This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 45 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1912
Page
9
Chicago grain prices show a bearish tilt after a milshell delivery on December contracts. May wheat opened lower and drifted, closing firm at 48?c, while pork and lard futures edged down then steadied. No. 2 red wheat quoted near 99c to 1.01, No. 2 yellow at 57% to 59c, and No. 2 white around 34 to 35c.
Quotations were reported today in Louis quotations for wheat and corn. No. 2 red wheat ranged around 1.04 to 1.06, December wheat 90 percent, May 90. No. 2 rye priced at 42 to 44 cents, No. 2 white around 36 to 38 cents. December rye about 45 to 47 cents, May 47 cents. December ts 31 to 32 cents, May 32 cents.
ANSAS CITY December 2 Quotations for grains show mixed prices with wheat futures at May 844% and July 82c. December 44% 44c, May 46c and other small station details. New York money market notes lending rates 6 to 16 percent with closing bids at 6 percent and loans firm across 60 to 90 days after.
In New York on December 2 the No. 7 Rio coffee market closed steady with March at 12.47, 12.38. Report notes a home for working girls to be built in Pittsburg and over $114000 has been raised.
Do not wait for a cure you pay nothing until cured. The ad claims to restore health and vitality through a specialty practice. It lists conditions like varicocele prostatitis rupture nervous debility and other chronic diseases and invites readers to write a full description of their case.
The New York steel market reports heavy activity and mounting congestion at mills due to new demand. November production nears record levels despite railroad yardmen strikes at Carnegie works, with American output nearly matching last month’s peak. Large rail contracts across Illinois Central, Missouri Pacific, and other lines boost orders to 690000 tons for November.
New York December reports a strong week with advances across many cotton goods lines. Fine carded yarn bleached sheetings rise by a fraction per yard and wide sheetings hold value with high grade increases. Prices for print cloths and denims show notable gains amid tight supply and steady demand.
New Orleans Times-Democrat canvass of reports from correspondents in all cotton states yields an estimate of 13 975 000 bales for this season excluding linters and repacks. States listed include Texas 4 760 000 Alabama 1 250 000 Arkansas 850 000 Georgia and Florida 1 900 000 Louisiana 450 000 Mississippi 1 100 000 Oklahoma 1 100 000 North Carolina 950 000 Tennessee 275 000 South Carolina 1 250 000 All others 100 000 Total 13 975 000 bales.
A long list of visitors stays at major San Antonio hotels including Luke Mankin from Taylor Texas J W Nail Dallas Mrs H C Cook and Miss A M Cook and Miss Eva Owen Dallas at Bowie hotel K E Brooks Houston at St Anthony, many business travelers and tourists from Dallas Houston Austin Pearsall Hidalgo Laredo Corpus Christi and other Texas towns.
The forecast from the Weather Bureau for Monday December 2 1912 predicts fair and colder weather with frost tonight. For San Antonio and vicinity expect fair skies tonight and Tuesday with frost tonight and a warmer Tuesday. East Texas should see fair conditions tonight with colder air, freezing in the north and frost in the south.
Receipts at Union Stock Yards on Monday were disappointing, with about 155 cattle 19 calves 46 horses and 46 hogs by noon. Prices held steady with best cows at 4.50 calves to 5 hogs top at 7.25. Market observers foresee a strong cattle demand once supply tightens amid tick and scale eradication efforts.
Galveston reports arrivals of steamers Indian Newcastle Cloathsam Norfolk Pilar de Larrinaga Cardiff Graphic Bocas Grande and sailings of Rocklight Port Arthur Viking Havana San tiago Kingston Mercator Habana. In Elgin butter remains firm at 85 cents. St Louis sees lead at 4.25 to 4.30 and spelter at 7.30.
Burial permits issued for multiple individuals who died around December 1 in Dallas area. Names include Richard Hiliner 29 at Dallas and Reynolds, Rudolph Vela 7 months at 321 Durango, Jesus M Gomez 4 at 20 Smith, Margarita Mesa 9 months at 820 South Laredo, George W Walker 31 at P and S hospital, Rosa C Hernandez 23 at Kenwood addition, Herman Von Keller 60 at 743 West Houston, with dates spanning November 30 to December 1 and locations shown.
