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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1917

Page

13

Cotton Market Notes From Principal Spot Quotations

Quotations show middling cotton at San Antonio 25.35, Houston 26.00, Galveston 26.60, New York 27.15, New Orleans 26.00, Liverpool 31.45. daily market summary reports early gains on dry southwest weather and crop reports, then mixed moves with New York and New Orleans fluctuating before settling largely steady.

San Antonio Dee Houston Galveston New York New Orleans Liverpool Abilene Tex Amarillo Tex. A Birmingham Atlanta Brownsville Chicago, Jr Christi del Rio Tex Fort Worth Houston Jacksonville Kansas Ca the West Fla Louisville Taylor Tampa Washington

New York Cotton Opens Steady on Dry Southwest Outlook

The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 11 to 20 points on dry southwest weather and a private crop report showing conditions at 71.4 down from 74.0 last month. October and December futures traded around 26.65 and 26.75 on the call, with Liverpool buying noted as a feature before prices eased back later in the morning.

Cotton Exchange New York New Orleans Liverpool Tober Fces Texas San Antonio Ing

Cotton futures open steady with mixed early quotes

New York cotton prices start steady with July at 26.95, October 26.60, December 26.75, January 26.82, and March 26.91. Futures closed Friday up about 1 point to around 26.66 for nearby contracts amid modest fluctuations.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Opens Up Then Sags On Rain Prospects

Bullish crop reports and western drought spark initial rise of 9 to 23 points, but heavy selling pulls markets lower. By midmorning prices drop 3 to 16 points from yesterday, Texas rain reports trigger further losses to 22 to 28 points, then steadying toward noon. Afternoon trade steadies as New York stock drawdown of 24,583 bales eases downward pressure and active months show a slight loss.

New Orleans Texas New York

Cotton futures open with varied bids in New Orleans

In New Orleans on June 29 cotton futures opened with bids for July at 25.80 and October at 25.80, with positions near 26.00 to 26.31 depending on month. Intraweek notes show Friday closes around 26.21 for March and 25.90 for December as the market fluctuates.

New Orleans Quist Hightau Con Thurs

Cotton Prices and Small Sales Report from Liverpool

Spot cotton in Liverpool shows no change with American middling at 19.45 pence per pound and related grades listed. Sales reached 3000 bales late yesterday with 1100 bales added. arrivals total about 4000 bales, including 1100 American.

Liverpool

Cotton futures quotations in Liverpool and New York

Futures closing quotes show a sequence of delivery periods with price declines from June through next spring. Liverpool figures list June to June-July spreads, followed by October-January and into March-April. New York notes cotton seed oil quotations.

New York

Cotton imports fall short of mill demand in Britain

June 79 report from London notes cotton imports have slipped below levels needed by mills, depleting stocks. George Henry Roberts, parliamentary secretary to the board of trade, said the government will push to raise cotton usage as much as possible in response to the shortage.

Estimated 23500 Cars of Apples For Northwest Season

Spokane report shows an estimate of 23500 cars of apples for the 1915 season in the four northwest states. L J Blot, secretary of the Fruit Growers Agency, released the forecast today.

Spokane Wash L. J. Blot The Fruit Growery Agency

Modern Built-In Furniture at Steves Sash and Door Co

Steves Sash and Door Co introduces built-in furniture solutions showcasing integrated storage and seating designs. The display highlights custom panels and finishes aimed at optimizing small spaces while maintaining classic joinery and durable construction.

Modern ‘Built-In’ Furniture Steves Sash & Door Co.—A.v

Wholesale market prices for fresh vegetables and staples

The list documents wholesale prices for fresh country produce and canned goods. California and Texas items span onions cucumbers tomatoes okra peppers cabbage lettuce and more with per hundredweight per crate per dozen and per box quotes. Also included are dried fruits, canned meats and fish, flours, grains, seeds, nuts and hides with varied regional pricing.

California Texas Bermuda Rockyfords Valencia Arbuckle Maxwell Maxwell House Honduras Japan Illinois Maine

Cotton goods firm with rise in branded bleached cottons

New York news reports firm cotton goods on Thursday with a further rise in branded bleached varieties. Yarns remained firm while burlaps were quiet but steady. Men’s spring wearings began to be opened.

New York

Wheat Market Holds Steady Amid Export and Marketing Talks

Chicago reports reflect continued declines in wheat prices with trading restricted while Congress debates the food conservation bill. Beartish sentiment grows as U S and Canada discuss joint export and milling regulation and warehousing plans. Prices end steady matching yesterday with July at 2.01 and September at 1.81 1/2. Oats drop on good crops and provisions sag with weak support.

