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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1912

Page

9

Potatoes Soar As Shortage Halts Supply In City

Wholesalers raise Irish potato prices by 25 cents per hundredweight to 5.50 amid tight local supply and strong demand. Shipping from growing regions hindered by cold. market expected to rise toward 3 dollars locally this week. Brownsville reports land and rental deals for future plantings as Texas eyes a record春 potato acreage next year.

San Antonio Texas South Brownsville Colorado Utah Nebraska Idaho California Oregon Washington Kansas City Chicago

Wholesale Produce Price List Highlights Diverse Commodities

A dense price listing outlines trade prices for vegetables fruits and canned goods. Items include potatoes onions cabbage tomatoes cranberries oranges bananas lemons apricots peaches prunes dates raisins currants apples figs and more with per hundredweight per barrel per box figures. Also listed are meat dairy seeds sugar and coffee prices and scattered notes on quality and packaging.

California Sam Buach Ancy Breck York Imperials Callahu

Fancy Prices Rule Live Stock Market at Union Stock Yards

At Union Stock Yards the market opened brisk with steers topping at 4.75, cows at 4.00, and calves near 5. Receipts were liberal across divisions. Hog pens held 211 head. best hogs brought 8.25 while most sold around 6. Calves sold from 5 to 5.50, with many steer calves at 4 to 4.75. Nineteen horses and mules were sent to Fowlerton Texas. no sheep or goats were offered.

Union Stock Yards Fowlerton Texas

Cattle Losses Mount as Panhandle Cold Hits Texas

Nat Parks reports thousands of cattle perished in the Panhandle from two weeks of extreme cold. Southwest Texas also suffered, while Nixon and Gonzales County voices note mixed impacts and rising ranch feeding activity as prices fluctuate across markets. Mexican cattle are on track to surge into the U.S. for market and pasture this spring.

Panhandle Nat Parks Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad Mr. Parks J. J. Griffin Nixon Texas Gonzales Re. B. Flowers City Mexico Republic Mr. Flowers United States Bis A. G. Gillespie J. K. Zimmerman Kansas City California Zimmerman

Hog Prices Slip in Fort Worth Market Report

Hogs receipts 1500 head with overall market five dollars lower. Top hog price 6.66, bulk around 6.10. Cattle receipts 2500 head with steers 4.50 to 6.25, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.50, cows 3 to 4.50, bulls 3 to 4. Calves 4 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 1800 head with market strong. wool ewes around 4.0. Fort Worth Tex January 9 by Associated Press.

Fort Worth Tex

Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report

AP reports Chicago cattle hog and sheep markets with today’s receipts and price ranges. Cattle 15 000 head, market slow 9 20 cents lower. hogs 5 000 head, market quiet 5 10 cents lower. sheep 26 000 head, market steady. Prices listed for beef cattle hogs and lambs across categories.

St Louis Livestock Prices Feed Cattle Hogs And Sheep

Receipts at St Louis cattle market 4500 with 1100 Texas arrivals. Native beef steers 4.50 to 8.50, cows and heifers 3.75 to 7.00, stockers 3.25 to 9.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.50 to 6.50, calves 6.00 to 12.0. Hogs receipts 1800, market 5 cents lower. pigs and lights 5.46 to 6.25, mixed and butcher 6.25 to 6.50, heavy 6.35 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 2000, market strong. native muttons 4.75 to 8.50, lambs 4.76 to 7.00.

Associated Press Chicago Texas Salem ST. Louis Jan

Kansas City Live Stock Prices and Receipts News

AP dispatch reports January 9 cattle receipts at 13 000 with market steady to 10 cents lower. Native and southern steers and cows show varied prices. hog receipts 15 009 with price range 5.00 to 6.55. sheep arrivals 10 000 with market 10 to 15 cents lower. Lambs and fed animals listed with price spreads.

Associated Press Kansas City

Cattle Sales Report From San Antonio Union Stock Yards

Jan 9 cattle sale results list average weights and prices for cows, yearlings, and calves from several sellers including Carter Sabinal and J W Mathis. Notable prices show cows around 3.00 to 4.60 per hundredweight and yearlings near 3.25 to 4.60, with multiple entries from different consignors.

