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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1912

Page

7

Multiple Real Estate Bargains Hit Local Market

A flurry of property listings appears with eight and nine room homes and cottages for sale across San Antonio. Prices range from 1100 to 2660 dollars with varied terms including small cash down payments and monthly balances. Land parcels along L A and A P tracks and alamo heights acreage are noted, along with special bargains and sacrifice sales.

Ritchey & Casey Navarro St Beacon Hill Kayton Ave GEO. C. Thompson Land CO

Bears Rule Cotton Trade On Favorable Weather

Cotton market opened steady with a 2 to 4 pointadvance as Liverpool cables were steady. Favorable weather across the belt and bearish private crop advices spurred some selling, but short covering absorbed the losses leaving prices down 4 or 5 points.

New York Liverpool

Weekend dull cattle trade at Union Stock Yards

Union Stock Yards reports a quiet weekend with light receipts and weak demand. Buyers and sellers were underwhelmed by week’s activity, cows up to 4.25, calves 5, hogs 8.25, and commission men expect little next week as markets near holidays. Armour Morris and Swift will continue supplying butchers.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Texas Armour, Morris and Swift

Cotton futures open and close steady on New York market

The New York cotton market opened steady with January to December futures ranging from 11.25 to 11.85 and the nearby months around 11.05 to 11.37 bids. Futures closed steady with a net change of one point higher to one point lower.

New York

For Sale Various Real Estate and Cottage

Multiple old notices advertise real estate for sale including a modern Laurel Heights two story home near car line priced at 5250 with owner seeking quick sale. a cottage at Laurel Heights. River Side Park two lots for 960 cash. a corner 160 by 150 property with three room house 1850 near High land Park. a four room cottage with bath 1800 with small down payment. Listings include addresses and phone references.

Cotulla Tobin Hill City Raihmoad San Antonio Petty & Boudreaux City National Bank Alamo Heights W. B. Willim E. Crockett St South Heights W. B. Whitaker San Antonio Loan & Trust Co Laurel Heights W. J. Pearson Gunter Westfall Ave Highland Park Belmont ST Dulling Printing Co Commerce St Ae Oeyrae Richmond Ave Madeleine Terrace

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Weather Signals

New Orleans cotton futures opened steady to unchanged with prices slipping after the call, then recovering to modest gains. Cables and weather forecasts in West Texas influenced the range as traders awaited private bureau reports on Texas conditions while shorts covered. The session remained quiet with a net rise of one point at the close.

New Orleans Texas Shorts

Fort Worth Market Receipts Fortunes Mixed Across Species

Fort Worth Texas records show a light Saturday livestock run with 282 cattle 168 calves 1225 hogs 148 sheep and 37 horses and mutes. Hog arrivals mostly went to packers from St Joseph while cattle mainly stockers and calves moved readily. Sheep receipts were 120 head and failed to gel early in trading.

Fort Worth Tex St. Joseph

Futures Close Steady with Minor Net Gain

Futures closed steady on light volume with a net advance around one point. Trading data show multiple contract months including January March May August September October and December with varied opens highs and closes. Prices listed span 11.25 to 12.69 with several months showing fractional moves.

Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices August 24

Cattle receipts 600 with 400 southern, market steady. Native steers 6.75 to 10.50, southern steers 4.50 to 6.50, southern cows and heifers 3.25 to 6.25. Hogs receipts 1000, market 5 cents higher. bulk sales 8.40 to 8.60, heavy 8.25 to 8.46, packers and butchers 8.40 to 8.60, nights 8.40 to 8.75, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts none, market steady. lambs 6.50 to 7.00, range wethers and yearlings 3.50 to 5.10, range ewes 2.00 to 3.80.

Kansas City

For Sale Large Lot on Crest Hill Near Pine Street

For sale by owner large lot 56 by 204 on Crest Hill southeast corner four blocks from car line with sewers gas fire plug and lamp. See owner William W Herring 1155 Starr Street. Also cottage sale 50 by 160 four rooms screened galleries price 1650 199 down balance terms 715 EHasex Street South Heights old phone 5476.

Crest Creiss Hill Pine St William W. Herring Starr Street Ehasex St. South Heights

California and Northwest Farm Lands Expert Ad

Consulting agriculturist and Wisconsin graduate offers soil analysis and land investigation services for California and Northwestern investors. Address listed as Expert care light.

