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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
7
Market reports show cold storage eggs in demand and prices around 25 cents per dozen in some cases, with roosters and hogs having a firming outlook. Officials indicate stock on hand varies, with meat and sugar quotations rising as shipments increase and corn held near 80 cents a bushel.
Seed products listing shows tunings and prices: 30 prim? ba at 40, meal 27.50, linters 2% from cotton ox. Cotton seed oil priced 7.20 on 7.26, with June 20 update.
Clerks at Charles W. Anderson venue collectors office in Oak a rush to process incomes tax payments after five. An expected penalty of 5 and 1 percent per month looms for late payments while desks crowded with more than 8,000,000 in funds indicate heavy activity as taxpayers rush to meet deadlines.
Two pilot tanks were struck by lightning causing total losses. A Texas Company tank near Nederland with 55 000 barrels capacity filled with distillates suffered near total destruction. about one fourth of the oil was saved. The other was a 7500-barrel tank of the all Pipe Line Company at El Vista containing crude oil and was about one third full. the losses are about 4000 dollars. The strikes occurred at 6 30 and 7 45 respectively.
Minnesota officials certified Progressive party nominations for state offices after the June primary though candidates failed to meet the legal vote threshold to appear on the general election ballot. Secretary of State Schmahl noted the nominations would stand unless a voter challenges in court. The gubernatorial tally was 2874 to 33,455 from the 1912 benchmark.
June 30 report shows light receipts with weak demand for hogs and steady cattle and calf prices. Cattle 427 and calves 105 with hogs 97. overall total receipts 559. Bulls and light calves command 5 to 7 dollars, with modest activity noted in other markets. A shipment of 76 head from Texas to Mississippi passed through under quarantine supervision.
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts 2300 calves 500 hogs 900 sheep 2000. Cattle trade steady with steers 6.25 7.80 stockers 3.25 5.75 cows 4.5 7.9 heifers 4.50 7.90 bulls 4.25 6.00 calves 4.25 7.50. Hogs 5c lower heavies 8.55 8.60 good to choice 7.85 8.55 common to fair 7.50 8.00 pigs 7.00 7.60. Sheep brisk lambs 6.50 8.00 yearlings 6.00 6.50 wethers 5.25 5.85 ewes 5.10 5.25.
Receipts and quotations show hogs 4500 with higher market. figs and lights about 7.00 to 8.65 for good heavy at 8.50 to 8.60. Cattle receipts 6500 with steady market. native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25. cows and heifers 5.00 to 9.00. stockers 5.00 to 7.65. Texas Oklahoma steers 5.75 to 8.40. calves 6.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 5000 with market lower. sheared muttons 4.75 to 5.00. sheared lambs 7.00 to 8.00. spring lambs 8.00 to 9.00.
Hogs receipts 15,000 market steady with bulk 5.30 8.45, heavy 8.40 8.47, light 8.20 8.40, pigs 7.50 8.00. Cattle receipts 7,000 market steady. prime fed steers 8.75 9.25, dressed 7.50 8.60, southern 6.75 8.25, cows 4.25 7.50, heifers 6.50 9.00, stockers 6.50 7.70. Sheep receipts 8,000 market steady. lambs 8.50 9.15, yearlings 6.00 7.00, wethers 4.50 6.00, ewes 4.00 6.00.
Receipts total 17,000 with steady market for hogs led by Belk at 8.45, mixed and heavy hogs around 8.10 to 8.50, pigs at 7.35. Cattle receipts 3,000 with good beef values to 7.30, cows and heifers 3.70, steers 6.90, stockers 6.00, calves 6.50. Sheep and yearlings 6.30 to 6.66, with other categories weaker. total receipts 20,000 and market weak.
In Austin on June 30 the game fish and oyster department asked the attorney general for an opinion defining the game commissioner's power to regulate streams on private property. Chief Game Warden Cox cited Medina dam as a precedent and noted many inquiries about private ponds lakes and creeks. A ruling was expected within days.
New Orleans market reports current cotton conditions and pricing signals. Analysts note supply expectations, demand trends, and regional trade activity shaping futures prospects. Stakeholders monitor weather, dock traffic, and export demand impacting price directions.
