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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1913

Page

9

London Buys Stocks as Wall Street Shows Cheerful Tone

New York June 3 After a sharp slump the market opened cheerful with London buying Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific. Canadian Pacific rose about five points from the previous low while Union Pacific edged higher. Bonds were easy and the day ended with a generally weak close as late liquidation and broad selling pushed many stocks to new lows. Northern Pacific fell to a yearly low and market resistance remained light amid bear pressure.

New York London Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Bus Republic Steel Acore Hill Northern Pacific

Weather Bulletin Notes From Cotton Belt Forecast

The bulletin notes the Houston district set of not used averages. It records minimum temperature over 12 hours and remarks that weather in the belt is generally near normal. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Corinth Ohio Athens Rome Covington Penn. Local forecaster Allen Buell, Weather Bureau.

Houston Corinth Athens Rome Covington Penn

Market Update: Sterling Firm on June Trade

New York reports firm mercantile paper and steady government bonds. Bankers' bills quoted at 4.83.20 for 60 days and 4.86.75 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.82 4 4.2. Bar silver 69 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Railroad bonds easy.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Money on call steady in New York market report

New York money on call remained steady with a ruling rate of 245 percent and a closing bid near 2 3/4 percent. Time loans showed strength with 60 day at 3 4 percent, 90 days at 4 percent, and six months at 4 percent.

New York

Market notes U.S. metals and copper prices drift

ST LOUIS June 3 Lead $4.25 Spelter $5.15. NEW YORK June 3 Copper nominal Standard spot to August $15.00 offered electrolytic $15. seat lake $15.87 16.00 were $16.25 nee Sons $46.25 78 June $46.26 July $46.00 50 ee steady $4 wer 40 spelter $5.25 Antimony dull Cookson's $8.75 9.00 Iron quiet unchanged.

Yester Amalgamated Copper American Sugar Refining American Tel, & Tel Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Wees Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Ee Popapeins Great Northern Iilinois Central Interborough Met Veees Ee Southern Pacific Southern Railway Wees Sae Union Pacific Seewneeee United States Steel Eee Sheen Covees Western Union Pose Texas Company Rys New York Seat Lake Nee Sons Cookson

London Market Close Metals Prices June 3

London markets closed with copper firm at 67 pounds 26 td spot and futures. Tin firm at 212 pounds spot and 209 pounds 15s futures. Spelter at 22 pounds 17s 6d. Iron Cleveland warrants at 58s 9d.

London Cleveland

Kansas City Live Stock Market Roundup

Receipts: hogs 21000 with prices 5 cents lower. bulk 8.50 to 8.65, heavies 8.45 to 8.56, pigs 7.50 to 8.00. Cattle receipts 9000 including 600 southern, market steady. prime fed steers 8.25 to 8.65, dressed 7.40 to 8.26, southern steers 5.50 to 7.65, cows 3.7 to 7.0, heifers 6.25 to 7.40. Sheep receipts 9000, market steady. lambs 7.00 to 8.35, yearlings 5.50 to 6.75, wethers 4.60 to 5.75, ewes 4.00 to 5.35.

Kansas City

Building Permits List Includes New Dwellings and Costs

Green approves a 4 room dwelling on Jim street. W. H. Maverick lists a storefront on West Houston street for 8 dollars. A Foundry funds the Seales building on Aran gas street for 1600 dollars. Otto Schulze adds two 4 room houses on Wickes street for 1200 dollars. Sanchez builds a 4 room dwelling on El Paso street for 350 dollars. Theo Zopfs constructs a 2 room house on North Olive street for 280 dollars.

W. H. Maverick West Houston Street Seales Arangas Street Otto Schulze Wickes Street Sanchez el Paso Theo Zopfs North Olive Street

Cotton Statistics Move to Mills and Canada

Report shows total crop movement 2 550 000 with 27 055 Southern mill takings and 212 646 into sight. September figures indicate 38 268 in new cess and 227 959 trace remaining as of early dates.

Mills Canada

Marine Intelligence Galveston June Arrivals and Clearings

Galveston reports arrival of steamers Cruden Pernambuco via St Lucia Harry T Inge Port Simon Herbert G Wylie tank Tampico El Siglo New York. Clearances include Croyden Ham id Herbert G Wylie Tam pico. Sailed include Berwind San Juan Volga Hamburg Bloomfield Tuxpam. New York notes arrivals of Kronland Napoli Naples.

