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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
11
The article lists middling cotton prices in U S markets including San Antonio Houston Galveston New York New Orleans Liverpool with figures for delivered at markets. It notes nationwide basis for buying and selling and provides specific sale amounts in several cities.
The cotton market saw a sharp rally with prices rising throughout the session on bullish links to Liverpool’s gloomy tonnage forecast and reports of further gains. New York closed 48 to 62 points higher, New Orleans 23 to 37 points higher, while San Antonio spots stood at 23.85.
New York June 12 The cotton market shows strong activity with July futures touching 26 cents amid renewed buying. Prices firm early, October and December rise, heavy selling spurred by Liverpool and trade buyers, later market steadies but remains volatile as rumors of exchange changes are denied.
New York June 12 cotton futures opened firm with July at 24.80 to 24.34, December 24.30 to 24.83, January 24.45 to 24.53, March 24.16 to 24.85. Prices closed Tuesday up 48 to 62 points in general.
In New Orleans on June 12 cotton futures surged with July at 25 cents on the first call for the first time in over a half century. Gains ranged 64 to 87 points earlier, driven by Liverpool market strength from submarine-tormented tonnage forecasts. Profit taking trimmed gains. by 1:30 active months stood 8 to 13 points above yesterday, closing very steady with advances around 85 to 97 points.
90 acres irrigated farm with good improvements includes a 6 room house two wells and prepaid for a San Antonio property. Real estate listing from OhN ae eat Realty Co at Alamo. For sale ads claim Want Ads are quick and effective for results.
Six lots and two houses offered for sale or trade at 31/7 Central Office Ride. Light want ads best for direct home circulation in San Antonio.
Classified notice advertises several vehicles for sale by Mr. Scott at 122 W. Commerce. It mentions a five passenger Oakland with under 5000 miles and excel t one, a nearly new Oakland with five casings, and a 1013 Cadillac in good condition with good tires priced at $500.
Liverpool cotton firm with prices up 75 points. Good middling 16.89d, middling 16.65d, low middling 16.40d. Sales 10,000 bales plus 1,000 for speculation and 15,000 on receipts. Long 18, pat June 12, spot cotton.
Liverpool reports irregular and unsettled futures with values shown for June 16 40d July-August 15 94d September-October 15 38d Paceer Seer 5 03d December-January 14 76d January-February 14 71 4 March-April 14 57 4.
Liverpool aims to climb from a six point deficit to lead after a midweek match. The comeback hinges on key players and tactical shifts as the team eyes momentum.
New Orleans reports cotton markets opening irregular with July at 24.73 and October at 24.00. December 24.20 and January 24.10 traded, with March 24.15. Futures closed Tuesday 23 to 37 points higher.
Temperatures run slightly below normal in the northeast, about one degree above in the southeast, and well above normal in the west. Maximums reach 100 or more in western Oklahoma, western and central Texas, and parts of central Louisiana. No significant rainfall reported. Allen Buell, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.
Reports of increased British wheat arrivals and a favorable domestic crop outlook pushed prices lower in Chicago. July wheat fell to 2.33, September 2.08, corn and oats declined with lingering cash demand and a nervous close, while warm weather spurred selling.
Quotations today show wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard steady. Corn No 2 yellow trades around 1.72 to 1.73. Oats standard around 0.648 to 0.69 and barley about 1.15 to 1.435.
Market notes show quotations for grains with figures such as corn No 2 white at around 1.68 and oats No 1 mixed near 64 to 65. prices vary by grade and quality. The fragment lists multiple price points including 2.98 and 2.02 for unspecified items and mentions heat and market conditions.
Grain futures closed with Wheat at July 2.36 and September 2.06. Corn traded July at 1.54 and September 1.44 with December at 1.70, reflecting mixed demand and supply in the Kansas City market.
In local markets the wholesale price of bananas climbed to 4.00 per hundredweight Tuesday with 4.50 packed noted. No changes were reported Tuesday in wholesale prices for fresh vegetables, eggs, butter, poultry, groceries, provisions, seeds, grain or mill products.
