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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1917
Page
35
Review of the week in financial and commercial markets notes missing clear weather details. The report lists temperatures with a high of 60 and a low of 60, precipitation totals for the period and month, wind speeds, and sun and moon rise times.
Daily quotations from principal spot markets show Frank and New York trading nervous with declines amid weak European demand. May futures fell sharply last week, easing from intraday lows as hedging and liquidation pressured prices. Freight fears and Atlantic shipping tension fed a late week slump, with New York and New Orleans closing lower.
Futures for cotton begin trading in New York with March and July contracts showing values around 14 cents and 17.39 cents respectively. Market note indicates ongoing price fluctuations as traders assess demand and weather signals.
New Orleans reports cotton prices opening steady with January at 16.77 cents and March at 16.80. Futures close 32 to 43 points lower with mixed high low and close figures across months including May July and October readings.
The Liverpool team is slated to open on Monday with a 25 to 26 point deficit reduced. Analysts note the swing could shift standings if the team delivers in early rounds and quarters.
New York reports Friday trading for cotton goods steady while yarns rise and dress goods show demand. Wool markets stay quiet as investors await the British government release of Australian wools. Silks remain in steady demand.
The Union Stock Yards report a generally steady northern cattle market with gains for hogs through the week. Cattle receipts were average, hogs advanced 6 to 15 cents midweek, and Friday brought further rises while sheep strengthened early then steadied. Local markets improved versus the prior week with steady hogs and higher cattle prices.
Fort Worth market reports show receipts of cattle and hogs with prices rising for stockers and cows while hogs ease. Cattle top at 10.70 with bulk around 10.25 to 10.60. sheep demand remains strong with wethers near 9.25 and ewes around 9.25. calves at about 4.50 to 5.00.
Receipts and quotations show mixed cattle and hog prices with weak indicators for Monday. Native beef steers reach around 7.60 to 7.75 per hundredweight, western steers about 7.00 to 10.00, stockers and feeders 5.50 to 7.50, heifers 4.70 to 10.10, calves up to 10.00, hogs around 9.86 to 11.00, and lambs 11.85 to 14.40.
Kansas City market data show receipts for cattle 200 and sheep 800 with steadiness noted. Prime fed steers quoted 10.85 to 11.50, dressed beef steers 8.50 to 10.75, cows 6.26 to 9.00, calves 7.00 to 12.00, lambs 13.50 to 14.15, yearlings 11.50 to 12.50, wethers 9.75 to 10.50, stockers and feeders 6.50 to 13.60. Overall receipts 1500 with market steady to five cents lower.
Livestock prices posted in St Louis on January 20 show hog receipts at 8000 with varied hogs and lightest categories ranging from 8.50 to 11.25. Cattle receipts at 50 with steady market. beef steers and cows priced from 5.60 to 11.50. Lambs and ewes also listed with steady demand and prices up to 14.35 for lambs.
Last week saw e8 prices climb from 36 37 cents to 44 45 cents by midweek before slipping to 40 41 cents as northbound shipments increased. Light receipts in cold weather kept buyers eager, with some commodities gaining in fruits vegetables and grains while cranberries and bulk dates fell.
Local packing house quotations to dealers on Saturday include dry salt extras at 17c bacon extras 18c dry salt bellies 14-16 pound average 18c fancy breakfast bacon 2c fancy ham 2i¢ bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 19%C. Pure parasidy de Sopyese %ec.
Chicago reports show wheat prices rising despite German naval pressure as a sharp drop in US visible supply fuels gains. Corn hits record May price while oats follow. provisions advance on January hogs but soften on prospects of submarine activity and weak export demand.
On January 20 in Chicago the market reports show cash wheat at No. 3 red around 1.94 per bushel and No. 2 hard nominal. Corn No. 2 yellow quoted at about 1.00 with small percentage variation. Barley near 1.32 and other grain figures listed with standard dates and minor shifts.
Wheat was steady at 1.95 for No 2 hard while corn declined to 99 1/2 cents for No 2 and 1.00 for No 2 white. Oats held at 56 cents for No 2 with No 2 white named nominal and rye at 1.48.
Quotations to date show wheat prices easing with No 8 hard at 1.89 and No 2 red around 1.37 to 1.90. No 2 mixed and No 3 white also lower with oats and rye figures noted amid unsettled trading, reflecting a softer tone in the market.