Galveston Tex Cruden Pernambuco St. Lucia Harry T. Inge Port Simon Herbert G. Wylie Tank Tampico el Siglo New York Croyden Hamid Herbert G. Wylie Berwind San Juan Volga Hamburg Bloomfield Tuxpam

Observations Taken at 8 A.M on June 8, 1913

A brief note records observations made at 8 a.m on Tuesday June 8 1913. The entry notes time of day and date for the observations. Further details are not provided in the fragment.

Lemons Rise on Heat as Market Shows Strength

The lemon market climbs with demand, prices at $8 per box, up from last week. California supplies tighten after a prior freeze, while Texas potatoes firm and rice prices rise as demand grows nationally. Grocers report firm market feel and Louisiana, Texas players control pricing. Tomatoes lead with Florida counts fading.

California Texas Louisiana United States

Market Report Chicago June 3 Butter Eggs and Potatoes Steady

Quotations were as old. Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged. Receipts 25 545 cases. Potatoes steady for old and higher for new. Receipts old 66 cars, new 26 cars. Prices for new 1.05 to 1.25. Poultry higher. Chickens and springs alive 16 1 2 cents.

Chicago

Kansas Crop News Highlights Wheat Market Shifts

Kansas showers ease wheat pressure while July futures started mixed and ended firmer. Corn gains emerge as hog arrivals depress provisions. rain and firming demand push prices higher with July near 91 to 91 1/2 cents and corn upturn continuing.

Chicago Kansas

Light cattle supply finds brisk demand in Fort Worth market

Union Stock Yards report June 3 notes cattle offerings up to noon and 223 cattle, 291 calves, 55 hogs received. Prices held steady from yesterday with cows $4.50 to $5, calves $6 to $6.50, hogs $8. Calves $5.50 to $6, hogs $7.50 to $8. Fort Worth posted the year's largest sheep run at 10,000 with a 15 to 20 cent drop.

Union Stock Yards Texas Pearsall Fort Worth

Market quotes and grain prices from Kansas City

Quotations for Wheat and Oats listed for July September and December contracts. Wheat closes at 85 1 2 for Sept and 87 1 2 for Dec. July and Sept at 57 1 2. Dec at 54 1 2. Oats show 39 1 2 for July and Sept 39 1 2 for Sept and Dec.

Kansas City

Quotations for Butter Eggs and Poultry in Kansas City

June 3 price snapshots show Butter Creamery 27c firsts 26c seconds 25c packing 20c Eggs firsts 18c seconds 15 1/2c Poultry hensides roosters 10c ducks 15c broilers 23c.

Kansas City

New York Market Report Shows Stable Butter and Cheese

New York on June 3 notes butter unchanged and receipts at 13,360. cheese prices firm. eggs steady with 88,056 cases received.

New York

Market Quotations From St Louis Produce Gün

Quotations from St Louis produce show poultry at 13 percent lower. Chickens 23 to 27 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 7 cents. Butter Creamery 24 to 27 cents. Eggs 17 cents.

Louis

Market roundup steady on raw sugar and oils

New York June 3 market report notes raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.80 83 and centrifugal at 3.33. Refined sugars hold. Petroleum, molasses and hides steady. Leather remains firm.

New York

Rice Market Reports From New Orleans on June 3

Rice strong in New Orleans as receipts totaled 891 rough and millers with no clean stock sold. Quotations show rough Honduras at 2.50 to 4.25, Japan 2.75 to 3.50, with clean Honduras at 44 percent quality and Japan at 38 percent.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Coffee futures steady as Rio No. 7 tops near term

New York traders reported quiet activity with July futures at 10.24 and December at 10.45 cents per pound. Rio No. 7 coffee remained the near term benchmark as markets held steady on supply and demand expectations.

New York Rio

New York Dry Goods Market Opens Steady

New York July 8 dry goods markets opened steady with heavy mails and moderate orders. Retailers are buying novelty suitings more freely and wash goods novelties are clearing up freely.

