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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
7
A California movement aims to fix uniform prices for state goods. A San Antonio report notes trade desires steady, reasonable pricing to avoid inflated early-season costs and late-season drops. The evaporated apple market shows a big Baldwin crop, scarce Greenings, and lower prices with October November shipment quotes at 7 1 2 cents per pound.
Quotations list for butter eggs cheese and produce in Chicago on July 6. Butter and markets note no market Saturdays in July and August while cheese remains steady. Prices given for daisies twins young Americas Long Horns potatoes poultry and veal with ranges for old and new potatoes and various poultry cuts.
New York on July 6 reports eggs firm with Afresa and related attributes. St. Louis quotations show poultry steady with chickens at 12 cents, springs 21 cents, turkeys at lic, ducks 9 to 12 cents, geese 6 to 12 cents, and creamery butter 23 to 26 cents. eggs firm at lic.
Quotations date from Kansas City listing broad prices for butter eggs cheese vegetables canned goods and meats. Entries cover butter creamery and country, eggs at 116 lic per dozen, various vegetables and fruits with crate and weight pricing, canned goods margins, lard and meats rates, molasses syrups and coffee pricing. Listings include numerous specific items such as cucumbers potatoes onions cantaloupes and peaches.
In London on July 6 bullion totaling 79 000 pounds sterling was deposited at the Bank of England on balance. In St Louis lead at 466 70 percent and spelter at 7.00 to 7.05 were quoted.
ST LOUIS July 6 Wool steady with medium grades combing and clothing quoted at 22 2 cents, light fine 19 22 cents, heavy fine 15 19 cents, tub washed 26 34 cents.
New York on July 6 reports steady quiet cotton goods markets with wool and yarn sectors firm. Jobbers experienced a subdued day as trading concluded without notable changes.
Explanatory notes describe barometric pressure, iso lines, and sky conditions. Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas calls for unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with minimal precipitation reported yesterday. Cited figures include 0 for yesterday’s precipitation and a January 1 total of 13.75 inches, 1.14 inches below normal.
July 6 at Union Stock Yards opens with poor receipts and listless atmosphere. Markets show the week closing with one of the poorest runs in the period of supposed good ranges. Two tiny calves arrived late and kept the day from being a total blank.
New Orleans July 6 rough grades nominal clean rice steady receipts 40 dollars sales Clean Honduras 824 quotes Clean Honduras 4% 6%c clean Japan 4 4%ec.
In New York on July 6 coffee futures ended dull with No 7 Rio at 14 3/4 cents, September at 13 45/100 cents, and March at 1.71 cents per pound.
New York report notes holiday patterns with raw and refined sugar and petroleum pricing. Refined sugar at 8.60 per barrel and New Orleans market data show a steady to varying tone with molasses nominal.
New York reports firm hides trading with bid levels shown for Hemlock firsts at 25 27 cents, seconds 24 26, thirds 21 22. Licored pairs and Central America shipments noted with 24 percent indicator and a 24426 reference.
New York July 6 metal prices show little change with copper near 17 percent levels for lake, electrolytic, and casting. iron remains steady.
Observations recorded Friday morning July 6 1912 include wind direction in column one wind velocity in column two temperature in column three rainfall in column four and weather state in column five.
Captain Charles Edwards of the Walnut Street Police Station reports a new theft pattern as canaries are stolen from porches. Burke, of Fox Hotel, is arrested after patrolman Russell saw a wooden bird cage in his sack. Victims Mrs Minor and Miss Minor identify Burke as the thief amid ongoing inquiries.
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts of 32 head with steady prices and a top hog price of 8.26. Chicago market notes cattle receipts about 400 with steady demand, hog receipts around 7,500 with prices up to 7.60, and sheep receipts near 4,000 with strong demand and varying ewe and lamb prices.
