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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1917
Page
9
Classified notice for a farm named Goop Farm near San Antonio with partial details including location at 601 Mason Crockett and trade status unclear. Mentions J. R. Emen as contact or owner.
Brigadier General George P. Scriven retires after forty years as chief signal officer. Captain William G. Doane of the Twenty Fifth Infantry transfers to the Thirty Fourth Infantry. Captain George D. Freeman is relieved in the quartermaster corps and assigned to the Sixteenth Infantry.
Metal markets report January 8 shows lead at 7.40 to 7.50, spelter weak at 9 and three quarters, copper unsettled with quarters 26.50 to 32.50, iron steady with grades listed, and tin firm at spot 42.50 to 43.00.
Fragmentary notes show base prices for zinc or spelter at 30 pounds ten shillings, spot copper 153, futures 129, electrolytic spot 181 pounds 15 shillings, futures 183 pounds 5 shillings. No full context or dates provided.
pipeline firms announce a ten cent per barrel price increase across all light oil grades in North Louisiana. It is the eighth rise since November 29, establishing new price levels with Caddo at 1.60 DeSoto 1.50 and Red River 1.20 per barrel.
Tulsa Oklahoma January 8 mid-continent crude oil rose to 1.70 per barrel after a ten-cent morning advance by Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, an independent concern, influencing regional markets and pricing.
Government and state officials from six states attend a conference in Atlanta under the Bureau of Animal Industry to discuss every aspect of cattle tick eradication from farmer motivation to scientific control. Dr. R. A. Ramsey presides as the meeting brings in inspectors from Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi and the Carolinas.
Observation taken at 7 a m on Monday January 8 1917 by Allen Buell meteorologist for the Weather Bureau.
Northern cattle and sheep markets were mostly steady to firmer while hogs posted gains overall. Fort Worth hogs fell 10 to 15 cents, Oklahoma City up about 10 cents, and receipts at the Union Stock Yards remained unusually heavy with Texas and Oklahoma shipments noted.
Fort Worth cattle receipts 5000 with steady market. Steers 6.00 to 8.25, stockers 6.00 to 7.00, heifers 5.50 to 8.60, cows 4.50 to 6.50, bulls 4.25 to 5.60, calves 4.50 to 9.50. Hog receipts 10000, market 10 to 15 cents lower. bulk 9.90 to 10.20, top 10.40. Sheep receipts 50 nominal. lambs 11.09 to 12.00, yearlings 8.50 to 9.50, wethers 7.75 to 8.50, ewes 7.00 to 8.00, culls 5.00 to 6.00, goats 3.50 to 6.00.
Chicago reports show hog receipts of 60,000 with a market up five to ten cents. bulk 10.20 to 10.65, light to heavy ranges. Cattle receipts 27,000 with a steady market. native beef cattle 7.50 to 11.80, western steers 7.35 to 10.00, stockers 5.25 to 8.40, calves 9.00 to 13.25, cows 4.30 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 16,000 and market firm. wethers 9.25 to 10.50, lambs 11.40 to 13.78.
Receipts for hogs 10 000 with higher quotes. Bulk at 10 15 to 10 60, heavy 19 50 to 10 65, packers and butchers 10 30 to 10 60, light 9 90 to 10 45, pigs 8 25 to 9 50. Cattle receipts 17 000 including 100 southern, market steady. Prime fed steers 10 75 to 11 50, dressed beef steers 8 50 to 10 50, southern steers 6 50 to 8 75, cows 5 25 to 9 00, heifers 6 50 to 10 50, stockers and feeders 6 25 to 8 50, combined cattle values shown. Sheep 6 000 with prices 12 50 to 13 25 for eats, yearlings 11 00 to 12 00, wethers 8 50 to 10 00, ewes 8 00 to 9 25, stockers and feeders 6 00 to 12 50.
Hogs receipts 14000 with market 5 to 10 cents. light and mixed classes quoted 10.40 10.95. Cattle receipts 0. native beef steers 7.50 11.50. yearling steers and heifers 8.50 11.50. cows 5.50 8.50. stockers 5.30 8.50. prime southern beef steers 8.00 9.00. beef cows and heifers 4.25 7.50. native calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 2000. lambs 9.00 13.50. yearlings 10.00 11.65.
Daily cattle sales in Oklahoma City show 1700 head steady for cattle and 1300 hogs up ten cents per hundredweight with top at 10.55. Sheep count around 300, steady.
Galveston marine intelligence reports arrivals including El Alba from New York and El Valle from New York. Departures list Emelia de Perez bound for Barcelona and several vessels to Manchester Genoa and Charleston via Liverpool.
Cotton goods markets were quiet in New York with light orders and steady gray goods prices. Branded cottons held firm while unbranded bleached lines saw small price drops. export demand was light and outlook uncertain. Prices listed include print cloths 28 inch at 6c and brown sheetings at 11 12c.
