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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1917
Page
7
William H. Phillips reports an odd theft from his Pittsburgh apartment a Sunday diner including a turkey eggs and sausage. The robber returned the goods with a note saying it was a mistake and signed Pete a railroad fellow. Phillips wonders if it was a joke by a railroad family member.
Eight Chinese and five Mexicans labeled undesirables by the U S Department of Immigration were escorted from San Antonio to Laredo and San Francisco for deportation. W B Wilson Jr. led the party with inspectors Thompson and Reynolds aiding the handoff. Wilson cited strengthened immigration measures amid heightened international tension and urged alertness against suspicious aliens and military-store outlets.
Army regulation changes officially designate the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem of the United States. Regulations require playing patriotic airs on suitable occasions and prohibit including the anthem in medleys. commanders must enforce the policy.
The Cotton Exchange reports a continued market rise as rains hit the belt and labor outflow boosts demand. New York and New Orleans close firmly higher, with San Antonio spots at 17.05. buying widens despite light offerings and ship losses in the war zone influence.
The New York cotton market shows renewed strength as spot houses, brokers, and long buyers accumulate old crop months. May and October advance with futures rallies, while reports of laborers leaving the South and delays in crop prep support the gains amid optimistic export prospects and resumed Wall Street demand.
New York markets show steady cotton pin with March 17 22, May 17 July 17.17 October 16.25 December 16.42. Futures close 23 to 24 points higher amid mixed quotes. Sequences include 41-48-1T.52 and May at 0.0cy, with October at 16.60 and 16.25 to 16.49 and 16.21 quoted.
New Orleans reports continued rains in the eastern belt and growing spor strength lifting the cotton market at the open. Buyers face few sales as first half hour trading gains run 22 to 30 points. Local spot prices jump 38 points about $2 a bale prompting more buying. By late morning active months held net gains of 27 to 33 points.
The report notes futures closing higher by 8 to 32 points amid a quiet market in New Orleans. Price figures show various readings such as 17.10 17.31 16.99 and 26.80, with ranges and late-session moves across several contracts.
Chicago reports gains across grains as rail traffic improves and expected export outlets widen. Wheat climbs on tighter domestic stocks, corn hits new highs aided by strong hog prices, oats rise with grain gains, and near-term futures show robust, though varied, closures.
Wheat No 2 red nominal No 2 hard two dollars four cents per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow nominal. Oats Standard price around sixty four and one half cents. Barley reports range from one dollar to one dollar twenty eight cents per bushel.
Cash wheat prices list several grades with values around $1.99 to $2.12, including No. 2 hard at $1.99 to $2.03 and No. 2 white near $1.07, plus oats with No. 2 and No. 2 white figures.
A raspy OCR summary shows cotton bales by city including Houston New Orleans Savannah Norfolk and Boston with stock figures and year over year comparisons. It also references United States exports to France Mexico and Japan and mentions last week and last year stock totals.
Cash No 2 hard bids 1.96 to 2.00. No 2 red 3.00. Corn No 2 mixed 1.03 to 1.64. No 2 White 1.04 to 1.04. Oats No 2 white 62 to 62.50. No 2 mixed 59 to 61. Eight of the listed prices show a range between bid and ask.
The Texas Governor signed multiple bills including consent to federal highway aid and a companion to the State Highway Commission bill. He also approved a pension warrants refund and mortuary warrant process and created several independent school districts in Lynn, Houston, Brown, Comanche, Cherokee, and San Patricio counties along with a Hopkins County road system.
Kansas City grain markets closed with wheat May at 1.86 percent to 1.565 dollars and July at 1.55 dollars while corn May and July each posted 1.04 dollars. The report emphasizes price movements for wheat and corn across May and July contracts.
New York market bulletin reports raw sugar firm, refiners holding steady. Molasses prices listed at 4.52 and centrifugals at 0.39 with refined steady and fine granulated at 7 to 8 cents.
