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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
7
Sugar again scarce in the wholesale district as dealers quote 5.85 per hundredweight. Wholesalers expect continued strain in Texas markets with refiners overfilled on immediate deliveries. Cuban mills face shutdowns linked to revolutionary unrest, affecting raw sugar supply and signaling price increases for refined sugar soon.
A dense 19th century price sheet lists country produce poultry butter cheese eggs and vegetables with per unit and per hundredweight prices. Items include hens turkeys cabbage cucumbers potatoes kraut onions wax beans English peas oranges lemons bananas rhubarb strawberries coconuts peanuts walnuts almonds Brazil nuts filberts canned goods meats syrup molasses and various seeds and grains with regional price references and freight notes.
Quotations show butter steady with creamery and daisy varieties, eggs steady with 16 529 cases received, cheese steady with multiple varieties priced, potatoes firm with mixed old and new carlots, poultry and veal steady with listed per dozen and per unit prices. Receipts and prices reflect a stable market as of today.
Butter dairy products quoted by the Associated Press in Kansas City on June 8 with butter at 24c for firsts and 21c for seconds. creamery and packing stock at 18c. Eggs priced at extras 19c, firsts 17c, seconds 16c.
ST LOUIS June 8 Poultry firm Chickens lic springs 24 84c turkeys 11c cheese 5 lic Butter steady creamery £2 26c Eggs firm ise
The report shows .13 inches of precipitation for the day and .18 for the day, with 11.31 inches since January 1 and .68 inch deficiency. Tonight and Sunday expect fair conditions for San Antonio vicinity and East Texas. Observations taken at 8 a.m. standard time note pressure adjusted to sea level and wind arrows indicating direction.
The early stock exchange session showed dullness and irregularity with little price movement. Canadian Pacific rose one point and tobacco subsidiaries gained two points or more, while high priced tobacco issues led the notable gains. Overall activity was light and most favorites lagged until near the close.
New York June 8 Prime mercantile paper 8 percent 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers' bills at 4.84.60 for 60 days and 4.87.15 for demand. Commercial bills 4.84 Mexican dollars 48c. Government bonds steady railroad bonds steady.
Associated Press reports New York on June 8 closed quiet for coffee futures. No. 7 Rio settled at 14 percent, with July at 18.47 and March at 13.79 as markets remained subdued.
Raw sugar firm with Muscovado 89 test at 3.92 and centrifugal 96 test at 3.92. Molasses 89 test at 3.17. Refined steady withCrushed 5.90 fine granulated 5.20 powdered 5.30. Petroleum steady refined at 6.90 per barrel. Molasses steady and New Orleans prices opened at 35 59.
By the Associated Press New Orleans June 8 rough rice prices steady. Receipts: rough 40 sacks clean 300 pockets. Sales: rough none clean 1379 Honduras 2 5 8 cents, 410 Japan 4 1-16 to. Quotations: rough Honduras 3.25 to 4.60, Japan nominal. Clean Honduras 4% 5% cents, Japan 4 4 percent.
The San Antonio Live Stock Union at Stock Yards reports a dull weekend cattle market with limited buyer interest. Cows topped at 4.25 dollars and sold 8.50 to 4. calves up to 5 and around 4.50. hog offerings scarce with prices 6.50 to 7.50. no sheep or goats received.
Fort Worth Texas reports a fair close to the week with twelve cars of Bald ridge steers from Bluffdale selling at 7.05 for four loads 7.85 for two loads and 7.00 for six loads. Calves sold 4.15 to 7.25 while hogs brought 7.65. Receipts were 700 cattle 116 hogs and no sheep with steers cows and calves each steady.
Receipts and quotations today show cattle at 250 head with 75 Texan, native beef steers 5.75 to 9.15, cows and heifers 3.50 to 8.25, stockers 2.75 to 6.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.25 to 8.00, calves 6.00 to 8.25. Hog receipts 3000, prices 5.55 to 7.80 for pigs and lights to good heavies 7.70. Sheep receipts 700, native muttons 4.00 to 7.50, lambs 8.00 to 9.25.
Receipts and quotations for cattle and sheep listed with steady markets. Cattle includes native and southern steers and cows with price ranges from 3.00 to 9.25 per hundredweight, stockers and calves shown. Sheep and goats feature muttons, lambs, wethers, yearlings and Texas goats with price ranges noted.
Receipts estimated at 200 cattle with market steady. Reeves 5.90 to 9.30, western steers 6.40 to 8.00, stockers 4.20 to 6.80, cows 2.80 to 8.00, calves 5.50 to 9.80. Hogs receipts about 10,000 with steady market. Light 7.15 to 7.60, mixed heavy 7.20 to 7.70, rough 7.20 to 7.40, pigs 5.80 to 7.10, bulk 7.50 to 7.65. Sheep receipts around 9,000 with weak market. Native 3.30 to 5.50, western 3.60 to 5.50, yearlings 5.00 to 7.00, native lambs 5.25 to 8.50, western 5.25 to 8.65.
New York June 8 reports light cotton goods sales while shipments on existing orders remain large. Yarns are quiet. Local wool markets firm and inching higher. Summer knot goods are distributed more actively.
The St. Louis market notes wool prices with steady bids. Medium grades for combing and clothing quoted at 20 1/2 to 21 1/2 cents, night fine around 15 1/2 cents, heavy fine near 12 1/2 to 15 cents, tub washed at 27 to 30 cents.
Quotations show hides at 24 265 in Bogota with Central America at 24 percent. Leather firm values appear with Hemlock firsts at 25 27, seconds 24 26, thirds 21 22, rejects 16.