In New York on January 8 the steel sector reports rising demand for marine steel and railroad equipment. Export inquiries remain strong though shell steel contracts are light. Rail mills accept about 90 000 tons for 1918 shipments, with a Southern Pacific order and 2 200 railroad cars plus 10 000 tons of structural work. Pig iron buying falls to small levels while prices stay firm.
Buyers paid listed prices for butter poultry and eggs in San Antonio on Monday. Texas creamery butter ranged 30 to 34 cents per pound, country butter 5.28 cents, packing stock 24 to 25 cents. Hens and friers varied by size with prices from 5.25 to 8.00 dollars. Turkeys 23 to 24 cents per pound, geese 10 to 12 dollars per dozen.
Quotations from principal spot markets list middling grade at 17.69 in San Antonio and Houston with varied figures in Galveston New York and Liverpool. The Cotton Exchange reports heavy fluctuations but ends with a net advance as trading absorbs offerings and New Orleans observes a holiday for the Battle of New Orleans.
The New York cotton market opened firm as Liverpool bought into the local advance. March rose to 18.52 and May to 18.79 after the call, with early gains pared by midday as selling and realizing tempered the surge. Private wires reported a steady Liverpool market with little unhedged cotton offered in the South.
New York reports cotton futures opening steady with January at 18.25, March 18.45, May 18.72, July 18.78, October 17.63 as options close 26 to 28 points higher. Market notes unclear Tuesday opening for Liverpool and separate price lines for March May July.
Liverpool January 8 spot cotton firm with Good middling price 11.40 cents per pound and nearby grades listed. receipts total 7000 bales and 1000 slated for speculation.
The Liverpool futures table shows various month-to-month price quotations in pence and shillings. Notable pairs include January at 11.07 with others ranging around 11.04 to 11.13, and later cross-year contracts such as November-December at 10.35d.
Cotton seed oil quotations today were reported for ports including Galveston Houston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York Boston with figures released from the New York bureau on January 8. Prices varied by port reflecting local market conditions and supply levels.
Daily prices show butter steady at 29 to 33 cents for creamery. Eggs steady with firsts at 39 to 40 cents and consumer grades around 32 to 40 cents. Potatoes steady with mixed receipts and Washington Idaho Colorado Oregon whites priced at 1.80 to 1.95 per unit. Poultry alive markets list chick grades at 18.5 cents, springs 19 cents, turkeys 22 cents.
Quotations for the day show butter at 39% to 41 cents for firsts and 37 to 37 1/2 cents for seconds. Eggs listed at 40 cents for firsts, Teeny Hens at 16 1/2 cents, and roosters at 12 1/2 cents. Potatoes priced at 1.75 dollars per bushel.
The United States Army quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston mailed circular bid proposals to about 402 lumber dealers across the south and west. Over 20 million feet of lumber will be used to construct cantonments for regular troops in Mexican border duty. The proposals list all required materials and allow bids on entire orders or on any subset needed at each location.
Prospects of heavy exports and dwindling US stocks spurred a rush to buy wheat. Bulls cited more grain ships and Lloyd George comments while war outlook remained favorable. May wheat closed around 1.85 to 1.88, July about 1.53, corn rose above 1 dollar, hogs lifting provisions amid rising prices.
Chicago quotations show wheat and oats moving up with several grain grades priced. Wheat ranges from 1.91 to 1.98 for hard red fall and No 2 red winter. oats higher with No 4 white and No 3 mix priced, rye noted around 1.50 to 1.76.
Grain futures closed with May wheat at 1.85 percent and July at 1.60 percent. May corn quoted at 7 percent and July at 96. Be.
Quotations at St Louis cash grain report higher for Wheat with No 2 red at 2.05, No 3 hard 2.02 percent. Corn moves up with No 2 at 99 14, No 2 white at 1.90 percent. Oats hold steady with No 2 at BT 50 percent and No 2 white nominal. Rye stable at No 2 1.50.
Chicago price details show No. 9 wheat at about 1.98 to 2.00 dollars, ro 2 hard near 2.197 percent. Corn No. yellow around 97M9e, oats standard at 58e, barley around 1.00 to 1.3 dollars.
Monday dry salt prices set by the packing house for dealers include bacon extras at 17 cents per pound and dry salt bellies averaging 14 to 16 pounds at 17 cents. Fancy breakfast bacon listed at 27 cents with bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds averaging 17 cents and American cheese prices also shown.
Five Texas legislators pledged support for a bill to create a state highway commission. Proposed by the Texas Good Roads Association the measure could qualify Texas for large federal road-building funds. The lawmakers leaving for Austin were Senator Carlos Bee and Representatives Edward H. Lange Eugene Nordhaus William Schlesinger and Otto Wahrmund.