Wisconsin Agricultural School California Northwestern

Farm and land for sale listings across Texas ad brief

Several Texas properties offered for sale include a 37 acre farm 15 miles from a city with house, wells and good roads priced at 2009 dollars. 16 000 acres Black Prairie land at 14.06 per acre. 80 acres improved land in Rio Grande valley near Mercedes. 90 acres near Dilley Frio County with schools and amenities at 1800 dollars with terms. and a 16 area land deal by D C Lippard in Dilley Texas.

D. B. Langford Pearsall Tex Ww. B. Whitaker Old Phone South Texas Land Co Corpus Christi Rio Grande’ Valley Mercedes, Tex R. L. Morgan Dilley Frio County Texas Daily Mail D. C. Lippard

Cottonseed Market Reports and Fiber Prices In Early Trading

Cotton seed products and meal prices listed for Memphis with prime basis at 6.34 and meal 27.00. New York oil market closes softer with spot around 6.45 to 6.53 cents and contracts for August through January detailed. Wool prices in St Louis show steady to firm ranges across medium to heavy fine grades with tub washed at 26.3 to 28 cents.

ST. Louis Amalgamated Copper American Smelt & Ref Anaconda Mining Company Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transits Canadian Pacific Sete Che Illinois Central Cue Evens New York Central Norfolk & Western Ee Northern Pacific Pennsylvania

Paris Money Markets Report From August 24

Paris notices show three per cent rentes at 921 and 25 francs 27 centimes for exchange on London. Private discount rate stands at 2 percent.

Paris London

Bank of England Receives 327000 Pounds Bullion

London reports bullion totaling 327000 pounds sterling was deposited into the Bank of England on balance today.

London Bank of England

London Market Close Report on Consols and Silver

Closing: Consols for money 75 9 16, account 75 9 26. Bar silver steady at 28 and a half. Money rate discount open market short bills 8 1 2 percent. The figures reflect a steady session with firm bullion and favorable discount conditions.

London

Metals Market Update From St Louis August Report

Lead prices steady at 4.45 held by the lead firm with a 442% note and a 4.45 quote. Spelter advances to 7.10 per unit with a 7.00 strong reading as of August 24 from St Louis market data.

St, Louis Spelter

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts In St Louis Market

Receipts and quotations today show cattle at 300 head including 100 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 5.50 to 10.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.75 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 7.00, calves 5.50 to 8.50. Hogs 8500 head steady with pigs and lights 5.50 to 8.95, mixed and butchers 8.50 to 9.85, good heavy 8.56 to 8.70. Sheep receipts 00 with native muttons 5.25 to 7.00, lambs 3.75 to 3.90.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Cattle and Hogs Market Receipts and Prices Reported

Chicago market totals show receipts of 200 cattle and 6000 hogs with dull to higher trading. Cattle ranges include calves 6.50 to 10.26, western steers 6.82 to 8.85, Texas steers 5.00 to 6.85, and cows 2.66 to 5. We'llerecEpt hogs from 5.50 to 8.70 with most sales 8.25 to 8.70. Sheep receipts 2000 with native lambs 4.50 to 7.25 and western lambs 4.50 to 7.20.

Chicago Texas

Cotton Statistics This Year

Fragmentary OCR reads numbers and names related to cotton statistics with unclear entities. The readable portion lists 19.146, 179, and 107 among other digits and stray words.

Oriwobeo Pee

New York Market Quiet as Prices Hold Steady

The primary ton goods market in New York was quiet with values steady for finished goods. Some print cloth sales showed a slightly easier market while cotton yarns remained in fair demand and firm in price. Wool was quiet due to high prevailing prices.

New York

London Metal Market Report Shows Copper Tin Strength

London metal desk notes copper quiet with spot 79 pounds sterling per ton and futures 79. Tin remains firm with spot 210 pounds and futures 209 pounds. Lead valued at 20 pounds. Local exchange sales reach 150 tons amid firm tones.

London Metal London Weveland

Cotton Prices and Trade Data From Liverpool Market

Liverpool market report shows closing prices for American middling fair at 7.484 and good mid at 7.03d with various grades listed. Sales totalled 000 bales, including 2400 American bales. receipts reached 12,000 bales with no American imports.

