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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
7
Aug 26 reports show light run with only two calves shipped. Some leftovers from yesterday plus calves form offerings. Trade interest was not very active and Saturday dullness prevailed overall.
Quotations today show cash wheat steady with No 2 hard 91 to 97 and No 2 red 89 to 90c. Corn remains unchanged with No 2 mixed around 61 64% to 62 and No 2 white about 61 79c. Oats hold at No 2 white 43 cents, No 2 mixed 41 to 42 cents. Close: Wheat September 90 1 2 cents, Pec 98 1 2 cents, May 98 3 4 cents. Sept 61 2 to 61 3 cents, Dec 60 3 4? cents to May.
Observations recorded at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday August 26 1911 include wind direction and velocity in the first column, temperature in the third, rainfall in the fifth, and the state of the weather in the fourth.
Narence Brown once known for lavish spendthrift habits now runs a Sussex farm with his daughters Gladys Ade and Vera. He plans to grow eggs on fifty acres after leaving Broadway life and cites 15 years of learning bubbles and Broadway as his soil for success.
The governor late last evening sent a special message to the legislature proposing road laws for Nother counties and Montague counties and for independent school districts in South Ark Rising Star and Sabinal.
A special children's service will be held at Cavalry Baptist Church tonight focusing on the subject Watch. The revival meetings began last Monday and have been so successful they will continue throughout next week. Rev. R Stokes, pastor, is aided by Rev. J W Wray of Birmingham, Alabama.
Corpus Christi witnesses a Taft trap shooting meet on August 26 with many local shooters competing. Ed Crain A L Wright J Yorenfield Jr. and other Corpus shooters take part along with entrants from southern Texas.
San Antonio forecast unsettled tonight and Sunday with showers. East Texas also unsettled with showers in interior and coast. Rainfall reported across Texas with varied amounts from one to over three inches in Cuero and other locations.
Frost in the Canadian northwest and Russia crop doubts lifted wheat prices while overall activity was light. December futures opened slightly higher, climbed to 95 and closed 44 higher at 94 95. Corn rose to 62 with steady closes, while pork, lard, and ribs futures edged up in early first sales.
By the Associated Press quotations were listed from Chicago today, reflecting market and financial sentiment. Names and figures are not provided in the readable fragment.
Wheat receipts today reached 139 cars including 52 contract grade. Corn totaled 389 cars with 176 contract grade. Oats were 253 cars. Overall wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth amounted to 482 cars, vs 304 last week and 670 on the same day last year.
Cash wheat quotations list No 2 red 90 to 91 cents and No 2 hard winter 92 to 96 cents. No 1 hard spring old 1.16 to 1.17, No 1 northern spring old 1.14 to 1.15, No 1 northern spring new 1.06 to 1.10, No 2 northern spring old 1.05 to 1.11, No 2 northern spring new 1.00 to 1.05. No 2 spring 3303 per vel vet chart 92 and durum 88 to 90. Corn No 2 64 to 65 cents. No 2 white 64 to 65 cents. Oats No 2 white 42 to 43 cents.
Fort Worth Tex August 26 receipts 600 cattle steady markets firm with cows 2.25 to 3.65 calves 6 to unknown. Sour receipts and market tone suggest strong demand with bulk calves trading around 7.45 to 7.50. Bones of the text indicate cattle totals about 125 head in this report.
Chicago reports receipts of about 200 cattle 7000 hogs and 2000 sheep with markets steady. Cattle ranges include beeves 5.10 to 8.10 dollars Texas steers 4.50 to 6.45 western steers 4.25 to 6.95 cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.40 calves 6.00 to 8.85. Hog prices span 6.90 to 7.80 for various classes. Sheep list native 2.15 to 3.75 western 2.50 to 3.75 yearlings 4.00 to 5.75 lambs 4.00 to 6.60.
