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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1913

Page

9

Government bonds protected in new currency laws

In New York July 10 the market opened higher as traders priced in a smoother path for bonds and rails. President Wilson and McAdoo pledged protection for two percent government bonds in framing a currency law, lifting sentiment. Union Pacific led gains, Canadian Pacific recovered, and heavy selling in Harriman stocks capped the day. An Illinois inventor unveiled a simple electrical device to kill flies using a household light socket.

New York Bears Wilson McAdoo Balkans London Canadan Pacific Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Union.Pacific Southern Pacific Reading United States Steel Corporation Harriman Eeaeryeierge

Weather Bulletin Notes From Cotton Belt July 10 1913

Local forecaster Allen Buel notes fair belt weather and above normal temperatures. Observations at 8 a.m. Thursday July 10 1913 report rainfall of an inch or more in parts while Houston district uses different averages. Father Bean observations referenced.

Dardanelle Ark Iste Beece Allen Buel Father Bean

US Steel unfilled tonnage drops to 5,087,317 tons

United States Steel Corporation reports an unfilled tonnage of 5,087,317 tons as of June 20, down 517,005 tons from the prior month, reflecting reduced demand or production changes.

New York United States Steel Corporation

Money on call steady in New York market note

New York reports money on call steady at 2 1 2 percent with last loan 24 percent and closing bid 2 percent. Rates for 60 days 3 3 percent, 90 days 4 4 percent, and six months six percent, reflecting a stable short term money market.

New York

New York Market Report July 10

Prime mercantile paper at 6 percent. Sterling exchange firm with banker’s bills at 4.83.16 for 60 day bills and 4.87 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82. Bar silver 68. Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government bonds firm. Railroad bonds steady.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Firm

Cotton statistics receipts at U S ports

Interior receipts show port totals and year comparisons with New Orleans Charleston and Washington among listed ports. Stocks at the U S ports are given with yesterday and last week figures and deficits for the season.

Marine Intelligence Galveston July 10 Arrivals and Cleared Vessels

Arrived yesterday: steamers Mount Vernon Nor sailed Gua' oegah El Sud New York Altamaha New York. Cleared: Mount Vernon Nor Port Barrios Origon Nor Port Limon. Sailed: Lampasas New York.

Galveston Mount Vernon Nor Gua' Oegah el Sud New York Altamaha Port Barrios Origon Port Limon Lampasas

Coffee futures steady on Rio No 1 market

New York July 10 Coffee futures held steady with Rio No 1 source at 9.64 for September and 8.64 for December as traders weighed supply and demand signals. Market activity remained cautious amid thin trading volumes and lingering for coffee stock expectations.

New York

Coffee Drops While Sugar Rises On Market Telegram

Telegraphic advices from New York report a sharp coffee market break of 1 to 1 1/2 cents per pound amid heavy selling. Sugar prices rise toward a $5 quota as warm weather boosts consumption. Bagging prices firm with planned tariffs to cover Texas cotton. corn meal up 3 cents per sack as a bearish government report forecasts large corn production.

New York San Antonio Texas

Market Prices From St Louis on Poultry and Metals

Poultry across the market ranged from 12 ½ to 20 cents for springs and 12 cents for ducks and geese. Butter creamery sold at 26 cents. Eggs stood at 18 cents. Lead traded around 4.20 to 4.25 dollars. Spelter posted 5.20 to 5.25 dollars.

ST. Louis

New York Produce Market Reports Mixed Returns

New York on July 10 shows irregular eyes and receipts totaling 24 090 cases of fresh gathered ex tras. A grades of refined sugar were advanced 10 cents per hundred pounds today.

New York

Cotton stalk heralds record Southwest Texas harvest

L Kaufman of Wetmore Road area twelve miles north of San Antonio brings a massive cotton stalk to town. He expects bumper yields with bolls green and over 100 on the plant and projects about a bale and a half per acre. He notes no boll weevil damage this year, unlike last year, due to timely rains and favorable sunshine. The crop in his section is described as the best ever seen with widespread optimism.

Texas San Antonio L. Kaufman Wetmore Road Kaufmann

Market Notes on Honduras and Japan Demand in New Orleans

New Orleans reports strong demand for rough Honduras and steady interest in Japan. Prices quoted include rough Honduras at 2.50 to 4.50, Japan at 2.00 to 38.25, with clean Honduras and Ohio-Japan figures. Receipts show 449 pockets, sales listing Clean Honduras 20 800 at 2 65e and Japan 980 at 2 3e.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

London Copper Tin and Lead Prices Report

London market notes copper firm with spot at 62 10s per pound and futures 62 15s. Tin steady with spot 177 6s and futures 178 5s. Spelter quoted at 20 7a 64. Lead listed at 19 17s 6d and iron values via Cleveland warrants 558 and 7444.