Liverpool

San Antonio market to open Monday as fall trade surges

Merchants from the southwest will flood San Antonio for the fall season with Henry Malff of M Halff & Bro. noting expected record business. Country merchants plan larger stocks, jobbers race to fill orders, and many Southwest department stores have sent buyers seeking quotes. The Jobbers and Manufacturers League offers rail fare refunds to in city buyers, with a major buyer excursion anticipated for Sunday arrival ahead of Monday opening.

Southwest San Antonio Henry Malff M. Halff & Bro Express Texas New York Manufacturers’ League

Chicago Market Quotations and Receipts

Quotations listed for butter cheese poultry and vegetables at Chicago today. Receipts include 10179 dairy cases and 65 cars of potatoes. Prices show dairy and meat items steady with various regional meat cuts and egg substitutes noted in percentages and cents per pound.

Jersey Minnesota Illinois Missouri

Market Quotations From Kansas City Dairy Prices

Quotations listed for butter with creamery firsts seconds and packing stock at 24 22 20 cents respectively Wiggs terms show extras firsts and packing stock at 22 21 and 19 cents including packing stock figures shown for an August 24 report from Kansas City dairy markets.

Kansas City

Market Quotation Report From St. Louis

Quotations show poultry steady with chickens at 11, springs 16s, peers 17 19c, ducks 64% llc, geese Sw 0e. Butter firm with creamery 23 26c. Bees steady at 18c.

ST. Louis

Butter firm and unchanged on steady receipts

New York market notes butter firm and unchanged as receipts reach 5403 tubs. Eggs steady and unchanged with 6970 cases received.

New York

Coffee futures drift with mixed late summer tone

In New York on August 24 coffee prices for No 7 Rio 1444 show September futures at 12.78 and March at 13.06. Market notes indicate little tone to the session as traders weigh supply forecasts.

New York

Wheat futures open steady in Liverpool market

Futures opened steady and closed quiet with several forward contract prices listed for August through July in Liverpool. Values include August 6.424, September 6.344, October 6.20 and others across successive monthly spreads, indicating a calm trading session.

Liverpool

Spot cotton prices in New Orleans August 24

Spot cotton remained steady with varied quotes from low ordinary at 8 to 15-16 cents to mids 11 1 16 to 12 3 4 cents. Receipts reached 179 bales and stock stood at 22 654 bales.

New Orleans

Sugar and Petroleum Market Brief New York and New Orleans

Sugar markets show raw Muscovado 89 test at 38.61¢ and 96 test at 4.11¢, molasses 89 test at 3.36¢, refined at 5.80¢ crushed 5.10¢ powdered 6.20¢. Petroleum market steady with refined barrels at 8.35 dollars. Molasses market quiet and firm. New Orleans open kettle 87 62.

New York Muscovado New Orleans

Market Notes Hides Hops Leather Prices Reported

New York market report lists hides firm with Bogota values at 24 13 and 25 percent sc, Central America 25 4 gc. hops quiet with ranges for State 1911 at 20 25c and old 9 11c. Pacific Coast 1911 at 20 25c and old 9 15c. leather firm with Hemlock grades first 26 27c seconds 24 26c thirds 22 23c rejects 15c.

New York Bogota Central America Pacific Coast

Spot cotton closes steady with mixed grades in Houston

The Houston market on August 24 reports spot cotton closing steady with low ordinary at 7c to 8c and middling around 11 1/2 to 11 3/4 cents. Sales reach 2349 bales, shipments 14,718, and a stock of 29,272 bales.

Aera Houston Tex Augusta Gaee Memphis St. Louis Seeae Senna Oosta Galveston Great Britain U. 8S Stew Reese

Spot cotton closes quiet in Galveston market

Galveston August 24 spot cotton closed quiet four cents lower with ranges noted for all grades from low ordinary to middling fair. Sales on spot were none, receipts 19,146, stock 90,667.

Galveston Tex

Cotton Spot Quiet as Upland and Gulf Prices Held

New York August report shows spot cotton steady with uplands at 11.70 cents and gulf at 11.95 cents. Sales listed at 1,700 bales.

New York Og Uplands Do Gulf

Cotton Market Quiet in Memphis as Prices Hold

Spot cotton in Memphis Tennessee remains steady at middling 12 cents per pound with prices unchanged amid quiet trading conditions.

