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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1912

Page

9

Onions Break Record in San Antonio Market Rise

Onions reach a fifty cent rise per hundred pounds to five dollars, the season's high, as coast supplies run light and demand surges. Eggs ease to 18-20 cents a dozen wholesale retail, butter edges up, and oranges dip to 2.50 a box amid steady overall farm goods amid Lent demand and Texas crop optimism. Arbuckle & Co. reportedly bought all No. 7 green coffee on major markets, signaling price hikes ahead.

San Antonio Texas Spain Roy Campbell Texas Onion Growers’ Association

Quotations From Chicago Markets Report

AP report from Chicago on market quotes for dairy eggs poultry and meat products. Butter creamery prices 26 to 29 cents. daisies 23 to 27 cents. Eggs easier receipts 7096 cases. Cheese steady daisies 17 to 17 1/2 cents. Potatoes strong Wisconsin 1.08 to 1.13. turkeys 14 cents. chickens 14 cents. wethers 7? fenced.

Associated Press Chicago Americas Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota

Market Quotation Report From Kansas City Trade Floor

Kansas City market quotations show butter at 27 cents for creamery firsts 24 cents, seconds 21 and 23.8 cents for packing stock 22 percent, with free extras 23 and other small variations.

Associated Press Kansas City

Eggs firm new york market report

By the Associated Press New York March 4 eggs firm Fresh Lory extras 26 2bc dirties 23c checks 3c.

THE Associated Press New York

Market Quotes Report from St Louis Poultry and Butter Firms

Quotations were as follows in St Louis today March 4: poultry firm prices for chickens 13 cents per pound, springs 14, turkeys low, ducks low, geese 8 cents. Butter prices 23 to 29 cents. Eggs down 20 cents.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Sugar Prices Steady as Market Flags Mixed Grades

New York trading reports raw sugar futures show Muscovado and centrifugal grades near 4.11 and 4.61 cents per pound, with molasses sugar at 3.86 cents. Overall activity muted, сахар and molasses largely steady, hides firm.

Associated Press New York Muscovado Hid Leather

Coffee futures end steady on May and July contracts

New York March 4 A P reports coffee futures closed steady with May at 16 16 and July at 13 22 as No 17 145 16 prices were posted.

Associated Press New York

Elgin butter board sets price at eight cents per pound

The quotation committee of the Elgin butter board today set butter at 8 cents per pound for the week, with a shipment estimate of 700,000 pounds.

Associated Elgin, Ir Elgin Butter Board

Cotton Goods Review Shows Seasonable Demand and Higher Prices

Demand for iron goods is average and seasonable with scarce warehouse supplies pushing prices up. Some mills near June restocking while others book orders into April. Bleached goods firm, prints active, dress ginghams well sold, underwear markets steady, yarns firm with modest demand. Prices listed for nankeen and denim varieties reflect current market levels.

Associated Press New York

Favorable Report on Nomination to Supreme Court

The Senate judiciary committee on March 4 ordered a favorable report on the nomination of Mahion Pitney of New Jersey to be associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Associated Press Washington Mahion Pitney New Jersey Supreme Court United States

Weather map notes at 8 a.m. with pressure and temperature lines

The report describes a weather map snapshot at 8 a.m. showing air pressure at sea level, isobars and isotherms for key temperatures. It notes symbols for cloud cover and precipitation, wind arrows, and includes readings for temperature, rainfall amount, and maximum wind speed.

Stock Market Opens With Broad Decline In Early Trading

New York March 4 Prices opened downward across the board with major issues like Union Pacific Reading United States Steel and Canadian Pacific slipping. Early gains led by Reading and U S Steel later gave way to profit taking as the market hovered near last night's close.

Associated Press New York Union Pacific Reading United States Steel Canadian Pacific London United States Steel and St. Paul

Market Report From New York March 4

The Associated Press reports steady sterling and firm markets in New York with close at 4 4 per cent for exchange. Bankers' bills quoted 4 84.25 for 60 days and 4 87.25 for demand. Bar silver at 68.5, Mexican dollars 47. Government and railroad bonds show steadiness and irregularities respectively.

Associated Press York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Firm

Money on Call and Time Loans Steady in New York

New York money market reports steady on March 4 with money on call at 2 1/2 percent and 2 3/4 percent, closing bids at 2 1/2 percent. Time loans show firmness with 60 days 2 3/4 percent, 90 days 3 1/2 percent, and 6 months at 3 3/4 percent.

