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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
13
United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Saturday. East Texas shows generally fair weather tonight and Saturday.
The New York cotton market opened steady to mixed with gains in late morning on bullish weather data. New Orleans showed irregular moves with steep intraday swings, while Liverpool held steady amid quiet trading. New York closed very steady with gains from 23 to 38 points. New Orleans ended higher by 18 to 23 points. San Antonio spot prices stood at 25.10.
New York July 18 cotton futures opened steadier after an unsettled start with a few overnight sell orders. The market moved from four points lower to four points higher as immediate pressure from recent declines eased and prices rallied on covering. Light Texas showers limited further selling amid yesterday’s decline.
Four three-room houses and three lots on McCullough Ave with variations. One four-room house and two lots on McCullough Ave. One four-room house and four lots plus several vacant lots. A fine proposition for colored people. Inquire at Peary Evans, Kenwood addition.
Several property ads list small 4 room cottages in Crockett Cooper Street and Navarro area with down payments from 100 dollars to 500 dollars and monthly payments around 15 to 40 dollars. Also offered is a 4 room brick cottage on East Commerce Street and a 7 room house with garage and large lot. An agricultural land listing of 000 acres in southern Mexico is noted.
For sale farms near Kingsville and Ingeville Texas offer seven acres at 75 dollars per acre with artesian well and dairy facilities. 3 acres outside city limits with barn near school priced at 1500 dollars. river front 2 6 acre farm at 60 dollars per acre with small cottage option, terms available.
San Antonio area listing describes an estate at Everlasting Spring near San Pedro Springs with a brick well and cement overflow tank feeding a ditch on the property. The 100 by 140 foot corner lot includes a large house, porcelain bath, fencing, barn, and chicken sheds. 300 chickens 25 ducks and three cows housed on site. Asking price 2000 dollars. Sales Dept Conness Realty Co.
Reports of easier spot basis in the southwest and a possible July premium for local stock cotton offset by Washington hints of government control. October futures rose and fell with midmorning declines of 16 to 25 points, then recovered. Noon rumors of peace spurred covering, lifting October to 25.75 and December to 26.80 before a brief profit taking capped gains.
New York cotton futures closed mixed as July and October contracts showed marginal gains while other months remained close to prior levels. Prices moved within a narrow range with July at 26.23 and 26.29, October around 25.26, and other months quoted near the mid 25s.
Early trading in New Orleans cotton shows declines on weak rain prospects, followed by a sharp rally amid unconfirmed rumors of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Crown Prince abdication and Austria seeking peace. Prices firm, trading months up 24 to 42 points at 1:30.
In New Orleans on July 13 cotton futures started irregular with July at 26.06 and October at 24.80 asked. Other contracts quoted included January near 24.98 and March around 25.11. Futures closed Friday several points higher, reflecting varying activity across the curve.
Spot cotton prices listed with American receipts totaling 4 100 bales. Prices for good middling 19.80 pence per pound and middling 19.00 pence, with futures quotes for July and October deliveries. Fixed price levels shown for July 17 and various month spreads, reflecting steady market pricing.
Liverpool July 13 weekly figures show total forwarded to mills 59,000 bales with 61,000 American. Stock 309,000 total, American 216,000. Imports 15,000 with American 10,000. Exports none.
July 13 Chicago report lists yesterday’s stock and last week’s receipts at United States ports. Quotations include No 2 yellow corn at 1.93 and 0.93 percent gains, oats, and barley prices with figures shown for seasonal excesses.
Nearly seasonal temperatures prevail across the cotton region with moderate to heavy rain in the Carolinas Georgia Florida and light scattered showers in Mississippi southern Louisiana and southern Texas. Heavy rains reported in Oranzeburg South Carolina Glennville Georgia Ozark Alabama. Meteorologist Allen Suell Weather Bureau.
Chicago July 13 Active buying due to scarce rural offerings sent corn values higher at first. But selling by holders caused a late price retreat with September near 1.60 and December around 1.54. Oats rose on substitution concerns while wheat trades paused on market uncertainty.
