading focuses on speculation and exchange, with export ship activity evident.
Futures in Liverpool open steady with prices listed for the spread market across consecutive months from August through August. Prices include August at 8.86d and extend through July-August at 8.57d with several inter-month differentials such as August-September 8.83d and October-November 8.764d.
Market on opening of the week shows light overall receipts with peppers scarce. Potatoes steady with Kansas at 3.00 and California at 3.25. Peach run waning though profitable. Arkansas greens at 1.50 and remaining California fruit sold at 92 cents. California lettuce 3.00 per crate with short supply. car lot white and black California grapes at 1.60 and 1.76 respectively.
Buyers posted steady quotes for country candled eggs at 24 to 25 cents, creamery butter 26 to 30 cents per pound, country butter 18 to 20 cents, packing stock 18 19 cents. Poultry values remained steady with hens at 6 to 6.50 per dozen, large fryers 6.50, broilers 3 to 3.60, turkeys 16 five pounds, ducks 4 to 6 per dozen, geese 4.50 to 5.00 per dozen.
Butter firm with receipts 8473 tubs and price ranges 28 to 31 cents. Bees firm at 24 to 25 cents for firsts, 18 to 24 cents including main cases. Cheese steady with varieties at 17 to 28 cents. Potatoes lower after thirty car receipts with Jersey cobblers around 1.00 to 1.95 per unit. Poultry alive firm with Lewis 14.5 to 16 cents for springs 20 cents.
Quotation snapshot from Kansas City on August 21 shows butter prices at 26 cents for first, 23 for second, and 23 for packing. Bees range around 25 cents. Poultry notes list hens at 14 cents and roosters at 10 to 9? cents, with occasional nearby lines referencing New York notes and Ohio early varieties.
Fragmentary data shows bale counts and assorted tonnage figures across ports including Galveston Texas City and Charleston. The garbled text lists various with no coherent totals or dates but indicates regional cotton statistics and seed measurements among multiple localities and mills.
Metal markets in New York report lead at 6506.75, spelter steady with spot East St. Louis delivery at 9% 9 c, copper firm at electrolytic 26.70 to 27.50, iron steady with No. 1 northern 20.50 to 21.00, No. 2 northern 20.00 to 20.50, No. 1 southern 19.60 to 20.00, No. 2 southern 19.00 to 19.50.
London market quote lists lead at 30 pounds, spelter 55, copper spot 111, copper futures 108 pounds 10 shillings, electric arc copper 127, tin spot 169 pounds 6 shillings, tin futures 1 shilling, minor variations noted.
Galveston dispatch lists arrivals Mundo from New York Yaqui from Norfolk Burstad and Barrios from unnamed ports. Sailed: Noviembre Cette bark entine Skota from Genoa. Transitional coastal shipping update reflecting August 21 report.
New York August 21 United States Steel Corporation common stock reached a fresh high, closing at 95 up from 94 and a half in October 1909. The company reports enormous earnings this year.
The National Retail Credit Men's Association opened a three day session in Omaha with 300 delegates present. Debates focused on establishing clearing cases for retail credit information and whether to maintain a single central bureau or several regional bureaus.
U S Steel surged to 93 in early trading and closed strong after a volatile session. Reading rose nearly 2 points while several industrials gained, but late weakness in St Paul and other grangers trimmed gains. Steel common set a new high for the day at 96 as markets closed firm.
Aug. 21 report from Union Stock Yards notes improvement in cattle, hogs, and sheep offerings with steadier tones. Hogs gained 10 to 16 cents in foreign markets, but tops remained at 9.50. Steers sold 5.50 to 6.25, cows 4.00 to 6.00, calves 5.50 to 7.00 amid a market dominated by stockers over butcher stock.
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts 3300 market steady steers 6 to 7.2 per cwt stocker steers 6 to 6.75 cows 4 to 6 heifers 5 to 7 bulls 4 to 5 calves 4.25 to 9.25. Hogs receipts 4000 market up 0.85 bulk 10.10 to 10.26 heavy 10.25 to 10.30 medium 10.15 to 10.25 mixed 10.00 to 10.15 light 9.95 to 10.25 common 7.59 to 8.50 pigs 5.50 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 400 market steady lambs 9 to 9.75 yearlings 8 to 8.50 wethers 6.5 to 7.25 ewes 6 to 6.5 culls 4 to 5 goats 4.5 to 5.5.
Receipts and quotations show hogs cattle and sheep trading with steady market tone. Hogs receipts 7000 with high bids 10 15 cents above yesterday. Cattle receipts 8500 with steady demand. native beef steers 7.00 to 10.75. stockers and feeders 5.20 to 8.00. prime yearling steers and heifers 7.50 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 2500. lambs 7.00 to 10.65. bleating ewes 9.00 to 10.00.
