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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1913

Page

10

Bears Abandon Fight as Stocks Lift on Market Firmness

New York reports indicate underlying market firmness with bears retreating from foreign selling. After an initial decline, prices steadied near the opening level as Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific moved and trading expanded on select rails. The afternoon shows lethargy but overall firmness, with buying on a turn and the market closing steady.

New York London Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Sub-Treasury

Cotton Region Bulletin July 2 1913 Weather Update

24 hours ending 3 a m 75th meridian time. Weather unsettled in the belt with nearly normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Longview Natchez Hazelhurst Mies Thomasville Ardmore Chandler Shawnee Stillwater. Allen Buell local forecaster.

Longview Tex Natchez Hazelhurst Mies Thomasville Ala Ardmore Chandler Shawnee Stillwater Okla Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Market Summary from New York Trade Desk July Second

Prime mercantile paper at six percent remains steady while sterling exchange eases with bankers bills at 60 day $4.83.06 and demand $4.86.75. Commercial bills $4.82. Bar silver at 58 1/2 cents and Mexican dollars at 48 cents. Government and railroad bonds hold firm.

New York Sterling Exchange

Money on Call Steady Amid Rates Ranging

New York July 2 Money on call held steady with the ruling rate at 2 percent and closing bid at 1 percent. Time loans showed easier terms with 60 day at 0.5 percent and 90 days at 3 to 4 percent, while longer terms near 6 percent.

New York

London metal prices ease with copper tin and lead

Copper and tin drift lower in London trading with spot copper at 63 pounds 12s 6d and tin at 189 pounds 10s. Futures for copper and tin show slight shifts while spelter and lead move modestly. Cleveland warrants noted at 65s.

London Cleveland

Ready for best prices in paints and paperhanging

P. C. Lodder offers competitive rates on painting and paperhanging work with prompt attention to all calls. Travis 1134.

P. C. Lodder Travis

Farmland for sale in Texas and New Mexico listings

A collection of farm and ranch advertisements seeking buyers for 820 acres near San Diego Duval County at $3 per acre with a state bonus, plus multiple parcels across Texas and New Mexico. Listings include 215 acres near a city with reservoirs and farming equipment, 160 acres in New Mexico, 60 and 40 acre tracts, and other farm homes with details on location, improvements, and contact leads.

San Diego Duval County Frost Texas Udo Toepperwein Texas Traders Gunter Bidg Crockett A. P. Tyler Jr San Antonio Tex Adkins Whitaker Phone Crockett

Wool market quiet in Boston as wool prices steady

Trading in wool has been quiet this week in Boston with raw wool steady. Western markets remain the focus as the new crop narrows. Fleece dealers offer farmers 20 cents for medium wools and 18 cents for fine wools with Missouri and Kentucky blood grades quoted.

Boston Missouri Kentucky Texas

Market update from St. Louis on lead and spelter prices

The report from St. Louis dated July 2 notes lead at 4.25 and spelter prices ranging 5.10 to 5.20. These values reflect commodity trading levels for the day.

ST. Louis

Commodity Prices Move Slightly on Mixed Metals Market

New York traders report copper at spot 13.75, July bids 13.75, August 14.25, and electrolytic 14.75 to 15.00. lake at 14.87 to 15.25. casting 14.50 to 14.87. Tin weak with spot 41.25 to 41.50, July 41.12 to 41.45, August 41.10 to 41.45. Lead and spelter quiet, antimony nominal Cookson’s 3.66 to 3.75. iron steady.

New York Lake Cookson

Poultry and Butter Prices Steady in St Louis Market

In St Louis on July 2 wholesale prices show chickens at 12c per pound, springs 20c, turkeys 16c, ducks 14c, geese 10c. Creamery butter quoted at 26c per pound and eggs at 12 1/2c.

ST. Louis

Rice market report from New Orleans on July 2

Rice steady in New Orleans with rough 2238 and clean 2671 receipts. Sales show clean Honduras at 45 as Japan goods reach 900 at 31 16. Quotations list rough Honduras 2.50 to 4.50, Japan 2.00 to 3.25, clean Honduras 5 and Japan 3.5 to 3.75.

