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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1912
Page
5
Forecast issued by the Agriculture Bureau shows unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Tuesday for San Antonio and vicinity and for East Texas. The outlook extends to Tuesday evening with similar unsettled weather expected in the region.
A new division handles shipped in goods while local grown fruits and produce keep market preference. West Texas shipments and better arrivals from California potatoes, East Texas tomatoes, Mamie Ross peaches, and sweet peppers from East Texas meet steady demand with quoted prices ranging from 60 cents to 2 dollars 60 cents per hundredweight.
A dense catalog of pricing for poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, canned goods, meats, lards, seeds, and spices. Includes hens, fryers, turkeys, butter, eggs, cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, Kraut, onions, cantaloupes, tomatoes, oranges, lemons, nuts, canned fruits, meats, and coffee with per-unit and per-case figures. Identifies ships’ terms and regional suppliers in a 19th or early 20th century market setting.
Quotations show steady dairy and cheese markets with creamery and daisy product ranges. Eggs weaken with receipts reported at 21,115 cases and firsts up to 18 cents. Potatoes and poultry show softness with red new prices around $1.04 to $1.10 and turkeys at 12 cents. Veal holds at 8 to 10 cents.
New York dispatch notes the Eges firm with freshly gathered extras at 22 2%c.
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Monday July 1 1912 detail wind direction and speed temperature rainfall and general weather. The data covers five columns including wind velocity temperature rainfall and overall state of weather.
Union Stock Yards receipt July 1 reports 802 head shipped, 80 cattle 91 calves 19 hogs 32 sheep. Sheep seen first in weeks sold at 3.75, hogs at 7.60, cows up to 4.25, calves to 4.75, typical calves 4.0 to 4.60.
Increased acreage of milo, maize, and kaffir corn spurs hog raising in West Texas as stockmen report rising activity. Cattle shipments across regions show generally good range conditions with several markets, including Fort Worth and St Louis, reflecting price differences and weights.
Cottonseed product pricing reported with Memphis base oil at 5.80, meal 27, linters 2% and varied New York quotations. Spot cottonseed steady with weekly futures data and several month figures. Sales figures noted, with limited clarity due to OCR.
New Orleans market brief lists prime refined cotton seed oil at 1.16 per pound in barrels and choice meal at 29.00 per ton with ammonia content noted and a cheese price of 27.90.
Quotations from a poultry firm show chicken at 12 to 13 cents, springs 26 to 30, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 10 to 11 cents, geese 18 cents, butter steady at 22 to 25 cents, creamery price 22 to 25 cents.
Quotations today list creamery hatter at 26 cents, firsts 21 cents, seconds 20 cents, packing stock 20 and fractions. Extras and slight variances noted for sec. firsts and seconds vary with market. provides decay values and packing notes for dairy buyers.
In St Louis reports lead firm prices at 442 percent alongside strong spelter, with a 7.00 figure cited and July trade activity noted.
Raw sugar remains steady as Muscovado 89 test sells at 3.30 cents per pound and centrifugal 96 test at 3.80 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test quoted at 3.05. Re timed quiet. Petroleum and molasses markets also hold steady.
Fort Worth stockyards report a large arrival with 4300 cattle 1700 calves 900 hogs and 900 sheep. Beef steers and stocker cattle sold slow and lower while calves remained active and steady with top prices near 6.50. Hogs sold steady with tops around 7.92 and most bids near 7.50 to 7.60. Sheep feeders scarce with few killers found.
Chicago reports July 1 receipts for cattle about 21 000. market steady to ten cents lower with prices ranging from 2 70 to 8 50 for cows and calves. Hogs receipts about 42 000. market slow and steady with typical bids from 6 35 to 7 65. Sheep receipts about 22 000. market weak with native lambs and yearlings noted and prices around 3 25 to 6 00 for various categories.
Cattle receipts 8000 with 2500 southern cattle steady market. Hogs receipts 5000 steady with bulk sales 7.40 to 7.75, heavies 7.65 to 7.70, packers 7.50 to 7.65, lights 7.35 to 7.60, pigs 5.50 to 6.76. Sheep receipts 5000 market ten cents lower with muttons 3.75 to 5.00, lambs 6.50 to 8.50, rams and yearlings 4.00 to 6.09, ewes 3.00 to 4.25.
