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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1912

Page

7

California Fruits Prices Worth Tracking In Market Notes

Prices for peaches, pears, and apricots are slightly lower than last year with a rise from the opening figures. Seedling oranges arrive as navels close. lemons at 4 50 per box delivered. limes selling 85 to 90 cents per casket. eggs up to 16 cents a dozen. poultry plentiful with hens 4.40 to 4.60 per dozen and springs 2.50 to 5.00 per dozen.

California Baltimore Southwest Texs Indiana Valencia Texas Eeet

Complex Market Prices for Produce and Goods

A wide, fragmentary listing from Elgin dated June 10 shows assorted farm produce and commodities with prices. Entries cover vegetables like cabbage and cucumbers, fruits such as oranges and strawberries, meats and lard, canned goods, syrups, beans, and imported nuts, alongside hides and farm seeds. Also notes butter quotation in Elgin and coffee futures in New York.

Building Permits Filed for Multiple Local Homes

Mrs Minnie Tobin plans a 3 room dwelling on Wash Bion place valuing 5000 dollars. Bertha W and J Gray seek a 2 room addition on Thelka avenue for 400. Dolores Cardenas lists a 2 room house on Furnish avenue for 400. Mrs E E McFadden proposes a porch addition on McKinley avenue for 100. Duval West requests a woodshed on Mistletoe avenue.

Minnie Tobin Wash Bion Place Theeer Guenther Durango Bertha W. and J. Gray Thelka Avenue Dolores Cardenas Furnish Avenue McKinley Avenue Duval West Mistletoe Avenue

Burial Permits Listed For Several Young Decedents

Burial permits record multiple infant deaths. Manuel Salinas aged 2 years died June 9 at 408 South Comal. Gloria aged 1 year died June 9 at Saltillo street. Juana Polacio five months died June 9 at 609 South Leona. Antonio Martinez five months died June 9 at 707 South Pecos. An unnamed 28 year old died June 8 at 1408 7 months on an avenue.

Manuel Salinas Comal Cose Gloria Saltillo Juana Polacio Leona Street Antonio Martinez Pecos Avenue

Weather Map Notes For East Texas Showers Tonight

Unsettled conditions in East Texas with showers tonight or Tuesday. Cooler tonight along the coast. Yesterday’s precipitation was none, with .14 inch for the day and the same deficit. Through Jan 1 total is 11.81 inches with a .96 inch deficiency. Observations at 8 am local time note air pressure at sea level with continuous isobars and temperature contours. Wind arrows indicate speed and direction. temperatures and rainfall amounts are given per period.

Wheat yield estimate reaches 628 million bushels

Government June grain report shows spring wheat acreage 19,201,000 and winter wheat 26,744,000 acres. Indicated yields per acre run 13.8 and 14.1 bushels respectively, with all wheat production pegged at 628,000,000 bushels, up from 621,338,000 last year.

Washington Bureau of Statistics Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Board

Market Quotations Chicago Dairy and Produce Prices

Butter steady with creamers at 23 to 25 cents, daisies 20 to 24 cents. cheese steady with daisies 12 to 13 cents and Twins 14 18 cents. Young Americas 13 8 9? lic. longhorns 12 to 13 cents. Potatoes firm with new arrivals 45 cars. New York price 1.60. old 1.10. Poultry live steady turkeys 12 cents, chickens 12 1 2 cents, cornets $8 per dozen. Veal steady 8 to 11 cents.

Chicago

Market Quotations From Kansas City Dairy Prices

Kansas City quotations show butter at 246 for creamery firsts 21 cents seconds 20 and packing stock 19 cents.

Kansas City

Calf Receipts Hit Fort Worth Market on Weak Opening

In Fort Worth on Monday 2500 calves entered the yards as the recent price rise influenced shippers. Overall market showed weakness with prices often a quarter lower. Cows sold firm, steers slow, outsiders active, hogs cleared 900 head with top at 7.90, and sheep prices opened about 25 cents lower than last week.

