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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1912

Page

13

Market Opens Strong as Stocks Edge Higher at Dawn

General market strength at the open lifted Read and Union Pacific with gains. American Tobacco Sears Roebuck and copper stocks led early advances while midday trading showed mixed results but overall higher notes. Reading rose over 2 points as railroad shares remained favored amid a steadier close.

Associated Press York Read Union Pacific American Tobacco Sears-Roebuck Ondon

Onion Market Crashes With Record Low Prices

The onion market near San Antonio slips as inferior onions flood the market driving crate and wax varieties to around $2 per crate. Receipts rise while demand weakens causing demoralization. potato prices also fall to about $2.75 per hundredweight as traders expect further declines this week.

San Antonio

Quotations drift steady across dairy and poultry markets

Market report shows steady quotes for creameries and daisies with receipts of 24 640 cases. Prices include firsts at 16 cents and 12 to 13 percent ranges for various dairy items while potatoes are weak. Old and new receipts are listed with price ranges for butter and poultry products.

Associated Press ICAGO Saltry

Sugar Market Steady as Trade Reports Mixed

Raw sugar remains steady with 89 test at 3.48 cents per pound for centrifugal and 96 test at 3.980. Molasses sugar also stable at 89 test, with a slight 0.23 cent reading. Market chatter notes Beadul and molasses steady amid light trading and mixed bids in New York.

Associated Press York Jovada Tae Tice

Eggs firm at New York market June 4

The Associated Press reports New York produce prices. Eggs remained firm with fresh price indications for extra large and large varieties around 21 to 22 cents per dozen. Trade activity steady.

Associated Press York

Market Quotations Report From Louis

Quotations were as we today hury steady with poultry and dairy prices. Chickens 10%¢, springs 11%c, ducks 11% 20c. Ccitter firm, creamery 22 2¢c.

THE Associated Press Louis Hury

Coffee futures steady as Rio No. Bus. closes

The Associated Press reports coffee futures steady in New York on June 4 as Rio No. Bus. closes with July at 13.33. The brief market note notes the steady tone for July contracts amid a light trading day.

the Associated Press York Rio No

Unclear OCR Figure Row Indicates Port and Year Totals

Fragmentary numbers mention Britain ports, impresses, and yearly totals with several figures in the hundreds and thousands. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or named entities to form a fuller summary.

Illustrated Weather Story for East Texas Forecast

East Texas outlook shows unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with coastal showers. Yesterday's precipitation was none, daily normal 0.12 inches, total since January 1 11.81 inches and deficiency 0.18 inches. Observations at 8 am, 75th meridian time, air pressure at sea level, forecast to 7 pm Wednesday.

East Texas

Cattle Market Loses Pace At Union Stock Yards

June 4 at Union Stock Yards the cattle market moved slowly as buyers showed little appetite for meat. Receipts were normal, prices held near prior levels with cows reaching 4.25 a head, calves 4.60, and hogs about 7. No sheep or goats were offered.

Union Stock Yards Market Commission

Cattle Trains Compete for Missouri Market Amid Texas Run

Stockmen report two cattle trains of 20 carloads left San Antonio for St Louis, one via Iron Mountain and one via Katy, as rush to market continues. Fort Worth calves tied to Winfield Scott estate sale reach 8.25 per hundredweight, while overall calf prices slip amid over supply. beef steers down a dime and calves 25 cents. Local notes mention Oklahoma City interest as a selling point for Texas grass cattle, with shipments to Kansas City and reports of rain and fat cattle condition from several ranches. An error in May stockyard receipts was corrected to show an increase over last year.

Texas South Texas Norhern San Antonio Iron Mountain Katy St. Louis Russell & Claire Turkey Creek Cattle Company Uvalde, Tex Fort Worth Winfield Scott W. B. Stickney Oklahoma City Henry Edds Hebronville

Calves Slump as Fort Worth Market Reels In Week

In Fort Worth on June 4 calib price gains faded from last week. Buyers showed weak demand with choice calves around 7.25 to 7.50 while last week closed near 7.75 to 8. Cattle prices eased with steers 5.25 to 7.25 and cows 3.50 to 6.00. Hogs sold stronger with top at 7.85 and bulk 7.65 to 7.80. Sheep trading quiet with wethers around 5.10 and 25 to 25 cent declines overall. Receipts: cattle 5000. hogs 100. sheep 4200.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Livestock Market Reports From St Louis Trade

