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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1913

Page

10

Weakness in copper stocks weighs on Wall Street bears

The New York market opened with copper shares leading declines as China fell 1 percent and Amalgamated and Smelting retreated. While American Tobacco advanced six points and Southern Pacific climbed briefly, overall activity sagged with bears pushing major issues higher and expecting further losses. Bonds held steady as dealers cited dull sentiment and limited demand.

New York China Lst American Tobacco Air Texas Company Southern Pacific Paris Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Ae Amalgamated Copper Seeeress American Smelt & Ret American Tel.& el. Ae Anaconda Mining Compa Aitchison Atlantic Coal Line Baltimore & Onto Sis Lees E Eee Hesinenke Ohio Chicago & Northwestern Hicego, Mil & Bt. P Toliorato Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande S.ccess Crrceeweers People’s Gas Seeewees Rock Island Company Wtewewee Aly Sereereereeeessé Sereeessd Southern Railway See Tee Eee Eatota United States Steel Tesveesees

Money on Call and Time Loan Rates Steady in New York

Money on call remains steady at 2 1/2 percent with a closing bid of 2 3/4 percent and offered 3 percent. Time loans show firmness with 60 days at 4 percent, 90 days at 4 1/2 percent, and six months at 4 1/4 percent.

New York

Market Roundup as of January 10

Lead quiet at 4.17 percent and spelter steady around 7.17 to 7.20. Mercantile paper firm at a quarter to half a percent. Sterling exchange strong with bankers bills at 4.83 to 4.87 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82 to 4.84. Bar silver 63 4. Mexican dollars 49 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.

New York Sterling Exchange

Unfilled US Steel tonnage rises in year end tally

New York Jan 19 The unfilled tonnage of United States Steel Corporation on December 31 totals 7 932 164 tons an increase of 79 281 tons over November 30.

New York United States Steel Corporation Great Britain France United States Wen Continent

Commodity price snapshot from New York market

Copper and tin prices show mixed moves with spot copper around 14.75 to 17.25 and March at 16.50 with 17.00 futures. Tin and related metals trade softly, while alloys and castings list modest figures, with Cookson's at 10 000.

New York Cookson

London Metal Prices Report January Update

Copper and tin hold steady with spot and futures quoted in sterling. Lead, spelier, and Cleveland warrants seen with minor fluctuations. local tin sales noted at five tons as markets in London show stable tone.

London Spelier Cleveland

Wool Prices Steady In Market Report

ST LOUIS reports wool prices steady with medium combing and clothing grades at 23 14s 4d to 26c per pound, light fine 19 to 21 1/2d, heavy fine 13 to 18d, tub washed 27 to 36d per pound.

ST. Louis

Steamship Arrivals and Departures at Galveston

Galveston reports arrivals yesterday of steamers Celt, King, Catalina, Istrar, Archbank and Ventmoor from various ports with dates. Cleared ships include Mercator and El Valle for Havana and New York. Sailing out were Rowanmore, Nicosian, Antillian and Ogeechee to Liverpool and New York.

Galveston Tex King Ith Catalina Sphn New Orleans Istrar Liverpool Archbank Tampa Ventmoor Rio Janeiro St. Lucia Mercator Ha-vana el Valle New York Rowanmore Nicosian Antillian Ogeechee

Walked Backward 30 Miles in Nine Hours

A London Chronicle report recalls 1826 feats by Lloyd who walked 30 miles backward in nine hours on the Bagshot Ports mouth road, finishing 14 minutes ahead. It also notes rd Orford’s wager driving a goose and turkey team Norwich to London where geese stayed on the road and turkeys roosted at dusk.

Lloyd Bagshot Portsmouth Horace Walpole Rd Orford Darknes London Chronicle

Markets Chicago January 10 Quotations steady or easy

Butter steady with creamery 26 34 1 2 cents. Eggs easy with 4795 cases received. Fresh receipts at mark include 222 c per dozen for refrigerator firsts and 26 c for firsts. Cheese steady with varieties like Daisies 16 1 c, Twins 16 4 1 c, Young Americas and Long Horns 16 1 c. Potatoes easy with 27 car shipments from Wisconsin 42 45 c, Minnesota 44 47 c, Michigan 43 47 c. Poultry easy with turkeys alive 15 c and dressed fle, live chickens l f c, springs 12 1 c. Veal steady 9 14 c.