Fort Worth Tex

Livestock Market Steady at Union Stock Yards

The Union Stock Yards market opened steady with a moderate Monday receipt. Cows reached about 4 per hundredweight for top offerings, calves sold from 3.75 to 5, and hogs moved 7 to 7.50 per cwt, with no sheep or goats offered.

Union Stock Yards

Market Recap Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices

Receipts and quotations show cattle at 14 000 head with strong bids led by Reeves 6 9.40 and Texas steers 6.40 8.45. Hogs at 43 000 head steady to up with light 7.20 7.62 and bulk sales 5.55 7.65. Sheep receipts around 20 000 head steady with native lambs 4.75 8.25 and western lambs 5.25 8.50.

Chicago Texas

World ship ments depress wheat market in Chicago trading

Large global shipments weighed on wheat prices with rains in Nebraska and Kansas adding to bearish sentiment. Traders awaited government crop data as September futures slipped, while corn and oats did not rally much and pork prices rose before easing.

Chicago Nebraska Kansas South Dakota

Market Quotes from St Louis Grain Prices

The report lists cash and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats. No. 2 red wheat 1.12 1 1 3 percent No 2 hard 1.09 1 1 4 percent. Corn No 2 74 75 cents. Oats No 2 54 55 cents. July and September futures shown for wheat corn and oats with mid 1.04 to 1.08 for wheat.

ST. Louis

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts Steady Market

In St Louis on June 10 cattle receipts 1300 with 200 Tex as. native beef steers 5.75 to 8.15. hog receipts 8500 with steady market. pigs and lights 5.50 to 7.70. sheep receipts 6000 with steady market. native muttons 4.00 to 6.75 and lambs 8.00 to 9.25.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Cotton Opens Steady in New York on Weather Worries

Cotton futures rise 6 to 9 points in early trading on better cables and gulf storm warnings. By midday, active months advance 15 to 18 points with October at 11.56 cents, spot mid upland at 11.65 cents.

New York Gulf States Gulf Coast

Cotton Futures Open Steady Up Strong on Weather Rally

New Orleans June 10 Cotton futures opened steady with gains of 8 to 9 points as bullish buyers circling in the ring and tropical weather fears underpin prices. By noon prices rose to 17 to 24 points, then 19 to 27 points over Saturday’s final quotations as contracts remained in demand and short covering supported the market.

New Orleans Shorts Gulf Louisiana

Cotton futures open steady with modest gains in New Orleans

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady on June 10 with prices for June at 11.91, July 11.94, August 11.74 and September 11.62. The market closed steady with a net advance of 17 to 23 points, showing little daily variation across the front and deferred months.

New York New Orleans Wong

Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady with Mixed Changes

Liverpool reports steady spot cotton with small declines across grades. American middling fair sells at 7.16, good middling 6.72, middling 6.48, low middling 6.18, good ordinary 5.76. total sales 10,000 bales, receipts 13,000 all American, 500 bales for speculation and export, including 9,000 American.

Liverpool

Futures tighten as June series opens steady in Liverpool

Futures opened and closed steady in Liverpool on June 6 with multiple forward points listed. Rates show June 6.29 and June-July 6.25 percent, along with a sequence for July to June future months, indicating a stable curve.

Liverpool

Poultry and dairy prices steady in local market

Chickens lic springs 24 Pett turkeys 11 percent. ducks 114 percent 16c. geese de. Butter firm. Creamery 22 26c. Eggs steady 1c.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Market Reports Rise in Cattle and Hog Prices

Receipts total 6000 cattle including 1200 southern in cattle segment with stockers calves and cows varying from 3.50 to 9.25. Hogs receipts 7000, bulk sales 7.35 to 7.60 with heavies and packers up to 7.75. Sheep receipts 5000 steady with mut tons and lambs priced 3.50 to 8.85.

