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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
19
The cranberry market rose to $14 a barrel with strong demand and scarce supply. California onions jumped 76 cents per hundredweight due to short crop and labor issues, while orange prices lagged after the holiday demand slump. Lemons fell 25 cents a box, and Central California endures severe cold as George Sgicovich & Co. logs four banana carloads and a mixed-vegetable shipment.
The page lists prices for Idaho potatoes at 2.15 to 2.25 per hundredweight, California onions at 2.26, and cabbage at 2.50 per hundredweight. It includes figures for bananas, oranges, lemons, canned goods, dried fruits, nuts, and various meats, with numerous per-case and per-pound rates across fruits, vegetables, grains, and pantry staples.
A carload of bulls and a few cows dominated receipts at Quill Union stock yards on December 27 as bulls sold quickly after arrival but sales books remained blank at noon. Cows ranged around 3.50 with bulk calves at 4 while hogs numbered 11 with top price 6.
Livestock activity rises as over 100000 head of cattle are fed at forty mills in Oklahoma. Guthrie area mills handle about 10000 cattle with crowded pens and fattening cattle after long range confinement. Reports from George W. Saunders and Ike West describe strong conditions, good rains, and bright prospects for a vigorous spring market with expected fancy prices for young steers.
Sugar terms quoted by Associated Press from New York on December 27 show raw sugar and molasses markets steady. Refined sugar remains steady as do hides and leather. muscovado and centrifugals show slight adjustments. Included is a humorous cartoon snippet and brief joke items.
Associated Press reports Fort Worth cattle receipts totaled 700 with feeders and cows steady and calves weak to steady. Hogs at 150 head showed steady to slightly higher prices, top 6.55, bulk 6.25 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 50 with ewes and yearlings around 4.10.
Cattle receipts 4500 including 4000 Texans, steady prices for native beef steers 4.50 to 9.25, stockers 3.26 to 5.25, Texas and Indian steers 4.75 to 6.75. Hogs receipts 7600, 5 to 10 cents higher. pigs and light 6.00 to 6.25, mixed and butchers 6.00 to 6.40, good heavy 6.40 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 2500, steady. native muttons 3.25 to 4.00, lambs 4.25 to 6.26.
Cattle receipts about 6000 with mix of Native and southern stock. prices range from 2.75 to 8.75 for cattle and 4.26 to 6.40 for hogs. sheep receipts around 4000 with declines of about 10 cents, lambs and range wethers and yearlings noted.
Chicago reports receipts around 18 500 cattle 30 000 hogs and 26 000 sheep with varied prices. Cattle Reeves Texas steers western stockers and calves show broad ranges. Hogs show slow to strong trading with light to heavy weights. Sheep native and western yearlings and lambs bring mixed bids and lower overall trend.
Fort Worth Texas dispatch lists sales including Marion Sansom Fort Worth with 44 steers weighing 1163 pounds at 5.76 dollars and Halzell Decatur with 66 steers weighing 922 pounds.
A revived Harvard dormitory prank recalls a top-floor resident named Reinhart who would answer calls from the yard. Students now chant Reinhart’s name from windows, echoing across Gray's Hall and other dorms for two hours in a nostalgic revival. Trout hunt under winter ice noted as a legal, common practice.
Chicago market reports higher wheat prices due to persistent rains and crop damage in Argentina. May wheat opened higher, rallied to about 99 cents, with gains aided by short covering in December corn and firmer oats. Provisions also showed strength as price trends carried through the session.
Wheat receipts totaled 492 cars across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth with 77 contract grade and 7 class. corn 429 cars with 8 contract grade and oats 329 cars. Week prior showed 432 cars and last year 417 on the same day.
Cash grain prices show No 2 soft and hard wheat with mixed bids across grades. Corn futures and related grades list No 2 yellow and white variants with varied quotes.
In the latest market update traders reflect varied activity across wheat corn and oats with contracts showing mixed gains and declines. Prices for Wheat May and July hover near mid 90s while Corn and Oats display changes around the mid 60s and high 40s respectively signaling cautious sentiment.
New York opened steady with a decline of 4 to 6 points after Liverpool cables and Lancashire labor news. Prices gained 2 to 3 points on covering and trade support, then rose to a noon high before news of unsettled Lancashire troubles prompted selling. By afternoon, prices eased a few points from the best as locals pressured the market.
New Orleans December cotton futures start firm with gains around 6 points on December and smaller advances on later months. Early trading shows a holiday tone as cables lag. by noon prices rise 8 to 10 points over the prior close and extend into the afternoon with a 4 to 7 point net increase as buying by shorts persists and the market recovers from Lancashire lockout news.
New Orleans on December 27 reports cotton futures opening steady with prices shown for multiple contracts including Dec, Jan, Mar, May, July, Aug, and Oct. Market observers note stable tones as traders await further guidance.
