Advance of 20 Points in Cotton On Heavy Buying
Market moves up on strong demand as cotton advances about twenty points amid a bullish tone. Mexican crisis cited as a factor, with fears of a shortage boosting activity and prices.
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San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
13
Market Upturn in Cotton Prices Amid Bullish Signals
Quotations from the principal spot cotton markets show a strong upward turn with advances of 21 points in active months. Mexican demand, Liverpool reports, and lower ocean freights contributed to buyer confidence as New Orleans and New York opened higher and prices climbed throughout the session. Local San Antonio prices ranged with middling around 10.60 to 12.50 per unit across grades.
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Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Wn&g
New Orleans
New York
Newark
San Antonio
Gramberunururinie
New York Cotton Opens Higher on Liverpool Rise
The New York cotton market starts active with first prices 14 to 16 points up amid sharp Liverpool advances and bullish Mexico views. October contracts rise to about 18.24, while overall gains run 15 to 18 points before midday. later trading steadies with mixed advances and quiet turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Mexico
Pees
Vance
New Orleans Cotton Prices Rise on Market Signals
In New Orleans on June 20, a mixed view of the Mexican situation and favorable cables spurred buying in cotton. Trading opened up 14 to 18 cents, with prices rising 12 points at first and closing the day 21 to 27 points higher and very steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Orleans
Futures market opens firm with mixed cotton and oil quotes
The New Orleans futures market shows July 69 and other contract levels with gains and steady closes. Cottonseed oil quotes in New York list several month figures and sales total 23,200, reflecting market activity on June 20.
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New York
Ned Steady
Choice Peaches Abound In Local Market
Mamie Ross reports peaches at the plentiful stage with shipments from Arp and Pickton. Crates sell for 1 dollar, four baskets, or 2 dollars per bushel hamper. Canteloupes arrive in larger lots at 1.26 per crate. Minor price rises in dry salt meats and lard, hams and bacons steady. Market overall steady amid Mexican situation.
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Choice
Mamie Ross
Arp
Pickton
Wholesale Market Prices for Fresh Vegetables and Groceries
Wholesale to retailers lists extensive prices for Texas and California produce. Potatoes onions celery cabbage peppers beets beans squash carrots turnips chili peppers lettuce parsley spinach cucumbers cantaloupes watermelons and more with per crate per hundredweight per dozen and per box figures, plus canned goods flour coffee sugar and meats. Prices vary by region, variety, and pack, including specific crate sizes and case lot listings.
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Texas
California
Washington
London
Lifornia
Rio
Coice Rio
Arbuckle Ariosa
Maxwell House
Japan
Alaska
Pioneer
Liberty Bell
Seewv
Triumph
Federita
Sudan
State experimental goat ranch bought in Sutton and Edwards counties
The board of control of Texas experimental stations acquired a 6120 acre ranch in Sutton and Edwards counties to establish a goat experimental farm. The legislature provided 10000 dollars for the purchase, with local residents contributing 8000 dollars to cover the shortfall.
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Austin
Tex
Board of Control of the State Experimental Stations
Sutton
Edwards
Adversity Quote Sparks Legal Tale From Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript item notes a lawyer accused of pocketing 65 percent of an estate, prompting reflection on the line often misattributed to Shakespeare about the uses of adversity. The exchange questions source and ownership of the famous adage.
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Boston Transcript
Wet weather boosts grain prices on wheat corn and oats
Wet Southwest weather spurs bullish wheat action in Chicago with July around 1.02 to 1.03 and September about 1.05. Corn gains follow, oats firm on demand for army use, and provisions rise slightly. cash grain and hay prices in San Antonio list Texan and Northern corn, red oats, milo, kaffir, and hay values per lot and ton.
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Chicago
Ill
San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Market notations show grain futures and dates
Chicago reports July and September wheat and corn bids with price quotes. July September December figures range around 1.05 for wheat and 73 to 64 cents for corn, plus date quotes for July and September.
