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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1917

Page

15

Cotton Market Gains On Steady Spot Prices And Liverpool Cables

The cotton market opened with a good net gain driven by favorable Liverpool cables and steady southern spot markets. New York trading was irregular but firmed mid-morning, New Orleans rose to a good gain by noon, and afternoon activity saw a slight pullback before markets steadied. New York closed 9 to 21 points higher, New Orleans 11 to 20 higher, with limited spot sales in New Orleans.

Cotton Exchange Liverpool New York New Orleans New Or Orleans San Antonio

New York Cotton Market Faces Nervous Session

The New York cotton market opened 9 to 13 points higher on light buying from Liverpool before profit taking around 17.62 May and 16.73 October. Reports of limited freight space and ongoing shipments kept gains in check with May near 17.7 and October around 16.77 as of midday, then steadying with overall gains of 13 to 19 points and a firm close.

New York Liverpool New Orleans

New Orleans Cotton Market Shows Steady Early Rise

Better cables and unfavorable Western weather kept demand firm in New Orleans trading today. By noon contracts rose 19 to 25 points, with limited spot offerings and gains of 11 to 20 points by close as markets steadied.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady with varied futures bids

New Orleans reports steady opening in cotton futures with bids for March 17 27, May 17 or July 17.01 October 16.31 and December 16.4. The market shows slight moves with high and low quotes and closing figures noted for March and October contracts.

New Orleans Ck de Cocseredteade

Cotton Market Report at Liverpool on March 9

Spot cotton held steady with good middling at 12.044 pence per pound, middling 11.944, low middling 11.764. Total sales 6000 bales including 500 for speculation and export. No receipts.

Liverpool

Futures settle with steady tones across spread quotes

Liverpool market reports futures steady across a series of calendar spreads for March through March April. Quotations show 11.58d for March and a descending pattern through the year with values around 10.40d by February and March April.

Liverpool

Four room bungalow in Denver Heights for sale

Cash options available with monthly payment plan. Four room bungalow in Denver Heights offered at a low price. Includes details on location and contact Crockett 5121. Cottage of five rooms on Crest of Denver Heights also advertised for sale. Route B box 135 ad invites inquiries.

Rio Grande Valley W. D. Paltz Crockett Hotel Texas Bay Jacques Bayside Tex Denver Blvd Goliad Crockett Prega St Conness Realty CO Lungalow Denver Heights Phone Crockett WE Gaear Crest of Artesian Gardens New 1 G. N J. T. Ralph

Choice trade offers for San Angelo properties

We have choice business and residence lots in San Angelo available for trade for San Antonio property or Bexar County farm. E. H. Labadie Automobile Co. offers two modern five room cottages close in for a business place or well secured notes. Also 850 equity in a four room bungalow south of Beacon Hill at Address A216.

San Angelo San Antonio Bexar County E. H. Labadie Automobile Co Beacon Hill

Hogs Start Gaining Again in the North Markets Fort Worth to Chicago

The hog market rose across northern centers today with Fort Worth up 1 to 13 cents. Cattle showed strength from steady to strong, and sheep stayed generally steady. Receipts were light overall with 49 hogs and 92 cattle in the city trade.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth

Fort Worth Cattle and Hogs Market Report

Fort Worth Texas market data shows cattle receipts about 2600 with steady prices across steers stockers heifers cows bulls and calves. Hogs receipts near 19000 with higher prices. bulk sales 13.50 to 14.00 and top figures noted. Sheep receipts none. lambs 13 to 14 dollars and yearlings 12 to 13 with ewes and goats also listed.

Fort Worth Tex Geare

Market Receipts and Quotations for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago reports receipts of hogs 18000 with a strong higher market. Bulk 14.60 to 14.95, light pigs 11.35 to 14.65, mixed 14.45 to 15.05. Cattle receipts 2000 with strong market. native beef 8.50 to 12.50, stockers 6.00 to 9.56, cows and heifers 5.60 to 10.50. Calves 9000 with a firm market. Wothers 11.00 to 12.40, lambs 12.40 to 15.06.

Chicago Wothers la Lambs

Market Report from Kansas City Stockyards

Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep shown with varying weights and grades. Hogs supply 2500 with bulk 14.50 to 14.90, heavy 14.80 to 14.95, pigs 11.50 to 12.25. Cattle receipts 806 including 100 southern. prime fed steers 11.50 to 12.00, dressed 9.25 to 11.25, cows 5.50 to 10.00, stockers 7.50 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 1200 steady. lambs 12.09 to 14.85, yearlings 13.00, wethers 11.60 to 12.50, ewes 10.50 to 12.60.

Kansas City

Receipts and market quotes for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

In St Louis on March market quotes show hogs at 10.30 to 15.00 with various weights and directions. cattle receipts 900 with values from 4.25 to 11.75 for beef steers cows and yearlings. sheep receipts 590 with lambs 13.00 to 14.90 and yearlings 12.25 to 13.50. Demand steady overall continuing mixed price ranges across categories.