Associated Press New York

Slow Rain Delays Advance in McLennan County

Slow rains return to Waco area with cloudy skies for a sixth day. Fruit trees begin to bloom as prairies turn green and the weather pattern remains unsettled.

McLennan County Assuglathu Waco Tex

Panhandle Cattlemen Convene As Surge of Delegates Arrives

Cattlemen from Texas Panhandle New Mexico and Arizona gather in El Paso for the Panhandle cattlemen convention opening Tuesday. Amarillo sends a large delegation and hotels fill with refugees from Mexico. Texas Cattle Raisers aims to absorb the Panhandle group while another plan would form the Southwestern Cattle Raisers association including Texas New Mexico and Arizona.

EL Paso Tex Panhandle Texas New Mexico Arizona Mexico Amarillo Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association Panhandle Association Texas Association Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association

Cattle Trade Active at Union Stock Yards March 4

Total receipts 213 head including 188 cattle 104 calves 23 horses and 3 hogs. Market steady with spots active near noon call. Cows topped at 4.25 calves 1.78 hogs 6.75. Demand favorable for quality stock though hog buyer disappointment noted. No sheep or goats offered.

Union Stock Yards

Fort Worth Cattle Receipts Report Market Slower Steers

Fort Worth Texas on March 4 reports cattle receipts at 3900 with steers slow to lower, cows higher, feeders steady, and calves up with heavy calves at $4.75 and up to $7 range. Sheep receipts 280 with market steady. Bulls steady with top $9.85 and bulk $6.20 to $6.75.

THE Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Market Receipts and Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Cattle receipts 2500 with Texas cattle included. market steady to 10 cents higher. Native beef steers 5.00 to 8.50, cows 3.00 to 6.75, stockers 2.75 to 6.25, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 10,500. pigs 5.00 to 6.75, mixed carload 6.60 to 6.75, good heavy 6.75. Sheep receipts 3600. native muttons 3.75 to 4.75, lambs 5.00 to 6.75.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices Across Livestock

Receipts and quotes show cattle 4600 with native and southern classes steady to mildly higher. hogs 6000 with bulk $6.20 to $6.45 and rucks $6.30 to $6.50. sheep 11000 with strong to ten cents higher. Prices listed for steers cows heifers stockers feeders calves western stock and pork cuts.

Associated Press Kansas City

Chicago Market Receipts and Prices on March 4

Cattle receipts about 20 000 steady market with beef cattle and calves priced from 2.25 to 8.75. Hogs receipts about 60 000 with prices five cents higher at 4.20 to 6.55 for various, bulk near 6.45 to 6.55. Sheep receipts around 35 000 steady with natives from 3.25 to 4.85 and lambs up to 7.00.

Walker on Trial in Corpus Christi Murder Case

The trial of J. W. Walker began in Corpus Christi Texas charged with the January 21 murder of Louis Shirar. Walker and Shirar were brothers in law and hotel partners. Mrs Walker, shot accidentally during the killing and now recovered, will be the principal witness for the defense.

J. W. Walker Corpus Associated Press Corpus Christi Tex Louis Shirar Walker Shirar

Bears Rule Suprem e In The Cereal Market

Chicago dispatch reports World shipments larger than expected dragging wheat prices down May futures opened around 1.04 and eased to 1.03. Corn fell on profit taking with May opening near 71 72 cents and closing around 71 1/2 cents. Oats demand was limited and hogs showed mixed prices with May pork near 15.90 and ribs 8.82 as supplies declined slightly.

Associated Press Chicago Longs May

Cash wheat and oats price quotations

The report lists cash grain prices with No 2 red wheat at 1.02 to 1.03 dollars and No 2 hard 1.03 to 1.05, No 1 northern 1.10 to 1.13, No 2 northern 1.08 to 1.11, No 2 spring 1.02 to 1.07, velvet chaff 92 cents to 1.07, durum 20 dollars to 1.06, and oats No 2 white 68 to 54e, standard 63 to 4e.

Associated Press Chicago

Market quotes for grains in St Louis on March 4

Quotations show cash wheat and corn and oats prices in St Louis. No. 2 red wheat at 1.02 to 1.03, corn No. 3 white at 68 5 8 cents, oats No. 2 at 68 3 4 to 69 8, with futures close for May and July across wheat 102 to 95 1/4 cents, corn 74 1/2 to 72 1/2 cents, oats 53 3/4 to 48 cents.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis Kansas City

Tuberculosis Commission to Meet in Texas for Exhibit Car

State Health Officer Steiner called the Texas Anti Tuberculosis commission meeting in Austin to request a tuberculosis car for statewide railcar exhibitions. The plan includes buying a tuberculosis exhibit and designating a lecturer to travel with the display.

