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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1913

Page

12

Market Mixed as Stocks Slip and Rally on Crop News

New York July 1 traders saw stocks drift downward then recover amid bear selling and later short covering. Harriman issues rose briefly but faded, Canadian Pacific fell a point while Western rails led a steady finish. Crop-condition reports and rain fostered optimism, with money markets steady and grain prices mixed across late trading.

New York London Continent Harriman Union Pacific Southern Pacific Canadian Pacific Union, Pacific Reading Lehigh Baltimore& Ohio Chesapeake & Ohio Harrimans Coppers Western Railroad

Weather Bulletin for Cotton Belt July 1 1913

The Cotton Region Bulletin reports unsettled weather with near normal temperatures for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. Tuesday. Rainfall totals include 7 inches at Weatherford and measurable amounts at Claredon Texas Albany Waycross Amity Clinton Monroe Ozark Alam Oklahoma City and Mangum. Allen Buell, local forecaster.

Clarendon Tex Albany Waycross Amity Clinton Monroe Ozark Ala Mangum Oklahoma City Weatherford Okla Weatherford Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Market Report New York Bond and Exchange Rates

New York July 1 prime mercantile paper six percent and sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4 83 10 for sixty day bills and 4 86 90 for demand. Commercial bills 4 82. Rare coin noted Mexican dollars at 48 cents. Government bonds and railroad bonds both weak.

New York Sterling Exchange

Copper and tin prices steady across markets in July notices

New York reports copper dull with spot at 13.87 to 14.37 for July and 13.87 to 14.87 for August. Electrolytics 14.75 to 15.00, lake 14.87 to 15.25, casting 14.50 to 14.87. Tin weak at 41.25 to 41.75 for July and August. Lead quiet at 4.40 to 4.80, speller 5.25, antimony nominal, Cookson’s 8.65. St Louis notes wool markets steady with northern and western mediums 17 to 20 cents, burries 16 to 16.5, fine burries 15 to 15.5.

Yester American Amalgamated Copper Beet Sugar American Smelt. & Ref. Peeves American Sugar Refining American Tel & Tel Anaconda Mining Company Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Aes Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Teen Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Mil St. P Colorado Fuel & Iron Olorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Rio Grande Great Northern Imness Central Interborough-Met International Harvester Louisville & Nashville Missour Pacific Missou Kansas Texas Lehigh Valley Ee Ee New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pomeee Renke Amid Ave A Palace Readin Settee Rere S Rock Island Company Seeseerere Southern Pacific Southern Railway Union Pacific Steeeee United States Steel Ee Ween Western Union Texas Oil Company Steeee New York Cookson's ST. Louis

Diamond supply shifts across continents through history

London reports copper and tin prices with spot and futures figures as diamonds face a supply shift. The Congo and past centers India Brazil Australia and South Africa are noted as sources, highlighting the historical move of the world’s diamond center.

Congo India Madras Brazil Europes Ems Australia Russia South Africa

Custom House Imports Hit Record for Fiscal Year

Custom House merchandise imports at this port for the fiscal year ending yesterday totaled 1,045,364,643 dollars, a new high. Officials say overall business conditions look sound as tariff revision was anticipated, with domestic exports reaching 911,560,124 dollars, a new high, and foreign exports at 17,056,922 dollars.

Custom House New York Custom _ house Cus 6

Imperator facts set for world’s largest vessel and jungle marvels

Features of the Imperator include a 919 foot length, 98 foot beam, 90 foot bridge height, 60 000 gross tons, a sixe deck layout, lifeboats for 4000, nine decks with seven for first class, and a Kaiser private suite. The ship employs five captains led by Hans Rueger, with a full telephone system and imperial amenities. Also noted is Guatemala jungle’s water vine a leafy stem with Wyre rich sap delivering daily water through a cut stem.

New York Imperator Hans Rueger

Cotton Oil Shortage Hits Texas Mills and Oil Market

United States crushers are nearly exhausted of cotton seed oil with Texas mills unable to offer supplies and refiners holding contracts. New York oil prices rise, then slide on profit taking as large refiners limit offerings. Sugar prices stay firm amid bearish stocks. crops and rains boost market vegetables and a larger watermelon harvest improves market supplies.

