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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
11
Cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards Aug 23 were heavy and prices fell 15 to 20 cents across stock. Cattle and calves sold around 7 dollars for dogs and 6.25 for lights. Few calves appeared and quality bore on the market, signaling potential demoralization without relief.
The forecast shows increasing clouds tonight and Thursday for San Antonio, East Texas, and the region. Showers in the north portion, unsettled weather in the southwest, rain in Kansas, and thunderstorms in the Panhandle. Highs remain warm in the southwest with much cooler conditions expected in northern districts.
The union stock yards received ten cattle cars from El Paso to Fort Worth and private San Antonio market shipments. One car cattle and calves from Hondo and Compton to union stock yards followed by Nixon Webb and Privilege Antonio market cars. A mix of cattle calves and horses moved via Sabinas to Eagle Lake and San Antonio market. Total listed quantities include 138 cattle 86 calves and 0gs.
New York Aug 23 Satisfactory progress has been made in cotton bill of lading regulation with possible repeats of Knight-Yancey disclosures. Changes to traffic safety rules are limited in near future though two years of action improved observations of rules guiding exports. About seven and a half million bales exported this year with over six million in 1910. negotiations with financiers yield mixed results but no broad complaints arise on either side.
Weather across Texas and Oklahoma shows unsettled showers and cooler temps ahead. Market trading opened steady but slipped on weak cables, with reports of rain in the Panhandle and light showers in North Texas influencing cotton ideas and crop outlook.
The Associated Press reports wheat opened colorless but firm with frost in Saskatchewan Manitoba and the northwest. December futures rose to around 4 1 2 cents above yesterday and closed near 94 95 cents. Oats and corn traded lightly with slight declines while January pork and ribs led a general drop in provisions.
Quotations listed for flour wheat corn oats rye barley. Chicago reports receipts and shipments for August with figures: flour 21,000 barrels received and 20,000 shipped. wheat 244,000 received and 208,000 shipped. corn 399,000 received and 46,000 shipped. oats 606,000 received and 256,000 shipped. rye 6,000. barley 58,000 received and 5,000 shipped.
Chicago reports today wheat 229 cars including 96 contract grade. Corn 462 cars with 217 contract grade. Oats 308 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis Duluth 430 cars, compared with 377 last year and 698 on the same day a year ago.
Chicago cash grain figures show wheat prices across grades with No 2 red at 91 to 91 1 2 cents, No 2 hard around 965 to 92 cents, No 1 spring and northern old varieties near 1.16 and 1.15 per bushel, various N northern and spring types trading between 1.00 and 1.15, plus durum 88 and corn No 2 around 68 to 68 1/2 cents and No 2 white in mid 60s.
Cattle receipts 3500 with steers steady and cow values at 2.50 to 8.70. Hogs 2259 head down 5 to 10 cents, top 7.95 and bulk 7.60 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 1500 and market strong with wethers at 4.00 and ewes at 8.80. Sourced from Fort Worth Aug 23 report.
Chicago market totals show cattle receipts near 20 000 with steady to weak trading across grades. Hogs receipts around 27 000 with market about ten cents lower. Sheep receipts about 25 000 with steady demand across classifications and regional types. Prices list Reeves Texas steers western stockers cows calves and various hog and sheep values.
Receipts 4500 cattle including 1400 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 4.50 to 6.25. cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00. stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.75. Hogs receipts 8500, market steady to five cents lower. pigs and lights 5.00 to 7.50. packers 7.60 to 7.80. butchers 7.55 to 7.73. Sheep receipts 5000, market steady. muttons 3.25 to 3.76. lambs 4.00 to 6.25.
Receipts at Kansas City today: cattle 10 000 with native steers from 5.25 to 8.00 and southern steers 3.90 to 5.50. Hogs 9 000 with bulk sales 7.30 to 7.50 and heavies up to 7.50. Sheep 7 000 with muttons 3.25 to 3.85 and lambs 3.53 to 5.35. wethers 3.25 to 4.80. Market steady overall.
Kansas City market quotes show wheat steady to higher with No 2 hard at 91 92 cents and No 2 red around 89 89 ½ cents. Corn rises with No 2 mixed and white at 61 cents and oats steady. Nearby futures close with wheat September 89 9 ¼ cents, December 98 cents, May 97 ¾ cents. corn September 60 ¾ cents, December 59 ½, May 63 cents.
The report lists wheat, corn, and oats prices and bids for August 23 with steady wheat, weak corn and oats. September and December futures are given for wheat at 88 1/2 to 93 1/2 cents, corn around 63 to 61 cents, and oats around 43 to 44 cents.
