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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1913

Page

11

Flood of Liquidation Drives New Market Lows

New York June 4 ongoing wholesale liquidation drags stocks lower amid bear pressure and weak sentiment. Major issues fall one to three points with_union Pacific Reading and others setting new yearly lows. Some recoveries occur in select names like Union Pacific and Reading but fail to gain steady footing as tobacco shares slump. Money on call steady around 2.2 percent with short-term rates easing slightly.

New York Ashington Union Pacific Reading Erie First Lehigh Valley Missouri Pacific Great Northern Steel Amalgamated, Smelting Westinghouse Northern Pacific American Tobacco

Weather Bulletin for Cotton Belt June 4 1913

The Cotton Region Bulletin reports a cloudy unsettled belt with near normal temperatures for the 24 hours ending 8 a m. local time. Rainfall of an inch or more occurred at Eufaula Fort Gaines Quitman and Valta. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.

Eufaula Zecess Fort. Gaines Quitman Valta Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Mercantile Market Report from New York Trade Desk

New York June 4 Prime mercantile paper at 514 per cent sterling exchange steady with bankers' bills at 4.83.10 for 60 day and 4.86.75 for demand. Commercial bills 4.8244. Silver at 60%4c, Mexican dollars 48c. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds weak.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Commodity Prices Report from New York Market

New York market bulletin lists raw sugar firm with Muscovado at 2.83 dollars per unit and centrifugal at 3.33, molasses sugar at 2.58, refined steady. Petroleum molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.

New York

Decline in May Cotton Movement Compared With Last Year

The May cotton movement shows a decrease of about 41,000 bales from last year, with 323,267 bales moved for May. For nine months ending May, total movement reached 13,243,969 bales, down from 15,402,080 last year, while northern mills and foreign exports show shifts in takings and stocks across ports, inland routes, and interior markets.

New Orleans Mississippi Ohio Potomac Northern Mills Canada Southern Mills Baime Seaboard

Markets Report Lists Wide Range of Fresh Produce and Groceries

Prices for eggs poultry butter cheese and a full slate of fruits vegetables and canned goods are shown. Items include Texas onions 50 76 cents per crate California lettuce 25 cents per box California Valencia oranges $4 25 per box and No 2 standard tomatoes 95 cents per can.

Texas California Idaho Alabama Jonathan York Imperial Missouri Ben Davis Valencia

Weather Bureau Observation Summary for 8 am

Observations recorded at 8 a m with air pressure reduced to sea level and isotherms indicated. The report notes cloud cover from clear to cloudy with precipitation and wind direction arrows. First figures show temperature, second inches of precipitation over 24 hours, third maximum wind velocity.

California Beans Advanced by Brokers in Lima and Peas

Grocer brokers announce a ten cent per hundredweight advance on lima beans and California black-eyed peas. Coast market gains strength with prospects of higher prices. Mexican beans scarce due to unsettled conditions. San Antonio’s large Mexican population feels the shortage. Egg prices high as receipts grow and quality suffers from hot platform storage. Farmers urged to move stocks to protect quality. Grain market steady with corn and corn chops firm.

California Republic San Antonio Produce Commission

Market prices for dried fruits grains and staples in California

Readable list shows prices for corn beans raisins and dried fruits with weights from 60 to 100 pounds and per hundredweight rates. Includes figs peaches pears apples corn oats flour meal and related commodity pricing and packaging terms.

Muscatel Cme London California San Antonio Pioneer Liberty Bell

Market Quotations From St. Louis Poultry Butter Eggs

Quotations listed for June 4 show chickens at 18 to 18 3/4 cents, springs 26 28 cents, turkeys at 15 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 1 cent. Butter creamery 24 to 28 cents. Eggs at specified local price.

ST. Louis

Chicago Market Report Shows Mixed Dairy and Produce Prices

Chicago on June 4 reported Butter quotes uneven with 26 27 cents, Creameries receipts 22 669 cases and varied grain of 16% 17c for ordinary firsts. Cheese prices firmer with minor gains for Daisies Twins and Young Americas. Potatoes steady for old stock and easier for new. receipts 42 old and 50 new. Poultry unchanged.

Chicago

Market Quotations Kansas City Dairy and Poultry prices

Quotations today list Butter at 27c for creamery and 26c firsts with 25c seconds and 20c packing. Eggs show 18c for firsts and 14c for seconds. Poultry prices include hens at 13c, roosters 10c, ducks 1c, and broilers 23c.

