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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1911
Page
9
Prices rise as drought tightens green vegetable supplies in Texas with canned goods remaining cheaper. Canner demand surges while green vegetables lag. Bananas scarce and eggs firm after week of tight stocks. Reports show uneven corn stands and dry weather affecting planting. tomato orders booked by eastern packers. coffee and sugar markets firm. Texas potato shipments face sourcing issues.
The document lists wholesale and retail prices for dairy and poultry products. Butter among items includes Creamery at 20c per pound, country at 12 and 18c, while cheeses cover Fancy Cream 184c per pound, American Swiss 24c, imported Swiss 3lc, and Limburger 20c. Poultry prices show hens per dozen from 6.00 down to 2.00 for various sizes, guineas, ducks, squabs, and turkeys priced per pound or dozen, with several figures in dollars and cents.
The Associated Press reports Chicago market quotations for July 1 with no official Saturday quotation. Receipts total 10,669 cases. Cheese steady with Daisies 12 4c, Twins 12c, Young Americas 124% c, Long Horns 12 138c. Potatoes easy with old $1.10–1.15 and new $4.40–4.50. Live poultry weak, turkeys 2, hens 11L%e, springs 17c. Beef deals show varying weights with 50–60 lb at 8%e, 60–110 lb at 3%–10%c, 110+ lb at 11c.
Quotations today list butter at 22 cents for creamery, 19 cents for firsts, 17 cents for seconds, and 164 cents for packing stock. Eggs show extras at 17 and firsts at 14 cents per dozen, with seconds also noted.
New York on July 1 reports eggs steady in price with receipts totaling 7148 cases. Market notes indicate no change in quotation levels and stable demand.
Associated Press notes Missouri prices with chickens at 10 cents, springs 19, ducks 9, butter and creamery at 19 and 23, eggs at 13 cents. The brief item provides a snapshot of commodity costs for the day.
New Orleans rice trading on July 1 was light and quiet with steady tone. Receipts rough 484 clean none millers 434. sales rough 564 Honduras priced at 2.50 to 2.70. Honduras clean 734 at 17 3 1 4e. rough Honduras 1.50 to 4.00. Japan nominal clean Honduras 3 4 1 2c. Japan 2 3 1 8c.
Galveston records show ships arriving from New York and Hamburg with cargoes and routes listed. Vessels include El Sol from New York, His pania from Puerto Cortez, Glanton and Aalborg via Newport News, and Memphian from Hamburg, signaling active transatlantic and Caribbean traffic.
A clipped July 1 market note from St Louis references wool grades and price ranges, mentioning heavy fines and tub-washed goods. Details are partial due to OCR damage, but implies variation in wool quality and tariff or penalty language. The readable items name geographic and commodity terms without a clear transaction.
New York July 1 hides listed as easy while leather remains steady. Central America trade notes hides and wool and rice all steady with no major price shifts indicated.
The report notes cloudy skies for San Antonio tonight and Sunday with showers possible. East Texas also mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the south. An overarching storm area stretches from the Gulf of California to Manitoba, bringing rain to Arizona and unsettled conditions in the northwestern districts, with high temperatures in the southwest reaching into the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys.
Union Stock Yards opened for business with under 50 head of livestock after a light week. Trade was fairly good with a healthy run expected to be completed. buyers anticipated Sunday runs. Cows topped at 3.25, half divisions at 4.50, hogs up to 6.25 for three head.
Local stock yards note improved grazing conditions in the Osage country Oklahoma as recent rains revive pastures. Estimated 400000 pounds wool from a single clip expected from Coleman area. Ranchers Blocker Jennings plan large cattle import near Dryden and Alpine buyer A Gage contracts herd to Alpine. Prohibition meetings in Cotulla cited. eight cars of cattle shipped recently. Bee county cattleman W J Staton at Maverick.
The St Louis metal market closed the week with lead selling to an active trade and rising to 4.40. Spelter remained steady at 5.6246 as buyers notes continued demand through the period.
In New York sugar bids show Sugars at 3.84 and 3.98 cents per pound for refined and molasses varieties. Market mentions steady demand for refined and molasses sugar with test figures and notes on Muscovado and trifugal offerings.