Cotton Statistics Bales and Seasonal Deficit

Daily cotton stocks show 641,249,663 bales yesterday, compared with 1,281,91 last week and 1,496,725 a year ago. The season deficit stands at 2,244,247,065 bales in a broad market view.

Liverpool Cotton Export Totals Dropped in Week

Weekly statistics show total forwarded to mills at 68 000 bales with American exports 67 000 bales. Sports and additional exports include 25 000 American and 24 000, and 6 000 in other exports.

Liverpool Aeek

Stock Market Shows Decided Strength

Heavy trading in United States stocks dominated early operations. Shares traded from 100 to 6000, with a slight advance to 110 to 110 1 2. Points gains appeared in Ohio Gas Montana Power Columbia Gas American Woolen Central Leather shippings Gulf State Steel and Mexicana. Industrials, Union Pacific Reading and other rails rose as Steel led the late session.

New York United States Ohio Gas Montana Power Columbia Gas American Woolen Central Leather, Shippings Gulf State Steel Crucible Steel Texas Company Allis-Chalmers Stone American Tel. & Tel Tobacc Ae Anaconda Atchison Wee Atlantic Coast’ Line Great Northern Illinois International Paper Ae Kansas City Asena Kennecott Co Loutaville Nashville Ett & Myg Lisgrillard Copany Toee Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum SS National Lead New York Central Slose, Shef, Steel & Ire Southern Pacific Seewee Ee An Ee Sy Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Sete Texas Company 3A Union Pacific United Fruit United States Rubber United States Steel Uviah Copper Wainla Cave Westinghouse Electric

Money markets steady with varied time loan rates

Time loans remain steady in New York with sixty days at 4 1/4 percent, ninety days and six months near 4 1/4 percent. Call money holds at a 2 percent high and low with the ruling rate around 2 1/4 percent, last loan 2 1/2 percent, closing bid 2 percent, offered at 2 percent.

New York

Wheat Prices Fall after Early Gains

Chicago dispatch reports wheat prices fell after initial gains sparked by a government report noting low farm reserves since 1897. Bulls bought early, then sold to take profits as export demand waned and rumors of foreign cancellations rose. Corn and oats showed mixed moves, with government data strengthening markets overall before a late downturn in corn.

Chicago United Kingdom

Commodity Quotations From SASEARE Market

Quotations list agricultural futures for March with grains including wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard at 199 percent, corn No 2 yellow, oats standard at 61 62 cents, and barley at $1.03 to $1.38.

Saseare

Market Quotations Kansas City Wheat Corn and Oats

Quotations show wheat No 2 hard 1.95 1.99, No 2 red 1 941.98, corn No 2 mixed 1.0744 1.08%, No 2 white 1.08 1.08, oats No 2 white 62% 63c, No 2 mixed 61 61%c.

Kansas City

Grain futures close with varied gains across wheat and corn

Kansas City markets reported grain futures firming with wheat rising to about 1.83 to 1.84 for July and September, while corn futures edged higher with May near 1.06 and July around 1.0614 and September 1.08.

Kansas City

Market quotes and grain prices from St Louis report

Quotations show Wheat No 2 here around 2.07 for grade re 2 and No 2 hard at 1.99 to 2.01. Other notes list No 2 oats 63 to 45 cents, No 2 white oats nominal, and No 2 white wheat prices at 1.10.

ST. Louis

Provision Markets from Tocal Packing House Quotations

Market quotes list dry salt extras at 20c and bacon extras at 21c. Dry salt bellies 14 164 pound average 21c, fancy breakfast bacon 33c, fancy hams 25c, bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 23c. Pure lard 21c compound 15 14c. American cheese 9 1/2 cents per pound.

Tocal Packing House Ancy

Financial market notes from New York

Mercantile paper and bills quoted in New York with 4 44. Sterling 00 day bills at 471 and 60 day bills around 470. Commercial 60 day bills 470. Demand 45 and cables 476 716. Guilders demand 40 and cables 40. Bar silver 71 1 2 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars 58 3 4. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds show strength.

New York Mercantile Paper

Metal markets update from New York March delegate

Lead steady at 7 02 with East St. Louis delivery spot at 11. Spelter quiet. Copper firm electrolytic spot and nearby nominal. Second quarter 33.00 25.00 nominal. Third quarter 31.50 382.50. Iron and tin steady with spot tin 53.50 to 53.75.

New York

London Market Notes on Silver and Money Rates

London reports Bar silver at 71d per ounce Money stands at 4 percent Discount rates show short bills 4 7 percent and three months 4 percent as of March 9.

London

Cottonseed Oil Quotations Move in New York Market

Cottonseed oil quotations in New York on March 9 show trading activity with price ranges and notable shifts in spot and futures levels for key suppliers and purchasers.

London Market Prices Log March Record

London market notes show lead at 30 pounds 16 shillings, fur at 1 pound 35 shillings, electric items and sporadic futures quoted. The document lists minor commodities and prices with limited context for March 9.

