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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1913

Page

12

Wheat Weakens On Reports Of European Weather Conditions

Chicago July 25 Better weather in Europe weighed on wheat with the market opening lower and prices slipping through the session. September started at 86 to 87 cents, falling to 86 1/2, while corn slid on Argentine shipments and favorable conditions, later closing around 61 to 62 cents for September. Oats and hog provisions also moved lower amid selling pressure. cash quotes showed No. 2 red wheat at 86 1/2 to 87 1/2 cents and No. 2 corn at 61 1/2 to 62 1/2 cents.

Europe Chicago

Commodity price quotes from Kansas City on July 25

Quoted daily prices show cash wheat at No 2 hard 85 cents per bushel and No 2 red 81 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 65 66 cents, No 2 white 40 41 cents. Wheat futures for September around 84 85 cents, corn September 62 63 cents, May 60 60 1/2 cents. Oats September 38 39 cents, December 41 cents.

Kansas City

Grain Quotation Roundup From St Louis Market

Daily market notes from St Louis listing cash prices for wheat corn and oats with No 2 red hard and white varieties and July and September futures. Receipts show 232000 bushels of wheat and 38000 of corn along with 46000 bushels of oats, with shipments of flour and grains also recorded.

Marine Intelligence Galveston July 25

Arrived yester day Steamers Mount Vernon Port Limon Schwarzburg Santiago Grenshield St Lucia San Marcos New York Cleared Steamer Russian Prince Tampico Sailed Mills Felton Cuba El Norte New York City of Mexico Tampico New York July 25 Arrived Cedric Liverpool Noah Carolina Havre Saxony Names

Galveston Mount Vernon Port Limon Schwarzburg Ger Santiago Grenshield St. Lucia San Marcos New York Tampico Mills Felton Cuba el Norte City of Mexico

Chicago live stock and cotton seed market report

Chicago receipts and bids show hogs slow with bulk sales 8.95 to 9.30, cattle 7.20 to 9.20 for cows and heifers, 3.65 to 8.25 for calves, and sheep 4.35 to 5.50 per head. New York cotton seed market closes firm with July at 9., futures for August through January traded, total 18,800 sold.

New York

Metal Market Reports From New York July 25

Lead quiet at 4.30 with London levels 20 pounds 17 shillings 6 pence. Spelter steady around 5.35 to 5.40 with London 20s 15s. Copper firm with multiple grades quoted. tin weak from spot to September near 39.75 to 40.25. Antimony and Tron prices noted with regional variations and standard grades.

New York London Lake Cookson's Tron Southern

Commodity Market Briefs From New York Trade Desk

New York reports July 25 show coffee No 7 Rio at 9 percent with steady futures, September at 9.22 and March 4. Raw sugar among Muscovado at 3.07, centrifugal 3.57, molasses sugar 2.82 with refined steady. Petroleum and molasses steady while hay remains quiet and leather shows firmness.

New York Muscovado

Cotton Market Report Quiet at 12.05 Middling Uplands

New York July 25 spot cotton closed quiet with middling uplands at 12.05 cents. Sales reported at 800 bales amid light activity and minimal price changes.

New York

Weather Update From U S Department Of Agriculture

The Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions across regions with no significant changes expected. Winds remain light to moderate, and temperatures steady through the day with no precipitation forecast.

Department of Agriculture, Weather

Good Country Eggs Do Not Reach Market in Heat

A San Antonio commission merchant notes country eggs arriving in hot weather spoil quickly, urging shippers to halt shipments. Despite this, storage eggs in coolers remain in demand among buyers, with wholesale prices around 20 cents a dozen for candled stock. The piece also covers the Elberta peach movement winding down, a late corn outlook from South Texas, and wide oats price ranges across Texas.

