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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1912
Page
11
Chicago July 27 sentiment in the grain pit remains divided with bears in control late week after an earlier rise across divisions. Experts predict a historic spring wheat crop in the northwest, while rust fears and export prospects loom. July oats slide as other months ease. hog movement slows and provisions edge up.
Wheat prices vary across grades with No. 2 red around 98 to 102 cents, No. 2 hard about 97 to 96 cents, and No. 1 northern near 1.06 to 1.12 dollars. Oats range from 43 to 62 cents, with No. 2 white around 50 to 46 cents. Nearby and futures quotes show mixed movements for September and December contracts.
Quotations were listed for cash grain and futures. Prices shown for corn oats and wheat with bid and close figures for September December and May contracts.
Quotations today show eggs with no marks and 12 7381 cases received. Cheese steady. Dairy items listed with 15 14 15 percent figures. Potatoes easy with 45 car receipts. Minnesota Illinois Kansas Missouri prices noted. Poultry alive easy with turkeys 120 and chickens 13 16 18 cents. Oil and other items not specified.
Kansas City notes quotation ranges for dairy products with creamery price 24 cents, firsts 22, seconds 20 to 13 cents, and extras 19 to 17 cents, indicating market movements in packing stock and graded dairy items.
In New York on July 27 raw sugar 89 test at 3.55 cents, muscovado 89 test 3.55c, centrifugals 96 test 4.05c, molasses 89 test 3.30c. Refined prices quiet crushed 5.80c, granulated 6.10c, powdered 5.20c. Petroleum steady refined barrels 8.45 dollars. Finance dull in New Orleans open kettle trade.
New York reports butter steady with receipts of 6610 pounds and cheese unchanged with 2321 boxes. Eggs irregular with 6489 cases received. Coffee futures quiet with No 7 Rio at 14 1-6 cents, September at 13.15 cents, March at 18.43 cents.
New York reports staple prints placed at value by large printers as ad advance is prepared for next week. Cotton goods retain firmness with a robust house trade noted by dealers.
New York July 27 money on call remains nominal with time loans steady at 60 days 3 percent to 8 percent 90 days 5 percent to 4 percent six months 4 percent to 4 percent per cent and related rates.
Herr Bernhard Baumeister marked the sixtieth anniversary of joining Vienna's Imperial Court Theater. At eighty four he remains a regular on the same stage, likely the oldest actor in Europe and the longest serving at a single theater.
Observations taken at 8 p m local mean time show air pressure reduced to sea level. Iso lines indicate equal pressure and temperature with data for zero freezing, 90 and 100. Forecast notes describe weather with clear to cloudy skies and possible rain or snow. wind arrows indicate direction and speed. precipitation thresholds noted at .011 inch or more in past 24 hours.
July market activity remains dull with generally lower prices than peak months, yet sellers see better relative values than last year. Cows reach 4.50, calves 5.50, hogs 8.00 on this market, with Fort Worth reports up to 8.40 for hogs and steers as high as 8.00. Lambs bring 1.25 above other July sales, and top cows exceed prior July highs by 50 cents.
The market report highlights Oklahoma source cattle with C Parkinson selling 72 steers from Wainwright totaling 1032 pounds at 7.40 per cwt on the St Louis market. John R Washington ships from Marietta Ohio selling 20 fed steers averaging 1243 pounds at Fort Worth for 7 dollars. Fort Worth hog supplies dwindle as hog prices rise and ranchers anticipate shortages.
New York reported a reactionary start with prices dipping early but recovering from 80 to 40 points. Final trades held steady on encouraging cables with Hamburg closing unchanged to down slightly and Havre down up to a half. Rio and San Tos showed gains of 75 reis and 50 reis respectively.
The domestic refined sugar market held firm at 6.10 less 2 percent cash for fine granulated while spot raw sugar hovered at 3.08 for centrifugal and 36 cents for Muscovado. European beet sugar eased with July beets at 12s 54d and later months marginally down.
A birth notice records a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. H. Horn on July 27. The item includes a quoted humorous dialogue from Life magazine contrasting views on suburban social ambitions and New York connections.
