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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1911
Page
13
Market reports show weak demand and limited stock across key commodities. Canned goods supply tight with higher salmon and currant prices, while Texas sugar refinery resumes with higher capacity. Turkeys and eggs hold steady. overall cotton market remains in hands of traders ahead of the holidays.
Eggs steadier in New York trading with gathered extras at 40 cents and above. Sales held firm with fair to good demand at 21 to 26 cents for other grades, fresh items showing similar strength. Prime checks quote around 2 cents per dozen.
S City reports Butter-Cream prices at 33c for firsts and 3bc for seconds while Erica arrivals show 33c and 3lc. Poultry markets soften with turkeys at 14c and geese down. creamery at 26 36c. Cotton goods in New Orleans are quiet. jobbers seek shipments for February. Rough rice markets in New Orleans show Honduran grades around 1.75 to 3.55 per unit with various miller and Japan lots. Wool market in S today ends near yesterday with best combing and clothing grades light to mid 20s. London consols hold around 75 77 1/2 with 3 1/2% in various bills. Lead markets steady at 15 pounds for some lots. spot and futures pricing given in sterling.
Union Stock Yards reports steady prices amid mixed offerings with two carloads of cattle and two cars of horses and mules. Chicago receipts flood markets causing a 10 to 15 cent drop after opening. week’s end shows softer demand, with best cows at 3.50, calves up to 4, hogs near 5.50 to 6.00.
Fort Worth stockman Marion Sanson says J. Burnett will not run for president of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, citing business duties. Burnett thanked supporters in Fort Worth and San Antonio and declined the honor after 36 years on the executive board. Will Corn hosts a hunting party in Duval county next week with Bert Burnett expected to attend. Swearington and Clarendon sold 1400 steers from the 6666 ranch at 52.50 per head to a Kansas City dealer, yielding large profits.
London December 13 Associated Press reports that bullion totaling 140000 pounds sterling was brought into the Bank of England on balance today.
By the Associated Press Paris notes three per cent redemptions at 95f 62 1 2c for the account. Exchange on London stands at 25f 2 1 2c for checks.
Fort Worth Texas reports cattle receipts of 4000 head with steers at 4 to 6 dollars, stockers and feeders 4 to 4.90, cows 3 to 4.50, bulls 2.65 to 3.50, calves 3.75 to 5. Lambs and hogs show steady to lower trends. hogs top 6.45 with bulk 5.75 to 6.00.
Receipts at Chicago today show cattle 31 000 head with live stock prices ranging from 1 90 to 8 00 for calves and beef cattle. Hogs put in 35 000 head with quotes from 5 15 to 6 27 and a bulk sale near 6 20. Sheep receipts around 45 000 with natives at 2 60 to 4 00 and yearlings up to 5 50.
Receipts and quotations show cattle at 7000 head with steady to ten cent lower markets. Native steers 5.25 to 9.26, southern steers 4.40 to 6.50, stockers 4.00 to 6.00, calves 4.50 to 6.00. Hogs 17000 on offer with market steady to five cents lower. bulk 5.70 to 6.15, heavies 6.15 to 6.20, pigs 4.00 to 5.25. Sheep 6000 head, market steady. lambs 4.50 to 5.85, range wethers 3.40 to 6.10.
Receipts and quotations show cattle 4000 with 500 Texans steady market native beef steers 4.76 to 9.35, cows and heifers 3.75 to 7.00, stockers 3.25 to 5.25, Texas and Oklahoma steers 2.75 to 6.75, calves 4.50. Hogs 9500 with steady market pigs lights 4.50 to 6.10, packers 5.35 to 6.20, best heavy 5.55 to 6.46. Keepers 17,000 with native muttons 2.25 to 4.00, lambs 4.25 to 6.25.
Fort Worth Texas December 13 sales report shows average weights and prices for multiple vendors. J B Suggs Mertyn and Eubanks & Son Saginaw posted varied steer and cow results with prices around 4.25 to 5.00 per hundredweight and several lots listed by weight and vendor.
