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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
11
The Cotton Exchange notes a sharp morning advance driven by Liverpool demand and a feverish weekly crop report, with New York finishing 59 to 63 points higher, New Orleans 52 to 68 points higher, and San Antonio at 21.60.
The New York cotton market firmed with Liverpool strength and pre holiday buying. July rose to 22.97 and October to 22.43 as buying continued amid favorable weather data and steady demand from foreign and domestic traders.
New York cotton futures opened steady with July at 22.65 cents and December at 22.08 cents. The market closed Wednesday 59 to 63 points higher, with October at 21.95 and January at 22.07, March 22.20.
A higher Liverpool market over the holidays sparked a buy move in New Orleans cotton. In early trading active months gained 6 to 62 points over last week, with later gains of 38 to 73 points and fresh demand from favorable spot accounts.
Help wanted notice from Knuth and Moody contractors seeking carpenters and laborers for work at the Royal Theater tomorrow morning before hours. Apply at once.
For sale or trade real estate listing notes an up-to-date stock of millinery pods in Corpus Christi with an invoice around 2500 and a good stand. John Bollons Realty Co. 4048 Alamo St. Also ten acres truck land for sale in Angleton Texas near a 2000 population area, 50 miles south of Houston, 20 miles north of Galveston. A L Hamilton 227 Narp St. phone Tr. 1/53.
Eighty acre farm with 59 acres in cultivation 10 miles from the city includes house well barn crop livestock and farming implements. Price 8000 cash balance yearly payments no trade contact Cr. 5010 or 6121 or 1038 E Commerce St. Re use light want ads for best results.
Liverpool cotton market closes with strong tones as prices hold in the mid to high 15d range. Sales reach 8003 bales, including 600 for speculation and export, while receipts tally zero.
Futures data list rates for June 66 with consecutive contracts from June to March April. Liverpool is due to open on Thursday with a 19 point lead.
The bulletin notes abnormally high day temperatures in Oklahoma and northwest East Texas with cool nights, general increases of 2 to 6 degrees elsewhere, and scattered showers in Arkansas and North Carolina. Cotton is improving but slow due to dryness in the south and cool northwest. reports of poor stands and some weevil injury in Texas. Corn and potatoes mostly in good condition with rain needed in parts. sugar cane, peanuts, and tobacco also discussed. Allen Buell, Meteorologist.
Turpentine firms report varied daily figures with sales receipts and shipments listed for multiple consignors. Market data shows several price points around 5.00 to 6.80 per unit, with stock levels noted for firms in Savannah on June 6.
Wholesale celery rose to 1.25 per dozen bunches while California lettuce eased to 2.75 per crate. Cherries in nine pound boxes fell to 2.50. Sunset coffee dropped to 28 cents per pound. Flour sits at 13.30 to 15.50 per barrel. Corn, oats, alfalfa, and other staples showed varied moves with no changes in eggs poultry butter seeds or hides.
Shippers market shows steady fees and price quotes to retailers. Texas country candled 31 32c per dozen. Butter steady with Texas creamery at 82 36¢ per pound, country 26 30c. Poultry steady including hens 16 17c per pound, roosters 11 1c, springs various 20 38c, broilers 2.50 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 18 19c per pound, ducks 7.00 38.00 per dozen, geese 9.06 10.00.
Quotations today show butter steady and eggs down with 47 391 receipts. Creamery prices range 36 40c and firsts at 31 32c, ordinary firsts 30 31c. Potatoes unchanged with 30 car receipts. Texas Louisiana Alabama shipments at 503.60 old receipts 14 cars 2 75. Poultry including fowls at 21 22c and springs 30 38c.
Quotations show Butter Creamery 41c firsts 39c seconds 38c packing 32 4c Eyes Firsts 32c Poultry Hens 17c roosters 19c broilers 20c Potatoes Old 3.10 new 3.40.
Local packing house quotations for dealers listed on Wednesday include dry salt extras at 24 cents bacon extras at 26 cents and dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds average at 25 cents. Fancy breakfast bacon 40 cents fancy hams 33 cents bacon bellies 14 to 16 pounds average and pure lard 23 1/2 cents compound 19 0 cents American cheese stock pound.
The report lists mixed stock quotations with closing figures and daily highs and lows. Prices show various securities trading around the 20s to 38 level, reflecting a volatile session and modest gains in select issues.
Raw sugar remains steady with centrifugal at 5.89, molasses at 5.01, and fine granulated at 7.50. Coffee quotations show No 7 Rio at 10c and futures stability for July at .78 and September.
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Wednesday June 6 1917 by the Weather Bureau note wind under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 of an inch are not published Allen Bulll meteorologist provides the bulletin with a brief literary aside on diligence and brightness concluding the page.
The northern cattle market showed instability with Fort Worth 10 cents lower and Kansas City 10 cents higher. Hogs were irregular from 5 cents up at Fort Worth to 6 cents down at St. Louis. sheep weak. Local yard receipts: cattle 233, calves 43, horses 10, hogs 49, with 179 cattle, 43 calves, 49 hogs for city trade.
Fort Worth Texas June 6 cattle receipts 6500 down ten cents Reeves to 12.00 heifers 7.00 to 9.00 cows 5.00 to 8.00 calves 5.00 to 12.00 hogs receipts 5000 up five cents heavy 15.60 light 16.40 to 15.50 medium 15.30 to 15.40 mixed 15.00 to 16.30 pigs 7.50 to 11.50 sheep receipts 1000 unchanged lambs 14.00 to 15.00 yearlings 11.00 to 22.00 wethers 7.50 to 9.75 owes 6.50 to 7.60 calls 5.00 to 6.50 goats 5 to 7.00
June 6 report shows hog receipts 24 000 with slow bids. Bulk sales 15.50 to 15.86 and heavy 15.60 to 16.00. Cattle receipts 10 000 steady with native beef 12.50 to 13.65 and calves 9.60 to 14.09. Sheep receipts 7 600 slow with wethers 10.40 to 11.00 and lambs 9.50 to 14.50.
