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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
7
Auction advertisement notes 640 acres offered at 8.00 per acre. Describes dark fertile soil with a good well and artesian well. Mentions union and railroad access with presumably favorable location and water resources.
Lone Star Brewing Company for dissolution asks sale by public auction at the courthouse door in Bexar County on January 2 1917. The listing covers real and personal property including the San Antonio brewery site Lots 2 3 4 16 17 18 19 and various blocks and tracts with equipment machinery and trade fixtures. Also includes numerous leases notes and property rights in multiple Texas towns and even New Mexico, with extensive inventory of beer storage cars material and supplies.
Bids requested for publication of the 1915 delinquent tax list for Bexar county with a 1916 bid opening at 11 o clock a m on Saturday December 16 specifications on file in the county auditor s office the county reserves the right to reject any and all bids for surfacing Gevers Street and Blanco Road projects plans on file with the county auditor W H HOWARD county auditor
Partly cloudy conditions expected with light wind and minimal precipitation. Overnight into Sunday for San Antonio and vicinity, partly cloudy with a cool low, while East Texas remains partly cloudy through the period.
Market notes show selling orders mounting amid falling cotton prices. Bearish sentiment dominates trading as traders reassess supply pressures and demand signals.
New York opened the cotton market steady with an early advance of about six points on December but soon slipped four to eight points under overnight selling. Prices briefly regrouped with January around 20.04 and May 20.46 as covering lifted values. Selling and liquidation later pushed prices down ten to eleven points from best levels before closing steady to five points lower.
Fragmentary market notes show cattle hogs and sheep trading in Fort Worth St Louis Chicago Kansas City and Oklahoma. Prices and figures are unclear but reference volumes and regional listings indicate active livestock exchanges across multiple cities.
Fort Worth Texas market reports show cattle receipts about 600 with steady prices. steers 6.00 to 8.50, stockers 6.00 to 6.60, cows 4.00 to 6.00, heifers 5.00 to 6.00, calves 4.50 to 5.50. Hog receipts reach 20 000 with higher top near 9.80. bulk 9.50 to 9.76. Sheep receipts none, lambs 7.00 to 8.00, yearlings 7.50 to 8.50, ewes 5.25 to 5.50, goats 5.25 to 5.50.
In St Louis on December 2 receipts: hogs 2300, light to heavy price ranges 5.50 to 14.00 with steady market. cattle 656 with steady market including native beef steers 7.50 to 11.75 and prime southern beef steers 8.00 to 9.00. sheep receipts none with lambs 7.50 to 12.60, ewes 3.75 to 7.60, yearlings 8.00 to 10.00.
Dr E B Wilmot urges diversification and food production as an advisory member of a Safe Farming and High Priced Cotton campaign led by the Texas Bankers Association. Representatives from state and federal agriculture bodies tour Texas January 1917 to promote profitable diversified farming and reduced cotton reliance.
The stock market opened broadly higher with low priced rails advancing led by Rock Island Kansas City Southern Southern Railway and Western Maryland. Ohio Gas hit a new peak and Columbia Gas reached a fresh maximum as copper and sugar stocks also gained.
Chicago fish and hog markets see receipts around 16 000 with slow demand. Bulk hogs range from 8.50 to 10.00, sows and feeder lots also listed. Cattle receipts about 10 000 with native beef at 7.00 to 18.00, western steers 7.00 to 10.50, cows and heifers 3.90 to 15.00, calves 5 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 4000 with lambs 8.90 to 12.75 and wether prices 8.25 to 9.10.
Cotton futures held steady as of December with contracts for December at 20.05, January 20.16, March 20.84, May 20.51, July 20.49, and October 18.65. The report shows small range in daily high and low with varied settlements across months.
Kansas City market report shows hogs traded higher with bulk at 9.40 to 9.80, heavy hogs 9.06 to 9.86, and sows at 8.20 to 8.30. Cattle receipts small with fed steers 10.50 to 10.75, dressed beef steers 7.60 to 10.26, cows 4.76 to 6.75, calves 7.00 to 11.25. Sheep receipts none, lambs 11.50 to 12.35, yearlings 8.75 to 10.00.
New Orleans cotton opened with liquidation pushing prices down 6 to 1 points but fresh buying halted the fall and caused a quick recovery. Early trades showed 3 to 4 points above yesterday’s close, with gains up to 2 to 6 points before offerings later pushed a net decline of about five points.
Quotations show butter creamery at 34% to 39e per pound, eggs at 38% to 89c for firsts, ordinary firsts 37 38c, and at mark 33 38c. Receipts include 2183 cases of eggs and 40 cars of potatoes, poultry alive lower with fowls 13 15c, springs 15c, and turkeys 18c.
Quotations show wheat slipping to about 1.68 to 1.75 for futures and No 2 red around 1.69 to 1.75. Corn falls to 87 to 89 cents for No 2, with No 2 yellow near 87 to 88 cents. Oats ease to 64 to 64.5 cents for No 2 white and 62 to 64 cents for No 1 mixed. Rye quoted at 1.39 dollars.
An 11 o'clock call outlines Liverpool's schedule as the club prepares to open Monday, standing twelve points in arrears. Details remain incomplete as the report notes a follow up later.
Wholesale price list shows Colorado potatoes at 3.25 to 3.84 and California onions with yellow and white figures. Tomatoes from California, celery by the dozen, cranberries by barrel, and assorted fruits and vegetables with varied per unit, per crate, and per barrel rates.
