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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
11
Local markets see liberal but tight supplies of onions and Irish potatoes with prices climbing. California demand and reduced Minnesota Wisconsin harvests push potatoes higher while onions hold at strong levels. Eggs and butter remain firm. tomatoes reach historic high prices ahead of expected canner and grower negotiations.
A long trade list itemizes prices for Idaho potatoes, yellow yam, pumpkins, cabbage, peppers, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, kraut, garlic, cranberries, butter, poultry, eggs, canned goods, meats, syrup, nuts, and more. It notes per hundredweight, per crate, per case, and per pound prices, with various regional and product specifics.
Eggs firmer in New York trading as fresh gathered extras rise to 35 cents and firsts at 33 to 34 cents per dozen.
Notice states a valuable paper and deeds belonging to Johnett M Crowell were lost. Reward offered for return to owner, with contact details likely provided in the notice.
On Union Stock Yards January 24 the liberal run of cattle and calves left buyers with a steady market. Receipts were light at 66 cattle and 101 calves, with cows topping at 3.75 and common around 3.50. Calves reached 4.75 for best grades and 4.25 for common, a few hogs left from yesterday priced steady around 6.
Markets show strong demand and rising prices for hogs with liberal receipts this week. Interstate rates cut February 6 slash packing costs from Fort Worth and Oklahoma City to Kansas City Chicago and St Louis. Ranch deals in Edwards county and record cattle prices in Kansas City frame a hopeful but uneven Texas agricultural outlook.
London reports bullion totaling 102000 pounds sterling was deposited at the Bank of England while 100000 pounds sterling was withdrawn for shipment to Egypt as of today.
London markets report Consols at 17 1 16, account 77 percent and Bar silver steady at 25 546. Money market quotes show short bills at 3 13 16 percent and three months bills at 3 11 16 percent. Poll tax reminder appears in the text.
Fort Worth cattle receipts total 8200 with steers steady earning 4.00 to 5.50, cows 2.65 to 5.00, bulls 2.73 to 4.60, calves 3.75 to 5.76. Hog receipts 1500 with prices up about .10, tops 6.50 to 6.40 for bulk trades.
In St Louis on January 24 the cattle receipts reached 3500 with native beef steers priced 4.50 to 8.50, cows 3.00 to 6.50, stockers 8.25 to 9.50, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 7.60. Hogs receipts 7500 with prices 5.95 to 6.30 for pigs, 6.20 to 6.45 for mixed, 6.30 to 6.45 for good heavies. Sheep receipts 600 with native muttons 4.00 to 5.50 and lambs 5.00 to 6.55.
Chicago markets report cattle receipts 14 000 with steady to ten cent higher trends and varied beef prices. Hogs receipts 37 000 with market slow yet five to ten cents higher. ranges from 5 65 to 6 37 percent. Sheep and lambs receipts 15 000 with slower trade. native and western lambs and yearlings listed with price bands.
Kansas City market overview shows cattle receipts around 5000 with higher bids for native and southern cattle, hogs receipts near 16000 with gains of 5 to 10 cents, and sheep at 7000 with steady demand. Prices span cattle from 3.00 to 8.25, hogs from 4.25 to 6.30, and lambs from 5.00 to 6.50, with various grades and weights listed.
The international institute of agriculture in Rome cabled the U S Department of Agriculture with foreign crop details. Winter wheat sown area as percent of last season reads Belgium 104 Spain 95 France 112 Great Britain 106 Canada 97 British India 99 with favorable winter cereal conditions and regular germination. Lint cotton production totals are Mexico 76 5 million pounds British India 1 240 75 million Egypt 630 5 million and combined output for the three nations at 115 8 percent of last season.
The Associated Press reports a busier trading day with steady demand for napped goods, bleached cottons, domestics and wash fabrics. Men’s wear trade is noted as larger than prior estimates, and an auction sale of silks tonight has drawn many buyers to the market.