New York reports all grades of refined sugar rose by ten cents per hundred pounds in trading today. The move affects retail and industrial buyers as markets react to supply signals and policy cues.
New York notes money on call held at 2 percent with bids at 2 and loans offered at 2 percent. Time loans showed softness with sixty day and 2 percent, 3 and 90 day 3, six months 3 percent.
Close mercantile paper at 44 1 2. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills around 4.83.60 for sixty day bills and 4.86.10 for open. Commercial bills 4.83. Silver bars at 52 1 2. Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds firm railroads easier.
A congressional commission from seven cotton states plans to urge farmers to hold cotton for 18 cents, protesting bearish speculation. Senators Williams and Owen and Representative Burleson led discussions with Un derwood Heflin Brantley Hughes Beall Garrett Humphreys Small, urging banks to back the price and promising outside funds at 6 percent for non sellers.
Memphis commodity report lists prime bag is oil at 4.68 4.64 cents, meal at 26.50 dollars, linters at 2 percent 3 cents.
New York August 23 Associated Press reports on cottonseed oil developments and market activity with notes on pricing, supply, and industry movements awaiting further details.
Cotton opened steady with a small advance then drifted as liquidation and weather chatter influenced the market. Prices showed modest gains in New York and Liverpool while New Orleans saw mixed moves. spot activity remained quiet and August futures edged higher on light demand.
New York cotton futures opened steady with the nearby January at 11.27 28, March 11.38 39, May 11.47 48, August 12.38 40, September 11.30 offered, October 11.26 27, November 11.27 offered, December 11.32 383.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a small overall decline as traders weighed poor cables against a weather map showing no rain in Texas or Oklahoma. Early trading was subdued with outsiders awaiting the bureau report. prices closed near the previous close with a modest net rise on active months.
A fragment lists fluctuating figures by month with two to two digit values and occasional higher numbers. The sequence shows August through May with paired values and a final 89. Details are incomplete and lack context or entities.
Closing spot cotton in Liverpool shows increased demand but prices down four points. American middling fair at 7.40, good middling 7.06, middling 6.76, receipts 2000 bales incl 200 American, sales 5000 with 4700 American. Futures opened steady and closed very steady with multiple contract points listed.
New York holds at 12.70, New Orleans steady at 12.00, Liverpool softer at 6.76, Houston steady at 12.00, Galveston quiet at 12. scone markets show mixed demand with small price shifts across ports.
Spot cotton held steady with 1 16 up as sales totaled 106. Prices ranged from 8 15 16 for low ordinary to 12 11 16 for strict good middling. Receipts reached 906 while stock stood at 25 304.
Spot cotton in New York closes up ten points with uplands at 12.70 and gulf at 12.95. No sales reported.
By the Associated Press Memphis Tennessee August 23 spot cotton remains steady with middling at 1 cent higher, overall unchanged.
Markets report a rapid swing from tight to over-supply for deciduous fruit with prices falling. California peaches and pears show mixed results as Eastern crops ramp up, Michigan cites a bumper peach season, and wholesale prices for grapes and poultry edge higher amid active demand.
Price to shipper less commission. Creamery butter 14 15c per lb. Eggs firm and higher Fresh country candled 16 17c. Cheese firm Fancy cream 12 13c Fancy brick 20c American Swiss 24c. Imported Swiss Limburger 20c Bad ner State 17 4c. Poultry steady Large choice hens per dozen 6.00, medium hens 4.75 6.00, large springs per dozen 3.60 4.00, medium springs 2.50 2.75, small springs 2.25, guineas per dozen 3.25 3.50, ducks per dozen 6.00 6.50, squabs 1.00 1.25, turkeys per pound 0.15 1.60.
Quotations show butter steady with prices 20 25 cents for creameries and 18 22 cents for dairies. Eggs steady with receipts 10 248 cases. Cheese firm with dairy and specific weight class prices. Potatoes easy with Jersey and Chot prices noted. Poultry steady with turkeys chickens and springs. Veal firm across weight ranges.
In St Louis on August 23 poultry prices show chickens and turkeys slipping while ducks rise. Butter remains steady and eggs increase to 164 cents per dozen, with creamery butter firm at market.
Irregular receipts total 22 990 cases. Freshly shed extras 22 24c, refrigerator season storage packed 20 21c, seconds 18 19c.
Butter, creamery 25c. firsts 23c. seconds 2c. packing stock 1c. erne extras 2c. firsts 18c. seconds 0c. Kansas City buyers see varied quotation levels across dairy and packing goods in this market snippet.
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