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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1912
Page
7
The article notes diminished home grown cantaloupes and tomatoes with prices up from last week and wholesale quotes higher. Sugar futures rise as canners push quantities, while farmers hold grain shipments causing firmness in the grain market and pressure on flour prices.
A long list of quoted prices for country produce including hens, fryers, turkeys, dairy items, fruits, canned goods, nuts, grains and meats. Regions mentioned include California Texas Colorado and New Jersey style crate and case pricing with per bushel and per hundredweight figures.
July 15 reports show fair weather overall in the belt with some unsettled areas. Temperatures run above normal while a fall of an inch or more is recorded at Mobile, Esboro, Greenwood, and Marianna. Alldn Buell oversees the local Weather Bureau office in Houston.
Yesterday brought no measurable precipitation. The day was normal overall with a trace amount. Since January 1 total precipitation stands at 13.75 inches with a deficiency of 1.78 inches.
New York July 15 Stocks opened steady with railroad leaders strong. Union Pacific Great Northern and Missouri Kansas Texas and Rock Island preferred rose a point. St Paul recovered later with gains for Union Pacific Great Northern Norfolk and Western and Canadian. American Tobacco led gains with Canadian Pacific and Colorado Southern also advancing.
Prime mercantile paper at 4 percent and sterling exchange steady. Bankers bills quoted 4.85 for sixty day bills and 4.87 40 for demand. Commercial bills 4.84 percent. Bar silver 60 cents, Mexican dollars 4 1 2 cents. Government and railroad bonds show easy markets.
In New York on July 15 money on call firms held a ruling rate of 3 percent with closing bids at 8 percent and offers at 2 percent. Time loans were easier with 60 day terms at 3 percent, 90 days at 3 percent, and six months at 4 percent.
Butter steady at 21 to 25 cents for creamery and daisies. Eggs steady with receipts of 14 061 cases. firsts 16 to 17 1/2 cents. Cheese steady with daisies 15 3/4 to 16 1/4 cents, twins 15 1/2 to 15 3/4, Young Americas 15 4/5 to 16 1/5 cents. Potatoes unsettled with Kansas Missouri Ohio at 70 cents, Oklahoma 60 to 75, Virginia stock $2.50 to $2.60. Live poultry weak turkeys 12, chickens 13 1/4, springs 18 to 23 cents. Veal 50 to 60 pounds 8 1/2 cents.
Kansas City notes July 15 price quotes for dairy and related items. Butter creamery 24c firsts 22c seconds 20c packing stock 20c extras 20c firsts 21c seconds 19c. Bees listed as easy with no additional details.
In St Louis on July 16 the poultry market showed mixed quotes with chick ins at 13 cents, springs 18 to 72 cents, turkeys 14.30, ducks 9.5 to 12 cents, geese 5 to 4 cents. butter dull at 22.5 to 25 cents. eggs down to 146.
New York reports raw sugar steady with Muscovado 3.36 cents and centrifugal 3.46 cents for 96 test. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.0? to 3.60? cent. Refined goods firm. Petroleum, molasses and hides steady. leather firm in market update.
Cattle receipts Monday were moderate with 2600 cattle 1000 calves 1665 hogs and 650 sheep. Beef steers were steady with low quality. stocker and calves showed strength. hogs topped at 8 25 while sheep declined 15 to 25 cents from prior.
At Union Stock Yards on July 15 a hundred cattle and 63 calves drew little interest. Prices for top cows and calves could have reached higher, with cows to $4.25 and calves to $5.25. hogs topped at $7.75 amid a sparse arrival of hogs.
Chicago today shows cattle receipts near 16 000 with market steady to slightly lower and prices ranging Reeves 6 60 to 9 70 Texas steers 5 39 to 7 35 western steers 6 00 to 7 75 stockers and feeders 4 00 to 6 30 heifers 2 65 to 8 00 calves 6 00 to 6 00. Hogs receipts about 35 000 market slow and generally lower with light 7 15 to 7 62 pigs 7 50 to 7 30 bulk 7 30 to 7 55. Sheep receipts around 26 000 market weak with native lambs 4 00 to 7 26 western 3 40 to 6 15 yearlings 4 15 to 5 75 native ewes and western yearlings 2 15 to 7 26.
Cattle Receipts 3500 including 2200 Texans steady with native beef steers 5.75 to 9.50 stockers and feeders 3.50 to 8.75 Texas and Indian steers 4.50 to 8.00 cows and heifers 2.50 to 7.50 calves in carloads 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs Receipts 7500 steady pigs and lights 6.00 to 7.50 mixed and butchers 7.45 to 7.65 good heavy 7.55 to 7.70. Sheep Receipts 4000 steady native muttons 3.45 to 5.00 lambs 5.00 to 8.35.
July 15 market totals show cattle receipts around 9000 with strong native and southern steers and cows, hog receipts near 6000 with broad price ranges, and sheep receipts about 6000 with lower muttons and varying lamb, yearling, and ewe prices across the region.
New York on July 16 reports butter prices easing with creamery extras listed at 37 cents per pound. Market observers note slight shifts in supply affecting retail and wholesale bids.
