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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
13
Texas markets show bullish demand for bears while cotton futures finish higher as the commodity reacts to weather and trade signals. a government commissioner denies a market interference claim amid price shifts.
Cotton traders note rumors of a large Texas acreage increase but closing prices rise 6 to 8 points. Austin reports Commissioner Davis predicts a 20 percent reduction in planted cotton area in the state this spring from belt-wide correspondents. San Antonio buyers hold firm on middling at 11.50 with several hundred bales sold.
The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 8 to 9 points as May, July, and October contracts topped at 12.25, 12.40, and 12.43 cents respectively. Liverpool buying and firmer spot markets supported prices, but trading remained moderately active with occasional declines from early highs.
In New York trading futures opened steady with most contracts showing modest gains by the close. Prices cited include March at 12.25 and May 12.25 with other months around 12.39 to 12.54, while the 11 o'clock call noted gains and a late rally for some contracts.
New Orleans cotton opened steady as better cables sparked moderate demand and scant offerings. By midafternoon prices firmed on large exports and heavy spot sales in the eastern belt, with the market about seven points higher from yesterday at noon.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with March at 11.72, May 12.01, July 12.22, October 12.20, December 12.34. Closing range limited to 6 to 8 points higher with mixed intraday highs and lows.
Liverpool cotton market reports spot aces middling at 0.824 and middling 7.674 with 7000 bales traded including 500 for export and speculation. Receipts total 13,000 bales in the period.
Fragmentary financial text lists monthly rate figures and seasonal spans. Numbers such as 7.83 and 7.79 appear with inconsistent punctuation, obscuring exact dates like February March and December January. No coherent event or entities are identifiable.
Refined sugar holds steady in New York with raw sugar steady at centrifugal 93.83 and molasses at 4.06. Brand names listed include cubes 6.35, XXXX powdered 6.15, powdered fine 6.10, fine a eer 6.00, confectioners A 5.90.
Prices in the wholesale food markets show salt up five cents per case and pepper increased amid higher costs for cargos and spices. Egg markets decline expected to ease produce trade while milder weather boosts output, with country dealers showing steadier movement than city. Extra farm labor supports rural store demand as meat prices hold steady.
Butter rises while eggs drop with 3654 cases received. Firsts 24c ordinary firsts 23c at mark 22 23 c. Potatoes climb 95 105c with 30 car receipts from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota. Poultry alive prices higher fowls 16 16c springs 17 %c.
New York trading on February 10 shows spot prices at 9.60 for February and 9.60 to 9.63 for March while ranges for other months run from 9.28 to 9.84. Total sales reach 17,200 units.
Turpentine dull at 54 percent with no sales and 81 shipments. Resin firm with sales 1372, receipts 1517, shipments 1649, and stock 54 773. Quotations listed for various grades from B D E F at 5.25 to W W 7.0 with multiple letters and prices.
Wholesale markets list fresh vegetables fruits and canned goods with prices to retailers and shippers. Items include potatoes onions tomatoes celery beets beans cucumbers grapes raisins figs dates apples bananas oranges lemons limes grapefruits and more with varied regional prices and crates per hundredweight per case and per bushel.
United States Steel and metal shares rise in early trading with 1000 to 4000 share blocks. Anaconda, Utah and Butte and Superior copper issues gain, Mackay up to 91 as major war shares advance. Some declines appear in Mexican Petroleum and Industrial Alcohol. Closing is irregular.
Trading on Mexican money in San Antonio Thursday showed bids and asks for various notes. Silver peso quotations appeared with values around 142, while bank notes from The State Bank and The National Bank were listed at 16 and 15 percent. Carranza money quoted at 4.45.
Mercantile paper up to 3 percent. 60 day bills at 4.71, demand 4.76 and 15 18 cables 4.767 16. Guilders demand 0.42, cables 0.42. Mexican dollars 0.43. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds firm.
The New York money market reports time loan terms of 60 days at 2 percent and 90 days at 2 percent, six months at 3 percent, with call money steady at 2 percent high and 1 percent low, ruling rate 2 percent, last loan 2 percent, closing bid 1 percent, offered at 2 percent.
New York markets report lead at 6.15 to 5.25 and spelter not quoted. London metal prices list lead at 483 and spelter at 25 pounds.
George B Page, veteran banker in Italy, says the United States will invest abroad after the war as Europe repays loans and restarts industry. He argues against broad tariff walls, notes Italy’s need for U S goods, raw materials and machinery, and predicts strong postwar American business prospects in Italy despite taxes and war debt.
Kansas City prices report Butter Creamery 31c, firsts 29c seconds 27c packing 19c. Eggs Firsts 27c seconds 20c. Poultry Hens 4c turkeys 20c springs 18c.
Galveston Texas February 10 The embargo of the Santa Fe railway on grain shipments through two elevators here will be lifted on Saturday. The firm statement notes the embargo ending will allow grain to move again from the port stores, restoring normal railroad freight flows.
A barge was issued several weeks ago because grain was not being loaded into ships as quickly as it arrived at elevators.
New Orleans report shows clean Japan rice steady while other grades stay strong with unchanged quotations. Receipts total 2034 rough, 360 millers, 2472 clean. sales include 1050 sacks rough Honduras at 2.60 to 4.00, 1786 pockets clean Honduras at 2 1/2 to 4 1/2, and 125 pockets Japan at 3 1/2 to 4 1/2.
Chicago February 10 stop loss selling tumbled down wheat prices in a volatile session. Early gains from firmness in Liverpool and light Argentina Australia shipments spurred a rebound as shorts tried to take profits. May futures around 1.27 and July near 1.20 with corn and oats fluctuating alongside wheat.
