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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
19
Four observations taken at eight a m show air pressure at sea level. IsoTherms indicate equal temperature and Asopaks show equal pressure lines.Clouds present with chances of rain or snow. precipitation yesterday was none and total since January 1 shows 2.26 inches with a 0.23 inch excess.
Strong buying pressure pushes cotton prices up by a dollar a bale as base spots center activity remains high. Traders report brisk demand across regions, with mills and exporters seeking steady supplies and futures edging higher on renewed optimism.
The page lists daily cotton market quotes for middling grade with delivery at market. Prices appear for San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, and Liverpool with specified sales volumes.
Liverpool quotes rise by over a dollar per bale with both spot and futures advancing. San Antonio buyers lift bids to 11 50 per bale at local presses amid favorable German American talks and stronger export prospects. Prices for various grades at the local compresses show gains with strict middling around 11 5/8 and strict low middling near 10 1/8.
The New York cotton market opened steady with a 6.9 point advance as Liverpool-driven buying lifted May to 12.18 and October to 12.38, amid reports of favorable export prospects and Lusitania settlement hopes, with ongoing volatility and later steady prices.
The New York stock market opened dull with fractional gains in the early trading. American Car rose about a point while Willys Overland fell sharply. Mercantile Marine preferred and Lackawanna Steel showed uncertainty. Crucible Steel and several petroleum issues faced pressure.
The value of Mexican money in the San Antonio market fell with little demand. Banks reported steady supply and no urgent need for bills or silver. Silver peso prices held around 41 to 42 cents, with half pesos at 30 to 31 cents, and state and national bank notes quoted lower.
Futures showed a steady start with March at 11.90 May 12.10 July 12.21 October 12.28 and December offer 12.35. Closing prices edged 22 to 23 points higher with highs and lows listed.
The eleven o clock call notes Liverpool is due to open Wednesday from 6 to 7 points higher. Details appear as a New York call with close guidance and reference to fluctuating values around 2.39.
In New Orleans early trading showed a steady rise as the market opened up on stronger cables. After light offerings, a small demand pushed prices 9 to 11 points higher in the first half hour, then 13 to 14 points above yesterday by noon. Shorts covered in the afternoon with prices at 16 to 18 points net gains.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with March at 11.58, May 11.86, July 12.07, October 12.06, and December 12.20. A later close showed gains of 24 to 25 points, with mixed adjustments across months.
New York February 8 coffee market reports Rio No 72 bids at 7.46 for March 7.46, and 7.60 for July. Market note indicates adjustments in futures pricing.
Chicago reports strong wheat demand with cash sales exceeding 500000 bushels and gains after initial dips. May and July futures rise as Liverpool quotes firm, with Greek purchase talks adding support. Corn also rallies on wheat strength, while oats follow suit and pork prices slip.
Time leans easy with 60 and 90 day rates at 2 1 2 percent, six months at 2 to 3 percent. Call money steady, high 2 percent, low 1 1 2 percent, ruling rate 14 percent. Last loan 2 percent, closing bid 1 percent, offered at 2 percent.
Bar silver at 271.16d per ounce. Money at 44.4 percent. Discount rates: short bills and three months at 5.6 percent.
Cotton statistics show bale counts by port with figures for New Orleans Mobile Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston Philadelphia and Pacific ports. Stock levels yesterday and comparisons to last week and year are provided with a season deficit of 118 889 bales.
On February 8 in New York the mercantile paper rate stands at 3.24 percent. Sterling exchange shows 60 day Bills at 4.70 percent, demand and cables at 4.76 percent. Guilders demand and cables at 42 percent. Barnsilver at 56 1/2 percent. Mexican dollars at 43 1/4 percent. Government and railroad bonds are described as easy in the report.
Short notices advertise farm properties for sale including school land, and merchandise needs in exchange for crops like corn and cotton. Listings mention a farm 15 miles from Fredericksburg Road, a 114 acre farm on Circus Road, and inquiries at Granada address or Pruitt phone line.
Spot cotton steady with good middling at 8.25d middling 7.98d and low middling 7.604d. Sales total 6 000 bales for speculation and export with 600 bales. Receipts 22 000 bales in Liverpool on February 8.
