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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1913

Page

21

Bulls Keep Tenfold Momentum In Stock Market Decline

New York June 18 Bulls retain control as early gains fade before a constructive bias emerges. Heavy outside buying and strong railway stocks lift leaders while Illinois Central weakens. market closes easy with firm bonds and steady sterling.

New York Illinois Central Ontario & Western Union Pacific Interborough Amalgamated Steel Acting Northern Pacific Shorts Interborough Preferred Canadian Pacific Northeastern

Money on Call Steady Amid Market Changes

In New York on June 18 money on call remained steady at 2 1/2 percent with the ruling rate at 2 percent. Closing bids stood at 1 1/2 percent and offers at 2 percent. Time loans eased with 60 days at 4 percent, 90 days at 4 1/2 percent, and six months at 4 1/2 percent.

New York

Metal Market Report New York June 18

Copper prices for spot to August range from 14.00 to 14.50 for standard and 14.87 to 15.00 for electrolytic. Lake copper bids 15.00 to 15.25. Casting copper 14.75. Tin firm spot to August at 44.85 to 45.25. Lead steady at 4.20. Spelter easy 5.05 to 5.15. Antimony dull Cookson's 8.75 to 9.00. Tron quiet and unchanged.

New York Cookson

London Market Close Copper and Tin Prices Durable

London on June 18 reported firm copper with spot £65 futures £65 2s 6d, tin steady at £205, spelter £22 5s, lead £21, iron Cleveland warrants 55s 1%4d.

London Cleveland

Metal Prices Report From St. Louis June 18

In St. Louis metal market news dated June 18 lead trades at 4.20 per unit and spelter at 5.00, reflecting current commodity values.

ST. Louis

Chickens Save Fruit for Blanchard Farmer

In Findlay Ohio a flock of just over 200 chickens sheltered a Blanchard township farmer’s 800 cherry and apple trees from frost. Needing protection after a frost warning, the birds were placed in trees and branches. Morning checks showed blossoms unscathed while nearby trees were damaged.

Findlay Ohio Blanchard Township Weather Bureau

Wool Market Signals Spotty Trade Amid Low Prices

Boston traders report a spotty domestic wool market with prices holding at low levels. Notable sales include half-blood Montana lambs at 20 to 21 cents, and unwashed delaine at 23 cents. Quoted values feature Missouri three-eighths blood 23 to 24 cents, and various unwashed and scoured grades across Kentucky Texas and Ohio with monthly and age-based price ranges.

Boston Montana Ohio Missouri Kentucky Texas

Wool Sale Surges At San Angelo Market

More than 400000 pounds of shorn wool were sold in San Angelo Texas today at about twelve cents a pound. It is probable wool buyers will submit new bids for wool here.

San Angelo Tex

Potatoes Sold At Six Cents A Bushel In Kansas City

The Housewives League of Kansas City began talks with railroads to move 29 cars of last year’s potatoes to consumers at six cents a bushel. Thousands of bushels remain unsold as a glut drives prices down from ten to twenty cents. Railroads ordered to discard the potatoes at any rate, with proceeds covering weight charges.

Kansas City Housewives League of

Marine Intelligence Arrivals and Departures Global Ports

Galveston Port reports arrivals Mexicano Feragal Harry T Inge Bocas del Oro El Sol Heor Tampico Nelson Caucasian Hamburg outbound Clearfield Tuxpam Naples lists Naples Port Arthur Steamer Nelson Caucasian arriving. Antwerp Moorland Barbarossa New York London Minnetonka Mauretania Turrialba Bjornstjern Bjornson Havana Antwerp Norfolk Ryban Rotterdam New York all dated June 18.

Galveston Tet Mexicano Nor Feragal Harry T. Inge Bocas del ‘Oro el Sol New York Heor Tampico Port Arthur Tex Nelson Philadelphia Caucasian Jacksonville Clearfield Tuxpam Port Eads Mar Havana Bjornstjern Bjornson Antwerp Norfolk

Wheat harvest active in central Kansas counties

Rosalina Kansas June 18 wheat harvest was active today in this and adjoining counties of central Kansas. The supply of harvest hands is ample for the present.

Rosalina, Kas Kansas

Cotton goods steady as raw silk markets bend firm

In New York on June 18 prices for fruit of the loom 4x4 bleached cottons rose a yard while trade in cotton goods stayed steady. Yarns held firmer, and duplicate orders for dress fabrics like pongee bayadere poplin and velour increased from cutting trades. Raw silk markets locally quiet while foreign markets remained firm.