Receipts total cattle 1500 including 600 Texans, market steady with stockers 3.75 to 5.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.50 to 6.75, cows and heifers 3.75 to 6.00, calves in carload lots 5.25 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 12,500 market steady with pigs and lights 3.5 to 7.75, mixed and butchers 7.60 to 8.50, good heavy 7.70 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 5600 market steady native muttons 4.25 to 5.25, lambs 5.25 to 8.26.
C. E. McCutcheon formerly cashier of the First State Bank of Megargel is named a state bank examiner by the Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking. The appointment brings total examiners to 150. McCutcheon had served two months as a department bank clerk. Will H. Leftwich of Dallas fills his former role.
The Harlandale baseball team edged the Woodmen of the World 2 to 1 after 12 innings at Government Hill. Stan ley and Stanley carried the load for Harlandale with a strong battery effort. Woodmen offense mustered a lone run in the decisive stretch.
Kirkpatricks beat South Heights 8 to 1 Sunday morning as Kohleffel pitched well and the team hit effectively. Final line shows Kirkpatricks with 8 runs on 10 hits and 2 errors to South Heights 1 run on 6 hits and 2 errors with Bradford substituting Schmidt and McCabe serving as umpire.
The Ed Steves & Sons baseball team defeated the Oilers 10 to 5 on Sunday. Montze starred on the mound for the winners while Steves hit three triples and the Oilers connected for a home run and several other hits.
Chicago reports Canadian weather depressed wheat with shorts as chief buyers. September wheat opened around 1.05 and fell to 1.04 before a rally toward 1.05. Corn weakened with wheat, oats stayed soft on good weather and pork and ribs futures showed modest moves.
Cash wheat prices range from No. 2 red 1.08 to No. 2 spring 1.08. No. 2 northern 1.12 to 1.13, durum 1.00. Corn values No. 2 74 to 75 cents, No. 2 white 77 to 79, No. 2 yellow 76 to 77. Oats No. 2 white 51 to 52, standard 50 to 51. Rye No. 2 76, Barley 55, timothy 7.00 to 10.00, clover seed 14.00 to 18.00.
Quotations show cash wheat at No 2 re 1 12 to 1 13 with No 2 hard 1 11 to 1 16. Corn prices for No 2 tic and No 2 white listed at 80 cents. Oats No 2 blue chip and No 2 white range from 53 to 54 cents.
The report lists cash grain bids and futures for wheat corn and oats. No. 2 red wheat 1.14, No. 2 white oats 54 4c, with mixed corn bids. Wheat futures steady with July 98 1 16c, September 98 1 4c, December 99 1 2c. Oats July 45c, September 39 3/4c.
The Bankers, new to the San Antonio Commercial league, defeated the Washer Orioles 8 to 7 in a morning practice game at Krisch Park. The Bankers’ play was creditable and suggests they will be competitive when the league opens its new series.
Frank Bros. took the lead early and continued the edge throughout a Sunday game at the Army Post diamond, winning 8 to 4 over Milami. Hynes pitched well for Frank Bros., with strong support from teammates Potteries and Butler. Milami's pitchers Mason Fergeson Gotthardt faced tough opposing hitters as Neyer umpired.
The Pruitt Commission company defeated the S. A. & A. P. team 10 to 7 on Krisech s oe Saturday. Lawrence and Tracy pitched for Pruitt, with Barrett Baldus Lewis and Bennett in the field.
The San Pedro California yacht Lurline arrived in Honolulu on July 1 leading three rivals in the biennial trans-Pacific race from San Pedro. They sailed June 16 and due to time allowances it is not yet confirmed if Lurline won.
Cotton opened steady with six points lower to one point higher as old crops weaken amid scattered liquidation. New crops mostly unchanged then show an advancing tendency from rains in the eastern belt. By noon, commission buying and July covering lift the list about 5 to 6 points, with middling upland at 11.65 nominal.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with prices 0 to 2 points above Saturday's close. Wet weather across the eastern belt and forecasts of further showers dampened selling, while telegrams from the Atlantic region complained about rain effects. By noon and into the afternoon, prices held firm, rising 2 to 4 points over Saturday's close as activity remained dull in a narrow session.
