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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1912

Page

9

Stock Market Slips Amid Mixed Early Trading News

In New York July 23 stocks opened reactionary with steel names easing after Stanley forecast. Western Maryland Canadian Pacific Gen Electric Atchison and St Louis San Francisco second preferred fell while Amalgamated Copper Union Pacific rose slightly. Market grew heavier late afternoon under Union Pacific American Tobacco and regional rail declines with several majors closing heavy.

New York Stanley Maryland Canadian Pacific Gentout Electric Atchison and St. Louis San Francisco Amalgamated Copper Unton Pacific Union Pacific and King American ‘Tobacco Lackawanna Missouri, Kansas & Texas

Hotel Arrivals List Shows Wide Range of Guests

A detailed roster lists numerous visitors in transit across the United States and Mexico. Names include Gunter, Harrington, Stuart, Phillips, O'Flynn, Seymour, Cooley, Smith, Jordan, Thompson, Mitchell, Matthews, Leo, Harrison, and many others from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Seattle, Cincinnati, Des Moines, and beyond. The compilation hints at a bustling hotel scene with ample movement among travelers and business figures.

Weather bulletin from Cotton Region shows unsettled pattern

Weather unsettled with above normal temperatures across the region. Weldon North Carolina reports an inch of rain while Cheneyville records 2.60 inches. Main weather generally fair with temperatures above normal. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster Weather Bureau notes.

Weldon N. C Cheneyville Allen Buell Tiureau

Sugar and Coffee Markets Show Canners Keen

Sugar demand remains strong as canning season opens in the north and grows in Texas and the southwest. Sugar refiners anticipate price increases as they stay behind on deliveries while jobbers quote retail sugar at 5.75 per hundredweight. Coffee demand holds steady with quiet futures, though buyers avoid long commitments. Packagers note lean pork markets with minor declines in bellies and lard, while rice stocks in the south stay tight.

Texaso Southwest

Poultry Prices Listed In St Louis Market Report

In St Louis on July 23 poultry prices show chick ena at 18c, springs at 16 19c, turkeys at 14 30c, ducks at 9 14c, geese at 5 11c. Butter from creameries at 22 2c over base and eggs rising to 15 3/4c.

ST. Louis Springs

Butter and Cheese Shipments Report for New York Markets

Butter irregular with receipts 8834. factory current make firsts 22 and 28e. Cheese steady with receipts 6790 boxes. Eggs irregular and unchanged with receipts 17 688 cases. Reportdated New York July 23.

New York

Money market and bond notes from New York

New York reports steady prime mercantile paper at 4 percent with firm sterling exchange. Actual business in energy bills shows 60 day bills at 4 84.75 and demand at 4 87.70. Commercial bills quoted at 4.54. Bar silver at 60 cents. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Firm Akergy

Real estate transfers detailed with multiple Houston area deeds

A railroad of transfers lists numerous land deals and sales. Transfers include A K Bacon to Joe Gerrera northwest of San Antonio, Mary Hehn to Albert and Mary Umecheid on Barrera Street, and Southwestern Land Corporation conveyances in Rosedale Park and Lakeview additions with various sums. Several entries reference dates from 1910 to 1922 and multiple blocks and lots across city blocks and neighborhoods.

A. K. Bacon Joe Gerrera San Antonio Mary Hehn Albert Mary Umecheid Barrera Street J. B. Hancock C. L. Allen New City Highland Park Addition Southwestern Land Corporation R. T. Hart Rosedale Park J. d. McFell L. Wnel J. Marvin Carrie Long Mia Ida Murphy New City Block Herff Street Co. G. Baker A. W. Withers Fowler Street Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company J. R. Brubaker Ed A. Christian J. 8 Lucas F. G. Rosales Paso Street A. J W. F M. W. Hollingaworth EB. IL Nims T. x. C, Hyde James Davin Park R G. Berker

Calf Values Climb as Fort Worth Market Reports Hogs Strong

Fort Worth Tex July 23 call market gains from prior week with four carloads at 5.65 and ranges 5.00 to 5.50 for cattle calves up 26c top 6.69 hogs limited receipts 160 head and top 8.25 sheep active and strong cattle receipts 1490 head steady with steers top 6.65 and calves up 26c to 6.69.

Fort Worth Tex

Market strengthens as cattle hogs calves sell well at Union Stock Yards

Ninety seven cattle 14 calves and 119 hogs drew a full yard at Union Stock Yards today with buyers active. Cows topped at 4.25 per hundredweight calves at 5.00 while most cows sold 38.50 to 40.00 and calves 4.00 to 4.76. Hog prices topped 8.00 with most hogs around 7.75. no sheep or goats offered.