July 27 cattle market closed quietly with short session and light receipts. Cows topped at 4.25 dollars and calves at 5.00. Past week saw generally satisfactory activity with attractive prices, encouraging shipments to San Antonio for higher commissions.
Receipts Saturday were light except for sheep. Hogs shipped directly to packers, cattle receipts 127 head and calves 3 head with nominal markets. Sheep sold steadily with lambs at 6.75 dollars while good leads brought 4.60 dollars if readied for sale.
Receipts and quotations are listed for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago. Cattle receipts about 300. prices range from 2.70 to 9.75 for various cattle types. Hogs receipts about 10,000. prices from 6.90 to 8.50 with most between 7.55 and 8.40. Sheep receipts about 5,000. prices vary by class from 3.25 to 7.60.
Cattle receipts 23000 with native and southern herd prices listed for steers cows and calves. Hogs 2000 with bulk sales around 8.00 to 8.20 and other hog categories. Sheep receipts 200 with muttons lambs and range flocks priced to 7.00 for lambs.
Receipts total 1600 cattle including 200 Texas cattle with market steady. Native beef steers priced 5.65 to 9.50, cows and heifers 8.50 to 8.75, stockers 3.50 to 6.00. Texas Oklahoma steers 4.50 to 5.25, cows and heifers 3.26 to 7.60, calves in carload lots 6.00. Hogs receipts 4500 with prices five cents higher, pigs and lights 6.60 to 8.35, mixed 8.20 to 8.35, good heavy 8.20. Sheep receipts 800, market steady, native muttons 5.25 to 7.35, lambs 3.76 to 4.75.
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Saturday July 27 1912 include wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and overall weather state across the first five columns. This entry outlines basic meteorological readings for the stated time.
Burial permits issued for Virginia Montes age 30 who died July 27 at rear 505 South Flores, Mabel McGee age 7 who died June 26 at 626 Sherman, Jose Maria Sauceda age 46 who died July 26 on Main Avenue, and Jesse James Smith age 9 months who died July 27 at 415 South Cherry.
Vehicle licensing record shows 8 S Pawkett at 203 San Pedro avenue with license number 2599 U filed as a local motor vehicle registration item.
The first shipment of the new Louisiana rice arrived in New Orleans market on Friday as 25 sacks of Honduras sold for 5.60 dollars, about 1.24 higher than last year’s initial price. The crop is a month late due to heavy rains and floods, with the market firm and demand high as rice consumption reaches record levels.
A broad list of farm prices covers poultry, dairy, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, syrups, seeds, and farm supplies. Notable figures include medium hens $4.50–$6.00 per bird, fryers $4.50–$4.76, potatoes $1.75 per cwt, apples Texas green $1.60 per bushel box, and lemons about $1.26 per large basket.
The cotton market jumps over $2 a bale due to shorts covering amid Texas crop fears. October cotton hits 3.07, other months set new highs as spinners and Liverpool buyers push demand. week ends with 62 to 71 point gains and a bullish outlook shaped by dry, hot weather and forecasts.
The New York cotton market finished the day July 27 with closes 62 to 71 points above last week. The report notes the range and changes across grades as traders assess futures amid shifting demand signals.
Close spot cotton quiet with gains. American middling fair 8.204 pence per pound and other grades listed. Sales total 5000 bales including 4200 American. receipts 2400 bales all American.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet and steady in Liverpool. Trading details include July 7.20 and August 17.194, with multiple closings across the July to June spreads. Market tone remained firm with small movements in each contract.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement shows July gains in sight movement versus last year and 1909, with totals for July 26 days up 43 000. The 380 day season to date totals rise 16 316 147 bales, while foreign exports and northern mill takings rise. The report notes stock decreases at seaboard centers and a season end to the weekly movement statement.
The July stock report shows a strong cotton market influence and bullish sentiment from Texas crop fears. Bank reserves rise to $19,238,500 over legal requirements. deposits total $1,906,802,000 with gains of $4,645,000. state banks outside the clearing house show $697,241,900 in deposits, down by $4,454,700.