San Antonio Grain shows crate buyers paid per bushel for wheat at 1.35 in Texas and 1.35 northern. Corn No 3 Texas 80c, northern 78c, Oklahoma same as Texas. Oats 68c sacks, 58c bulk peas red 58c bulk 68c sacks 61c bulk northern white 68c sacks. Oklahoma prices align with Texas grades.
Local packing house quotations listed for Thursday include dry salt at 13 cents, bacon extras 14.5 cents, dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds averaging 15.4 cents, fancy breakfast bacon at 28 cents, fancy hams 19 cents, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds averaging 16.0 cents, Pure lard 11.5 cents, and compound llc.
Quotations listed today include commodities with grain and feed values. Corn No 2 yellow and oats standard are given with nominal or fractional values, barley ranges 68 to 79 cents, reflecting a subdued session with no major shifts.
The report lists No 2 hard wheat at 1.19 to 1.28, No 2 red 1.26 to 1.31, and mixed and white grades with differing values. Oats show No 2 white at 49 to 51 cents and No 2 mixed around 46 to 47 cents.
Kansas City trading on February 10 shows wheat May at 1.18, July at 1.14, corn May 72 1/2, July 72 1/2, oats May 47 1/2. Prices indicate modest gains across contracts amid thin activity.
Wheat and corn quotations reported for trading day. Wheat prices ranged around 1.36 to 1.8191 for various grades, with No 2 hard and No 2 white shown as nominal or unchanged. Corn values included No 2 white and No 2 yellow in nominal terms with minor figures.
Chicago market notes show butter firm with creamery prices at 24 cents per pound, eggs down with receipts 210% cases, firsts at 22 to 23 cents, potatoes lower with one car receipt, Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota whites quoted 9 to 10.2 cents, chickens and fowls priced lower with live poultry at 18 to 17 cents and spring fowls at 17 cents.
The United States Steel Corporation reports unfilled orders on January 31 total 7,922,767 tons, up 116,647 tons from December figures, in its latest monthly statement.
U S S Department of Agriculture weather bulletin notes wind under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Allen Buell designated as local forecaster.
New York February 10 cotton goods markets were steady with colored goods trade full and worsted yarns advancing. Cotton yarns remained firm while laces showed fair demand. Robbers reported a good trade.
Daily cattle sales in Oklahoma City show 650 head steady with hogs up five cents to a top of 8.10 and 7.75 to 8.00 on the bulk. Listings include Lawry Frederick 41 steers at 6.85 and other buyers from Arcadia Anadarko and Alexander with varied prices and weights.
Kansas Governor Arthur Capper told the Kansas Live Stock Association that big meat packers dominate stockyards and terminal facilities. He warned packers discipline producers who show independence and cited hog price declines as harming farmers. He urged organization and public abattoirs plus cold storage to remedy the situation.
Wholesale prices for the trade Thursday report eggs steady Texas country candied 27 2 sc storage 23 24c butter firm Texas creamery 32 330 per pound common country and packing stock 16 17c poultry firm hens dozen 4.50 6.00 friers 33.50 41.50 turkeys five pound ducks 4.50 5.50 per dozen geese 7.00 10.00 per dozen rabbits per dozen 15e and 1$
New York trading reports No. 6nc coffee futures firm as March 7.78 and July 7.91 hold steady.
Mild weather trims meat demand at the Union Stock Yards as San Antonio sees light stock and varied prices. Weighing in, receipts include cattle calves hogs and horses with cattle at 6.25 to 6.60 per hundredweight cows 5.50 to 6 and calves 6 to 7. Porkers mostly 7.25 to 7.80. Cattle steady in some markets but weaker in others. sheep unsettled. Fort Worth reports 180 head. San Antonio supplies minimal stock.
Fort Worth market report shows cattle receipts 1800 unchanged with Reeves at 6.00 to 7.00, stockers 6.00 to 6.85, cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.50, bulk 4.00 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 3590 with mixed prices from 7.00 to 8.05, pigs 4.50 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 15 and prices from 3.40 to 10.00 for lambe and yearlings, wethers 7.25 to 7.50, ewes 7.00 to 7.25.
At St Louis on February 10 receipts were hogs 16500 cattle 3000 and sheep 1600. Hogs sold from 6.75 to 8.40 per cwt with mixed and butchers at 8.05 to 8.35 and good heavy 8.30 to 8.40. Cattle ranged with native beef steers 7.60 to 9.50, yearling steers and heifers 8.60 to 9.35, cows 5.50 to 7.00, stockers and feeders 5.50 to 7.25, Texas and Oklahoma steer 8.50, cows and heifers 4.00 to 6.50, native calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 1600 and market steady with yearling wethers 9.50 to 38.00, lambs 9 to 11.25, ewes 6.25 to 7.75.
Receipts for cattle and sheep listed with price ranges and market tone. Bulk hogs at 7.89 to 8.10, heavy 8.08 to 8.26, sows about 6.25 to 7.25. Prime fed steers 8.60 to 9.26, dressed beef steers 7.00 to 8.49, cows 4.25 to 7.06, stockers 6.00 to 7.85. Sheep receipts 6,000 with lambs 10.25 to 11.00, yearlings 9.00 to 9.7, wethere 7.50 to 8.25, ewes 7.00 to 7.68. Market steady for sheep.
Chicago Illinois February 10 receipts and hogs show market steady with hogs and pigs led by bulk and heavy categories. Cattle receipts around six thousand with native beef steers to nine dollars. calves to eleven twenty five. sheep receipts around sixteen thousand with wethers and lambs trading lower.
London money market notes show bar silver at 874 per aL and discount rates for short bills and three month bills at 4 1/2 percent. The report records 44 percent figures and 4 percent levels in the context of the February 10 data.
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