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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
13
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Thursday fair. East Texas tonight and Thursday fair except likely scattered showers in southeast portion.
The report covers spot and futures movement in New York New Orleans and Liverpool with price shifts on the day. It notes rains in the Southwest Texas drought areas easing after an initial drop and a general uptrend by afternoon as markets firmed and shorts remained nervous. San Antonio spots are listed at 25.25.
The New York cotton market opened quietly with declines of 1 to 6 points before sharp rallies. October reached 25.36 and December 25.17, then steadied near best prices by midafternoon, approaching 25.40 for October as nervous shorts eyed the weekly weather and crop report.
New York July 18 cotton futures opened steady with July at 22.0 cents, December at 26.04, January 25.10, and March 25.2 cents. Futures closed Wednesday 9 to 11 points higher.
Rains in Texas influenced initial activity with moderate selling and a small early decline. By midmorning, active months rose 8 to 14 points from yesterday and later settled 17 to 20 points higher, supported by favorable weekly weather and crop reports and expectations of strong spot demand. July and October contracts opened around 25.00 and higher with gains.
An in depth note predicts a multi million dollar boost to San Antonio as 60 000 troops arrive with an average payroll near 49 dollars monthly per soldier. The piece highlights major development in South San Antonio including an expanded Aviation Camp, a new streetcar line, and a surge in housing and business construction ahead of a population rise.
A San Antonio real estate notice invites buyers to discuss prices and terms for Laurel Heights lots in the desirable residence district. The seller emphasizes accommodation for various budgets and urges interested buyers to talk directly.
Liverpool July 18 spot cotton with steady inquiries and unchanged futures. American mids at 19,684 bales, good middling 1,854, ordinary 1,710. Receipts include 1,800 American. Futures unchanged with July at 19.904 and distant months ranging from 15.77 to 17.66 pence.
Seasonal temperatures prevail west of the Mississippi with cooler conditions eastward. Temperatures range 76 to 100 across regions. showers and heavy rains reported in South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Oklahoma and Texas. Rainfall improves pastures and crops while hot winds cause some shedding in Texas.
The railroad commission approved the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf railway using a rate of 5 cents per 100 pounds for prickly-pear carloads weighing at least 20 000 pounds for trips up to 50 miles. The rate increases to 9.5 cents for 200 miles. Effective immediately, the rate applies to points on the road.
President Wilsons order prohibiting German firms from marine insurance affects only two German companies in Texas. Once the Department of Insurance and Banking receives official notice, both licenses will be cancelled for writing marine insurance.
Fragmentary figures specify sales receipts shipments and stock counts with multiple monetary amounts and notations. The legible items include receipts 2268 shipments 727 and various dollar sums such as 5.005 5.056 and 6.65, but the overall meaning and entities remain ambiguous without fuller context.
Tex as Employment Co advertises for a camp cook at 50 dollars a month and a hotel cook at 60 dollars a month. Also seeks a man and wife for positions.
Union Stock Yards notes a widespread hog market decline across centers with declines of 10 to 25 cents. Cattle show strength, especially at Fort Worth with gains of 10 to 15 cents. Sheep rise 15 to 25 cents at Kansas City while local cattle prices drop 10 to 15 cents amid overstock. Receipts list cattle 385 calves 238 hogs 93.
Fort Worth Texas July 18 cattle receipts 10000 with prices from Reeves 6.00 to 19.50 for stockers heifers cows bulls calves 5.00 to 11.00 hog receipts 2000 prices down 15 to 25 cents with heavy 14.75 to 14.90 mids 14.65 14.75 and pigs 6.50 to 50 goats 0.00 to 7.26 sheep receipts 800 steady lambs 13.00 14.00 yearlings 12.00 12.60 wethers 8.00 9.00 ewes 7.00 8.00 culls 5.00 6.50
On July 18 Chicago reports hog receipts 29 000 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower. cattle receipts 15 000 with firm values including native beef cattle 8.35 to 14.00 and Western steers 8.65 to 11.50. sheep and lambs receipts 9 000 with wethers 7.75 to 11.00 and lambs 9.50 to 16.50.
