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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1916
Page
7
San Antonio Texas buyers posted prices for grain and hay deliveries. No. 3 mixed at 84 1/2 cents, oats red at 60 cents, maize and sorghum types at 1.15 per bushel or ton, prairie and alfalfa hay ranged from 10.50 to 16.00 per ton, with various No. 3 and bulk lots listed.
In New Orleans on July 4 the rough rice market was nominal and clean rice quiet with no receipts or sales. Clean Honduras 4 1 2 per ton and Japan 3 1 2 rice polish priced around $25 to $26.
The Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina promotes itself as the finest resort hotel in the world with fireproof construction year round operation a 120 acre 18 hole golf course water from Mount Mitchell extensive tile work and white tile kitchens. It highlights no smoke noise from streetcars coke fuel burning and limited night vehicle access to ensure clean air and quiet rooms. The Inn touts amenities including an orchestra a grand organ and a refined guest experience inviting inquiries to Southern Railway offices or Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
Liverpool spot cotton eased with good middling at 8.16d and middling 8.00d as sales reached 6900 including 300 for speculation and export. Receipts stood at 22000. Futures were quiet with July at 7.78 and various forward contracts quoted from August to June the following year in the 7.5x to 7.6x pence range.
New York dry goods primary markets were quiet yesterday due to market closures for the holiday. Stock figures show current day levels with a deficit for the season and comparisons to last week and the prior period.
Commission houses and wholesalers note brisk activity along Pro duce Row after a holiday. Large shipments are due Wednesday as San Antonio rises as a poultry center and eastern demand strengthens. A carload or two may head to New York Saturday, sustaining local prices amid high receipts. Grocers await army supply bids on Wednesday with substantial local spending anticipated.
Market report from San Antonio shows steady prices for fires and poultry. Butter and creamery products ranged from 20 to 30 cents per pound with country butter at 20 to 26 cents. Poultry values held firm with various weights and items including large fryers and ducks priced per dozen.
Wholesale market rates to retailers show Texas and California produce with prices for potatoes onions tomatoes celery cabbage peppers and more. Notable figures include Texas new red potatoes at 2.50 per hundredweight and California onions at 2.50 per crate, Valencias oranges at 1.00 to 3.50 per box, and apples, bananas, and pears with varied crate and hundredweight pricing across regions.
Investment alert for The Uncle Sam Oil Company offering stock with promises of 150 producing wells, large lease holdings across Oklahoma and Osage Nation, planned drilling 40 to 60 wells, potential multipliers of 10 to 100 in value, and financing options through July 10 1916. Includes references to Osage and Cushing districts, pipelines, refineries, and disputes with press groups.
Listing of hide prices with classifications dry heavy and light fite and bulls stags goats and damaged items. Prices quoted per unit and per pound for beeswax and tallow with notes on dry fallen mud flint and wild animal hides. Coon fox wildcat coyote and opossum prices included with low to mid ranges.
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Tuesday showed bids and asks for silver pesos around 47 to 48. Half pesos quoted 38 to 39. State bank notes 11 to 13. National bank notes 17 to 17.5. Bank of London and Mexico 15.0 to 14.5. Carranza money 0 to 0.5. London rates noted with bar silver at 3 1/2 per ounce. Money market rates include 4 percent discount, short bills at 5 percent, three months at 5 percent.
Wartime demand pushes U S quicksilver production to 21 053 flasks of 75 pounds each in 1915, up 2 500 flasks from 1914. Prices rise further, now nearly double the 1916 average of 86 86 dollars per flask.
Turpentine firm reports 42 percent, sales 437, receipts 433, shipments 10, stock 11 907. Resin firm shows sales 798, receipts 1 085, shipments 25, stock 65 051. Prices listed for various grades range from 5.00 to 6.10 per unit with multiple letters indicating classifications.
For Sep 1915 to June 20 1916 the State Industrial Accident Board lists 27 625 accidents, 79 fatal. Claims filed total 12 288 and insurer payouts reach 325 351.51 plus 83 729.85 medical expenditures, totaling 409 081.36 for the period. Vestryman quote closes the item.
United States Engineers Corps under Captain Arthur R. Ehrnbeck received orders from the War Department to proceed at once to Calexico on the Mexican border. The company will depart immediately.
An estimate suggests about four people share each car trip as Americans enjoy daily motoring. The note mentions full equipment including bridging pontoons, reflecting optimistic outlook on travel and mobility.
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