Receipts totals include Niogs 5000 cattle 6000 with 1500 Southern stockers and calves. sheep 5000. Prime fed steers bring 12.50 to 13.40, dressed beef steers 10.00 to 12.25, Southern steers 7.00 to 12.50, cows 6.25 to 11.00, lambs 13.00 to 17.00, yearlings 12.00 to 14.06, ewes 10.50 to 11.25, stockers 7.00 to 13.00. bulk hogs 15.25 to 15.80, heavy 15.75 to 15.86, light 15.00 to 15.50.
Receipts and price quotations for hogs cattle and sheep in St Louis show hogs at 10,000 head with mixed and butchers 15.30 to 15.90, cattle receipts 4690 with native beef steers 7.50 to 13.00 and prime Southern beef steers 3.60 to 11.00, and sheep receipts 500 with cupped lambs 13.25 to 14.25 and ewe prices 7.00 to 10.25, market prospects weaker.
British forces have brought the Abbu Muhammad tribe under control between Amarah and Ezra's tomb with Qal at Salt as their base. The Shaikhs, long adversaries of the Turks, submitted to the British after their arrival at Amarah and have cooperated on labor demands for road and railway projects.
Sweden reports extensive graphite deposits at Ragunda in Jamtland. Veins up to two feet in diameter have been found, signaling a major local supply as imports from Germany stopped long ago.
New York June 6 Wall Street opened with strong morale and gains in heavy industrials United States Steel Bethlehem Steel new stock copper shippings sugars and Baldwin Locomotive rose up to 3 points while Industrial Alcohol advanced Rails moved little but utilities climbed later with Union Pacific St Paul Reading Peoples Gas and Ohio Gas joining the uptick Steels led gains with steady accumulation and the closing was strong
Mexican currency exchange in San Antonio shows silver pesos at 5.3 to 5.6 and half pesos around 5.0 to 5.6. Bank names cited include State bank national bank Bank of London and Mexico with varying asks and bids.
Time loans at 4 percent with 5 percent calls available. Call money firm at 4 percent high, 3 percent low, ruling rate at 3 percent. Last loan noted at 34% percent with closing bid at 31 4 percent and offered at 32 percent.
Mercantile paper at 4 percent and 5 percent. Bar silver at 75 4 cents. Mexican dollars quoted at 68 3 4 cents. Government bonds show weakness and railroad bonds exhibit irregular activity.
Report from London notes bar silver at 38 1 4 per ounce and money at 3 1 4 per cent. Discount rates show short bills 11 16 per cent and three month bills at 4 per cent.
Lead firm with spot 11 percent 11 1/2 cents. Spelter steady at 9 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents for East St. Louis delivery. Copper firm electrolytic spot and nearby $32.00 to $34.00. third quarter and later deliveries $29.00 to $32.00. Iron unchanged. Tin steady spot $6.50 to $6.?0.
Lead futures at £29 10s, Spelter futures £50, spot £54. Copper spot £130, electrolytic £142, futures £129 10s. Tin spot £237, futures £234 10s. Notes currency and unit details reflect London market quotation.
London reports a committee reviewing wool supplies recommends rationing clothing and standardizing a limited set of woolen articles for home trade to conserve stocks while ensuring enough cloth to clothe the population for about a year.
In Mexico City the 256 member Chamber of Deputies includes 18 schoolmasters. Known as the educational group, they vote solidly on education issues across parties, forming a powerful bloc in public instruction questions.
Paul May appointed Belgium’s minister to China. He previously served as Belgian minister to Mexico and has received approval from the Chinese government. May is currently in France preparing for the post.
Chicago traders pushed corn prices higher as quotes rose up to 9 cents a bushel after a new maximum price was set well above prior limits. July and September futures moved from gains to mixed closes while wheat and oats briefly lagged. Fresh buying by shippers and is buye rs and reports of needed replanting fueled the rally. seasonally strong crops offered market uncertainty.
Cash wheat nominal and Corn No 2 yellow quoted in Chicago trading on June 6 with prices around 1.67 to 1.78 dollars. Oats standard and Barley at about 1.20 dollars per bushel referenced in the report.
Cash wheat shows two hard red quotes at 2.78 and 2.86, No 2 red 2.72 to 2.78. Corn No 2 pant at 1.60 to 1.62 and No 2 white at 1.60. Oats No 2 side at 66c and No 2 mixed at 64 to 65c.
Grain futures closed with Wheat at July 2.20 and September 1.96, Corn at July 1.53 and September 1.40, and December at 99 1/2 cents in Kansas City trading.
Quotations show cash wheat at 2 red 2.88 to 2.93 dollars, No 2 hard 2.89 to 2. Corn includes Ph 2 Fi 67 1.67 and No 3 white. Oats list No 3 at 65 and No 3 white at 65 percent.
The Attorney General's Department approves an amendment raising capital stock from 50000 to 60000 dollars and authorizes a 60 mile extension from Linden in Linden to Naples in Morris county connecting with the Cotton Belt and a branch from Lanier Cass county via Linden to Kildare intersecting the Texas & Pacific railway.
Yukio Ozaki, Japan's progressive leader, says the latest election proves money buys influence more than speech and urges constitutional reform. He accuses the government of corrupt practices and vows to educate the nation in politics with both tongue and pen.
The Mexican army will be taught marching songs and chorus singing after soldiers sang during reviews. The move follows the May 5 celebration linked to General Carranza’s inauguration and a War Department decision.
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