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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1911

Page

11

Abundance of Tomatoes Prompts Housewife Shopping Push

Market reports show unusually liberal tomato consignments this week with expectations of continued abundance. Dry weather accelerates ripening, while prune, cherry, and prune crops adjust in Oregon California and Washington. Prices edge up on butter and sardines amid tighter supplies. rice mills close as 1910 crop lapses. San Antonio cabbage relief arrives from a George Szitcovich shipment.

San Antonio George Szitcovich Company

Prices for Butter Cheese and Poultry in Local Market

Shipper Tess commission notes current market rates. Butter per pound 20c country 12 18c. Fresh country candled 13 15. Cheese fancy cream 18cc, brick 20c, American Swiss 21c, Imported Swiss 31c, Limburger 200, Badger State 1c. Poultry large hens per dozen 6.00, medium hens 4.25, large springs 3.50, medium springs 2.50, small springs 2.25, guineas per dozen 3.50, ducks per dozen 6.50, squabs 1.26, turkeys per pound 1dec.

Tess Commission Limbur Badger State

Chicago Produce Prices and Market Notes

Quotations from Chicago trading show butter steady with creameries 23 to 24 cents and dairies 17 to 21 cents. Cheese steady with various styles listed. Potatoes easy. Barreled stock at 5.00 to 5.25, old stock 0.75 to 0.80. Poultry firm with turkeys fowls and springs higher. Veal steady across weight classes.

Associated Press Chicago Ill

Market Prices Report From St Louis July 27

The Associated Press reports price quotes in St Louis with chicken 10c for parts, springs 15 18c, turkeys 13% 15e, ducks 9c, geese 5c. Butter steady at 18 23c, eggs firm at 12c.

Priss ST. Louis

Kansas City Produce Quotations

Quotations from Kansas City market show dairy creamery milk at 22 cents, firsts 17 cents, packing stock 16 cents. Eggs quoted at 17 ½ cents for extras, 14 cents for firsts, and 8 cents for seconds.

TUE Associated Press Kansas City Utter

Quotation Report on Eggs and Fresh Gathered Whites

New York June 27 quotations show eggs firm with receipts 23 582 cases and fresh gathered extras at 29 22c, state, Pennsylvania and nearby gathered whites priced at 20 23c.

Associated Press New York State Pennsylvania

Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows fair conditions

The forecast for San Antonio and surrounding area calls for fair weather tonight and Wednesday with some cloudiness in northern districts. A chance of rain exists in northern regions, but overall conditions are dry with high temperatures rising in southwest Texas, the lower Mississippi valley, and the east gulf states.

San Antonio Tex Vicinity Pal ‘Texas Rocky Mountain Texas Mississippi Valley East Gulf States

Cattle Market Opens Higher at Union Stock Yards

Union Stock Yards June 27.The cattle market opened strong with buyers eager for good prices. Receipts at noon were light mainly drive-ins and the noon session cleared the cattle pens. Sheep offered faced some difficulty amid a lower tone while cows sold from 2.15 to 3.00 and calves at 4.50 to 4.00 with singles to 6.10 for hogs and slogs not widely offered.

Union Stock Yards Commission

Stock Yards Report Shows Revised Cattle Prices

A correction states Union stock yards quotes were $3.10 rather than $6.10. Shippers include Cr. J. Winston from Mertzon sending 589 head to Strawn and Winston ranch near Brackenridge. Other moves involve J. W. Friend, Fletch Treadwell, and arrivals to Fort Worth, San Angelo, and Kansas City amid generally strong trading.

Cr. J. Winston Mertzon Strawn Palotto County Winston Ranch Brackenridge Stephens County Robert E. Gatewood

New York Market Report Stationary Sterling and Bonds

New York on June 27 reports close mercantile paper at 4 percent, sterling steady with bankers bills at 4.84 for sixty days and 4.8610 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83 percent. Bar silver 527 1/2 percent, Mexican dollars 45 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. Money on call 2 percent, ruling rate 2 percent, time loans steady at 2 percent for sixty to ninety days and six months.

Associated Press New York Sterling Exchange

Lost Notebook Used as Cash Near Flores Street

A notebook lost near Flores Street and a Merseret Road area is being used as cash reportedly by Bechmann Coffee Company. Reward offered for return to the owner.

Flores ST Sommerset Road Bechmann Coffee Company

Activity in cattle trade at Fort Worth

Fort Worth buyers and sellers moved cattle, hogs, and sheep with steady to higher demand. Beef cattle and heavy steers sold largely at steady prices, with calves and medium quality showing typical ranges. Hog and lamb prices ranged widely,Receipts for cattle 2300 hogs 1300 sheep 1000, reflecting an active market across departments.