London Cleveland

Cotton goods markets steady with steady activity reported

New York reports steady cotton goods markets with moderate wash goods activity and firm cotton yarn prices. Worsted yarn spinners show bid weakness, while spring lines for men’s wear slated to open next week and burlaps remain steady.

New York Wash Goods

Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Poultry Prices

Butter and eggs hold steady while potato prices rise to 70 75 cents. Receipts total 12 977 cases for eggs and 35 railroad cars for potatoes. Live poultry gains on fowls to 16 cents, springs to 20 cents, and turkeys to 18 cents.

Chicago

Butter Eggs and Poultry Unchanged in Kansas City Markets

Kansas City reports on July 10 show butter eggs and poultry prices holding steady with no change in prevailing rates. Local dealers confirm stability across dairy and poultry postings for the day.

Kansas City

Cantaloupes and tomatoes from Flint district surge to large shipments

Shipments of cantaloupes and tomatoes from the Flint district through Texarkana to Kansas City and St. Louis markets reach multi year highs. Connie's Son Stars. Earl Mack son of Connie Mack believed to set a new world record for chances accepted in a ball game. 18 innings Raleigh and Durham game yields 31 chances 29 put outs two assists no errors.

Texarkana Tex Flint Texas Kansas City St. Louis Connie Raleigh N. C Earl Mack Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics Durham Mack Young Mack

Sugar and petroleum market brief from New York

Raw sugar holds steady with centrifugal at 3.54 and muscovado 3.04 while molasses sugar 79. Refined sugar remains strong with crushed at 5.30 and granulated 4.60 and powdered 4.70. Petroleum steady as molasses dulls. hides and leather stay firm.

New York

Copper and metals futures steady with mixed bids

New York trading shows copper nominally steady with spot bids around 13.60 dollars and August at 13.60, electrolytic and lake at 14.50, casting 14.25 to 14.50, December forward at 39.27 for lead and 4.80 to 4.40 for guiet, spelt er quiet at 5.30 to 5.40, antimony at 8.65 to 8.76, iron dull and unchanged.

Amalgamated Mer. Smelt, & Refining American Sugar Refining American Tel. & Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Gavetiss Feeitis Anne O. Mil Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver O Grande General Electric Great Northern Ptd Great Northern Ore Ctfs Interborough-Met Ue Inter Harvester Wisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific Ater Missouri, Kansas & Texas High Valley New York Central Pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway Union Pacific Seeeenee United States Steel Rence Veas Texas Company Tee New York Cookson’s

Cotton Seed Markets Hold Firm With Mixed Prices

Cotton seed meal and linters pricing listed for Memphis and New York trading desks. New York oil market closes firm with spot and forward quotes for July through February, including numerous lots sold across months, totaling 16 500 units and varied prices. A stray comic exchange about a widow and marriage ends the snippet.

Small cattle trade at the stock yards in Fort Worth

UNION STOCK YARDS July 10. The receipt list shows a small market session with limited cattle calves and sheep. The yards closed at noon while best cows brought 5.50 and calves 6.50 with hogs at 8.50. Fort Worth markets were dull after yesterday's higher levels as Chicago and others stayed barely steady. Weather and abundant moisture keep grass green.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago

Fort Worth cattle market reports mixed week end results

Fort Worth market receipts reached about 4000 cattle and 6500 calves with a groggy start and a weaker undertone. Beef steers sold Bear stocker and beef price ranges were 5.45 to 7.25, stocker steers 5.00 to 6.50, cows 3.75 to 7.50, bulls 4.00 to 5.50, calves 5.25 to 7.50. top cars around 9 dollars, many at 8.75 to 8.90. Sheep 600 head, active and steady despite small, fair quality supply.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago and St Louis market summary notable shifts

July 10 report from St Louis shows cattle receipts of 6600 including 1400 Texans with a steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.50 to 8.76, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.00, calves 5.00 to 6.30. Hog receipts 500 with a steady market. sows and hogs range 7.25 to 9.20 and heavy hogs 9.05 to 9.15. Sheep receipts 8500 with a steady market. sheep 3.75 to 4.45, lambs 5.00 to 6.25.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Tigers Defeat Broncho Midgets In Pine Street Baseball

The Dignowity Hill Tigers beat the Broncho Midgets 10 to 8 on the Pine Street diamond. Juelg and White led the winners with strong hitting. batteries were Juelg Miller Ed wards and Franks. The Tigers seek a game next Saturday and invite junior teams to call Travis at 878.