Rough rice remained in good demand and clean rice held strong with prices unchanged. Receipts totaled 3250 sacks rough plus 2250 millers and 5613 pockets clean. Sales listed rough Honduras 188 sacks and Japan 181 with blue rege 1200. clean Honduras 2969 pockets and Japan 968 pockets with blue rose 2010 pockets.
New York reports Friday trading sees steady cotton goods with improving demand for coarse products and stronger activity for ready-to-wear. Wool markets remain very firm with substantial carpet wools and South American wools selling well. Young goods show better demand.
Market listing from Elgin shows fifty tubs priced at one rate and thirty five tubs at a second price. No further details provided.
Maritime report from Galveston dated March 3 notes arrivals and sailings: Atlantic City from Britain and Kingston arrived. Concho sailed for New York.
Observations logged at 7 a m on Saturday March 3 1917. Wind speeds below 40 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not cuprenes per the Weather Bureau notes. Allen Buell signs off.
A staff officer famed for jovial habits resolves a temperance experiment. He meets the staff surgeon who believes abstinence lengthens days. The officer admits abstaining all day has felt like the longest day of his life.
Sherman officials announced that Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Frisco Railroad car service rules are suspended. This allows shipments over these lines at any time and in any direction.
Chicago buyers pushed hog prices higher with best grades reaching 13 80 per hundredweight, a 20 cent gain from the previous day. The advance reflected continued demand for top quality pork.
A character pledges a loan with strict terms promising to spend every penny by tomorrow morning, insisting they cannot spare funds yet will help if the borrower agrees to quick repayment.
Shippers report a market with lower egg prices to retailers. Butter steady at Texas creamery 80 44c per pound. country 25 8i. Poultry values show large hens 7.50 to 9.00, small hens 3.60 to 0.00, large fryers 6.00 to 7.00, medium fryers 5.50 to 6.09, broilers 3.60 to 4.00, ducks 7 to 8 per dozen, geese 12.00 to 16.00.
Chicago market notes show butter steady, creamery at 82 16, firsts 50c, ordinary firsts 28 1/2c, receipts 6093 cases. Potatoes unchanged, receipts 4 cara. White wheat prices quoted for several states with Michigan and Wisconsin at 2.25 to 2.50. Poultry alive higher with fowls 20 cents and springs 1 1/2c.
Kansas City market report lists quotations for Butter at 42 cents for creamery, 40 cents for firsts, packing 26 cents, and lines at 28 cents. Poultry prices show Hens 18 percent, roosters 1 cent, turkeys 25 cents, Potatoes at 2.60 dollars.
Local packing house quotes list dry salt extras 19 ̶ c per pound and bacon extras 2 te with 14 1 2 pound average for dry salt bellies. Also notes fancy breakfast bacon 30 ̶ c and bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 22 ̶ %. Pure lard 20 ̶ % compound 15 ye and American cheese 28 ̶ per pound.
Lead agencies report half year electrolytic sales at 31.50. Spot and nearby steady, second quarter around 35.00, July prices from 32.00 to 42.40 with 1.00 to 1.40 quoted for later deliveries. Iron firm and unchanged. Copper and coffee futures noted with irregular March and July quotes.
The Collinsville Virginia report portrays Joe Roberts quitting the tax assessor race against Pate Hale after defeat. He itemizes humorous and hyperbolic “expenses” including sleepless hours, crops lost, crops harvested, and social gaffes, finishing with Hale’s win.
Two students stacked on shoulders altered a restaurant sign reading When you wish to dine you cannot do better than patronize me. They moved the altered sign with a ruby lamp to a doctor's residence. The doctor woke to a morning crowd and a sign reading When you wish to die you cannot do better than patronize me.
Union Stock Yards reports March 3 that northern cattle and sheep held steady while hogs gained at all centers. Chicago hogs hit a record $13.80, St. Louis saw poor hog quality, and overall receipts were light for cattle and sheep. City trade included a calf, two hogs, and two goats among smaller lots.