United States Texas New York Texab

Grocery Price List With Wide Range Of Staples

A long list of canned meats and fish, nuts, flour and meal, beans, raisins, and dried fruits with varied prices per weight or case. Includes lard, bacon, canned sardines, salmon, herring, peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds, coconuts, flour, meal, bran, California beans, raisins, citron and peel, hay, sugar and coffee, canned vegetables, peaches, pears, apples, figs, and corn and oats with numerous unit prices.

Alaska Pioneer Liberty Bell Navy Muscatel London California San Anton

Daily Kansas City market quotes July 1 1920s

Quotations today for dairy eggs and poultry list butter creamery firsts seconds and packing stock prices. Eggs show firsts and seconds. Poultry prices cover hens roosters ducks and broilers with varying cents per pound.

Kansas City

Sugar and commodity markets report steady pricing across oils and hides

New York July 1 reports mixed commodity activity with raw sugar firm at centrifugal 3.39 and muscovado 2.89 while molasses sugar remains 2 and refined sugar steady. Petroleum shows firmness and molasses quiet alongside steady hides and leather markets.

New York Molasses Quiet

Market Prices Report From St. Louis July 1

Quotations were ap pertain to poultry and dairy goods with prices listed for chickens at 12c, springs 20c, turkeys 16c, ducks 10c, geese 10c. Butter creamery 26c, eggs 13 1 2c.

Louis

New York July 1 Eggs Irregular Unchanged Receipts

The New York market reports irregular trading with unchanged receipts totaling 20,386 cases as of July 1. Market notes indicate steady supplies and stable prices across egg categories.

New York

Rice strong market holds receipts steady in New Orleans

New Orleans reports a firm Rice market with rough and clean receipts around 2546 and 675 units, no sales noted. prices listed for Quetagione rough Honduras, Japan grades and clean Honduras and Japan, while New York dry goods signals steadiness in cotton goods with light business and new linen from spring cottons, raw silks down.

New Orleans Honduras Japan New York

Sheep Prices Plummet Across Markets

Big receipts of sheep at Union Stock Yards as July 1 market reports show a severe slump. Fort Worth offers 2000 head priced about 25 cents under yesterday and 75 cents lower than last week. Chicago Kansas City and St Louis report draggy, lower deals with plenty of offerings.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City St. Louis

Lower Cattle Values in Fort Worth Trade

Salesmen faced slack demand as buyers bid lower in Fort Worth on Tuesday. About 3000 cattle and 650 calves arrived, with beef steers down about 10 cents to 5.50 to 7.00, stocker cows and steers dragging 10 cents, butcher cows 4.25 to 6.00, and calves strong at 6.00 to 6.75. Hog yard activity was brisk with most sales up a nickel, while sheep receipts of 2000 head sold around 26 cents under the prior day.

Fort Worth Tex

Unsettled Europe Politics Weigh On Cotton Market

Cotton opened steady after a 3 to 5 point initial decline amid scattered selling tied to unsettled European politics and favorable crop reports. Active months slipped 5 to 7 points early but recovered to about unchanged to 5 points higher by late morning as demand and covering supported prices.

New York

Wheat and Cotton Markets Edge Lower on Rain Forecasts

Wheat eased on cooler temps and light spring rains in western states while large deliveries capped gains. Corn fell on favorable weather predictions. oats weakened on heavy deliveries. provisions firm as hog receipts eased. Cotton futures opened steady with July at 11.93 and August 11.94, with other futures quoted. Cash wheat and corn and oats prices listed for Galveston with recent receipts and shipments.

Chicago Illinois New York

First Bale of 1913 Cotton Sighted for Gulf Coast

Port Aransas exporter J M Felder in the city predicts the gulf coast will market its first bale of 1913 cotton this week if dry weather holds. He cites sunshine needed for bolls to burst and expects pickable crop by July 1 with rains delaying progress the past week.

Gulf Coast J. M. Felder Port Aransas Felder Port Aransas Compress Company San Antonio Texas Galveston South Texas Oklahoma

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Then Dull As Weather Bets Move Market

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady down 1 to 2 points with light trading and a holiday atmosphere. Buying from shorts after bullish weekly weather reports lifted prices 4 to 5 points briefly, but gains faded as unsettled showers persisted and activity dropped late morning into afternoon.