Market notes from Kansas City dated July 13 show quotations for various grain futures with prices for No 2 hard red winter and No 2 red, along with adjustments and special figures. Readable portions indicate pricing tension across grain categories.
Grain futures closed with Wheat at 1.91 for September and Corn at 1.84 for July 1.55 for September and 1.11 for December, reflecting a day’s trading in Kansas City.
In St Louis the July grain prices show No 2 hard red winter at 2.26 to 2.26 62 and No 2 white at 1.93 to 2.00 while oats quote No 2 tie and No 2 white nominal. In New York on July 13 cotton seed oil quotations were reported as well.
Turpentine firm show 34 sales 588 receipts 653 ship ments 207 stock 14720. Trosin firm 1099 sales stock 14946. Quotations list A B G H K M N G W W with prices from 5.00 to 6.60 and yields from 5.02 to 6.65.
New Orleans reports rough rice holding steady and clean rice showing strength on Thursday with buyers active. Sales include 100 pockets of Clean peenrek and 200 pockets of Blue Rose amid quiet quotations.
In New York on July 13 print cloths for late delivery eased on re sales contracts offered by finishers not disposing finished goods. Buyers remained cautious in spring lines amid a market crowded with wary buyers.
York reports futures firm with September at 8.08 and December at 8.20 as traders eye steady gains in July from the busy commodities market.
A Melbourne or Australian figure asserts a new tanning process that would convert sole leather in seven days and calf skin in six hours, promising proportionate speed for other skins. The report notes skepticism from a librarian and a buster busting a Shakespeare bust marked Scott.
Wholesale cabbage fell to 23.25 and 3.50 per hundredweight with green chili at 14 and 16 cents per pound. Butter eggs and poultry held steady as eggs suffer spoilage from heat. Poultry demand stronger than expected, receipts average. Provisions seeds grains and hides unchanged.
Texas country candied eggs sell at 82 for 38c per dozen as markets hold firm. Butter and creamery demand steady with creamery 34 to 38c. Poultry prices mix with hens at 11e per pound, old roosters 11 12c, broilers 2.50 to 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 16 17c per pound, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 9.00 to 10.00. Chicago quotations note unchanged paper, creamery 34 38c, and poultry higher with fowls 19c and springers rising.
Quotations show Butter at 60 and 63 cents for first and second, Eggs Firsts 30 cents, Seconds 2, Roosters 13 cents, Hens and roosters with reductions, Potatoes priced at 2.40 to 2.60 dollars. Prices reflect local market activity and general commodity rates.
Local packing house quotations to dealers Friday list prices for dry salt extras 24c bacon extras 26c dry salt bellies 14-16 pound average 7c fancy breakfast bacon 39c fancy hams sack bacon bellies 14-16 pound average Petre lard 22c compound 18c American cheese six pound likely 6c or sic pound.
Chicago reports quotations for Sept. 2 with high values seen around 41.008 and 41. The data include options and core figures near 40.25 and 20.95, with sees at 21.30 and 21.20. Close values list at 40.70 and 39.90 along with 21.47 and 21.60.
Raw sugar firm at 6.52 cents per pound, molasses 6.64, refined steady. Fine granulated sugar at 7.50 cents per pound.
Pure Food Commissioner R H Hoffman Jr says inspectors confiscated and destroyed 45000 eggs deemed rotten and unfit for human consumption as part of a broader program to remove substandard foods. Charters issued and amendments filed include Motley County Bridge Co Dallas and others in Texas. Also notes on dissolutions and a new foot pedal vise description.
July 13 at Union Stock Yards reports a strong northern hog market with Chicago prices up 5 cents and gains of 10 to 20 cents at Kansas City and St Louis. Cattle show mixed moves, sheep irregular, receipts include 187 cattle 54 calves 1 horses 84 hogs with city trade totals listed.
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep reported in Chicago on July 13. Hogs strong five cents higher with varied bulk and heavy hog values. Cattle receipts 15,900 with weak market native beef cattle and feeders priced. calves and cows shown. Sheep receipts 14,000 with weak market. wethers and lambs price ranges noted.