Receipts and quotations today show cattle native beef steers at 6.00 to 9.25, Texas and Oklahoma steers at 5.25 to 8.00, hogs steady with good heavy at 7.50 to 7.70, pigs at 5.25 to 7.65, sheep steady with native muttons 4.50 to 6.00 and lambs 6.00 to 8.75.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Market Receipts and Quotas for Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Chicago June 4 cattle receipts about 2500 with slow demand. Texas and western steers quoted 6.40 to 8.10, stockers 4.25 to 6.65, cows and heifers 2.80 to 8.05, calves 5.50 to 9.00. Hog receipts around 12,000 with slow market. light 7.15 to 7.65, mixed 7.20 to 7.65, heavy 7.20 to 7.65, pigs 5.25 to 7.20, bulk 7.46 to 7.60. Sheep receipts near 18,000 with weak market. native 3.40 to 6.15, western 3.65 to 6.10, yearlings 5.50 to 7.50, native lambs 5.00 to 8.90, western 5.50 to 9.25.

Associated Press Chicago Texas Western

Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Receipts at Kansas City total 7000 cattle including 500 southern steers with prices from 6.25 to 8.25 for natives and 5.00 to 8.50 for southern steers. Hogs receipts 11000 market steady to five cents lower with heavy hogs 7.55 to 7.65 and lights 7.20 to 7.46. Sheep receipts 4000 with lambs 6.60 to 9.66 and goats 3.00 to 3.60. market weak overall.

THE Associated Press Kansas City Texas

Cotton goods market opens quiet in New York trade

The Associated Press reports a quiet start to the week in New York cotton goods trading. Yarns are quiet, raw silk remains steady, while dress goods sell well for fall delivery by jobbers. Primary trading shows little activity.

Associated Press New York

Wool prices steady in market reports

Wool steady in St Louis market with medium combing and clothing at 20 21c, light fine 19c, heavy fine 12 15c, tub washed 27 3vc.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Wheat Prices Rise on Good Rains Across Corn Belt

Wheat futures climbed as rain in Nebraska and Kansas boosts demand. September opened around 1.06 and closed slightly higher after fluctuating early. July oats and corn advanced with firm buying from leading houses while pork and lard markets remained slow.

Associated Press Chicago Nebraska Kansas 7Ic

Grain quotations from Chicago and St Louis markets

Quotations show cash grain prices in Chicago and St Louis on June 4 with wheat values for No 2 red hard and northern about 1.11 to 1.19 a bushel, No 2 spring 1.11 to 1.17, and oats around 0.52 to 0.64. Corn ranges include No 2 about 75 to 76 cents, white variants 81 to 83 cents, with futures closes for July and September.

Associated Pres&s Chicago ST. Louis Associated Press

Kansas City Grain Quotations June 4

Quotations list cash wheat and corn prices with bid ranges for No 2 hard and red wheat, No 2 mixed and white corn, and No 2 white and mixed oats. Futures shown for July September and December contracts with small percentage changes.

Kansas City

Cottonseed Prices Steady in Memphis Markets

Prime basis quotes show 5.94 to 6.00 for cottonseed with meal at 28 and linters 2 percent at Memphis, Tennessee on June 4.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

Market traders report steady close for cotton seed oil with spot range from 6.80 to 7.18 and front month July at 6.94. Volume shows 13,700 total sales across July August September December contracts, with various bid lots and dates noted in the day’s activity.

Associated Press New York Aia

Market report on cotton seed oil prices in New Orleans

New Orleans reports cotton seed oil prices with prime refined oil at 7.15 per pound in barrels. Choice cake with 8 percent ammonia priced at 29 per long ton. Choice meal with 27.50 per long ton at 27.50.

New Orleans

Market Condition Report Shows Little Price Impact

Traders anticipated the figures with the market closing higher in most centers. New York up 8 to 9 points, New Orleans up 10 to 183, Liverpool 2 points higher, while Houston and Galveston were unchanged or mixed amid brief volatility.

New York Orleans Rpool New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston

Cotton opens steady with modest gains amid favorable weather

New York reports in early June that cotton moved up and down on cables and covers before a mixed trading day. Scattered liquation and the government report pressured prices, but a late rally brought values near the previous night’s close as official condition figures met expectations. Middling uplands priced around 11.40 cents.

