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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1911

Page

9

Bears Reign in Cotton Market Amid Italian Lemon Curbs

Market report details bullish lemon prices due to cholera fears in Italy and hot weather lifting California lemons. It notes steady local prices, scarce high quality tomatoes, and Virginia potatoes rare on the San Antonio market. Observes overall market demoralization for produce with cheese and sardine price shifts and rising demand for black eyed peas for planting. Kansas City Produce Co. seeks country butter for carrot shipments.

Italy United States California Virginia San Antonio Colorado

Price List for Butter Eggs Cheese Poultry Items

Price to shipperless commission lists per pound and per dozen costs for butter country eggs various cheeses and poultry. Butter 25c per pound country butter 12 16c. Eggs 13 5. Cheese prices include Fancy cream 18143¢ fancy 20c American Swiss 24c import Swiss 81c Limburger 20c Badger State 18c. Poultry rates: large charge hens 6.00 per dozen, medium hens 4.25, large springs 3.50, medium springs 2.75, small springs 2.25, ducks 6.59, squabs 1.25, turkeys lfc per pound.

Limburger Badger State

Quotations for Butter Cheese Potatoes and Poultry From Chicago

Quotations today show butter, creamery products, and dairy items steady with price ranges. Cheese and eggs hold firm with small variance. potatoes and poultry markets also stable with typical regional weights and prices reported by the Associated Press.

Egg quotations update from New York markets

July 12 reporting eggs in New York market with receipts at 10,319 cases. Fresh gathered extras sell at 28 cents per dozen, dirties sell from 6 to 9 cents, checks 150 to 225, and state Pennsylvanian and nearby hennery brown eggs around 21 cents.

Associated Press New York State Pennanc Hennery Brown

Good board like mother's at the Jefferson

A fragment describes a board resembling a motherly figure at the Jefferson site near Soledad Street. The text is sparse and lacks clear event details or dates.

Mother’s Jefferson Soledad

Weather forecast for San Antonio and neighboring regions

The forecast from SAN ANTONIO at 7 a m July 18 predicts unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Friday for San Antonio and East Texas. The storm area extends from northern Mexico to the north Pacific with unsettled weather and scattered showers in the gulf states and rainfall of an inch or more in Houston Birmingham and Montgomery. Much cooler conditions expected in northern and eastern districts.

San Antonio Tex Vicinity East Texas Mexico North Pacific Gulf States Houston Texas Birmingham Montgomery Ala

Cattle Auction at Union Stock Yards Evening Report

Total receipts 173 head including 102 grown cattle 64 calves and 7 hogs. Market barely steady with slow early trade as buyers hesitated. by noon the weigher moved more business and by 3 pm activity slowed again. Prices were mostly steady with best cows around 3.50 and calves near 5.00. seven head of stock sold at 6.25. Carlot shipments from Smiley Nixon Sabina noted.

Union Stock Yards Jay Smiley Nixon Sabina

Drought Affects Texas Range As Rancher Perry Dies

Llano and Austin report the sudden death of Wyatt Perry a leading ranchman returning from Al pine after disposing of cattle. The cause is not learned. Local cattlemen note dry conditions with only the south and southeast Texas reporting grass and water. stock markets show cattle sold. S: W H Davis Gonzales and S E Crews San Marcos and J A Stewart Waelder are noted stockmen visiting Maverick. A cattle commission firm cites continued dry conditions and limited activity in cattle markets across Texas.

Llano Wyatt Perry Austin Alpine Cattle Commission Texas

Bank President Urges Sheep Raising For Farmers

H R Starkweather, president of Farmers' State Bank in Coleman, advocates sheep raising on farms. He argues farmers and small stockmen overlook benefits by not keeping a small flock and raising early lambs for market.

H. R. Starkweather Farmers’ State Bank Coleman

Landrum Reports Mohair Industry Review After North Trip

T O Landrum of Laguna returned from Boston and New England where mohair mills are located. As a director of the national association he noted complaints about Mohair grading and said Texas mohair is traded at mills with skilled workmanship. He cited freight rates as the main issue and noted 3,000,000 pounds of Mohair produced in the United States with 1,000,000 handled by the association. Uvalde wool-like Mohair compared favorably with Turkish wool.