Kansas City

Eggs Hold Steady Market In New York Trading

Eggs steady to firm in New York as of June 10 with fresh gathered extras priced at 22 cents and dirties No 1 at 15 cents. The note reflects a market with firm tones and modest variation among egg grades.

New York

Cottonseed Oil Prices Move Higher on June Market

Cotton seed oil closes firm with mixed month and year quotes. Spot price 6.75 95, June 6.77 87, July 6.90 93, August 7.03 06, September 7.14 16, October 7.11 13, November 6.69 72, December 6.62 66, January 6.63 68. Sales totals noted as 7200 across calls, with 200 August at 7.03 and 200 at 7.04.

New York Spot

Grain Quotations From Kansas City Market Report

Kansas City market report lists cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and red and white, No 2 corn and oats bids, with close-wheat futures for July and December and oats futures for July and September. Prices quoted include various quality grades and contract months.

Kansas City

Cattle movements and sales reported from Texas and Oklahoma markets

J J Welder of Victoria sold 22 steers averaging 1129 at 6.55, 60 steers averaging 964 at 4.90, 13 cows averaging 756 at 8.90, and 75 calves averaging 190 pounds at 6.55. W J Moore returned from Kline ranch after aiding three carloads of fat steers to Oklahoma City. Ed Lasater shipped 10 carloads of fat grass steers from Falfurrias to Oklahoma market. C B Lucas sold 15 loads of steers from Sasol to Oklahoma City. Ed Crowley of Rock Island, Fort Worth, reports Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle in good condition due to rains.

J. J. Welder Victoria Fort Worth W. J. Moore Kline Mr. Moore Oklahoma City Ed Lasater Falfurrias Oklahomaarket C. B. Lucas Sasol Ed Crowley Rock Island Oklahoma Texas Panhandle

New Orleans Cotton Seed Oil Prices Report

New Orleans June 10 price report shows refined cotton seed oil at 7.15 dollars per barrel per pound, choice meal at 29.00 dollars per long ton, and choice cake 27.50 dollars per long ton with 8 percent ammonia.

New Orleans

Cotton Spots Close Firm in New Orleans Market

Leading spot market in New Orleans reports firm closes with no sales but arrivals totaling 176 bales. Prices range from low ordinary at 87-16 cents to good middling at 12 1/2 cents with middling around 12 cents. Receipts show none and stock stands at 44,995 bales.

New Orleans

Wheat and corn price quotations in Chicago market report

Chicago pricing wire lists cash wheat grades from No 2 red to durum with values around 1.10 to 1.15 dollars and corn No 2 and white types at about 0.79 to 0.80 dollars per bushel with standard at 0.55 to 0.56 dollars.

Chicago

Real Estate Transfers From Alamo Heights and Nearby Areas

Alamo Heights firm transfers Lot 7 Block 149 for 400 dollars to Mays EB Burgen. Irwin A Woodlin and Elizabeth L Woodlin acquire three acres and Lot 18 Range 6 0. William A Stieh and wife transfer to Minna Buch new city block 2160 in city block 75 Xo. Kirkpatrick to Geo A Schriner and Marie A Schriner Lots 16 17 18 19 20 Area 1 City Block 3904 San Fernando 0ce Palm Heights Development to J Schneider Lots 15 16 Block 38 Palm Heights for 500 dollars. H C Van Struve to J B Adams Lots 19 20 21 22 28 Block 88 City Block 1682 for 1400 dollars. W W Hume and wife to Miss Rose L Jones Part Lots 5 6 Block 46 Alamo Heights for 600 dollars. Alamo Heights company to Mae E Bergen Lot 7 Block 149 Alamo Heights for 400 dollars.

