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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1911
Page
11
July 24 salesmen moved over 300 head with strong demand from old butchers and packers. Cows topped at 3.59, calves to 4.50, hogs steady to 6.25 6.50 in a short sale. Fort Worth reports feeder steers high ground boosting local market. official close noted cows steady, calves steady, hogs active with top 6.59.
Ballinger reports Joseph Schwertner bought 320 acres near Ballinger for 8000 dollars, 25 per acre cash, in Baker Flat. El Paso notes Dr. Charles Young promoting Kara kule sheep industry with 10000 acres in El Paso arena for breeding and an experimental Lowden ranch. Ballinger hosts second Ex Open Range Cowpunchers meet with largest attendance to renew old ranching ties.
Telegram from Blackland Oklahoma reports heavy rain and general rainfall across creeks, cloudy conditions. Cattlemen in Osage county expect the downpours will negate the need to move cattle to Texas, saving transport costs and aiding range conditions.
Weather forecast notes cloudy skies with showers tonight and Tuesday for San Antonio and vicinity. East Texas expects showers with cooler conditions inland tonight or Tuesday. A distant storm over Western Ontario brings high winds to the lake region. Warmer highs over the Rocky Mountains and eastern slopes with much cooler air in northern Rocky Mountain districts.
Chicago July 24 The Associated Press reports corn prices fall over two cents as heavy rains in Kansas and Nebraska flood markets. Traders note long corn selling from shorts and a mix of country and local buying. Wheat and oats follow corn’s weakness while pork futures edge higher with steady provisions.
Chicago on July 24 recorded daily receipts and shipments with details of inbound goods and outbound cargo across multiple commodities and transportation channels. Specific item names or quantities are not provided in the fragment.
Chicago reports today total receipts of wheat at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth at 416 cars with 335 of contract grade corn 64 cars with 17 of contract grade oats 113 cars. Total wheat receipts compare 654 cars last week and 578 cars the same day last year.
Associated Press report from Kansas City notes cash wheat steady to fractional gains with No 2 hard at 85% to 90 cents, No 2 red at 83 cents, corn mixed with No 2 mixed 64 cents, No 2 white 42 cents and other small variations.
Fort Worth cattle receipts total 3350 with 800 hogs and 400 sheep. Beef steer trade strong with medium quality killing steers 4.25 to 4.70, two car loads of choice feeder steers 950 to 1100 pounds at 4.40 to 4.45. Cows up 10c, prime heifers to 4.35. calves to 5.25 top. Hogs about 800 head mostly from Oklahoma, market steady to 10c lower with mixed lots 6.25 to 6.50. Sheep steady at 3.90.
Chicago cattle receipts around 28 000 with steady market. Hogs receipts near 45 000 with prices down about 10 cents. Sheep receipts about 26 000 with markets steady and declines limited to 10 cents. Prices include Reeves 5.10 7.10, steers 4.50 6.50, calves 5.60 8.00, hogs 6.25 6.75, native sheep 2.50 4.50, lambs 3.75 7.20.
Kansas City stockyards show cattle receipts near 8000 with 2000 southern cattle. Cattle prices mostly steady to 10 cents higher, hogs down about five cents, and sheep steady with muttons and lambs priced across the range.
Cattle receipts 4000 including 1000 Texans with beef steers mostly 4.50 to 6.75 cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.65 stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.75 Texas and Indian steers 5.00 to 6.00 calves 4.00 to 5.50 Hog receipts 9000 and market steady porkers and lights 4.00 to 6.40 packers 6.65 to 6.75 butchers and heavy 6.70 to 6.80 Sheep receipts 5000 market steady with muttons 3.40 to 4.25 and lambs 4.00 to 4.25
Memphis July 24 prime batches list cotton seed oil at 4.66 to 4.67 per barrel, meal at 26.00, linters at 3 to 4 percent. Prices reflect standard market quotations for seed products in the period.
New York stocks mostly fell with declines led by copper shares International Harvester Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific. Union Pacific rose slightly to 1924 4 while Virginia Railway and Power gained 4 percent and Lake Erie and Western 1 percent. Trading slowed and overall market momentum faded after an initial rally.
New York opened easy with declines of 10 to 14 points as bear pressure, stop loss selling, and Liverpool weakness weighed on futures. By midmorning the market hovered near the day’s lows, August at 2.44, with spot cotton nominal and a quiet trade amid renewed liquidation and cautious buying.
New York futures open steady with January at 11.87 88 and several contracts quoted higher or bid for March May July August September October November and December. Market shows cautious demand across the forward curve.