New York

Automobile Licenses Listed With Owners and Addresses

A list of automobile licenses shows license numbers and owners with street addresses. Wallace C. Nichols at 206 E San Pedro avenue holds No 3661 E for M F. E J Jenner at 302 Leigh Otto holds No 3662 Rev. Dr R No-Hupmobile at ta Hormergen vo. K Smi smigendert Ta at 3 Hormergen vo. J G Hornb Garden street ew holds No 866? Fi. W A Wurzbach reads R F No 8. Thomas W Crow at 118 Blum street holds No 3667 Studebaker. A B Storey at 231 Weert Craig place holds No 8668 Studebaker. A A Thomas at 9278 Alamo street holds No 8669 Ford. M V Coffee at Menger hotel holds No 8670 Stearns.

Wallace C. Nichols San Pedro Avenue E. J. Jenner Leigh Otto H Bile Dr. R. No Hupmobile K. Smismigendert Hormergen J. G. Hornb Garden Street W. A. Wurzbach R. F Ford Light Publishing Co East Crockett Street Studebaker Thomas W. Crow Blum Street A. B. Storey Weert Craig Place A. A. Thomas Alamo Street Stearns M. V. Coffee, Menger

Cash grain price report for wheat corn and oats

Follows today prices show No. 2 red wheat at 1.00 to 1.04 per bushel, No. 2 hard 92 to 94 cents, No. 1 northern 92 to 94 cents, No. 2 northern 91 to 98 cents, No. 2 spring 91 to 92 cents, velvet chaff 90 to 94 cents, durum 90 cents. Corn No. 2 58 to 59 cents, No. 2 white 59 to ? cents, No. 2 yellow 58 to 59 cents. Oats No. 2 white 40 to 41 cents, standard 40 to 41 cents.

Chicago

Grain Prices And Receipts Reported

The report lists cash wheat with No 2 hard at 88 to 92 cents and No 2 red at 93 to 97 cents. Corn prices show No 2 mixed at 58 cents and No 2 white at 40 cents. Receipts yesterday included 83 000 bushels of wheat and 114 080 bushels of corn, plus 14 000 bushels of oats. shipments were 14 000 bushels of wheat, 27 000 bushels of corn, and 10 000 bushels of oats.

Kansas City

Marriage Licenses Listed for Warren Pelot Calvert and Ella

Marriage licenses issued include Warren Pelot Calvert and Ella Josephine Arr. Alonzo Edward Gates and Annie Brown, non M. Martinez and Refugia Arta.

Warren Pelot Calvert Ella Josephine Alonzo Edward Gates Annie Brown Non M. Martinez Refugia Arta

Market quotes and grain prices from St Louis

On June 8 in St Louis quotations for cash grains list wheat at No 2 red 1.00 to 1.06, No 8 hard 93 7c, corn No 2 58c, No 2 white 60c, oats No 2 40c, No 2 white 38 40. Receipts show flour 13 000 barrels, wheat 68 000 bushels, corn 132 000, oats 16 000. Shipments: flour 13 000 barrels, wheat 77 000, corn 64 000, oats 68 000. Close: wheat July 88c, Sept 88 3/4c. corn July and Sept 56 3/4c. oats July 38 3/4c, Sept 39 0.

ST. Louis

Cotton Opens Steady on Tender Move. Foreign Buyers Hold Nails

New York cotton markets opened steady to slightly higher on continued tender movement. Foreign buyers supported new crop months while Liverpool sellers caused mixed pressure, with July easing. By midday the market slipped to new lows, following a 2 to 8 point decline from yesterday's close amid dry belt weather concerns.

New York Liverpool Miday

Cotton futures open steady amid varied June quotes

New York dealers report June cotton futures opening steady with bids around 11.42 for June and 11.54 for July while other months show narrow ranges. Close values for May through December appear mixed in a barely steady session with several monthly contracts trading near 11.0 to 12.0 cents.

New York

Cotton market steady in Liverpool with firm prices

Spot cotton in fair demand with firm prices in Liverpool. Middling fair quoted at 7.224 pence per pound or similar units, other grades listed. Sales total 10,000 bales, including 1000 for speculation and export and 8900 American. Receipts 1000 with no American among them.