Liverpool prices and futures shown by month from February through January with varying decimals. The data lists multiple month pairings and rates indicating a trend in forward market values.
In New York on February 8 spot cotton seed oil closed strong with spot at 9.30 to 10.00 and futures showing February 9.35 to 9.27 March 9.32 to 9.38 April 9.32 to 9.38 May 9.23 to 9.25 June 9.24 to 9.28 July 9.24 to 9.25 and imperfect Renditions noted. Total sales were not fully reported.
San Antonio grain buyers posted the following prices per bushel for grain delivered Tuesday. Wheat Texas 1.35 Northern 1.36. Corn Texas No 3 0.80 Northern No 2 mixed 0.78 Northern white 0.80 0.83. Oats Texas red bulk 0.53 sacks 0.55 Northern white bulk 0.61 sacks 0.68. Oklahoma prices the same as Texas grades.
Observations recorded at 4 a.m. Tuesday February 8 show wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Local forecaster Allen Buell notes the low readings.
The bulletin lists Tuesday dealer quotations for meat products. Dry salt extras at 13 cents, bacon extras at 14 and a half cents, dry salt bellies averaging 14 to 16 pounds at 15 cents, fancy breakfast bacon at 28 cents, fancy hams at 19 cents, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds at 16 cents. Pure lard at 11 cents, compound lard.
Quotations were reported for February 8 with No 2 red wheat at 1.81 to date, No 2 hard wheat nominal, corn nominal, oats standard 48 49tec, and barley 68 80c.
St Louis market page lists wheat and corn prices with No 2 red at 1.33 to 1.35 and No 2 corn at 74 cents for No 2 and white varieties nominal values, alongside rough figures for other grain prices. The note reflects daily quotation activity dated February 8.
Kansas City price report lists Wheat No. 2 red at 1.28 to 1.33 per bushel and No. 1 hard at 1.21 to 1.30. Corn No. 2 mixed 68 144 to 69. No. white 71 to 71. Oats No. 2 white 50 to 52 cents. No. mixed 47 to 48 cents.
Grain futures in Kansas City closed with Wheat May at 1.2141 dollars and July at 1.16 dollars. Corn May at 72 percent and July at 73 percent. Oats May at 48 cents.
New Orleans reports a strong rice tone with clean Japanese imports steady. Receipts total 636 rough pairs, 186 rough others, and 5890 clean sacks. Sales include 40 sacks rough Honduras at 2.85 and 633 pockets clean Honduras at noted prices. Prices quoted for rough Honduras 2.00 to 4.05, Japan 2.75 to 4.00, clean Honduras 4c, Japan 3% to 4Kec.
Fort Worth received a heavy hog run, up to noon counting 4500 head, with prices slipping a nickel per hundredweight. Texas hogs predominated. San Antonio reports a sparse market with 87 cattle, 14 calves, 198 hogs through 2 pm, prices quoted nominally and steady. Northern markets show mixed results as cattle and hogs declined while sheep strength rose.
Fort Worth cattle receipts totaled about 3500 with steady to mostly firm price ranges. Reeves yard showed strong calves and cows with calves fetching 4.00 to 8.00, stockers 6.00 to 7.75, and bulls 4.00 to 5.25. Hoge yard reported 4500 receipts with mixed shifts and heavy and medium lots priced around 7.60 to 7.95, pigs 4.50 to 6.50. Sheep receipts were 200 with lambs 8.50 to 10.00 and yearlings 7.50 to 8.50.
Hogs receipts 14 500 with rigs and dies price range 6 50 to 8 25. Cattle receipts 4 800 with market slow and ranges for native beef steers 7 50 to 5 50, yearling steers and heifers 8 50 to 9 35, cows 5 50 to 7 00, stockers 5 50 to 7 25, Texas Oklahoma steers 6 25 to 8 50, cows and heifers 4 00 to 6 50, native calves 6 00 to 11 50. Sheep receipts 1 000 with market strong and prices yearling wethers 8 00 to 9 50, lambs 3 to 11 25, ewes 6 25 to 7 50.
