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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
7
New York January 6 cotton market notes receipts at ports improved with strong selling in reactive lines. The report references season totals and compares figures to the same day last week and last year, with figures like 264,809 bales cited for the season.
New York trading opens with United States Steel leading gains of nearly two points on 10 000 shares at 112 to 112 1 2 percent. Affiliated industries copper oils and shippings post advances with strength in equipments and munitions. Canadian Pacific rebounds two points while rails show irregular trading. Dealings light and focused on prominent issues. Desultory market factors noted with weak international coverage. Closing session strong. daily volume about 325 000 shares. bonds steady.
The report lists mercantile paper and bill rates in New York with 60 day bills around 4.71 to 4.75 dollars for commercial use, demand and cables at 4.75 and 4.84 percent respectively, and bar silver at 3 1/4 percent. London cites bar silver at 3 1/2 percent per ounce with money at 4 percent and discount on short bills at 5 percent and three months at 5 1/2 percent.
The copper market showed quiet business and steady major asking prices around 32.59 for the third quarter while resellers offered electrolytic copper at 28.00 to 28.50. A nearby March lot was rumored as low as 27. Tron remained unchanged. In Washington, Rep Heflin accused a secret agreement between American and foreign spinners to divide the southern cotton territory and warned that the 1916 crop would be 3,500,900 bales short of demand urging southern producers to hold remaining crop for higher prices.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company announced in Ardmore Oklahoma that effective Monday January 8 the price of Healdton crude oil will advance five cents to eighty five cents per barrel. A separate exchange quotes a dialogue about a boy's football ambitions with Farmer Corntessel.
Quotations from major centers show spot cotton prices for middling grade with delivery at markets. San Antonio Houston Galveston New York New Orleans listed with prices and sales figures though some entries are incomplete.
The cotton market closed higher today with steady undertone as southern spot gains boosted early trading. Demand from spinners and spot buyers led the advance, old crop months outpacing new. New York and New Orleans finished 37 to 89 points higher. San Antonio spots at 17.38. Fertilizer purchases for planting are reported extremely heavy, signaling peak fertilizer use since 1914.
The New York cotton market opened with renewed buying, first prices firm by 3 to 17 points. Bulls and active Western trade spurred gains as March touched 18.10 to 18.42, July to 18.70, with overall gains 25 to 38 points after a steady close despite weekend profit-taking.
New York reports firm opening for cotton futures with notable gains across contracts from January to October. January 17.85 March 17.98 May 18.25 July 18.38 October 17.18. Closes show 37 to 38 point higher, with varied highs and lows and final readings around 18.2 to 18.7.
In New Orleans on January 6, cotton futures opened with strong gains as yesterday’s South spot market advances spill over. Within half an hour prices rose 21 to 23 points amid good demand and limited offerings. Spinners and spot houses led purchases as the day progressed, lifting the old crop more than the new.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with January through October contracts listed from 17.50 to 15.86. Futures closed 37 to 39 points higher with January at 17.78 and March at 17.96. Liverpool cotton expected to open Monday 20 to 21 points higher.
Weekly statement of clearing house banks and trust companies in Greater New York reports excess reserves at $140,441,440, up $22,105,750 from last week. Loans, deposits, and reserves across categories show notable increases and decreases, including net demand deposits rising to $3,371,728,000 and total deposits at $954,949,200.
Temperature trends show tonight and Sunday fair with warmer conditions. Precipitation yesterday was none, normal for the day at .07 inch, with a total January 1 to date of .05 inch and a deficiency of .23 inch since January 1.
Wheat speculators bid higher as no peace developments emerged and Senate action on Wilson’s appeal buoyed buyers. May futures touched record highs with May at about 1.84 to 1.85 a bushel, July near 1.51, and closing gains 1 to 1 1/2 cents. Oats and provisions followed, supported by cash buying and higher hog prices.
Quotations for January 6 show futures higher with No. 2 hard wheat at 1.59 to 1.95, No. 2 red 1.90 to 2.00, corn No. 2 mixed 96 to 97, No. 2 white 9 to 9 1/2 cents, No. 2 yellow 95 1/4 to 97 1/4, date No. 2 white 5 to 6 cents, No. 2 mixed 54 1/2 to 55 1/2, rye 1.49 to 1.60.
Wheat futures ended the session higher with May at 1.811 and July at 1.48. Corn for May held at 96 and July at 96.
Quotations reported in Chicago show No 2 red wheat and No 2 hard wheat bid nominally. No 2 yellow corn and artes oats at 80 percent of par plus barley at 95 cents per bushel.
In St Louis on January 6 quotations show wheat steady with No 2 red at 1.95 to 1.99, No 2 hard 1.96 to 2.00. Corn higher with No 2 at 9 cents and No 2 white oats steady at 67 cents, No 2 white rye steady at nominal prices.
Provision markets in Chicago report quotations for Saturday trading. Prices include dry salt extras at 15 percent, bacon extras 1 cent, salt bellies 14 16 pound average, fancy breakfast bacon 28 cents, fancy hams and bacon bellies 14 16 pound average, pure lard 16 percent, compounds 14 cents, American cheese 27 cents per pound.