Kansas City Missouri July 18 live stock market quotations showing feeding values for cattle including prime fed steers at 12.50 to 13.00, dressed beef steers 9.50 to 12.25, cows 6.06 to 9.50, heifers 7.50 to 13.00, stockers 6.50 to 10.50 and calves around 14.00 to 16.40, with receipts about 5000. Sheep and lamb prices include wethers 8.00 to 9.25 and ewes with limited detail.
Quotations show receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with prices for various grades and weight ranges. Hog figures include live weight ranges and mixed grades. Cattle section lists native beef steers yearling steers and heifers cows stockers and feeders and prime southern beef steers with corresponding price ranges. Sheep section notes strong prospects with spring lambs clipped ewes and other categories and prices, though some text is garbled.
New York reports knit goods selling for spring at about half mill capacity. Mills prefer ring sale for only a portion for future delivery as buyers hold back from ordering normal quantities at high prices. Cotton goods and yarns remain quiet and firm. Dress goods show more activity. Burlaps rise in price.
Weather bulletin from the Department of Agriculture notes 7 am observations on Wednesday July 18 1917. Wind speeds under 10 mph and rainfall under .01 inch are not recorded. Meteorologist Allen Bull signs as weather bulletin author.
Wholesale okra rose to 1.25 per half bushel and 2.50 per bushel hamper. No changes were reported in wholesale prices for fresh fruits eggs butter poultry groceries provisions secede grainy or mill products.
Jobbers report steady prices to retailers and paid shippers with Egge unchanged. Texas country candied goods at 32 380 per dozen, Butter steady, Te one 82 560 per pound, poultry steady with hens at 1 17c lb and turkeys 16 17c lb. Geese range 9.00 10.00 per unit.
Quotations today show butter easing, creamery at 34 37 cents, eggs steady with 25 194 cases reported. Potatoes drop with 50 car receipts, Virginia and Illinois sacks priced around 1 75 to 1 86, poultry alive steady with fowls 18 to 23 cents and springs 22 to 24 cents.
Quotations listed for butter creamery 36c first 34c seconds 33c packing 32c in 1c seconds 26c. Poultry prices show roosters 13%c hens 15%c, broilers 230.
The advertisement lists prices for dry salt pork bellies and bacon extras with 14-16 pound averages, bacon at 26 to 38 cents, dry salt bellies at 14-16 pounds and 26 4 to 26 1/4 cents, pure lard 82 cents, compound 17 cents, and American cheese at 27 cents per pound.
Trade notes show open high and low figures for July and September pork futures in Chicago. Prices fluctuate with July contracts around 39.90 to 39.60 and September near 20.30 to 21.52 amid steady activity.
Washington DC housekeepers may can surplus peas and snap beans using a wash boiler canner with a false bottom. Freshness is key. blanch 5 to 10 minutes, cool quickly, pack hot into jars or cans, add salt, seal, and sterilize 60 to 180 minutes depending on method.
A snippet notes Mr Snap of Snap and Snatchit congratulating a party on winning a case with heavy damages. After costs and sundry charges are paid, a shilling is handed to the successful litigant.
Chicago July 18 The corn market moved up briefly on optimism that Missouri and other states would yield large crops, but later sank as bearish reports and a government crop outlook for Texas Oklahoma and western Kansas weighed on prices. September and December futures traded around 1.60 and 1.14 dollars respectively, with wheat also firm on expectations of delayed spring and winter harvests. Markets reflected labor unrest at local stockyards and weakening provisions.
Quotations released in Chicago show cash wheat nominal new corn No 2 yellow at 2.02 to 2.04 per bushel. Oats standard quoted at 76 to 77 cents, barley priced from 1.26 to 1.60.