Liverpool

Futures market opens steady then eases in Liverpool

In Liverpool on June 3 futures opened quiet and steady and closed easy for June 6 with the June 6.424 and various near term quotes such as June-July 6.32d and August-September 6.2644. The curve shows continued small differentials across near months and ongoing adjustments into mid year.

Liverpool

Cotton seed oil market closes easy in New York

Market data shows cotton seed oil finishing easy with June at 7.20 to 7.50 and several months quoted. Trading notes list 15 400 total sales with multiple lots at 7.19 to 7.28 and notable volumes on June August September and December contracts.

New York

Leading Spot Markets Report Middles and Rates

New York middling 11.70, New Orleans 12 percent, Liverpool middling 6.684, Memphis middling 12 percent. The bulletin lists current spot market readings for major trading centers with varying percentages and figures.

New York New Orleans Houston Galveston Liverpool Memphis

Cotton Market Quiet As Prices Dip In New Orleans

Cotton spot quiet with 1-16 to 12 1 2 cents lower in New Orleans on June 8. Sales total 329 bales on the spot and 80 arriving. Cull and low grades quoted nominally with middling around 12 1 2 cents and receipts at 3158 bales, stock at 73474 bales.

Orleans Mar New Orleans

Real Estate Transfers Across City Blocks and Lots

A ledger of 1910s to 1918 property transfers lists buyers and sellers including Harrigan Ayres Longworth Remmel Kirkpatrick Rives Siferd and many others. Transactions cover lots blocks and acres in Alamo Heights Riverside Park Lakeview and other districts with prices from $10 to $2700.

D. D. Harrigan A. B. Ayres New City J. R. Sanford O. L. Neese Parke R. Longworth Lakeview Townsite Company D. C. Rives Lakeview Mary Siferd Margaret Siferd H. E. Dickinson B. G. Irish Ivy Hugh Bass Alamo Heights Central Trust Company First Mortgage Trust Company Riverside Park Realty Investment Company Anna E. Bennett J. M. Harvey G. A. Stovall Charles McKinnon Sunny Slope J. A. Hyde Leo G J. Rivas R. W A. L. Nowlin Mary E., B James O'Leary F. and S. Widemann T. P. Converse H. Masterson Co. Livington E. M. Brannon George Kettler C. P. Sanderson Dahlgren Avenue Alexander Joske A. Seidel Rudolph Duelm C. Ogden Otis T. Kimball New City Block

Record Sheep Shipments Boost Fort Worth Market

Fort Worth reports a 10000 head sheep shipment setting a yearly record for Tuesday’s market. Cattle and calf totals reached 2700 with hogs around 1500. Cattle sold actively with steers 6.00 to 6.50, stockers 5.26 to 6.25, cows 4.25 to 5.35, bulls 4.25 to 5.30, calves 4.50 to 8.25. Hogs moderately active, best 8.85, most 8.65 to 8.75. Sheep opening sales dragged 10 to 15 cents.

Fort Worth

Market Reports From St Louis Livestock Sale

Receipts today include 6000 cattle with 400 Texans and a steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.25 to 7.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs total 17000 with a lower market, pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.70, good heavy 8.50 to 8.70. Sheep receipts 8000 steady, ewes 5.00 to 5.75, lambs 7.00 to 4.6.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

MarketReports Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Hogs receipts 13 000 market weak to five cents down bulk of sales 8 65 8 70 rights 8 50 8 80 mixed 8 45 8 80 heavy 8 20 8 70 rough 8 20 8 35 pigs 6 60 8 35 Cattle receipts 2 000 market steady beeves 7 10 8 80 Texas steers 6 70 7 50 stockers and feeders 5 80 8 00 cows and heifers 3 60 7 80 calves 7 75 11 00 Sheep receipts 17 000 market slow generally steady native 4 90 5 65 yearlings 5 50 6 35 native lambs 5 60 7 50 spring lambs 6 00 8 75

Chicago Texas

Cotton Exchange Closed On Confederate Memorial Holiday

New Orleans observes Confederate memorial holiday as the cotton exchange shuts for the day. The market pauses while the city honors the holiday.

New Orleans Cotton Exchange

Wool prices drift for regional markets steady

In St. Louis on June 3 reports show wool markets steady with northern and western medium wool at 16 to 19 cents, light burries at 16 to 16 and fine burries at 14 to 14.5 cents.