New York

New Orleans cotton opens higher on nerves and rain worry

Cotton futures in New Orleans rose early amid better cables and a weather map showing too much rain in key regions. Traders awaited the government condition report as prices climbed from morning gains to around 12 points by noon, with July leading the advance.

Associated Press New Orleans Bureau Louisiana Texas

New Orleans Futures Open Quiet as Cotton Market Edges Up

The cotton market closed steady with a small net advance in New Orleans futures. Prices for June through December contracts show modest gains and scattered quotes across various months and basis figures, reflecting a muted trading session.

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Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise in Quiet Market

Liverpool June 4 close shows moderate buying with spot cotton up two points. American middling fair 6.98, good middling 6.60, middling 6.36, receipts 10,000 bales including 4400 American. sales 7000 bales of which 600 for speculation and export including 100 American bales.

Associated Press Liverpool

Futures Opened Quietly in London Market

Futures opened quiet and steady in Liverpool with contracts for June to May showing small variations from 6.10% to 6.18% for the near and distant months. The structure indicates a stable yield curve across successive monthly pairings.

Associated Press Liverpool

Spot cotton markets in New Orleans steady on June 4

Leading spot markets in New Orleans report quiet trading with no price change. Arrivals total 160 bales and receipts 237. stock stands at 44,927. Quotations list low to high grades from low ordinary to middling fair, with values ranging from 8 3 16 to 13 1 2 cents.

Associated Press New Orleans

Cotton Prices Steady as Spot Market Reports Small Gain

Galveston Texas reports spot cotton closing steady with a fractional rise. Price levels range from low ordinary seven and eight for ordinary, up to middling fair at twelve and a half cents, with sales totaling 6 800 and receipts 2 555 against stock 419.

Cotton market closes steady in Houston spot trade

Spot cotton in Houston on June 4 closed steady with prices unchanged across grades. Reported low ordinary to good middling ranges were 6 11-16 to 11 16-16, with no sales or shipments noted. total stock listed at 42,913 and shipments at 628.

THE Associated Press Houston Tex

New York Spot Cotton Closes Quiet Higher

Spot cotton market closed steady with a 6 point rise. Middling uplands at 11.45 and middling gulf at 11.70 per hundredweight. no sales reported.

THE Associated Press New York Gulf

Cotton markets hold steady as prices stay firm

By the Associated Press Memphis reports spot cotton is steady with middling grade at 12 cents. The market shows no change in price, reflecting stable demand and supply conditions in the region.

Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Weather Summary for Houston District Stations

Temperature and rainfall data for the Houston district stations over the 24 hours to 8 a m. Nearly normal temperatures with fair belt weather and rain in the coast region. Rainfall over an inch at Brownsville Riverside Alexandria Allendale Gadsden Macon Macon Tallapoosa. Pittsburg to go smokeless using hydroelectric power from nearby rivers and streams. Over 100000 horsepower available.

San Antonio Tex Houston Brownsville Riverside Alexandria Allendale 8. C Gadsden Ala Macon Miss Tallapoosa Allen Buell United States Weather Reau Pittsburg

First Government Cotton Condition Report Shows Unfavorable Trend

The May 25 cotton condition in the United States is 78.9 percent of normal, down from 87.8 percent last year and 82 percent in 1910. The department defers the usual acreage estimate to July due to new law, with state-by-state comparisons and last year’s yield data.

Associated Press Washington Department of Agriculture United States Crop Reporting Board Bureau For Statistics Congress Virginia Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma California Bees Eee Ween Ee Ee Ewe Eae Ewne Eee Newee Ween Eee Baw

Market Report of Foreign Exchange and Bond Movements

New York settles on June 4 with Sterling exchange firm at 4.84.60 for 60 day bills and 4.87.10 for demand. Prime mercantile paper at 34%. Commercial bills 4.83 4.83 and Mexican dollars at 48%. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds ease. Bar silver at 60%.

THE Associated Press New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Firm

Money on call and bill rates in New York markets

New York reports the money on call rate at 2 percent with a 2 percent closing bid. Rates for 60 to 180 day bills range from 3 percent. The text notes U S Ports stocks and Brock sales from yesterday, with market activity described in terse financial terms.

Associated Press New York

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