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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
41
Weather reports and industry notes point to rain and infestations affecting cotton yields in Texas. Officials and farmers weigh the impact of wet conditions and weevil activity on the season’s crop prospects.
Quotations from principal spot markets show heavy selling pressure as Texas belt fruiting and favorable weather weigh on prices. Census data suggest lower last month bale count, offset by demand from eastern weevil districts. Spot cotton closed at 12.19 cents with San Antonio buyers posting local compress prices for various grades.
New York June 13 cot ton notes the market opening steady with a 2 to 4 point decline. Trade shows 3 to 6 points net lower, largely from continental selling rather than liquidation of southern lines. Prices around 12.87 cents for October and 18.04 for December in early trading, easing to 12.85 and 18.01 later, with quiet activity and a steady tone through midday.
New York June 13 Cotton futures held steady with July at 12.77 cents and December at 13.05 cents while October marked 9.1 cents and January 13.13 cents. Futures closed steady with a ten point drop. A 10:30 call anticipated a further decline of two points to two and a half.
In New Orleans on June 13 the cotton market opened with heavy selling amid expectations of rain and favorable crop conditions. Prices fell to a net loss of 4 to 6 points before recovering to end steady, with July at 12.64 cents and October at 12.74 cents.
Liverpool June 18 market note shows middling prices around 8.39 to 8.55 with 8000 bales quoted for sale including 500 for export and a large unspecified quantity. The brief listing notes teco. likely a transcription error in the later line.
Pool news lists futures rates across multiple month pairings with figures like 8.15 percent for June to July and 7.69 percent for June to July. The text reads as a fragmented market update with assorted month pairings and percentages.
Fragments reference cotton statistics and a trip to Jamaica or a festival. Mentions a wife leaving for a destination and a Harvard Lampoon citation. No clear event, date, or named persons beyond generic references.
Growers and produce men pray for rain across the San Antonio territory as drought halves local supply. Prices rise modestly though demand remains steady for high quality stock. By week’s end Texas peaches from Tyler district expected, oats harvest underway with ample grain from Hondo Sabinas region at 40 cents per bushel in sacks.
Buyers paid prices for San Antonio delivery including Texas country candied at 8c per lb, creamery butter 25 80c per lb, country packing stock 17 18c, hens 4.00 per dozen, large friers 4.50 5.50, turkeys 14 15c per lb, ducks 5.00 6.00 per dozen, geese 6.00 7.00. Kansas City quotations list butter 29c, hens 15c, roosters 10c, springs 25c, potatoes steady with Triumphs 1.80 1.85, other varieties 1.25 1.30.
Quoted prices show butter creamery at 29c, eggs rising with receipts 2 525 cases. Potatoes unsettled with old receipts between 95c and 1.15, new sacks 1.80 to 1.90, Louisiana white 1.70. Poultry alive steady with fowls at 17 1 2c.
New York reports raw sugar steady at 8.33 with mosases 5.55. Refined and granulated grades show prices from 7.55 to 8.80. Several sugar forms such as cubes and powdered varieties appear with mixed figures including mold A and confectioners A.
Wholesale prices to traders show Texas and California produce with varied crate, dozen, and per bushel rates. Potatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, peppers, onions, lettuce, apples, bananas, oranges, peaches, plums, raisins, figs, dates, and canned goods are listed with unit prices. coffee, sugar, rice, flour, meal, and oats also priced for trade. Diverse traders and regions include Texas, California, Washington, and Illinois.
In Chicago on June 12 a brief early drop in wheat, corn, and related markets reversed to firmer closes. Wheat opened lower on Liverpool quotes and favorable US crop weather, with Canada acreage down 16 to 164 percent from last year, and Oklahoma withholding new sales. July and September futures finished higher. corn and hog provisions also rose, reflecting a broad uptrend.
Carrot buyers paid varied prices Tuesday for grain and hay delivered in San Antonio. Corn types included Texan No. 2 and No. 8 red white mixed with slight per bushel increases. Hay listings show Mile maize No. 3 bulk at 1.25 dollars per unit, Kaffir corn bulk at 1.5, cane hay 16 per ton, prairie hay 11.80 per ton, Johnson grass 12.50 per ton, and alfalfa noted as choice pea green.
Chicago til June 18 items show No 2 hard wheat at 1.01 1/4 dollars per bushel and No 2 red about 1.94. Corn No 2 yellow around 74 percent of a standard basis with oats and barley listed in fraction prices.
Kansas City grain quotes show wheat at No 2 hard 1.01 to 1.04, No 2 red 0.68 to 1.64. Corn mixed No 2 0.71 to 0.71 and No 2 white 0.4749. Oats No 2 white 0.40 to 0.40, No mixed 0.34 to 0.864.
In St Louis on June 13 quotations for cash grain show Wheat No 2 at 1.11 to 1.12, No 2 hard nominal. Corn No 2 at 4% to 4% cents. Oats No 2 at 87 and No 2 white nominal. In Kansas City on June 12 grain futures closed with Wheat July 97% and Sept 89%. Corn July 8 cents and Sept 6 74 cents.
