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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
13
Government Bureau reports due tomorrow as cotton world and sugar markets rise, with New Orleans and local markets expected higher. New crops bring peaches, lemons, limes, and oranges. prices surge in San Antonio trading with bananas and Valencia oranges shipped by Geo. Sgitcovich & Co and Pruitt Commission, signaling broad agricultural gains.
The document lists per unit costs for dairy poultry and eggs. Butter per pound 20c country 15c. eggs per dozen 15c. cheese varieties from 20c to 24c. several poultry items priced from 25c to 6.50 per dozen. geese ducks and turkeys included with unit prices across the range.
Butter easy and cheese steady as receipts reach 27 670 cases at mark. Eggs steady with firsts 14 to 15 cents. Potatoes firm with old 31 40c and new 1.10 to 1.15 per pound. Poultry firm with live turkeys 12c and fowls 18c. dressed springs 22 to 26c. Veal steady across weight classes from 50 to 110 pounds with prices 7 to 10c.
Quotations today show butter at 22 cents for creamery firsts 19 cents and seconds 14 a producer note. Eggs list extras 16 cents firsts 13 percent seconds e.
New York on June 1 reports receipts of 43 990 cases with prices for fresh gathered extras 19 21c, extra firsts 17 18c, firsts 164 16c, fresh gathered dirties No 1 12 18c, No 2 11 14c. Exces weak.
Quotation notes for St Louis on June 1 show chickens at 10 cents, springers 24 cents, turkeys 12 to 15 cents, ducks 10 cents, geese ice, butter steady at 17 to 22 cents, and eggs steady at 12 cents per dozen.
Fair with continued high temperatures through tonight and Friday. East Texas remains generally fair with high temperatures, though northern districts may see some cloudiness and rain in the St. Lawrence valley. Overall, the region trends toward continued warmth and fair skies with high temperatures.
June 1 cattle market faces national low prices as shippers claim feeding the market. Receipts total about 700 head including 629 goats from Comstock to Kansas City. Cows and heifers sold fairly well with best at 3.50 and average around 3.00 as buyers and brokers assess demand and supply.
Fort Worth Texas ranchers sold 2600 cattle as a strong market persisted. Steers topped at 5.15 with bulk 4.50 to 4.75, heifers 3.30 best and 3.10 bulk, cows to 3.80 with bulk 3.30, canners 2.40 to 2.60, calves steady. Vealers 6.15 heavy 5.85. Hogs receipts 900 with top 6.05 and bulk 5.65 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 2250 and market slow with no quotes.
Receipts for cattle cattle at 5000 hogs at 20000 and sweep at 16000 with markets steady or higher. Cattle ranges include beef 5.20 to 6.45 dollars per hundredweight Texas and western steers 4.60 to 5.60 with feeders 3.90 to 3.75. cows and heifers 2.50 to 5.35. calves 5.25 to 8.00. Hogs show gains from 5.55 to 6.00 with bulk at 5.90 to 6.00. Sheep and lambs 3.00 to 5.00 for natives and 4.26 to 6.75 for westerns.
Cattle receipts 3000 with native steers 5.85 to 6.35, southern steers 4.25 to 5.50, southern cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.50, native cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.00, stockers and bulls 4.00 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 7.76. Hogs receipts 13,000 with most sales 5.80 to 5.95, heavies 5.85 to 5.90, lights 5.90 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 6000, muttons 3.50 to 4.25, lambs 6.75, fed wethers and yearlings 3.75 to 5.25, fed western ewes 3.50 to 4.00.
Receipts total 3500 cattle including 1000 Texans and 14 500 cattle total with market steady. Native beef steers 5 50 to 6 23 cows and heifers 3 50 to 6 15 stockers 3 00 to 5 35. Pigs and lights 5 65 to 5 95 packers 5 25 to 5 99 butchers 5 80 to 5 95. Sheep receipts 3500 with steady market native muttons 3 75 to 4 25 lambs 5 50 to 6 7 percent.