Union Stock Yards Cavender Arate Bette Im. L. Anderson Reese Tenner NEW York Metal

Live Stock Market Report From Kansas City

Cattle receipts totalled 000 head with 800 southern cattle. prices show natives at 6.26 to 9.56, southerns 4.25 to 6.60, cows and heifers around 3,255.50 total, stockers 4.25 to 7.40, bulls 4.00 to 5.60, calves 4.50 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 10,000. market stronger with typical sales 7.40 to 7.66, heavy 7.40 to 7.50, packers 7.45 to 7.65, lights 7.50 to 7.70, pigs 6.00 to 6.70. Sheep receipts 6,000. market steady with muttons 3.50 to 4.76, lambs 5.60 to 7.00, range wethers 3.60 to 5.00, ewes 2.50 to 4.00.

Kansas City Chicago Texas

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices and Receipts Report

St Louis stockyard cattle receipts 36500 head with Texan and Indian steers mixed and prices from 5.00 to 8.00 for cows and heifers 2.50 to 8.75. Hog receipts 7000 head market steady with pigs and rights at 6.25 to 7.05 and mixed and butchers 7.75 to 7.95. Sheep receipts 600 head market weak with muttons 3.75 to 5.26 and lambs 4.25 to 7.26.

Louis Texas

Chicago meat market report mixed cattle hogs and sheep

Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 8000 with steady prices for beeves and various classes, hogs about 15000 with slow to steady demand and mixed price ranges, and sheep around 20000 with slow to steady activity and varied lamb and ewe values.

Grain values bulge in closing hour from mixed export news

In Chicago July 23 wheat rose on European war jitters and expected lower visible supply. Italy bid for cargoes, September gains to 93 1 2 from 98 1 2. Corn rose as shorts covered, oats firm on unsettled weather, hogs and riba led firmer provisions. July corn near 2 1 4 cents and September options climbed to 17.70 pork and 10.60 riba.

Chicago Europe Liverpool Italy Riba Sicac St's Shea Open Highlow Mess Park Cleo Eeeg Sherr Cso

Chicago Wheat Prices and Grades Report

Chicago market notes list cash wheat with No 2 red at 97 to 97 3/4 cents No 2 hard at 1.00 to 1.04 No 1 northern at 1.06 to 1.12 No 2 northern 1.04 to 1.09 No 2 spring 1.00 to 1.08 Durum 1.00.

Chicago Northern

Grain Quotations From Kansas City Market

Kansas City quotes show cash wheat No 2 hard 90 92c No 2 red 94 9bc corn No 2 mixed 72 72c No 2 white 79 80c data No 2 white 45 45c No 2 mixed 41 42c. Close: Wheat July 8c September 89 89c December 91c. Corn July 72%c September 65 65c December 654%55c. Oats September 34c.

Kansas City

Copper and tin markets and Memphis spot cotton update

Copper prices for Standard, spot, July and September futures quoted around 17.25 to 17.90 with electrolytic and casting at similar levels. tin around 42.60 to 43.90. lead and antimony firmer. Memphis spot cotton in Memphis Tennessee reads middling 12 3/4 cents, steady.

New York Standard Auust Iake Cookson’s Tronquifet Northern

Market Quotation Snapshot From St Louis Newsroom

Quotations list cash wheat and corn values with No 2 red No 2 hard and white grades. Spot and September December futures shown for wheat corn oats. Additional note on lead trading in metal markets with dull and steady prices.

Cotton Opens Higher on Bullish August Report

The market opened steady with advances of 7 points and inched to 9 points as traders covered positions amid trade support. Higher cables and expectations of a bullish August bureau report spurred buying, though overall demand remained light and supply scarce.

Baitish New York

Cotton futures open steady in New York trade

New York July 23 cotton futures opened steady with prices for January through December listed, including January at 12.85 to 12.86 and February around 12.40. Futures closed steady with varied bids and final figures showing limited movement.

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New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Ahead of Weather

New Orleans July 28 cotton futures start steady gaining 6 to 6 points as cables improve but belt weather offsets gains with rain in central and eastern areas and Texas. Foreseen unsettled western belt and fair eastern belt kept gains limited. By midday two points over yesterday's close as bears emerge on new bale arrivals in San Antonio.

New Orleans Texas San Antonio

Cotton futures open steady with varied positions in New Orleans

The New Orleans market shows steady early cotton futures with July at 13.20 asked and other months ranging around 12.95 to 12.70. Prices close with small advances of 1 to 2 points and scattered bid figures such as 18.70 and 12.76 for select contracts in later updates.

New Orleans MAPCH Osse Ees Agl Yaece MOY

Liverpool Cotton Closing Prices and Trade Summary

Liverpool July closing cotton market shows gains of 4 points with Good and middling categories firm. American middling fair at 7.940, good middling 7.64, middling 7.184, low middle 6.94, ordinary 6.90. Day's sales 10,000 bales, 1,500 speculative/export, including 9,100 American. Receipts 4,000 bales, including 2,200 American.