Kansas City reports grain futures closing mixed. Wheat May at 1 dollar 824 cents and July at 1 dollar 47 and a half cents. Corn May 97 and three quarters cents and July 96 and four tenths cents.
New York sugar futures closed modestly higher on covering and selective buying with January at 4 37, March at 3 99, May 3 99, July 4 03 while raw and molasses values held steady. Coffee futures in New York opened steady with March at 8 52 and May at 8 58. Elgin butter prices ranged around 36 to 37 cents per pound for tubs. A joke exchanges between a wife and husband in church ends with a punchline about the cat.
A Census Bureau bulletin led by Sam L. Rogers shows the 1915 American cotton crop produced 11,068,173 running bales with seed value totals and a 1916 cotton year consumption of 6,897,613 bales, exports 6,896,074 bales, and end year stocks of 3,149,709 bales. It notes state outputs, average yields, linters, and cottonseed products with marked war effects on markets.
Buyers paid prices for eggs butter poultry and fowl in San Antonio Saturday. Eggs and butter steady with candled eggs at 40 per dozen and creamery butter around 30 per pound. Poultry ranges include hens large 7.50 to 8.00, small hens 5.50, friers 6.00 to 7.00, turkeys 21 to 12 cents a pound, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 12.00 to 15.00 per dozen.
Chicago quotations show steady to mixed shifts in commodities. Creamery butter at 31 1/2 to 31 3/4 cents, eggs lower with firsts around 86 cents, potatoes steady with 32 car receipts, and live poultry prices steady with fowls at 18 cents and springs at 17 1/2 cents.
Creamery butter 41c, firsts 89 40, seconds 37c. Eggs firsts in ice, poultry hens 16c roasters 12 1/2c, turkeys 24c. Potatoes $1.86.
New Orleans on January 20 reports both rough and clean rice holding steady with unchanged quotations. Receipts show 1332 pockets of clean rice while sales list 7 pockets of clean Honduras and 56 pockets of clean rice from Japan.
Bates reports cotton stocks and season deficit with figures for yesterday, last week, and last year. The data compares current stock of 1,452,813 units to 1,469,851 last week and 1,758,109 a year ago, indicating a deficit of 305,296 for the season.
New York reports show main market moves stem from foreign factors with the British external loan and lower Bank of England rate. Bethlehem Steel fell 74 points amid dividend policy speculation, while United States Steel and munitions makers held firm.
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Saturday showed bids and asks for various currencies and banknotes. Sliver POComo, half pesos, state bank notes, national bank notes, and Bank of London and Mexico quotations appeared with differing bid and ask levels amid a fluid exchange scene.
On January 20 in New York markets mercantile prices show 60 day and 60 day bills for sterling around 472 to 476 for various instruments, francs and guilders at 68 to 69, bar silver at 76, Mexican dollars at 58 cents. Government bonds held steady while railroad bonds showed irregular activity.
London market notes show bar silver at 36 percent per ounce and money at 31 percent. Discount rates listed for short bills at five percent and three months at five percent.
Weekly statement shows clearing house banks and trust companies hold a total reserve of 202 472 80 above legal requirements. Loans total 3 441 422 000 with gains of 295 000. Reserves in vaults and deposits rise, while federal reserve bank balances fall slightly. Totals and excess reserves updated for Greater New York institutions.
The copper market in New York shows firmer trading over the past week. Demand was moderate but improving, with small lots of electrolytic metal offered at low prices nearly cleared. Nearby and quarter delivery quotes ranged from 28.50 to 29.50, while third quarter prices linger at 32.60. iron prices remained unchanged.
Wholesale prices to retailers and shippers cover a wide range of produce. Potatoes and onions show California and Texas tags with per hundredweight and crate rates. citrus, apples, bananas, pears and dried fruits are priced by box or weight, with specific regional varieties and quality notes. Meat, cereals, canned goods and flour appear with standard market quotes and bulk discounts.
United States Weather Bureau reports observations taken at 7 p.m. on Saturday January 20 1917. Meteorologist Allen Buell notes conditions from the Panton station.
Galveston marine intelligence notes several vessel movements including Safleds Concho from El Paso and El Rio and Najade from Nopresundby to Havre. Norwegian Loostakken and Norwegian Norwee gian ships were also present or noted in harbor.
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