Rainfall Summary for Year to Date
Yesterday's precipitation was none with normal for the day .04 inches. Daily deficiency remains .04 inches. Total precipitation since January 1 is 27.35 inches and the excess since January 1 is .96 inches.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
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!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 38 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
13
Land for sale and exchange in Texas areas
For sale or trade ten acres in Atascosa county oil mills area and one residence lot in Jourdanton near the school house. Address Mr J M Armour 216 E Houston St San Antonio or phone Crockett 3812. Also for sale and exchange black land farms and ranches in South Texas with loans on favorable terms. Redus Land Co Linton Texas offering 19 year terms at $37.50 per acre with $5 cash for level rich farm land near the county seat and two railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atascusa
Jordanton
J. M. Armour
E. Houston St
San Antonio
Crockett
Texas
State Bank
San Tatricio
Redus Land Co
Linton
Exas
Cotton Prices and Market Fluctuations Across Ports
Daily quotations show middling cotton delivered at Houston 17.25 and 17.60 in Galveston while New York stands at 17.80 and New Orleans at 17.50 with Liverpool around 10.71. Foreign considerations affected trading as census results on ginned cotton suggested large output. Lloyd George speech influenced sentiment. market opened weak, Liverpool selling spurred fear, but a late rally left New York 70 to 78 points lower and New Orleans 66 to 70 points down. San Antonio spots reported 16.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
United States
Lloyd George
San Antonio
London
Wall Street
New York Cotton Prices Fall on London News
New York cotton opened lower on London reports, with declines of 6 to 24 points. February and May contracts slid to 17.40 and 17.80 amid heavy selling, then recovered some as stops were hit and reports of ginning and potential peace efforts influenced sentiment.
Cotton futures open steady then fall on Friday
New York trading shows December at 11.61, January 17.70, March 17.91, May 18.00, July 18.11, October 16.40 with closes 70 to 73 points lower. The 11 o'clock call lists January 17.386, March 17.68, May 17.63, with near term shifts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans Cotton Market Ends Lively Day
Liquidity was heavy at dawn with prices down 28 to 41 points in the first half hour. A bullish Lloyd George speech spurred long cotton demand in the afternoon as markets recovered from morning lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
England
Lloyd George
Lloyd Geer
New Orleans Cotton Opens Barely Steady
The New Orleans cotton market opened barely steady with December at 17.00s and January around 17.23. Prices for March and May traded near 16.6 to 17.9 as reports show slight declines and a narrow bid-ask spread across multiple months.
Spot Cotton Prices Report From Liverpool
Liverpool December 19 spot cotton markets show weakness with good middling around 10 and middling near 10. Price lists note 10 814 for good quality and trading figures include 18,000 for speculative positions and 300 for other categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Liverpool Futures Prices Fall Amid Weak Trading
Futures in Liverpool show a weak session with many contracts down from the prior levels. Notable quotes include December 10 at 10.184 and February-March at 10.224, with several other front and upcoming contracts easing into mid to high 10s as the market adjusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cattle Prices Rise in Local Market at Union Stock Yards
The northern livestock market stayed weak overall with slow trading. Kansas City reported steady to ten cents lower cattle, while local city trade showed strength in cattle with prices up 10 to 15 cents per hundredweight for better grades. hogs and sheep were unchanged. Receipts: cattle 1050, calves 600, horses 119, hogs 280. city trade: cattle 150, calves 0, hogs 360.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Kansas City
Provision Markets Chicago Provisions
Chicago December quotations list local packing house prices for dealers. Dry salt extras 16c, bacon extras 17 4c, dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18c, fancy breakfast bacon 28c, fancy ham 22c, pure lard 18c, compound 15c, American cheese 28c per pound.