New Orleans Japan Honduras

Cucumbers Sold to Local Pickling Factory Near Halletsville

A Halletsville pickle factory bought about 2890 bushels of cucumbers from area farmers at 60 cents per bushel, totaling roughly 1400. The cucumber season is nearly over though late rains boosted yields. overall the crop is about two thirds of last year.

Hallettsville

Butter Poultry and Eggs Unchanged in Kansas City

Kansas City market report notes butter poultry and eggs unchanged as of July 2, reflecting steady commodity prices with no price shifts in the latest trading session.

Kansas City

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Steady in St Louis Market

Receipts today include 3500 cattle with 600 Texans and 11,000 hogs and 2500 sheep. Native beef steers bring 5.50 to 6.75, Texas steers 6.25 to 8.00, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.90, good heavies 8.75 to 8.90. Muttons 4.00 to 4.50, lambs 5.00 to 6.50, spring lambs 7.25 to 7.50.

ST. Louis Texas

Sugar and Molasses Markets Hold Steady in New York

Raw sugar mixed prices with centrifugal at 3.46 and Muscovado 2.85. Molasses sugar 2.70 and refined grades firm. Petroleum quiet. Molasses and hides steady. Leather markets quiet.

New York

Marriage Licenses Listed for L McBraner and Maude Bates

The notice records marriages for L McBraner and Mrs Maude Bates Jesus Villareal and Consuela Comancha Louis D Mergenthaler and Grace L Atkinson.

L. McBraner Maude Bates Jesus Villareal Consuela Comancha Louis D. Mergenthaler Grace L. Atkinson

Bond Increase for Commission Merchants Approved

Legislation from the Thirty third Legislature raises the commission merchant bond from 1000 to 3004 effective yesterday. R T Pruitt of the Pruitt Commission Company says the higher bond will curb fake firms and protect shippers while merchants contest the immediate notice requirement for market fluctuations.

Produce Commission R. T. Pruitt Pruitt Commission Company Commission Mr. Pruitt

Surplus of Receipts Prevented by Canal Ends Fiscal Year

Washington July 2 Uncle Sam closed the fiscal year 1913 with a surplus of 40 083 229 representing excess receipts over expenditures exclusive of Panama Canal and public debt transactions This exceeds last year s surplus by 3750000 The Panama Canal expenditures and public debt transactions wiped out the surplus and created a deficit of 2149 000 Total receipts for the year 723 782 981 ordinary disbursements 683 699 692 Corporation taxes 34948870 Custom receipts 318 142000 Internal revenue 309 478000 Pension payments 175 134000 General fund 164 704000 working balance 65 293000 Trust funds include 1 086 725000 in gold Panama Canal spending 41 741000 bringing canal total to 318 229000

Washington, D. C Uncle Sam General Fund of the Treasury Treasury The Panama Canal

Cotton seed oil products cited price ranges

Cotton seed oil products listed with prime basis 7.03 to 7.04, meal at 28.25 to 29.60, linters 2% to 3%. This Memphis report from July 2 notes price ranges for the commodity components.

Memphis Tenn

New York Cotton Oil Market Closes Firm

The New York cotton seed oil market ends steady with spot at 8.50 to 9.25 dollars and July at 8.42 to 8.50. August 9.38 to 8.49, September 8.41 to 8.41, December 6.48 to 6.52, January 6.48 to 6.50, February 6.48 to 6.65. Sales include 800 spot and 11,100 total.

New York

Cotton supply and market data from New Orleans market

Visible supply, in sight figures, and spinners takings cover week ending today and Sept 1 to date. Exports since Sept 1, closing prices for July and spots, and spot sales today. Prices for middling high and low this season. Acreage and crop condition dates May through September. Ginnings tallied to Sept 1, Sept 25, Oct 13, Nov 1, Nov 14, Dec 1, Dec 12, Jan 1, Jan 16, March 1. Total CHOP noted at New Orleans market.

