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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1914

Page

7

Market opens with dull trading not seen in twenty years

In New York on June 29 the stock market starts slow with many fractional gains erased by midday. United Dry Goods preferred rose to 65 on 100 shares while Continental and GM moved modestly. overall traders stayed inactive amid holdover delays on east freight rate decisions. Bond activity shows steadiness, with miscellaneous readings for mercantile paper and foreign exchange.

New York United Dry Goods Continental Common Preferred General Motors

Money market rates steady in New York steady at one to three percent

Cal money showed steady rates as of June 29 in New York with the ruling rate around 1 percent to 2 percent. Time spans eased with 60 days at about 24 percent, 90 days near 2 to 3 percent and six months around 3 percent.

New York Milwaukee Was

Metal markets notes from New York and London

Lead quiet at 3.86 1 1 2. London lead 7s 6d. copper steady around 13 13.75. lake casting at 30. August futures 30.74. iron No 1 north 14.75 15.25. No 2 north 14.50 15.00. London copper spot 60 28 64. tin spot 187 15s. futures 139 10s. Cleveland warrants 51s.

London Northern Southern Cleveland

Collier to Confer on State Banks and National Reserve

Austin June 29 Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Collier leaves for Washington to discuss the role of state banks in the national reserve system with the Federal Reserve Board. He will then attend the Atlantic City convention of supervisors of state banks and return to Washington for a general conference with Controller Murrey on benefits from national reserve banks.

Collier Austin Tex Washington, D. C Federal Reserve Board National Reserve Banks Washington Atlantic City Murrey

Need Not Be Corporation Dissolution Power asserted

Assistant Attorney General Luther Nickels said the Texas Business Men's Association can be dissolved even if not a corporation. He noted unlawful conspiracies may be dissolved, aligning with the state attorney general's procedure in the dissolution action.

Austin Tex Luther Nickels Texas Business Men’s Association Dallas Ben B. Cain Nickels Attorney General's Department

Governor to Begin Campaign Tour in Texas

Governor Colquitt heads on a state campaign tour for James E. Ferguson. He will speak at Flatonia on July 2 and has agreed to a July 14 appearance at Walnut Springs. He is confident the Bell county candidate will secure the nomination at the July 25 primaries.

Austin Tex Colquitt James E. Ferguson Flatonia Walnut Springs Bell County

A and M Directors Meet in Waco Texas

Directors of the A and M College convene in Waco with president E B Cushing and acting president Thomas Puryear among attendees. The session, focused on routine matters, may elect a new president as proceedings continue.

Waco Tex A. and M. College E. B. Cushing Houston John S. Guion Ballinger Ike Ashburn College Station Thomas Puryear Walton Peteet W. H. Astin Bryan J. A. Kyle

Carranza and Villa Near Breaking Point

Dispute within the junta over releasing a statement and alleged correspondence involving Carranza, Sherman G. Hopkins, H. Clay Pierce, and American financial backing of the Constitutionalists. Hopkins denied aid. Zubaran and Cabrera denied American funding. A congressional airing was hinted.

Junta Carranza Sherburne G. Hopkins Washington National Railways Stirvey Mr. Hopkins H. Clay Pierce Hopkins Rafael Zubaran Luis Cabrera Pierce Congress

Hay Belittles Split and Predicts Victory in Mexico

Gen. Eduardo F. Hay, a key Constitutionalist leader allied with Gov. Carranza, comments that the Carranza Villa rift has calmed like a pond’s surface. He travels from San Antonio toward Monterey for talks with Carranza and says US nonintervention could expedite the fall of Mexico City, with a significant Federal stand at Queretaro likely to fail.

Eduardo F. Hay Carranza Mexico General Villa General Hay San Antonio St. Anthony Fomento Sinaloa United States Mexico City Queretaro

Americans Arrest Marauders Near Vera Cruz

Four Mexicans named as marauders sent into the American headquarters at Vera Cruz were delivered to Federal outposts yesterday. They were among many released from the fortress during the American occupation and were charged with murder in a list of crimes committed between the lines.

Vera Cruz Mexico

Federal Forces Move Toward Vera Cruz

General Jimenez Castro who led Federal troops at San Carlos on the Inter Oceanic Railway is ordered to Antigua near Vera Cruz. The government plans to seize Vera Cruz immediately after American forces reembark. New Mexican loan bonds to be floated by the government are to be issued by several local banks within days.