Union Stock Yards Wt. Price Carter, Sabinal Seeress J. W. Mathis BR Cow Sccare

Cottonseed products and oil prices in early trading

Prime caste oil at 4.40 cents per pound and meal at 24 dollars per ton are cited for Memphis. Cotton seed oil closes steady in New York with spot 6.28 and various futures quoted from January to July, while a stray health ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla for digestion.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Unsettled Conditions In The Grain Market

Chicago reports unsettled grain trading as Argentine weather news influences Chicago futures. Wheat and corn prices shift with May contracts opening higher and closing varied, while oats and provisions edge lower amid a larger global supply. Pork futures also show down moves as markets react to Wheat’s downward pressure.

THE Associated Press Chicago Wit

Grain receipts report from Chicago market

Receipts were 18 cars of wheat 4 contract grade 668 cars of corn with none of contract grade 74 cars of oats. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth today 277 cars versus 478 last week and 412 the same day last year.

Associated Piress Chicago Jan Minneapolis Duluth

Grain quotations from Chicago market report

Chicago prices show cash wheat ranges from 96 14 to 98 cents for No 2 hard and 1.11 dollars for No 1 northern. No corn listed, oats mixed with No 2 white at about 49 to 50 cents, standard 49 or 50 cents.

Associated Press Chicago

Agricultural grain price quotations from Kansas City

Quotations show cash prices for wheat No 2 hard 1.03 to 1.08 and red 1.02 with torn No 2 mixed 66c and No 2 white 6c6. Oats No 2 white 50c and No 2 mixed 45 to 49c. Close wheat May 1.01 1/4, July 92 1/4. Corn May 65 1/4, July 65 1/4.

Associated Press Kansas City

Grain futures show mixed U S prices in early trade

Prices for wheat corn and oats quoted today with May and July contracts listed. Wheat May at 9.94 dollars with other figures noted. corn May at 85 and 65 percent. oats May at 50 and 44 percent.

New York Cotton Goods Market Opens Firm in January

The cotton goods market opened with a firmer tendency in colored cottons and gray goods. Overcoatings for fall have been ordered freely by the largest agencies. Hosiery and underwear buyers are in the market while robbers conduct a moderate house trade.

O Press New York

Wool Prices Report From St. Louis Trade Roundup

In St. Louis on January 1 wool markets held steady across grades. Combing and clothing wools sold around 20 to 21 cents per pound for medium grades, with light fine at 17 cents, heavy fine near 12 cents, and tub wash at 27 to 30 cents.

ST. Louis

Market Report From New York Trading Floor

Associated Press notes a quiet session with oil refined in barrels at 7.60 and sugar molasses steady. Prices listed include Muscovade 89 test at 5.92 and centre lL 86 test at 448c. Hides and leather show firmness as petroleum remains stable.

Associated Presb New York Muscovade Centre Ll Associated Press Standard Oz! Company Today

Cotton opens lower as reports of strikes weigh on market

Cotton prices open easy with declines of up to 12 points amid weak cables and census doubts. Covering cushions losses to around 9 to 12 points in later hours as Liverpool buyers realize profits and markets rally modestly from the day’s lows.

Cotton futures open steady with varied month prices

The Associated Press reports New York cotton futures opened steady with January at 9.15 and December around 9.78. Trading shows mixed bids across contracts and months, including March near 9.33 and September near 9.70 with several other months quoted in the 9.5 to 9.8 range.

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Census Ginning Report

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 2 to 4 point decline as the census bureau reported 14,839,156 bales ginned by January 1. Trading fluctuated with late sessions showing buying interest and prices ending the first half hour near unchanged to 1 point down, and the close finishing 6 to 8 points below last week.

Associated Press New Orleans Census Bureau Fiest Aes Poe Sorel

Cotton futures open steady on January 9

The Associated Press reports New Orleans prices with January at 9.36 387 and February 9.86 40. March at 9.48 asked, May 9.66 57, July 9.72 78, August 9.69, October 9.66, detailing another dull session as markets start the trading day.