Kansas City

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

The New York cotton seed oil market ends steady with spot prices from 7.20 to 7.40 and ongoing sales across months. July through December bids and sales volumes are listed, totaling about 10,700 units.

New York

Marine Intelligence Galveston Fleet Movements

Galveston marine intelligence reports arrivals and clearances on June 4. Vessels include Johannes Russ and Progreso arriving, Russ and Gulf port clearing, Harry T. Irge cleared for Port Limon, Stephs Herbert C. Wyle and others sailing to Tampico, Croydon, Hamburg, Mills, El Valle, and New York. Port Arthur notes Peebles sailing to Rotterdam. West Florida lists multiple ships passing Key Sandkey and Roumanian westbound. New York entries record Europa arriving from Naples and Cleveland arriving from Hamburg.

Galveston Tex Johannes Russ Progreso Russ Gulfport Harry T. Irge Port Limon Herbert C. Wyle Tank Tampico Croydon Hamburg Mills Tampa el Valle New York

Hog values drop as market declines at Union Stock Yards

June 4 at Union Stock Yards reports hog prices falling across major centers due to warm weather lowering pork demand. Fort Worth at noon shows a 10 to 15 cent drop. Chicago Kansas City and St Louis each down about a dime to a nickel. Bulls gain a 50 cent advance. cows $4.50 to $5.00, calves $6.00 to $6.50, hogs $7.50 to $8.00. Buyers rush in early with a strong stock outlook.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City T. Louis

Fort Worth Stockyards Receipts Meet Urgent Demand June 4

Fort Worth stockyards report ample receipts on Wednesday with about 4500 cattle 600 calves 4500 hogs and 1500 sheep. Beef steers strong with some cars at 7.45 to 7.60. stocker steers firm near 6.30. cows and heifers 5.25. bulls 4.30 to 5.65. calves up 25 to 50 cents. Hog prices fall 10 to 15 cents from Monday. best 8.62 to 8.65. sheep slow and unchanged.

Fort Worth Tex South Texas Best

Chicago hog cattle and sheep market quotes

Chicago market today shows hog receipts 38 000 with bulk sales 8.55 to 8.65 per cwt and other classes from 6.60 to 8.60. Cattle receipts 16 000 with a steady market ranging beef 7.20 to 8.90, calves 7.75 to 11.0. Sheep receipts 20 000 with a steady market native 4.85 to 5.60 and lambs 5.60 to 7.35.

Chicago Texas

Kansas City livestock and New York coffee summaries

Kansas City receipts and quotes show hogs 17 000 head with prices 5 cents lower across heavy, light, bulk and pigs. Cattle receipts 6 000 with prime fed steers 5.26 to 5.66, southern steers 6.50 to 7.60, cows 4.50 to 7.25, heifers 6.56 to 8.45. Sheep receipts 8 000 with lambs 6.75 to 8.25, yearlings 5.00 to 6.60, wethers 4.50 to 5.50, ewes 4.00 to 6.25. New York coffee futures for No.7 Rio steady with July at 9.97 and December at 10.18.

South Texas Chums Salmon, Co Alaska Rio Maxwell House Kansas City New York

Detroit Purchases Two From Ottumwa Club

Detroit Baseball Club buys pitcher Grimes and first baseman Burns from Ottumwa of the Central Association. Grimes, a right hander, has won 11 straight games and not been scored on in 30 consecutive innings.

Detroit Mich Detroit Baseball Club Grimes Burns Ottumwa Central Association

English Polo Team Triumphs At Meadowbrook Show

English international polo players won 13 to 4 over a strong picked American team at Meadowbrook in Hempstead. The British displayed dash and skill, aided by favorable luck. Today Devereaux Milburn leads an American outfit in a match against another picked team.

Hempstead N. Y Meadowbrook Devereaux Milburn

Bearish Crop News Presses Cotton Prices Down

New York opened steady with modest gains then drifted lower on bearish Southern crop reports and good south weather. Cables and local selling kept markets quiet with July briefly covering before prices eased 4 to 6 points from intraday highs.

Cotton futures open steady on June 4 in New York

Prices for June through March contracts show mixed early bids with June at 11.30 and December near 11.02. The report lists daily open high low close figures for several months, indicating a generally steady start amid wide intraday moves.