In Orleans Louisiana on December 2 futures markets closed steady with December at 19.50, January 19.78, March 20.03 and other months around 19.50 to 20.25. Highs and lows shown, traders eyed nearterm demand and weather as prices held firm.
The cotton seed oil market closed steady with spot bids at 12.70 and December at 12.73 to 12.80. January and February bids ranged from 12.73 to 12.75 and 12.68 to 12.70 respectively. Cotton goods remained quiet yet firm as yarns rose and wool markets gained. ready to wear lines showed moderate activity while silks stayed quiet.
Copper prices remain firm with scant electrolytic material for delivery in the first quarter and an almost nominal $34.00 quote. Leading agencies list $32.50 to $98.50 for second and third quarter deliveries. Iron shows firmer bids for No. 1 and No. 2 foundry and northern and southern grades.
Sugar futures in New York closed unchanged to seven points higher on covering and light trade buying with 2760 tons sold. January at 4.35, Meech at 4.06, May 4.10, July 4.18. Raw sugar steady around 4.77 for molasses and 5.64 for centrifugal. granulated sugar described as fine.
Turpentine firm receipts total 251 with shipments 25 and stock 22 124. Resin firm Gales receipts 429 shipments 1278 stock 90 121. Quotations list multiple grade prices from 6.20 to 7.20 with various letters and ranges.
New Orleans market notes show rough and clean rice easier to sell. Receipts include 927 sacks rough Honduras and 4008 pocked clean Honduras with 1232 Japan and 4662 Blue Rose items. Quotations list rough Honduras at 3.50 to 3.75 and Blue Rose at 3.45 to 3.60.
European researchers announce a simple method to convert Burma’s abundant alang grass into pulp. The new process aims to provide a local, low-cost source for paper and related products, potentially boosting regional industries and reducing import reliance.
San Antonio currency quotes show Mexican money at 63 for silver pesos and 47 for half pesos while state and national bank notes trade around 14 and 15. New York mercantile paper lists sterling at 4.71 for 60 day bills and 4.75 for demand. francs 5.85, guilders 0.40. Bar silver and Mexican dollars noted, bonds steady to strong amid market activity. A Sudanese government project ships a shallow draft boat as a floating laboratory to study tropical diseases.
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans hearings in Kansas City to review proposed freight rate increases on west bound shipments among Chicago St Paul St Louis and Kansas City. George T Bell from Washington will conduct the investigation with railroads given chance to justify the proposed rates.
W F Evans says the 1.077 million dollar judgment against the St Louis and San Francisco railroad is against the old corporation and not a major loss. He notes an appeal to the U S Court of Appeals is likely and explains creditors would be paid via new securities if enforced.
Texas state treasury report for the quarter ending November 30 1916 lists cash balances of 4 178 095 and bonds totaling 21 694 325. Disbursements for the year reached 4 355 717 with allocations across general revenue available school fund permanent school fund Confederate pension fund and related accounts.
Chicago hosts the International Livestock Exposition opening day featuring educated sheep dogs among varied stock. The event includes student stock judging contests and a $2,000,000 horse show premiere with a polo match showcasing cowboys vs ponies used in daily work.
The federal forest survey and the News Print Manufacturers Association will jointly conduct a census of pulp wood consumption in the United States. The study aims to document total wood use for 1899 1909 1914 and 1916 due to pulp wood scarcity.
Market totals show steady prices across items with creams and butter firming slightly. Poultry prices range from large hens at 5.50 to small hens at 4.00 and broilers near 4.00 per pound, turkeys at 283 24¢ per pound, ducks around 5.50 to 6.00 per dozen, geese 9.00 to 10.50.
Kansas City December 2 market quotes show Rutter creamery at 41c firsts 40c seconds 29c packing 32c. Eggs firsts 40c. Poultry hens 16c roosters 12c, broilers 21c. Potatoes easy at 1.55 dollars.
New York coffee futures show quiet trading on December 2 with Rio market at 9.44 cents and front months stabilizing. January contracts near 8.14 dollars per bag while March activity remains limited and unchanged.
Department of Agriculture Weather Bulletin reports 7 a m observations with Allen Buell as assistant at the Weather Bureau. Limited readable details list atmospheric conditions and location for the date December 2 1918.
In Chicago on December 2 rumors said the Hudson Bay Company sought to cancel several million bushels of wheat destined for Great Britain. Officials denied any basis, stating little unshipped wheat remained. Prices opened mixed then fell. later a rally followed weekend trade. Dec and May contracts closed mixed with modest losses.
Kansas City grain closed with Wheat around 1.66 to 1.69 for May and Dec. Corn seen at 0.864 percent for Dec and 0.871 percent for May. In St Louis quotations Wheat stronger at No. 2 1.78 to 1.80, No. 3 hard 1.76 to 1.80. Corn lower No. 2 at 68c, No. 2 white nominal. Oats lower No. 2 48c, No. 2 white nominal. Rye nominal.
Wheat prices listed as No 2 red at 1.70 per bushel and No 2 hard nominal. Corn No 2 yellow nominal. Oats Standard quoted at 52 52 4c and Barley at 0.90 1.2.
Quotations show salt extras bacon bellies 14 16 pounds and averages 1 fancy breakfast cut at 28c. Bacon bellies 1 pound 2c Pure lard 184c compound 15e American cheese 28c per pound.
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