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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1915
Page
10
The Chronicle markets classified ads highlighting broad circulation in Houston and south of Dallas. Readers can place wanted and for sale notices with varying durations and barter deals, featuring farms, homes, land, livestock, and exchange offers across Texas towns with contact details and prices.
An evening market report from Pittsburg records a five cent crude oil advance in principal grades led by Pennsylvania crude at 1.50 and Mercer black plus New Castle at 1.07. Corning rises ten cents to 95 cents. base Pennsylvania crude remains 1.50, the first rise since August 20 after a slide from 2.50.
Market notes report another surge in wheat prices at speculative centers with May wheat at 1924 per bushel and flour advancing to 6.40 a barrel. Freight costs and higher European quotes boost grain demand while fruit prices drop. grapefruit sale price falls to five cents and eggs rise to 40 cents per dozen in retail.
At Union Stock Yards on January 4, 1915, calves traded up to 6.70 as cattle and hog prices fluctuated. Chicago, Fort Worth, Kansas City and St. Louis reports showed higher bids for cattle and mixed moves for hogs, with pork prices uneven and pork predictions slow to materialize. Receipts included cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and horses, with most stock en route to other markets.
New York cotton opens at high ground with prices 7 to 10 points above last month’s low. Liverpool up 10 to 11 points on firmer spot demand. March to December futures open steady. close about 49 points higher amid strong export clearances and New Orleans firmness.
In New Orleans on January 4, cotton futures and spot markets advanced midday following New York gains and strong inland demand. Prices climbed about 20 points from last week’s close, with investors active and shorts anxious, before a late pullback a ten point drop. Futures opened steady and closed mildly higher, with January at 7.46 and October near 8.4.
Spot cotton in Liverpool shows firm demand with American middling fair at 5 60 pence per pound and various grades quoted down to 3 11 pence. Futures closed steady with May June at 4.49 360 and July August at 4.56.
The New York gold market opens the year subdued with price limits fixed and demand restrained. Absence of forced selling and better export data in December signal cautious readjustment, while London reopening and British shipping policy weigh on sentiment as monetary conditions ease amid abundant money and gold imports discussions.
The London Stock Exchange resumes operations after a prolonged closure with strict cash-only deals from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. No street trading. foreign attendance limited. military khaki visible among English members. Market quotes show war loan at 4 percent, India 3 percent at 31, and Consols around 55 percent.
Prices for cotton blankets and related textiles show steady values after limited activity in New York. The market hints at upcoming price setting for fall 1915 with silk and wool substitutes and export demand for army grades. An elderly farmer miscues town etiquette, prompting a police quip about hitching in public.
Wheat and corn futures surged with wheat reaching the highest levels in years as Argentine shipments loom large and European demand shifts. Reports from San Antonio and St Louis show prices climbing despite mixed trade, with cereals supported by export optimism and ongoing war-related volatility.
In New York on January 1 steel companies report strong progress in negotiations with railroads for track supplies and main materials. Contracts for tens of thousands of tons are placed as buyers seek bars plates and shapes. Street work remains active with orders for cotton warehouse construction in New Orleans and expansions.
United States Steel and Pennsylvania share gains led a cautious recovery as Bethlehem Steel held firm. Across the board most issues were flat or lower with government bonds steady and call money near four percent.
Lead steady at 3.75 with London lead at 119 pounds. Tin steady around 50 with copper quoted and futures in sterling. Prices show mixed activity and several figures in pounds and shillings, including No 1 southern and northern copper values and spot and futures quotes.
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