Chicago Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Springs

Quotations for Dairy and Poultry in Kansas City Market

Kansas City on January 10 quotes for butter range from 25 to 33 percent with various grades listed. Poultry prices show hens at 12 to 13 cents, roosters small, and young turkeys at 18 cents with ducks around 13 to 14 cents.

Kansas City

Poultry Prices Mixed in St Louis Market Report

Quotation notes from St Louis show poultry market activity with chickens at 13 cents, turkeys at 16 cents, ducks 15 cents, geese 13 to 14 cents, and eggs around 27 to 30 cents per dozen as of January 10.

ST. Louis

Coffee futures drift on steady market as trades shift

New York buyers and sellers hold steady on No. 7 Rio coffee futures with March at 13.44 and May at 13.74, reflecting a calm trading day. Prices shown in cents per pound.

New York

Raw sugar prices and refinements steady in New York trade

On January 10 in New York raw sugar values showed Muscovado at 2.98 cents per pound in 89 percent test, centrifugal at 3.48 cents for 96 test, and molasses sugar at 2.73 cents for 89 test. Refined sugar, petroleum products, molasses and hides remained steady amid quiet leather trade.

New York

Eggs Steady as Receipts Rise in New York Market

New York Produce reports eggs steady on January 10 with receipts 7013 crates. Fresh gathered dirties sold at 18 to 20 cents, reflecting firm wholesale tone in the New York market.

New York

Cotton seed scarce in northern Alabama

A Huntsville dispatch reports cotton seed near exhaustion in North Alabama with mills owning almost all supply. Buyers push high prices up to 30 dollars per ton as mills operate around the clock through March. Demand remains strong for hulls as cattle feeding increases, and mills say business is good.

Alabama Huntsville

True Loyalty Jenkins Missing Night Ends With Telegrams

A newlywed suburbanite named Jenkins fails to return home from town by 6 pm. His anxious wife sends six telegrams to brothers Ellis. dawn reveals Jenkins is with a farmer overnight, as telegrams confirm he is spending the night with multiple acquaintances.

Jenkins Lippincott Ellis John

Astor Glad to Be on Jury

New York social figure Vincent Astor received notice on his twenty first birthday that he is named to fill a vacancy on the sheriff s jury third panel created by his father s death. He replied that he is pleased to take the appointment and that his father valued service on such a body.

New York Vincent Astor Harburger Sheriff's Jury

Wizards Dine At Seventh Magic Circle Banquet

The Magic Circle at Anderson's Hotel held its seventh annual banquet under Nevil Maskelyne. The London Telegraph notes magicians behaved as ordinary citizens for most of the evening before staging feats like hat trimming with ostrich plume, making flags from handkerchiefs, fusing billiard balls, and producing card tricks. Miss Sybil Goodchild sang during an interval.

Anderson’s Hotel Magic Circle Nevil Maskelyne London Telegraph Cecil Lyle Chris Hilton William Dawkes Herbert Collings Doctor Herschell Sybil Goodchild

Parole Granted to Aaron B. Donaldson Between States

Governor Hadley issues a historic parole transferring Aaron B. Donaldson from Missouri to Illinois for a 14 year sentence and return to Missouri after completion. The arrangement relieves Missouri sureties of a $20,000 bond after Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the conviction for fraud.

Efferson City Hadley Aaron B. Donaldson Illinois Chester Donaldson Missouri Illinois Supreme Court

Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas

Weather Bureau forecast issued by Willis L. Moore. For San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled weather with rain tonight or Saturday and warmer temperatures. East Texas also sees unsettled conditions with possible rain tonight or Saturday, warmer tonight and colder in the northwest on Saturday.

San Antonio East Texas

Rains Hurt Business Yet Benefit Farmers In Idaho Cold Weather Delays Potatoes

Rain dampened city business this morning while benefiting farmers through needed moisture. Idaho and Colorado cold snaps delay potato shipments and lift potential prices. Packers report firm pork product lists amid rising meat demand. dry salt, bacon, and fancy ham prices noted.