East Texas International and Great Northern Railroad T. O. Landrum Laguna Boston New England Landrum National Organization App Texas National Association United States Association Turkey

Fort Worth Livestock Market Report July 13

Live stock receipts totaled 2300 cattle 1500 hogs and 178 sheep with no major shifts in cattle trade Prices for medium quality steers ranged 3.95 to 4.15 in the top end and 3.65 for common classes Hog receipts dropped yet prices rose with a close upturn about 10 cents Wagons topped at 6.85 and car lots reached 6.70 Pigs around 4.00 Lambs at 5.25 and cows 2.25 to 2.75 shown plus calves to 5.00

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex Giz.cv

Chicago Market Receipts and Quotations for Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Chicago reports 4500 cattle and 15000 hogs and sheep received. Cattle ranges from 2.26 to 7.00 with slow trading. Hogs advance five cents with looser demand and prices 6.15 to 6.87. Sheep markets weak with native and western lambs quoted 4.00 to 7.00 and fattings 4.40 to 5.50.

Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report

Kansas City July 13 cattle hogs and sheep market report shows receipts of 4500 cattle and 12000 hogs and 3000 sheep. Native steers 5.00 to 6.75, southern steers 3.25 to 5.00, hogs 6.55 to 6.85, lambs 6.00 to 6.90, wethers 3.25 to 5.00, ewes 2.25 to 3.75. Market steady to higher on hogs and strong on sheep.

Metal Market Slumps Amid Demoralized Trade

The metal market in St Louis opened with a demoralized tone on July 13 with lead offered at 4371 and two and a half points under each day. Spelter fell similarly and sold at an unsettled level as trading proceeded on a lower base.

Associated Priess ST. Louis

Interborough Metropolitan Leads Slight Stock Market Uptick

New York July 18 Interborough Metropolitan rose one point to lead a list otherwise flat at opening trading. Markets showed firmness with narrow moves as Virgin ia Carolina advanced and American Beet Sugar jumped 134 to 54 amid good weather and lower grain cot ton outlooks. Bonds remained steady.

NEW Xork Interborough John W. Gates Texas Company Virginia Carolina Undertone Amer Car and Foundry Hennes Savsees Voce LD Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Weese Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Canadian Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chesapeake and Ohio Chi Chi, Mil St. P Colorado Fuel Lron Colorado Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver Rock Island Wast Southern Pacific Ts Southern Railway Coneeee Sens Union Pacific Steel United States Osee Western Union Lehigh Valley

New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Weather and Selling

New York opens with a near month advance of 8.9 points on a firmer old crop and Liverpool, then slips as selling spreads through later deliveries. South remains a seller while near months hold firm before a midday rally fades. Bear pressure returns in the afternoon, with net declines of about 3.4 points and later deliveries easing.

New York Liverpool

Cotton futures close steady in New York market

New York July 13 cotton futures traded with small, mixed moves and closed steady. The front months ranged around 12.73 to 14.00 with summer and autumn contracts mirroring the same cautious tone the session ended with little change.

THE Associated Press York

New Orleans Cotton Opens With Bare Steady Bias

New Orleans July 13 cotton futures opened barely steady as cables lagged due and the weather map showed wet conditions. Light showers favored the belt, boll weevil damage reports sparked a small rally, and near months remained largely inactive with prices ending the morning mixed and midday dull.

Associated Press New Orleans

New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady

New Orleans July 13 cotton futures opened steady with July 14 at 49 bid, September 12.81 82, October 12.66 67, December 12.66 66, January 12.70 71, March 12.78.

THE Associated Press New Orleans Anis

Liverpool cotton market reports July 13 Market moves lower

Close cotton in fair demand down nine points with American middling fair at 8.27 and good middling 7.95. Sales day total 8000 bales including 7600 American. receipts 4000 with 200 American. Futures opened easy and ended irregular with July at 7.47 and other spreads noted.