New York Tee Veses Tee Valen Chad Wesa LE Ogre Ee Ee

Cotton futures open steady amid bearish crop talk and favorable weather

In New Orleans on June 4 cotton futures opened 8 to 11 points lower due to poor cables and bearish stock-market sentiment, with forecasts predicting cloudy western belt weather and showers in the eastern belt. Early trading showed moderate short selling and little support, leaving prices 1 to 11 points under Monday’s close after a dull morning.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady with month by month quotes

Futures opened steady with June at 11.91, July 11.90 bid, August 11.48, and through December to 11.13. Cotton closed steady with a net decline of 57 points. daily highs and lows shown for each contract months July through December amid general price drift.

New Orleans Ee Ee

Spot Cotton Prices and Sales Report

Liverpool June 4 spot cotton market shows good business with easier prices. Middling fair 7.164 pence, good middling 6.824, middling 6.624, low middling 6.46 pence, good ordinary 6.10, ordinary 5.764 pence. Sales 10,000 bales including 500 for speculation and export and 9,400 American. Receipts 7,300 all American.

Liverpool

Futures Rates Steady at Liverpool Open

Futures opened and closed steady in London Liverpool trading on June 4 with June 6.40 and various near term spreads from June to May in the 6.0x range. The list shows continuous calendar spread quotes across multiple contract pairs ending with May-June at 6.074.

Leading spot markets quoted for several ports

New York and New Orleans show middling prices at 11.70 and 123-16 respectively. Houston and Galveston report middling at 12c, Liverpool at 6.62d, Memphis at 12 %%c.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis

New Orleans Cotton Quiet on Spot Market

Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 4 shows a quiet market with quotes ranging from low ordinary to good middling. Prices include middling around 12 3-16 to 12 9-16 cents, with 1,631 receipts and 72,343 stock reported.

New Orleans

Spot Market Closes Steady in Houston Trade

Houston June 4 spot market closed steady with 427 bales sold f o b none. Shipments totaled 1591 bales while stock stood at 63 999 bales.

Houston Tex F. O B

Spot cotton closes steady in Galveston market

Galveston Texas June 4 spot cotton closed steady with no change. Sales 1187 bales f o b none. Receipts 1013 bales. Stock 86798 bales.

Galveston Tex

Cotton and metal price bulletin from Memphis and New York

Spot cotton in Memphis unchanged at middling 12 3/4 cents. New York spots steady with middling at 7 1/2 cents and uplands 11.70. St Louis reports lead at 4.20 and spelter at 5.50. Copper prices in New York quoted across standard, electrolytic, lake and casting ranges with tin, lead and antimony also listed. London iron market shows copper firm and tin weak with various futures figures.

Memphis Tenn New York Ee & Uplands Lake Cookson's London Gleveland

Patrick C Cody dies after active life in San Antonio

Patrick C Cody 71 a San Antonio resident for 39 years born Rosecrea Ireland March 16 1842 came to the US in 1870 after failed liberty plans he was active in Irish freedom movements with the Manchester Martyrs and Fenian activity later a leading member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians serving as state treasurer and local officer He survived by two sons Matt and James P Cody and daughter Mrs B Felanger funeral set for Thursday at 9:30 from Matt Codys 120 Eager street with service at St Marys Church burial in St Marys Cemetery Also noted are deaths of J R McGoldrick Confederate veteran Henry Rivers and Jacob Schwartz plus William Richter funeral details and pallbearers

Patrick C. Cody San Antonio Eager Street Mr. Cody Rosecrea Tipperary Michael Larken Michael O'Brien William Phillips Allen Manchester Movement For Cody Michael Davitt John O’connor Power Order of Hibernians Matt C James P. Cody B. Felanger St. Claude Manitoba Canada Welock Matt Cody St. Mary’s Church St. Mary's Cemetery M'Goldrick J. R. McGoldrick McGoldrick Georgia New Orleans Mary Butler Vera Everett Torreon Mex William Kenedy R. M. Johnson Houston August California Lena. Persch Amanda Rossey City

Wool trade and Texas stock offerings note fair prices

In Boston on June 4 wool trading shows old stock clearouts at sacrifice and steady purchases of the new clip. Western buying, especially Nevada and Utah, dominates, while Texas stock offerings are limited. quotations list specific fleece grades and prices. The Corpus Beach Hotel promotes Sea shore attractions with surf bathing boating and fishing under a European plan.