Idaho Maude Colorado Armour & Co

Local Market Prices for Fresh Eggs Poultry Produce

The listing shows eggs at 24 to 25 cents a dozen with storage at 22 cents. Poultry ranges from large hens five to six dollars per dozen in bulk, medium hens about four sixty to four seventy five per dozen, fryers four dollars, broilers three twenty to three fifty per dozen, turkeys thirteen cents per pound. Also listed are cheeses, vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, and meats with varied regional pricing and pack sizes.

California Colorado

Cattle Market Steady To Strong In Quiet Fort Worth Trade

Cattle market at Fort Worth on Friday showed quiet demand with beef steers steady while feeder stock rose. Hog prices stayed active at 7.70 top with 900 head on hand. sheep and lambs sold steady with lambs at 7 and sheep at 5.60. Receipts totaled 2500 cattle and 900 hogs with calves strong to 8.00 and stockers 5.00 to 6.00. 3060 hogs and lambs noted later in the report.

Fort Worth Tex

Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices Report

Cattle receipts 1500 including 400 southern with market steady to strong. Native steers 7.00 to 9.15, southern steers 6. airm, southern cows and heifers 3.75. Hogs receipts unknown, market strong. bulk 7.25 to 7.45, heavy 7.40 to 7.60, packers 7.30 to 7.45, night 7.15 to 7.35, pigs 6.25 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 4000, market steady. muttons 4.50 to 6.00, lambs 8.00 to 9.30, range wethers 6.00 to 8.00, range ewes 3.50 to 5.00.

Kansas City

Chicago Livestock Prices Move Steady on Slower Volume

January 10 market report shows cattle receipts 35 with slow to steady tone. Hogs receipts 21,000 with market hovering near Thursday's average and varied near seven to eight dollars for different weights. Sheep receipts 10,000 with steady to slightly lower trend and ranges listed for natives and wethers.

Market Report St Louis Livestock Prices

Receipts total 1500 cattle including 200 Tex as, market steady. Native beef steers 5.9 to 9.5, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.50 to 8.00, cows and heifers 3.55 to 6.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 3500, market ten cents higher. Pigs and lights 6.75 to 7.60, mixed 7.40 to 7.60, good heavy 7.30. Sheep receipts 1900, market higher. Muttons 3.45 to 5.00, lambs 7.00.

Chicago Texas

Cotton goods markets inch toward steadiness in New York

New York January 10 cotton goods markets rule barely steady with yarns easier. Jobbers report strong demand for two month deliveries while active progress continues in opening the new heavy weight men s wear season.

New York

Rice market steadies with firm rough prices in New Orleans

New Orleans reports a steady rice market with rough Honduras at 2.50 to 4.75 dollars and Japan at 2.75 to 4.26. Clean Honduras quoted at 4 5 and 4c, Japan at 3 4c. Receipts total 4904 rough and 4721 millers, 4868 clean bags. Sales include 1531 clean Honduras at 3 4c and 300 Japan at 3c.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Raisins and staples price list from a grocery circular

Prices for raisins bulk figs in 25 lb boxes and per pound, Muscatel crown and seeding variants, London layer crowns with varied pricing, sugar and coffee rates for granulated sugar and Peaberry and Rio coffees, canned vegetables with standard and fancy grades, meats and hides rates including dry flint butchers and damaged skins, wild game and furbearer prices, all listed with per unit or per hundred weights.

London Maxwell House Illinois Iowa

Poor cattle week at Union Stock Yards on Friday

At Union Stock Yards on January 10 there was no cattle market with only two head listed by noon, possibly the lightest cattle showing ever for a Friday. Hogs sold well with about 100 head receipts and prices steady from 7.00 to 7.35 per hundred pounds, while sheep appeared late and were steady.

Union Stock Yards Porker

Real Estate Transfers Across San Antonio Area

A compilation of 1912 1913 conveyances shows parcels exchanged among A Cohen Metropolitan Gas and Oil Co Daniel Oppenheimer W E Hamilton Los Angeles Heights Harlandale Realty Co and others with prices from 10 to 6000 and parcels including Los Angeles Heights Harlandale and Alamo Heights blocks and lots. Several dates range November 1912 through January 1913 with multiple grants surveys and gardens listed.