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Chicago
Market Quotes From Chicago Wheat and Grain Prices
Quotations today show wheat at No 2 red 1.62 to 1.024, No 2 hard 1.02 to 1.03, corn No 2 yellow 75 to 76 cents, oats standard 40 to 40 1/2, barley 60 to 79 cents. Prices reflect modest variation across grain types.
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Chicago
Local packing house price quotations updated for Tuesday
Dry salt extras 15 percent, bacon extras 16 cents, dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 17 cents. Fancy breakfast bacon 26 cents, fancy hams 21 cents, bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 184 cents. Pure lard 11 4 percent, compound 12 cents.
Grain futures close steady with mixed gains
Kansas City June 20 grain futures closed mixed wheat at July 96 3/4 cents and September 68 3/4 cents while corn for July 71 cents and September 70 cents reflecting quiet trading in the zone.
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Kansas City
Shippers Market Prices For Texas Produce In San Antonio
Shippers market report shows Kuyera buying country produce in San Antonio on Tuesday with prices listed for butter creaming, poultry, and ducks. Butter around 19 to 25 cents per pound, country 20 to 25 cents, packing stock 18 1 2 cents. Poultry steady with hens at 4 to 6 dollars per dozen, turkeys about 15 cents per pound, ducks 5 to 6 dollars per dozen, geese 6 to 7 dollars per dozen.
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Kuyera
San Antonio
Texas
Texas Creamery
Creunery
Market Report For Butter Eggs And Potatoes
Chicago June 20 prices for butter unsettled creamery 25 28 cents. Eggs higher with receipts 18 020 cases first 21 21 and ordinary first 19 20 cents. Potatoes unsettled old receipts 23 cars Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota white 1.20. Minnesota and Dakota Ohios 1.15 to 1.22. New receipts 38 cars Triumphe sacked 1.40 to 1.65. Virginia and Carolina barreled 4.50 to 5.00. Poultry alive fowls 17 cents.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Dakota-Ohios
Virginia
Carolina
Kansas City Daily Market Quotations Report
Quotations today show butter at 29c for creamery and 27c firsts with 25c for seconds. Eggs at 2lEc retail. Poultry prices include hens 16c roasters 10c and springs 25c. Potatoes weak with new Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Triumphs at 1.25 and old potatoes weak. Minnesota Red Ruralis and Ohios at 1.60.
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Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Minnesota
Turpentine and Resin Firms Report in Savannah
Turpentine firm showed sales 63 2, receipts 264, stock 11 708 with no shipments. Resin firm posted sales 1032, receipts 654, no shipments. quotes range from 5.08 to 6.25 for various products plus window glass and water white prices.
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Savannah
Sugar market steady and a Russian inventor's aquatic suit
Raw sugar values listed in New York trade include centrifugal at 6.39 and molasses at 5.62 with refined grades steady from cut loaf to con fectioners A. A Russian inventor unveils a swimming suit featuring food compartments a weighted keel and leg fins to aid propulsion and buoyancy.
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New York
Cotton Situation at a Glance
New Orleans market snapshot reports seven price points, showing current values for cotton futures and spot quotes. Dealers monitor trends in fiber markets as trade activity unfolds in early sessions.
Better cattle offerings and brisker market at Union Stock Yards
Local cattle prices held steady with good stock in demand from 56 to 60.50 a hundredweight. Hogs stayed at 9 to 9.25, while Chicago and Kansas City showed strength. Government buys 75,000 horses and mules amid preps for Mexico. yard receipts listed cattle 687, calves 249, hogs 82, horses 125.
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UNION
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Mexico
Daily cattle sales report from Oklahoma City and Kansas City
Oklahoma City receipts show 900 cattle and 2900 hogs with hogs 10 to 15 cents higher and top at 9.60. listed names from Texas and Oklahoma report varied prices. Kansas City quarantine cattle sales totaled 34 cars with an average price around 9.40 and sheep around 5000 head with 50 to 16 cent changes.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Kansas City
Price
Lima
Lime Valley
METRO
Mexico Note Dims Wall Street Activity
In New York on June 20 buying and short covering gave a firmer tone to trading. The sole impact of the note to Carranza was a reduced activity level. The session closed firm with modest gains observed overall.