Fort Worth Tex

Live Stock Market Quotation for St Louis

Cattle receipts 5500 including 2400 Texans with a strong market. Native beef steers 4.50 to 6.40, cows and heifers 3.35 to 6.40, stockers and feeders 2.74 to 4.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 3.75 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 7.60. Hog receipts 14,000 with a steady market pigs and lights 6.35 to 6.55, packers and butcher heavy 6.35 to 6.55. Sheep receipts 8000 steady market lambs 3.00 to 7.00.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Chicago Livestock Market Quietly Steady Across Classes

Chicago reports receipts of about 2500 cattle 14000 hogs and 15000 sheep. Cattle run $4.75 to $6.65 for beef, calves up to $8.00, hogs steady to a shade higher with loads around $6.80, sheep steady with native and western offerings trading from $2.25 to $6.85 amid a broad price spread. Local feeders and stockers show demand as prices hold across classes.

Kansas City Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report

Associated Press reports June 27 receipts 11000 cattle including 2500 southerns and 20000 hogs with prices from native steers 4.80 to 6.50 and hogs at 6.30 to 6.45. 7000 sheep steady with muttons 3.25 to 3.80 and lambs 5.50 to 5.60. western ewes 2.50 to 3.20.

Kansas City

Stocks Show Active Early Trading With UP and U S Steel Leaders

New York June 27 Union Pacific and U S Steel led opening trading with notable gains as the market firmed. Realizing sales barely touched prices. Eries and Minneapolis, St. Paul and S S M reported traffic signals. Missouri Pacific and Reading held up among the stronger issues while overall activity remained listless with narrow fluctuations and a later uptick in mid day trading.

Associated Press New York Union Pacific U. 8 Steel Eries Minneapolis St. Paul Missouri Pacific Reading U. S. Steel U.S London Chicago Southern Pacific American Tobaccor American Car and Foundry Amer Anaconda Mining Co Acchisom Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Mil St. P Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado Illinois Central Interborough COTO New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pacific Malisisenae Pennsylvania People’s Gas Pullman Palace Car Rock Island Company Southern Railway Union Pacific Wick Os United States Steel Cere SiMe Western Ciiom CIA A Ae Lehign Valley Texas Company Bedia

Cotton Prices and Receipts Reported in New Orleans

Spot cotton unchanged with 14 bales sold. no arrivals. Quotations range from low ordinary to good middling with nominal grades listed. Receipts total 455 bales, stock at 68 376 bales.

New Orleans

New York Cotton Opens Steady Up on July Bid Rumors

The New York cotton market opens steady with advances of 6 to 10 points and gains of 12 to 17 points in early trading on new crop strength and short covering. Old crop holds firm around 14.70 for July as weather forecasts temper gains and a bullish ginners' report looms.

Associated Press New York Texas Liverpool Oklahoma

Cotton futures open steady in New York market

New York futures show cotton prices opening steady on June 27 with bids at March 13.20 21 for March and July 14.44 45 for July. Futures closed very steady with quotes across the curve, including September at 13.49 60 and December 12.14 15.

THE Associated Press New York Semuary Big P. Low Close Jan Steer Mar. Eee May Sane

New Orleans Cotton Opens Higher Amid Dry Texas Outlook

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened quietly but advanced 3 to 4 points on good buying and dry weather in Texas. By midmorning the market rose to 7 to 11 points above yesterday's close, with new crop showing strength as weather reports remained unfavorably dry and hot across the belt.

New Orleans Texas Oklahoma Weather Bureau

Cotton futures open quiet on New Orleans exchange

Cotton futures prices listed for June through March show narrow trading ranges. Quotes include June at 14.77 bid, July 14.80 asked, August 14.02 bid, September 13.26, October 12.99 13.01, December 12.97 99, January 13.02 04, and March 13.18.

Associated Press NEW Orle

Liverpool cotton prices ease in steady demand

The Associated Press reports Liverpool June 27 close cotton spot prices down about 10 points amid stronger demand. American middling fair 8.57, good middling 8.25, middling 8.08, receipts 7000 bales including 4800 American, sales 7000 bales with 6600 American for speculation and export. Futures opened steady and closed irregular with several month pairings listed.

Associated Press Liverpool

Market News Snaps From Atlantic Ports

Reading spot markets in Middling pte Liverpool shows calmer trading. New York and New Orleans noted steady, Houston and Galveston quieter as markets edge toward lull.

Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston Galveston

Cotton market closes steady with minor gain

Associated Press reports spot cotton in New York closed quietly up 15 points led by middling grades at 14.90 for domestic and 15.15 for gulf. No sales recorded.