Local packing house quotes list dry gate extras 24 cents bacon extras 26 cents Gry salt bellies 14 to 16 pound average 26 46 fancy breakfast bacon 400 fancy hams te bacon bellies 1 cent to 16 pound average ec Pure tard 23 cents compound 190 American cheese 800 pound
Readable fragments show varied quotes for poultry and fowl with roosters at 11 1 2 cents per pound and geese priced around 9 to 10 dollars per dozen. Spring prices noted with $7 to $8 per dozen and steel springs also listed.
Chicago market notes include eggs lower with a few declines in erratic quotations, poultry alive and fowl prices easing. Receipts at the market include 7 cars of old stock and 40 years of unspecified goods, with potatoes unchanged and regional grain receipts showing varied prices.
Quotations today show butter at 3 cents for creamery firsts and 6 cents for sec onds, with a pack of 24 pounds. Poultry prices list hens at 18.5 cents, roosters 14 cents, and broilers 28 cents.
June Shan reports metal exchange quotes with spot copper near 33.00 and 34.00, copper delivery ranges 29.50 to 32.00, tin steady at 69.50 to 61.00, and little change across markets including East St Louis.
In St. Louis Mo on June 12 quotations for commodities show No 2 red corn at 2.95 to 2.98 per bushel and No 2 yellow oats at 2.95. Corn No 2 at 1.72 No 3 white at 1.72. Rice and cat prices listed as No 2 69 cents with No 2 white nominal.
The railroad commission of Texas will consider on July 10 an application to readjust rates for wool used in excelsior manufacture. The proposal sets wood used for excelsior at 112 percent of current cord wood rates on state rail shipments.
The dy goods market continued to advance on Monday with raw cotton prices climbing strongly. Finished goods notes varied daily. Worsted dress goods remained strong and prospects pointed toward record high prices. No ginghams were shown for spring 1915 8.
The Interstate Commerce Commission completed its hearing on a 15 percent rail freight rate raise sought to start July. With under three weeks to decide, the agency faces review of hundreds of letters telegrams briefs and substantial testimony and statistics on an estimated $309 million impact.
Washington June 12 Tulsa Oklahoma has been designated a reserve city by the Federal Reserve Board.
In Austin on June 12 the railroad commission, citing wartime conditions, continued to the October hearing the proposed revision of reciprocal demurrage rules. The Houston Beaumont rate proposal for Mauston to Orange was reviewed, and a petition for depot facilities at Sulphur Springs by the Katy and Cotton Belt was also taken under advisement.
June 12 New York coffee markets show No 7 Rio at 16 cents. Futures hold steady with September at 7.99 and December at 8.08 per uniformly tracked market data.
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau notes wind under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Meterologist reports basic atmospheric observations.
Sixteen million pounds of Australian wool will be distributed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to aid American buyers. The move accompanies the disposal of other British goods as part of wartime economic measures.
Seeds offered include Red Top Cane Seed Orange and Amber White Wonder Seed Corn Yellow Dent Sudan Grass Milo Maize Kaffir Corns F Peter ita with any quantity from M. Marucheau Grain Co San Antonio Texas.
Raw sugar remains steady in New York quotes with centrifugal at £5.83 and molasses at $5.91. Refined and fine granulated sugars also hold steady with granulated at $7.50.
Savannah market report shows firm turpentine sales including 401 or so items with receipts 182 and stock 14 662. Rosin firm sales 1216 receipts 699 shipments 3522 stock 61 424. Quotations listed for several grades with prices from 5.60 to 7.80 and specific lot figures like A B and E F N W W.
New Orleans market bulletin reports rough rice at 6.00 to 7.16 per ton with receipts of 764 sacks. Honduras rough rice sold around 6.00 to 7.16, Blue Rose shipments 800 pockets, Blue Rose price 5.00, Japanese rice around 6.49 to 6.60 per ton.
In Farm and Fireside a Nebraska girl details a chili can carne project. She canned three quarts of dry beans and five and one half pounds of beef with suet tomatoes and peppers, yielding thirty pints valued at six pounds eighty pence if factory canned.
John D. Rockefeller has donated another 25 million dollars, signaling a bid for lasting fame alongside presidents and notable figures. The philanthropist continues to influence arts and education through substantial gifts.
Irregular opening showed cautious speculation as several stocks dipped while others rose. United States Steel, coppers, oils and sugars gained while Bethlehem Steel and Central Leather rallied. rail and ship issues led to higher levels with Pacific and New York Central among strongest performers.