Associated Press Liverpool

Market Roundup Signals Mixed City Trading

Leading spot markets show Liverpool firmer while New York and New Orleans stay quiet. Houston remains steady and Galveston quiet as middling sales continue with 73 cars reported.

Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston Galveston

Spot cotton quiet in New Orleans market

Spot cotton traders report quiet activity in New Orleans on July 13 with no arrivals and a steady price list across classifications from low ordinary to good middling. Receipts show none and total stock stands at 35,920 bales.

Associated Press New Orleans

Money on Call Rates Edge Higher in Tuesday Market

New York reports money on call remains steady at 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 percent, with ruling rate at 2 percent. Financing loans show firmer demand, with typical terms around sixty days to ninety days and one to two months, priced 2 3/4 to 3 5/8 percent.

THE Associated Press New York

Cotton Market Report from Galveston

Spot cotton in Galveston on July 13 was quiet with middling grades trading around 14⅞ cents per pound. The brief market note records a stable price level and subdued trading activity for the day.

THE Associated Press Galveston Tex

Live Stock Receipts at St Louis Market July 13

Receipts total 3500 cattle with 1300 southern stock. Native beef steers 4.50 to 6.75, cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.50, stockers 3.00 to 4.50, Texas and Oklahoma cattle 3.25 to 6.00, calves 5.00. Hogs receipts 11,000. market steady with pigs 6.65 to 6.85, packers 4.00 to 6.60, heavy 6.65. Sheep 3000. muttons 3.25 to 4.26, lambs 4.06.

Associated Press Chicago Texas Kansas City ST. Louis Oklahoma

New York Spot Cotton Close Flat for Day

Spot cotton in New York closed unchanged with middling uplands at 14.25 and middling gulf at 16.40. Total sales reported at 2100 bales.

THE Associated Press New York Gulf

Cotton Prices Steady in Memphis Market

Spot cotton held at unchanged values with middling 14 1/2 cents. J Fisher and N Eason from Waelder visit Memphis for a few days to attend to cattle interests and business in the area.

Ss. J. Fisher N. Eason Waelder

Cotton Gossips Stir San Antonio as First Bale Arrives

Cotton traders forecast August movement as spot brokers rise in prominence. Reports from Houston show 81 bales of new cotton, with total receipts over 150 bales this season. Gins operate actively across Texas towns amid scant boll weevil damage and uneven showers in the region.

San Antonio Houston Texas

Cotton Statistics Show Regional Variances

A terse data snippet lists cotton figures by region with references to Houston Texas Memphis Tennessee and Augusta Georgia. The fragment hints at last year’s results and compares areas but lacks full figures or context.

Baer Houston Tex Memphis Tenn Augusta

Coffee futures close steady with modest advance

New York July 13. The coffee futures market closed steady with a net +1 9 points. Sales reached 39,250 bags. Spot coffee grades held: No 7 Rio 18 1/2 cents, No 4 Santos R2 1/2 cents, mild quiet, Cordova 14 1/2 cents.

THE Associated Press New York Rio Cordova

Cotton Seed Prices Reported in Memphis Market

Prime basis oil sold at 5.34 cents per unit meal quoted at 25.50 dollars linters listed at 2 1/4 to 2 4 cents per unit Associated Press report from Memphis dated July 13 notes current commodity prices for cotton seed products.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Market Quotes for Cottonseed Oil and Related Goods

A scrambled New York market note lists cottonseed oil quotes and bids with prices ranging around 6.11 to 6.25 and small variations for nearby products. The fragmentary data also includes other commodity figures and odd notations from July 13.

New York Dry Goods Market Quiet in July Trading

New York July 13 Cotton goods market remains quiet with rice held steady. Knit goods show quiet trading while worsted yarns dip slightly. Mill buyers are in town but activity remains light.

THE Associated Press New York

Rice Market Steady With Clean Honduras Leads Sales

New Orleans reports a steady local rice market with transactions focused on clean endos, Honduras and Japan grades. Quotations show Clean Honduras at 24 cents, Japan at 23 to 24 cents, receipts of 20 sacks, and sales of Clean Honduras 2074 at 24 cents.