Observations logged at 8 and m on Monday July 15 1912 record wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and overall weather state in the first to fifth columns respectively. The entries provide a snapshot of meteorological conditions for the day.
Chicago reports wheat futures sharply lower on cool northwest weather and strong harvests in the southwest. September wheat opens high then slides to 9 3/4? per bushel, corn falls with weak cash demand, oats decline, and provisions soften on liquidation.
New York cotton prices rise early on cover and new highs for the movement then ease as shorts realize gains. By midday, prices hold near opening levels with mixed action. showers in Texas spur selling while futures drift lower from the day’s peak.
New Orleans July 15 Cotton futures opened steady with a 4 to 5 point rise on good cables and weak weather maps. Early trade pushed prices 3 to 6 higher before selling in Oklahoma and East Texas pulled back, finishing near Saturday's close as showers in the east provided some support. The first bale of the new crop sold at auction for 27 cents a pound.
New Orleans market shows steady opening for cotton with January at 12.66 and March at 12.76. The session closes with a slight overall decline of 20 to 22 points amid fluctuating quotes across months and delivery options.
London consols fell to a new low of 75 percent amid a broad shift away from home securities toward foreign stocks. Analysts cited rumors of a $50 million treasury bill issue tied to a national telephone purchase and market congestion for new issues. Eight prospectuses today sought subscriptions totaling about $15 million.
Spot cotton in fair demand rose one point with American middling fair at 7.914 pence per lb and middling 7.22d. Sales reached 10,000 bales with 800 for speculation and export including $500 American. Receipts were 100 bales all American.
Quotations show cash wheat with several grades and prices such as No 2 red at 1.08 and 1.06, No 1 northern 1.09 1.14, No 2 spring 1.05 1.09, velvet dha 1.00 1.10, durum 1.00 1.08. Corn figures include No 2 74 1/4 44 c and No 2 white 78 1/2 19 c, with additional No 2 yellow 74 4% 75 c and ow No 2 white 61 63 c.
Futures opened and closed quiet in Liverpool with small shifts across the forward curve. The July contract at 6.954, July-August 6.944, August-September 6.89d, September-October 6.79d, October-November 6.71d, November-December 6.70d, December-January 6.6944, January-February 6.694, February-March 6.70d, March-April 6.71d, April-May 6.71d, and May-June 6.72d.
Price quotations for wheat corn and oats listed by grade and delivery month. Details include No. 2 red old and new at 1.10 1.08 and 1.05 1.08, No. 2 hard around 1.04 to 1.04, No. 2 cash 77 77 1 2 c. Oats No. 2 40 45 c, No. 2 white 48 1 2 c. September and December future quotes shown for wheat corn and oats.
The report shows cash wheat at No 2 hard 96 to 98 cents and No 2 red 97 to 98 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 77 to 78 cents and No 2 white 81 to 82 cents. Wheat futures include July at 91 3/4 cents and December at 65 1/2 to 66 1/4 cents. Oats July 43 1/2 cents and September 34 1/4 cents.
New York July 15. After six months of record activity, orders for finished steel soften though prices still rise by $2 to $4 per ton. June shipments fell 56,363 tons short of 1,000,000 tons of orders, with operations at 90 percent capacity and a 16 percent six month gain. Railroad equipment orders reached about 100,000 tons. rail contracts remain light. Steel building contracts call for 40,000 tons of fabricated shapes, including 16,000 tons for railroad structural work.
Market update from New York on July 16 shows irregular eyes and fresh gathered extras priced at 25 24c, dirties at No 1 16 17c, checks prime at 14 1be.
New York reports quiet trading in Coffee No. 7 Rio re Te futures with September at 13.27 percent and March around 13.27 percent as prices hold after midday, market watchers note.
New Orleans July 15 Spot cotton closes steady with various grades listed. Gales arrive, prices range from low ordinary around 9.7 to good middling near 13.75 cents, with strict and fair categories noted.
Spot cotton closed steady unchanged in Galveston. Prices ranged from low ordinary 8 5-16 to middling 12 with good middling 13 percent. Sales zero spot, 185 in forward bids. Receipts 344 and total stock 27,834.
Spot cotton in Houston on July 15 remained unchanged with 15 bales sold and 857 shipments. Prices ranged from low ordinary 81-16c to good middling 1%15-16c, stock listed at 24,782.
New York spot cotton closes steady with middling uplands at 12.40 and middling gulf at 12.66. Sales reach 500 bales amid a quiet trading session.
Memphis Tennessee July 15 spot cotton remains steady at middling 12 3/4 cents with no change from prior pricing. Local market activity reports show stable prices across shipments and mills.
Cotton seed oil closed firm with varied spot and future trading across months. Notable activity includes 1,100 contracts at 6.20 for November and a total sales count of 34,100.
New Orleans reports refined cotton seed oil per pound at 7.16 in barrels with prime grade. Meal at 8 percent ammonia priced at 29.00 per ton. Cake at 8 percent ammonia quoted at 27.50 per ton.
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