Chicago TL June 18 Local packing house quotations to dealers Tuesday show calt extras 14 c bacon extras 16 c dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 17 c fancy breakfast bacon 26 c fancy hams 2i bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 18 c Pure lard 14 ¢ compound 124 c
New Orleans market notes show variations in cotton prices, with traders watching futures and local demand shifts. Analysts point to rainfall patterns and storage levels influencing short term price movements in the region.
Union Stock Yards report brisk hog trading lifting prices as receipts nationwide increase. Cattle arrivals up moderate, hogs traded livelier with some choice hogs selling near 9.00 dollars, foreign markets quoting 9.35 to 9.70, Chicago firm. Total Tuesday receipts: cattle 479 calves 855 hogs 187 goats 1.
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts around 2700 with slow, uneven demand. Prices show mixed gains and declines across stockers, calves, sows, heifers, bulls, and cows with bulk around 28.20 to 9.50. sheep receipts about 1500 with lambs and yearlings trading near 8.00 to 9.00 while ewes near 6.00 and goats around 3.89 to 4.74. Market tone softer by 25 cents for lambs and mixed for other categories.
Kangbas City Mo June 18 Receipts end quotations Hogs Receipts 15000 head market higher Bulk 98369 955 heavy 850 965 light 920 950 pigs 350 90 Cattle Receipts 11000 head market steady to lower Prime fed steers 1036 1100 dressed beef steers 800 1025 southern steers 655 976 cows 640 31056 1900 stockers 67 sale Sheep Receipts 6000 head market steady Lambs 959 1150 yearlings 800 925 wethers 675 500 ewes 650 775
Chicago Illinois June 13 Receipts and quotations Hog price ranges show bulk lights and mixed hogs at about 7.65 to 9.80 per hundredweight with various grades noted Cattle receipts around 8000 head with native beef steers 8.00 to 11.40 western steers 8.60 to 9 50 stockers 6.00 to 5.00 cows and heifers 8.56 to 12.00 Sheep receipts about 19000 head market steady with wethers 7.25 to 8.35 lambs 7.76 to 10.60 springs 5.26 to 11.40.
In St Louis receipts reached 8500 hogs and 8600 cattle with prices rising for pigs from 7.75 to 9.70 and native beef steers from 7.50 to 11.00, while stockers and prime southern steers also showed gains. Sheep receipts 6500 and market steady with wethers 7.00 to 8.50 and lambs up to 16.00 for spring lambs.
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports June 18 conditions at 75th meridian time. Weather in belts generally fair with near normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more occurred at New Orleans Union Springs Clarksdale Greenville Jackson Brinkley Americus Fort Gaines Corpus Christi.
New York June 18. Stock prices edged toward normal after a subdued opening. Some issues, including Texas Company Long Island and Denver and Rio Grande preferred, rose. Beet Sugar hit a new high of 87. United States Steel stayed barely steady amid weakness in Mexican petroleum. Reading and New Haven shed gains, while Norfolk and Western reversed. Motor stocks led the heavier group during the dull mid session.
Lead prices in New York at 488 and Spelter easier with East St Louis spot delivery 13 1/2? London quotes Lead 31 Spelter 68 pence per pound.
Marine intelligence from Galveston dated June 13 reports arrivals and departures. Arrived: Nestorian (Br.) from Liverpool via Puerto Colombia and Cristobal. Sailed: Nueces, El Occidente and Rio bound for New York. New York reports arrivals on June 18 of California, Glasgow and Liverpool, United States, Copenhagen, Ryndam, Rotterdam, La Touraine, Bordeaux.
On June 13 in New York, cotton seed oil closed steady with spot at 10.80 to 11.10 per unit. July to December futures ranged from 8.56 to 10.79, total sales reaching 17,200 units.
Observations recorded at 8 am on Tuesday June 13 1916 note light winds under ten miles per hour and precipitation less than .01 inch. Meteorologist Allen Buell signs the report.
Austin June 13 Fred W Dav is state commissioner of agriculture returned from El Paso where he attended a meeting of fruit and truck growers to discuss a more uniform market. He investigated fruit tree troubles in the Valley country noting pear blight and will detail a plant pathologist to El Paso to study the issue.
Syracuse reports that a petition from the New York State Association of United Master Butchers of America asks President Wilson to investigate the rising price of meat. The request comes during the association's national convention.
New Orleans June 1 The weekly report of southern yellow pine mills issued by the Southern Pine Association shows at the close of business Friday new business booked 86 184 900 feet shipped 2 939 391 feet and orders on hand 379 083 302 feet
In New Orleans on June 13 a strong market tone held for rice. Receipts were rough 126 and millers 126. Sales featured clean Honduras at 1066. rough Honduras quoted from 2.40 to 4.25 per ton and Japan 3.00 to 4.06. Clean Honduras and Japan prices listed, Polish at 25.00 to 26.00, bran 18.00 to 20.00 per ton.
New York June 13 cotton goods markets showed quiet steady overall with yarns firm and raw silk active and higher. Dress goods remained active and reports of theft in the trade noted a fair level of business.
The Census Bureau reports May cotton used at 574,867 running bales, up from 93,798 a year ago. Ten months through May show 5,335,573 running bales used, vs 4,595,561 prior year. May hand stocks total 1,973,094 bales in consuming establishments, plus 2,150,180 in storage and compresses.
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