New York banks show a weekly cash reserve of 27,456,450 dollars, exceeding legal requirements by 735,150 dollars, marking a decrease from last week in the proportionate cash reserve.
New York financial report shows on call money nominal with 60 day and 90 day loans at 3 percent and six month loans at 8 percent. Time loans remain strong reflecting liquid credit markets and stable demand.
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Rain in Kansas and Nebraska gave the wheat market an easy tone with prices drifting lower early and recovering later. Corn and oats saw purchases by cash houses as bullish Nebraska weather reports supported demand. live hogs moved with provisions.
The report lists cash grain and futures for corn oats and wheat from St. Louis on June 8. Prices show No 2 yellow corn at 76% to 77 cents, No 2 white at 4 to 5 cents, oats at 61 to 62 cents, and wheat July at 1.07 to 1.08 dollars with September changes.
Cash wheat prices vary with grades listed at 1.07 and 1.10 per bushel, corn No 2 mixed at 76 cents, No 2 white at 81 cents, wheat sale futures cited at 1.02 with July contracts at 49 cents. Market notes include May and September positions with multiple delivery months and price points.
Chairman Mayfield and Commissioner Williams of the railroad commission left for Aransas Pass to inspect the Aransas Pass Terminal railroad. They will decide on action regarding an applicant for rates to be applied to the six and a half mile line from Aransas Pass to Aransas Harbor. The inspection follows a conference with promoter Y Vandenberg.
A travel feature offers advice on keeping devices charged while abroad, favoring compact power banks, multiport USB adapters, and solar chargers. It warns against overreliance on public outlets and suggests prudent packing to avoid battery anxiety during trips.
New York open steady with a 3 to 7 point advance on old crop but down on new. Morning liquidation pressed prices, yet steady buying supported by old bulls kept losses nominal. By midmorning values recovered 3 to 4 points from the day’s low as weather prospects improved. Cables were slightly firmer.
New York coton market opened steady with March at 11.68, June 11.17 bid, July 11.24 25, Oct 11.45 46, Nov 11.50 offered, Dec 11.64 bid. Close showed a net decline of 4 to 5 points amid varied intraday highs and lows.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened quiet with modest moves around unchanged to slightly higher. Bulls and bears were evenly matched as weather forecasts promised clear belt conditions and demand remained scattered. By mid-session, prices fluctuated within a narrow range as longs took profits and traders sought to balance commitments.
Associated Press reports New Orleans June 8 cotton futures opened quiet with prices listed for January through December contracts. Close compared to yesterday ranged from two points down to two points up with varied opening highs and lows for each month.
Closing cotton at Liverpool shows a steady gain of three points with American middling fair at 7.10 and other grades listed. Total sales reach 6000 bales, including 600 for speculation and export and 8700 American. receipts total 3000 bales, with 1700 American.
Futures in Liverpool opened and closed quiet and steady on June 6 with values following a narrow range. Notable pairs include June-July 6.27 percent and Dec.-Jan 6.23 percent, with several other near 6.2 percent to 6.3 percent spreads.
Leading market reports steady spot cotton in New Orleans on June 8 with 198 bales traded for immediate delivery none arriving. Classifications show low ordinary at 8 7 16 to strict good middling 12 11 16 and middling at 12 cents with a large stock of 46,032 bales and receipts for 1910.
New York June 8 spot cotton closed steady with middling uplands at 11.65 and middling gulf at 11.90, no sales reported.
Galveston Texas trading notes show spot cotton closing steady with values across grades from low ordinary to good middling. Prices ranged from 7 3/4 to 12 1/2 cents per pound, with 476 bales traded and receipts at 2310 against stock of 95,810.
Spot cotton closed unchanged in Houston with prices ranging from low to good middling across grades. Sales were zero, shipments 1826 bales, stock valued at 8189 dollars.
Associated Press reports Memphis market news with cotton spot steady and prices unchanged as middling quality sits at 12 cents.
Cottonseed prices from Memphis report on June 8 show prime basis oil at 5.94 to 6.00 per unit, meal at 28 dollars, and linters around 2 percent 4e.
New Orleans prices show prime refined cotton seed in barrels at 7.65 cents per pound. Choice meal with 8 percent ammonia quoted at $29 per long ton. Choice cake likewise listed at $27.50 per long ton, reflecting steady demand in the market.
The New York cotton seed market closed steady with futures showing June at 6.75 8 0, July 6.86 3 8, Sept 7.08 9, Oct 7.05 1 0, Dec 6.57 5 9 and Jan 6.30 8 0. First and second calls moved 600 July and 400 others. total sales reported 420.
Bradstreets reports improved final distributive trade driven by nicer weather and crop progress. Retail trade grows in major cities while farm regions lag due to late planting. Summer goods see some demand, aided by semi annual markdowns. Industries show strength with iron and steel near peak output and building trades up.
Temperature and rainfall update for the Houston district covering the hours to 7 a.m. The report notes fair conditions with some rain in extreme western portions. Rainfall inches reported in Augusta, Charleston, Savannah and Wilmington districts. Official in charge, Local Office, Weather Bureau.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reduced bail for exparte D R Campbell to 200 per case and for exparte Peter Creed to 250 in all three cases while ex parte J E Fleming’s bail was cut to 400. Original bail was 750 per Campbell case and 760 per Creed case with Fleming at 750 in one case. Judge A A Lumpkin of Amarillo presided.
A petition for rehearing was filed in the Supreme Court on a writ recently granted in the case et al against James L. Orrent, district judge at Sweetwater. The action concerns a writ of mandate and involves the Austin legal matter noted by SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.
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