Cotton closes at an advance with confidence shown
Cotton markets rise as advances push prices up about one dollar per base traded. Traders cite steady demand and favorable prospects for fiber quality through the season.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 37 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1916
Page
37
Cotton Market Rises on Export Outlook and Spot Strength
Cotton prices advanced nearly one dollar per bale week over week as southern spot demand held firm. Better export prospects and acreage forecasts in Texas and surrounding states boosted confidence, while long positions liquidated and a steadier contract market emerged despite irregular daily moves. San Antonio buyers offered about 11 500 bales on Saturday amid flood concerns in the Mississippi region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Exchange
San Antonio
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kuyerg
Cotton futures close steady with higher week gains
New York and New Orleans market reports show cotton futures closing steady as prices rise between 15 and 19 points for the week. The closes today reflect a range from 1 to 17 points higher than last week’s levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool cotton market steadies with steady prices
Liverpool cotton traders report 8 3/4 to 8 1/4 cents for middling grades as prices hold. About 4000 bales sold with 460 exported or speculative orders while receipts reach 11,000 bales.
Futures slide on London market with varied month spreads
Liverpool futures quote Round dates show February 7.894 for February and March 7.86d with several near term spreads including March-April 7.83444 and May-June 7.79%d. Weekly shifts reflect dampened trading interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.tober
New York Market Report Shows Rice Price Rally
New York February reports indicate American prince rice advanced to six cents a yard, nearing the high of recent years. Wool and knit goods remained firm and active, signaling broad commodity strength in the trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fresh Eggs Move in Large Volume in Texas Markets
Texas hens enjoy mild weather as fresh eggs flood markets with lower prices. Friday and Saturday saw strong movement with declines about one cent per dozen. Cold storage eggs fade as storage season looms next month and 1916-17 projections hint at greater egg into storage. Eastern markets receive sizable Texas poultry shipments, nearly twice last year’s volume, underscoring rising production. Wheat prices rose about five cents per bushel amid steady local grain rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio
Wholesale Market Prices for Fresh Vegetables and More
Wholesale prices to trade listing vegetables by region with per hundredweight per crate and per dozen prices. Contains potatoes onions tomatoes celery peppers cucumbers strawberries apples oranges lemons limes greens and canned goods with multiple regional figures from California Texas Florida Oregon and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
California
Texas
Florida
Louisiana
East Texas
Washington
Taney
London
Illinois
Hoice Rio
Arbuckle Ariosa
Destinatio
Maxwel House
Japan
Honduras
Buell Local Forecaster Reports Weather Highlights
Buell Local Forecaster reports for the day with highest temperature 84 and lowest 69, average 72, and normal 54. It notes excess 18 for the day and 47 for the month, since January 1 accumulated 204. Precipitation shows none in the latest 24 hours, normal 0.06, with a 0.06 daily deficiency and 0.61 monthly deficiency. Total precipitation since January 1 reaches 2.26 inches. Prevailing wind from the south at 10.5 mph, highest 18 mph at 8:09 p.m. Sunrise and sunset times given for Sunday.
Lower hog prices on last day in Fort Worth market
Fort Worth Texas February 12 Cattle receipts 800 hogs 2200 with prices: bulk 8.00 8.10 medium 7.90 8.00 mixed 7.75 7.90 light 7.70 8.00 common 7.00 7.50 pigs 4.50 none. Sheep receipts none and lambs 8.60 10.00 yearlings 7.50 8.50 wethers 7.25 7.60 ewes 6.75 7.25 culls 4.00 5.00 goats 3.60 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Tex
Market Receipts and Quotes for Cattle and Sheep
Cattle receipts total around 200 with a steady market. Native beef steer quotes at 6.25 to 9.66, western steers 6.00 to 8.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 3.90, calves 8.25 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 1000, market weak with wethers 7.60 to 8.25 and lambs 8.75 to 11.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reanhia
Kansas City Live Stock Receipts and Prices Feb 12
Receipts and quotations from Kansas City market show hogs with 2000 head and steady tone. Bulk, heavy, light and pigs listed with price ranges. Cattle receipts 2000, market steady with prime fed steers, dressed beef, southern steers, cows and heifers price bands. Sheep receipts none, lambs and yearlings priced. wethern and ewes also quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Live Stock Market Report From St Louis on Feb 12
Hogs receipts 18 000 lower. Pigs and lights 6 75 48 80 mixed and butchers 8 05 8 40 good heavy 8 38 8 40. Cattle receipts 200 steady native beef steers 7 50 9 50 yearling stockers and feeders 8 50 9 35 cows 5 50 7 00. Sheep receipts none nominal yearling wethers 8 00 19 00 lambs 9 00 11 26 ewes 6 25 7 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Texas
Money Market Trading on Mexican Money in San Antonio
Trading on Mexican currency in San Antonio on Saturday showed active quotes. Market participants watched exchange rates between peso and dollar as regional dealers reported varied bids and offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Nueces County Poultry and Pet Stock Association names officers
Nueces County Poultry and Pet Stock Association elected new officers for the year in Corpus Christi. T. A. Anderson is president P. E. Lumbard is first vice president J. R. McKelvey is second vice president Chester Chambers is third vice president J. F. Herold is secretary C. Stone is treasurer Oscar Lutz is show superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County Farmers to Begin Planting Monday
