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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
14
Reports from New York and New Orleans show refined sugar quotes down ten cents per hundredweight amid widespread trading uncertainty. Dealers report cautious buying, with expectations of fluctuating prices as European and domestic demand shifts influence futures and feedstock markets.
Cattle buyers found scant offerings at the live stock market with a dull trade and holiday mood. Cows topped near 49, calves opened around 4 50, and loads moved to Kansas City and Fort Worth markets. Weather and export reports from Houston and New York accompanied market notes as traders watched weights and prices across multiple consignments.
Kansas City and St Louis livestock markets showed mixed prices with cattle steady to strong on some classes and hog receipts around 1000 to 2000. Native steers ranged near 4.10 to 9.25 per cwt, cows 3.50 to 8.40, hogs up to 7.60 with various regional quotes and feeder activity noted amid unsettled demand and light trading.
The report shows erratic commodity and market data from New York to Memphis and New Orleans with mixed quotes. Prices, volumes, and dates appear irregular across items like bonds, cotton, and energy, reflecting a volatile trading session and partial notes from several exchanges.
The dated stock market notes a dull irregular tone with minimal changes and weak sentiment. Regional references mention market activity, minor price shifts, and a late afternoon fade as attention turns to New York and surrounding exchanges.
Fragmented OCR text recounts June events with mixed data on scores prices personnel and schedules. It references Orleans New York and Houston with scattered figures and timings, including rail and shipping related notes and a few proper nouns such as Glenn Manduran and Montrose. The quality is too damaged for precise events or outcomes.
Cotton opened decisively higher in New Orleans with a 4 to 5 point gain as traders eyed tighter supplies and strong overseas demand. Weather warnings for Texas and Oklahoma supported selling pressure. prices fluctuated with advances in early trading and midmornings. Local selling was reported but offerings remained well absorbed as spot upland prices edged higher and futures activity continued.
Bitty, garbled reading of cotton and port shipment figures. Mentions wheat and prices in St Louis with June dates, plus Kansas City figures for wheat and corn. Includes scattered commodity prices and descriptions of rail and market activity from the era.
New Orleans June 12 Cotton futures opened steady amid cautious trading. Dealers reported steady tone with limited demand as prices hovered. leading operators showed light buyer interest while offers remained burdensome. Market activity centered on position building and near term support kept prices from advancing.
The fragmentary text references Liverpool Cotton River, spot prices, a model of trading gains, and mentions LMU and Amioplean with numbers like 12,900 and 600. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate market notes and regional references.
In Chicago today grain prices moved upward while provisions declined. Wheat futures opened mixed with September rising to 1.04 and later near 1.46 per bushel. Corn and oats posted gains, while pork and lard futures slipped from prior levels. A larger hog run and weather factors pressured supplies, with intention of tighter markets noted for next week. Local buyers watched telegraphic sales at last night’s level, with September pork at 19.10.
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