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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
11
San Antonio forecast for tonight and Wednesday calls for fair conditions. East Texas expects generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with no precipitation.
Farmers in San Antonio trade territory report big crops and diversified production. They extend credit lines and expect strong returns, while merchants note robust August trade and reliance on wholesalers for quality. Idaho fruit prospects rise with irrigation, and Georgia peach output is poised to yield around 6000 cars with improved packing and steady demand.
Comprehensive price table detailing payments to shippers across categories. Poultry eggs butter cheese vegetables fruits nuts canned goods and meats listed with unit prices by item and region. Includes peaches apples pears oranges and miscellaneous items with per unit and per case amounts.
At Union Stock Yards Aug 27 buyers were active with 53 cattle 31 calves and 89 horses, prices steady with yesterday. Cows eased to about 4.25 while calves ranged 4 to 4.50 and good hogs sold 8 to 8.25. most cattle 3.50 to 4.00 with some higher notes.
Dick Weller from Musquiz Mexico reports rain scarce in his area and notes Texas needs moisture while beef prices rise. Market observers say consumer demand weakens as high beef costs erode appetite, with many steer lots selling below prior week despite large runs. Kansas City offers exceed Chicago, signaling rainfall needs in Oklahoma and shifting cattle movements to Texas and nearby markets. William Carter audits Texas shippers, John J Claire moves steers to Fort Worth and Oklahoma pastures.
Butter steady with creameries at 22 3 25c and dairies around 28c. Receipts 10 007 cases. Cheese prices steady for Daisies 16 4 5c Twins 14 4 5c Young Americas 15 15 6c Long Horns 15 15 c. Potatoes weak with 50 car shipments from Minnesota and Wisconsin 45 50c to 65c. Poultry alive firm turkeys 12c chickens 18c springs 10c Veal steady 9 18c.
In St Louis today the poultry market quotes show chick ens at 11 4 cents, springs and leés at 17 1 2 cents, turkeys at 17 1 2 cents, ducks at 9 45 11 cents, geese at 5 4 7 10 cents. Butter dull at 23 to 26 cents a pound, eggs firm at 18 cents per dozen.
Kansas City dispatch shows creamery butter at 22 cents for firsts and 20 cents for seconds with packing stock at 2019 21 cents for firsts and 19? cents for seconds, indicating a market summary for August 27.
New York reports storage charges and seasonality in trade. Receipts total 19 544 cases with refrigerator firsts and related costs clarified.
New Orleans reports strong interest in Honduras rough rice with an active tone while Japan grades move slowly. Receipts list 5785 rough rice, 425 millers, 614 clean. sales show 9942 rough Honduras at 3.5 to 4.30, 4508 clean Honduras at 2.15 18 5 percent.
Galveston, Tex on August 27 reports arrivals and departures including steamships Winefields from New Jersey and Port Limon, El Occidente from New York, Matteawan from Britain, and Hawes A, plus clearance for Montauk from Britain and Nene sailing.
Fort Worth Texas August 27 reports another steady day on the livestock market. Meat buyers remained active with outside and country buyers supporting demand as cattle and calves totaled around 3000 and hogs, sheep, and horses also showed steadiness. Top prices included steers at 4.65, calves around 7.00 for the top, hogs near 75 cents, and lambs at 6.75.
Cattle receipts 5000 slow generally steady with varied prices for beef cattle and calves. Hogs receipts 10000 steady with price bands from 8.00 to 9.00 for most lanes. Sheep receipts 36000 strong for sheep with lambs weak and ranges for native and western lambs and yearlings.
Cattle receipts 14000 with 1500 southern cattle. native steers 6.50 to 10.50, southern steers 4.25 to 6.50, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.25, stockers 4.50 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 6500, strongest sales 8.50 to 8.75, lights 8.60 to 8.80. Sheep receipts 9000 steady, muttons 3.50 to 4.25, lambs 6.00 to 7.00, range rams 3.75 to 5.60.
Cattle receipts reach 5000 with 2700 Texans and several price ranges for steers cows heifers stockers and feeders plus Texas Indian steers and calves. Hog receipts also 5000 with pigs and lights around 6.50 to 9.05 and heavy hogs near 8.75 to 8.96. Sheep receipts about 4500 with native muttons and lambs priced.