W J Edgecombe reports on bills against bogus counterfeit goods and bankrupt stock sales after addressing Fort Worth retailers. Syracuse Retail Grogers propose a protective credit central with unpaid accounts listed and a blacklist. Rumors of a government anti trust suit move against Southern Wholesale Growers lack detail. USDA notes general crop prospects are good with no current alarm for crops.
In New York on June 1 the cotton goods markets show steady level with moderate volume. Underwear lines for the new season will not open until a later date than usual. Yarns are firm with limited trading and business with jobbers remains light.
In New York on June 1 the coffee futures market ended higher by 3 8 points. Total business reached 22,259 bags with spot prices showing Rio No. 7 at 12 1/2 cents, Santos No. 4 at 13 cents, and Cordova at 13 1/2 cents while mild coffee remained quiet.
New York June 1 Hides quiet Leather steady Wool quiet Rice steady. Market conditions show stability across hide leather wool and rice commodities with little price movement observed.
New York reports steady tones in sugar markets with raw Muscovado at 3.36 cents per pound for 89 test, centrifugal 96 test at 3.86 cents, and molasses sugar 89 test at 3.11 cents. Refined sugar remains quiet with molasses also quiet.
New Orleans on June 1 reports a quiet rice market with little activity in the rough and clean rice divisions. Receipts show rough 211 bags and clean none. sales list rough and clean figures unclear, with nominal prices for rough and Honduras clean and Japan notes.
New Orleans on June 1 reports spot cotton quiet and unchanged with 360 bales sold for delivery in 1950. Prices range from low ordinary at 12 3 16 cents to strict good middling at 16 1 16 cents. Receipts total 414 bales and stock stands at 91,747.
The Associated Press reports Alveston on June 1 shows spot cotton steady with middling grade at 15 7/8 cents per pound. Market watchers note firm tone as demand remains steady in regional trade.
Houston markets report spot cotton unchanged with middling grade at 15.516 cents per pound on June 1 as steady demand persists and prices hold steady from the prior session despite limited supply.
New York on June 1 reports quiet cotton activity with middling uplands and gulf grades trading around 16.10 cents per pound. Sales noted but overall turnover remains light amid steady demand and market caution.
In Chicago, traders noted strength across commodities as winter wheat prospects remain solid and cash wheat demand rises after May, with futures for July climbing to around 89 cents. Corn and oats followed with bullish open interest while hogs led a broad price advance, soybeans gaining on strong cash demand and futures firming across beef provisions.
Prices and yields for pork cuts and ribs in July and September are listed with percentages and figures such as 14.87 14.76 and 7.92, 7.85. The data include daily or monthly readings like 14.22% and 8.12% across periods, showing fluctuations in market values and product availability.
Chicago June 1 receipts and shipments today show market activity with grain movement figures from Chicago. The report lists totals for various grains received and sent out, reflecting trading and storage movements during the day.
Chicago dated report shows wheat receipts at 186 cars with 134 contract grade and corn at 906 cars with 494 contract grade. Total wheat receipts across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 497 cars, up from 410 last week and 162 two years ago.
In St. Louis on June 1 cash markets for wheat and corn showed gains. No. 2 track red wheat traded around 87 to 90 cents, No. 2 hard about 88 to 97 and one figure 86. Corn No. 2 track 53 to 54 cents, No. 2 white 54 to 55 cents, oats up to 34 to 36 cents. Prices for July and September futures noted with July corn at 54 to 44 cents and oats at 35 to 35.5 cents.
Kansas City markets report cash wheat steady to lc higher with No 2 hard at 87 to 93 cents, No 2 red 86 cents, No 2 mixed around 52 to 53 cents. Corn No 2 aot high, oats No 2 white 35 to 36 cents.
New York opened with a 2.4 point rise as a local crop report suggested 83.8 percent, later revised to 86.3 percent, sparking initial gains. Prices softened after Carolinas showers and a government report, with trading quiet into late morning and midafternoon. spot middling uplands quoted at 15.85.
The Associated Press reports cotton futures in New York opened steady with March bids around 13.14 to 13.21 and July around 15.77, August 15.20, September 13.68 69, October 13.23 25, December 13.16 17. Futures closed steady too, reflecting little change.
