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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1913
Page
7
The New York market opened with a modest rise as foreign buyers and short covering supported gains. Prices fluctuated through the day with activity thin and late-session trade yielding a mix of small net changes amid realizations and scattered covering.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady up 2 to 3 points on favorable cable and rain in the cotton belt. Shorts showed cover while overall business remained light during the holiday. By midday trading held a steady undertone with most months 2 to 4 points under Saturday's late levels.
The cotton futures market opened steady on February 2 with contracts priced at 2.23 25 for February and 12.28 29 for March. May 12.24 5, July 12.30 bid, August 11.98 12.00, September 11.59 61, October 11.49 bid, and closed steady with a net advance of 1 to 5 points.
Spot cotton in the air demand fell as prices moved lower. American middling fair 7.35d, good midling 7.04d, middling 6.81d, low middling 3d, good ordinary 6.23d, ordinary 6.88d. Sales of the day 8000 bales, including 7700 American for speculation and export. receipts 32,000 bales, of which 29,500 were American.
Futures opened steady in Liverpool with February at 62d and varied with months showing March at 6.614, April at 6.59d, May at 6.658d, July at 6.584d, and October at 6.28d. February future at 6.15d.
Cottonseed products in Memphis show prime basis at 5.34 to 5.37, meal priced at 25.00 to 25.25, and linters quoted at 6 4e.
In New York on February 3 the cotton seed market closed firm with spot pricing at 6.25 to 6.35. February 6.27 to 6.30, March 6.27 to 6.29, June 6.28 to 6.31, July 6.34 to 6.35, August 6.35 to 6.40, September 6.39 to 6.40. About 600 sold at 6.35 and 200 sold at 6.39. Total reported sales 5800.
Spot markets in New York and other ports show middling prices around 12.96 at New York and 12% at Houston and Galveston. In New Orleans on Feb 8, spot is quiet and unchanged at 127-16 cents with 400 bales sold on the spot and 1887 bales received. Stock stands at 137,587 bales.
Memphis, February 8. Spot cotton holds steady with middling grade at 12 1/2 cents per pound. Market activity remains light as buyers await futures cues and new crop guidance.
In New York spot cotton on February 3 closed quiet with middling uplands at 12.95 dollars and middling gulf at 13.20 dollars, with 200 bales sold.
Readable figures show port receipts with Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York and Boston listed for interior receipts at Houston totals. Data reflects year to date figures and contrasts with prior totals, indicating shifts in cargo movements among major southern and eastern ports.
In New York on February 3, January proved satisfactory for steel, with mills running at 90 to 965 percent capacity. Railroads ordered nearly 900,000 tons of steel products, while equipment companies placed about half that with mills. Additional rails cars and locomotives were contracted, and fabricators booked about 12,000 tons including railroad work.
Pittsburg reports five advances of seven cents to 2.40 a barrel fueling feverish activity in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. New operations push day and night as old wells are cleaned and reconnected and unprofitable fields are drilled anew. January drilling in the region east of the Mississippi shows 266 more wells than a year earlier, signaling a likely February uptick.
Galveston reports arrivals yesterday including the Concho from New York dated January 25 and the Ossabow from Philadelphia via Port Arthur dated January 1. Also listed are sailings for the Triba l from Hamburg to Rio Janeiro and other steamers to Hamburg Spain Spain and Bocas del Toro with origins and destinations noted.
Chicago market report lists butter creamery 27 to 34 cents, eggs receipts 3158 cases with some firsts up to 24 cents. Potatoes steady with 92 car receipts from Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota at 42 to 47 cents. Poultry alive steady with turkeys 15 cents, chickens 10 to 14 cents.
Quotations today show butter at 20 to 28 cents per pound across grades, eggs ranging from 24 to 26 cents for firsts and extras at 26 cents, and poultry prices with hens around 12 to 13 cents, roosters and ducks listed at 13 cents. Market reports note creamery butter at 20 to 28 cents and packing stock at 19 percent and 20 cents, reflecting current commodity levels in Kansas City.
Quotation report from St Louis lists chicken prices 12 to 13 cents, turkeys 18c, ducks 16c, geese 13c, with butter creamery at 27 34c and eggs at 22%.
In Elgin and New York market notes on February 2 and 3, butter traded at 34 cents, coffee futures held steady with Rio No 7 at 13 and a May contract near 13.65 and July around 13.73 per unit.
The Weather Bureau forecast issued by Willis L. Moore, chief of the U S Department of Agriculture, predicts colder tonight with freezing in San Antonio and East Texas interior frost in the northwest. Tuesday should be fair, warmer, with similar conditions across the region.
California health authorities require all frosted fruit boxes to be stamped damaged by frost and sold accordingly to protect consumers. Growers find labeling difficult, but officials urge placing doubtful fruit in the damaged class. Frank L. Sewell notes Southern crops were hit hard yet still exportable with a thawing spell. Some frost district oranges have reached the San Antonio market with no damage signs.
A long list of grocery prices includes EGGS fresh country 21 220c dozen, POULTRY large hens 5.00 to 6.00 per dozen, butter creamery 30 32c pound, CHEESE 20 21c Ib, potatoes California 1.50 per hundred, apples Ben Davis and Jonathan varieties at 1.25 to 1.76, bananas 3.25 to 3.60 per hundredweight, various syrups and nuts with per-pound and per-case rates, meats and lard, canned meats, and dried fruits with multiple price points across numerous items.
