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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
13
The document lists daily quotations for middling cotton delivered at major markets including Houston Galveston New Orleans and others. Figures show varied prices and sales volumes in a period when the market quotes are used as a basis for buying and selling across the country.
The cotton market shows weakness at dawn with New York opening 11 to 20 points lower due to weak Southwest spots and hedging. A late morning rally on cover followed by nervous, irregular moves as Liverpool and New Orleans drop further before a late-day rally leaves New York and New Orleans near steady to lower for the session.
In New York Aus 24 the cotton market opened with a further decline as selling accelerated by reports of freely offered spots in the southwest and scattered southern hedging. First prices showed 11 to 20 points lower, reflecting weaker demand and selling pressure.
A salesman touts ready to move in homes near San Antonio with prices like 1950 to 2539 dollars. Payment plans include 200 cash plus 25 monthly or 450 and 30 monthly for larger houses. Contact Daisy Crockett at 6448 for appointments and viewing.
Real estate notice markets a five room bungalow with bath and sleeping porch, elegant garage, servant room, cement walks and driveway for 3950. The seller warns price rises to 1200 next week and urges quick offers under 4200. See Mr Allen of Nicholson & Furnish at 16-20 Brady Building Crockett 1024.
The market sold off to 23.00 for October and 22.54 for January after the call with active covering around the 23 cent level and subsequent rallies. Southern selling kept pressure as farmers moved cotton, stop orders appeared on the break, and October and January slid to 22.25 and 22.23 amid renewed afternoon weakness and liquidation of old long lines.
Futures priced modestly higher at open with October near 23.07 and December around 23.09 while January and March show about 28.60 and 23.2. The Friday close shows mixed movement from Thursday with small gains across several contracts amid a quiet session.
In New Orleans on August 24 the cotton market declined 11 to 17 points in early trading as interior spot markets weakened. Light Texas showers boosted selling, bearish sentiment prevailed. By noon active months fell 47 to 62 points, afternoon selling grew, and liquidation increased. At 1:30 the most active months were down 6 to 3 points, with a closing steady net decline of 78 to 86 points.
New Orleans reports cotton futures opening steady as October at 22.19 and December at 22.21 while January 22.39 March 22.56 and May 22.66. Friday’s close shows losses of 78 to 83 points with quoted high and low ranges for each contract.
Spot cotton in Liverpool on August 24 trades lower with Good middling at 19.494 and middling at 18.90 pence. Sales reach 2000 bales, including 1700 American, while receipts total 6000 with 6500 American. Futures decline with August at 17.75 pence and later contracts falling to 16.15 pence by year end.
Liverpool dispatch records show 46 000 bales forwarded to mills with 38 0060 bales American. Stock stands at 224 000 total with 126 000 American. Imports total 39 000 including 24 000 American. Exports are none.
Stock data compared with the prior week shows totals for Santee and Galveston with gains and declines across Great Britain, foreign ports, and coastwise routes. Figures include yesterday and same day last week as well as year to date totals.
Fragmentary OCR data lists numbers and city names including Memphis, St. Louis, and Houston with unclear headings. The readable items resemble a stock or shipping table with counts, totals, and city identifiers but lack coherent context or dates.
In New York on August 24 the cotton seed oil market showed steady quotations with prices holding firm. Traders reported light activity and cautious demand as nearby supply remained ample.
New York coffee market reports steady futures with December at 7.73 and March at 7.95 as of August 24. Prices reflect a dull session in New York.
Temperature and rainfall for Houston district stations over 24 hours ending 8 am. Night cool in Oklahoma northern Arkansas and western Tennessee with minimums 55 to 64. Tex as maxima 94 to 104. Light to moderate showers in Carolinas Florida south Louisiana and scattered south Texas points. C A Parrack Assistant Observer. Temporarily in Charge Weather Freshhnd.
The Weather Bureau reports that for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Saturday will be fair. South Texas also sees fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Precipitation on Thursday measured .10 inch, normal for the day is .12 inch, giving a .02 inch deficiency. Since January 1 total is 7.49 inches with a 10.67 inch deficit.
The Aug. 24 report from Union Stock Yards shows hog prices dropping 75 cents at Fort Worth, 50 to 75 cents at Kansas City, and 70 cents at St. Louis. Cattle and sheep showed strength while overall local livestock trading was slow and draggy. Cattle and calves dipped 1 to 3.5 cents, hogs fell 7.5 cents with receipts listed for cattle calves hogs and horses.