Receipts show 400 cattle and 1300 hogs with steady prices. Native steers 5.65 to 8.20, hogs 7.15 to 7.35 for bulk sales, lambs 5.50 to 6.50, range wethers 3.20 to 4.25, range ewes 2.75 to 3.75.
Temporary writs of injunction were granted against four alleged disorderly houses this morning in the judges courts. The Elite hotel the Denman hotel 130 1 2 South Flores street and 313 Oprate street were named in complaints filed by Assistant District Attorney J F Carl. Proprieties include R E Kehoe and August Limburger at the Elite hotel Madame J A Fleming at 130 1 South Flores street J W Calloway at the Denman hotel and Ian Palmer at 313 Oprate street. The Elite hotel case is set for August 31 and the others for August 26.
City schools head Spencer plans opening day program for September 11. County school board will attend and hear F. M. Bralley state superintendent of public instruction of Austin. Invitation extended to teachers and others interested in education.
Rain at Luling Texas with showers yesterday and Thursday raises concern among farmers as open cotton fields face potential damage from heavy rain.
Weakness in stocks at the open yields several new low records led by Canadian Pacific and Harriman favorites. U S Steel and Union Pacific suffer heavy declines though some recovery appears. trading ends with a generally steady close amid fears of railroad strikes and softer trade conditions. Government and railroad bonds hold steady while bar silver and foreign exchange show little movement.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with small gains and later fell slightly as scalp buyers and shorts bid to balance positions before the weekend. Cables matched expectations while heavy Texas rains and discouraging foreign news tempered sentiment. By midmorning, bears eased, bulls guided the market higher, and activity surged on widespread buying orders from country buyers and commission houses.
Lead held at 4.42 percent while spelter stayed quiet at 4.85 in the St. Louis market report dated August 28.
A garbled market report notes money on call with no loans available. Mentions options like sixty vs 2 ninety days and three percent, six months nein.
The London market reported Consols for money and account at 78 percent with bar silver steady at 24 1 16d. Money rates showed 1 1 2 percent, short bills at 2 4 1 2 percent, and three months bills at 2 percent. Bank of England balance today saw bullion totaling 3000 pounds.
The New York cotton market opens steady with a 3 point decline on September, then shifts to 4 points higher as active new crop months rise. Traders cover positions while cables remain steady amid Morocco news and labor worries in railroads. Market closes steady with net 3 points lower to 4 points higher.
The New York cotton market opened steady with January at 11.59 60, March 11.70 71, May 11.79 80, August 13.08 offered, September 11.65 66, October 11.57 58, December 11.64 65. Futures closed steady indicating no major price changes for the session.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with August at 12.40, September 11.65, October 11.47, December 11.50 51, January 11.58 59, March 11.67 68, and May 11.77 79 per cent.
Closing spot cotton in Liverpool listed gains of 11 points with American middling fair at 7.63 and middling at 6.99. Total sales 3000 bales, 200 for speculation, 2500 American. Receipts zero. Futures opened firm and ended steady with varying spreads from August to May contracts.
Market notes from New York and New Orleans show quiet activity while Liverpool remains steady. Houston and Galveston report firm or steady trends with mixed figures, and overall prices are referenced with large numeric variances.
By the Associated Press, Memphis Tennessee August 26 reports spot cotton steady at middling 13 cents.
Spot cotton in Galveston holds firm at middling 128 16 cents as sales reach 598 bales with 1950 bales offered on f o b terms.
Paris reports three percent rates at 94f 50cm for accounts and 26f 25%cm for checks with private discount at 2 percent. Exchange on London indicated at 26f 25%cm.
Caldwell County Superintendent Joseph Hatchitt announced that the Caldwell County Teachers Institute will begin Monday morning September 4 at the high school. The session runs from Monday morning to Friday afternoon with daily instructional sessions.
In New York on August 26 reports suggest shipping and transport will resume normally in coming days though no messages were received yet. Cattle import prices from England are unchanged, meat trade weak due to European heat, and the Minnehaha will drop one round voyage per Atlantic Transport Line schedule as ships resume.