Chicago United States Canada Washington Holland

Chicago grain quotations inked for June 29

Quotations listed for Chicago on June 29 show No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat, No 2 yellow corn at 1.74 per bushel, oats at 69 to 70 cents, and barley from 1.05 to 1.40 per bushel.

Chicago

Kansas City Wheat and Grain Quotations Report

Quotations today show cash wheat with No 2 hard at 2.38 to 2.55 and No 2 red at 2.15 to 2.25. Corn No 2 mixed ranges 1.69 to 1.70 and No 2 oats list 72½ to 73 cents, with No 2 mixed at 67½ to 68 cents.

Kansas City

Grain futures close with mixed gains and declines

Grain futures settled with wheat at 2.05 for July and 1.84 for September while corn touched 1.63 for July 1.43 for September and 1.04 for December. Kansas City market report notes prices across July September and December contracts.

Kansas City

Grain Prices Reported In St Louis Market

Wheat prices quoted as hard red flour No 2 at 2.41 and fractions per bushel. Corn bids listed for No 2 at 1.74 and No 2 white at 1.75 with minor variations. Wheat and corn quotes show minor deltas in the St Louis market report.

ST. Louis

Rice market reports solid demand in New Orleans

In New Orleans on June 29 rough and clean rice held firm with steady activity. Quoted prices were mostly unchanged apart from rough rice remaining strong and receipts totaling £168 pockets while sales of clean rice to Japan reached 134 pockets.

New Orleans Japan

Frozen Chinese Eggs Cut Living Costs On Coast And Midwest

A Seattle dispatch to the New York World says frozen eggs from China, shipped in cans without shells, arrive annually to Seattle and San Francisco totaling 34.5 million units. Each egg weighs two ounces and costs at least one third less than local supplies due to cheaper labor in China.

China Pacific Coast Middle West Seattle New York World San Francisco A. L. Kinsley United States

Local Market Update Shows Mixed Shifts in Poultry and Grains

Wholesale poultry prices fell to 23 and 26 cents a pound for large cevice while see atems springs dropped to 21 and 22 cents. Mixed corn rose to 1.88 per bushel in car lots. Texas oats hit 88 cents per bushel and corn chops rose to 3.25 per hundred weight in car lots. California rhubarb quoted at 8 cents a pound. New Mexico alfalfa up to 27.50 per ton. No changes in wholesale prices for fruits, groceries, provisions, seeds or hides.

Columbia River Alaska Texas New Mexico Ian Millet Atems Springs California

Shippers Market Prices for Eggs Butter Poultry

Friday trading shows eggs steady at 32 33 cents per dozen in Texas, butter firm at 35 cents per pound from creameries, and poultry prices easing. Hens at 15 to 16 cents, old roosters 11 to 12, large springs 23 to 25, medium 21 to 22, small 20 to 22, broilers 2.60 to 3.00 per dozen, turkeys 14 to 16 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 9.00 to 10.00 per dozen.

Virginia California Bayos Detiveres Fries LDES Texas Texas Creamery

Quotations Report From CRCADO Market Center

June 29 market notes show butter at 53 36 percent, creamery prices steady, firsts 30 percent, ordinary firsts 28 29 percent. Potatoes down, receipts 18 429, poultry alive lower with fowls quoted as quiet. Arkansas and Oklahoma receipts listed.

Arkansas Oklahoma

Butter and Eggs Market Prices Listed by Creamery

Creamery reports 25 firsts and 32 percent on seconds for butter with 30 percent packing. Eggs show 31 percent firsts. Poultry prices include hens and roosters at 18 cents and broilers at 26 cents.

Kansas City

Provision Markets Set Daily Prices for Delicatessen Items

Local packing house quotations issued Friday list dry salt extras at 24c bacon extras 26c dry salt bellies 14-16 pound average 27% fancy breakfast bacon 40c fancy hams 28c bacon bellies 14-16 pound average 29c Pure lard 23c compound 19c American cheese 29c per pound.

Quotations Clipped Prices Show Narrow Range In Chicago Market

Financial quotations list in Chicago show varied figures with multiple entries around the low to mid twenties. The data reflects a tight trading range and potential activity across several items, though exact titles and items are obscured by the fragment. The page indicates ongoing market reporting but lacks clear identifiers for the listed securities.

