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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1918
Page
8
Quotations from principal spot markets list Dallas Houston and New Orleans readings. Feb 3 session notes narrow market moves with a weak tendency amid lack of Wash ington price fix rumor and reports of light Texas rain.
The New York cotton market opened with liquidations as prices fell 7 to 17 points in active months, then found support from the Wall Street average and transportation gains. May futures climbed from 29.70 to 29.87 before settling around 29.71, with rumors of Texas rain affecting sentiment but not confirmed. Futures closed with a slight weekly decline, as March and July prices posted modest gains or losses amid holiday trading.
New Orleans cotton markets opened higher on hopes cotton would be excluded from price fixing legislation. Light Texas rains spurred selling, futures showed early gains of four to six points before trimming, and prices settled modestly lower. March to December futures showed varied bids and a Saturday close above Friday's levels.
The report lists cotton stock at major ports including Galveston New Orleans Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston and Pacific ports. It notes yesterday's stock compared to the same day last week and last year with various nations and trade partners mentioned in a concise trade summary.
Local markets report price changes Saturday across eggs poultry and grains. Texas country candled eggs drop to three cents per dozen while large and merium hens rise 7 to 38 cents per pound. Snail hens climb to 26 to 27 cents per pound, barrel prices quote $10.90 to $11.19. Corn advances to 2.30–3.40 per bushel. wheat shorts up to $2.90 per hundredweight in job lots. Not enough receipts to set war-time quotas. other commodities show varied changes in fresh produce butter and groceries.
The supply of fish and oysters improves with prices remaining mostly steady. Oysters quote wholesale around 6,607.00 thousand for select and 8.00 for extra select, with cents per hundred and per dozen depending on quality. Fish prices for cleaned portions vary by species including halibut, rock cod, red snapper, redfish, and drum, though several entries are garbled in OCR.
Market notes show butter steady with creamery quotes around 45 to 62 per pound, country 32 25c, large hens 27 28e, old roosters 33 14e, springs and broilers listed, turkeys, ducks and geese priced per dozen. Chicago and Kansas City reports add creamery, eggs, and poultry quotations with receipts and car counts.
Market quotations list various dry salt items and bacon prices in San Bleeat and Chicago on February 5. Items include dry salt extras 28 cents, bacon extras 30 some 44 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 44 cents, fancy hams 31 82 cents, oleomargarine 32 cents, pure lard 28.5 cents, American cheese 30 cents. Quoted pork futures show May and other dates with values around 25 to 30 dollars and 58 to 60 in different columns.
Union Stock Yards reports slow hog trading with prices 14 to 25 cents lower across major markets. Cattle and sheep trade largely steady to weaker, with Fort Worth noting hog prices around 65 cents per pound for select grades. Receipts at Fort Worth totaled 450 cattle and 1,100 hogs, while Chicago and Kansas City showed the broad trend of softer hog values today.
Chicago livestock receipts show hogs, cattle, and sheep with mixed prices and weak market signals. Kansas City and other markets report varied quotations for hogs, cattle, and sheep, including ground hogs, calves, and feeder cattle, amid fluctuating demand.
Clearing house banks and trust companies in Greater New York report no reserve in excess of legal requirements for the week. Loans total 4.2095 billion dollars with varied increases and decreases across cash, deposits, and reserves. Specie and legal tender figures shift, while total deposits rise by 16.7 million.
Officials announced on Monday that experts may travel to provide guidance to bakers regarding new administration requirements and to assist in managing unfilled orders. The United States Speed Corporation reported financial figures and potential penalties tied to delayed shipments.
Damp weather damages crop and warmth lift corn prices while larger receipts temper gains. May corn opens at 14 cents higher near 1.958, then recedes slightly before renewed advance. Oats strengthen on limited arrivals as March and May prices edge up. overall market remains mostly steady with modest gains and some weakness in futures.
Washington February 1 government plans licensing all classes of exports and imports as a first step to cut foreign trade. Ships for troop and supply transport halted. Export communities largely licensed, imports now restricted. A shipping plan seeks to divert American tonnage from coastwise routes to Atlantic services, with war trade ships added.
A dense OCR list itemizes wholesale prices for vegetables fruits and canned goods. Entries show onions tomatoes celery squash and peppers with per hundredweight per box and per pound rates alongside canned fruits and meats and assorted commodities from California Oregon and Florida markets.
The item records mixed currency notes and mercantile paper with English and Mexican money trades. It lists London prices and discount rates with short term interest around 7 to 32 percent and 4 1 16 percent for three months, reflecting 19th century market chatter.
Stocks opened dull in New York with specialties the only notable feature as prices changed little. Motors rose about two points with Harvester and Industrial Alcohol, Mexican Petroleum, Crucible Steel and American Locomotive gaining a point each. United States Steel edged up slightly while rails stayed firm. Liberty bonds held steady as the list firmed later, with ships, metals and others advancing except coalers. Total sales reached about 254000 shares with Liberty issues at modest levels.
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