Receipts total 150 cattle with no Texans and 3000 hogs. Native beef steers bring 6.50 to 9.25 dollars, stockers 4.00 to 6.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.00 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.75 to 8.75, calves 3.25 to 5.75. Hogs steady with pigs and lights 5.50 to 7.55, mixed and butchers 7.40 to 7.60, good heavy 7.55 to 7.60. No sheep.
Receipts and quotations show cattle at steady market with Southern steers from 4.50 to 7.00 and native cows and heifers from 8.00 to 8.75. Hog prices buoyant with bulk sales 7.35 to 7.50 and heavy 7.45 to 7.50. Sheep receipts none and market steady with lambs 6.00 to 8.00 and range sheep 2.75 to 4.75.
Ida Tarbell profiles Carola Woerishoffer, rich heiress who lived among workers. She worked four months in a laundry under harsh, unventilated conditions and documented the experience to illuminate women's trade unions and character building.
Wheat rallied on commission buying and short covering in Chicago. September opened near prior levels, then edged up to around $1.01 before turning upward. Corn followed wheat while oats rose from a 4 cent drop to around 86 64 cents. Provisions weakened with mixed declines across contracts.
Cash wheat prices are given for No. 2 red No. 2 hard No. 1 northern No. 2 northern No. 2 spring velvet chaff durum with respective prices and basis. Corn quotes include No. 2 yellow No. 2 white No. 2 white ash standard with quoted prices and terms.
In St Louis on July 6 quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 1.18 and No 3 hard 1.13. Corn prices for No 2 71 78 cents, No 2 white 79 cents. Oats No 2 white 60 to 61 1/2 cents. Futures close for July wheat 1.014 1/2, Sept 99 1/2, Dec 1.01. For corn July 74 cents, Sept 66 1/2 cents, Dec 56 cents. Oats July 41 1/2 cents, Sept 34 1/2, Dec 36 cents.
Cash wheat quotes No 2 hard 1.00 1.06 No 2 red 1.02 1.04 Corn No 2 mixed 74c No 2 white 77c Oats No 2 white 47 48c No 2 mixed 43 44c Close July wheat 94c Sept 94 Dec SoC July 70c Sept 74c Oats July 43c Sept 36c
New York July 6 opening firm with August slightly weaker and new crop months rising. Heavy buying and market excitement push December above twelve cents, later to 12.06, with January up 14 to 15 points. commission houses driven by reports of heavy rains in the central and eastern belts. Market closes very steady at 23 to 28 points higher.
New Orleans July 6 Cotton futures started higher, gains 3.6 points, as rain lessened downside risk. Short covering and outside buying supported a steady to firm morning. insect damage and grassy fields in the belt kept the market firm with new crop months touching 31 to 82 points above yesterday's levels.
Glosing cotton spot quiet in Liverpool on July 6 with prices down 2 points. American middling fair 7.524, good middling 7.14d, middling 7.844, low middling 6.54d, good ordinary 6.12d, ordinary 6.64d. Sales 7000 bales, 500 for speculation and export, including 6500 American. Receipts none.
Interior receipts and exports figures show weekly and yearly totals. Exports to Great Britain reach 19 603, with France at 1 998 and the continent at 15 462. Exports to Mexico and Japan total 105, while stock at upper ports stands at 8.
Bradstreets reports a generally favorable week with moisture in the northwest aiding crops. Finished steel output rises and retail demand improves amid midsummer activity. Railcar and locomotive orders climb. business failures show mixed weekly totals in the United States and Canada.
The Cohen family of 21 East One Hundredth Street reported an adult male with whiskers duped 12 year old Sidney Cohen out of $3 expected for dinner. The man claimed to know Springfield Co hens and produced Confederate currency, promising Sidney a lottery windfall for his father. No further details on Cohen Sr. are known.
In Liverpool on July 6 cotton futures opened easier then stayed quiet and steady through the day. Prices listed include July at 6 661d and various forward months such as Aug Sept at 6.67 and Dec Jan around 6.40s.