Sugar prices and onion delivery reach White House

New York sugar markets show raw sugar strong with centrifugal at 6.39 and molasses 6.51. In Washington, Representative Garner presents President Wilson with Texas Bermuda onions grown by George Rohleda of Eagle Pass, sending a crate for the President and another for other notables.

New York Washington, D. C Garner Wilson George Rohleda Eagle Pass Rohleda

Turpentine market reports Savannah figures and prices

Turpentine firms show daily sales of 38 percent stock at 294 receipts and 326 shipments with stock 20 929. Pesin firm records sales 1647 receipts 1072 shipments 64 stock 65 942. Quotations list prices from 5.35 to 7.00 with various grades and names such as Fetesa8 E 65 60 5.65 5.70, K 5.85 5.90 BM 6.10 WN 6.70 W. G. 6.80 W. W. 6.80 7.00.

Savannah W. G W. W

Coffee Futures Steady with No. 7 Pore Noted

In New York on June 29 traders reported steady coffee trade with No 7 pores. Prices shown include September at 7.64 and December at 7.76 with no major volatility indicated.

York

Weather Observations for June 29, 1917

Observations recorded at 7 a.m. Friday June 29 1917. Wind speeds under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Meteorologist Allen Buell notes the data.

Northern hogs weak as Fort Worth market holds firm

Northern cattle trade unsettled at Fort Worth while Chicago shows week activity. Hogs stay strong with unchanged prices except at Fort Worth where buyers remain active. Sheep softer and lurchers steady. San Antonio sees firm cattle in range, and overall receipts include cattle calves horses and hogs with city trade numbers listed.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago San Antonio

Fort Worth Market Report Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices

Fort Worth Texas June 29 cattle receipts 4500 market active with Reeves 6.50 to 9.50 stockers 0.06 to 7.00 heifers 7.00 to 8.50 cows 5.00 to 7.50 bulls 5.00 to 6.50 calves 5.50 to 12.59 hogs receipts 400 market active heavies 15.25 to 15.85 lights 15.00 to 15.25 mediums 14.75 to 15.00 mixed 14.50 to 14.75 commons 13.50 to 11.00 pigs 8.50 to 11.50 sheep receipts 600 market unchanged lambs 15.90 to 16.50 yearlings 12.50 to 14.00 wethers 9.00 to 10.50 ewes 7.50 to 9.00 culls 6.50 to 7.50 goats 6.50 to 38.00.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Live Stock Market Report June 29

Chicago livestock receipts show hogs at 14 15.80 for heavy, light to 15.20, mixed 14.30 to 15.75, and pigs around 10.75 while cattle markets remain weak with native beef at 7.18 to 18.80 and calves 10.50 to 15. Sheep receipts reach 7000 with wethers 8 to 11.2, ewes 10.50 to 15.25, and lambs 10.50 to 15.25 with springs 12.75 to 17.7.

Chicago Ad.uvu

Market Receipts and Prices for Hoge Cattle and Sheep

Kansas City bids list receipts for Hoge cattle and cattle and sheep markets. Hog prices show bulk 14.45 to 16.65 with heavy 15.60, cattle receipts 1500 across steer, cow, heifer, and calf categories with varied prices from 6.00 to 12.50, and sheep receipts 2000 with lambs 16.00 to 17.75 and yearlings 11.00 to 13.50 with other stockers 7.00 to 15.00.

Kansas City

Livestock Prices and Receipts Report From St Louis Market

Receipts and quotations for today show hogs at 8000 head with mixed and feeder categories priced between 14.95 and 15.65, cattle receipts 1860 with native beef steers at 7.50 to 13.50 and beef cows at 4.25 to 9.00, and sheep receipts 1700 with clipped lambs at 13.00 to 16.00 and ewes at 9.00 to 10.00. Market prospects described as steady.

T. Louis Texas Prime Southern

Coal demand rises as France and Italy seek million tons monthly

France and Italy are said to require about one million tons of coal per month, with prices for ordinary bituminous coal at Paris around 60 dollars a ton and rising. Ship shortages loom but German ships tied up in Brazilian ports may be redirected to trans Atlantic routes, potentially easing movement to tide water if Eastern operators can supply coal. Current outlook suggests coal may be unavailable despite demand.