Wheat market swings on Lloyd George speech impact
Chicago traders watched Lloyd George's expected reply to Germany as wheat rose then fell amid uncertainty. May and July futures fluctuated from slight gains to declines, corn rose with wheat, oats firmed on cereal gains, and hog receipts weakened provisions as war duration remained a looming fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lloyd-George
Germany
Lloyd George
Berlin
Fort Worth Cattle and Sheep Market Report
Fort Worth cattle receipts 6100 with market steady. Steers left at 6.00 to 7.50, stockers 6.00 to 6.80, heifers 5.50 to 6.00, cows 4.00 to 6.50, bulls 4.00 to 6.25, calves 4.50 to 8.50. Hoge receipts 8000 with market strong. Sheep receipts 800 and market steady. lambs 9.00 to 11.60, yearlings 8.00 to 9.25, wethers 7.50 to 8.25, ewes 7.25 to 7.76, culls 5.00 to 6.00, goats 3.25 to 5.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago Livestock Receipts and Market Quotes
Receipts at Chicago on December 19 show hogs 8000 head, cattle 8000, sheep 18000. Hogs sold heavy at 9.70 to 10.25, lighter at 7.70 to 9.85. Cattle ranged 3.85 to 11.65 with marine beef and western grades. calves around 8.00. Sheep weak with western lambs 11.00 to 13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep
Kansas City reports hog receipts of about 26 000 with prices 9.75 to 10.20 for bulk hogs and 9.60 to 10.06 for pigs. Cattle receipts around large with prime fed steers at 10.00 to 11.75 and cows 5.25 to 8.50. Sheep receipts near 9 000 with lambs 11.75 to 13.18 and yearlings 10.25 to 11.25. wethers 8.50 to 9.75 and stockers 7.76 to 11.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Angie
Wes
Atockers and Seaton
Louis
Texas Eneregees
Pee Southern
Shippers Market Prices For Country Produce In San Antonio
Buyers paid prices in San Antonio for country produce on Tuesday. Butter steady at 30 to 34 cents per pound from Texas creameries. Poultry rates include hens large 6.00 to 7.00, medium 5.50 to 6.50, small 4.25 to 4.75, large friers 6.00 to 5.50, medium friers 4.00 to 4.50, broilers 3.00 to 2.60, turkeys 21 to 22 cents per pound, ducks 6.40 to 7.00 per dozen, geese 10.00 to 12.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Texas Creamery
California
Satsumas
Florida
Santi “Hier
Live Poultry and Produce Quotations from Chicago Market
Chicago market notes show Butter up to 38 4c, Eggs at 40 4c for firsts others 32 40c. receipts 1688 cases. Potatoes unchanged with 25 car receipts. Dairy and poultry quotes list Minnesota Dakota Wisconsin Michigan and Dakota Ohio whites and live fowls and turkeys at various cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tolaho
Peers
Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dakota-Ohios
Kansas Market Quotations December 19
Kansas market quotes list dairy butter prices with creamery, firsts and seconds at 40 39 and 37 cents, packing 28 cents. Poultry prices show hens 16 roosters 12 4 cents and turkeys 24 cents. Potatoes hold at 1.45 dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Chicago Grain Quotations Reported in Mixed Prices
Chicago market data lists wheat and corn figures with varieties and nominal values. No. 2 red and No. 2 hard wheat are quoted nominally, along with corn No. 2 yellow and oats and barley prices, reflecting a quiet trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices at Oklahoma City Sale
Oklahoma City cattle sale totals 2700 head with steady prices while hogs at 3100 head run 6 to 10 cents lower. Sheep 1800 head steady. Averages show 5 to 8 dollar price spread for calves and scenes of yesterday versus last week and year. Weather notes and a mention of a stereoscopic camera invention appear at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Receipts and Hog Market Report From St Louis
cattle and hog market summary from St Louis shows 17000 hog receipts with steady to five cent declines, prices ranging from about 8.26 to 10.30 for various hog grades. cattle receipts around 6000 with steady to firm bids, range for native beef steers and cows noted, lamb and sheep receipts about 1700 with steady trade and prices listed across several classes.
Kansas City Grain Quotations Show modest uplifts
Quotation notes from Kansas City on December 19 indicate mixed corn and wheat prices with small gains. Deailed rates include $1.68 to $1.75 for hard red winter, No. 2 red around $1.68, and rye quoted at $1.32 to $1.38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Financial winds shift as rates steady across markets
New York market notes show Mercantile paper at 4.4 percent, sterling at 4.71 dollars for 60 days, demand bills at 4.75 percent, cables francs near 5.84, guilders at 40 and 40.50 cents. Government bonds hold, railroad bonds vary. time loans ease with 60 day at 4 percent, call money steady near 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile
New York Coffee Market Prices Decline Slightly
New York on December 19 reports coffee futures steady with March at 8.48 and May at 8.61. The market shows cautious trading as traders await further supply signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
York
Completly Furnished House For Rent With Two Apartments
Completely furnished house offers an en suite housekeeping room or two downstairs apartments with front and side entrances. Sunny conditions, hot baths, gas and lights included. Suitable to good tenants. 228 1 Fourth 8t.