New York

Sugar and commodities firm prices reported in New York

On June 18 in New York raw sugar Muascovado 2.83 86 per 100 pounds centrifugal 3.33 36 per 100 pounds and molasses sugar 2.58 61 were quoted as steady along with refined sugar. Petroleum and molasses remained steady. Hides and leather markets also reported firmness.

New York

Market Quotations from Kansas City

Quotations today show butter at creamery 27c firsts 26c seconds 25c packing 21c. Eggs list firsts 18c seconds lic. Poultry prices include hens lie roosters 10c ducks 16c broilers 23c.

Kansas City

Quotations for Butter Unchanged in Chicago Market

Chicago market report notes butter prices steady. Eyes and potatoes hold same levels. Cheese drops with varieties Daisies at 15c, Twins 6 1/2c, Young Americas 14% and Long Horns 14% lic. Receipts total 20,208 cases, poultry steady. Old stock 10 cars, new 10 cars.

Chicago

Poultry and Butter Prices Collected in St Louis Market

Quotations from St Louis on June 18 show chickens at 18 to 19 cents, springs 19 25, turkeys at 10 to 12 cents, ducks 11 cents, geese 7 to 9 cents, butter 24 to 27 cents, eggs 16 28 cents.

T. Louis

Rice Market Update From New Orleans Trade

New Orleans reports strong rice receipts totaling 3428 rough 2707 clean and 3428 for millers. Sales show 1410 clean Hond non and Japan at 1410, rough and clean quotients nominal for rough and clean Hon durase 4% 5% c.

New Orleans Japan

Burials Listed For June At Local Streeets And Hospital

Burial permits show multiple decedents with ages and addresses including Vella Marks two years at 118 Guadalupe Julia Gonzales seven years 402 South Colorado Patrick J Gallagher 53 at 509 Ogden J F Morris 62 315 Brackenridge Louisa Casanova one year 601 Mittman Hannah Fannings 62 627 Pearis Juana Rivera 107 at Bexar County Hospital Jim Cawley 52 122 Eads Daniel McAmy 54 517 Mesquite and June 14 16 17 dates noted with hospital and street locations.

Vella Marks Guadalupe Street Julia Gonzales South Colorado Street Patrick J. Gallagher Ogden Street J. F. Morris Brackenridge Avenue Louisa Casanova Mittman Street Hannah Fannings Pearis Juana Rivera

Rainy weather boosts farmers but cheers jobbers and merchants

Rain dampens fields yet spurs optimism across farmers and stockmen as country orders surge. Markets show high cotton and corn prices while pork products rise and bean markets grow, signaling broader activity once rains ease.

Market Prices for Eggs Poultry Dairy and Produce

Retail price list detailing fresh eggs per dozen, large and medium poultry, cheese and butter, vegetables including tomatoes onions cabbage lettuce celery corn cucumbers beans peppers egg plant squash melons and fruits with multiple regional prices. Also covers syrups, molasses, beeswax, tallow, meats and lard, canned meats and fish, sardines and herring with variety of case or per unit prices.

Texas California Idaho Alabama Louisiana Alaska

Government To Seize Bad Meat From Hoof To Retailer

Washington reports a sweeping change in food law as Secretaries Houston McAdoo and Redfield revoke 1906 rules. The move allows seizure and prohibition of adulterated meats in interstate commerce from processing to retail, with an interdepartmental plan for full control.

Washington Houston McAdoo Redfield McReynolds Department of Agriculture Bureaus of Chemistry and Animal Industry

Wholesale Grocer Price Fragments Include Nuts Beans and Dried Fruits

A dense list of wholesale prices appears for nuts including fancy Chenooks and almonds, baked goods, canned vegetables, citrus peels, dried fruits such as peaches and raisins, and staples like coffee and sugar. Items show per hundredweight or per pound pricing with numerous varieties and crowns noted. The text reads as an OCR fragment from a trade bulletin or newspaper column listing current wholesale prices and packaging terms.

California Muscatel London

Better Demand for Range Cattle Boosted by Rains

At Union Stock Yards Fort Worth June 18 rains brighten pasture prospects and lift stocker cattle demand to supply ranges short. Official noon receipts show 672 cattle 81 calves 2 hogs with brisk demand clearing yards by noon. Best cows at 5.50, bulk 4.50 to 5, calves 6 to 6.50, top porkers 8. News from other markets encourages higher prices and moderate receipts, though rains may slow Texas stock movement and spur high prices.