New Orleans Cotten

Liverpool cotton closes steady with slight decline

From Liverpool on January 9, spot cotton shows steady to slightly weaker prices with American middling around 5.57 to 6.81, sales totaling 10,090 bales including 9,600 American. Receipts are 6,000 all American, futures opened easier and closed weak with several near term spreads quoted.

Associated Liverpool

Standard Oil Announces Second Crude Oil Price Increase

Standard Oil company raised crude oil prices for western Pennsylvania West Virginia and east Ohio markets for the second time in two weeks. New rates list Pennsylvania 1.40 Mercer 97 New Castle 4 Corning 87 Cabell 1.04 per barrel with a five cent rise across grades amid ample crude on hand.

Associated Press Pittsburg Jan Standard Oil Company Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Mercer Newcastle Corning Cabell

Cotton Prices and Spot Status in New Orleans

New Orleans market shows spot cotton closed easy and unchanged with 1,700 sales on arrival at $26. Prices cited range from low ordinary 5 1/2 percent nominal to good middling 9 9/16. Receipts reach 14,110 and stock stands at 284,866.

Associated Press New Orleans

Stock values slide as bear raid pressures Wall Street

Opening trading sees heavy selling aimed at leading rails and industrials. Union Pacific tumbles to around 169 after a large block sale while Canadian Pacific and St Paul retreat. Reading and Amalgamated Copper also fall. market closes very weak with standard stocks under pressure and a bear raid pattern evident.

Associated Press New York Union Pacific Canadian Pacific St. Paul United States Steel Equitable London Rock Island Lehigh Valley Bears Virginia Iron Anion Vartsi Reading Maryland Amalgamated Copper Ce Sun Amer West Burrs Cca Car & Foundry Ccc Ccecaes Aod Grreee Es Mob Anaconda Mining Co JIG Agra Erda Occas Seesares Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit TSS Chesapeake & Ohio Chi, MH Colorado Fuel & Iron Cisss Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudosn Denver & Rio Grandee Gt Nor Pia Ore Tilinois Central Interborough Met Louisvile & Naenville Missouri Pacific Ark SOS Verevanes New York Central Norfolk Western Pullman Palace Island Simsion Southern Pacific Southern Railway International Harvester General Electric

New York Spot Cotton Quiet as Prices Dip

Spot cotton in New York closed quietly with a 10 point decline. Upland prices touched 9.50 and 9.75 for good and middling offerings as no sales were reported.

THE Associated Press New York

Cotton market steady in Houston spot trade

In Houston Texas on January spot cotton held steady with a four cent gain for middling grade. The report notes firm demand and stable prices across assessed cotton categories.

Cotton Futures Move Slightly Higher in Memphis Report

By the Associated Press in Memphis Tennessee spot cotton gains 1 to 16 cents with middling prices around 99 and a half to 16? cents.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn Jan

London market round up steady metals quiet start

Lead quiet with spot at 158 pounds 6 pence per ton. Spelter steady with spot 26 pounds lis. Tin dull with spot 198 pounds sterling and futures at 188 pounds sterling. Remarks indicate a quiet session in London commodity markets on January 9.

London

Coffee futures close steady with trio 14 percent

New York trading ends with futures showing March at 15.04 and May at 12.84 as prices hold steady amid market activity on January 9. No additional context or named entities beyond the futures figures.

THE Associated Press New York Trio

Market Report: Lead and Spelter Prices

Lead held steady at 4.35 while spelter rose to 6.85 with mixed intraday moves. Traders watched demand for metals in early 20th century markets amid cautious activity in St. Louis.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis Spelter

Henry Schiffers 72 Pioneer Resident of San Antonio Die

Henry Schiffers 72 longtime San Antonio resident died at home 107 Austin street after 63 years in the city. German native who came as a boy leaves sister Mother Theresa Ursuline Academy two nieces and four nephews. Funeral from home at 9 a m and St Josephs church at 9 30 a m with interment in St Josephs Cemetery.