Receipts for the week reached 0.8 units with parity to the previous year. Cumulative totals since September 1 match last year at 8,475,528, indicating no growth in sales figures.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on July 27 closed steady with varied notations for middling and good ordinary grades. Sales on the spot totaled 19 bales with arrivals of 110 bales and receipts at 263 bales. current stock stood at 84,714 bales.
Houston July 27 Spot cotton finishes with a range of gains across grades. Senay up to 13 4 cents for middling and higher grades, low middling at 12 1/2 cents, while good middling near 14 1/2 cents. Sales run to 11 1/2 bales, shipments 784 bales, stock 19,426 bales.
Galveston Texas July 27 spot cotton closes firm with small gains across grade lines. Low ordinary 8 11 16 cents, ordinary 9 11 16, wood ordinary 10 percent, low middling 12 cents, middling 13 1/2 cents, good middling 13 3/4 cents. Spot 31 bales sold f o b none, receipts 248 bales, stock 27 708 bales.
Spot cotton in New York on July 27 closed quiet with a 25 point rise. Middling uplands quoted at 18.26 and gulf at 13.50. No sales reported.
Memphis spots mirror steady trading with middling cotton at 13 cents as of July 27 in Memphis Tennessee.
In Memphis on July 27 prime basis cottonseed meal sold at 26 500 and 27.00 per unit while linters were noted with Byg pricing.
The New York cotton seed oil market closes firm with January to December contracts ranging from 6.28 to 6.71 per unit. Totals show 6900 units sold, with August through November activity at multiple price points and 200 August at 6.51 to 6.52.
Real estate transfers record numerous deeds including Lakeview Townsite Co. to C G Mendel for Lot 4 Block 21 new city block 3620 Lakeview final price 470. J H Kirkpatrick to William H Taliaferro for Lots 22 to 24 Block 34 South Thompson place San Fernando price 600. Parsons to Eing for Lots 83 to 37 new city block 1608 Porter street South Heights price 1500. Jones of Erath county to B E Dickson of Cameron county for Lot 31 Block 8 Kenwood price 10 plus exchange of property. Blesse and Cliett to Tennie Mary McGrony for Lots 53 and 54 Block 18 Durant street West Laurel Heights price 210. Powell to Noll for Lots 9 and 10 Block 4 Lakeview Heights price 216. Cherry to Combs for Lot 24 Block 3 new city block 3255 Summit place price 5244. Grover Booth and Ethel Booth to Parsons for Lots 33 to 37 new city block neon Porter street price 600. Pena to Josefa Pena for Lots 28 and 29 new city block 1650 South Heights price 100.
New Orleans on July 27 reports prime refined cotton seed oil at 7.15 cents per pound in barrels. Choice meal at 29.00 dollars per ton and cake at 29.00 dollars per ton.
The St Louis wool market reports steady prices on July 27 with medium grades combing and clothing at 24 to 26 cents per pound. Night fine 19 to 21c, heavy fine 13 to 18c, tub washed 26 to 35c per pound.
Close: prime mercantile paper 4 14 percent, sterling exchange easy with actual buyer bills at 4 84 75 for 60 days and at 4 87 55 for bills. Commercial bills 4 84, bar silver 60.5 cents, Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.
New York July 27 metals market shows quiet steadiness with lake and electrolytic copper at 11 1 2 cents per pound, casting copper at 17 1 2 cents, and tin holding at 17 cents. market tone described as quiet and steady.
London copper holds steady with spot at 78 pounds 12s 6d and futures 78 pounds 16s. Tin remains strong with spot 203 pounds 10s and futures 200 pounds. Lead quotes at 18 pounds 128 64. Spelter at 265 pounds. Tron Cleveland warrants 67s 10d 4s.
Too late to classify agents on salary or commission. The greatest agent's seller ever produced, every user of pen and ink buys it on sight. 200 to 00 per cent profit. One agent sold $620 in six days, another $32 in two hours. Monroe Mfg. Co, X., 453 La Crosse, Wis.
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