Money on Call Rates Steady on New York Treasury Market

The New York money on call market shows time loans steady with 60 days at 3 percent, 90 days at 4 percent, and six months at 4 percent.

New York

Trade Expands As Fall Buying Surges Across Regions

Bradstreet reports expansion in demand for dairy goods lumber coal wool shoes and iron and steel as buyers stock up for fall and winter aided by expected large crops. United States weekly failures total 264 for week ending August 22 with Canada at 20, up from prior weeks.

New York Bradstreet Trade Today United States Canada

Rice market report from New Orleans in late August

Rice prices in New Orleans eased with strong receipts of 11 366 sacks and millers at 1 437. Sales included Rough Honduras 2587 at 3 50 to 4 10 and 7895 clean Honduras at 3 5% to 4%, with Japan offerings thin and nominal for rough and 4% for clean Honduras at 44% to 5% and 4% to 4% respectively.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Real Estate Transfers in 1912 City Listings This Week

A series of property transfers listed with buyers, sellers, dates in 1912, and prices. The records include parcels in East End Rosemere Place Los Angeles Heights Highland Park Alamo Heights and other blocks with amounts ranging from 1000 to 3000 dollars and dates from April to August 1912. Key parties include H P Hunt Edith Hunt William A Bailey Clyde C Baker Mary Snedeker Henry Snedeker James King and others.

H. P Edith Hunt H. H. Hunt New City Orvill Leona M. Thorp William A. Baily Rosemere Place Co. K Elizabeth Gravia Gravia Vance Street Clyde C. Baker Mary E. Snedeker Henry Snedeker Ss. E Gantt Harry Wilton Seafer Los Angeles Heights Ls. FE A. S. Gantt Harry Wilton Sea Clifton George Sheriff M. H.townsend Alamo Heights W. W. Burnett Highland Park Addition Co. B. Farrington P. B. Hoover

Birth Notices From Local Families Mention Several Newborns

Birth records list several families welcoming new daughters and sons. Entries include Mr and Mrs George Steuben at 518 Dawson Street with a girl, Mr and Mrs Ewalder at 617 Avenue B with a boy, and others at Callaghan Avenue, Refugio Street, Garza Street, and Sherman Street with newborn children.

George Steuben Dawson Street Ewalder Avenue B Leon G. Garza Callaghan Avenue D. A. Dion Refugio Street Oran DeSalme Garza

Canadian Pacific Adds 10 Its Price Decline

New York August 24 market opened strong with specialties leading gains and overall weakness in Canadian Pacific. Mexican Petroleum up 2 points and Sears Roebuck up 3 while Canadian Pacific fell over 4 points amid a dull session. Bond market steady with mercantile paper at 5.5 percent and sterling steady.

Canadian Pacific New York Sears- Roebuck Mexican Petroleum Hill Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Metal markets stay quiet as copper holds steady

NEW YORK August 24 metal markets are quiet and practically nominal. Lake and electrolytic copper at 17% cost 17h 17%. Tin firm and unchanged.

New York

Wheat Market Downturn Signals Mixed Trading

Chicago from Aug 24 reports wheat showing a mixed session with opening gains driven by higher cables but selling by shorts. September and December futures fluctuated, finishing higher for wheat at 94 and 93 1 4 cents respectively, while corn and oats held firm with varied shorts. Live hog prices nudged higher as pork reached 27.97 4, lard 11.10 and ribs up 11.2.

Chicago

Wheat and corn prices under pressure on futures market

ST. LOUIS quotes show cash wheat at 1.03 to 1.06 for No. 2 and 93 to 95 for No. 2 hard. Corn No. 2 at 58 to 60 cents with No. 2 white around 81 to 82 cents. Oats No. 2 around 33 to 34 cents with No. 2 white about 32 to 33 cents. Wheat and oats futures weak with September and December contracts quoted lower.

ST. Louis

Wheat and oats quotations reported in Chicago market

Bank of confused figures and symbols list prices for No 2 red wheat No 1 northern and No 2 northern oats and related grain types. The report shows various figures such as 1.06 for red wheat 60 for No 1 northern and 98c for No 2 northern with additional entries and typographical errors.

Chicago

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