Tigers Pine Street Dignowity Hill Tigers Juelg White Miller Edwards Franks Travis

Frank Bros. City League meeting and Mexican supper

The Frank Bros. team of the City League holds a regular meeting tonight at 8 o clock. All players are expected to attend. Afterward the team will enjoy a Mexican supper.

Market Receipts Stall Slow Trade Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago July 10 receipts show hogs 23000 with mixed prices from 5.80 to 9.17 percent, heavy 8.50 to 9.97, pigs 7256. Cattle receipts 5500 with Reeves 7.25 to 9.10, Texas steers 7.00 to 8.20, stockers 6.75 to 8.00, cows 3.90 to 8.50, calves 8.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 17000 with market steady. native sheep about 4,156.46, yearlings 5.50 to 7.20, native lambs 6.20 to 8.15.

Chicago Reeves Texas

Kansas City Live Stock Prices July 10

Hogs receipts 6000 with a lower market. Bulk sales 5.75 to 8.85, heavy 8.76 to 8.85, light 5.80 to 8.90, pigs 7.76 to 0. Cattle receipts include 2000 southerns, market steady. Prime fed steers 8.50 to 8.80, dressed 7.00 to 8.40, southern steers 6.50 to 7.6, cows 4.25 to 7.25, heifers 6.25 to 8.66. Sheep receipts 5000, market steady. Lambs 6.25 to 8.25, withers 5.25 to 6.25, wethers 4.50 to 5.50, ewes 4.75 to 4.76.

Kansas City

Rain Relieves Drouth, Cotton Falls Slightly

New York reports showers across Central Texas and Oklahoma easing drought fears as cotton prices ease. Early trade shows July and August up a few points but overall declines of two to five points with Liverpool steady on short covering. Prices near midday rise 3 to 6 points, then slight pullback as heat and regional demand mix with cautious selling.

New York Texas Oklahoma Liverpool Balkans

Cotton futures open and close steady in New York trade

The New York cotton market shows steady moves with July 12.19, August 12.19, October 11.53, December 11.43, January 21.37, and March 11.45 for the open. Close readings mirror steady tones across the session with mixed highs and lows across varieties.

New York Ljwiy S. Oe Aus Lover Dee Moh

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Balkans Cables

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with little change as cables and Balkan dispatches weighed on sentiment. Good Arkansas rains spurred selling in crop months while spot demand offered limited support. By noon quiet trading left prices near yesterday's close, with a mixed morning rally fading in the afternoon.

New Orleans Balkan Arkansas Texas

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market

New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with July at 12.40 12.45, August 12.01 12.03, September 11.58 11.60, October 11.63 11.64, December 11.62, January 11.63 11.65, and March 11.61 11.68. Close showed a net decline of 3 to 5 points from the open.

Erbee Eee New York New Orleans Mar

Spot cotton in fair demand in Liverpool market

Liverpool July 10 spot cotton in fair demand with prices steady. Middling fair 7.34d, good middling 7.004, middling 6.764, low middling 6.58d, good ordinary 6.10d, ordinary 6.76d. Sales 8000 bales, including 7100 American and 600 for speculation and export, a 6000 bales, including 4300 American.

Liverpool

FuturesClose Steady in Liverpool Markets

In Liverpool on July 10 futures closed steady with July at 6.48 percent and successive month contracts quoted from July-August at 6.48d to June-July at 6.20d. Prices shown as fractional decimals across contract pairs.

Liverpool

Spot cotton steady in New Orleans market

The New Orleans cotton market shows quiet activity with middling at 12 3 4 cents and spot sales of 200 bales to arrive. Other centers report mixed quotes with regional middling around 12 1 4 to 12 5 16 cents and Liverpool at 6 76 pence. Receipts total 56 dollars. stock stands at 26,947.

New Orleans

Spot Cotton Prices and Medical Talk Across Cities

Memphis and New York spot cotton quotes appear with middling grades around 12.35 to 12.60, along with 100 bale sales noted. A quip about doctors serving afternoon tea sparks talk on public meals, while a Guardian cartoon and a joke about sociology contrast with a tax sale forecast for thousands of Manhattan and Brooklyn properties.

