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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
10
Grain and provisions markets opened dull with traders preparing for the holidays. May wheat and corn prices moved lower across Chicago and St Louis while oats stayed near unchanged. Cash grain quotes show No 2 red wheat around 1.09 to 1.10 dollars and varying No 2 hard and spring values.
Quotations to Gay were as follows with cash and nearby futures. Cash wheat prices ranged from No 2 hard 3 88, No 3 mixed around 46 to 96 cents, and No 2 white 46 cents with No 3 at 45 cents. Oats cash No 2 white 34 to 35 cents, No 2 mixed 33 34 cents. May wheat 86 4 cents, July 83 tec. May corn 46 cents, July 47 cents. Oats May 34 cents.
New York on December 24 reports cotton goods markets steady to firm with demand in mails of very fair proportions for the period. Yarns remain firm while embroidery sales are being made at lower figures.
An old advertising missive touts a cure for chronic and nervous diseases and sexually transmitted conditions. It boasts long experience, numerous cures, and urges readers to mail in their case details for treatment.
Quotations show creamery milk firm at various cents per quart with receipts of 2681 cases. Fresh frets and refrigerators steady. Cheese prices for various dairy names posted like Daisies Twins Young Americas and Long Horns around 16 to 17 cents. Potatoes and vegetables steady with 25 car receipts. Poultry and eggs prices listed. turkeys alive at 11 percent? eggs and butter steady with creamery 27 to 29 cents.
New York reports weak egg markets with very few cases. Kansas City lists butter prices at 33c creamery, 29c firsts, 28c seconds. Eggs: 2Naces 26c, firsts 24-25c, seconds 14-15c. Poultry and turkey prices given. Raw sugar steady with Muscovado 2.42, centrifugals 3.92, refined steady. Petroleum and molasses steady. Wool prices steady in St Louis with various grades noted.
New Orleans December 24 rough rice grades held firm with clean Honduras quoted at 5 5 8 cents and Japan at 3 1 2 cents. Receipts totaled 29 990 with millers 26 782 and clean 22 513. Sales included Wthadares 210 and Japan 587 at 4.07 4 12 percent, clean Honduras 1068 at 2 57 16, Japan 800 at 3 3 11 16.
Galveston reports ships arriving and clearing in December 1924 with steamers Cestrian Liverpool El Rio New York Crawley Havre Pelham Hamburg Incemore Antwerp Lucernec Bremen and the sailings of Berwind San Juan El Cid Santiago New York. Memphis notes spot cotton steady at 13 3/4 cents middling.
In Chicago, John Fujak pleads not guilty to stealing a canary after a parrot speaking Polish lured him inside with promises of free goods. He admits entering to buy a canary and taking the bird once enticed. The judge notes the parrot spoke few Polish words, fining Fujak $10. The page also notes a Country Life in America idea merging conservatory with living rooms for varied homes.
A historical railroad timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple lines. It includes No. 4 from the north at 1:50 pm, No. 6 from the north at 6:36 am, No. 7 at 9:65 am, No. 9 from Palestine at 10:45 pm, and various locals and express services to Laredo, Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, Cuero, Victoria, El Paso, and other points. The page also notes Sunday variations and mixed trains, with divisions including Victoria and Main Line services.
Observations at 8 a m shows air pressure and temperature patterns with tyobars and isotherms. Forecast through Wednesday predicts increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures for San Antonio and East Texas with winds and precipitation outlook.
At Union Stock Yards on December 24, a score of little fat pigs dominated receipts while other divisions were quiet. Prices ranged from 2.50 to 3 per head for the pigs, with cows at 4.50 and calves at 6.25. hogs moved around 7, and no sheep or goats were offered. The porkers were seen as a rival to turkey for Christmas dinners, reflecting buyers' preference shifts after Thanksgiving meals.
A Bartlesville oil company raised crude oil by three cents to 88 per barrel, marking a fifteen percent rise over the last fifty days. The move reflects ongoing price gains in the domestic oil market.
Madison Wis A course known as the special technique of football has begun at the University of Wisconsin by order of George W Ehler director of physical education The two hour a week December and January program covers history general principles offense and defense team and individual play practice training coaching rules officials and equipment selection and care The course is open to juniors seniors and graduates with practical experience credit only for physical education majors or minors
New York Bloodhounds tracked a murder scene in Hollis Queens and followed a trail to Harold F Heineman who sues Police Lieutenant John P Leary for 15000 alleging wrongful arrest and third degree coercion. The case stems from the fatal shooting of Henry Weigel at a Queens saloon, with no arrests yet made.
Fresh cattle and calves for Tuesday buying totaled 800 head plus 14 carloads held over. Trade was active with prices up about ten cents. Hogs scarce in Fort Worth yards sold steady. Chicago and Kansas City reports show cattle to steady or higher, hogs strong to higher, sheep firm to higher with ample receipts.
Receipts total 1200 cattle including 400 Texas cattle with markets firm. Native beef steers 4.90 to 7.10, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.90, cows and heifers 3.55 to 5.00, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 6.50. Hog receipts 6800, market up five cents. pigs and lights 6.25 to 7.50, mixed 7.25 to 7.60, good heavy 7.55 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 500, market 10 to 15 cents higher. native muttons 4.10 to 4.50, lambs 6.10 to 8.30.