Vera Cruz Mexico City Jimenez Castro San Carlos Antigua

National League doubleheader results at Cincinnati and St Louis

In Cincinnati the first game ended with a 66 to 0 score while the second game shows Boston beating Cincinnati. St Louis hosted a doubleheader with scores reflected as 50 to 1 and 3 to 5 with pitchers including Adams, Conelman, McQuillan, Coleman and Kester among others.

Cincinnati R. H. E. Parole Adams Conelman McQuillan Coleman Kester Rowan Clarke St. Louis R. HH. E. Creaso Codicae Cheney Smith Bresnahan Hargrave Doak Wingo

American League action rattles Chicago and Detroit scores

The summary of games shows Chicago hosted a doubleheader with pitchers and batters listed for both sides. In the second game Chicago’s lineup included Weisman Baumgardner Crossin Agnew Faber Cicotte Benz and Schalk. Detroit hosted Cleveland with Blanding Morton Rowe and ONeill facing Dauss and Stan.

R. H. E. Ps ER Eee Ee Ae Ee Cricams i. Ake i Aoe Weisman Baumgardner Crossin Agnew Faber Cicotte Benz Schalk

Light Trade Opens Week at Union Stock Yards

June 29 report shows demand near last week’s level with receipts far below early-week totals. Hog activity was nearly nil, cattle and calves mixed at $4.50 to $5.60 for cows and $5 to $6 for yearlings, light calves $4 to $7. Bulls quoted $4.75 to $5.25.

Union Stock Yards Chicago Kansas City

Fort Worth Market Reports Cattle and Hogs Steady

Fort Worth cattle and hog markets showed steady demand with prices near last week. Cattle receipts around 4500 with calves 650. beef prices range 6.25 to 7.80. stockers 5 to 6.5. cows 3.25 to 6. heifers 5.50 to 7. bulls 4.25 to 5.75. hogs receipts 800 with top 8.70 and heavies 8.65 to 8.70. sheep and lambs 4000 with lambs 7.60 to 8.10 and ewes 5 to 5.25.

Fort Worth Tex

Market Receipts and Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Kansas City reports today’s receipts and steady markets for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs receipts 7000 with bulk 8.25 to 8.40 heavy 8.40 to 8.45 lights 8.20 to 8.35 pigs 7.50 to 8.00. Cattle receipts 11000 with prime fed steers 8.60 to 9.25 cheesed beef steers 7.60 to 8.56 southern steers 5.75 to 7.25 cows 4.25 to 7.50 heifers 6.50 to 9.00 stockers 6.50 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 5000 lambs 7.50 to 8.25 yearlings 6.00 to 7.00 wethers 4.75 to 6.00 ewes 4.25 to 5.25.

Kansas City

Chicago Market Receipts and Prices Report

Chicago market receipts and prices show mixed livestock and sheep figures. Cattle and calves vary across categories with hogs and sheep postings, indicating a generally steady to slow market trend.

Market Reports From St Louis Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Hogs receipts 7500 market higher. Pigs and lights 7.00 8.50. Good heavy 8.45 8.55. Cattle receipts 500 market steady. Native beef steers 7.50 9.25, cows and heifers 5.00 9.00, stockers 5.00 7.55, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.75 8.10, cows and heifers 4.50 6.65, native calves 6.00 9.00. Sheep receipts 6000 market slow. Sheared mutton 4.75 5.00, sheared lambs 7.00 8.00, goring lambs 8.00 9.25.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Baseball scores from multiple leagues in Indianapolis and Midwest cities

Federal League games in Indianapolis show trey nesses seers and EB Kansas City games with late innings. Western Association reports Fort Smith, Muskogee, Tulsa results. American Association lists Indianapolis, Louisville, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St Paul, Cleveland, Columbus scores with varying innings.

Western Association Oklahoma City Fort Smith Muskogee McAlester Tulsa Joplin American Association Indianapolis Louisville Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee St. Paul Cleveland Columbus

Weather and political notes from June days

The Cotton Region bulletin reports fair weather over the Houston belt with above normal temperatures and Columbia recording 2.70 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Allen Buell, local forecaster, Weather Bureau. President Wilson to settle jurisdictional conflicts among House committees over conservation bills arranging conferences with Congress members this week.

San Antonio Tex Houston Belt Columbia Allen Buell Weather Bureau Washington PD. C House Wilson

Market Notes on Butter Eggs and Meat Imports

Market reports show smaller shipments of country butter as harvest season reduces farm labor butter into retail channels. Egg quality declines with about 20 percent bad eggs per case and price quotes to retailers at 17 to 18 cents. Fresh meat imports post tariff removal total 10.55 million dollars from October to April led by beef with small mutton and lamb sums, a contrast to no imports the prior year.