Liverpool cotton market closes steady after early easier session. American middling fair bids around 6.05 with receipts at 11 000 bales and sales near 6 000 bales including 4 700 American. futures curve shown across multiple near term contracts with values from 4.87 to 6.02.
Memphis December 27 cotton seed products listed by the Associated Press show prime basis oil at 4.30, meal at 24.00 to 24.25, and lint oil at 8.}
New York markets show spot cotton seed oil at 6.20 to 6.40, with monthly futures from December to July trading between 5.26 and 6.87. Total sales reach 8800 units, including 200 January 6.80 and 500 at 5.29 with additional 200 March 5.30 and 10 May 5.48.
Washington reports that ten months ending in October show US exports to British territory totaling 758 million dollars while imports from the same region reach 383 million, yielding two dollars of American exports for every dollar of imports. Canada, the UK, and other colonies drive growth across the period.
Transfers of wool in all grades are heavy and buyers do not anticipate lower prices for the 1911 clips. The demand for Ohio wasted delaine and nearby fleeces is very active and large sales of territory stock are reported with prices holding firm. Pulled wool is in demand though stocks in Michigan Texas and California have fallen off. Leading domestic quotations include Kentucky Indian and Missouri three eighths blood 44 quar ter blood 24 scoured basis Texas fine six to eight months 45 47 fine twelve months 62055 fine fall 4344.
Houston cotton receipts hit 2,000,000 bales on December 26 matching the prior record set in 1908. The Houston Cotton Exchange announced an early celebration with a banquet to mark the event.
Market notes list several urban dates with varying activity. Liverpool and New York show quiet readings while Galveston and Houston display steadier levels. The wirebag notes suggest mixed regional demand and price cues across the Easter period.
New Orleans December 27 spot cotton steady to higher with 486 bales on hand and no arrivals. Quotations show low ordinary 6 67 16, ordinary 6 64, good ordinary 7 11 16, strict good ordinary 8 1 16, low middling 8 8 16, middling around 9 cents, strict middling near 9, middling fair 10, and fair 10. Receipts total 10,188, stock 292,736.
New York cotton prices finish 10 points higher as middling uplands sell at 9.50 and middling gulf at 9.75 with 6200 bales moved in subdued activity, Dee reports.
The Houston market notes steady spot cotton with a slight percent drop in middling quality on December 27, reflecting cautious trading as prices hold but edge lower.
The Stated Press lists cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 3 red with varied bids, mixed No 2 white oats, and futures quotes for July corn and December December contracts, showing multiple bid levels and few standard figures.
This week and last year export totals show Great Britain 46,170 this week and 87,92 last year. France 45,595 this week and 17,718 last year. Continent 85,672 this week and 60,021 last year. Mexico 16,986 this week and 750 last year.
MEMPHIS TENN December 27 cotton spot markets show steady prices with middling grade at 9 percent.
In St Louis dated December 27 the poultry market shows chick feed prices at 8 and 9, spring geese 9 14, turkeys 13 ig, ducks Butter lower creamery 26 31, and overall prices unchanged. Lead steady at .37 5, spelter dull at 6.25 21 percent.
United States Steel directors announced allotments of common and preferred shares for 1913 to employees under the profit sharing plan. The exact amounts and prices were not disclosed, with announcement expected before year end.
Kansas City market report notes Butter and cream deals with firsts and seconds. Packing stock Diggs and extras listed with prices in cents per pound across grades and varieties.
A garbled December market dispatch from New York provides scattered quality notes with fresh gathered items and varied grades from poor to fair. The fragment mentions extras and price-like numbers but is incomplete and lacks clear entities.
Coffee No 7 closed steady in New York futures on December contracts with December at 14% and March at 13.26, reflecting a quiet session as markets steady after varied trading.
AP report from Chicago notes steady market quotes for dairy and produce with figures for cheese, daisies, twine, turkeys, chickens, and corn kerns. Price ranges shown alongside fluctuating farm goods and regional market activity.
New York December 27 The opening stock market shows light trading and narrow moves with small gains for some specialties. International Mercantile Marine preferred up 4% and Missouri Pacific up 4. Allis Chalmers down 1.5. Union Pacific later faces heavy selling while Lehigh Valley rises briefly. The day ends with a heavy close and overall weakness across majors, as investors pivot to speculative plays in specialties and active trading persists on both sides.
New York December 27 report from the Associated Press notes money on call steady at 3 1/4 to 3 percent with closing bids near 3 1/2 percent. Time loans ease with 60 days at around 3 4 percent and 90 days to six months at about 3 1/2 percent.
New Orleans market reports a steady rice market with light offerings and mixed receipts. Rough sales total 200 at 2.40, 3.56. clean 7 duras at 24?. Honduras and Japan figures shown with varied percentages. incomplete lines note Japan and Honduras in rough and clean categories.
The market reports quiet open for cotton masses with steady demand for dress goods and novelties. Leading retailers signal plans for future deliveries while prices show signs of rising slightly amid cautious buying.
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