New Orleans Arkansas

Liverpool cotton market reports July 1 spot bids

Cotton prices show middling fair at 7.26 pence per pound and lower grades down to 6.06 pence. Sales reached 7000 bales with 6200 American lots and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts totaled 4000 bales, of which 3700 were American.

Liverpool

Futures steady close with varied July to June rates

Futures closed steady with a sequence of implied rates for rolling periods. Notable values include July at 6.434 and July to August at 6.411 percent, through June to July at 6.15 percent, with multiple monthly pairings listed.

Spot cotton steady in New Orleans with mixed grades

New Orleans on July 1 reports spot cotton steady at middling 12 percent. Sales reached 133 bales with 26 bales expected. Prices across grades range from low ordinary near 9 1/2 percent to good middling around 18 1/2 percent. receipts total 1560 bales and stock sits at 389,559 bales.

New Orleans

Spot Cotton Closes Quiet in Galveston Market

In Galveston on July 1 spot cotton closed quiet with prices at low ordinary 7.5 cents and good middling 12.5 cents. Sales 351 bales with receipts totaling 1 728 and stock at 46 642 bales.

Galveston

Cotton Prices Steady Across Markets in July Reports

Memphis reports cotton spot steady middling at 12 1 2 cents, while New York shows quiet trading with middling uplands at 12 40 and middling gulf at 12 65. Sales reach 14,900 bales.

New York New Orleans C. Houston Galveston Liverpool Memphis

Kansas City Market Receipts Mixed as Livestock Prices Edge

Hogs receipts reach 15000 with higher cash bids and ranges from 8.60 to 8.75 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 12000 including 1600 southerns with prime fed steers around 8.40 to 8.76 and cows to 7.25, heifers up to 8.65. Sheep receipts 9000 weak with halges near 6.00 to 7.40 and yearlings 4.50 to 5.50.

Kansas City Ewes

Commodity Prices Across Markets on July First

Chicago butter and eggs hold. potatoes ease with 60 to 65 cents per 60 pound? case receipts 35 cars. Poultry steady with alive fowls 14 cents, springs 25 cents, turkeys 17 cents. St Louis and Oklahoma potatoes strong. Virginia cobblers 2.25 to 2.40. New York coffee futures steady with No 7 Rio 9 1/2 cents and September at 9 41.

Chicago Springs St. Louis Arkansas Oklahoma Virginia Ohio Kansas City New Oklahoma New York

Chicago Market Mobile Livestock Prices Report

Chicago market notes hog receipts about 12 000 with strong demand. Hogs sold mostly 8.70 to 8.80 for best lots and lighter bids down to 8.60 8.90. pigs 6.75 to 8.55. Cattle receipts 3000 slow with Beeves 7.20 to 8.85 and cows 3.40 to 8.25. calves 6.50 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 14 000 weak with fat lambs 5.50 to 6.76 and springs 5.25 to 7.25.

Chicago Texas

Cattle and Hogs Prices Steady to Higher in St Louis Market

Cattle receipts reach 7000 with 1709 Texans and various price ranges for native beef steers cows and heifers and Indian steers. Hog receipts total 9500 with pigs and weights rising to 8.80. Sheep receipts 8400 with native muttons and lambs priced from 4.29 to 7.40 per head.

ST. Louis Texas

Cotton seed products and New York oil market updates

Cotton seed products in Memphis list prime basis oil at 6.80 to 6.81, meal 28.75, linters 2 to 3 percent. In New York, cotton seed oil closed weak with spot 8.50 to 8.36 and futures for August to February trading from 8.25 down to 6.40 with 15 600 total sales.

Memphis Tenn New York Coeelie Ae

Marine Intelligence Bremen Delivers Transatlantic Arrivals

Shipping news reports arrivals and movements across ports including Berlin, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Wilhelm II, Merion, Kron Prinzessin Cecelie, Olympia, Ver oma, Oscar II, Laconia, Scotian, and Scotian routes via Plymouth Genoa Antwerp New York Liverpool Montreal London and Havana with multiple ships arriving or passing on July 1 from Cherbourg Philadelphia Antwerp Copenhagen and Havre.