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Mexico
Wall Street
New York
Carranza
Southern yellow pine mills report near week end
The Southern Pine Association weekly market report shows New business booked 74,965,787 feet shipped 87,489,941 feet and orders on hand 362,931,272 feet at close of business Friday in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Southern Yellow Pine Mills
Southern Pine Association
New Bummness
Sugar prices expected to stay high after war
Marine Intelligence reports Claus A. Spreckles president of the Federal Sugar Refining Company told stockholders in New York on June 20 that high sugar prices will persist for some time and that no portion of the surplus will be attributed to common shareholders at present.
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New York
Claus A. Spreckles
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Fort Worth Market Report Cattle Sheep and Hogs Prices
Fort Worth Texas June 20 cattle receipts 3000 market steady beef calves 4.25 to 9.50 stockers 5.00 to 6.75 heifers 5.50 to 8.50 bulls 4.25 to 6.25 calves 4.25 to 9.50 Hog receipts 1000 market up ten cents bulk 9.40 to 9.55 heavy 9.65 medium 9.59 to 9.60 mixed 9.40 to 9.60 light 9.25 to 7.60 piglets 4.50 to 7.00 Sheep and lambs receipts 2500 market steady lambs 9.00 to 9.50 yearlings 7.75 to 8.80 wethers 6.50 to 7.00 ewes 6.00 to 6.50 goats 3.75 to 4.78.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep listed. Hog prices show strong bulk and heavy classes around 9.45 to 9.75, pigs 8.50 to 8.75. Cattle receipts 10,006 with steady market. prime fed steers 10.25 to 11.15, dressed beef 9.00 to 10.26, southern steers 6.40 to 9.75, cows 5.00 to 8.26, heifers 7.25 to 10.00, stockers 6.76 to 8.75. Sheep receipts 5,000, market steady. lambs 11.00, yearlings 7.75 to 8.60, wethers 6.25 to 7.50, ewes 6.00 to 8.00.
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Kansas City
Chicago Market Receipts and Quotations June 20
Chicago hogs receipts 16 000 market higher bulk nine fifty five to nine seventy five light nine sixteen to nine seventy five mixed nine two oh nine eighty heavy nine fifteen to nine eighty five rough nine fifteen to nine thirty five pigs seven forty to nine oh zero cattle receipts four thousand market weak native beef cattle seven seventy nine to eleven forty western cattle five ninety to eight seventy cows nine zero to nine ninety calves eight sixty to eleven sixty nine sheep receipts thirteen thousand nine hundred market weak western seven to seven ninety lambs seven fifty to ten twenty springs eight to eleven fifty
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Chicago
Wethern
Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep at St Louis Market
Slaughter hog receipts total 11 900 with prices from 7.76 to 9.99 for various grades. cattle receipts 9000 and steady to slow trading with ranges for native beef steers 7.50 to 11.36 and cows 5.50 to 8.50. stockers 5 to 6.60. prime yearling steers 8.56 to 10.25. native calves 6.00. sheep receipts 600 with markets steady and prices for wethers 5.00 to 8.00, clipped lambs 6.09 to 10.00, spring lambs 7.00 to 11.56.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
East Texas crops in good condition say official
Austin news reports D. M. Reedy former legislator visiting with the state warehouse department says rains have boosted cotton and corn growth and prospects for an abundant yield are encouraging. He notes an absence of boll weevils this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
East Texas
D. M. Reedy
State Warehouse Department
Cotton Goods Markets Hold Steady in June Trade
New York on June 26 reports cotton duck rising in price as demand builds for government use. Khaki twill inquiries increased, while mills show strong orders. Cotton fabrics remained generally quiet and raw silk held steady.