Chicago price report shows wheat little changed after morning gains and losses, corn firm with May opening lower then climbing to about 66 percent, oats up from 49 percent, and provisions jumping on buying. May pork around 16.25, lard near 9.45, ribs around 8.76 as export talk boosts activity.
Quotations today show cash prices for wheat and oats in Chicago. No. 2 red and hard wheats sit around near 97 to 104 with various classifications and durum values, while No. 2 white oats touch about 60 to 51 with standard nearby figures.
New York notes firmer opening with a 7 to 11 point rise as English cables and continental demand spur buying. By late morning prices held steady with 14 to 18 point gains, helped by higher spot sales and rumors of continued demand. Spot middling uplands quoted at 9.50, with increased activity from domestic and foreign spinners and possible New England labor settlement news.
New York cotton futures posted a firm to steady session with most active March and May contracts showing minor advances. Front month January closed around 9.24 while other active months traded between 9.25 and 9.88, reflecting cautious demand and stable cash markets.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steadily with gains of 9 to 12 points as spot sales in the English market spurred short covering. Buyers, including commission houses, pushed prices up 12 to 22 points at times, with months in both old and new crops up 20 to 22 points at 2 PM. The morning session was quiet but buying continued, ending the day 14 to 16 points higher.
The report shows opening steady trading with January price 9.72 and February bid 9.70 followed by March 9.72, May 9.80, July 9.93, August 9.90 bid and October 9.81 bid, indicating fluctuating futures levels.
Liverpool notes higher spot cot ton with 4 point gains led by American middling fair at 6.08 and middling 5.44. Sales totaled 18 000 bales, 5 000 for speculation and export, receipts 6 000 with 5 800 American. Futures opened quiet steady and closed firm with various forward prices listed.
H Kern chairman of the European bankers conference committee and J H Simpson bank manager return to New York after southern travel to ease objections to the central cotton bills of lading bureau. Charles Haight says no decision yet and aims to avoid past friction with shippers and bankers.
Stock yesterday 2 150 000 bales. Vege ecgee 1 988 988. Stock on same day last week 1 341 242. Stock on same day last year 1 038 391. Excess this season 290 547.
T L Coplin bond clerk from the comptroller's department returns from Beaumont with news that heavy rains in the rice belt have hindered harvests. Fields remain flooded and an estimated 15 000 sacks of rice may rot due to water standing in the fields.
Butter and eggs firm in Chicago. creamery butter 29 36 cents, dairies 25 33 cents, eggs firm with 2116 cases received and varied grades listed. Cheese steady with daisies 164% 117c, twins 16c, young Americas 164% 17c, long horns 16% 17c. Potatoes firm with 63 cars, Michigan Minnesota prices 98c to 1.02. Poultry firm with dressed turkeys 18c, live 18c, chickens dressed 12c live 11?4c, springs live 12c. Veal steady for 50-60 lb weights.
Kansas City market report shows butter at 87c for creamery, 35c firsts, 33c seconds, packing stock 24c. Eggs quoted at extras 33c, firsts 31c, seconds 22c.
Quotations show poultry dull with chickens at 10 cents and turkeys at 15 cents, ducks 8 cents, geese 9 cents, and springs 10 ½ to 11 cents. Butter weak with creamery at 29 33 cents. eggs higher at 31 cents.
New York news in January reports a ten cent reduction on all grades of refined sugar per hundred pounds effective today.
Trading in the New Orleans rice market was confined to the cereal. No sales of the rough grade were reported. Clean Honduras and Japan prices were listed with small sales of 2% to 4% and quotations showing rough unchanged while clean Honduras and Japan held at 3% 5c and 3% 4c respectively.
Quotation glimpse from St Louis reports wheat prices with No 2 red at 98 cents and No 2 hard 1 02 to 1 04, corn No 3 64 and No 2 white 67 cents, oats May 51 and July 46, with various month close figures.
Spot futures show a firm close with prices listed for months including January February March and May. Trading included numerous lots sold at varied levels from 5.31 to 6.72 with totals cited but not fully shown.