Chicago market figures show hog receipts at 6000 with mixed bids from 6 to 7.90 per cwt and bulk around 7.15 for reference. Cattle receipts about 6000 with native steers 6.30 to 9.50, western steers 6.60 to 8.10, cows and heifers 3.10 to 8.10, calves 8.00 to 10.75. Sheep receipts 165,000 steady with weth ers 7.65 to 8.15 and lambs 8.75 to 11.30.
Kansas City market report shows hog receipts at 21 000 with prices 7.65 to 8.00 for heavy and 6.25 to 7.00 for pigs. Cattle receipts 9 000 with prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.25, dressed beef steers 7.00 to 8.40, cows 4.25 to 6.76, heifers 6.25 to 8.75, stockers 6.00 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 10 000 with lambs 10.40 to 11.00, yearlings 9.00 to 9.80, wethers 7.50 to 8.25.
Cattle 950 heads steady. hogs 2700 heads five cents lower with top at 8.00 and bulk 7.65 to 7.99. sheep 750 heads weaker. Markets reflect various consignors from Fort Worth, Purcell, Bristow, Elk City, Chickasha and other Oklahoma locations with steers priced around 5.35 to 7.33 per cwt.
J Ogden Armour head of the packing concern reached Fort Worth this morning for an important directors meeting. The agenda includes the resignation of John A Brafford as general manager changes at the National Feeders and Breeders Show and vacancies in Armour and Stock Yards management.
Raw sugar steady with centrifugal at 4.83 and molasses at 4.06. Refined sugar also steady with cubes 6.35 and various powders around 6.15 to 6.10. Confectioners sugar listed at 5.99 per unit.
Lard and pork products drop in the San Antonio wholesale market on Tuesday as hog slaughter rises and weights improve. Prices on lard and pork are lower while eggs butter and poultry hold steady with active demand for fresh eggs noted. Dry goods prices rise as silk raw silk leads gains and dress goods remain scarce. Flour prices stay around 6.15 to 6.19 per barrel with good business and a positive outlook for next month.
Grocer jobbers made no adjustments to their product lines on the second day of the week. The market moved with steady demand as shelves remained stocked with familiar items.
Wholesale prices for the trade Tuesday show eggs steady and butter firm with Texas creamery butter at 33 3?6 per pound. Poultry prices remain firm with hens 4.50 to 6.00 per dozen and friers 5.50 to 4.50. Broilers 2.00 to 3.50 per pound, turkeys 15 1?e per pound, ducks 4.50 to 5.50 per dozen, geese 7.00 to 10.00 per dozen, rabbits per dozen 1? and 1?etta.
Butter rises to 30 cents with a 27 percent gain, eggs fall with firsts at 28 to 29 cents and ordinary firsts at 27 to 28 cents, potatoes advance in price across Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota white varieties 95 to 105 cents, other regional potato quotes 95 to 100 cents. Poultry prices show live fowls at 16 to 16 and one half cents and springs at 14 to 15 cents.
Quotations today show butter at 29 1/2 cents for firsts and 29 1/2 for seconds, eggs at 29 1/2 cents for firsts and 20 cents for seconds, and poultry with hens at 14 1/2 cents, turkeys at 66 cents, and springs at 18 cents.
The New York metal market shows copper firm at 26.00 to 28.60 for current and later months, electrolytic at 26.90 27.00, lead not quoted, spelter unavailable, iron steady, and tin quiet with spot bid at 4425.
London prices for metals show brief quotes with copper at 101 pounds sterling, electrolytic copper 131 pounds, spelter 89 pounds, lead 32 pounds, antimony 25 pounds, and spot copper futures around 100 to 108 pounds with small variations amid compressed trading.
Turpentine steady in Savannah with sales 54 percent and receipts 49. shipments 383 and stock 12 090. Resin firm with sales 1080 and shipments 2401. stock 52 5121. Quote list includes multiple prices for various grades and items.
Washington reports a possible Department of Justice inquiry into a combination of Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company and the Cambridge Steel Company. The firms are said to operate in different manufacturing lines and, if the information is accurate, no action is anticipated.
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