Beef steers opened fairly active but closed slow at Fort Worth. Best cattle at 6.50, bulk 6.75 to 6.50. Stocker cattle steady 5.50 to 6.00, stocker cows 3.60 to 4.25, calves 4.00 to 6.50. Cows and heifers slow, lower by 10 cents. bulls weak to 10 cents lower. Hogs active and steady to weak top 5.85, bulk 7.40 to 7.85. Receipts cattle 8200, hogs 800, frogs 2100.
The New York market shows strong activity in gray goods with Fall River selling $60,000 worth of print cloths and convertibles. Prices hold at 28 inch print cloths 64x64s 4c, 38 inch 64x64s 54c, sheetings 8c, denims 9 ounce 1c, tickings 8 ounce 134c, standard prints 8 1/2c, dress ginghams 9c.
Foreign Commerce reports 1912 U S imports from Asia and Oceana total 280 million dollars and exports to Asia and Oceana reach 190 million. Notable shifts include large cotton shipments to India and China and a jump in cotton exports to Japan. Growth centers on the United States, Japan, the Philippines and India.
Nearly a thousand Mexican steers were sent from Union Stock Yards to Fort Worth for rest and feed. The Feb 3 receipts at St. Louis showed 808 cattle, 4 calves, 61 horses and 3 hogs. Cows sold to $4.50, calves to $5.26, hogs to $7, with cows usually $4 to $4.25 and calves $4.50 to $5.00. Sheep and goats yielded no sales.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 2000 with steady prices from beef cattle through cows and calves. Hog receipts near 7000 with slow to slightly higher trade and prices ranging from 7.30 to 7.75 for various hog categories. Sheep receipts around 25000 with market steady to strong as native and yearling lambs fetch higher bids.
Cattle receipts 4500 including 400 Texas cattle with strong demand. Native beef steers 5.25 to 9.00, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.60 to 7.90, cows and heifers 3.65 to 6.60, calves 5.00 to 6.60. Hogs receipts 10000 with market steady. pigs and lights 6.00 to 7.80, mixed and butchers 7.60 to 7.86, good heavy 7.66 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 4000 with steady market. muttons 5.00 to 6.25, lambs 7.00.
Kansas City letter reports Feb 3 receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts 11,000 with southerns 4500. native steers 7.00 to 8.75. southern steers 5.75 to 7.75. southern cows and heifers 3.75 to 6.26. Hogs receipts 6000. bulk sales 7.40 to 7.60. heavy 7.35 to 7.45. lights 7.40 to 7.62. pigs 6.25 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 000. muttons 4.00 to 5.50. Colorado lambs 7.75 to 8.50. range wethers and yearlings 5.00 to 7.60. range ewes 3.25 to 5.00.
New York traders faced a cautious session as bears held the upper hand early. Labor trouble fears in steel pressured values while the Minnesota rate decision lingered, triggering mixed moves and a midday rally that faded into a heavy close.
Money on call firms with the ruling and closing bid at 2 1 2 percent. Time loans show firmer rates at 60 days 3 percent 90 days 4 percent six months 4 percent.
New York on February 3 closes with prime mercantile paper at 4% 5? percent. Sterling steady, bankers' bills at 4.83.16 for 60 days and 4.87.40 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Silver at 62 1/2 to 64 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars 48 1/2 to 49 1/2 cents. Government bonds firm, railroad bonds irregular.
New York February 3 The spot market is seen as the main factor shaping this week’s cotton trading with demand and supply under close scrutiny. Bears fear exhausted southern spot holders while spinners and spot houses remain hedged and cautious, while bulls claim strong position from two years of good prices and hedged sales shielding losses.
Raw sugar holds firm with Muscovado 89 test at 2.98 and 96 test centrifugals at 3.48. Molasses sugar 89 test at 2.73 and refined products steady. Petroleum, hides and leather markets show firmness.
New York reports firm egg market with receipts at 7790 cases and extras trading 26 to 27 cents per dozen. Fresh firsts and seconds quoted around 16 to 18 cents, and newly gathered lots at about 15 cents.
Cash wheat prices lead the market with No 2 red at 1.12 percent higher and No 2 hard around 92 9 1/2 cents. No 1 northern and No 2 northern quote near 14 92 and 90 1/2 cents, with No 2 spring at 9 90 4 cents. Velvet chaff and durum show modest gains while corn oats and white varieties show varied day quotes.
Reports from Chicago indicate snow in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri lowered wheat prices with May futures opening about a percent lower and drifting. Argentine corn shipments supported some gains while oats eased and pork and lard futures softened. Visible supply concerns kept May contracts just under prior close as cash values fluctuated.
Cash wheat bids show No 3 red 1 07 1 12 No 2 hard 90 94 cents No 2 494 percent No 2 white 50 cents Oats No 2 34 No 2 white 35 46 Close Wheat May 934 July 194 cents Corn May 51 cents July 52 cents Oats May 34 cents July 3442 cents
Wheat No 2 hard 85 92 bid. No 2 red 2.00 and 1.05 for variations. Corn No 2 white 49c, No 2 mixed 47c, No 2 white Sic and No 2 mixed 44c. Wheat May bid 87 percent, July 87. Corn May 61 and July 52 bid. Oats May 35 percent.
In St Louis on February 3 lead at 4.17 percent and a Spel ter 660 reading noted. The terse market update records metal readings with no further context.
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