United States

Cotton Climbs on Dry Weather Buoyed Market

The New York cotton market opened firm as weather reports and private crop figures showed conditions around 75.8 to 80.1 percent. July futures stayed firm early, with gains of 3 to 16 points on cover and support before retreating 4 to 5 points from Saturday’s close amid late trading and Dover bill news.

New York Futures Open Steady With Mixed Early Moves

Commodities futures opened steady with gains of 4 to 9 points and saw mixed early activity across months. July at 12.85, August 12.90, October 12.72, December 12.77, with highs and closes showing modest firming by session end.

New York Otten Tully

Cotton prices rise on good cables and dry weather

In New Orleans on June 29 the cotton market opened with 5 to 10 point gains as buying was heavy enough to lift 12 to 14 points. By noon prices were 8 to 10 points higher on a private 80 weight report, then sagged slightly in the afternoon before closing 5 86 points up.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady with gains in New Orleans

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains of 9 to 12 points. July at 13.30, August 13.33, October 13.25, December around 12.76, with mixed moves across nearby contracts and high and low ranges shown.

New Orleans

Spot cotton markets steady in Liverpool with modest sales

June 29 spot cotton in Liverpool remained steady. Good middling quoted at 8.15d and middling at 7.634d with low middling at 7.15d. Total sales reached 4000 bales, including 300 for export and speculation, while receipts were 9000 bales.

Futures hold steady as cotton futures quoted in Liverpool

In Liverpool on June 29 futures traded steady with July-August at 7.324, August-September 6.15, October-November 6.83, and January-February 6.74, March-April 6.76. In York on June 29 spot cotton middling priced at 13.25 with 34 bales sold and delivered none on contract.

New Orleans Mariet Liverpool York

Spot cotton sales and arrivals noted in daily report

A brief market note records June 29 spot cotton trading with 189 16e reported sales of 65 bales and arrivals of 50 bales. The document lists prices and quantities for the day's activity.

Grain futures close with mixed July and September bids

Kansas City on June 29 reports grain futures ending mixed. Wheat futures for July and September show gains and declines, while corn rises modestly and oats soften.

Kansas City

Market Ticker Shows Mixed Close Across Cities

Leading spot markets report New York steady to up six points, New Orleans down one to six, Houston and Galveston with varied gains or staying flat. Liverpool posts two points higher while Liverpool and other ports show mixed results across the Atlantic market.

New York New Orleans Niger Liverpool Houston Galveston

Market Quotations From Kansas City Butter and Poultry

Quotations today show butter at Creamery 28c firsts 28c, seconds 18c, packing 1c, eyes Firsts 19c seconds 14c. Poultry prices list hens 18c and broilers 26c with June 29 city data from Kansas City.

Kansas City

Cotton Spot Prices Report in Houston and Galveston

Houston market shows spot cotton percentage higher with middling at 13 1/4 cents and 952 bales sold. Galveston spots unchanged at 13 11/16 cents with 867 bales sold, none to arrive.

Houston Tex Galveston

Two boys drown near Dallas in gravel pit and river

Two boys, Paul Gibhart aged six and Eg Moore, a negro lad, drowned yesterday near Dallas. Gibhart waded beyond his depth in a cement city gravel pit while Moore jumped into a deep Trinity River hole on a dare.

Dallas Cement City Paul Gibheart Eagle Ford Eg Moore Trinity River

Market Report on Refined Sugar Prices and Varieties

New York sugar prices show steadiness across grades today with molasses sugar at $2.67 and centrifugal at $3.24. Refined lines include cut leaf $5.25, crushed $5.15, mould Age 80 cubes $4.55, XXXX powdered $4.1s, fine granulated $4.30, diamond A and confectioners A both $4.30 and $4.20 respectively. Premium No 1 at $4.10.

New York

Quotations from Chicago market for dairy and produce

Chicago June 29 daily quotations show creamery milk at 20 2649c, cheese steady, eggs 14% 18c, firsts 16% 17% 18%, potatoes unsettled with Triumphs at 1.60 1.70 per bushel, Virginia barrels 4.50 4.70, poultry alive steady with springs 20 2t e and fowls 15c.

Chicago Ill Virginia

Cotton seed oil futures close with varied quotes

Trading closed with July and August near 7.27 to 7.30 dollars, September 7.58 to 7.59, October 7.38 to 7.40, and December around 6.92 to 6.94 dollars. Front-month June 29 data show activity across months with minor shifts.