Receipts and quotations show hogs 10 to 15 cents higher with bulk at 10.15 to 10.55 and heavy at 10.00 to 10.40. Cattle receipts total 27,000 with market steady to 16 cents lower. steer values range from 9.75 to 10.75 for live and 8.00 to 9.50 dressed, cows 4.50 to 7.25, heifers 4.00 to 10.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 4,000 with the market 10 cents higher. lambs 10.50 to 11.00, muttons 7.50 to 8.00, ewes 6.50 to 7.25.
Chicago Aug 21 Receipts and quotations show hogs 31,000 with bulk 10.40 to 10.90, light 10.40 to 11.60, mixed 16.10 to 11.00, heavy 9.90 to 11.00, pigs 8.00 to 9.70. Cattle receipts 24,000 markets steady open beves 7.10 to 9.11, cows and heifers 3.66 to 9.40, calves 9.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 21,000 markets steady natives 6.40 to 7.75, western 6.75 to 7.90, yearlings 7.40 to 8.65, lambs 7.25 to 10.90.
Mercantile paper 3 38 percent. Sterling 60 day bills 4 71 percent and related demand and cable rates. Francs and marks and kronen figures shown for demand and cables. Guilders, longues and roubles quoted. Bar silver at 66 cents and Mexican dollars at 50 percent. Time loans firm with multiple term rates. Call money steady with ruling rate at 2 percent.
Texas savings departments closed July 31 show total resources of 3,854,989. First liens on real estate total 2,803,825 and school bonds 204,478. Liabilities amount to 13,807,684 deposits with net undivided profits 27,719. Required cash reserve 558,378. actual reserve 674,807, an excess of 116,428 over the legal requirement.
Receipts today in Oklahoma City include cattle about 1200 head with a steady market, hogs 1400 head trading 10 to 15 cents higher and topping at 10.30, and sheep 300 head with a steady market. Names mentioned include Jones, Tuttle, and McLean, Texas, with some unreadable entries among the figures.
New York August 21 buyers rush to contract ahead as cotton prices climb. Bleached and brown cotton gains seen with 4-4 jobbing bleached fabrics up half a cent per yard while print cloths advance 4% cents. Mill centers report labor scarcity hampering output and end of week quotes list prices for print cloths, brown sheetings, indigo, tickings, and various ginghams.
New York Aug 21 The huge tonnage of shell steel about 250000 tons bought for export in six weeks and 200000 tons bought by domestic munitions makers in three weeks have strained mill capacity and may leave less for home use unless deliveries extend. Entente allies are negotiating for 250000 tons of shell bare and 126000 tons of rails. The steel revival is increasing demand on structural mills and pig iron purchasing is rising.
Local packing house quotations show Monday prices for items including dry salt extras at 16 cents, bacon extras at 17 cents, dry salt bellies averaging 14 to 16 pounds, select lard and compound lard prices, fancy breakfast bacon at 27 cents, fancy hams at 21 cents, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds averaging 20 cents, and puréed lard at 15 cents.
The 1915 crude petroleum production reached 426,892,673 barrels, the highest in industry history, up 28,194,307 from 1914. The United States produced 281,104,104 barrels, followed by Russia with 68,548,062 and Mexico with 32,910,508, amid gains in Argentina and Japan.
Chicago Aug 21 wheat rose on bullish demand and crop fears with European and Canadian reports showing smaller harvests. December trades 153% to 153% amid heavy selling later, May buys and December sells. corn follows with volatile moves and profit taking on rain forecasts. Oats see active trading and December pork futures gain as lard climbs 10 cents.
Wheat No 2 red 1511 52 per bushel No 2 hard 1514 63. Corn No 2 yellow 894 90c. Oats Standard 45 46c. Barley 0¢ 115. Prices listed from Chicago on Aug 21 with irregular formatting.
Quotations listed for Wheat Corn and Oats in St Louis trading today. Wheat No 2 white and hard prices ranged from 1.52 to 1.60 per bushel. Corn No 2 and No 2 white quoted around 8s to 86 cents. Oats No 2 and No 2 white at 43 to 44 cents.
Market notes show No 2 hard wheat at 1 46 with 1.53 percent change, No 2 red at 1 501 55. Corn mixed futures quoted No 2 84 85 cents, No 2 white around 40 44 cents, No 2 yellow around 6 cents. Oats list No 2 white 46 and No 2 mixed 43 46 cents.
The International Institute of Agriculture reports European harvests show the 1918 wheat supply may be about 25 percent below last year. It notes 1915 was a bumper year and that the new crop will roughly approach the average of 1900 to 1913.
In New York on August 21 coffee futures drifted lower with September at 8.66 cents and December at 8.62 cents. The market showed a cautious tone as traders weighed near term demand against supply factors.
The Army accepts the resignations of Chaplain George A. Brecher of the Nebraska National Guard Major Frank Elliott of the Massachusetts National Guard Captain Leslie R. Forney of the New Mexico National Guard First Lieutenant Henry F. Davidson of the New York Guard Second Lieutenant Eugene J Orsenigo of the New York National Guard and assigns Captain Frederick P. Reynolds, medical corps, to the Southern Department as general sanitary inspector.
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