New Orleans July 1 cotton futures opened steady with July at 12.21, Aug at 12.01 03, Oct 11.63 with bids at 11.64 66, Jan 11.6, and March around 11.74 to 11.76.
Spot cotton parent market sees 1 2 points lower with American middling fair at 7.25 and good ordinary at 5.85. Daily sales reach 10,000 bales including 500 for speculation and export and $600 American. receipts show none.
Futures opened quiet and closed very steady in Liverpool with a series of forward rates quoted for July through May June. The yield table shows July 6.39 percent and a ladder of successive monthly spans ranging from 6.22 to 6.39 percent across the calendar.
Spot cotton in New Orleans steady with middling at 12 3/4 cents. Sales on spot 120 to arrive 87. Low ordinary 8 13 16 cents nominal, ordinary 9 cents nominal, good ordinary 11 1 16 cents, strict ordinary 11 7 16 cents, low middling 11 1 2 cents, strict low middling 12 cents, middling 12 1 2 cents, strict middling 12 1 2 cents, good middling 12 1 2 cents, strict good middling 18 1 16 cents, middling fair 13 cents nominal, fair 14 cents nominal. Receipts 46, stock 44,465.
Galveston July 1 spot cotton closed firm and unchanged. Prices ranged from 7 16 to 12 cents for various grades with good and middling levels noted. Sales were none at the close. stock 62,838 and receipts 1,266.
Spot cotton in Houston on July 1 closed steady with unchanged prices. Sales totaled 1, shipments 450, stock 28,693. Price ranges recorded from low ordinary to middling fair, with values listed across grades and quality points.
New York cotton spot market closes quiet with middling uplands at 11.65 cents and middling Gulf at 11.90 cents. Sales reach 62 618 bales amid calm demand.
In Memphis on July 1 spot cotton remained steady at middling 12 3/4 cents per pound. The market showed no change from the prior session with prices holding firm for the middling grade.
The Texas Hagles defeated the Postoffice aggregation 18 to 9 on the U M C diamond yesterday. Postoffice used three pitchers as they were hit hard. Batteries Carriers Chavez Neal Cruz Crus Eagles Herzig Rico Trevino Umpire Guerrero.
In Houston on June 29 at 10 o clock morning a weekly open market sale of stocks and bonds was held in the office of T F Denman and Company located in the Union National Bank building quotations were listed for various securities though all details are not readable in the record.
New York markets opened with strength led by Canadian Pacific Brooklyn Transit Interborough Metropolitan and Illinois Central. Tobacco stocks advanced with Snuff and American Tobacco up four. steel and coppers seen firm with Amalgamated in demand. bonds uneven. Brooklyn Rapid Transit strongest into noon and market closed firm.
Rainfall of an inch or more reported across multiple towns including Grand Cane Louisiana Cheneyville Alabama Demopolis Alabama Greenville Texas Helena Prescott Texas Ark Texarkana Arkansas Albania Georgia. Allen Buell official in charge at United States Weather Bureau.
New York July 1 Coffee No 7 Rio futures closed steady with September at 13.75 and March at 14.04.
New York July 1 report shows mercantile paper at 4.4 percent, sterling exchange firm with bankers bills trades at 4.84.85 for 60 days and 4.87.39 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.84, bar silver around 61 1/2 cents, Mexican del 48e, government bonds steady, railroads irregular.
New York July 1 money markets show steady rates with 3 per cent rule and time loan bids near 3 ½ per cent. Copy indicates 90 days and six months loan expectations with minor variations in yields.
H R and Simona B Wofford transfer lot 3 block 2 new city block 767 to Co Bradbent for 2100. Henry Mason transfers tract from original survey 318 to Bexar county for 64. J B Callahan and J Garner transfer lots 38 39 40 41 and 42 block 3 Kenwood addition to L N Knight for 62. Julius E Muegge transfers lot 10 block 2 old city lot 129 to Fidela Garcia for 125. Hall P Street transfers lots 31 and 32 block 36 Sunny Slope to Reget for 110.
Railroaders win their first game of the season as Doyle makes key catches and Jimmy Doran strikes out fifteen in a 6-4 victory over the Red Caps. Ramsey and Perkle star for the Red Caps with strong pitching and defense.
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