Associated Press New York

Spot cotton quiet in Houston on June 27

The Associated Press reports in Houston Texas on June 27 that spot cotton was quiet with middling prices at 15 cents.

THE Associated Press Houston Tex

Cotton market steady as Memphis notes unchanged price

Spot cotton in Memphis on June 27 remained steady with middling grade at 15 cents. The market showed no change in prices and buyers and sellers stayed cautious as actions cooled.

THE Associated Press Memphis

Cotton Gossip and Market Sentiment Across the South

Wires report summer crop liquidation fears fading with forecasts of rain in western states and a bullish weekly government bureau view. Oklahoma relief followed by expected more rain. traders note October hedges supporting markets and Liverpool demand pending. R J Mueller returns from five weeks abroad and resumes trading on the local floor.

Texas Oklahoma Liverpool

Weather bulletin reports varied rainfall across cotton region

The weekly weather bulletin notes general rain in some areas with heavy precipitation in the eastern and central cotton region. Western areas saw lighter rain, Texas localities mostly dry, and Abilene and several towns reporting no rain. Some stations in South and Southeastern states received over two inches, Donaldsonville recording 12.13 inches. Mean temperatures rose 1 to 15 degrees in the east and 1 to 7 degrees in the west, with highs reaching 100 or more in spots.

Cotton Exchange Oklahoma Texas Abilene Ballinger Brownwood Clarendon Corsicana Hastland Greenville Haskell Hondo Quannah Snyder Spur Westbrook Austin Koppers Longlake Riverside Valley Junction South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Donaldsonville

Cotton Bulletin Houston District Weather Summary

Temperature and rainfall data for Houston district stations over the 24 hours ending 8 am local time. Includes minimum temperatures for the last twelve hours and notes these values are not used in calculating district averages.

San Antonio Tex Houston

Wheat Market Dips on Favorable Field Conditions and Rain

Chicago June 27 Wheat futures moved to the bear side as rains and cooler weather weighed on Chicago traders. September opened down and slid further amid ample supply and weak foreign crop signals. Corn weakened on good weather and rising local stores while hogs held firm with pork at 15.60, lard around 8.37, ribs near 8.40.

Associated Press Chicago

Daily Movement of Grain at Chicago

Shipments today were as fellows. Grain traffic in Chicago shows ongoing activity with futures, tonnage, and shipping details indicated. Strong entities include Chicago and grain movement data, pointing to steady market movement in the grain trade.

Chicago

Wheat and Corn Receipts Reported for Chicago and North Markets

Chicago on June 27 reported wheat receipts at 24 cars including 5 contract grade and corn at 500 cars with 178 contract grade. Oats totaled 203 cars with wheat totals for Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth at 24 cars, down from 211 last week and 204 on the same day last year.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Chicago grain quotations posted for market today

Chicago spot quotes list grain prices across wheat corn and oats with bid prices for several grades. Red wheat No 2 hard and spring varieties show around 89 to 95 cents per bushel while No 2 corn bids sit near 56 to 67 cents. Oats No 2 white bids range 38 to 46 cents per bushel as standard oats trade around 42 to 44 cents.

Associated Press Chicago Ill

Wheat and grain futures mix steady in Chicago markets

In St Louis trade on June 27 prices show cash wheat firm with No 2 track red 87 88 cents and No 2 hard 90 96 cents. Corn, oats and nets rise with July futures for wheat 87 8 cents, July corn 57 56 cents, July nets 43 cents. Continuous notes indicate mixed movements across months and grades.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Kansas City Grain Quotations June 27

Quotations for cash wheat and corn show little change. No. 2 hard wheat near 86 92 cents with slight increases, No. 2 white and mixed grades also marginally higher. Corn holds near 57% to 59% and 53% to 59% for July and September futures, with bids and asks listed.

Tep Associated Press Kansasd City

Cottonseed Prices Reported in Memphis Market

Memphis June 7 Cotton products report lists prime basis oil at 5.47 with 24.75 per barrel, tinters at 3% 4% and related figures.

THE Associated Press Memphis

Cotton Seed Prices Move Mildly in New York Market

New York on June 27 reported cotton seed futures with modest shifts. July contracts opened at 6.312 and closed near 6.33, with options around 6.34. September futures traded around 6.39, while November bids hovered near 5.84.

New York Cine Coon Vccaus

Metal market st Louis report dull with lower lead prices

METAL MARKET ST LOUIS June 27 The market for metals today showed little activity and limited satisfaction from trading. Lead sold at 4.35 with dull demand. Spelter declined to 5.60 as prices softened in today's session.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

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