Union Stock Yards Porker Texas

Market Report Fort Worth Cattle Hog and Lamb Prices

Fort Worth cattle receipts reach 6200 with 700 calves, beef steers scarce and stocker prices down 10c. Cows and heifers weak, best beef steers around 7.25 to 7.35, cows 5.25 to 5.50, bulls 6.00 to 6.25, stockers 6.00 to 6.25, calves 7.75 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 1800, prices 8.50 to 8.60, down 10 to 15 cents. lambs weak with 2000 head noted.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Livestock Market Prices June 18

Receipts hogs 20,000 with steady market. Bulk 8.45 8.55, rights 8.35 8.60, mixed 8.30 8.60, heavy 8.10 8.57, pigs 6.60 8.99. Cattle receipts 17,000, market slow. Beeves 7.30 9.20, Texas steers 7.00 0.10, stockers 6.30 8.20, cows and heifers 4.00 8.40, calves 7.00 9.75. Sheep receipts 24,000, market weak. Native 4.75 5.80, yearlings 5.40 6.50, native lambs 6.29 7.40, spring 5.25 7.75.

Chicago Texas

Kansas City Market Receipts Steady Across Livestock

Receipts total about 23 000 with hogs at 15 000 and cattle on the run. Heavy hogs bring 8.40 to 8.50 while lights trade around 8.50 to 8.60, pigs at 7.35. Beef steers range 7.85 to 8.65 dressed, cows 4.80 to 7.50, calves 9.00 to 10.25, and sheep see lambs 6.25 to 7.75 with yearlings 5.00 to 6.50. Stockers and southern grades mixed. Market described as steady.

Kansas City

Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices From St Louis Market

Receipts and quotations for Mays Cattle show 6500 head with 2100 Texans. Native beef steers bring 5.75 to 8.75, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.50, stockers 5.25 to 7.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.25, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 4500, market lower with pigs and lights 7.25 to 8.60, mixed and butchers 8.45 to 8.60, good heavy 8.45 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 55004, market steady with native muttons 4.75 to 5.00, lambs 5.25 to 6.50, spring lambs 7.85 to 8.00.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Egg market updates with varied prices and receipts

New York June 18 reports eggs irregular with receipts totaling 23,685 cases. Fresh blue eggs show 22 percent extra firsts at 24 cents, extra firsts 22 cents, firsts 20 to 19 cents, and seconds 18 cents.

New York

Coffee futures hold steady in New York market

In New York on June 418 the coffee market shows futures steady with No 7 Rio priced around 9.55 for July and 9.92 for December as traders await notable shifts.

New York Rio

Cotton Market Mixed as New Buyers Sell Down Prices

New buyers turn sellers as the cotton market trends down with a narrow movement at the close. Early trading shows a decline of 2 to 8 points, with New York down and gains tempered by reports of ample acreage and favorable weather.

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady amid Mixed Crop Signals

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened with a small gain on weak cables and fair weather prospects. Traders absorbed opposing private reports on acreage and conditions while drouth concerns linger in Arkansas and nearby areas. By midmorning, gains and losses swayed as short covering and liquidity influenced prices.

Cotton futures open steady as prices edge lower

New Orleans opening shown steady to lower, June through March contracts listed with fractional points. The market closes steady with a small net decline across the session, reflecting subdued trading and partial bid weakness.

Spot cotton steady in Liverpool market

The Liverpool spot cotton market records steady prices with moderate business. Middling fair 7.39d, good middling 7.6s, middling 6.81d, low middling 6.65d, good ordinary 6.23d, ordinary 5.89d. Sales reach 8000 bales, including 7100 American and 1000 for speculation and export. receipts 8000, of which 7500 American.

Liverpool

Futures Close Quiet and Steady in Liverpool

Futures closed quiet and steady on June 6 61d for the near term and mixed spreads for the year ahead with June-July 6.54d and several other calendar spreads ranging from 6.22d to 6.63d as listed for summer to spring months.

Cotton crop prospects show bullish tone and rising acreage

Wires from New Orleans report the crop at 83.9 percent, with a prior 84.6 reading two weeks earlier. New York estimates spring cotton acreage above last year, around 38.5 million acres, while Texas needs rain and Texas growers expect first bales next week. Nat Davis heads to Memphis for two weeks, partner Mr. Tanenbaum oversees his business. Liverpool buyers noted. market remains bullish amid strong profits and optimism for a 15 million bale crop. Crop reporters in Bexar County note delayed planting by two to three weeks but good prospects overall.

