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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1913
Page
9
Prices turned briskly with buyers reappearing as bear selling paused. Advances reached 1 2 points amid fluctuations in active favorites while weaker gains followed by firming late in the session. Money on call stood at 3 percent with varying rates for shorter and longer terms as earnings and prosecutions weighed on certain issues.
Exports to Great Britain 8 177 and to France 691 and to Continent 19 558 and to Mex and Jap 150. Last year totals 53 088, 47 872, 67 536, and 505 269, with some figures garbled.
The old domestic wool market shows little bidding for the new crop in Boston with a downward trend in all grades. Transfers are light, and quotations include Wisconsin and Missouri fleeces at 30 31c for % blood. Kentucky unwashed fleeces around 27 28c, scoured Texas 12 months at 63 64c.
Galveston reports no arrivals yesterday. Cleared steamers El Alba New York Hippolyte Dumois Santa Mateo Colon. Sailed Asuncion de Larrinaga Manchester Orator Liverpool Florida Tampico. Sable Island America dock New York Friday. Siasconset Oceanic Southampton dock New York Thursday. Brownhead France New York due Havre Thursday. Gibraltar arrived Hamburg New York for Naples. New York Mineapolis London.
New York market report lists copper and lead prices with March and May futures, electrolytic copper around 14.50 to 15.00, lead at 4.25 to 4.35, spelter near 6.20 to 6.35, antimony around 9.25 to 9.40, iron steady, and various spot figures including 418.00 and 418.50 ranges. Conditions described as steady or dull with minor fluctuations across metals.
To Mr and Mrs C Garza a girl born March 4 at 1218 Buena Vista street. To Mr and Mrs M Hernandez a girl born March 3 at 1219 Monterey street. To Mr and Mrs Alfred KE Sharpe a boy born February 23 at 41221 Zavala street.
Burial permits issued for multiple residents with ages and dates of death. Individuals include Henry Starkey 54 died March 3 on San Juan road, Charles A Baker 64 died March 3 at 430 Vine street, James Finis Hill 22 died March 8 at 807 S Mittman street, De Matilde Coronado 33 died March 4 at 1219 N Comal street, and others.
The notice lists license numbers and names including 3312-A Brown, 3314 Charles W. Rupp, 3315 E Lewenghal, and 3316 motor cycle C A Frasche with addresses. Albert Morales announces he is with Alamo Transfer Co. as successor in business and will serve the public with the same promptness as before.
Active buying steadied wheat after an opening drop as May futures dipped earlier then rose to 91% cents. Corn eased to 52% cents for May while oats stayed firm. hog receipts supported higher early pork and related provisions. Enlaent of Minneapolis stocks pressured wheat to close weaker at 91% for May.
The St Louis cash grain market lists quotes for March 6 with cash wheat No 8 red at 1.06 to 1.09 and No 2 hard at 90 to 92 cents. Corn No 2 at 49 cents, No 2 white 51 to 77 cents. oats No 2 33 cents, No 2 white 35 cents. Nearby futures show May wheat at 80 to 81 cents and July 78 to 79 cents, corn May 62 to 63 cents, oats May 33 to 34 cents.
Quotations today show Chicago prices for wheat, corn, and oats. Cash wheat ranges from No 2 red at 1.01 to durum at 0.911 per bushel. Corn and oats prices listed by grade and quality.
New York dispatch reports raw sugar steady with muscovado 89 test at 3.04 dollars per hundredweight centri stine 96 test at 3.54 dollars molasses sugar 89 test 3.7 dollars and refined sugar steady. Petroleum and molasses also hold steady in the market.
Burney issues permits for a four room dwelling on Morajes Street for Hattie Johnson with an addition. A four room dwelling on North Monument Street for Jacob Hagoner with an addition. A five room dwelling on Preston Avenue for Louis Kunkel. Repairs on Tenth Street totaling 125 dollars for Adams C. Ruby Cox.
Irish potatoes fell to a seasonal low with wholesale quotes at 2.25 dollars per hundredweight. California and Colorado supplies were described as large, while consumer prices slipped to about one buck per bag as retailers expanded stocks. Butter markets remained steady amid heavy storehouse activity and federal probes into large-scale disappearances from Northern warehouses.
New York market reports steady Eges with unchanged prices as receipts total 13 831 cases in a March update from the trade desk.
Butter steady with creameries quoted 28 36 cents and dairy receipts at 13 530 cases. Cheese shows weakness with Daisies 16 cents to 16 fraction and Twins 15 to 15 cents. Potatoes and poultry also quoted steady to weak with regional receipts and price spreads noted.
In St Louis on March 5 poultry prices ranged from chickens at 1 cent to turkeys at 19c with other fowl at shown rates. butter creamery at 28 to 35c. eggs at 17c. In New York coffee futures for No 7 Rio steady with May at 12.23 and July at 12.39.