The report notes generally fair weather in west Texas and warmer conditions in the handle with unsettled east Texas and showers inland. Oklahoma remains fair and warmer while Gulf states see varied conditions. Dispatches from Montgomery postpone a key cotton crop meeting to Sept 12 to avoid clashing with a national Farmers' meeting in Oklahoma City. The market opened a few points lower as heavy Texas rains and foreign rumors tempered sentiment, though shorts bought to balance weekend exposure.
Readable data shows last year contrasts with today across cities including Houston Texas and Augusta Georgia. Figures list values such as -20 913 in Houston and 60 in St Louis Missouri with small percentages and scattered notes.
Havre France reports cotton futures in centimes with stock figures for yesterday, last week and last year. The deficit this season stands at 50,904 centimes.
Staple goods were reduced a yard by the American Print company and other manufacturers trimmed prices to 4% c per yard. Gray goods saw renewed inquiry while mills cleared most stock at current prices. Jobbers bought cautiously in a hand to mouth market.
New York reports coffee futures closing steady with a net advance of 1 11 points on volume of 49 260 b. Spot prices steady with No 7 Rio at 13 1/2 cents and Santos No 4 at 13 1/2 to 14 cents. Milds show Cordova at 14 to 16 cents, nominal.
A local produce dealer reports widespread prospects for a large apple harvest. Estimates show New York Hudson river districts up 100 percent, Midwest up 75 percent, and Canada up 50 to 75 percent, with Virginia down 50 percent and Oregon Washington slightly lower.
Butter steady at 25c per pound for creamery and 14 to 15c for country butter. Eggs firm with fresh country candled at 16 11kc. Cheeses show firmness with fancy cream 12c and bricks up to 20c. Imported Swiss 31c, Limburger 20c, Badger State 17%ec. Poultry steady with large hens $6 per dozen, medium hens $4.75, large springs $3.59 to $4.00 per dozen, medium springs $2.50 to $2.75, small springs $2.00 to $2.25, guineas $3.35 per dozen, ducks $6 per dozen, squabs $1.00 to $1.25, turkeys 15 to 16c per pound.
Eggs show no market activity while receipts reach 7312 cases. Cheese holds steady alongside fluctuating produce names and weights. Potatoes stay steady with 12 car receipts. Beef and poultry prices show modest moves for Jerseys Wisconsins Minnesotas and veal weights with varying cent per pound figures.
Butter sells at 25 cents a pound for firsts 23 cents for seconds 2 cents packing stock 17 cents Eggs list 21 cents for extras 18 cents for firsts 2 cents for seconds
New York August 26 eggs held steady with unchanged prices as receipts reached 6064 cases.
St Louis market report for August 26 lists poultry prices with chickens at 18 cents for springs, turkeys 16 to 17 cents, ducks 9.5 cents, geese 5 cents. Butter dull with creamery butter at 20 to 25 cents, eggs steady.
New York reports raw centrifugal sugar at 96 test around 5.124 cents per pound with muscovado near 4.50 dollars per 100 pounds, 89 test at about 4.62 percent. molasses steady as refined sugar remains firm.
In New Orleans on August 26 traders quoted Honduras rough rice at 2.75 to 3.40 per cwt and clean Japan at 1.25 to 1.40. Receipts showed 584 sacks rough and 0 clean. sales totaled 2 301 sacks rough Honduras and 3 892 sacks clean Japan. Prices for rough Honduras affected by market activity with rough Japan listed as nominal and duras clean Japan around 2.75 to 3.25 per unit.
St Louis aug 26 The St Louis butter eggs and poultry exchange learns of an order by Dr W P Cutler state food and drug commissioner to ban buying good and bad eggs mixed in consignments and removing bad eggs by the candle process. The plan is seen as a violation of the pure food law with penalties including fine and imprisonment.
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