Tuberculosis Commission Austin Tex Steiner Texas Anti- Tuberculosis Commission

Three Suits for Divorce Filed in Local Courts

Three divorce actions were filed this morning in local district courts. Eva Reeves sues Lee Reeves in the Thirty-seventh district, Mateo Espinosa sues R T de Espinosa in the same court, and William Harris sues Vernie Mey Harris in the Seventy third district.

Eva Reeves Lee Reeves Mateo Espinosa R. T. de Espinosa William Harris Vernie Mey Harris

Cotton Opened Lower on Unfavorable Liverpool News

Unfavorable labor reports depress cotton as Liverpool cables spark selloff at opening. New York steady near unchanged to down few points. New Orleans, Houston, Galveston mixed with small gains and losses. By noon prices held near last close with little change and spot market quiet at 10.38 nominal.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Minahes

Cotton futures open steady after early losses in New Orleans

New Orleans March 4 cotton futures open steady with a decline of 5 to 6 points on poor cables and aggressive short selling. Liverpool notes warn mills may shut for fuel shortages while New York reports bulls tired of contracts. Weather remains unfavorable with heavy rain across the belt. By midmorning bids faded then recovered as shorts bought. Exports from Galveston and a looming weekly statement favor bears. close steadier, up to three points.

Associated Press New Orleans Liverpool New York Shorts Galveston Bears Census Bureau

Commodity futures opening and monthly quotes

The snippet lists futures prices by month with opening values and ranges. March 10.41 42. April 10.43. May 10.45 46. July 10.50 61. August 10.48 45. September 10.40 42. October 10.37 38. December 10.41 asked.

Yor Associated Press Jane Dee New Orleans

Liverpool cotton closes with slight drops in prices

Spot cotton in Liverpool quiet with prices down four points led by American middling fair at 6.49 and middling 5.85. Total sales 6000 bales, including 1500 for speculation and export, receipts 29,000 bales with 23,800 American.

Associated Press Liverpool

Futures Opened Easier In Quiet Liverpool Market

Futures in Liverpool opened easier and closed steady with light activity. The board quoted various spread figures across March contracts from 5.57 to 6.65 percent, including March-April 5.62 and Aug.-Sept 5.68 with multiple intervals noted.

Associated Press Liverpool

Cotton seed product prices in Memphis market report

Prime basis oll 4.67 to 4.78 a bushel with meal at 25.50 and linters 2 3/4 cents per pound.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Cotton seed oil closes firm with varied futures

New York reports firm cotton seed oil with spot at 5.55 to 5.56, May 5.55 to 5.56, April 5.61 to 5.63, May 5.68 to 5.69, June 5.74 to 5.75, July 5.79 to 5.81, August 5.86 to 5.90, Bootanaber 5.93 to 5.94, October 5.75 to 5.?. 400 sold at 5.54 and 600 May, 300 July at 5.80. total 11,500.

Associated Press New York

Spot Cotton Prices Decline Slightly in New Orleans Market

New Orleans on March 4 reports quiet spot cotton with 1 16 to 3 16 cents lower trading. Sales total 450 bales to arrive 300, with current classifications from low ordinary to good middling and receipts at 9,465 and stock at 281,085 bales.

Associated Press New Orleans

Cotton Market Quiet as Prices Hold in New York

New York report shows spot cotton closing quiet with middling uplands at 10.35 cents and do gulf at 10.60, with 3600 bales sold. No major price shifts observed, market activity steady amid ongoing trading.

THE Associated Press New York

Cotton Market Steady In Memphis Trade

Memphis market reports spot cotton steady with middling at 10 3 4 cents.

Market Brief: Lead Weak as Spelter Rises

In St. Louis metal trading on March 4, lead weakened to around 3.97 percent while spelter climbed to about 6.80 percent.

THE Associated Press

Market Opens With Better Prices And Fresh Veggies Ahead

In Monday market notes shoppers face improving conditions as rains boost vegetable crops. Coast country shipments rise and prices fall on several garden truck items. Eggs and butter ease with eggs as low as twenty cents a dozen in parts, butter at 35 to 40 cents.

Burglar Recalls Night in Manor and Royal Escape

A former burglar recounts sneaking into Burycombe Manor to glimpse a king presumed ill. He helps the monarch escape with his aid after witnessing a plot to stage a death and abdication. They flee through the house and into Carmelia, with the funeral canceled and the king thanking the locksmith.

A. G. Greenwood Eaven Marcus

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