Fort Worth cattle open with about 4000 head as calves sell a quarter higher and hogs fall 10 to 15 cents with top at 7.90. Steers and stockers strong, calves 4.75 to 7.00, hogs 7.60 to 7.85. St Louis receipts total 11 000 cattle 15 000 hogs 5 000 sheep with steady to mixed quotes and beef steers 5.55 to 11.00, hogs 4.75 to 7.85, lambs 5.60.
Chicago pricing today shows cattle receipts at 36 000 with a steady to ten cent drop. hogs receipts 53 000 with market slow to lower. sheep receipts 48 000 with market steady. Prices range from Reeves 5 60 to 11 00 for cattle and hogs from 7 25 to 7 75, sheep up to 7 76 for western lambs.
Kansas City reports cattle receipts 16 000 with market ten cents lower. Native steers 6 50 to 10 75, southern cows and heifers 3 50 to 10 75, hog receipts 9 000 with prices 7 56 to 7 80, sheep receipts 10 000 with muttons 3 65 to 4 70 and range wethers 4 00 to 6 25. Strong to higher for sheep meat.
Birth records list six new arrivals in November including a boy to D C Mack at East Commerce, twin girls to Charles E Cory at Pearson avenue, a girl to B Saunders at 1450 Montana, a girl to Y Jimenez at 517 Lovers Lane, a boy to W R Crane at Bandera street, and a girl to H Ramirez at 212 South Flores.
Caffarelli Brothers erect reinforced concrete store on North Medina for 2500 dollars. San Antonio Hotel Co adds reinforced concrete one story section to Gunter hotel on East Houston for 16500 dollars. W A Baily builds six room dwelling on Castillo for 1760 dollars. Thomas E Lyons six room dwelling on Summit place for 2600 dollars. L R Hubble builds three room dwelling on Mickle John for 700 dollars. Henry Matbaum four room dwelling on El Mira for 900 dollars. J B Harrigan alterations on Wyoming for 150 dollars. W F Emery Jr repairs on North Flores for 100 dollars.
No. 3013 Paul Bergstoller motorcycle at 116 Jones avenue and No. 3014 J. M. Semrow at 125 Paso Hondo street listed among newly issued automobile licenses.
Wholesale grocers raise prices on high grade syrups by 15 cents per case following manufacturer advances amid cane crop losses in Louisiana. Cane sugar quotes at 6.40 per hundredweight as holiday buying keeps markets firm. Eggs and poultry quiet with potential for lower winter prices. local Louisiana sweet potato scarcity noted with price at 1.85 per hundredweight.
Quotations show butter steady with creameries at 29 36c and 26 31c for variations. Bees steady with 2692 cases received, cheese includes Daisies 14% 1Tc Twins 16% gc Young Americas 16% % Long Horns 16% %c. Potatoes ease with 75 car receipts. Minnesota 48 50c Michigan 50 52c Wisconsin 417 50c. Poultry firm live turkeys 13c dressed 18c live chickens 12c springs 12c Veal steady 9 14c.
Kansas City December 2 market quote lists Butter Creamery 38c firsts 31/2c, seconds 19c, packing stock 29c. Eggs Extras 30c, firsts 29c, seconds 20c, Hens size, roosters 82c, springs 13c, young turkeys 12c.
New York market report notes eggs steady with receipts totaling 4040 cases. Fresh gathered extras bring 39 420 and dirties 16 22 cents, checks 15 20 cents.
Quotations show poultry steady in St. Louis on December 2 with chickens at 9 a.m. and spring chickens at 10 cents, turkeys at 12 cents, ducks 12 cents, and geese at 1 cent. Butter remains firm with creamery at 29 34 cents.
Raw sugar is steady with Muscovado 89 test at 3.55 cents per pound and 96 test centrifugal at 4.05 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.30 cents. Refined, petroleum and molasses hold steady, while hides and leather remain firm in late trading.
Cottonseed products in Memphis show prime basis oil at 6.84, meal at 24.50, linters at 3. New York cotton seed oil closes steady with spot 6.20 to 6.24. December through July futures quoted from 6.24 to 6.62, with several large sales noted including 20,078 total contracts traded.
New York opened easy down 12 to 15 points with heavy Wall Street liquidation and bears pressuring prices. A New Orleans yield estimate of 13,975,000 bales weighed on sentiment, while later talk of 11,850,000 bales and ongoing liquidation kept the market nervous despite brief rallies.