The week brought favorable rains and cooler temps boosting corn and wheat prospects in the central region. Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma saw the heaviest rainfall easing drought, while Missouri and Iowa face localized dryness. oats yields remain below last year though quality rises. Hog packing totals surged to 560,000 for the week, with a March 1 cumulative of 11,030,000 head.
New Orleans July 24 cotton futures opened barely steady with 14 to 20 point declines as dampened cables from Liverpool and private reports of English market weakness weighed on prices. The market sold off mainly in new crop months while old crops were neglected, with intra day declines ranging up to 28 points before closing 6 to 25 points lower.
Cotton futures opened barely steady in New Orleans with July at 13.50 to 13.50 while August 12.64 asked, September 12.90 bid, October 11.85 bid, December 11.81 bid, January 11.83 to 11.85, March 11.92 bid in thin afternoon trading.
The report notes heavy August cotton movement and strong Texas spot trading. A Texas exporter says picking has begun across the southwest Texas and the crop could be the biggest in years. Houston had no new cotton, with 582 bales received locally and 185 new bales, while U S ports posted 345 bales versus 3489 last year.
Liverpool July 24. Cotton spot moderate with prices 14 to 16 points higher. American middling fair 7.46, good middling 7.24, middling 7.02, low middling 6.76, ordinary 6.51. Day sales 7 000 bales. 700 for speculation and export. 6 400 American. Receipts 200 all American. Futures opened easier and closed easy with multiple forward-month quotes listed.
Frank Ginicher nine desires his severed finger sewn on so he can play at church next Sunday. A rusty revolver fired by the boy in a vacant lot cut off his right index finger. police search for the finger while the boy remains hopeful to perform with his violin.
Spot cotton closed quiet with a 56 point gain. Middling uplands quoted at 13.60 and middling gulf at 13.85 per hundredweight. Trading totaled 3500 bales.
Cash wheat prices rose with No 2 soft tracks at 82% to 84 cents and No 2 hard at 86 to 95 cents. Corn eased with No 2 at 64% to 65 cents and No 2 white at 68 cents. Oats fell with No 2 track at 38 cents and white at 39 to 40 cents.
Houston on July 24 reports spot cotton steady with no price change for mid dling at 135 cents. Market confirms steady tone across the session as buyers and sellers maintain current levels.
Spot cotton unchanged with one bale on sale. Arrivals 37 bales. Price ranges: low ordinary 10 9 16c, ordinary 11 8c, good ordinary 12 3 16c, low middling 13 1 2c, strict low middling 14 7 16c, strict good middling 14 18 16c, middling fair 15c, fair to fair 15 3 8c. Receipts 108, stock 2,474.
The Irish potato market opens the week firmer with California potato prices up 35 cents per hundred pounds due to over-supply of orders and digging delays. Lemons ease slightly as temperatures rise, while oranges stay firm at $4 per box. Wheat prices in Chicago influence local flour markets with mills cautious but some export sales noted. Sugar refiner actions reflect market volatility with major refiners withdrawing 30 day terms amid expectations of further price rises before Cuba beet crop relief.
A historical price listing shows items such as butter per pound and eggs daily market quotes. Poultry offers include large hens per dozen at 6.00, medium and small springs, guineas per dozen, ducks per dozen, squabs, and turkeys by the pound with various price points.
July 24 market update shows butter steady with creameries at 19 24 cents and 18 24 for daisies. Eggs firm at 56 12 cents for prime firsts, cheese steady with daisies at 13 14 cents and long horns 12 ½ percent. Potatoes and poultry prices listed. turkeys 12 cents, chickens 18 cents. weights for live year meats 50 to 110 pounds with varying prices.
St Louis July 24 Chickens 13 cents per pound springs 13c turkeys 16c ducks 10c geese 8c eggs steady at 1 8c butter steady creamery 20 to 24 cents per pound. Associated Press report notes eggs firm amid steady butter values.
Chicago wheat corn and oats price list shows cash wheat with varieties and bid ranges such as Red 86 86c No 3 84 854 No 2 hard 86 88c No 1 northern 1.02 1.06% No 2 northern 96 1.02 No 2 spring 93 98c. Corn includes No 2 68 4% No 3 white 65 14 66c No 2 yellow 63 44 64c. Oats list No 2 new 38c No 2 white 40 ile new 39 40c standard 40 ele do new 39 ec.
In Memphis July cotton market activity shows no change with prices steady and trading unaltered amid light demand. Analysts note stable futures and a quiet session, reflecting limited movement for the staple amid surrounding market conditions.
A historical note describes using half a teaspoon of Horsford's Acid Phosphate in half a glass of water to aid sleep. It presents a casual health tip without medical guidance, reflecting period remedies and consumer tonality.
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