Fragmentary OCR shows grain price quotes for Wheat and Oats with varied numbers. No complete data or context is readable beyond scattered figures like 2.48 to 2.56 for Wheat and 1.94 for some oats grades.
Kansas City July grain futures close with Wheat at 2.26 bid for July and 2.20 bid for September. Corn bids were 1.61 for September and 1.44 for December.
Quotations today list No 2 red priced at 2.27 dollars per unit No 2 hard nom icen at 1.95 to 1.97 No 2 white oats No 2 white nominal and related commodity prices referenced for the market briefing dated July 18 from Louts.
New Orleans market notes rough rice steady and clean rice firm on Tuesday. Receipts include 583 rough sacks and 839 clean pockets from mills. Sales feature 225 clean pockets with Picedevas 477 and Blue Rose 440 noted. prices for Clean can 74c and Blue Rose 7c.
The federal farm loan board in Washington announces five per cent loans to farmers are issued at about 800000 dollars per day. By July 15 applications affect over 100000000 dollars awaiting issuance, with 432 farm loan associations chartered and loans totaling 29999337 dollars. The Southern division lists Texas loans at 2112813 dollars.
A fragment from York dated July 18 reports coffee prices firming for next contracts. No. 7 0, September at $8.10 and December at $8.13 reflect the market's steady tone amid light trading and near-term demand.
Arlamond Wagner, nineteen, crawled into a dead locomotive at the Tamaqua railroad shops to repair it and fell asleep. Orders came to fire up the engine and a pile of wood was ignited. He woke and leaped out headfirst through a narrow door, badly burned but alive.
The document lists wholesale prices for fresh produce and canned goods from multiple regions. It details onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, peppers, cabbage, radishes, lettuce, melons, and fruits with per crate, per bushel, and per pound figures, plus nuts, dried fruits, canned items, and staples like flour, rice, and sugar.
New York sugar quotations for July 18 show centrifugal sugar at 6.64 and molasses at 5.76, with fine granulated sugar at 7.50. A French scientist demonstrates that a steel tube is stronger yet more flexible than a solid bar of the same weight.
In New York trading July 18 gains outpaced declines but the session stayed irregular due to heaviness in motors and equipment. Canadian Pacific fell 1 point while Allied Specialties and tobacco shares rose. rail and industrial issues showed mixed prices as oils and low priced items sagged toward the dull close. Liberty bonds closed at 99.40 to 99.45.
Fragmentary market note shows trading in Mexican pesos and references holdings and quotations. Mentions San Am, state and national banks, and Bank of London in a terse, disrupted text.
New York reports time loan terms of 60 days at 4.4 percent and 90 days at 5 percent with six months at 4 percent. Call money is firm with highs at 6 percent and 4 percent, ruling rate 6 percent.
New York July 18 Mercantile paper rates show 60 day bills on banks at 4 7 1 2 percent and commercial irene bills at 4 7 1 2 percent. Demand sterling 11 6 4, cables 11 6 4 1 2 percent. Guilders demand 4 2 percent. Bar silver 80 3 4 cents. Mexican dollars 63 1 2 percent. Government bonds heavy and railroad shares irregular.
London market brief notes a limited bar sliver rate around 0.1 cent, with three month bills cited at 4 13-16 percent. The fragment indicates a financial update from the period, reflecting minor price movements and yields.
Lead weak with spot around 10 cents. Spelter dull at 8.5 to 9 cents with East St Louis delivery. Copper nominal as large dealers bid for later August deliveries around 23.60 to 31.00. Iron firm and tin firm at spot 63.3.
London market notes show spot and futures prices for Leeds Spot, Spelter, copper, electrolytic tin and related metals with figures like £28 10s spot and £39 futures. A fragmented dialogue quotes a girl asking if she can live on $1000 a year, followed by garbled lines about marriage and expectations.
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