Buyers paid prices in San Antonio with butter and creamery butter steady. Texas country creamery 20 34 cents per pound, country 25 28 cents, packing stock 24 25 cents. Poultry values rose with hens large to small and friers, broilers, turkeys 23 24 cents per pound and ducks or geese priced per dozen.
Butter prices show creamery firsts 39 percent, seconds 37 percent, packing 28 cents. Eggs list firsts at 40 cents. Poultry quotes include hens 16 cents roosters 12 cents turkeys 24 cents. Potatoes priced at 1 dollar 85 cents.
Chicago market notes show butter steady with creamery at 39 to 39.5 cents for firsts, and 32 to 40 cents on ordinary firsts. Potatoes and poultry values mix with white potatoes around 1.80 to 1.95 per unit, turkeys at 22 cents, and live fowls near 18.5 cents. New York coffee futures No 7 Putarce steady with March at 6.90 and May at 2.05.
Turpentine firm reports 53s 54s prices, 89 sales, 15 receipts, 9 shipments, stock at 23 179. Resin firm shows 327 sales, 297 receipts, 1300 shipments. other figures include 662 units, 35 46.4 K, and prices around 1.00 to 87.32.
Independence Kansas January 6 crude oil rose ten cents to 1.60 a barrel, surpassing the prior peak reported by operators in the mid continent field. The Prairie Oil and Gas Company announced the advance, marking a record price for the region.
New Orleans reports both rough and clean rice holding steady with unchanged quotations. Receipts total 86 sacks rough and 686 sacks millers and 2806 pockets clean. Sales include 747 rockets Honduras, 802 pockets Japan, and 737 pockets Blue Rose.
California markets report a Saturday morning price rise for potatoes to 3.26 per hundredweight. Other wholesale produce and fruits held steady, while dried Lima beans rose to 9 cents per pound and poultry butter eggs provisions and seeds remained unchanged.
A detailed listing of wholesale prices to retailers and shippers for California and Texas vegetables and fruits. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, celery, cranberries, cabbage, cauliflower, beets, green beans, peppers, lettuce, and more show per hundredweight, crate, and per dozen rates. Also includes canned goods, meats, fish, flour, seeds, and milled products with regional distinctions and package sizes.
A historical price list shows corn syrup at 40 cents per gallon and a dozen at 90 cents, assorted nuts priced by unit and weight, dried beans wholesale to trade at 11.60 per hundred pounds, and hides, tallow, and leather by varied rates reflecting a market overview from the era.
NEW YORK SUGAR NEW YORK Jan. 6 The market for sugar futures was irregular this morning Near positions were steady on covering while later deliveries eased under scattered realizing for over the week end with closing prices one point higher to 11 net lower Main sugar firm molasses 4.52 centrifugal Refined fine granulated 6.76 ELGIN BUTTER MARKET ELGIN Ill Jan 6 Butter 36 tubs at 6 each
January 6 at Union Stock Yards reports cattle and sheep steady while hogs rise slightly. Receipts were very light with small shipments to local yards. city trade included cattle four, calves seven, hogs seventy-two. Major markets listed as Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City St Louis.
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts reach 350 with steers around 6.00 to 6.25, stockers 6.90 to 7.25, heifers 4.40 to 8.00, cows 4.25 to 6.25, calves 5.50 to 9.00. Hogs number 2000 with prices up to 10.40, bulk around 9.20 to 9.60. sheep market nominal with lambs 10.00 to 10.25 and yearlings 8.60 to 9.60. Woolly notes show goats 3.00 to 6.00.
Chicago Illinois January stockyards report shows hogs dealer bids from 5 to 10 cents above yesterday’s average with several classes listed from bulk to pigs. Cattle receipts steady with native beef cattle western cattle stockers and feeders and cows and heifers priced. Sheep receipts around 1000 with steady market and price ranges for wethers and lambs.
Receipts and quotations for hogs recorded by Allen Buell meteorologist at the Weather Bureau Kansas City on January 6 1917. Bulk sales around 10 000 dollars heavy hogs 15 40 to 15 60 range. Observations note wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published.
Packers and butchers 10.30 to 10.55, light 9.90 to 10.40, pigs 8.75 to 9.50. Cattle receipts 100, market steady. Prime fed steers 10.75 to 11.50, dressed beef steers 8.50 to 10.50, southern steers 8.50, cows 8.25 to 9.00, heifers 6.50 to 10.50, stockers and feeders 6.25 to 8.75, calves 6.50 to 11.50. Sheep receipts none, market steady. Lambs 12.75 to 13.25, yearlings 11.00 to 12.00, wethers 8.75 to 10.00, ewes 8.00 to 9.25, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 12.00.
Receipts listed for hogs and cattle with varied quotations. Hogs show higher prices across grades with figures from $5.10 to $10.88, while cattle receipts reach about 600 with market steady. Prices cover native beef steers, yearling cattle, cows, stockers, feeders, Texas quarantine steg and beef cows, plus calves and lambs with multiple ranges.
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