San Antonio Texas

Market Prices For Fresh Produce And Groceries

Comprehensive price list from a historical market column detailing eggs poultry cheese butter vegetables fruits meats canned goods syrups and more. Includes per dozen and per pound rates for eggs hens friers turkeys cheese butter and vegetables such as tomatoes potatoes onions cabbage lettuce corn cucumbers peppers and melons with assorted regional and bag weights. Entities include Texas California and Louisiana sources, specific item names, and unit prices across multiple categories.

Texas California Colorado Louisiana Valencia Alaska Mae Pioneer Liberty Bell

Old-time Trading Prices for Staples and Dried Fruits

A market list shows varied prices for staples and groceries. Beefed items include 100 pounds of blackeye and lima beans with per hundred weights, raisins by crown grades, citron and peel varieties, alfalfa and Johnson grass notes, and coffee and canned vegetables with per pound and per hundred weight rates. Seasonal dried fruits list peaches pears apples with quality grades and prices. Canned vegetables and seeds appear with standard lots and freight terms.

Navy London South Texas Rio Maxwell House Maine

Chicago Prices Hold Steady on Butter Eggs and Poultry

Chicago on July 25 reports butter and eggs unchanged with receipts totaling 8911 cases for eggs and 40 cars of potatoes. Poultry prices ease with alive fowls at 15 cents, springs at 18 cents, and turkeys at 1 and one half cents per pound.

Chicago

Poultry and dairy prices listed in St Louis market

In St Louis on July 25 poultry prices: chickens 13 cents, springs 16 cents, turkeys 19 cents, ducks 12 1/2 cents, geese 10 cents. Butter Creamery 26 cents. Eggs 18 cents.

ST. Louis

Edges Irregular Unchanged Receipts Record

New York reports the latest market notes showing irregular edges and unchanged receipts at 18,799 cases. Kansas City produce is noted from Kansas City dated July 25 with butter eggs and poultry listed as unchanged.

New York Kansas City

Commodity and metal prices from New Orleans and St. Louis notes

New Orleans reports rough rice prices steady with Honduras and Japan values listed. Quotations show rough Honduras two dollars twenty-five cents to four dollars fifty cents and Japan levels at two fifty to three twenty six. Receip ts and sales data cited for Clean Japan and rough Honduras. St Louis metal prices record lead four dollars twenty cents and spelter six ninety-two and a quarter to five dollars twenty-five cents. General weather observations for Friday July 25, 1918 are noted.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Steady Prices Mark Live Stock Market at Union Yard

July 25 at Union Stock Yards reports dull trading with 143 cattle 19 calves 8 hogs and 1 goat. Cows up to 5.25 with bulk 4.50 to 5 and calves around 6.50. Hogs sell 8 to 8.50 per hundred while sheep and goats were too few for quotes. Fort Worth notes a lower, draggy market with declines 10 to 15 cents.

Union Stock Yards Commission Fort Worth

Fort Worth cattle market drags with lower trades

Fort Worth cattle market Friday sees 2600 cattle and 950 calves on hand as prices slide 10 to 15 cents across cattle and calves. Beef steers and Mexicans slow, stocker and feeder divisions off dime, calves 25 to 50 cents lower, top $7.75. Hogs at $9.16 top, 600 on hand. sheep small with nominal steady action and some spring lambs at $7.00.

Fort Worth Tex

Livestock Quotations From St Louis Market Report

Receipts today include cattle 4600 with Texas and Oklahoma steer prices from 5.50 to 8.75 for natives and 4.75 to 8.4 for cows and heifers. Texas and Oklahoma steer bids 6.25 to 8.00, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.60, calves 5.00 to 6.60. Hogs were 6 to 10 cents lower with pigs and lights 7.25 to 9.35 and good heavies 9.30 to 9.65. Sheep receipts 7000 and the market steady, wooled muttons 3.75 to 4.25, lambs 6.26 to 6.40.

Chicago Texas ST. Louis Oklahoma Kansas City

Cotton goods markets stay quiet in New York trading

New York July 26 report notes a quiet cotton goods market with little activity in futures for men's wear and yarns holding steady, indicating subdued demand and stable price movements across the sector.