Fort Worth Tex August 24 cattle receipts 6500 market steady price ranges include beeves 6.50 to 7.10 stockers 6.00 to 6.49 heifers 8.00 to 6.00 cows 4.25 to 7.50 bulls 5.00 to 6.00 calves 5.00 to 9.50 hogs receipts 25000 market about one dollar lower with heavy 16.75 to 17.06, pigs 13.00 to 19.00, sows and others in similar ranges. sheep receipts 00 market steady lambs 13.00 to 14.00 yearlings 9.50 to 10.50 wethers 9.00 to 10.00 ewes 8.00 to 9.00 culls 6.00 to 7.00 goats 5.00 to 7.00.
Chicago Illinois Ave 24 reports receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs top at 18.00 with bulk near 17.00 to 17.90, pigs around 11.50. Cattle receipts near 2500 with native beef 8.25 to 15.60, cows and heifers 4.65 to 13.00, calves 11.50 to 16.00. Sheep receipts 6000 with market strong to 10 cents higher. wens 7.75 to 11.19, lambs 10.50 to 16.85.
Kansas City stockyard receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep shown with bid ranges. Hogs sold 50 to 18.00. cattle receipts 1809 with prime fed steers up to 14.85 and dressed beef steers around 13.50. sheep receipts 2500 with lambs 15.75 to 16.75 and yearlings 16.00 to 17.00 amid steady demand.
St Louis market report August 24 shows receipts of 6000 hogs and cattle totaling 1800. Hogs sold 70e to 1 lower with prices around 17.55 to 18.00, cattle saw steady to mixed moves with native beef steers 7.70 to 14.75 and beef cows 6.25 to 9.65, lambs 11.00 to 16.10, ewes 8.50 to 9.50, wethers 10.50 to 11.50.
New Orleans on August 24 saw robust rice demand with about 2730 sacks received. Sales included 2685 sacks of rough Honduras and 4371 pockets of clean Honduras, with rough Honduras priced at 6.20 to 7.25 per unit and other categories unchanged.
Turpentine stead y est for the day with prices around 31 1/2 cents. Sales 277 receipts 524 shipments 164 stock 34664. Resin firm with weekly totals Sales 1661 receipts 2008 shipments 1305. Quotations include B 5.10 EB 5.20 K 6.35 Fs 6.65 and white variety around 7.00 to 7.2.
Observations recorded Friday morning August 24 1917 by the Department of Agriculture Weather Bulletin. Wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Co A Parrack assistant observer in charge.
A detailed wholesale price sheet lists fresh vegetables and fruits with per unit costs. Items include onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and citrus, plus dried fruits, canned goods, meats, and nuts with prices by crate, case, pound, or hundredweight.
Coal stocks were the strongest feature of today's early dealings with rail issues rising 1 to 2 points. Reading Lehigh Valley Norfolk and Western and Delaware and Hudson advanced while steels shippings oil and tobacco climbed about a point. Afternoon gains continued with coalers Pacifics and gran gers up 1 to 4 points, reversals in late hour, close strong. Liberty bonds quoted 9.62 to 9.98.
Trading Mexican money in San Antonio Friday featured bid and asked prices for silver peso notes and various bank notes. State bank notes listed at 2 and 15, National Bank note at 17, Bank of London and Mexico at 11 percent, with bids around 66 and asks at 12 percent.
Time loans ease for 40 days at 4 4 percent and 60 days at 4 4 percent. Six months at 4 percent. Call money steady with high 3 and low 2 percent and a ruling rate of 3. Closing bid 2 1/2 percent, offered 2 3/4 percent. Last loan 2 percent.
Mercantile paper 4% 5. Sterling 60-day bills 472. Commercial 60-day bills on banks 47113. Demand 476 9 16. Cables 476 7 16. Guilders demand 41 cables 42. Bar silver 3 4 c. Mexican dollars 68 c. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
Bar silver priced at 444d per ounce in London on Thursday. Money market yields at 3 percent. Tag rates show short bills at 4 percent and three month bills at 4 13-16 percent.
A joke from the Indianapolis News riffs on the classic elephant gag. The joke smith asks how to get down four times, with lines about climbing, greasing sides, using a ladder, and finally the punchline that you don’t get down off an elephant you get it off a goose.