Fort Worth Texas on March 3 reports cattle receipts totaling 400 with steady market for steers and heifers and mixed prices for cows and bulls. Calves and hogs show varied offerings with receipts around 2600 to 400 and modest gains in some categories, while sheep and goats list moderate turnover and prices.
Chicago market report for hogs cattle and sheep shows receipts for hogs 13 000 Monday 50 000 mixed prices and strong tone. cattle receipts 19 000 Monday market steady with native beef cattle price range and calves. sheep receipts 1 000 Monday market steady with lambs and wether prices listed.
Kansas City market report lists hog receipts at 400 with mixed prices and gains across weights, cattle receipts at 100 with steady demand and varied values from prime fed steers to cows, and sheep receipts with steady market indicating current prices for lambs yearlings wethers and ewes amid reported ranges. Strong figures note prime fed steers and dressed beef values, with lambs and yearlings showing active trading at quoted bids.
Hogs receipts about 4000 with higher market on poor quality. Prices listed include hogs at 18.40 to 13.80, mixed and butcher pigs 13.45 to 3.90, and heavy hogs 18.80 to 13.90. Cattle receipts 100 with steady market. native beef steers 7.50 to 11.75, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 11.50, cows 5.50 to 9.50, stockers 5.40 to 8.00, Texas quarantine steers 5 to 9.40, prime southern beef steers 8 to 11, beef cows 4.25 to 9.00, prime yearling steers 7.50 to 10.00, native calves 6 to 12.50. Sheep receipts none, market nominal.
The market reports a drop in wholesale egg prices with Texas eggs selling at 25 to 26 cents a dozen. Butter prices hold steady. Several provisions saw small increases including dry salt extras to 19 1/8 cents and bacon to 2 1/8 cents, while oranges rose to 3.75 per box and corn and oats gained two cents per bushel.
Wholesale vegetable prices listed for retailers and shippers include potatoes at 4.75 per hundredweight for California Colorado and Oregon onions at 12.00 per hundredweight for California yellow and 40c per dozen bunches for Texas tomatoes at 3.50 per six basket crate cranberries at 6 per barrel on cabbage 8 per hundredweight for Texas cauliflower 2 per crate of one dozen for California peppers at 2 ½c per pound or per crate beets 4 per hundredweight carrots 4 per hundredweight with tops 1.50 per bushel radishes 6c per dozen bunches and turnips 6c per pound for California.
The listing catalogs wholesale prices by region and item across numerous produce and grocery categories. It notes commodities like chile peppers in green and hot varieties, lettuce from California, peppers from Florida, apples from Arkansas and Missouri, bananas, oranges from Florida and California, and dried fruits plus canned goods.
New York quotes show Marg percent Mercantile at 44 and Sterling sixty day bills 471 with commercial 0 day bills on banks 47. Commercial railroad bills 470 and demand 4751, cables 76. Guilders demand 40 and cables 46 7-16. Silver and Mexican dollars at 5e. Government bonds weak and railroad bonds irregular.
Harrigan met a friend while out with his new bull pup. The friend commented that the dog looked large and asked where it is kept. Harrigan grins that it’s in his room and argues it isn’t healthy to keep a dog elsewhere.
New York stocks opened strong as munitions and war supply issues surged. Bethlehem Steel rose about two points with United States Steel and others gaining fractions. copper and oil stocks led gains while Studebaker and Barrett showed large declines. Overall, active shares rose, but some irregularities and a 300000 share day volume persisted.
London reports show bar silver at a fixed rate per ounce. The money market offers a 4 percent discount rate. Short bills yield 5 percent with three months at 5 percent.
The weekly report notes a total excess reserve of 164.4 million dollars after a 23.0 million decline. Loans rose by 50.9 million to 8.522 billion, while demand deposits increased 945 thousand to 2.597 billion and circulation fell 10 percent.
In Savannah March 3 turpentine sales totaled 482 with receipts at 30 and ship mints 229. Resin firm Satea reports receipts 174 and shipments 2905 with stock 769. Quotations show varied prices from 6.34 to 6.90 per unit, with multiple grades and market activity noted.
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