London Electralythe Coer Spottin

New York Sugar Prices March 9

Raw sugar is easy with centrifugal at 5.14 and molasses at 4.27. Refined sugar remains steady. Fine granulated at 7 8c.

New York

Local fruit and vegetable prices edge up but not as feared

After the recent freeze buyers face high costs for produce yet prices show little rise. California yellow onions drop to 10 cents? Texas cabbage at five dollars per hundredweight. California celery sells at nine dollars per crate while Texas lettuce near one dollar. Bananas rise to three sixty per hundred weight amid mixed wholesale shifts in bacon and cheese.

California Texas Colorado Oregon Florida Ben Davis Arkansas Missouri L. M N. M Arbuckis Ariosa Maxwell House Japan Honduras Illinois Maine Columbia River Alaska Rene Kansas New Mexico Ealfalfa Triumph

Wholesale Produce Prices for Fresh Vegetables and Fruits

Wholesale prices to trade show California Oregon and Texas vegetables and fruits with per hundredweight prices for potatoes onions and cabbage. Citrus berries apples and canned goods appear with varied figures for crates boxes and cases, listing several regional varieties and brands.

Market prices for assorted grains and nuts listed

The page lists per hundredweight and per pound prices for several commodities including FEDERITA MILLET SUDAN KAFFIR CORN MILO MAIZE CANE SEED PECANS BRAZIG NUTS ENGLISH WALNUTS OFANISH PEANUTS ALMONDS CALIFORNIA DRIED BEANS NAVIES FANCY BAYOS BLACKEYE PEAS PINKS LIMAS GARABANZAS MEXICAN PINTOS with varying car lot and job lot rates and some incomplete entries.

Blers Burbanks Federita Sudan MILO California

Shippers Market Prices for Friday’s Goods

Shippers market reports Friday prices paid to retailers after commission. Butter steady at Texas country levels 28 28c per pound. creamery 30 34a, country 28 28c, packing stock 24 25c. Poultry steady with hens 6.00 9.00 per pair, friers 5.50 7.00, broilers 3.60 4.00. ducks 47 per dozen. geese 12.00 16.00.

Esse Steady Texas Texas Creamery

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report

Quotations today Butter unchanged Creamery 23 40c Eggs lower Receipts 7304 cases Firsts 264 c ordinary firsts 25% 26c at mark cases included 26 26 c Potatoes unchanged Receipts 27 cars Washington the Oregon Idaho white 342.85 Michigan and Wisconsin white Pou aay alive unchanged Fowls 2 l c springs ic

Chicago Washington Oregon Idaho Areichigan Wisconsin Springs

Market Quotations for Butter Eggs Potatoes Listed

Kansas City market update shows butter at 4 1/2 cents for creamery, firsts 40 cents, seconds 37, packing 27. Eggs quoted at 5 cents, hen broke 19 1/2, roosters 16, turkeys 25. Potatoes around 2.40 a bushel.

Kansas City

Stocks of Cereals Revealed Wheat Corn and Oats Down

Washington March 9 The Department of Agriculture reports a March 1 1916 crop stock reduction due to heavy exports to Europe. Farm corn stocks stand about 789 416 000 bushels versus 1 116 554 000 last year wheat 1 101 265 000 vs 244 448 000 oats 393 985 000 vs 598 148 000 and bake 2 841 000 bushels vs 68 301 000 last year.

Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture

Marine Intelligence Galveston March Report Fragment

Marine intelligence from Galveston reports arrivals including Valle of New York and Egda from November, Gitar from India, a British ship, and a vessel from Liverpool with other ships noted in transit and status.

Galveston Tex Valle New York Egda Liverpool

New Orleans Rice Market Rises Amid Strong Demand

New Orleans rice prices advance on Thursday with rough and clean grades in demand. Receipts list rough, miller, and clean tallies, while sales include Rough Honduras and blue rose lot counts. Quotations show rough Honduras at 3.50 to 4.25, blue rose around 3.50 to 4.42, and clean Honduras near 4.14 to 5 percent.

New Orleans Gacke Miller Honduras

New York Dry Goods Market Steady Amid Spring Demand

New York March 9 report notes steady cotton goods and yarns with active print cloths. Demand strong for spring wear with duplicate delivery. Tussah raw silk prices high and very run, domestic trade reported quiet.

New York

Turpentine Market Reports Mixed Activity in Savannah

Turpentine shows no sales or shipments with receipts at 33 and stock 13,0 in Savannah. Resin firm activity is listed with receipts 202 and stock data, while quotations range from 6.00 to 6.80 under A B C grades.

Savannah

Coffee Futures Steady as May and July Quotes Rise

One YORK reports futures for Coffee No 10 steady with May at 760 and July at 765.

One York

Weather Bulletin Reported by Allen Meteorologist

U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau bulletin notes observations taken at 7 a m Friday March 9 1217 by Allen meteorologist detailing early morning conditions and atmospheric readings.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau U. & Department OF Agriculture Frida Allen Ee Weather Bureau

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