Corpus Christi reports local implement dealers say nearly all farmers in Nueces county will start planting on Monday as the farming season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County
Bankers and businessmen form plan to cut Nueces cotton acreage
A conference in Corpus Christi appointed a committee to prepare plans for a countywide campaign to reduce cotton acreage. The move was led by Joe Hirsch of Corpus Christi, president of the State Bankers' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County
Joe Hirsch
State Bankers’ Association
Turpentine and Resin Quotations in Savannah Market
Savannnah market report shows turpentine with 124 receipts and 693 shipments, stock 11,470. Resin sales 1899 with 1147 receipts and 566 shipments, stock 5,9756. Quotations list bids from B through W and W W with prices ranging from 6.25 to 7.60 in various grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
F. G
W. G
W. W
Morgan Defends Tax Debate at New York Dinner
J Pierpont Morgan criticized a Socialist’s tax proposal at a New York dinner calling arguments unfair. He recalled a prior exchange about a 70 percent tax on all incomes and the socialist’s reply affirming a rich taxpayer’s right to pay taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Obeying Orders at Bellevue Inn
A bellhop, following orders, is described as acting in a tense scene at a Bellevue hotel. The dialogue hints at frustration and discipline, with a manager issuing directives and a bellboy responding in a restrained, compliant manner. The fragment suggests a mood of coercion and restrained emotions within staff interactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue- Scrateere
Texas Industrial Congress Backs Ban on Half and Half Cotton
Cotton buyers in Texas and neighboring states press a campaign by the Texas Industrial Congress to discourage planting and purchasing of the half and half cotton. Dealers expect lower prices and potential market withdrawal, citing law and fiber standards. Proponents urge growers to favor standard long fiber varieties such as Mebane Lone Star and Rowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas Industrial Congress
Texas
Congress
Waco
Fort Worth
Houston
New Orleans
Dallas
W. C. Barrickman
The
Oklahoma
Mebane
Lone Star
Rowden
Markets Report Wholesale Prices Saturday
Wholesale prices for the trade on Saturday show eggs steady with Texas country candied at 27 2/3c per dozen and 23 24c storage. Butter firm with Texas Creamery at 32 33c per pound. Poultry firm with hens 4.60 to 6.00 per dozen, friers 3.50 to 4.50, broilers 2.00 to 8.60, turkeys 15 to 16c per pound, ducks 4.60 to 5.50 per dozen, geese 7.00 to 10.00 per dozen. Rabbits per dozen 76c to 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
Alaska
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
Sudan
Texas
Texas Creamery
Standards for United States Cotton Grades Described
Washington Feb 12 An illustrated report from the Department of Agriculture explains the official cotton standards issued in December 1914 under the Cotton Futures Act. The article notes broad adoption by southern markets and mills and details storage of original and duplicate sets in vaults and vacuum to preserve color and leaf characteristics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
South
Department
United States Treasury
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Market Quotation Highlights Fresh Cuts and Price Shifts
Chicago market notes show butter at 24 to 31 cents, eggs down with receipts at 2,199 cases. Firsts 21 to 23 cents, ordinary firsts at 2 cents, potatoes lower with 16 carload receipts. Wisconsin and Minnesota poultry prices mixed with live fowl at 16 to 5 cents and springs at 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Til
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakota
Market Quotations From Kansas City Dairy and Poultry
Quotations show creamery butter at 31 cents for firsts and 29 cents for seconds, packing at 19 cents. Benes creamery quoted firsts at 23 cents and seconds at 20 cents. Poultry prices list hens at 13 1/2 cents, turkeys at 20 cents, and springs at 18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Benes
Butter Prices Reported In Elgin Market
ELGIN Illinois February 12 Butter sold at seventy five tubs priced at 31 percent each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin, Ill
Rice market steadiness amid mixed quality notes in New Orleans
In New Orleans on February 12 the market showed a strong tone across all rice grades except clean Japan which held steady. Notations and receipts listed clean Honduras at 2 5/8 to 2 1/2 percent, with sales of 1999 pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Japan
Honduras
Wall Street Quiet as Lincoln Birthday Observed
The New York stock exchange closed for Lincoln's birthday with a cautious mood on Wall Street. Trading occurred amid uncertainty as weekly developments yielded mixed signals from domestic and foreign markets. Investors watched Lusitania policy, central powers submarine tactics, copper booms, steel demand, and railway earnings while bank clearings reached record highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Lincoln
Wall Street
Lusitania
Berlin
Vienna
England
France
London Money Markets Reported Silver and Rates
London on February 12 reports bar silver at 274 per ounce and money at 4 percent. Discount rates for short bills and three months stand at 56 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hester's Statement by Allen Buell Local Forecaster
Wind speeds under ten miles per hour and precipitation below .01 inch are not published here. Allen Buell, local forecaster, notes this in Hester's statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Buell
Horrible Thought Burroughs and Lenders clash over a loan
In a brief exchange from the Boston Transcript a Burroughs figure notes a man who resembles him while a lender accuses the subject of not repaying a five dollar loan sent three months ago. The dialogue captures a quick, sharp confrontation over identity and debt.
