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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
11
Refined sugar gains 10 cents to 6.30 per hundred pounds as beet sugar exits the market and cane refiners push prices toward last year's peak. Eggs steady after lighter receipts as rains damage roads. Wholesale and retail quotes place eggs around 23–25 cents per dozen with regional handlers posting 28 and 24 cents.
Associated Press reports steady butter prices with creamery quotes at 28 3 4 cents for spreads and 25 30 for dairies. Eggs firm with receipts of 1700 cases. firsts 34 4 82 cents, prime firsts 35 cents. Cheese firm with several varieties at 17 1 2 to 16 1 2 cents. Potatoes easier with Wisconsin 98 cents to 1.02, Minnesota and Michigan 1.02 to 1.05. Poultry steady with turkeys 11 cents, spring chickens 14 1 2 to 16 cents. 50 to 60 pound weights 7 cents.
Quotations from a St Louis market report show poultry prices advancing with chickens up 13 cents, turkeys and ducks adjusted, geese at 50 cents, butter and creamery products higher at 26 to 28 cents, eggs up 30 cents.
New York reports unsettled eyes with receipts totaling 6651. Fresh gathered extras bring 39 to 40 cents, dirties 30 to 33 cents, and refrigerator stock ranges 33 to 34 cents.
Kansas City market notes show daily prices for creamery butter at 31 cents, firsts 29 cents, seconds 22 cents, packing stock 23 to 24 cents. Eggs show extras 29 1/2 cents, firsts 28 1/2, seconds 21 cents.
New York on February 14 reports Coffee No 7 Rio 14 futures closed steady with March and May at 13.26. The market held firm amid light activity as traders awaited further signals.
Raw sugar firms with Muscovado 89 test at 4.23 cents and centrifugal 96 test at 4.73 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.98 cents. Petroleum, molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.
Clean rice was strong and active yesterday in New Orleans with rough rice stock bare and little trading. Receipts totaled 6,887 rough and 11,270 clean with millers at 6,533. Sales included 2,308 clean Honduras at 8 5 cucs and 1,096 Japan at 2 3 cucs. rough Honduras 2.60 4.36, Japan 2.50 4.00, clean Honduras 3 1 4 4 0, Japan 3 4 4 4.
In St Louis on February 14 wool markets remained steady with medium combing and clothing grades at 20 21 cents per pound. Light fine wool sold 15 19c, heavy fine 12 13c, tub washed 27 30c.
In New York on February 14, cotton goods markets are strong and buying is more general than in months. Retail buyers are active, fancy worsted for men’s fall wear is being ordered more liberally, and jobbers report an active house trade.
Paris closes with three per cent rentes at 95 francs 35 centimes for the account. Exchange to London stands at 25 francs 25 %%c for checks. Private discount rate holds at 3 percent.
Lead remains quiet at 15 pounds 138 9d. Spelter steady at 26 pounds 15s. Tin holds firm with spot at 187 pounds and futures at 192 pounds 15s. Market notes overall firmness in prices for London metal trades.
Sale prices shown for several ports with mixed firm and steady readings. Liverpool and New York hold firm or steady around 6.08 and 10.70 per unit, while New Orleans and Houston show lower levels. Galveston remains steady at 11.00 with moderate volume observed.
Spot cotton in New Orleans remains steady with 2,400 sales and 600 to arrive. Grades range from low ordinary at 63 to 63 16c, strict good middling at 11 1 16c, and good middling around 11 1 16c to 12 16c. Receipts total 10,685 and stock stands at 302,094.
New York spot cotton closed steady up 6 points with Middling uplands at 10.70 and Gulf at 10.95. Sales totaled 18.
Memphis reports spot cotton steady with middling at 10 1/2 cents per pound. In a separate note, tea per capita consumption in the United States remains roughly unchanged while coffee consumption shows a steady rise.
Readable segments describe observations at a.m. with air pressure at sea level and marks of temperature and precipitation. The report notes wind arrows and forecast through Thursday evening with conditions from clear to cloudy and possible rain.
Union Stock Yards February 14 reports a sparse shipping list for live stock. Trade was dull and featureless with about a hundred head moved from nearby pens. Cows topped at 3.85 and calves at 4.50 while buyers offered 6 to 6.25 for quality hogs. rain kept shippers at home awaiting price improvements.
Fort Worth live stock data dated February 14 shows cattle receipts at 3500 with steers 15 to 25 cents lower at average $4.65 to $7.25, stockers and feeders 15 cents lower, cows steady, bulls steady, calves 25 cents lower. hogs receipts 1400 with prices lower, top $6.50 and bulk $5.90 to $6.30.
Receipts and quotations show cattle at 5000 with steady to 10 cent higher trends across native and southern stocks. Hogs 15000 head steady to five cents lower with bulk sales $5.90 to $6.20 and lights up to $6.05. Sheep 5000 head strong with muttons $3.25 to $4.60 and lambs $5.25 to $6.35.
Chicago market prices show cattle receipts around 15 500 with steady to higher tones for Texas and western steers and calves. Hogs receipts near 36 000 with dull to five cent decline across light mixed heavy and pigs. Sheep receipts about 23 000 with steady to slightly higher bids on native and western sheep and lambs.