A dated list records transfers from August 1 to August 26 1912 across multiple neighborhoods including New City Alamo Heights Palm Heights and Artesian Gardens. buyers sellers and prices appear with parcels such as blocks 7 302 603 and 6 and 16 totaling several thousand dollars. prominent names include F d Chambers Mattie Chambers Fritz Schoolhouse Floy Scoville John Carrington and william hanlin among others.
Futures for No. 7 Rio coffee hold at 12.79 for September 12.79 for December and 13.01 for March while 8000 bales of cotton arriving at Lockhart are noted. Pickers scarce and prices rising daily.
Chicago wheat futures slipped early on frost fears in Canada while corn rose due to dwindling public elevator stocks. September opened higher then eased but finished with gains as reports of strong demand from Miller supported prices. oats softened and pork lard ribs held firm.
Chicago pace on August 27 reports cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and northern ranges, No 2 spring at 84 95c, velvet chaff and durum around 85 95c, corn No 2 at 79 80c, No 2 white 54 61c, No 2 yellow 80 88c, and oats No 2 22 32c with white varieties 34 53c.
Cash wheat No 1 red 1.01 to 1.05 per bushel. No 2 hard 92 to 96c. Corn No 2 84 to 19c. No 2 white 87c. Oats No 2 1 12 to 32 1 2c. Sept and Dee close figures listed for wheat corn and oats with small variations.
A cablegram from the International Institute of Agriculture Rome, received by the U S Department of Agriculture, lists Russia production estimates by government in bushels: wheat 749,947,000. rye 984,728,000. barley 458,182,000. oats 1,032,605,000. corn 1,908,000.
A Valparaiso to Buenos Aires rail line is buried under heavy snow, delaying official communications. Consul Alfred A. Winslow notes the line is 80 deep in drifts and may take six weeks or more to clear, forcing mail to travel by steamer via the Straits of Magellan.
In New York last night the Baltimore bantamweight Kid Williams punished Kid Keily of New Orleans so severely that the referee stopped the fight in the ninth round.
Leo Kelly of St Louis defeated Danny Cullen of Los Angeles by decision after an eight round bout in Memphis.
Mobile defeated Montgomery 7 to 0 as Memphis at Chattanooga and Birmingham at New Orleans faced rain delays. Atlanta and Nashville had no game due to Nashville not arriving. The report notes weather affected schedules with two games called in the fourth inning.
New York August 27 opening easy with 5 to 12 point loss and 12 to 16 point net lower after overnight selling. Weather and crop news unchanged with nervous midmorning trade. later prices fell to 20 to 30 points net lower, October at 10.78 with some recovery late from the lows.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with a 5 to 6 point drop on poor cables and favorable crop weather reports. Prices fell to 8 points down by mid-morning, with hedge selling and shorts covering pushing activity. By noon the market was 15 to 16 points under day-ago close, dipping further in the afternoon before slight recovery as long buying appeared.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with September at 11.00 cents and May at 11.30 cents. The session closed steady, showing a net decline of about 8.9 points as traders reflected price shifts across contracts from September through May.
Closing cotton steady with fractional declines. American middling fair 7.26e, good middling 6.85e, middling 6.45e, low middling 6.2e, good ordinary 5.78e, ordinary 5.26c. Day’s sales 6000 bales, 300 for speculation and export, including 6600 American. Receipts 4000 bales. No American.
Futures opened easier and closed barely steady in Liverpool. Prices listed for August through July intermonth contracts show slight variations with quotes around 6.00 cents and near 5.95 to 6.21 cents across multiple futures pairs.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on Aug 23 remained quiet with several grades listed. Middling 11 to 12 cents. strict and good middling up to 12 1/8 cents. receipts 446 bales and stock at 22,875 bales.
Houston cotton market quiet with slight declines across grades. Prices show low ordinary to middling ranges, with shipments and stock figures noted but incomplete due to garbled text.
Galveston Texas reports spot cotton closed quiet with declines across grades. Low ordinary 21 16c, ordinary 81 16c, good ordinary 15 16c, low middling 10 16c, middling 11c, middling good 11 and stock 111,415. Receipts 31,832. Pot sales f. o. b. 1550.