New York Manchester Guardian

Williams Beats Kreutzer Easily in Davis Cup Semi Final

In Nottingham crowds watched the United States face Germany in the Dwight F. Davis Trophy semi final. Williams defeated Kreutzer in four sets three to one after taking the first two 6 4 and 6 2 before Kreutzer won 6 4 in the third and Williams sealed the match 6 1 in the fourth.

Nottingham England United States Germany Dwight F. Davis Maurice BE. McLoughlin San Francisco R. Norris Williams Harvard Harold H. Hackett New York Wallace F. Johnson Philadelphia Otto Freitzheim Oscar Kreutzer Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Heinrich Kleinschroth Williams Kreutzer

Little Girl Makes Glove Catch at Ebbetts Field

In New York on July 10 Annunel ata Malafronta an 18 year old girl earned a real big league souvenir from umpire Quigley after catching Otto Miller s foul ball at Brooklyn Cincinnati game on Ebbetts Field in front of 6000 cheering parochial students Marsans later wowed the crowd with a running one hand grab but Malafronta s catch drew the postgame honor a fresh league ball tossed to her by the umpire

New York Annunelata Malafronta Quigley Ebbetts Field Otto Miller Miss Malafronta Marsans

Capablanca Tops Adair in third round of Masters chess

In New York Capablanca of Havana beat Dr. G F Adair of Brooklyn for his fourth win as three games finish and two are adjourned in the third round of the chess masters tournament.

New York Jose R. Capablanca Havana G. F. Adair Brooklyn Capablanca Ecussecess Kupehik Tenenwurzel Adair Sprung Cascade Bonyon Scacscnsenads Betholf Sy Chase Ics Etiessainuee Gromuaie Cde

Phillies Beat Cleveland 5 to 3 As Series Opens

Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 5 to 3 in the series opener. Costly walks by Mitchell and cautious baserunning limited Cleveland’s scoring despite more hits. Cleveland line: 006 010 011. Philadelphia: 100 003 100. Batteries: Bush Schang Mitchell Blanding O’Neil.

Cleveland Ohio Philadelphia Mitchell Bush Schang Blanding O'Neil

Sox Shut Out Yanks as Chicago Wins Two Nothing

Chicago defeated New York 2 to 0 yesterday. Scott struck out ten. Chance tried Knight at first base who performed well. Ford Caldwell and Smith worked for New York with Scott and Schalk catching for Chicago. Score by innings shows Chicago light on hits while New York failed to score.

Chicago Scott Schalk New York Knight Ford Caldwell Smith

Cincinnati Grabs Victory Over Brooklyn in Last Inning

Cincinnati rallied to a 6 to 5 win at Brooklyn after trailing by one run entering the final frame Benton lasted four innings and Cuban officials attended the game to celebrate the Cincinnati player. R H E Cincinnati 001 002 012 6 11 1 Brooklyn 100 310 000 5 13 1 Batteries Benton Suggs Harter Clarke Ragan Miller

Brooklyn N. Y Cincinnati Benton

Gardner Tops Semi Final to Enter Achilles Challenge Cup

Gardner of Boston advanced to the final round after a 2-6 6-4 semi final win over Washburn. In doubles, Niles and Dabney beat Pellaea 8 7 9 7 and Wrenn Jr. teamed with someone to defeat George L. Wrenn Jr. 6-2 11-9.

William George L. Wrenn Jr

Corn and Wheat Markets React to Government Report

Chicago traders rush to sell as corn prices slip and oats feel pressure while wheat strengthens on the government report. September wheat opens near 88½ cents and closes flat at 89⅝. cash prices in St Louis show No 2 corn at 63–64 cents and No 2 wheat at 87¾–88½ cents with mixed daily receipts and shipments.

Chicago Ill

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Report

Kansas City cash grain market notes July 10 show wheat slow with No 2 hard 84 to 87 cents, No 2 red 84 to 86 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 61 cents, oats No 2 white 41 to 42 cents. Futures closed with wheat July 1.00, Sep 83 5/8, Dec 86 3/8. corn July 59 1/4, Sep 61 1/4, oats Sep 89 1/2, Dec 89 3/4.

Kansas City

Chicago Grain Prices Reported In July Market

Quotations for cash wheat and corn are listed with various grades and prices. The note includes No 2 red, No 2 hard, No 2 northern, No 3 spring and durum flour values, along with corn No 2 and white variations and oats at standard price. An unrelated auto repair gag appears at the end from a Boston transcript.

Chicago

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