St. Joseph's Caurch 8 Joseph's Cemetery

Chicago market quotes steady on dairy and poultry items

Quotations show steady prices for creamery and dairy products with eggs firm at 22 to 33 cents. Receipts reach 1472 cases while potatoes hold at 90 to 98 cents for select grades and poultry remains strong with turkeys at 14 cents and chickens at 13 to 14 cents per pound.

Chicago

Poultry and Butter Prices Steady in St Louis Market

Quotations from a St Louis market show poultry prices holding firm with chickens at 12 ½ cents per pound, springs 18 cents, turkeys 1 cent per pound, ducks 18 cents, geese 9 to 10 cents. butter steady, creamery at 26 to 30 cents, begs at 29 cents.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Quotations for dairy products and licenses in Kansas City

Associated Press dispatch from Kansas City lists butter prices with Creamery butter at 36 cents, firsts 34, seconds 32, packing stock 21. Also notes licenses for West, extras 32 cents, second licenses 32.

Associated Priss Kansas City

Died in San Antonio Two Local Residents

Rev G Robertus aged 56 died yesterday at the Lutheran Home for the Aged on Goliad road after a short illness. He was born in Germany and came to San Antonio from Farina Illinois for his health six weeks ago. Burial will be in Illinois with his son and daughter accompanying the body. Rosa Sapir aged 49 died at 7 20 this morning at 519 West Marshall street after a period of illness. She was the wife of a West Commerce street merchant and came to San Antonio from Ohio eight years ago. Funeral tomorrow at 10 from the home, with burial in the Jewish cemetery.

Robertus Rev G. Robertus Goliad Road Germany San Antonio Farina Illinois City

Egg price report from New York markets

New York market summary reports egg prices on January 9 with categories including fresh gathered thirds and poorer at 28 to 30 cents, fresh gathered dirties at 25 cents, fresh gathered checks prime at 22 cents, and refrigerator special marks fancy at 21 cents.

New York

Nicolas Ruiz dies at 78 in San Antonio after noon

Nicolas Ruiz, a lifelong San Antonio resident of 52 years, died at 3 20 yesterday afternoon at his home 1707 West Houston street. The funeral will be held this afternoon with interment in San Fernando cemetery.

Foley Kidney Pills Offer Quick Relief for Kidney Trouble

Do not let kidney and bladder problems progress. Foley Kidney Pills provide prompt relief from irregularities, with quick results as advertised by Edwards King Drug Co.

Foley Edwards King Drug Co

Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Bremen

J T Shelnut of Bremen Georgia reports high satisfaction with Foley Kidney Pills claiming they provide more relief than any other kidney medicine. Edwards King Drug Co notes the testimonial and endorses the product for kidney and bladder troubles.

J. T. Shelnut Bremen Edwards King Drug Co

Staacke Bros Offer Best Line of Delivery Wagons in San Antonio

Staacke Bros advertise a superior line of delivery wagons offered in San Antonio highlighting quality and value for customers seeking reliable transport for goods deliveries and business needs.

Staacke Bros San Antonio

Market notes on prime mercantile paper and exchange

The Associated Press reports New York on January 9 showing close prime mercantile paper steady. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills at 4.83 75 for 60 days and 4.86 85 for demand. commercial silver at 4.3 and Mexican dollars steady. railroad bonds irregular in tone.

Associated Press New York Sterling Exchange Bankers

Money on Call Rates Steady in New York Close

In New York the money on call showed steady rates with a ruling at 4 percent. Closing bids stood at 2 percent with offers at 2 percent as time plans eased. Short terms 66 days at 8 percent and 90 days at 3 percent. six months at 4 percent.

Associated Priss New York

Grove's Sanare 15 Cure for Eczema Promised

The Paris Medicine Co of St. Louis advertises Grove's Sanare 15 as a guaranteed cure for eczema in 10 to 30 days. The mail order claim promises a full refund if not satisfied and notes the ointment is clean and non staining.

Paris Medicine Co Pine Street St. Louis Grove Sen

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