Bremen Berlin New York Cherbourg Wilhelm II Plymouth Canada Marseilles

Building Permits for Several Dwellings and Repairs

Albert Waters filed for a three dwelling in South Home addition. F. Henry seeks a four room dwelling on Redo street for 700 dollars. H. Billing requests repairs on East Commerce street for 200 dollars. J. H. Weymouth plans a nine room dwelling on West San Pedro place for 6500 dollars. Judge Fly adds a two story porch on West San Pedro avenue for 600 dollars. E. Waits plans a three room dwelling on Perez Street for 300 dollars.

Albert Waters South Home Addition F. Henry Redo Street H. Billing Craling Commerce Street J. H. Weymouth West San Pedro Place Judge Fly San Pedro Avenue E. Waits Perez Street

Marriage Licenses Listed for Clifton Norris and Caroline Oakley

Clifton Watkins Norris and Caroline Oakley are issued a marriage license. John Ridgel Jr. with Seltont Willie Thompson and Reavy Brown also appear in the license notices indicating filings for marriage.

Clifton Watkins Norris Caroline Oakley John Ridgel Jr Seltont Willie Thompson Reavy Brown

Automobile licenses list for Ford and Hupmobile models

A list of automobile licenses showing No. 3777 Ford issued to J. W. Parkinson at 921 Van Ness street No. 3778 Ford to Household Furniture Co. 214 West Commerce street No. 3779 Ford to G. L. Dasbasch 516 Water street No. 3780 Hupmobile license issued to Tips Hardware Co. West Commerce street.

Ford J. W. Parkinson van Ness Street Household Furniture Co West Commerce Street G. L. Dasbasch Water Street Hupmobile Tips Hardware Co

Club woman labors to fix tar in Ravenswood street work

Mrs. George E. Marquette, a Ravenswood club woman, qualified for ad laborer in Chicago streets and alleys. She used a broom to spread tar and oil in front of her home from North Lincoln Street to Lawrence Avenue, creating puddles and sparking concerns about children tracking it indoors. The article notes pending building projects in Pittsburg totaling 230,500 dollars.

Chicago George E. Marquette Ravenswood Club Lincoln Street Lawrence Avenue

Chicago Grain Quotations Across Wheat Corn and Oats

Chicago quotations show cash wheat with No 2 red at 96 to 98 1/2 cents, No 2 hard around 91 1/2 to 92 1/2, No 1 northern 93 1/2 to 94 1/4, No 2 northern 92 1/2 to 93, No 2 spring 92 9 to 93 1/2, durum 90 to 96, corn at 60 1/2 to 61 1/2 cents, No 3 white 62 63 1/4 cents, No 2 yellow 61 1/2 cents, oats No 2 88 1/2 to 89 1/2 cents, No 2 white 41 1/2 to 42 cents, standard 41 1/2 to 42 cents.

Chicago

Market Quotations and Grain Receipts from St Louis

Quotations today show cash wheat and corn prices with oats, and futures for July and September. Receipts yesterday include flour and grains, while shipments list wheat, corn, and oats totals.

ST. Louis

Real Estate Transfers From 1913 to 1918 Across Somerset Area

A list of property transfers shows numerous buyers and sellers including First Townsite Company to C W Booth and J L Houchine to a new city block in Lakeview. Prices range from $100 to $3700 with parcels across Riverside Park Hyde Park Melrose and San Pedro Heights.

First Townsite Company C. W. Booth Town of Somerset L. Bennett J. L. Houchine New City Lakeview F. L. Mitchell George Koerner Hackberry Delaware Streets W. E Lopez Street M. W. Kealey F. C. Ries Thomas Kearney William Campbell Obraje Street J. M. Pace JL. M. Samuels S. L. Burris T. D. Lande Preaning Rosemere Place A. Bady Ada Dockery J. C. Cox el. Lorenz Hivue J. H. Symons Bertha Cooper Melrose

Gardens at Hillsborough to Feature Classical Sculptures

A San Francisco report describes plans for Louis XVI style gardens at Templeton Crocker’s Hillsborough estate. The formal layout centers on a 400 by 100 foot terrace and a circular pool with walks, leading to expansive informal gardens. Projected gardening costs exceed 100 000. In Stockholm a smallpox outbreak has depleted vaccine supplies, with 100 000 doses ordered abroad and vaccination parties becoming fashionable.

San Francisco Templeton Crocker Hillsborough Stockholm

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