New York

Rain Over Western Belt Pushes Cotton in Bear Hands

New York July 25 The rain sweeping the western belt including Texas kept cotton prices near opening levels then a covering rally moved 3 to 6 points higher as oversold conditions and trade demand supported August. Reports of further showers in the Southwest tempered gains late noon with a better tone emerging in the afternoon.

New York Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Liverpool

Cotton futures open and close steady in New York trading

New York July 25 Cotton futures opened barely steady with values across months from July at 11.80 to May at 11.21. Closing quotes show steady movement, with July at 11.81 and December around 11.16. Trading details list intraday highs and lows for several contracts.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid TVa Rain Outlook

New Orleans July 25 cotton futures opened steady with declines of two to four points as rain across the belt prompted selling. Prices traded near yesterday's close for most months, with August up around eight points and new crop 1 to 2 points over. Late morning activity showed mixed moves as showers in Texas influenced sentiment, but demand picked up for August while other months remained quiet.

New Orleans Texas West Texas

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market

In New Orleans on July 25 cotton futures opened steady with July at 11.60, August 11.66, and December 11.29 asked. subsequent closes showed minor gains and losses around 11.3 to 11.9 as the session ended steady.

New Orleans Dee

Liverpool Cotton Spot Prices and Sales Report

Liverpool July 25 spot cotton market shows good business with prices easing. Middling fair 7.21d, good middling 6.89d, middling 6.61d, low middling 6.41d, good ordinary 5.59d. Sales 10,000 bales including 9,000 American and 1,000 for speculation and export. Recalpts 4,100 all American.

Liverpool

Futures Close Quiet in London Markets

Futures closed steady with July at 6.324 pence and thin activity across the forward curve. Notable quotes show July-August at 6.324 pence and December-January around 6.04 pence as traders await direction.

Liverpool

New Orleans Cotton Market Holds Steady at 12 1/16 Cents

Spot cotton in New Orleans quiet and unchanged at 12 1/16 cents middling. Sales on spot 40, to arrive 400. Receipts 167 bales, stock 32,143 bales. Other markets listed with middling quotes and related classifications.

Sess Sewers New Orleans

Cotton market closes quiet with modest sales

In Houston on July 25 the spot market closed quiet and firm with 553 bales sold freight on board. Total stock reached 33,137 bales and shipments were 721 bales.

Houston Tex F.o. B

Spot cotton closes quiet in Galveston market

Galveston Tex July 25 Spot cotton closed quiet and unchanged with sales totaling 5386 bases 1 0 b none receipts at 1136 bales and stock at 32866 reflecting stable demand and supplies in the day’s market.

Galveston Tex

London Market Close For Copper Tin and Iron Prices

London market closed with copper easy at 65 pounds 10s spot and 65 pounds 12s futures. Tin steady with spot 185 pounds 10s and futures 18 pounds 6s 10d. Iron Cleveland warrants at 66s 3d.

London Cleveland

Closing mining shares in Arizona and Cananea markets

Boston reports closing mining percentages with Arizona Commercial at 2 percent Calumet and Arizona 68 percent Green Cananea 6 percent and North Butte 27 percent reflecting market moves on July 25.

Boston Arizona Commercial Calumet and

Cotton stocks small as new crop moves later

The market remains bullish with New York stocks under 30 000 bales and limited supply expected at season end. Spring & Co notes strong demand for old grades, hedged positions by spinners, and potential for a rapid rise if crop developments worsen while a fall seems unlikely until more crop certainty emerges.

New York Spring & Co

Market Opens Irregular as Leading Issues Dip in New York

New York July 25 Leading issues declined while minor shares rose 1 to 3 points in early trading. New Haven jumped nearly 4 points as steel, Amalgamated and Union Pacific attracted buyers. Government bonds showed irregularity and most major issues paused after a brief rise in select specialties.