Market Quotations From St. Louis Wheat Prices Edge Up
Quotations today show wheat gains with No 2 red at around 1.80 to 1.82, No 2 hard about 1.74, and No 2 94 cents plus for some grades. No 2 white slightly higher at 53 53 1/3 cents, rye remaining nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Dec. c
Grain futures close for Wheat and Corn in Kansas City
Grain futures closed with Wheat at 1.62 for December and 1.63 for May. Corn settled at 8 1/2 cents for December and 89 1/2 cents for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Local market price changes in wholesale groceries and poultry
Wholesale prices moved Tuesday with sugar down to 7.85 for fine granulated and 7.50 for beet sugar. Arbuckle Ariosa coffee up 20c to 0.20 more. Peaberry coffee up 1c to 0.19. Canned meats rose. sausage halves up to 1 and pure ham 50c. Dried beans rise noted. fancy beans 8.60 and pinks 9 per hundredweight. Illinois canned corn at 40. Eyes drops to 39 40 cents. Poultry brisk as holiday demand nears. receipts high, prices steady. No changes in fresh fruits vegetables nuts or hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbuckle Ariosa
California
Smyrna
Spornia Carneuw Uvodar
Bartlett
Illinois
Maine
Nice
Japan
Texas
Fresh Produce Prices From California Wholesalers
Wholesale prices listed for fresh vegetables include potatoes at 3.90 per hundredweight and 4.75 to 5.00 for shipping, tomatoes from California and Texas at 2.00 to 2.50 per four-basket crate, celery at 1 per dozen, cranberries at 10 per barrel, cabbage at 3.76 per hundredweight, and California cauliflower at 3 per crate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
Wholesale farm prices for fruits vegetables and staples
A long list of wholesale prices for produce and staples from peppers to cocoa. Includes Texas and California origins and per bushel, per crate, per pound, and per dozen figures. Highlights front broad ranges for apples oranges lemons and dried fruits with coffee sugar flour canned goods and grains also priced.
Rice Market Brief From New Orleans Trade Report
Rough and clean rice held steady in New Orleans with sales noted for clean Honduras and Blue Rose. Prices listed include rough Honduras at 4% es 1-6 and Japan at 54% 3% with blue rose at 7. ier-00 96.00 and bran at $23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Cotton and yarn markets steady amid government requisition
New York reports cotton pods easier and yarns steady as the British government requisitions 105 million bags from Calcutta mills for Q1 next year. Local burlap markets feel the effect while dress goods stay firm and jobbers note quiet trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Calcutta
Turpentine and resin market figures reported in Savannah
Savannah reports mixed market activity with turpentine firm showing 53 sales 489 receipts 308 shipments 91 stock 23716. Resin firm records 1202 sales 2363 receipts 2825 shipments stock levels listed with price quotes 6 6 80 6 95 in varying grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
New York Exports of Domestic Goods Rise in November
Exports from New York Harbor in November totaled 232,285,875 dollars, up from 184,877,802 dollars in November 1915, though the port’s overall shipments were below the prior year. War munitions and other domestic merchandise were included in the totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taporte
New York Sugar Prices Rise on Open as Market Firms
New York sugar futures opened firmer with new crop positions up 11 points at noon while refined sugars stay dull. Raw sugar unchanged with centrifugal 5.14, molasses 4.27, refined granulated 7.00 to 7.06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irregular New York Stock Dealing Amid Abroad News
Heavy early irregularities followed by mixed gains as investors awaited Britain’s peace proposals with Germany. Steel led gains while rails resisted. total volume neared 1.76 million shares before a late selling wave pushed prices to new lows for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Metal market brief from New York metals desk
Lead at 97.62 with week low spot in East St Louis at 104 and 10 percent. Copper quotations show sevenieds and third quarters at 31.00 to 33.00 dollars. Iron remains steady and tin at 42.50 to 52.75 spot.