New Orleans cotton futures opened quiet and steady, rising 4 to 5 points on old crop and 2 on new. Cables were favorable and private acreage estimates were lower than expected. Weather appeared favorable with rainfall in the eastern belt, keeping early gains modest before a midday rally.
New Orleans June 1 cotton futures opened quiet and steady. June at 18.46 bid, July 15.66 asked, August 14.76, September 13.60 asked, October 13.16 asked, December 13.09 10, January 13.12.14, March 13.23.
Liverpool June reports a quiet spot market up six points with American middling at 8.87 and good mid being 8.55. Daily sales reached 6000 bales with 5300 American receipts and futures opening firm later settling quiet with various spread prices from June to February.
The Union Stock Yards company of San Antonio reports total May 1911 receipts of 9050 head. Breakdown includes 3750 cattle 1711 calves 883 horses and mules 538 hogs 1304 sheep and 564 goats. Compared with May last year 10805 head with 5693 cattle 1153 calves 763 horses 423 hogs 95 sheep and 1797 goats.
By the Associated Press in New York on June 1, arrivals include Koe nig Albert and Re D Italia in Naples, with vessel names and origin noted.
An offer invites diners to Elite Cafe for affordable meals described as 50 cent dinners. The notice highlights daily and Sunday service from noon to midnight and promotes good meals as a strong value in San Antonio.
Mixed bids and close figures for July wheat at 85 cents and Sept at 84. Corn shows July around 52 and Sept near 52. Sellers dominate in the visible quotes with percentage indicators and typographical errors present.
Cash wheat prices show No 2 red 98 3 4c No 2 hard 98 4c No 1 northern 99 1 02 No 2 northern 95 11 00 No 2 spring 94 97c Corn bids list No 6 4% c No 2 white and No 2 yellow 544% c Oats No 2 84% 3ic No 2 white 86% 37 %c
The market held steady with little activity as traders awaited government bureau data. Weather reports show mostly clear, warm conditions across the belt with some regions needing rain, while forecasts remain mixed and observers warn of potential price declines if wet weather returns.
The Associated Press reports a strong market start with widespread gains led by Hill stocks after plans for a $600,000,000 mortgage. Reading fell early but recovered as buying intensified. several rail and industrial issues advanced 1 to 2 points. Bond activity remained firm and the session closed active and strong with broad participation.
Memphis Tenn June 1 prime basis of 5 73 74 meal 24 linters 8 percent 4 percent lines indicate commodity price quotes and base figures for staple markets in the region.
On June 1 in New York oil seed trading the open and close quotes for cotton seed oil show June contracts around 6.56 to 6.63, July at about 6.55 to 6.61, August near 6.60 to 6.67, September around 6.58 to 6.62, and October near 6.20.
Liverpool weekly cotton figures show imports of 32 000 bales total with 22 000 American. Stocks total 789 000 bales, American stocks 664 000. American forwarded 53 000 bales. Exports total 1 300 bales.
New York on June 1 reports refined sugar across all grades advancing ten cents per hundred pounds in a broad market move. The rise impacts traders and retailers statewide as supply dynamics and demand expectations shift.
Memphis spot cotton remains unchanged at middling 15 percent on June 1 with no daily fluctuation noted.
The St Louis metal market on June 1 posted a weak tone in lead with close quotes at 4.20 to 4.22 percent. Spelter rose to steady 5.22 dollars.
New York reports mixed metal prices with copper, tin, lead and antimony wavering. Arrivals at the port totaled 60 tons, while exports for the month reach 26 725 tons. Prices cited span copper around 12 dollars, tin around 15 to 46 dollars, and iron foundry values near 15 dollars per unit.
New York market report shows prime mercantile paper at 31 2 4e with sterling steady. Bankers' bills stand at 483.30 for sixty day bills and 486.15 for demand with commercial bills at 483 3 4. Bar silver 53 1 4e. Mexican dollars 4e. Government and railroad bonds steady to firm.
Money on call remained steady in New York on June 1 with closing bids at 2 1 4 to 2 3 8e and time loans near 2 3 4e. The market showed a rarer demand with negotiable remained steady for ninety day and other terms.
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