Sesseseeenes Eeseceesaenee Sscscecevess New Orleans

Retired Navy Officers Named By Plucking Board

Naval officers and ten others requesting retirement were placed on the retired list by the plucking board. Forced off active duty are Captains Potts Chambers Quimby Elliott Knepper Stone Norton Hoff Mitchell and others, plus LCDRs Douglas Sticht Burton Wade Scranton and more, with duties noted at stations Newport News Annapolis and on Pacific ships.

Washington, D. C Templin M. Potts Louisiana Washington I. Chambers Wshington Navy Aviation Corps John G. Quimby Norfolk Pacific Station John L. Sticht Naval War College Newport R. L C. P. Burton Newport News C. T. Wade New Jersey E. E. Scranton

Cattle Market Sees Demand Outpace Supply at Union Stock Yards

July 2 at Union Stock Yards reports buyers unable to satisfy cow demand as 152 cattle sold quickly. Prices rose to 5.26 with most between 4.50 and 5. Calves sold around 6.75 per hundredweight while hogs moved well at about 8 per hundredweight. Official receipts totaled 333 head. most livestock sent to commission men.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth

Produce receipts and shipments in New York area

New York July 2 market report notes eggs irregular but unchanged with total receipts 29 102 cases. Movement shows shipments 3 407 and stock 157 047 items, while meats and produce totals include 11 331 and 109 406 respectively.

New York

Fort Worth Livestock Market Hits Steady Tones Despite Holidays

In Fort Worth on July 2, cattle trades were slow with no price changes from Tuesday. About 200 cattle and 1000 calves were bought and sold as beef steers ranged 6.00 to 7.00, stockers 5.00 to 5.50, butcher cows 4.00 to 5.60, bulls 4.25 to 5.50, and calves 6.00 to 6.75. Hogs totaled around 2000 head with late arrivals pushing prices up about five cents, top hogs at 9.00, main run 8.80 to 8.90. Sheep about 1000 head sold steadily.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Market Report Butter Eggs Cheese and Produce Prices

Chicago market report shows butter and eggs unchanged with receipts of 19 027 cases. Cheese prices mixed for several brands while potatoes and poultry move higher or steady. Regional potato and potato product notes include St Louis New potatoes and Virginia Cobblers price ranges and barrel costs.

Chicago St. Louis Arkansas Louisiana Virginia Ohio Kansas City Oklahoma

New York Markets Steady for Paca Goods and Yarn Purchases

New York markets for paca goods were quiet and steady, with inquiries for small yarn lots rising. Clothiers ordered about two thirds of the goods needed for a normal fall distribution while Worsted yarns remained barely steady.

New York

Coffee Futures Steady as Rio No 7 Trades

New York July 2 price notes show No 7 Rio coffee at 9 1 2 cents, futures steady with September at 9.49 and December at 9.69.

New York Rio

Automobile Licenses Listed With Owners and Addresses

A list of auto license numbers with makes and owner addresses. Entries include Cadillac J F Atkins 1415 McCullough Avenue. Excelsior motorcycle L Ousset 221 Kell ar Street. Overland J M Taylor 123 Dewey Place. Ford South Texas Drug Co Military Plaza. White M L Fisher 6378 Presa Street. Ford A Smith 1007 Zavala Street. Stoddard Dayton Bruno Vogel No 4. Hupmobile E F Dwyer 205 Avenue C. Detroit Electric Mrs J H Cain 242 Madison Street. Ford Co F Schuette 226 Austin Street.

Cadillac J. F. Atkins McCullough Avenue L. Ousset Kellar Street Overland Dewey Place Ford South Texas Drug Co Military Plaza White M. L. Fisher Presa Street A. Smith Zavala Street Stoddard-Dayton Bruno Vogel Hupmobile E. F. Dwyer Avenue C Detroit Electric J. H. Cain Madison Street BE. H. Klaus Grayson Stree Co. F. Schuette Austin Stredt

Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts

Chicago reports the day’s receipts Hogs 24000 market higher with bids from 8.65 to 8.95 for various categories Pig prices 6.85 to 8.65. Cattle receipts 10500 market steady to strong Beef cattle 7.10 to 8.85 Texas steers 6.90 to 8.10 stockers and feeders 6.75 to 7.00 cows and heifers 4.90 to 8.25 calves 6.50 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 13000 market steady native 4.50 to 5.25 yearlings 5.25 to 6.50 native lambs 5.50 to 7.50.