A dense listing of wholesale prices across departments including butter, poultry, vegetables, fruits, canned goods, meats, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, sugars, coffee, syrups, flour, and grains. It catalogues per unit and per crate costs for items such as California oranges, Texas potatoes, onions, peppers, cabbage, lemons, apples, prunes, raisins, and cereals, with multiple regional price points and quantities.
In 1601 architect Jacques Perrett of Chambrey Savoy designed an eleven story dwelling 166 feet by 340 feet with 12 foot thick walls and internal stairways to reach 500 occupants. The concept echoes modern skyscraper ideas with a tower and rooftop garden. Sagamore Beach hosts the eighth annual Sagamore Sociological Conference opening tonight with 500 educators reformers and social workers attending.
New York cotton prices start higher by 6 to 8 points then ease 8 points from morning highs. Early futures show quiet activity with realizations near last night’s close as traders react to 79 percent or under crop conditions and a foreseeably unsettled weather forecast for the Carolinas and Georgia. A bearish crop outlook from a traveling expert spurs additional selling in the early afternoon, leaving prices modestly weaker.
The weather in the belt is fair. Temperature is above normal. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Quitman and Valdosta. Texas stations show 24 hour data ending 8 a.m. Tuesday with remarks noting fair conditions in the belt.
The New Orleans cotton market opened 2 4 points higher on good cables and hot weather. After the call it rose 8 6 points, then selling orders ahead of showers pulled prices back. By noon values were 4 to 7 points under yesterday’s close and by 2 pm the market sat 4 to 6 points below prior final figures.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with gains of 3 to 6 points for July through December contracts. July opened at 13.20, August 13.80, October 2.74, and December 12.73, with closes largely unchanged to slightly lower by end of trading.
June 30 market note shows spot cotton steady as sales include 200 bales for export. Receipts total 5 000 bales.
Futures barely steady with July 7.264, July August 7.264, September October 6.904, December January 6.724, February March 6.724d, April May 6.74d cited for the Liverpool market on June 30.
New York and Houston report middling around 13 to 13 1 4 cents with no sales to arrival and no deliveries on contract. Galveston lists middling at 13 11 16 cents with 324 bales to arrive. Liverpool quotes 7 64 pence as the global benchmark.
New Orleans spots on June 30 show cotton at 139 16 cents for ordinary types and 1470 bales reported. Prices indicate active trading with standard spot quotes in the market.
The national weekly weather bulletin notes hot dry conditions across the cotton belt with late planted crops damaged by heat. More moisture is needed. boll weevils are spreading in Louisiana and reported in Texas while drought hits most southern truck farming regions. Judge W J Mathis of Grayson County dies at 43 after appendix surgery in Sherman. Interment in Denison. The item ends with a light joke from the Boston Transcript.
Prominent Jewish leaders from across the United States gather in Detroit for the Central Conference of American Rabbis annual meeting. The silver jubilee marks 25 years since the organization’s founding, with sessions running through July 7 and key reports on church and state and on ethics in public school instruction.
Chicago June 30 Wheat and corn prices opened lower with fresh lows for the crop. Quotes showed No 2 red at 71% 80 cents, No 2 hard 78% 80 cents, No 2 northern 87% 88 cents, No 2 spring 87 88 cents. Corn No 2 68 4% 9c, No 2 yellow 8% 69c. Standard 37 38c. Barley 46 58c.
Kansas City reports today grain quotes with No 2 hard and No 2 red futures and old prices listed. Other grades include No 2 mixed and No 2 white with varied cents per bushel, reflecting daily market activity.
The St Louis market reports grain prices dated June 89 with Wheat types listed as red and hard, No 2 white and No 2, and Oats No 2 values. Prices range around 68 to 87 cents for various grades with noted percentages and market figures.
Kansas City futures show grains with July corn at 66 some cents, July wheat at 76 7/8, July oats at 34 1/2 with September oats at 34 3/4. Prices listed for July and September contracts reflect minor changes and market activity.
Prospects for Iowa's corn crop are described as never better at the end of June according to a bulletin reviewed today by the Iowa Agricultural Extension. Across the state the small grain crop is good and hay is a bit below the average.
Pittsburg police undergo a reform led by C S Hubbard to elevate manners and etiquette. Officers will be trained in Chesterfieldian deportment and courteous arrests. The system features hat tipping and formal introductions, aiming to match prisoners’ culture with officers.
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