In Chicago Aug 24 light corn offerings pushed prices higher at open with December near 1.09 to 1.04 percent and May at 1.07. By session end cash strength lifted values above early levels with December around 1.10 and May near 1.08. Wheat stayed dull with mixed moves and oats gained in step with corn while provisions fell modestly amid lower hog prices.
Chicago reports daily price quotations with wheat for Sept and May at about 210 to 212 for the open, corn around 109 to 110 for Sept, oats near 54, and barley at 1.05. Other commodities include No. 2 red at 2.20 and No. 2 yellow corn at 1.90 per bushel.
Kansas City grain futures end session with Wheat September at 2.30, Corn December at 1.10 and May at 1.07 percent.
Cash grain prices reported for Kansas City August 24. Wheat No 2 hard 2.3822.56, No 2 red 2.28 2.50. Corn No 2 mixed 1.71 1.74, No 2 white 1.85, No 2 yellow 1.77 1.80. Oats No 2 white 58 58e, No 2% mixed 67 68e. rr
Lead shows steady trend with spot at 10 percent and East St. Louis delivery at 7 percent. Spelter remains steady with East St. Louis delivery. Copper remains dull for electrolytic spot and nearby with September and fourth quarter at 25.00 to 26.00 dollars.
Lead, zinc, copper and tin prices reported in London on August 24 show spot and futures levels. Lead at 30 16s spot with 29 10s futures, Spelter at £54 both spot and futures, copper spot £120 futures £119 and electrolytic £137, tin spot £241 10s futures £239 10s.
In local markets the wholesale price of California tomatoes climbed to 1.40 per log box on Friday. Salted hides dropped to 17 cents. No changes were reported Friday in wholesale prices of fresh fruits eggs butter poultry groceries provisions seeds grains or mill products.
Local packing house quotations to dealers Friday show Dry salt extras at 26 to 28 percent for bacon. Dry salt bellies weigh 14-18 pounds at 29 1/4 cents per pound and 32 cents for bacon bellies 14-16 pounds. Pure lard 24 cents, compound 18 cents, American cheese 27 cents per pound.
Quotations show pork and ribs prices with highs lows and closes for several contracts. Sept Oct and Jan futures move within narrow ranges as buyers and sellers set values in Chicago trading pits.
Washington Aug 24 A U S Holland agreement lets limited grain shipments to The Netherlands with portions designated for Belgian relief. Sweden sells the Belgian Relief Commission 600000 bushels of U S grain at cost from American elevators and transport arrangements are made.
Friday market notes show eggs steady at 34 35 cents per dozen for Texas country candied and 32 35 cents per pound for creamery butter. Poultry remains steady with hens 16 17 cents, old roosters 11 12, large springs 23 cents, broilers 2.50 to 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 17 18 cents per pound, ducks 7 to 8 per dozen, geese 9 to 10.
Quotation update from Chicago on creamery butter and potatoes with receipts of 7820 cases and 60 cars. Butter firsts 3 to 37 1 2 cents, ordinary firsts 2 34 to 2 36, Virginia barrels 4 25 to 4 50, Jersey 1 40 to 1 45, Minnesota bulk 1 25 to 1 30. Poultry alive fowls 23 to 23 1 2 cents, springs 22 to 24 cents.
Kansas City notes Aug 24 quotations in dairy poultry and produce markets. Butter creamery 39c firsts 87c seconds 36c packing 34c. eggs firsts 34c seconds 28c. poultry hens 18c roosters 12c breeders 21c. potatoes 1.50 per bag.
Raw sugar holds steady at 40 cents per pound for centrifugal grade with molasses at 6 dollars per hundredweight. Fine granulated sugar remains at 10.6 dollars per 100 pounds. Market shows no change in today’s New York quotation.
In New York on August 24, cotton goods and yarns were quiet with prices on print cloths easy. Burlaps remained firm and raw silk held steady. Men’s wear for civilian use showed a sharp downturn.
In a classroom scene a little girl answers the teacher with this is the flag of my country and then correctly says Tig of thee when asked for the country’s name, as reported by the Indianapolis News.
In this note from the Tatler Bobbie, a child recalls school where strict discipline rules apply. A rule bans any toy from speaking while the teacher watches, reflecting a rigid classroom environment.
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