Alamo Heights Company Mays EB. Burgen Irwin A Elizabeth L. Woodlin William A. Stieh Minna Buch New City Kirkpatrick Geo. A Marie A. E. Schriner San Fernando Palm Heights J. Schneider H. C. van Struve J. 8 Adams W.W. H. Hume Rose L. Jones Alamo Heights Mo Heights Company Mae E. Bergen

Spot cotton closes firm in Galveston market

Galveston Texas June 10 spot cotton closes firm rising 1 16 cent with low ordinary at 1 16 to 1 6 cents ordinary 8 1 16 cents good ordinary 9 1 2 cents low middling 11 1 4 cents middling 11 3 4 cents good middling 12 cents middling fair 12 1 4 cents Sales Spots 200 fob none receipts 1948 stock 90 276

Galveston Tex

Cotton market closes steady in Houston listings

Spot cotton closed steady with a 1 16 cent rise. Prices ranged from 6 percentage points for low ordinary to 12 for middling fair. Total sales 248 bales, shipments 853, stock 37 545 in Houston.

Houston Tex

Spot cattle market closes quietly with modest uptick

New York June 10 Spot cattle prices closed quiet and 10 points higher. Middling uplands 11.75, do gulf 12c. No sales.

New York

Market Report Signals Steady Raw Sugar and Oils

New York brokers report raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 3.42 cents per pound and centrifugal at 3.92. Molasses sugar is quoted at 9 dollars per test with 3.17 cents. Refined products and petroleum show quiet activity while hides remain quiet and leather firms.

New York

Market Gains Highlight Record Fruit Demand in Texas

Market notes show unprecedented fruit demand with Texas crops expected to top history. Peaches and plums arrive in bulk while apples dwindle. wholesale and retail prices cited for eggs butter poultry meats and a wide range of fruits vegetables and seafood.

Texas

Cotton Goods Business Holds Steady Amid Light Shipments

In New York on June 10 the Associated Press reports light volume in cotton goods trade with shipments on old orders large and prompt shipments urged. Prices unlikely to drop despite government reports. gray goods prices steady only on second-hand sales. Print cloths inactive. exports from eastern ports dull though total shipments year-to-date exceed last year. Oats metrics show acreage 37.884 million with yield and production estimates around 1.109 billion bushels.

New York Governmen Fall River

Money on call steady in New York market

New York June 10 money on call steady at 2 3 percent with ruling rate 2 percent. Closing bid 2 percent offered 2 percent. Time loans steady with 60 and 90 day terms at 3 percent and 6 months at 3 percent.

New York

Weakness in coalers depresses stock list

New York June 10 extreme dullness at the opening of the stock market. Coal issues show heaviness with mixed gains and losses in the specialties. The market weakens as traders await possible US Supreme Court decisions while steel holds near last week’s close and bonds move irregularly.

New York Amercan United States Supreme Court New Orleans Atlantic Charleston Gulf Coast Galveston Sateurday

Financial market snapshot from New York June 10

Prime mercantile paper rests at 3 and 4 percent as sterling holds steady with bankers' bills at 4.84 75 for 60 days and 4.87 20 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.84. Bar silver at 61 1 2. Mexican dollars at 48. Government bonds easy while railroad bonds show irregular activity.

New York Sterling Exchange

Steel output hits records despite May accidents in New York

May steel ingot production by United States Steel Corporation reached 1,455,000 tons, a record behind only March 1910, with finished products at 13,365,000 tons annually. Pig iron output reached 2.43 million tons, while furnace shipments lagged by about 4,000 tons daily. Independent plants faced labor shortages and broader output was constrained by accidents.

Associated Press New York United States Steel Corporation

Births Listed for Several Families in June

To Mr and Mrs A M Scholls a girl born at 314 West Myrtle Street. To Mr and Mrs Thomas Lose a daughter born on June at Juse Avenue. To Mr and Mrs cone Whipcar a child born at 100 Nolan Street. To Mr and Mrs Frank Sticholm a boy born at 624 Russ Street. To Mr and Mrs NL Mendel a daughter born on Peach Street in June.

A. M. Scholls West Myrtle Street Thomas Lose Cone Whipcar Nolan Street

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