New York coffee futures closed firm with a net advance of 3 to 10 points. Reported sales totaled 58,500 bags. Spot coffee priced firm for No 7 Rio at 13 1 8c and No 7 Santos at 13 3 8c. Mild coffee quiet with Cordova at 17 15c nominal.
Fort Worth Texas July 1 stock receipts were light with 350 cattle and 1850 hogs. Beef steers topped at 5.55 on 38 head averaging 1307 pounds, cows sold to outside buyers, stocker steers 3 to 3.25, weaner calves 5 to 5.15, heavies 3.26 to 4. Hog prices rose 6 to 10 cents with top hog at 6.80 from Hastings Oklahoma. Most hogs 6.30 to 6.65, intermediates 6.00 to 6.25. A small lot of mixed sheep brought 2. The week closed strong.
Cattle receipts 100 with steady market. Native and southern steers range $4.00 to $6.50, cows and heifers $2.40 to $6.30, stockers $3.75 to $5.40, bulls $3.00 to $4.75, calves $4.00 to $6.75. Western cattle $4.75 to $6.25, western cows $2.75 to $4.75. Hogs receipts 2500, market 5c higher, most sales $6.40 to $6.66. Sheep receipts none, market steady. muttons $3.00 to $3.90, lambs $6.75 to $7.00, fed wethers $3.75 to $4.75, fed western ewes $2.50 to $3.25.
Cattle receipts 600 with 100 Texans. market steady. Native beef steers 4.50 to 6.50. cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.50. stockers 2.75 to 4.75. Texas and Indian steers 3.25 to 6.00. calves 5.00 to 7.50. Hog receipts 6000. market strong. Pigs and lights 6.60 to 6.75. packers 6.00 to 6.40. best heavy 6.65 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 900. market steady. Native muttons 3.00 to 4.00. lambs 4.00 to 7.60.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts around 200 with steady tone and price ranges for various classes. Hogs receipts near 9000 with strong demand and wide spread from 5.90 to 6.76 for different hog categories. Sheep receipts about 9000 with weak tone and price bands from 2.25 to 7.55 across native and western offerings.
New York markets for dry goods were quiet across divisions. Cotton goods buyers held off on future orders awaiting the cotton report, with yarns and other local markets showing dull activity.
New York July 1 strong tone in Erie issues cited by report linking the road with Canadian Pacific. Canadian Pacific remained near stationary while Western Maryland rallied 2 1 2 points. American Beet Sugar, American Car and Foundry and United States Steel advanced modestly. Great Northern preferred fell 1 3 8. Overall, the market showed feeble response to early gains with declines led by Atchison and Southern Pacific. close remained steady as traders dwindled.
New York reports money on call nominal. Time loans easier at sixty days two percent, ninety days twenty four and three quarters, six months. Sterling exchange weak with actual business in bankers' bills at four eighty four and eighty six tenths for six month bills and four eighty six and ten tenths for demand. Commercial pills at four eighty three and four tenths percent. Bar silver at a fraction and Mexican dollars at forty five cents.
Memphis July 1 list shows prime basis oil at 5.47 dollars, meal at 24.75 dollars, and linters quoted at 33 4 41 2 cents per unit. The brief item records current market prices for cotton seed products in Memphis.
New York July 1. Cotton seed oil quotations today were as follows. Prices and bids indicate firm demand with several traders noting steady levels for the seed oil futures.
New York on July 1 opened steady with a 2 point decline to 3 point advance. Trading was quiet and price moves were irregular through the forenoon. Near months eased on bear notes but improved by favorable southwest advices, closing steady with net losses of 8 to 4 points.
On July 1 in New York cotton futures opened steady with January at 13.18 to 13.19, March 13.22 to 13.28, July 14.57 bid, August 14.54 to 14.55, September 13.49 bid, October 13.16 to 13.17, December 13.20 to 13.21. Futures closed steady.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with slight gains as drought worries in Oklahoma and Texas spurred short-covering and potential fresh long buying. Cables ran lower than expected yet drew little market reaction while traders awaited the government condition report.
New Orleans cotton futures opened with July at 14.98 and August at 14.07 bids. September moved between 13.32 and 13.34, October 13.07 to 13.08, December 13.07 to 13.08, January 13.12 bids, and March at 18.27 asked. Futures closed steady to a small advance after early trading.