Receipts and quota for cattle hogs and sheep in St Louis with price ranges. Cattle strongest up to ten cents higher. native beef steers 4.75 to 8.50. cows and heifers 3.65 to 6.65. Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.00. calves in carloads 5,007. Hogs steady. pigs and lights 5.00 to 6.35. mixed and butchers 6.05 to 6.30. good heavy 6.20 to 6.39. Sheep strong to 10 cents higher. native muttons 3.75 to 4.59. lambs 5.00 to 6.50.
New York trading session reports prime mercantile paper at 3 to 4 percent ranges with steady sterling exchange. Bankers bills quoted 4.84 50 for 60 days and 4.87 25 for demand. Commercial paper at 4.83 percent. Bar silver at 60 cents, Mexican dollars at 47e. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
Boston report lists Arizona Commercial at 4 percent, Butte Coalition at 22, Calumet and Arizona 59, Greene Cananea 7, North Butte 26 percent in a division ranking.
The record lists stock figures for Great Britain and foreign ports with totals. It shows 20,586 for Dor PraMee ions Veawsiv geese and 74,569 for other foreign ports, 223 for coastwise ports, and a total stock of 850,421 with scattered decimals and OCR artifacts.
Activity in domestic wool keeps pace with foreign demand as retailers report a firmer market with a slight rise in finer grades. Texas and California stock transfers increase, with Kentucky Indiana and Missouri three-eighths blood at 27c, quarter blood 27 28c, scoured basis Texas fine six to eight months 48c, in twelve months 53 54c, and fine fall 43c.
Stock market opened with little direction as leading shares held near prior close. Reading led declines among active issues with losses around one and a half to two points while United States Steel and others slipped, bonds were steady, and overall trading ended weak after a nervy session.
The piece claims apples contain more phosphoric acid in an easily digested form, making them one of the best brain foods. It also references general financial terms and loan rates in a garbled note but centers on the apple benefit.
Chicago reports demand lifting grain and provisions on February 14 as wheat and corn advance amid lower European visible supply. May wheat opens at about 1.02 and climbs to over 1.02. May corn rises from 68% to 68% and settles near 68% cents. Hog and pork prices gain with May pork around 16.15 and ribs near 8.77, while article notes stockyard buyers on the bull side.
The column lists cash grain prices for wheat and oats by grade. Prices include No 2 red 1.00 to 1.01 dollars, No 2 hard and No 1 northern around 1.10 dollars, No 2 spring about 1.01, velvet chaff 0.90 and durum 0.90 dollars. Oats show No 2 Sec No 2 white about 0.54 dollars and standard near 0.62 dollars.
Cash wheat quotes show No 2 red at 1.00 plus percent and No 2 hard at 1.01 percent 1.09. Corn is No 8 at 64 cents with No 3 white at 63 percent 6Rc. Oats are No 2 at 58 to 56 cents and No 2 White at 63 percent 54. Close shows May wheat at 1.01 and 1.01 percent, July 94 percent. Corn May 69 percent cents, July 68 69c. Oats May 52 percent, July 47 percent.
Quotations show cash wheat at 1.01 to 1.09 for No 2 hard and 98 to 99 cents for No 2 red. Corn No 2 mixed 66 cents, No 2 white 66 7? cents. Oats No 2 white 53 to 54 cents, No 2 mixed 51 to 52 cents. Wheat futures traded around 1.01 for a nearby and 93 to 69 cents for May and July contracts with sellers noted.
Memphis dated report shows prime basis at 4.80 cents, meal at 25.25 dollars, and Maters at 2 3 heaviers per cent.
Cotton seed oil prices firmed with spot at 5.50 60 for February and futures ranges from 5.59 to 5.92495 across March through September. Sales totaled 12,100 contracts with varied lots including 1000 March 5.59 and 600 July 5.82.
New York session opens steady then drops six to eight points as bear pressure hits futures. Bulls buy the decline and prices rebound in afternoon trade with renewed support from southern spot demand and higher local market readings.
New York cotton futures opened steady with levels around 10.56 to 10.68 for nearby contracts and held a weak close into the session. The day’s bid and offer figures spanned 10.41 to 10.69 across May through December, with notable movement in Oct and Dec expiries.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 1 to 4 point decline as large seller orders from country sources pressured the market. By midday prices bounced near 3 to 5 points over the previous close, then late in the session fell sharply, ending about 21 to 29 points lower than the day’s mid session and 17 to 24 points under yesterday’s close amid raiding by bears and long liquidation.
The record shows a sequence of monthly price points with bid and ask figures including February 10.60, March 10.71 72, May 10.78 83, July 10.82 83, August 10.72 74, September 10.6163, October 10.57 68, December 10.58 60. The entries highlight ongoing market activity and range movements across the year.
Closing spot prices rise as American middling fair and other grades advance. Trade shows 10,000 bales sold with 9,100 American bales, receipts at 11,000 including 10,500 American bales, futures opening firm then closing barely steady across multiple delivery windows.
The report shows cotton statistics for Houston Texas and national exports. It lists exports to Great Britain France and the continent with figures, and stock totals by city including St Louis Memphis and Houston. Lead and spelter prices are noted with firm values in St Louis on February 14.
Elevation 2000 feet and one mile from town describe the setting for an outdoor exercise focus. The notice invites circulars and terms to Miss Sarah C. Scofield for Kerrville Texas, with second term beginning February 1 and offerings in Domestic Science Art Elocution and Music.
London market notes Consols for money 78 percent and for account 78 percent hold steady. Silver steady at 27 percent. Money and short bills at 3 percent with three months bills also at 3 percent.
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