Chicago Texas

Kansas City Market Reports for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Hogs receipts 10 000, bulk 8.70 to 8.80, heavy 8.65 to 8.75, light 8.70 to 8.80, pigs 7.75 to 8.40. Cattle receipts 3 000, southerns 20, market steady. prime fed steers 8.25 to 8.65, dressed 7.25 to 8.25, southern 5.40 to 7.60, cows 4.25 to 7.00, heifers 6.25 to 8.65. Sheep receipts 4 000, market strong. lambs 5.50 to 7.10, yearlings 4.75 to 5.50, wethers 4.25 to 5.00, ewes 3.75 to 4.50. Also note: rotation earth gyroscopic compass force 201 times magnetism on US Navy device.

Kansas City

Building Permits Reported for Homes in City

Mike Hodges filed for a 2 room house on Cincinnati avenue costing 125 dollars. A Smith requested a roof project on Zavala street priced at 100 dollars. Adam Fruling submitted an addition on North Flores street for 100 dollars.

Mike Hodges Cincinnati Avenue A. Smith Zavala Street Adam Fruling North Flores Street

Cotton prices edge up ahead of official crop report

New York opened with gains of 8 to 13 points on bullish crop estimates and higher cables. Trading later held steady to firm as near months advanced 11 to 14 points, with local covering and foreign buying noted before the official report due tomorrow.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady on Good Cables

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 6 to 11 point advance on good cables. Prices held gains through the morning as heavy spot sales and favorable but uneven crop news supported bids. By noon, trading was dull though prices remained 6 to 10 points above yesterday's close.

New Orleans

New Orleans Cotton Futures Open and Close Report

Cotton futures opened steady with July at 12.51 60 and December at 11.57 68. Prices moved to a steady close with gains of 6 to 10 points across the board. Trading displayed mixed bid and ask levels for August September and other contracts with no dramatic shifts.

New Orleans Tan Ssvsvevecesckl

Spot cotton market steady in Liverpool listings

Liverpool July 2. Spot cotton in better demand with prices firm led by Middling Fair at 7.314 and Good Middling 6.974. Middling 6.734 and Low Middling 6.65d with Good Ordinary 6.114 and Ordinary 5.77d. Sales 12,000 bales including 11,300 American and 1,000 for speculation export. Receipts 6,000 including 4,000 American.

Liverpool

Futures Close Steady in Liverpool Market

Futures closed very steady with small gains across various spreads. Quotes shown include July at 6.49 percent and October at 6.22 percent, with multiple month-to-month margins ranging from 6.18 to 6.40 percent.

Liverpool

Spot Cotton Prices and Market Notes from New Orleans

New Orleans July 2 spot cotton steady with middling at 12 1 4 cents. Listings cover sale activity at 261 bales to arrive 88. Various grades quoted from low ordinary 9c to good middling 12 3 4c. Nicknaming of other markets includes New York and Liverpool with middling around 12 3 4c and 6 73d respectively.

New Orleans Nornal

Spot cotton markets steady in Galveston sales

Galveston Texas July 2 spot cotton closed steady with prices rising from 8c to 13c per pound across grades. Sales totaled 50 bales with none f o b. Receipts reached 1268 bales and total stock stood at 47 910 bales.

Galveston Tex F. O

Spot market closes steady in Houston with quiet trade

The Houston spot market on July 2 closed unchanged and quiet. Sales totaled 522 bales with no bids or offerings recorded, shipments reached 952 bales, and stock stood at 44 485 bales.

Houston Tex

Memphis and New York Cotton Prices Steady

Memphs spot cotton steady at middling 12c while New York cot ton closed quiet with middling uplands 12.45 and middling gulf 12.70. No sales reported.

New York Gulf

Maritime Intelligence Bulletin of Ship Arrivals and Departures

In July maritime traffic reports list arrivals at New York from Saxonia and Megan tic and Laconia heading to Boston, with ships from Bremen Potsdam and London sailing for destinations including San Francisco Boston and New York. Other headlines show arrivals in Liverpool and Montreal and notable sailings to Naples Marseille and Trieste.