The New York cotton market closed quiet with middling uplands at 11.30 cents and middling gulf at 11.55 cents. Sales totaled 100 bales.
In Memphis on August 27, prime basis oil sells at 5.34 to 5.47 per unit, meal at 26.50 to 27.00, and linters at 2 to 4 cents per pound.
Temperatures rainfall and weather state for Houston district stations covering the 24 hours ending 8 am 75th meridian time. Includes notes on lowest temperature in last 12 hours and data not used in Houston average calculations.
New York stock market opened strong with Canadian Pacific and St Paul advancing, aided by optimistic crop outlooks and London gains. Tobacco shares led early gains with Union Pacific and steel firms rising. later trading steadied with mixed bond activity and sugar and woolen issues showing movement.
Weather generally fair with higher temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more expected at Marianna Florida Raleigh North Carolina Demopolis Mobile Alabama Waynesboro Mississippi Thomasville Alabama Brownsville Tennessee Dyersburg Tennessee Tuscumbia Alabama Clarksdale Mississippi Kosciuske Texas Yaxco City Mississippi Paris Texas Little Rock Arkansas Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.
H. & Nusely receives permit for a 4 room dwelling on Van Ness street valued at 500. W. A. Baily granted permit for a 6 room dwelling on Hunscock avenue valued at 1600. Max Goop authorized for a frame store building on Delgado street valued at 1000.
Burial permits issued for Lorenza Mernandez age 89 who died August 26 at 913 Weet San Luis street and Maria Rivas age 2 who died August 26 at 128 Bigfoot street.
Trade in cotton goods for fall delivery remained buoyant with first hands in demand. Finished goods stayed firm while gray goods softened. Colored cottons offered 4c under regular quotes but declined. Cotton yarns eased slightly and house trade stayed strong with jobbers. Worsted dress goods moved freely for fall and spring delivery.
New York on August 27 reports money on car steady with varied rates and bids. Closing bids show 24 percent offers, with 60 days and 90 days notes noted, alongside several quoted yields in the mid to high range.
New York metal wires show copper steady near 17.25 to 17.60 for Oct, with spot and futures quotes. Tin trades around 46.10 to 46.50 for Aug and Sept. Lead holds at 4.60 with 4.75 implied, speller quiet around 7.10 to 7.25, antimony listed at 3.46 by Cookson's, iron unchanged.
London copper holds steady with spot at 79 pounds 10s and futures at 7s 6d. Tin remains steady with spot around 210 pounds and futures 209 pounds. Lead quoted at 20 pounds 5s. The leading American producer cuts shipment head from 46s 0d to 44s 5d in 50 ton lots. Shelter and Cleveland warrants cited in London market notes.
In St Louis on August 27 a steady to dull trading mood settled over the market. Prices for a broad range of commodities showed minor changes with 427 percent spelling firm, while agricultural contracts lingered at modest losses as traders awaited clearer guidance.
London consols and short bills show mixed motion as Auge offers bids for 1 percent and 3 percent three months bills. investors watch for rate signals and money market appetite in London trading.
Bullion totaling 17000 dollars was brought into the Bank of England on balance today in London. Authorities report no further details as investigators probe the incident and review security records.
Public birth notices record multiple newborns with parent names and addresses. Entries include a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. W C Noll on August 26 at 1211 Wyoming street and another boy to Mr. and Mrs. W L Willman at 430 Montana street. Additional births include a girl to Mr. and Mrs. D Duque on August .site and other details for families on 368 Ragnes and 311 Paso street.
Licenses issued numbers 2657 and 2660 listed for Schuelze Hardware Co at 108 West Commerce street and R Fo Uhr at 930 Burnet street.
New York cotton seed oil closes irregular as spot and future prices fluctuate. August futures around 6.82 with September 6.30 and October 6.39 showing mix of small and large sales totals. overall day’s volume about 19 200 units across several months.
Dallas report notes Texas warm and clear conditions with temperatures around 92 degrees. The weather bulletin highlights typical cotton belt conditions for the day with no precipitation expected.
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