New York New Haven Steel Amalgamated Union Pacific Canadian Pacific National Railways of Mexico Reading, Erie and Steel Amalgamated Copper Colorado Rock Island Harriman

Weekly Cotton Statistics From Liverpool Market

Liverpool reports indicate weekly cotton statistics with imports totaling 34,000 bales across all kinds. American imports reach 18,000 bales. Stock in all kinds stands at 792,000 bales, with American stock at 600,000 bales. American forwardings amount to 55,000 bales. Total exports equal 1,100 bales.

Liverpool

Cotton Region Bulletin 1913 Forecast Highlights

For the 24 hours ending 8 a m Friday July 25 1913 the report notes above normal temperatures and rainfall of an inch or more at Weldon Arlington Corinth Clayton Greenwood Demopolis Livingston Macon Alledale Rome Toccoa Weatherford Fort Worth Pine Bluff Prescott Cam en Roe Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.

Weldon Arlington Corinth Clayton Greenwood Demopolis Livingston Macon Alledale Rome Toccoa Weatherford Fort Worth Anette Pine Bluff Prescott and Camen

Burial Permits List Municipal Died at Local Addresses

Burial permits issued for D Kendall 20, Richard Tommins 63, Josef Chavarria 11 months, Albert Utz 37, Dolores Perez 53, Enrique Lozano 25. Dying dates July 22 to July 24 at various local streets including 701 South Zarramora 733 South Flores 615 South San Saba rear 109 El Paso and rear 514 Monterey.

D. Kendall Zarramora Richard Tommins Flores Josef Chavarria San Saba Albert T. Utz Dolores Perez el Paso Enrique Lozano Monterey

Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples

Egardo Torres and Maria Hidalgo receive a marriage license. Julius Schneider and Mrs Katherine Dietert also obtain a license.

Egardo Torres Maria Hidalgo Julius Schneider Katherine Dietert

Money on Call Steady in New York Market

Money on call remained steady with a ruling rate of 2 percent and a losing bid of 2 percent. Time spans eased with 60 days at 3 to 4 percent, 90 days at 4 to 5 percent, and six months at 6 percent, as offered rates shifted.

New York

Mercantile and Bond Market Snapshot from New York

Prime mercantile paper unchanged as 6 percent, sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at 4.8825 for 60 day bills and 4.8685 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.82 percent. Bar silver 5 cents, Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government bonds irregular, railroad bonds strong.

New York Sterling Exchange

Building Permits for Several Dwellings and a Factory

Mrs. Annie Klar files for a 3 room dwelling on Grape street priced at 350 dollars. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore seeks brick and concrete construction for Y. W. Co. A on Avenue C valued at 65000 dollars. E. G. Gleim lists a one or two room dwelling on Bandera avenue at 7600 dollars. F. C. Jones applies for a 4 room dwelling on Delmar street priced at 800 dollars.

Annie Klar Grape Street Elizabeth Moore Avenue C E. G. Gleim Bandera Avenue F. C. Jones Delmar Street

Automobile Licenses Displayed by City Officials

License listings show No 3875 Ford assigned to Joe McAllister of 301 South Alamo street No 8876 Waverley electric issued to Miss Rose T Stern of 204 W Woodlawn avenue and No 8877 Flanders issued to C W McCabe of 112 Blum street.

Ford Joe McAllister South Alamo Street Waverley Electric Rose T. Stern W. Woodlawn Avenue Flanders C. W. McCabe Blum Street

Norseman plans to ship glacier ice to American markets

A Norseman, citing ice famine fears in Atlantic cities, proposes sawing Newfoundland icebergs into blocks and loading them for rapid transport to U S ports. He aims to undercut rising domestic ice prices by importing glacier ice from Norway and delivering it to big coastal cities. The piece also recalls Mary Callinack’s 1851 London walk and notes revived Central Africa railway schemes tied to Italy and Turkey.

United States Norway Newfoundland New York City Mary Callinack Penzance London Hyde Park Queen Victoria

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