Associated Press New Orleans Sontereay Honduras Japan

Plenty of Water for Rice Prospects Improve

Bay City Texas July 13 The Colorado river has risen about eighteen inches filling canals and pumping plant canals with rice fields well supplied The Honduras rice crop is nearly made and will begin harvesting in early August Jap rice will be flooded with less water as Honduras matures Cotton and corn are never better in the county The overall outlook is very encouraging.

Bay City Tex Colorado Honduras

Wheat market slides as receipts surge and weather cools trade

Chicago and the southwest report huge wheat receipts and rising arrivals in the northwest. Cooler spring belt weather supports bearish sentiment while a four day tally shows 1522 carloads of new wheat vs 51 a year ago. Corn trends lower on ideal moisture and temperature conditions. Provisions rise as hog prices advance and pork, lard, and ribs futures gain.

Chicago Bears Gulf

Daily movement of grain at Chicago

Chicago July 13 receipts and shipments today were recorded with arrivals and departures across grain elevators and river terminals. Figures detail FX and other commodities movement among Chicago ports with this daily tally.

Chicago

Wheat and Corn Receipts Reported in Chicago Area

Receipts today include 540 wheat cars with 495 contract grade, 165 corn cars with 61 contract grade, and 93 oats cars. Total wheat receipts across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reached 697 cars, up from 612 last year and 166 on the same day last year.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Reported by Market

Chicago cash grain quotations show wheat at 87 1 4 to 89 cents, including No 2 red and No 2 hard. corn No 2 around 66 1 2 cents. oats No 2 about 46 to 49 1 2 cents. Regional prices list No 2 northern soybeans near 1.03 to 1.06 dollars.

Associated Press Chicago Ill

Wheat and corn futures ease in St Louis trade

Cash wheat prices slip for No 2 track red and hard, with No 2 track corn higher and oats steady. In closing, July wheat at about 47 8, December near 90 1-2, September corn around 66 1-2, December corn near 64 5-8, September oats near 46 3-4, December oats about 41 1-4.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Grain futures steady as markets close in Kansas City

Cash wheat and oats hold steady with No. 2 hard at 86 90 and No. 2 white oats at 48. Corn stays firm with No. 2 mixed at 68 or 68 1-2. Wheat and corn futures end with September wheat at around 84 7-8 to 8 1-8 cents and December at 88 1-4. corn September at 66 1-2 to 67 1-2.

Associated Press Kansas City

Kansas City Produce Quotations July 13

Quotations from Kansas City Produce show butter at 24 cents for creamery, firsts 22 cents, seconds 19 cents, packing stock 17 cents. Eggs steady with extras 19 cents, firsts 18 cents, seconds 9 cents.

THE Associated Press Kansas City Dlay

Market Quotes from St. Louis Produce Report

Quotations in St. Louis from the Associated Press show chickens at 16 cents for heads, ducks at 9 cents, turkeys 15 to 16 cents, geese at ice, butter at 20 to 24 cents, creamery butter in that range, eggs steady at 12 cents. The dispatch notes various dairy and poultry prices as of July 13.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Also Mentioned on This Page

TR. H. Wood Wood Mercantile Company Kansas City Produce Co South Flores Street U.S. Department of Agriculture Willis L. Moore Odessa Gonzales W. H. Davis E. Crews San Marcos J. A,tewart Maverick Chicago Livestock Kansas City Livestock Metal Market Stoges Qouth Healy Cotton NEW York Futures NEW York Money Louis New Orleans Exchange West Texas Portion Brownsville Planters Guy Tirty Cotton Statistics U. 8 S Interior Movement U. S la Crebe Britain Anee Eee France Continent Great Britain NEW York Dry Goods Colorado River Titch. Lew Wheaton Shinm’ts Chicago Cash Grain ST. Louis Grain Kansas City Grain Kansas M. Maragheau Grain CO Main Ave N. Flores Street
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