South Texas New Orleans Texas Arkansas New York Nat Davis Local Exchange Memphis Tanenbaum Atwood, Violett & Co Wire Liverpool Bexar County

Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary

Minimum temperature data for the Houston district not used in averages. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Del Rio Dublin Weatherford Marble Falls Kerrville and Booth Tex. Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.

Houston del Rio Dublin Weatherford Marble Falls Kerrvile Booth, Tex Allen Buell Weather Bureau Max. A Abilene zAmarillo Prdidy Ballinger Beeville Sa Oa Brenham Brownsville Brownwood Cloudy Clarendon Corsicana Cuero Dallas Lampasas Longview See Luling - Eee Nacogdoches Aris Os Rain Pierce San Marcos Sherman

Texas Cotton Oil Industry Seeks Record Crop

W. D. Wilkins of Honey Grove says Texas must grow a bumper cotton crop to meet seed mill demand this year. He notes Texas acreage rising with scientific farming and forecasts the largest harvest in state history. He adds tariffs likely won’t affect cotton oil since most global demand is already met by U S production.

Texas W. D. Wilkins Honey Grove Tex Cotton Exchange Wilkins Wilkine United States

Cotton Seed Prices and Meal Quotes in Memphis

In Memphis on June 18 the market shows prime seed at 6.40 to 6.47 per unit and meal at 28.25. Intermediates quoted around 2 percent, with no further contract details provided.

Memphis Tenn

Cotton seed market closes firm data

The cotton seed market closed firm with spot at 7.60 to 7.70 dollars. Prices seen for various contracts included September at 7.00s, October at around 7.12, November near 8.00, December 6.38, January 6.38. Sales on calls ranged from June 7.60 to August 7.53 and September 7.59 plus 11.60. Total recorded sales were 19,700 units.

Guy New York Lew Close Jan Spot Sue Avai

Spot cotton markets inch along quiet in New Orleans

New Orleans on June 18 reports steady spot cotton with middling at 129 16s and 1 16 cents ranges for other grades. Sales on the spot reach 124 bales, with 220 bales to arrive. receipts total 2204 bales and stock stands at 55,142 bales.

New Orleans Galveston Seerer Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York Houston Yester- Lastay Great Britain

New York Cotton Spot Close Quiet

New York spot cotton closed quiet on June 18 with middling uplands at 12.40 and mid-dling at 12.65. Sales noted at 14 bales.

New York

Memphis Spots Cotton Prices Hold Steady

Memphis Tennessee June 18 Spot cotton remains steady with a rise of a fraction per cent, middling price at 12.60 cents.

Memphis Tenn

Active buying lifts wheat despite rains in northwest notes

Chicago June 18 Active buying by prominent houses lifted the wheat market despite showers in the northwest. Crop reports from Nebraska and Missouri influenced prices with September rising to around 92 cents. Corn stayed firm with light offerings, while hog receipts west weighed on provisions and early profit taking gave way to renewed upturn on crop damage talk.

Chicago Missouri

Grain quotes and receipts reported in St Louis

Quotations listed for cash and nearby futures across wheat corn and oats with prices for No 2 red and No 2 white varieties. Receipts detailed by product including flour barrels and bushels of wheat corn and oats, and shipments broken down by commodity.

Wheat and corn futures mixed as markets close

The market reports cash grain quotes with No 2 hard wheat at 94 cents, No 2 red at 96. PolTec notes mixed futures for July wheat at 85 to 87. Oats and corn prices shown with 61 and 62 cents for various contracts. Receipts yesterday counted 19 000 bushels wheat, 43 000 corn, 13 000 oats. Shipments totaled 37 000 wheat, 18 000 corn, 2 000 oats.

Dee ST. Louis Kansas City Eissuanar

Chicago cash grain quotations June 18

Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat prices for No 2 red No 2 hard No 2 northern and spring with varied fractions. Durum and velvet chaff values listed. Corn prices for No 2 No 2 yellow and white mixed with fractions. Oats prices for No 2 and No 2 white and standard.

Chicago

South loses its cattle to wholesale export

Washington warns Southern states including Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia and Florida against wholesale export of cattle. A bureau statement says Midwestern buyers have taken thousands from the region in the last year, many sent to slaughter instead of breeding. The bureau urges Southern farmers to retain breeding herds, noting favorable grazing and climate.

Washington Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture Middle West South Bureau

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