Boston West Navada Utah Texas Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky Corpus Beach

Wall Street mood drags grain prices on lower opening

Chicago Wheat and corn markets edged lower as dull demand and hedging weighed. July wheat opened around 91% and moved down to about 89% while corn futures eased to 58% in thin early trade. Provisions tracked corn with modest losses as buyers paused and traders awaited crop signals.

Chicago Wall Street

Market quotes for cash wheat and corn prices

Cash wheat bids show No 2 red at 1.00 to 1.04, No 2 hard 92 to 94, No 1 northern 93 to 98, No 2 northern 91 to 98, No 2 cole 91 to 9c, velvet chaff 90 to 94c, durum in Maine. Corn No 2 white 41 to 41.5c, standard around 4c.

Chicago

Market Report Wheat Corn and Oats Prices and Receipts

Cash wheat shows No 2 hard at 88 92 cents and No 2 red 92 97 cents. Corn stalls No 2 mixed 58 69 cents and No 3 white 68 cents. Oats No 2 white 40 cents and No 3 mixed 38 38 cents. July futures wheat 844 84 cents, Sept 84 cents. July corn 57 58 cents, Sept 67 tam cents, Dec 54 55 cents. July oats 39 39 cents, Sept 38 cents. Receipts yesterday: wheat 24 000 bushels, corn 30 000 bushels, oats 000 bushels. Shipments: wheat 72 000 bushels, corn 23 000 bushels, oats 8 000 bushels.

Ieee Kansas City

Grain Prices and Market Receipts Report

Today cash markets show No 2 red wheat at 1.00 1.07 and No 2 hard at 3 97c. Corn No 2 58c, No 2 white 60 60c. Oats No 2 40c, No 2 white 40c. Futures: July wheat 7c, September 87s. Corn July and September, oats July 37c September 38c. Receipts yesterday flour 6000 barrels, wheat 18000 bushels, corn 124000, oats 69000. Shipments flour 18000, corn 47000, oats 66000.

ST. Louis Sosheia Aeae

Real Estate Transfers From 1913 to 1918 in Various Blocks

A series of property transfers lists numerous parcels exchanged between individuals and entities. Notable entries include Ferdinand Herff to Marietta Adeams for lots in Southolme addition, and Arthur Fox to E A Parsons and D H Fly for block 2492. Each deed notes price, date, and property location across city blocks and additions.

Fredinand Herff Et al Marietta Adeams Southolme Arthur Fox E. A. Parsons D. H. Fly New City Old City Abraham Grant E. F. Koestring A. F. Moeller Otto Warnecke Lakeview Mrs. N. Johnson J. T. Mitchell Melrose Gardens F. Lang Alamo Home Builders Howard Street W. A A. N. Rogers R. T. Smith New City Block Blumenthal C. J. Adams East Englewood J. Adams G. L. Scott Eastwood Mary E. Ryan D. R Wyoming Street Los Angeles Heights

Births Reported for Local Families This Month

Birth notices list six newborn girls born to local couples from June to May. Recipients include Villagana at 610 South Laredo, Kollmann at 113 Grape, Schwend at 614 West Laurel, Chambers at Hicks Avenue, Beissnes at 229 Porter, and Lundren at 209 Albany.

A. Villagana South Laredo Street A. C. Kollmann Grape Street J. M. Schwend West Laurel Street J. A Chambers Hicks Avenue F. L. Beissnes Porter Street C. Lundren Albany Street

Burial Permits For Local Residents In San Antonio

Burial permits issued for William Richter 88, died July 19 at 419 South Presa Street. Classified as widower of F A Wakefield 68, who died June 2. Jefferson Gomez, age unknown, died June at Bexar County Hospital. last residence listed as nee Gomez.

William Richter South Presa Street F. A. Wakefield Jefferson Jose Gomez Bexar County Hospital

Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Records

Lee Robinson Gardner wed Clarice Elizabeth Thode. Joe Conderick tied to Bessie Leora Maxwell. O Plambeck married Nellie Shrive. Edward Kleforth joined Lo Ernest James White with Lea Belle Creighton. Herman Fred Laueking wed Mrs. Clare ane. Gabriel and Pauline Miller listed in record.

Lee Robinson Gardner Clarice Elizabeth Thode Joe Conderick Bessie Leora Maxwell O. Plambeck Nellie Shrive Edward Kleforth Ernest James White Lea Belle Creighton Herman Fred Laueking Clare Ane Gabriel Pauline Miller

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