Memphis price report notes prime seed at 4.23 to 4.27 cents per pound meal at 24.50 per hundred pounds linters at 1 percent. Market activity and price ranges reflect conditions as of December 13.
AP report from New York shows cotton seed oil firm with spot bids around 5.30 to 6.34 and near term futures quoted for December to July. Sales totaled 14,200 across multiple calls with activity in January February March and July contracts.
Spot cotton in Memphis on December 13 remained steady with middling class at 94 1/2 cents. No price change noted for the day as market tones held firm.
Chicago reports mixed gains in wheat with May opening around 97 to 98 cents and a late firmness. Corn moved higher on wheat strength while oats trended with other grains. Provisions held steady with pork at about 15.87 to 90, lard near 9.22, and ribs at 8.42. Trade remained light.
The Associated Press reports cash wheat prices across grades with No. red at 95 9 7c, No. 2 hard 96 101c, No. northern 104 107c, No. 2 northern 102 106c, No. 2 spring 98 104c, velvet chaft 90 104c, durum 0 105c. Corn No. 2 old 69c. Oats No. 2 47c 49c, No. 2 white 48 49c, standard 48c.
Chicago and nearby grain markets reported receipts today of 39 cars of contract wheat, 313 cars of corn, and 212 cars of oats. Total grain arrivals at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reached 352 cars, down from 666 cars a year earlier and 439 cars on the same date last year.
Cash wheat quotes for No 2 red 96 97c No 2 hard 95 106c No 2 white 61 Oats No 2 47c No 2 white 49c. Close: Wheat higher December 9315c May 98c. Corn higher December 65 cents May 64c. Oats firm December 48 4c May 49c.
New York cotton opened steady to a decline of two points, trading about four points higher on early covering rumors. After a 5 to 7 point net advance on covering and bullish ginning rumors, the market eased with southern selling, finishing about 3 to 4 points below the day’s best. spot middling uplands at 9.20.
A. G. Davis of Portland Maine reports farmers will plant seed potatoes to profit from high Irish potato prices. Maine and Colorado seed potatoes head to Texas as demand outstrips supply. Maine’s large crop and limited stocks push prices to twenty year highs.
Trading opens with price levels barely disturbed as United States Steel climbs briefly to 66 percent before easing. Bearish sentiment grows, but copper gains support and broad stocks recover from forenoon losses amid active block trades and renewed demand for leading issues.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened modestly lower by 8 to 4 points due to weak cables. Early buying emerged after the call, with rumors of shorts covering and long positions forming. Weather mapping showed light rain in the cotton region, but midmorning buying picked up and prices rose several points before noon, then retreated to near yesterday's close as profit taking set in.
The record lists contract months with opening values and daily ranges: December 8.80 to 82, January 8.75 to 78, March 8.78 to 79, May 8.88 to 89, July 9 cents, August 8.98 to 9.01, October 8.98 bid.
Liverpool and New Orleans markets show steady indicators with modest prices. Houston and Galveston follow alike trends, while overall volume remains moderate with small lots and varied grades across ports.
New York December 13 Cotton spot closed quiet with middling uplands at 9.20 cents and middling gulf at 9.45 cents. Sales reached 1000 bales in a subdued trading session.
The Liverpool cotton market shows spot prices up two points with American middling fair at 6.56c and good middling 6.18c while sales reach 8000 bales. Receipts total 21,000 with 12,600 American, and futures open steady then close very steady across upcoming months with modest gains.
Associated Press dispatch from Houston Texas reports cotton spot prices remained steady on December 13 with middling grade at 9 cents per pound and no change in the market.
Dr Fielding, specialist in genito urinary skin blood and nervous diseases, located on the 4th floor Hicks Building. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 2 to 4, Sundays 9 to 12.
New York reports steady prime mercantile paper at 4 1 4 percent. Sterling exchange firm with bankers bills at 4.83 for 60 days and 4.86 3 5 for demand. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. Money on call steady at 3 percent. Time loans steady at 4 1 4 to 4 3 8 percent.
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