France Italy Black Diamond Paris Tidewater

Lost Five Dollar Bill Returned After Two Years

An elderly farmer in rural dress sits in a cross-town car when a young woman asks if he lost a five dollar bill. He confirms, she returns the bill saying honesty is common. He reveals he had lost the money two years earlier in St. Louis.

iSt Louis Post-Dispatch

Market Closes Firm After Morning Weakness

Trading opened with selling across active issues and declines in Industrial Alcohol Baldwin Locomotive International Paper Pittsburg Coal Studebaker Chandler and General Motors. United States Steel recovered after an initial dip and rails and coppers moved higher as the market steadied into a strong finish with Liberty bonds at 1006 50 for odd lots.

New York Baldwin Locomotive International Paper Pittsburg Coal Studebaker Chandler General Motors United States Liberty Bonds

Cotton Region Bulletin summarizes state weather data

The bulletin reports temperatures generally seasonable in the Houston district with high reads 96 to 100 in Oklahoma and northern Texas. Showers occur in Georgia Alabama and southern Louisiana with heavier rains in Alabama at Thomasville Ozark and Opelika and scattered locales in the Carolinas Tennessee Florida and southern Texas. Partial rainfall totals include Waynesboro Georgia 1.06 inches and Opelika Alabama 1.74 inches. Allen Buell meteorologist Weather Bureau. An Australian ferry uses a floating reinforced concrete pontoon as a landing stage.

Oklahoma Texas Georgia Alabama Louisiana Carolinas Tennessee Florida Thomasville Ozark Opelika Waynesboro

Shortage of Stock Cars Cuts Receipts Across Texas

Shortage of stock cars in Texas has slashed livestock receipts. San Antonio saw only 18 cattle 6 calves 218 horses and 21 hogs on a Friday while average loads were far higher. Horses move for government work. cattle are driven from 80 to 100 miles. Railroads cite regu lations and car holds as causes. Cattlemen warn higher prices loom as transportation delays persist.

Texas San Antonio Commission

Money market quotes in San Antonio pesos and notes

Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Friday showed bids and asks for silver pesos at 64 and 63 cents respectively. Bank notes included State Bank no 8618 at 16 cents, National Bank note at 167 cents, and Bank of London and Mexico at 11 12 percent.

San Antonio Bank of London Mex

Time loans ease as rates hold at four percent

New York June 9 time loans ease with 60 and 90 day and six month maturities at 4 percent. Call money remains firm with high 44, low 444, rate at 4 percent, last loan 4 percent, closing bid 4 percent and offered at 4 percent.

New York Call Money Firm

Mercantile Rates and Bonds Steady in New York Markets

New York June 29 mercantile paper around 54 percent. Sterling bids show 0 day bills at 472, 60 day bills on banks at 4714, commercial at 4716. German marks 475, cables 4 opliderss. Demand 413-16, cables Par. Silver 71 1/2. Mexican dollars 61 1/2. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.

New York Mercantile Paper

London Money and rates report from June news

London reports Bar silver at 39% per ounce and Money at 4 4% per cent. Discount rates stand at 4% for short bills and 4% for three months bills.

London

Treasury Figures Show Surplus This Fiscal Year

The treasury ended with a general fund balance of 380 thousand 201 dollars 78 cents. Receipts totaled 4 million 60 thousand 275 dollars while payments reached 5 million 839 thousand 712 dollars. The year’s surplus stands at 67 million 764 thousand 870 dollars, contrasting with last year’s 8 million 802 thousand 382 dollar deficit.

Washington, D. C United States Treasury

Metal markets report mixed gains in London and New York

Metal markets in New York on June 29 show firmer spreads with spot copper and tin and subdued activity in others. Copper quiet with near by gelled deals around 31.00 to 31.50 per unit, August futures near 29.00, tin at about 61.75, and spead expectations varying by delivery location East St. Louis to the west.

New York Spead Spot Spot East

London Market Update for Spelter and Tin Prices

London trading on June 29 shows spot and futures quotes for metals. Lead and spelter prices move with spot and futures values listed, while tin shows spot and futures levels, with some figures partially obscured or missing.

Dog Adopts Coyote Pups on Orange County Ranch

A mother dog on Arthur Perley’s ranch north of Santa Ana adopted four orphaned coyote pups found in El Modena foothills. Virgil Pritchard, a local high school student, watched his dogs chase off the mother while the pups were sheltered with the female dog. The coyotes nursed and ate with the dog’s own litter as the scene became a calm mingling of kin.

Arthur Perley Santa Ana Cal New York World el Modena Virgil Pritchard Virgil Clarence Perley

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