London Market Prices Reported for Metals and Futures
In London on December 19 and 20, quoted prices include spot copper at 142 pounds sterling per tonne and futures at 184 pounds. Other metal bids show 54 pounds for Evelter and 136 pounds for 1¢s textures with varying spot and futures ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Clonny
San Jacinto
High Hill
City
H. E. Dickinson & Co
Losoya Street
Summer & Cunningham
S. Alamo St
Alamo Auction CO
SAN Antonio Auction CO
N. Olive
Copera
B. Rubin
E. Commerce
A. Nordmann
Goliad Street
Soledad St
J. W. Harper
Paul Jones
Hostetter’s
Limburger
Murray’s Transfer CO
Commerce
POR Sale Real Estate
E City
Alamo Heights
W. B. Whitaker
East Commerce
Carolina St
Harlan and
Harden Aves
Harlandale
Bath House
Travis
Alamo
Ava D
Ion Bale
Respect
Tor
North Texas
Big Daily
Dallas
Times Herald
Advet
Southern
Crocket
Home Architect CO
Hicks
Government Depot
Army Post
M'Leod & CO
Lecomte Realty CO
Carolina
San Pedro Heights
Wood Ford
Peck Ave
Whitaker
Laurel Heights
Mistletoe Avenue
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust
POR Sale Houses
Pas Honda
Zay Smith
Fender Man
Roosevelt Ave
San Astonio Loan &Trust CO
Tobin Hill
John Bollons Realty CO
Alamo St. San Antonio
Tez
Thorman
Dengalows
Navarro
Montclair Alamo Heights
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
Schley Avenue
Fredericksburg Road
Beacon Hill
Colorado St
Mile Circle
Dignowity Hill
H. C. Thorman
Navarro &J. Crockett
Ecomte Realty
Ecomte Realty CO
Indiana
Herff School
Joske
Oregon & Alifornia Railroad Co
Grant Lands Locating Co. P. O
Portland
Guadalupe River
Boerne
Walter Ovize
San Antonio River
San Araete
Corpus Christi Road
Redus
Camden St
Western Ranch
Presidio County
Nicholson & Furnish
Brady Bldg
NEW York Futures
Liverpool Futures
Water &I
Ashe's
Enoug
MED
Thess Realty Co
Crockett and New
Medina
Crockett Ulé
Chicago, Ill
Fort Worth Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Shippers’ Market
Cotton Statistics
U. S
Bates
New Orleanae
Mobile
Charleston
Wilmington
Terete
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Oklahoma City Livestock
Price
Crawford
Eepureeil
Allen Buell
Meteorologist
Weather Bureau
France
Continent
Mexico
Great Britain
Weather Bulletin
Abilene
Amarillo
Atlanta
Birmingham
Til
Corpus Christi
Piddy del Rio
Fl Paso
Jacksonville
Key West
Memphis
Tenn
Palestine
Ban Antonio
Tampa
Fila
Taylor
Washington
Chicago Grains T‘tures
Ill
Low Close Wheat
NEW York Exchange
the Central Trust Co
Bank and Trust Company
John W. Warres
John J. Stevens
Albert Steves Sr
John Fest Otto Wahrmuane
O. Terrell
Jesse DD
Colorado
Jonathan
Ben Davis
Arkan- Be Pia
Columbia River
Alaska
Sudan
Orgham
NEW York Dry Goods
New York Sugar
NEW York Stock List
Tast Sale
Allis-Chalmers
American American Car and Foundry
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Minots Centra
Great Northern
Teesens
International Nickel — International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Cor
Louisville & Nashville
Lorillar, Company
Maxwel Motora
Mexican Petroleum Atte Eenee
Basos Central
Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Readin Ray Consolidated Copper Lines i Rep
Iron & Steel
Howe
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss, Shef, Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation Power Ellb
Tennessee Copper
Eeeseenees
Texas Company Ee Eeene
Union
Pacific Whaeeee
United Fruit a+ seas serene
States Rubber Henveee
Smelt & Ref
United States Steel Serene
Viah Copper Walas Virginia Carp
Chem
Western Union
Westinghouse Electire
Metal Markets
NEW York Metals
London Metal
Money Markets
Tonto
National Bank
Bank of London
M Wereeseitt
Carranza
Cotton Seed Om
M. Marucheau Grain Co
Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial
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.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?
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!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.