A. Cohen Metropolitan Gas and Oil Company Frio City Dwyer Daniel Oppenheimer Et al Marie F. Rodriguez San Antonio W. E. Hamilton Cc. W. Swain Lucas Munoz Francisco Rodriguez Los Angeles Heights New City Mesquite Street A. H. Fraser C. V. High New City Block Givens Terrace William T. Hanlon Et al Fannie Holly Hanlon James Kapp William Baker Durango Street J. P. Gittinger Eila M. Gittinger Leon Creek Southwestern Land Corporation Haile H. White Lakeview Gardens F. E. Barnett Frank Evans H. C. King Jr Lawndale W. H. Wallace J. W F. A. Lipscomb Elizabeth Ridgeway Los Angeleses Improvement Company J. McMullin

Birth Records Show Five New Arrivals Across City

To Mr and Mrs Perrin a girl on December 26 2321 Zavala Street To Mr and Mrs Pantuca a girl on January 4 522 North Pine Street To Mr and Mrs Randon a girl on January 8 Santa Rosa Avenue To Mr and Mrs Bustos a boy on January 5 607 North San Saba Street To Mr and Mrs Castillo a boy on January 8 117 North Laredo Street

B. B. Perrin Zavala Street Pantuca North Pine Street R. Randon Santa Rosa Avenue Jose Bustos North San Saba Street Jose Castillo North Laredo Street

Burial Permits List Of Local Deceased Persons

Burial permits issued for several residents with varying ages and death dates. Atanacto Sanchez age 50 died January 9 on 580 Oakland street. John Buckman 77 died January 8 at Santa Rosa hospital. James Kerr 76 died January 9. Anna Fritz 32 died January 5 at 525 East Commerce street. Harriett N. Ellsworth 86 died January 8 at 1826 North Flores street. Mrs Henrietta Weinhold 75 died January 9 at 158 North street. J. J. Mahoney 35 died January 8 at 214 Deimar street.

Atanacto Sanchez Oakland Street John Buckman Santa Rosa Hospital James Kerr Anna Fritz East Commerce Street Harriett N. Ellsworth North Flores Street Henrietta Weinhold North Street J. J. Mahoney Deimar Street

Pacheo Applies for Four Room Dwelling Permit

F. F. Pacheo files for a four room dwelling permit at street location with estimated cost of 400 dollars. The Light is requested to be mentioned in the advertisement.

F. F. Pacheo

Cotton Open Steady Then Rises Amid Week End Hope

New York opened steady with slight gains, trading firmed into afternoon as bullish weekend figures and steady southern spot markets supported prices. Spinners were active after yesterday's declines, with old crop positions easing to 3 to 6 points but market remaining fairly steady into the close.

New York Cottoh Liverpool

Cotton market opens steady with varied futures bids

The New York cotton market opened steady on January 12 with futures quoted at 12.72 for January and 12.36 37 for March. Prices show a firm close with mixed bids across the calendar months and several sessions noted, including futures for December around 11.60 bid and 11.62 to 11.68 in the nearby months.

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady With Gains Across

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened 1 to 3 points higher on good cables. Spot sales in Liverpool reached 12 000 bales, sparking bulls to expect stronger actual demand. Early trading saw fair demand, moderate offerings, and a lack of aggressive selling. By midmorning prices rose 8 to 10 points, then steadied as expectations of large mill takings supported the market. Afternoon trading remained dull but steady with months up 11 to 12 points.

New Orleans Liverpool

Cotton futures open steady with varied January to October quotes

The New Orleans market opened steady with January at 12.52 58 and February at 12.56 58. March stands at 12.58 59, May 12.63 64, July 12.72 asked, October 11.66 bid. It closed steady with a net advance of 6 to 12 points.

New Orleans

Liverpool cotton prices ease with steady sales in spot market

Close for spot cotton shows easier prices with 12 000 bales sold and receipts of 28 000. American middling fair quotes at 7.564 pence, good middling 7.224, middling 7.02, low middling 6.844, good ordinary 6.444, ordinary 6.100. Of the sales 500 were for speculation and export, 11 700 of the bales were American.

Liverpool

Cotton futures open quiet in London market

Cotton futures in Liverpool opened quiet and steady and closed barely steady with a range of contracts from January to January with varying price points.

Cottonseed Oil Market and Meal Prices Reported

In Memphis on January 10 prime basis ome meal listed at 25.75 to 26.00 with linters noted. New York cottonseed oil market closed steady with spot 6.10 to 6.30 and various future prices ranging from 6.09 to 6.28. Sales included January 100 at 6.12, March etc, totaling 15 700 in volume.

