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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
7
Classified note offers $750 equity in a new $2500 bungalow in a restricted addition for trade toward a late model automobile. Balance to be paid in small installments. Contact Crockett at 7112.
San Antonio Texas December 13 1913 forecast till 7 p m unsettled Saturday night and Sunday with showers colder Saturday night For East Texas unsettled Saturday night and Sunday with showers colder Saturday night in west portion colder Sunday in east portion Precipitation yesterday .09 inch normal for the day .08 daily excess .01 total precipitation since January 1 37 13 inches excess since January 1 11 23 inches
Chicago Dec 18 Wheat faced mixed moves as Argentine crop reports dominated early trading while world shipments were forecast steady. Prices rallied from a weak open, then eased, with closes showing fractional changes. corn rose later amid mild winter belt conditions and oats demand remained light. Provisions moved with unloading by holders and output reports. first sales mirrored last night’s, while market strength faded.
The Chicago grain and provisions market showed December and May bids with Wheat at 89 89% in Dec and 91 92% in May, Corn at 69% and 70, Oats at 39 39% to 39%, and Provisions including Mess Pork around 21.00 21.06 and Short Ribs near 10.90 11.20, with Jan and May contracts listed.
Quotations list Chicago grain prices for December including No 2 red wheat at 96 to 97 cents, No 2 hard at 90 to 90 1/2 cents, No 2 northern 90 to 92 cents, No 2 spring 90 to 91 cents. Corn and oats ranges noted for new corn and standard oats and barley prices.
Trade was quiet with no changes in wholesale quotations from yesterday. Receipts from the country were moderate as rains limited farm shipments of eggs and butter. Prices rose, with eggs at 40 cents per dozen retail and 34 to 36 cents wholesale. butter in light supply and high demand, Texas creamery at a peak wholesale price.
Fort Worth Texas shows cattle hogs and sheep figures alongside Chicago Kansas City and Oklahoma City listings. The data presents per-city totals with several missing or garbled values, highlighting market activity for cattle hogs and sheep.
Fort Worth Texas December 13 reports show 1800 cattle 200 calves 900 hogs and 46 sheep at the Saturday market. Cattle sold steady with steers 5.50 to 6.50 cows 4.50 to 6.00 heifers 5.00 to 7.00 bulls 4.00 to 5.00 and calves 5.50 to 5.50. Hogs remained steady with top carload 7.90 and bulk 7.50. Sheep and goats sold steady with goats at 2.75.
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 17,000 with slow trade and mixed prices from 7.40 to 7.90. Cattle receipts 700 with steady trade including cows 3.40 to 8.80 and Texas steers 6.65 to 7.70. Sheep receipts 1,500 with slow trade and native lambs 6.25 to 8.20.
Quotations listed for futures and spot grains from Kansas City on December 13. Hard red winter wheat prices range from 84 to 89 cents for No 2, corn values show mixed and white grades around 68 to 70 cents, oats quoted at 41 to 41 1/2 cents for No 2 white and mixed. December and May futures for corn trade around 67 to 71 1/2 cents with July around 70 to 71 cents.
Land inquiry in Bexar County seeks improved or unimproved acreage. firms Nicholson Furnish Smith invite detailed land descriptions by mail or office visit. Also listed: owner offers five or six room cottage for cash bargain. Crockett 2632.
In St Louis on December 13, cash wheat ranged from 58% to 96 cents with No 2 red at 96c, No 2 hard 58%c. Corn No 2 new 70%. oats No 2 41c. Receipts: flour 12,000 barrels, wheat 56,000 bushels, corn 50,000, oats 70,000. Shipments: flour 15,000 barrels, wheat 132,000, corn 5,000, oats 34,000. December wheat 88%c, May corn 69%c, May 11%c. L. spelter at 4.95 to 6.00.
The New York stock market closed firm with bears in control after early gains. Losses were recovered and many issues edged up slightly from yesterday’s close while bonds weakened. New Haven rose to 67, along with gains for Pennsylvania New York Central and Reading. American Telephone fell to a new low at 115. Prices slipped beneath prior lows as short selling hit several issues.
New York reports copper prices with Lake at about 15.00 to 15.50 and electrolytic near 14.75, iron unchanged. In a separate note on December 18 call money remains nominal while loan rates show varied terms from 64 4% to 6 months 4% with strong demand.
Cotton traders faced nervous trading with thin volumes as New York and New Orleans quotes slide while Liverpool and Galveston show mixed moves. Early losses narrowed on demand hopes after China trade signals, leaving prices near session lows with continual liquidation and scattered support from bearish pressures.
Cotton futures opened steady to 4 points lower on weak cables and light selling. End market hesitated to follow higher yesterday and 5000 bales were traded on the spot, keeping bulls cautious as the bureau’s 13,590,000 bale figure failed to spark buying. Pacific export clearances of 15,426 bales offered little support, while shorts pushed prices to about 22 points under yesterday’s quotes by midday.
Futures opened steady with December at around 13.08 and January near 13.19 to 13.42 seeking levels. Cotton closed with a slight decline of about 1 to 22 points as July and May quotes show varied activity and mixed highs and lows across sessions in the New Orleans market.
Liverpool market reports quiet trading with firm prices. Middling grades quoted around 7.33 to 7.55 cents, with 5000 bales sold and 30,000 bales received, including 28,300 American. Readily available supply for speculation and export noted.
In Liverpool on December 13 futures settled with small moves across contracts from December at 7.034 to November-December at 6.3944. Notable points include December-January around 6.99 and October-December near 6.44 with minor adjustments through the year.
New York middling 13.26. New Orleans middling 134c. Houston middling 13 percent. Galveston middling 13c per cent. Liverpool middling 17 33 cents. Memphis middling 18 cents.
New Orleans reports a quiet spot market unchanged with middling cotton at 13 4/5 cents. Sales reach 387 bales with 878 bales to arrive. receipts total 13,340 bales and stock at 254,023 bales with varied classifications listed in nominal terms.
Galveston Texas reports spot cotton closing quiet and unchanged. Sales reach 100 bales for delivery, with receipts totaling 5846 bales and stock at 246151 bales.
The Houston spot cotton market closed steady with sales of 624 bales. Quotations ranged from low ordinary 8 1 2 to good middling 13 1 2 cents per pound, with 176 374 bales in stock and shipments of 4 781 bales.
Memphis Tennessee reports steady pricing with a slight 0? advance in spot markets as of December 13. Local traders noted minimal movement and cautious activity across key commodities.
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