A Brooklyn man explains a drinking system using a live toad to decide when to stop. He places the animal on the mahogany, drinks, then watches the count of toads. One toad means keep drinking, two means go home, three never reached. The crowd erupts with interest.
University of Pennsylvania researchers feature a manuscript from Theadelphia showing Egypt 1800 years ago faced high food prices and steep freight charges. A sitologue collected revenue by percentages, unpopular with locals who endured exploitation over millennia. The document lists village grain yields and freight to Alexandria, twenty miles east of the Nile.
Boston wires report stock-like close figures for multiple commodities including Arizona Commercial at 3 percent, Calumet and Arizona at 69, Greene A’ananea at 8, and North Butte at 31. The blotter notes Miss Handsome-Eileen claims engagement with quotes on Artie’s exclamation, all tied to a Chicago News update.
Wholesale quotes rise to 15 cents per pound as meat dealers report a turkey shortage and heavy demand. Retailers offer dressed fowls at 20 cents while farmers’ supply grows later today for Christmas Eve pricing. Cranberries drop to 9 cents per quart. celery near $4 per crate. Eggs show improved sentiment amid tighter country receipts and lighter local holdings than last year, though national storage remains demoralized.
A dense price ledger lists EGGS, POULTRY, BUTTER, CHEESE, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, SYRUP, NUTS, MEATS, CANNED GOODS and CALIFORNIA BEANS. Entries show carrier prices per dozen or hundredweight, per box or crate, with California and Colorado sources and bulk case discounts.
Cotton opened steady with initial gains of 4 to 8 points as bull market tips from Southern spot markets boosted prices. By midday the market cooled, trading quiet with most active months 4 to 6 points higher, and middling Online markets at noon reported 138.10 for middling uplands. Markets were largely inactive, with major futures closes delayed until next Friday.
On December 24 in New York cotton futures opened steady with December at 12.81, January 12.83, March 12.74, May 12.76, July 12.65, August 12.63 and October 11.80. Governing prices moved through the session with highs and lows recorded and closes noted, reflecting a quiet trading day.
New Orleans December cotton futures opened steady to two points higher than yesterday's close. Cables show improvement, but demand remains light at the first call. Shorts buy to steady prices, with weather forecasts favorable for next crop and late trading driving modest gains by noon.
The market closed steady with a net advance of four to seven points. Prices displayed mixed intraday moves across months with December at 12.95 to 12.97 and July around 13.01, while October and December futures showed varied activity and readings near 12.00 to 13.00.
Liverpool notes a fair demand with higher quotes. American middling fair at 7.67d, good mid at 7.33d, middling 7.13d, low middling 6.95d, good ordinary 6.49d, ordinary 6.01d. Day’s sales 10,000 bales, 1,500 for speculation and export, 8,900 American. Receipts 84,000 bales, including 69,000 American.
Futures in Liverpool opened firm and closed steady with a sequence of prices across contracts from December through October. Key points include December at 6.914 and various months showing slight adjustments, ending with October-November at 6.30d.
Cottonseed products report from Memphis shows prime bear oil at 26.00 to 26.25 with linters at 0.44. New York cotton seed oil closes steady with spot at 6.25 to 6.32 and futures from January to July trading 6.24 to 6.43, total sales 3,800.
In New York on December 24 the coffee market shows No 7 futures at 2444 with front month contracts steady. March price at 14.03 dollars, May around 14 dollars.
New Orleans cotton operator J M Holder reports bullish sentiment at the exchange with many foreseeing 15 cent cotton. He notes a puzzling crop disappearance, limited farm stocks, and low loan demand. Plans to estimate next year’s yield begin before planting, with Texas fields expanding. Holder heads to Fort Worth to meet farmers there.
New York and St. Louis trading zones show thin open with prices barely higher. Lackawanna and Great Western slip while overall market remains dull and local traction weak. money rates firm at around five percent with scant demand and sporadic specialty movers.
New Orleans spot cotton held steady with middling at 12 1/2 cents. Sales on the spot totaled 1,235 bales, with arrivals 3,300 bales. Receipts reached 10,618 bales and total stock stood at 216,826 bales across the market. Prices for other grades ranged from 9 1/4 to 18 1/2 cents, with various distinctions like good middling and strict low middling noted.
New York dispatch notes spot cotton closed steady with middling uplands at 13.20 and gulf at 13.45, no sales reported. Sugar and coffee prices listed for granulated sugar and various coffee grades, plus canned vegetables and corn prices, followed by a variety of animal hides pricing. A stray historical note mentions Oliver Wendell Holmes as a Harvard classmate of Dr. Clarke with a quip about metaphysics, ending with a poll tax reminder.
New York market notes show copper steady from spot to March at 17.00 to 17.87, electrolytic and lake at 17.67 to 17.87, and castings around 17.25 to 17.37. Tin holds 50.25 to 50.357 for spot to December and 50.00 to 50.05 for January. Lead, spelter, and antimony show dull, iron remains quiet and unchanged.
New York reports a golf ball heart containing acid exploded, spraying liquid into Walter McMahon’s face and nearly blinding him. The ball, a sixmaker with a liquid center, was found on a golf course and ruptured when sketched open with a knife, causing an immediate flash and spray that temporarily blinded him.
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