Liverpool July 1 closing cotton spot shows modest activity with prices down five points. American middling fair at 8.58d, good middling 8.21d, mile 7.99d, low middling 7.79d, good ordinary 7.63d, ordinary 7.28d. Sales total 4000 bales with most for American export. receipts 1000 bales. Futures opened barely steady with July at 7.74 1/16 and August-December quoted in idle ranges.
Memphis July 1 spot cotton remained steady at middling grade trading at 115 cents per pound. Local markets showed no change from the prior session as buyers and sellers kept to current levels amid light activity.
Spot cotton in New York on July 1 closed quiet with middling uplands at 14.80 cents and middling gulf at 15.038 cents. Sales totaled 1028 bales as traders awaited next cues.
Houston spot cotton in Houston Texas on July 1 remained quiet and unchanged at middling price level indicating a stable thịn in the market with no notable price movement or new demand.
Cotton receipts reported for the port volume with figures for Galveston Texas and New Orleans Louisiana showing 148 and 63 respectively compared to the prior year.
New York July 1 The stock market showed narrow irregular moves reflecting political and crop outlook uncertainty. Early week strength from the Harriman merger court ruling faded as bears pressed, indictments loomed, and railroad reports underperformed while money rates stayed low despite looming half year disbursements.
Weather and market notes from Texas indicate little rain, fair to cloudy conditions, and a bearish cotton market sentiment. Traders report nerves, limited activity, and expectations of a rainier pattern that may slow gains as openings for picking approach. Crop experts remain optimistic about the season and early movement is anticipated, with analysts noting prospects of a cautious easing in prices.
Temperature, rainfall and weather conditions for the Houston district stations over the 24 hours ending 8 o clock this morning. Data includes minimum temperatures for the last twelve hours and notes on averaging calculations.
The belt region experiences fair conditions inland while coastal areas are cloudy. Temperatures run above normal as the day progresses. Local forecaster Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau notes the general stability with coastal cloudiness.
Weather and light deliveries fueled a bullish tilt in Chicago grains. Wheat opened near last night, later rising to around 89 to 90 cents, while September corn showed gains amid shrinking stocks and heat risk. Oats weakened on profit taking, and July pork futures eased minutely as hog values held firm at $15.52 for September pork with lard around $8.40 and rib prices about $8.50 to $8.55.
Carlotte Wheat, 35 cars, with 24 of contract Corn, 25L cars, with 67 contract Oars, 180 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chic Minneapolis and Duluth today were 294 cars, compared with 308 cars last week and holiday, the corresponding day a year ago.
In St Louis prices show wheat weaker at July 854 and Sept 854. corn higher with No 2 track 61 62 and No 2 white 614 62e. oats steady with No 2 track 44 and No 2 white 45% per bushel. Stating a mix of futures and cash quotes for July and September delivery.
Quotations today list cash wheat with No 2 hard at 88 to 91 cents and No 2 northern at 93 to 96 cents. Corn bids show No 2 at 59 to 60 cents, No 3 white 59 to 60, and No 2 yellow 59 to 60 cents. Oats offer No 2 white at 45 cents and standard at 41 to 41 1/4 cents.
Cash wheat steady to lower with No 2 hard 85 90 cents while corn holds near 62 to 63 cents for No 2 mixed and No 2 white. Oats show little change with No 2 white around 47 cents and No 2 mixed around 45 to 46 cents.
To Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Ritchey a boy born June 27 at 1221 North Pine. To Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Hastings a boy born June 7 at Matamoras Street. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacobo Santos a girl born June 33 at 223 East Cevallos rear. To Mr. and Mrs. James Pruett a boy born June 27 at Somerset Road. To Mr. and Mrs. Gus Richter a boy born June 226 Starr Street. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pytel a boy born June 28 at No 21 Lachapelle Street. To Mr. and Mrs. August Tezel a boy born June 20 at 1346 Culebra Avenue.
People from Scurry county protest the sale of more than 17 000 acres of school lands by the county commissioners at a price of six and two thirds dollars per acre. The event occurred in Snyder Texas on July 1.
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