Trading in Mexican money in San An Tuesday showed bids for half pesos and notes from institutions such as Silver POSOS and Bank of London and Mex. In New York on June 12 time loans were strong and call money closed at 4.
New York on June 12 notes mercantile paper and percent figures for 60 day and 10 day bills. Sterling rates listed with commercial and demand bills, plus cable quotes for Guilders and silver at 77 cents. Government and railroad bonds shown as steady.
London market report shows silver at 38 percent per ounce, money rates at 34 percent, with a 3 percent discount. Short bills yield 4 and 11 sixteenths percent, three month bills at 4 percent.
A struggling quip maker sent a favorite line to a leading editor who returned it with the remark Too original to be good. He sent another, and once the editor replied good to be original. The exchange highlights the tension between novelty and publishable wit.
Northern markets report cattle slow and draggy with prices down 10 to 25 cents as arrivals stay high. Sheep lead gains at Kansas City with 10 to 15 cent increases while hogs hold steady. Receipts at San Antonio include 376 cattle and 271 hogs with city trade noted for 280 cattle and 141 hogs.
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts reach about 6000 with prices mostly lower. Prime cows bring 7.75 to 8.00, strictly cows 7.25 to 7.50, prime fed heifers 9.50 to 10.00, bulls 6.00 to 6.50, calves 12.60 to 15.25. Hog receipts 18900 down to 10 cents, heavy 16.25 to 15.35, light 15.15 to 15.25, medium 15.00 to 15.15, common 14.25 to 14.60. Sheep receipts 2000 slow, lambs 14.50 to 16.00, yearlings 11.00 to 11.50, wethers 9.00 to 9.75, rams 9.00 to 9.60, goats 6.60 to 7.25.
The summary notes mixed cattle receipts and firm market with native cattle prices around 9.80 to 13.75 and stockers and feeders 7.40 to 10.60. Calves bring 9.75 to 14.59 while sheep remain strong with wethers about 8.50 to 11. | Lambs trade 9.70 to 14.78 and springs 12.25 to 16.00 as the market firmed on the day.
Kansas City market figures show hogs with bulk sales around 15.00 to 16.00 per hundredweight and receipts near 12,000. Steers and cows traded in the 8.50 to 13.40 range with varied dressed beef figures. Sheep and lambs quoted with lambs around 16.00 to 16.50 and yearlings near 12.00, with ewes and stockers in lower ranges.
Receipts for hogs reach 16 000 with prices from 15.06 to 16.40 for lights and up to 16.60 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts around 6500, with native beef steers 7.50 to 13.00 and cows 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 3600, prices from 1.00 to 14.40 for clipped lambs, 7.00 to 10.00 for ewes, and 12.00 to 16.70 for spring lambs. Market described as steady to strong.
Wholesale trade prices for fresh produce are shown, including Texas and California origins. Items include potatoes, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, sweet peppers, carrots, cabbage, radishes, celery, lettuce, peaches, apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, dewberries, cantaloupes, and more with per unit, per crate, or per weight pricing and location notes such as Texas and California.
A dense list of historical commodity prices and weights covering meats canned and fresh goods, dried fruits and seeds, grains like corn oats and sorghum, plus hides and pelts. Includes per hundredweight and per ton rates, car lots and job lots distinctions, with Several region notes and delivery terms.
The Kansas City Star reports the new US army will have no cavalry as staff decrees. French leaders conclude airplanes outperform cavalry. War glamor fades as chivalry shifts to the sky with air guided engines of death amid trenches and gas.
Berlin article in Deutsche Tageszeitung by Prince Frederick of Lownestein and Dr. Carl Reidt argues peace will not yield lasting tranquility. It cautions that a new war could follow quickly and urges Germany to secure gains and strengthen defenses to thwart future conflict.
Private Fred Wells of the Eighth New York Cavalry, once a platoon mate of Captain Haskins, reunites with his former commander at the Sawtelle Soldiers Home in Los Angeles. Fifty years after the Civil War battle, Wells recalls saving the captain during heavy fighting and later reuniting in old age. The touching moment is marked by Wells returning to army life at Sawtelle.
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