Three militiamen from McAllen offered to buy the Menger Hotel for a day in San Antonio by Edwin H. Lee on Monday. They said 700 regiment members would accompany the New York Cavalry for the January 20 game against the Second Texas Infantry. William Holoran Everett Wood and Stewart J. Sacks led the party. The men arranged with hotels and with local game organizers and noted the New Yorkers are eager to play the Texans. The New York team will base at the Menger Hotel with all rooms reserved for game day.
E R Robinson formerly of this city was killed in a railway accident on the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad between Douglas and Bisbee Arizona Sunday. The telegram says the body will be brought here for burial. He was 30, a native of this city and son of R W Robinson. He had resided in El Paso five years and is survived by three brothers, R of this city, Ben of Kingsville, and H L of Dickens county.
William Nobles truckmaster from Eagle Pass, hurt Saturday night, likely to recover per base hospital. W H Fitzgerald, 28, killed when the automobile overturned on the Corpus Christi road near the U S experimental farm. body held for Joliet Illinois burial. Santa Gallas and Stefana Ramirez suffer only slight injuries.
Mrs. Anna Burger widow of a Reservist killed in Poland appealed to Emperor William as creditors threatened foreclosure on her small farm. The Kaiser ordered an inquiry and, finding for the widow, paid the mortgage himself to save the family home.
An accidental sounding of a fire alarm box at the San Antonio Traction Company car sheds near San Pedro park sent fire units to the corner of West Houston and Soledad streets at 11 15 Monday. The box is being installed by the Western Union Telegraph Company and matches the city alarm box number. The county commissioners Monday appropriated 1000 for part of W G Hand’s annual salary as federal farm demonstrator, with the federal government contributing 1000 yearly.
A weary forecaster praises the Panama Canal as a key American institution. The exchange questions its relevance to the current situation, noting the canal’s significance to national interests and trade.
In New York on January 8 the day saw firm gains in leading steel iron copper and equipment issues, with Gulf States Steel and Mexicans advancing strongly. Rails were only nominal with overall dull trading, while General Motors dropped after a small dividend announcement. the session closed steady despite mid day rallies.
Time loans easier with 60 and 90 day terms at 3 34 percent and 3 percent, six months at 3 3 percent. Call money steady with high 2 percent and low 2 percent, ruling rate 2 percent, last loan and closing bid at 2 percent, offered at 2 percent.
Mercantile paper at 4 percent. Sixty day bills 471, commercial 60 day bills 471. Commercial 60 day bills 471, demand 476, cables. Francs demand 584, cables 583. Guilders demand 40, cables 40. Bar silver 75. Mexican dollars 58. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.
Camel Turco Adams Express messenger in charge of Flaccus Glass payroll was released by order of the district attorney who ruled he was not a participant in the robbery at Tarentum last Saturday. Three other men remain in custody.
Monday wholesale updates show California yellow yams up to 5.50 per hundredweight, Cuban tomatoes to 4.50 per six basket crate, and pumpkin yams to 3. Old prices noted for reference. Other provisions including salt extras, bacon, lard, seeds like feterita and corn dho, oats, and sorghum listed with various rises and declines. Poultry butter eggs steady. receipts light. no major shifts in dairy.
Readable excerpts show wholesale rates for vegetables and fruits across regions. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, celery, cabbage, beets, and peppers list per hundredweight and crate prices. apples, grapes, oranges, and dates noted by box or weight. Canned goods and grains priced per bag or ton.
Raw sugar held firm while refined markets showed steady activity. Centrifugal traded at 5.39 pounds per hundredweight with refined steady. cut loaf at 7.00 dollars, cube and powder grades near 7.25 and 6.90 respectively. granulated 6.15 and confectioners 6.55 per unit.
Ragged report from New York on January 8 notes coffee futures holding steady with no. 2 quality at 10 cents. March futures quoted at 8.90 and May at 0.03, reflecting a quiet market for coffee commodities.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court ruling in a Corpus Christi election fraud case. The defendants Tom Dunn August Uehlinger Henry Stevens Ed Castleberry and Riggs faced charges under sections 37 and 19 of the federal penal code. The Department of Justice investigated the alleged frauds and the case involved a congressman. some defendants were fined while others received prison terms on conviction. The appeal was filed on behalf of Dunn Uehlinger Stevens Castleberry and Riggs.
A lone thief tied to automobile thefts across Texas Oklahoma and California will face trial in San Antonio after arrest in Waco. He stole fifteen cars in 1916 plus others, with ten to twelve charges including theft and forgery. Authorities say nine cars were bought by San Antonians from him and a California theft worth 3000 sold in Atlanta. He faces bigamy charges as well and has a wife and six children.
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