A series of property transfers are recorded including G A Aldrich to D D Aldrich in San Pedro Heights, J H and F Cleveland to Walter Kennedy on Summit Avenue, J F Pounders Co to E F Matheny, C E B Jones to Kuykendall Erwin, Emil Locke to Beovich in Highland Park, C S Green in Virginia Street, J J McCaughey to Beauchamp in South Heights, and Pie Development Co to Matheny, with prices ranging from $1 to $8000 and various block and lot details.
At Union Stock Yards Fort Worth market reports indicate feeder steers near $8, cows up to $5, calves $5 to $6, hogs $7.70. Receipts moderate including cattle, calves, horses and hogs. Buyers were active as quality ranged and optimism grew about Texas spring steer sales.
On March 5 at Fort Worth Texas feeder steers led trade with 38 head averaging 1311 pounds and selling for a record $7.90 a hundredweight. They were signed from Earl Cogdell Haskell and bought by Bean McCoy of Howe. Overall receipts totaled 3000 cattle 800 calves 2100 hogs and 240 sheep as beef steers ranged 6.00 to 7.40 and hogs 7.45 to 7.75.
New York and New Orleans show declines while Liverpool holds steady. Spot prices in New York 12.75 dollars per cwt amid dull trade. futures begin steady, then close mixed with losses of about 12 to 15 points in the afternoon. Prices across the board reflect a cautious, downbeat session in the cotton market.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 2.4 point decline as selling through commission houses pressured the market. Cables showed slight strength, traders eyed favorable weather, and provisional traders sold short. By noon prices stood 8 to 10 points lower than the open.
In New Orleans on March 6 cotton futures opened steady with March at 12.26, April 12.19, May 12.20, August 12.00, September 11.66, October 11.55, December 11.55 with 11.58 bids. The market closed steady with a net decline of 7 to 8 points.
Liverpool March 6 close cotton spot quiet and easier. American mid dling fair 7.89d, good middling 7.05d, mid dling 6.88d, low middling 6.65d, good ordinary 5.97, ordinary 5.97. Sales 8000 bales, including 500 for speculation and export, and 7600 American. Receipts 3500 bales, no American.
Futures in Liverpool opened quiet and closed dull but steady. Dates show March March-April through Jan.-Feb with shifts from 6.58 to 6.18 pence per ton in successive contracts indicating a calm, steady session.
In New York on March 5 the cottonseed oil market closed with spot bids around 6.35 to 6.46 dollars. July contracts traded near 6.33 to 6.41, with 400 sold at 6.40. August 6.43 to 6.44, September 6.44 to 6.46, October 6.29 to 6.41. Forward calls for March May July 190 and 41,100 at 6.40. total sales noted.
Cattle receipts 2500 including 1000 Texans with steady prices. Native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00, Texas steers 5.25 to 8.25, cows and heifers 3.75 to 6.50, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 8000 steady with 36.50 to 8.65 for pigs and lights, 8.50 to 8.65 for mixed and butchers, 8.55 to 8.65 for good heavy. Sheep receipts 4000 steady with native 4.50 to 6.50, lambs 6.00 to 8.75.
New Orleans quotes show spot cotton steady with middling 12 1 6 cents and ample receipts of 3394 against stock 117959. New York reports quiet spot market with middling uplands 12.70 and gulf 12.95, no sales recorded.
Cattle receipts 6000 with native steers 7.50 to 9.00, southern steers 8.65 to 8.76, southern cows and heifers 4.75 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 9000. bulk 8.35 to 8.45, heavy 8.30 to 8.40, packers and butchers 8.50, light 8.40 to 8.50, pigs 7.25 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 6000. muttons 5.00 to 6.50, Colorado lambs 8.00 to 8.65, range wethers and yearlings 5.00 to 7.50.
Chicago cattle receipts 15 000 and hogs 26 000 with firm prices across categories. Cattle ranged from calves 7.00 to 10.50, cows and heifers 3.40 to 7.60, Texas steers 5.30 to 6.25, stockers 6.25 to 8.15. Hogs sold firm with bulk 8.45 to 8.60 and several grades from 8.15 to 8.65. Sheep and lambs receipts 22 000 with native lambs 7.50 to 8.85 and yearlings 6.85 to 8.20.
Galveston Texas March 5 spot cotton closed easy with declines across grades. Low ordinary 8 1 2 c, ordinary 9 c, good ordinary 10 4 5 c, low middling 11 c, middling 11 2 3 c, good middling 13 c. Sales 604 bales, receipts 6866, stock 257075.
The Houston spot market on March 5 shows 351 bales sold at f o b, 5302 bales shipped, and total stock at 139012 bales. Quotations list low ordinary 8 9c, good ordinary 104c, low middling 11c, middle 12c, good middling 12c, mid dling fair 134c.
Lee Wester and Martha Pearl Wester filed for a marriage license along with Masry Ritterman and Ortelia Meurin. Tess Forester and Nettie Tredwell also registered for licenses in the local filing.
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