New York report shows coffee futures ending steady with March at 12.68 and May at 12.57 cents per pound. Market observers note little change after Rio trading.
Clarence English claimed welterweight status by knocking out Young Nitchie of New York in the fourth round of a ten round bout in Atlanta. English led from the start and used a decisive uppercut to end the match in the fourth round.
New York quiet trading with muted advances and steady new loans. Liverpool shows firm activity at 5.44 with 18,000 units moved. Houston stable around 30.00 with 1,602 units. Galveston firm at 10 percent with 3,197 units traded.
Raw sugar edges steady with Muscovado at 3.95, centrifugal at 4.45, and 89 test molasses sugar at 3.70. Refined sugar easy. Petroleum firm. Molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.
Pot cotton remains steady as 1900 spot sales and 400 arriving bales flow in. Quotations show low ordinary at 5 15-16, ordinary 6 1/2, good ordinary 3 16, strict good ordinary 8 9/16, middling 9 to 9 15/16, good middling around 10 1/2, with receipts at 6018 and total stock 266,447 bales.
The pure blood Chihuahua named Chividli, known for its moving pictures and described by owner Mrs. Jack Wiggins as having the most beautiful blue eyes, was recovered after a week’s absence. Police sheriff and Bexar county constabulary aided the search. a Mexican finder returned the dog to its owner at 121 Losoya Street.
New York cotton markets closed quiet on January 24 with middling uplands at 9.65 and middling gulf at 9.90, no sales recorded. The slight gain signals firming tone amid thin trading.
In Houston on January 24 the spot cotton market held steady with middling grade at 9 percent. No changes in price or grade were reported, reflecting a stable early trading day in the Texan market.
Memphis notes show spot cotton as steady with middling grade at 9 5e per pound, no change from prior.
On January 24 Boston reports moderate demand for Texas wools with freer movement than in weeks prior. Territory wools in original bags gain favor while other lines stay dull. domestic wool trading continues, led by one quarter blood. Prices hold firm with fine fleeces advancing. quotations include Kentucky Indian Territory Missouri three eighths blood 8c quarter blood 26 27c Texas fine six to eight months 45 and 47c fine fall 42 and 48c.
Wool steady in St. Louis with fine and heavy grades quoted. Charles W. Gates, son of the late John W. Gates of Bet You a Million fame, plans to travel to San Antonio to use the Harlandale baths for recuperation and to participate in the bath enterprise. He may stay a couple weeks.
J de Villeneuve formerly of the Gunter hotel and recently manager of the Avenue hotel in Austin has returned to San Antonio to accept a post with the St. Anthony. He is well known statewide and his friends welcome him back as he begins his duties next Sunday.
New York stocks opened with little change as traders showed selective interest. Reading led gains while Union Pacific Lehigh Valley and Great Northern preferred fell. Rock Island rallied and General Electric gained modestly amid scattered shifts across the list.
The Associated Press reports closes in New York with prime mercantile paper at 3 12 4, sterling steady around 4.84, demand quotes 4.87 25, commercial bills 4 83 4, bar silver 57 1 2, Mexican dollars noted. Government and railroad bonds are described as firm or irregular with money on call steady at 2 2 percent and ruling rate at 2 percent. time loans hold at 2 2 percent for 60 days through 6 months.
Lead dull price at St Louis on January 24 shows 455 87 percent with a weak Speller at 6.20 35. Market notes indicate subdued trading and lower demand for the metal.
Paris reports three per cent rentes at 968 for account and London exchange at 25 25e for checks. Private discount rate noted at 34.
London reports show lead dull at 15 pounds 15s per long ton and spelter dull at 26 pounds 15s. Tin remains firm with spot at 189 pounds and futures at 188 pounds per long ton.
The National Field Trial Championships continued in Grand Junction Tennessee with fourteen starters. Notable performances included Happy Day and Babble Brook Joe in the first brace while Co manche Frank and East View tangled in a lengthy afternoon trial. Powhattan the setter and Theodore the setter also featured in competitive runs as officials noted the classy running and pending continuation into the afternoon.
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