Memphis Tenn Linters New York

City seeks truancy enforcer to curb Appleton youths

Appleton, Wis. plans to appoint a Stalwart city spanker under the truancy ordinance. Three clergymen and all educators urged a figures of authority to discipline truants and investigate home conditions. The officer may use corporal punishment when moral suasion fails to ensure school attendance.

Appleton Wis

Weekly Cotton Statistics From Liverpool Trade Data

Liverpool reports weekly cotton figures with imports totaling 122000 bases, American imports at 96000, total stock 1430000 and American stock 1253000. American forwarded 77000 and exports 30000.

Liverpool

Market Report Lines From Leading Spot Markets

New York middling 13.10 and New Orleans 12 11 16. Houston 1 percent, Galveston 12 11 16. Liverpool 7,024. Memphis middling 15 1 2 cents. Fis.

Galveston Tex New Orleans Norfolk Boston Mass Brunswick Texas City Houston New York Liverpool Memphis

Spot cotton prices hold steady in New Orleans market

New Orleans on January 10 reports spot cotton steady with middling at 12 11 18 cents. Sales on the spot 910 bales, arrivals 700. Quotes list low and good varieties with nominal adjustments and a total receipts 4011 bales and stock at 185,523 bales.

New Orleans

Cotton market closes steady in New York trade

Spot cotton ends steady with Middling uplands at 13.10 cents and Gulf at 13.35, in brisk activity totaling 2352 bales traded on January 10.

New York

Memphis Spots Cotton Prices Hold Steady

Memphis Tennessee January 10 spot cotton remains steady at middling 15 4 cents as quotes show no change from prior sessions.

Memphis Tenn

Maps of Florida in 1414 spark debate in Anthropology Society

W H Babcock of the Anthropological Society argued that Florida and Cuba were known before Columbus and displayed maps dating to 1414 and 1492. He claimed Portuguese Italians and Spaniards traced coasts long before Columbus and that Atlantic currents could have carried ships to Florida or Cuba.

Washington W. H. Babcock The Anthropological Society Christopher Columbus America Mr. Babcock Florida Cuba Martin Behalm Columbus Babcock Azores

Uncle Sam Wages War on Malaria Goat Plan

Fort Washington on the Potomac faces malaria from stagnant pools. Goats may be released to clear land and ease mosquito breeding as War Department weighs paying methods, with funds from various army accounts if needed.

Washington D. C Sam Fort Washington Potomac River War Department

Used Pumpkin for Campaign Defeat in Illinois District

Washington E. E. Brass, defeated Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois Twentieth, filed a post election report to the House clerk enclosing a pumpkin can label instead of figures. He said the pumpkin went to a railroad conductor. Brass lost to Democrat Henry T. Rainey.

Washington E. E. Brass Congress Illinois House Brass

Corn War Sparks Large Interests Clash in Futures

Chicago markets report wheat easing then firm on cables as May futures slip and rebound. Large interests counter each other in corn while oats seen steady. pork and futures edges mixed with volatile bids. Cash quotes list No 2 red wheat around 1.11 to 1.13 dollars and oats at 33 to 34 cents.

Wheat and corn price quotations in St Louis market

The report lists cash and futures quotes for grain with numbers on wheat corn and oats. Prices show No 3 hard wheat at 1.18 2, May and July futures for wheat around 89 89 and corn at 50 61 with oats around 34 in May and July.

Chicago ST. Louis

Commodity prices listed for Kansas City markets

Quotational day reports cash wheat and corn futures at Kansas City with No 2 hard wheat around 1.01 to 1.14 dollars per bushel and oats and mixed grains shown for delivery dates May and July plus prices for oats and corn in May and July contracts.

Kansas City

Remarkable Elbow Surgery Grows Dog Hair

Mrs. H. W. Johnson of Menominee Wisconsin underwent a pioneering grafting operation in which dog flesh was used to cover an elbow ulcer. Surgeon Dr Carl Anderson announced the graft would temporarily grow hair before nature reclaims the arm. The procedure, reportedly unprecedented, used a dog flap with a plaster bond to prevent movement during healing. four days later the bond was severed without harm.

Chicago Elbo H. W. Johnson Menomi Wis Carlderson Anderson

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