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New York
Yeaterday
Coffee futures market steadies after week end gains
The New York coffee market opened with mixed moves and closed slightly below the best level, showing a net gain of 7 to 9 points amid sales of 32,600 bags. Prices ranged across the prompt and distant months from June 8.15 to May 8.76 with spot shipments quiet at Rio 9 1/2 and Santos 4 1/0.
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New York
Rios
Santos
Rice market steady across all grades in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a steady rice tone across grades with receipts of 80. Honduras rough 7 71, clean Honduras 4 5, Japan 3 ½, Poland 25 to 26 per ton, bran 15 to 20. Prices show consistent demand despite varied grades.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Japan
Poltah
Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary 1916
Observations at 8 am Tuesday June 20 1916 report wind under ten mph and rainfall under .01 inch not noted. Allen Buell meteorologist notes above normal temperatures and rainfall of an inch or more in Greensboro N C Maison Fla Dyersburg and Milan Tenn.
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Allen Buell
Greensboro
N. C
Maison
Fla
Dyersburg
Milan
Tenn
Liverpool Cotton Spot Steady as Sales Reach 6000 Bales
Liverpool June 20. Cotton spot prices held steady with good middling at 32 2 3d and middling 164. Receipts totaled 5060 bales with 1500 sold for speculation and export.
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Liverpool
Futures Trend In Liverpool Market Across Several Periods
A Liverpool market summary shows forward rates for multiple monthly pairs from June through June of next year. Values decline gradually from June to February with minor fluctuations across the listed periods.
Texas Mines Produce More Ore in 1915 and 1916
Output valued at 365 480 dollars in 1915 with 675 473 ounces of silver and notable gains in 1916 silver production. Main source remains the Presidio silver mine and cyanidation mill in Shafter district Presidio County, with additional ore from Allamoore Van Horn Culberson Sierra Blanca and Liano districts.
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Texas
Charles W. Henderson
United States Geological Survey
Presidio
Shafter
Presidio County
Allamoore-Van Horn
Culberson County
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Liano
Liano County
Farmer Killed In Collision Near Hillsboro
Hillsboro Texas June 20 R B Wheeler a farmer was instantly killed when his wagon collided with a southbound interurban car at Piedmont. His ten year old son was badly injured and died later from the injuries.
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Hillsboro
Tex
R. B. Wheeler
Here
Wheeler
Piedmont
Final 1915 U S cotton crop statistics reported
Washington June 20 final census figures put U S cotton production at 11 191 820 equivalent 600 pound bales the smallest since 1909. Oklahoma shows the largest drop with output barely over half of 1914. Intercotton set a record as 880 780 bales were ginned. Texas Georgia South Carolina and Alabama supplied nearly two thirds. Ellis County Texas led with 117 337 bales. Bolivar County Mississippi followed with 102 838 bales.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Ellis County
Tex
Bolivar County
Mississippi
Five New York Banks Secure 50 Million Dollar Russian Credit
Petrogad reports a fifty million dollar banking credit completed today between five New York financial houses and the Russian government. The deal is secured by a Russia deposit of 159,990,600 rubles in a local bank and includes an option to buy 100,000,000 rubles of Russian government bonds at 94.4.
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New York
Russia
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Guaranty Trust Company
J. P
Bread Riots Spread Through Patras and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Athens indicate bread riots in Patras Aigina Malias and Agrinion as Greece struggles with food shortages. The Greek general staff cannot demobilize several Macedonian corps due to ships requisitioned for their passage home by the blockade.
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Western Union Provides Half Pay Benefit for Guard Service
New York June 20. Any employee of the Western Union with over one year of service will receive half pay during military service if called with the national guard, provided this does not exceed their normal salary when combined with military pay.
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Western Union
National Guard
Wanted Ten Young Ladies For Motion Picture Work
Help wanted ad seeks ten young ladies with no experience for a motion picture part at Don-Ton Park 125 W Commerce St. Interview in person at the venue. Bring a recent photo and call Crockett 365.
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