American Canned Goods Export Trade Seen Underdeveloped
Dr. E F Pratt head of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce told the National Canners Association in Louisville that U S canned goods export trade is small compared to the domestic industry With a 1909 output of about 192 million to 250 million in 1914 exports last year before the war stood at 18 35 million He urged American manufacturers to adopt bold business methods and expand exports noting price competition from foreign goods and tariff barriers could be overcome with education and decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Canners' Association
Louisville
E. F. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Pratt
South America
Dr. Pratt
Wheat futures slip as South American offers weigh on markets
Chicago board reports wheat down nearly five cents a bushel amid shipping fears and cheap South American grain in Europe. May wheat fell about four percent while July dropped three cents. corn shows slight strength on improved foreign demand and weaker U.S. crop outlook. Packers and meat futures rise as Park closes higher by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Europe
Oates
Mese Park
Pro Vision
Park
Getting Away With Introductions at a Hotel Smoker
In a hotel lobby Brown and Green plan a social ruse by introducing a neighbor with a new car to a man known as Madison who has just welcomed a baby. The aim is to trigger a slide of conversation about the automobile and the baby as a pair. The scene unfolds with light humor and urban social maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Green
Madison
Philadelphia Telegraph
Grain prices in San Antonio and Texas markets
San Antonio grain prices show wheat at 1.38 per bushel in san antonio, 1.36 for northern. Corn notes No. 3 in Texas and No. 2 mixed northern 7 83c. Oats list Texas red and white with 33 60 per bushel in sacks and bulk. Oklahoma prices follow Texas grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
M. Maracheau Grain Co
San Antonio
Local Packing House Prices for Dealers Saturday
Local quotations list dry salt extras at 18c and bacon extras at 14 41 per hundred pounds. Dry salt bellies average 14 1 2 percent, 15 percent 4c, fancy breakfast bacon 28c, fancy hams 19c. Bacon bellies 14 to 16 pound average 16 4 percent. Pure lard 11c, compound lard.
Bridegroom Delayed At Wedding In Detroit Free
Guests waited as the bridegroom arrived two hours late after the ceremony was nearly canceled. The best man joked with the bridesmaids performing a ten step fox trot while ushers passively passed coins and the minister smoked. The event ended with quiet acceptance as the ceremony proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syed Bedelias
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Galveston
Liverpool
Liverpool Futures
Cotton Statistics
U. 8
Balesalveston
Ouston
Charleston
Norton
Baltimore
A. m
Great Britain
Continent
Mexico
Galvesto
Britain
Ferrance
Augusta
Memphis
Tenn
Louis
NEW York Dry Goods
Alifornia
Homer
Pall Mal Gazette
U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Kansas
Money Market
National Bank
Bank of London
Mex
Carranza Money
PET Stock Fanciers Elect
Farmer
Rere
London Stock List
New York Stock Exchange
American Car & Foundry
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Atchison Copper
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chesapeake & Mil
Ohio
Ro & St. Paul
R. I. & Pacific Ry
Consolidated Gas
Crucible Steel Eee
Erle . RR
General Electric See Eee
Great Worthern
Great Northern Ore
Tic H. & Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Tron & Steel
Seaboard Airr Line
Southern Pacific
Seeee
Southern Railway
Eee
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Na Texas Company
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Eter
Virginia Care
Chemsteene
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio Sa
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Great Western
Paul Poke
Denver
Rio Grande
Erie
Grand Trunk
Illinois Central
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Centra
Ontario & Western
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
U.s. Department OF Agriculture Weather Bulletin
Hester
Abilene
Amarillo
Atanta
Alaza
Birmingham
Boston
Mass
Prownsville
Lew Vere
Tee
Paso
Worth
Fort Tex
Fla
Jacksonville
Tex Eae
Palestine
Eae
SAN Are
Tampa
Henry Hester
Peter Ewee
Canada
West Texas Bank & Trust CO
Guaranty Fund Bank
East
Houston Street
the Central Trust Co
Bank and Trust Company
Our Land Department
John W. Warren
John J. Stevens
Albert Steves Sr
John Feat Utte Wahrmand
O. Terrell
Dexise D. Oppenheimer
Charles Schreiner
RK. R. Russell
Adolph Wagner Alexander Joske
G. Bechtel
Fred W. Cook
John T. Wilson
Fom C. Bell
Alfred Duerles
Foane
Bi& Ado
T. Priest
Stee B. Ayres
Grain and Provisions
SAN Antonio Grain
Satursla
Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.