Receipts and quotations show hogs at bulk around 15.10 to 15.79, heavy 15.66 for bulk, pigs 12.76. Cattle totals at 2000 with prime fed steers 12.50 to 13.50, dressed beef 9.60 to 12.26, southern steers 7.00 to 11.80, cows 6.00 to 10.00, calves 9.00 to 13.75. Sheep receipts about 1000 with ranges for lambs 14.75 to 15.50 and wethers 8.50 to 10.0. Stockers and ewes listed in mixed ranges.
Receipts show hogs 1200 with prices 15.05 to 15.90 per cwt and cattle 1500 with steady market. Native beef steers around 8.56 to 18.56, yearling stockers 6.0 to 10.5, cows 4.0 to 10.0, primed yearlings 8.0 to 12.25. Spring lambs 14.50 to 15.50, canners 4.00 to 5.00.
Three German internees at Camp McIntosh reportedly violated parole by leaving the military reservation and swimming the Rio Grande. Laredo, who escaped to Mexico on June 26, was recaptured. Fritz Plate William Hante and Julius Scholtfeldt reportedly were allowed guard-house reporting each evening but fled. Robert L. Barnes said DOJ agents in Laredo are coordinating with Mexican officials to locate them. The men were detained prior to June 5 registration and placed under restricted privileges before escaping.
A worker questions a $10 weekly wage and declares he will start proving his value to earn more, as reported by the Louisville Courier Journal.
A Baltimore American quip cites a doctor diagnosing a wife’s verbosity as the cause of fits in a playful exchange. The joke pivots on the husband confessing his own talkativeness as the real issue.
New York July 13 Gains earlier outweighed declines as many issues rose while coppers and minor war shares slipped. Shippings advanced, Industrial Alcohol led high priced issues, steels and rails showed mixed moves, call money rose, and late losses pulled Steel lower. Liberty bonds traded near par to a new low of 930.50.
The San Antonio market note shows Mexican money quotes including silver pesos and alt pesos. Bank notes from State and National banks trade alongside Bank of London and Mexico notes at 11 percent.
Time loans firmSixty days 34,490 days four and a half months four percent Call money strong High five percent Low three percent ruling rate six percent Last loan eight percent Closing bid three offered at three percent
On July 1 money markets show sixty day bills at 4.72% and 4.7114 for commercial issues with further figures for demand at 4.75. Cable rates cited for guilders at 4.14% and 4.1% respectively. Bar silver at 80% and Mexican dollars at 63 1/2. Government and railroad bonds appear weak and irregular.
London on July 18 reports bar silver at 40M per ounce. Money quotation stands at 344 4 percent. Discount rates show short bills at 4 1/2 percent and three months bills at 4 13/16 percent.
New York July 13 reports the stock market saw Liberty bonds fall to a new low as 2000 bonds traded for 94 0 50 per thousand, a decline of 2 points on the $1000 bond.
Lead dull and spot spelter near, copper dull electrolytic and plate, tin weak. Spot copper 61.50 to 62.50. East St. Louis delivery 5 percent freight. August and September copper futures around 27000 tone firm and unchanged.
The report shows spot and futures prices for lead tin and electrolytic metals in London. Lead spot £30 10s and futures £29. tin spot £227 and futures £224 15s. electrolytic £142 spot and £129 10s futures.
Observations dated 7 am Friday July 13 1917 by Allen Buell meteorologist note a weather briefing. A quoted aside from the Louisville Courier Journal highlights a man calling a trick on a divorced woman cruel and financially motivated.
Wholesale price list for fresh country produce covers onions potatoes cucumbers tomatoes okra pears peaches apples and more. Entries cite Texas or California origins with crate and basket prices, per dozen or per hundredweight, including meats canned goods dried fruits and seeds.
Texas Elks at the national convention in Houston faced hotel waiter strikes as members arrived. They improvised cafeteria service with hotel staff and delegates feeding themselves at long tables, keeping meals flowing without missed service. The effort showcased their self reliance and hospitality.
A suspect connected to the June 26 murder of Jonio Amato is being sought by New York authorities. Sheriff Tobin reports the man was apprehended here and will be held awaiting the New York bar of justice for alleged complicity with Davu Galbreath and Diaz.
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