New York December 2. Cotton futures opened easy with December at 12.42 and January 12.55. Prices edged lower by session end, with most nearby months showing weakness and settlement quotes around 12.23 to 12.44 for several contracts.
New Orleans December cotton futures fall over 20 points from Saturday close amid private crop guesses of 14.26 to 14.50 million bales. Bears press new estimates while bulls offer little support. midmorning nervousness yields several upward moves that fade under heavy selling. By noon prices sit about 9 to 10 points under Friday’s close. afternoon liquidation drives more losses.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with December at 12.66, January 12.61, March 12.65 and May 12.77. Later session closes show a net decline of 32 to 40 points, with varied open low and close values across the May and July contracts.
Spot cotton in Liverpool shows slower demand while prices ease across grades. American middling fair fetches 7.55 and good middling 7.21. sales reach 8000 bales with 600 for speculation and export, including 7700 American. Receipts total 35,000 bales, 26,300 of which are not specified.
Futures opened quiet and steady in Liverpool with a collection of forward prices listed. December contracts hovered around 6.72 pence with subsequent monthly spreads showing gradual declines through the year, ending near 6.364 for October to November.
The National Ginners' Association today gave its season estimate of 11,950,000 bales, compared with government figures of 12,814,000 bales for last year.
New York mid 12.85. New Orleans mid 12 percent. Houston mid 129 to 16. Galveston mid 12 percent. Liverpool mid 7.014. Memphis mid 13 percent.
New Orleans December spot cotton closed steady with quotes across grades. Sales on the spot reached 850 bales with 875 bales to arrive. Prices ranged from 9 9-16 for low ordinary to 13 3-16 for good middling. receipts 5595 bales and total stock 261,708 bales.
The Houston spot market closed easy at 3 1/16 to 3 1/6 cents. Sales reached 3113 bales free on board 202 and shipments totaled 37916 bales with stock at 149673 bales. Grade ranges list low ordinary 7 1/8 to 7 1/2 cents and middling 12 9/16 to 12 15/16 cents.
Spot cotton closed fractionally lower with prices ranging from low ordinary at 8 to good middling at 18 cents. Spots sales reached 600 bales with 350 bales in forward exchange, receipts 22,467 bales and total stock 461,715 bales.
New York December 2 spot cotton prices closed steady with middling uplands at 12.85 and middling gulf at 13.10. Total sales reached 8877 bales as traders noted stable demand in the market.
In Memphis Tennessee on December 2 spot cotton remained steady with middling grade quoted at 13 3/4 cents. Trade notes show no change in prices and limited movement in the market.
New York reports tight money conditions with loans at 10 to 15 percent failing to attract substantial deposits. Initial loan of 90000 at 10 percent, 150000 at 11 percent, 500000 at 12 percent, and other loans at 15 percent drew limited activity. Time money remains unchanged though 6 to 7 percent quotes imply no funds in hand.
In St Louis Judge Muench allowed Mrs Hensler to sue Polar Wave Ice & Fuel for $5000 claiming loss of her husband’s society and his inability to enjoy life after he accepted $1500 in a settlement for injuries from a boiling water vat. The ruling held the settlement did not bar the wife’s claim. Canary birds are now part of mine safety gear to detect dangerous atmospheres.
Prices rose at the start of trading as gold shipments to New York boosted sentiment. Rubber and Sears Roebuck led gains while Union Pacific and Southern Pacific moved on merger news. Markets remained unsettled by money rates and looming loan calls, with heavy final-hour pressure on Harriman securities.
The report notes a December 2 New York date with a railroad time table fragment and markets including close prime mercantile paper at 6 percent and weak sterling in bankers' bills around 4.80 to 4.85. Government bonds are steady and railroad bonds firm with a brief reference to a 8:54am schedule and a 9:00am south bound listing.
Copper prices hold steady with Standard spot 17.10 to 17.30 and electrolytic readings 17.62 to 17.87. Tin remains quiet with spot 49.95 to 60.25 and January at 49.80 to 50.20. Lead and spelter show little movement. antimony quoted by Cookson's at 18.59. Iron market flat with No 1 northern 18.75 to 19.25 and No 1 southern 18.75 to 19.25, soft at 18.50 to 19.00.
Liverpool reports non American cotton stocks: Brazilian 23995 bales, Egyptian 50584, Peruvian 46363, West Indian 2070, African 982, East Indian 3759. Total 185753 bales.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.