Leading spot markets report steady cotton prices in New York with uplands at 12.16 and gulf at 12.40, noting sales activity in the session.
New Orleans cotton closed firm with a modest rise. Spot sales totaled 203 bales to arrive 61 bales with quoted prices ranging from low ordinary to strict good middling, while receipts reached 261 bales and stock held at 40,010 bales.
Memphis July 6 spot cotton prices held steady with middling bale quoted at 12. cents. Market observers note slight advance in futures as traders gauge weather and demand signals.
Spot cotton in Houston on July 6 closed steady with gains up to 18c for middling fair. Sales were nil as shipments reached 455 bales and the stock stood at 27,057 bales, with prices ranging from 7c ordinary to 18c middling fair.
The Kansas City Star reports a resurgence of huge catfish in the Missouri River after a near decade absence. Two giants have been landed, one about 150 pounds and another 137 pounds, each close to six feet long with jaws 20 inches wide. The 150 pound fish, yellow, sold for 15 dollars in Leavenworth after being netted. the 137 pound fish, blue, landed by a local fisherman and sold for 13.75 dollars, nearly capsized a 300 yard net and three hours were needed to land it. The catch follows the 1908 flood which drove fish from the river and left many scarce for years.
Spot cotton in Galveston July 6 closes steady in advance with quotes across grades from low ordinary to good middling. Sales total 615 bales, receipts 267, stock at 60,651 bales.
A compilation of property trades listed with buyers and sellers including Alamo Heights to Equitable Insurance for 5000, multiple lots on Duval Medina and Olives streets, Los Angeles Heights, Madison Terrace and Highland Park additions, with prices from 900 to 14500 and dates in June and July 1912.
Cottonseed oil closed steady at New York on July 6 with total sales of 5400 across months. Spot price $6.04 to $6.90 and forward bids ran from August to January, including 300 August at $6.96 and 900 January at $6.35.
New Orleans July reports show prime refined cotton seed oil in barrels at 7.16 cents, choice meal with 8 percent ammonia per long ton at 29.00 dollars, and choice cake at 27.60 dollars.
Store hours note the shop closes at 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The Saturday After Breakfast Sale promotes morning shopping at Wolf and Marx Co with morning hours and promotions.
The long effort to remove rock and deepen the Hell Gate channel in New York harbor has widened the passage and increased traffic. A new movement seeks to curb the strong current and pursue additional improvements to aid shipping interests.
Electric ovens begin to appear in major European cities as central stations push usage. Vienna's electric plant partners with bakers to install ovens citywide and offer reduced rates. Ovens will run overnight, providing current during low-load hours, with a trial oven soon to be commissioned.
A playful exchange recalls the progressive party as a joke about partners changing after every game, attributed to Detroit Free Prosa. The quip frames political slang as a sports metaphor, highlighting shifting alliances in a lighthearted tone.
Heavy opening tone with fractional losses in Reading Lehigh Valley Canadian Pacific and Brooklyn Transit. Steel trades largely unchanged from yesterday. Initial losses recovered in first hour and market closed firmer aided by gains in Southern Railway preferred Tennessee Copper and Interborough Metropolitan.
New York on July 6 reports money on call nominal. Time loans firm 60 days at 3 percent, 90 days at 3 percent, six months at 4.4 percent.
Temperature, rainfall and weather status compiled for the Houston district stations for the 24 hours ending at 8 o clock this morning, 76th meridian time.
The belt experiences unsettled weather with near normal temperatures. Rain totals reach an inch or more in Mangum Manilow Stillwater and Weatherford Oklahoma. Amite Louisiana sees two inches or more and Lake, Mississippi exceeds three inches. Allen Buell, Official in Charge, Local Office, U S Weather Bureau.
Edward Braun, tollkeeper on the Montour Junction to Neville Island bridge, claims a hen adopted a white cat and four kittens after a cat settled with her nest. The hen acts as foster mother, scratching and calling to the brood, while Braun invites doubters to view the family.
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