Liverpool

Market Futures Open Steady in Liverpool

Futures started steady and finished quiet in Liverpool. July at 6.950, July-August 6.844, August-September 6.89, September-October 6.78, October-November 4.71, November-December 6.674, December-January 6.66, January-February 6.66, February-March 6.670, March-April 6.68, April-May 6.68, May-June 6.69.

Liverpool

Spot cotton prices steady in New Orleans market

In New Orleans on July 28 spot cotton remained unchanged with middling at 12 1/2 cents. Sales totaled 836 bales to arrive 314. Receipts 674 and total stock 34,624.

New Orleans

Spot cotton prices steady in Houston market

Houston dispatch reports the spot election closed steady with prices across grades: low ordinary eight c, ordinary nine to ten c, low middling eleven and three quarters c, middling twelve and a half c, with good middling thirteen and a quarter c. Six states along with shipments and sales tallies are listed, stock at twenty two thousand three hundred fifty seven bales.

Houston

Spot cotton closes steady in Galveston market

Galveston July 23 spot cotton closes steady with prices ranging from low ordinary at 5-16c to good middling at 13c. Sales for the day total 256 bales, receipts 2,609, stock 27,341, with bale type f. o. b. indicated.

Galveston Tex

Cotton seed oil market closes barely steady in New York

In New York on July 23 the cotton seed oil market closed barely steady with spot prices around 6.30 to 6.60 and several full and partial lots sold across July through January. Major sales included 100 July at 6.55 and 200 November at 6.30 with total reported sales at 8500 units.

New York

Money on call steady and time loans ease in New York

New York July 23 money on call remained steady at 24.93 percent with a ruling rate of 2 percent and closing bids at 2 percent. Time loans softened with 60 day at 3431 percent, 90 days at 34.3 percent, and six months at 444.4 percent.

New York

Law officers to resign from Texas Attorney General staff

Austin July 23 The last day of August marks the departure of Assistant Attorneys General J W Brady and E B Robertson from state service. They plan to resume private legal practice and will be followed by Attorney General J P Lightfoot according to a previously announced move.

J. W. Brady E. B. Robertson Austin Tex J. P. Lightfoot

Attorney General Lightfoot to Finish Term and Open Law Offices

The article notes he will serve until about mid January and that Lightfoot Brady and Robertson will open September 1. It also suggests Lightfoot might resign before the term ends, depending on a potential nomination of James D. Walthall for attorney general. No firm announcement has been made.

Lightfoot

Four Amendments to Texas Constitution Go to Vote

Four proposed amendments to the Texas constitution will be decided in the November general election. Publication in newspapers statewide is required for ninety days before the election. Amendments cover UT Austin regents terms, aid to Confederate veterans and widows, creation of a prison commission, and city charter adoption by popular vote.

Austin Tex Texas State Department Board of Regents University of Texas

Negro farmer brings Guadalupe County’s first bale

Allen C. Phillips of Guadalupe County nine miles southwest of Seguin brought in the county’s first bale of cotton. The bale weighing 485 pounds was ginned at Stein gin and sold to H. Seligmann for 15 cents per pound. Local business leaders added a $50 premium. Phillips is a noted early-season producer who often delivers the county’s first bale.

Guadalupe County Seguin Tex Allen C Phillips Stein Gin H. Seligmann

Steel City Plant Planned Near Houston by Goltra Group

Ed F. Goltra and associates of St. Louis have bought 4000 acres on the Houston ship channel south of the city and will invest 5 million dollars in a new steel plant named Steel City. The facility will resemble the Gary, Indiana works and be completed in all respects.

Houston Tex Ed F. Goltra and Associates of St. Louis Ship Channel Gary Ind Steel City

Pearsall Bride Weds Texarkana Groom at Home Ceremony

Miss Belma Herring of Pearsall married Peter Ayers of Texarkana yesterday morning at the home of Mrs. Jenison in Pearsall. Rev. I. S. Davenport performed the ceremony.

Pearsall Tex Belma Herring Peter Ayers Texarkana Jenison I. S. Davenport

Telegraph wires to relay Texas primary returns nationwide

Dallas July 23 Using 100000 miles of wire the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone on Dallas has organized a statewide plan to relay precinct and county returns for the Texas primary. More than 6000 workers in nearly every county will assist, with central offices in Dallas and divisions in Houston Fort Worth and San Antonio. Substituting for local delays the system will let subscribers in Bell system towns track progress by county.Houston pressmen Paul Edwards and Lloyd Lochridge will help compile results while Lochridge tabulates state and legislative outcomes. Take Depositions in Trust Case was planned in San Francisco with special examiner Wilson F E Pierce overseeing depositions in trust suits against American Lugar Refining.

Dallas Tex Southwestern Telegraph Dany Turday Texas Telephone Company Divi‘sion Houston Fort Worth San Antonio Central Bureau CC. H. Abbott Bell System Paul Edwards Lloyd Lochridge San Francisco American Lugar Refining Company Wilson FE. Pierce

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