ST. Louis

Municipal Needs Forum Set by San Antonio Chamber

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce opens its first public forum on Thursday evening in its auditorium. Religion and politics are barred. T. L. Conroy chairs the membership committee and invites all citizens and the Young Men's Business League to attend. UT Austin professor Spurgeon Bell will discuss Municipal Bond Issues in Texas, followed by five minute talks.

Chamber of Commerce T. L. Conroy San Antonio Young Men's Business League Conroy Spurgeon Bell University of Texas At Austin Texas

Spindle Reports Escalating San Antonio Tax Valuations

Ex City Assessor Sam Spindle presents 1912 fiscal year data with total San Antonio valuations at 92 550 936 up 3 676 560 from 1911. He notes 500 000 loss in taxable value from insurers leaving the city and criticizes council for delaying updated block maps despite a 5 000 appropriation.

Sam Spindle San Antonio

YMCA sends advance party to Kerrville for camp

The advance party of the YMCA departed for Kerrville to set up Camp Kerrville for about 45 boys. R H O Hair will lead the main group tomorrow at 4 45 pm. E E Dilley Chester Slimp Lynn Bealey and Bob the cook form the advance party. Dr J W Carhart will serve as camp physician and Rev Brooks I Dickey as boys pastor.

Young Men's Christian Association Kerrville R. H. O’hair Camp E. E. Dilley Chester Slimp Lynn Bealey Bob

Permanent Pavements in Granite and Concrete

The article discusses durable road surfaces using granitoid and grandcrete as permanent pavements. It highlights taxpayer concerns over long term costs and maintenance advantages, detailing material choices and potential applications for public works.

Fort Sam Houston warns strict post road rule enforcement

Autoists are warned that officers will rigorously enforce post regulations at Fort Sam Houston. Sentries are posted throughout the government reservation and violators will be reported, have their car numbers taken, and be barred from entrance. Speeding and driving with open mufflers are targeted as dangerous and grounds for instant ejection.

Fort Sam Houston

Houston Eyes Regimental Army Post Location

Houston prepares to host a regimental army post with grounds provided by locals and federal funding for buildings. Proximity to ports and reserve-base suitability attracts War Department interest, with Congressman Garrett elevated to the military affairs committee to aid the effort.

Houston Tex War Department Garrett

Granitoid and Grandcrete: The Permanent Pavements

A discussion overviewing granite-like and concrete paving options titled The Permanent Pavements and The Taxpayers Pavements. Authors compare durability costs and suitability for municipal projects, emphasizing long term savings and maintenance needs.

Counties Plan Good Roads Meeting at Sutherland Springs

Wilson County Good Roads Association calls a June 12 gathering at Sutherland Springs to coordinate with Bexar County on highway improvements. San Antonio delegates will attend. speakers include John W. Warren and D E Colp. A work crew will start upgrading the San Antonio to Sutherland Springs route and the Bexar line segment.

Wilson County Bexar County Sutherland Springs Wilson County Good Roads Association Bexar County Highway League San Antonio Good Roads Boosters D. EB. Colp Highway Division Chamber of Commerce John W. Warren Texas Good Roads Association A. Fischer George D Marshall D. E. Colp J. C. Beck Bexar County Farmers’ Institute Ed Kane State Department of Agriculture

Woman commander serves at Sacketts Harbor station

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt found the only woman commandant in the United States at the Sacketts Harbor station. Mrs Metcalf, in charge, receives a dollar a day and tends the buildings. A historic cannon known as the Old Sow disappeared, drawing local uproar. it has been recovered in Turin and the Navy Department is asked to restore it.

Washington, D. C Roosevelt Sacketts Harbor United States Metcalf Turin N. Y Navy Department

Wife Seeks Husband In Kansas Kidnapping Case

Mrs Ruella Nicholson arrives in Los Angeles to locate Edward Nicholson, a Kansas man accused of eloping with his step-daughter and kidnapping his own children. She says Nicholson and the children vanished after a sequence involving false pretenses and claimed inheritance disputes.

Los Angeles Cal Edward Nicholson Kansas Ruella Nicholson

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