Real estate transfers listed with varied parcels and prices

The article itemizes numerous 1913 real estate transfers including H Leser to F S Meny for lot 26 in block 671 at $1250 and Southwestern Land Corp to Willie Mocyzaemba for lots 37 and 38 in Berlin Heights at $780, plus many other deeds across Madison area blocks with prices ranging from a few hundred to $25,000. It also closes with a note that apples and asparagus are among easily digested vegetables.

H. Leser F. S. Meny New City Southwestern Land Corporation Willie Mocyzaemba Berlin Heights A. M. Overall R. Najera Gardendale William Walther W. E J. Ellis New City Block W. C. Daniel John R. Hodges D. 8. Roberts Sunny South William Schmidt Lakeview Gardens San Antonio Machine and Supply Co Neil F EB. M. Luckie Jr Eugene M. Luckie Rafael Alderete C. CC J. G. Griffin Augustus McC Madeline Terrace Adolph Herff Et al Louella CG Ellison P. Brown Joseph H. Frost North Flores Nogales Streets Main Avenue Obraje Street J. B. Callaghan H. G. de Jaggers John Fry Mendie James Scheffel Albert and Ernest Sience Old City

Grain market rises on scarce offerings amid pork and corn gains

Chicago trading reports scant offerings boosting prices across grains and pork futures. Wheat started easy, then firmed to around 90 3 4 cents by close. corn climbed to about 62 cents a bushel with September futures up. oats and provisions also edged higher on active buying. Export business via the gulf renewed market firmness.

Chicago Ill Ocean Freight Room New York Gulf

Market Quotations in St Louis Grain and Corn

Quotations today show cash wheat at No 2 red 87 to 89 and No 2 hard 89 to 93 cents. Corn No 2 63 1/2 cents, No 2 white 68 1/2 cents. Oats No 2 40 1/2 cents, No 2 white 40 1/2 cents. July and Sept futures for wheat, corn, oats listed. Receipts yesterday include 14,000 barrels of flour, 27,000 bushels of wheat, 37,000 of corn, 64,000 of oats. shipments totaling 10,000 barrels flour, 45,000 bushels wheat, 61,000 bushels corn, 20,000 bushels oats.

T. Louis

Wheat and grain quotations and receipts report

Kansas City market notes show cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and red at 87 to 89 cents, No 2 red at 86 to 87 cents, mixed corn at 60 cents, white corn at 61 cents, oats No 2 white 40 to 41 cents, No 2 mixed 39 to 39 ½ cents. Yesterday’s receipts: wheat 44,000? bushels, corn 48,000, oats 13,000. Shipments: wheat 33,000, corn 16,000, oats 8,000. July wheat 84 83 ⅔ to 84 83 ⅔ cents. September 84 ¼ cents. December 88 ¾ cents. July corn 59 ½ cents. September 81 ¼ cents. December 57 ½ to 57 ¾ cents. September oats 41 ¼ cents. December 42 cents.

Kansas City

Chicago cash grain prices in July market report

Chicago July 2 cash grain prices show No 2 red wheat 93 to 96 cents, No 2 hard 91 to 92 cents, No 1 northern 93 94? cents, No 2 northern 92 to 98 cents, No 2 spring 92 to 98 cents, velvet chaff 90 to 93 1/4 cents, durum 90 to 95 cents. Corn No 2 61 1/2 to 62 1/2 cents, No 2 white 63 1/4 to 64? cents, No 2 yellow 62 9/16 to 62 1/2 cents, Oats No 2 white 43 to 43 1/2 cents, standard 42 1/2 to 42 1/2 cents.

Chicago

Burial Permits for Three Children and Two Adults

Genero Garza aged 2 died July 1 at 702 South Frio Street. Anna Waters aged 35 died June 25 in Lecote, California. Leonora Arellano aged 3 died June 20 at 715 Vera Cruz Street. Local burial permits issued for these individuals.

Genero Garza South Frio Anna Waters Lecote Cal Leonora Arellano Vera Cruz

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