New Zee Sto Se T.men

Real Estate Men Offer Bexar County Land Map for Sale

A San Antonio Light advertisement lists landowners in Bexar county and their acres shown on a county map for sale. The map is priced at 50 cents, with the publication valued at two dollars.

Bexar County San Antonio

Cotton Seed Prices Steady At Mphs Market

Prices posted for cotton seed products at Mphs Tennessee on June 29 show prime basis stable with fesrge 40 meal at 27.50 dollars and linters at 24 percent.

Tenn

Monday Cotton Letters Highlight Mixed Market Tone

Thorn and Maginnis report sentiment as reactionary rather than bearish due to favorable weather and July notice day looming. Improved conditions support a hoped for crop recovery, with long liquidation and hedging limited while demand from dry goods and spinners shows resilience.

New Orleans Thorn & Maginnis America Government North South Carolina Tennessee Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Texas United States West Texas Bombay

Market outlook on July crop position and weather

Hayward and Clark review signals from Texas to New Orleans noting uncertain July position day effects, bullish undertone but weather risks, drought affected Eastern states, backwater in Texas cotton, showers needed in Western regions, and expected acreage around last year with a possible minor loss. A June 25 report cites a 77 to 75 range.

New Orleans Hayward & Clark Arkansas Texas Alabama Oklahoma Sean Bureau Aosllion

Births Recorded for Forsyth and Barcelona Families

A boy born to Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Forsyth at 106 Providence Street on June 36 and a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barcelona at 1132 Ave. D on June 26.

F. M. Forsyth Providence Street Joe Barcelona Ave. D

Burial Permits For Three Local Women Released

Mrs. Mattie Gross aged 54 died June 27 at 818 East Cincinnati Avenue. Mrs. Rebecca Jones aged 62 died June 26 at 526 Victoria Street. Julia Moncada aged 20 died June 34 at Bexar County Hospital.

Mattie Gross East Cincinnati Avenue Rebecca Jones Victoria Street Julia Moncada Bexar County Hospital

Wheat Decline Amid Kansas Crop Report Pressure

Trading opened little changed to higher but buying waned as cables steadied, then selling intensified on the Kansas crop report. Wheat finished steady to fractionally lower, with corn and hog markets showing mixed but modest moves as rain eased drought in the southwest.

Chicago Kansas

Chicago cash grain quotations

Chicago June 29 quotations show wheat No 2 red 81 to 82 cents No 2 hard 80 to 82 cents No 2 northern 89 cents No 2 spring 87 to 88 cents corn No 2 69 to 71 cents No 2 yellow 69 to 70 cents oats standard 38 to 38.4 cents barley 48 to 58 cents

Chicago

Market Quotations for Wheat and Oats in St. Louis

June 29 market quotes list grains in St. Louis with No 2 red at 77 cents, No 2 hard at 93 cents per bushel, No 2, 69 and No 2 white at 66 cents for oats No 2 at 37 cents and No 2 white at 89 cents.

ST. Louis

Grain price notes for wheat and corn markets

The report lists wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red with bids ranging from 79 to 91 cents for various grades. Corn prices show No 2 mixed and No 2 white bids around 68 to 73 percent and other quoted figures.

Marriage Licenses and Coffee Market Report

Marriage licenses listed for Harry Chaffin with Dora Bourgeoise and D F Cheney with Leila Wilkens. Edwin A Krohn and Ernie Nordhaus, Joseph Elmer Cooper with Ethel Spindle. New York coffee market notes show Rio exchange meeting at 8 1/2 cents, futures steady with September at 7.53 and December at 8.93.

Harry Chaffin Dora Bourgeoise D. F. Cheney Leila Wilkens Edwin A Krohn Ernie Nordhaus Joseph Elmer Cooper Ethel Spindle New York

General Evan Under Official Inquiry Over Monroe Doctrine Remarks

General Evan faced an official inquiry after his Governor's Island speech in which he invoked the Monroe doctrine and reportedly called the United States the most meddlesome nation. President Wilson asked Secretary Garrison to secure the explanation. Dominican Situation Muddled as Wilson notes uncertainty in handling the diverse elements shaping U S policy and contemplates steps after gunboat firing incidents.

Evan Washington, D. C Governor’s Island United States Wilson Garrison Washington

Automobile Owners Map for Bexar County for Sale

Light office advertises a Bexar county map valued at $2.06 for sale to readers who cannot do without one. see today’s paper for details.

Bexar County

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