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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1912
Page
9
Prices for potatoes climb to $3 with scarce stocks and imports from Ireland expected. onions also firm at $5 per hundredweight as Texas crops lag. Eggs hold steady near 18 cents a dozen while chickens stay scarce. cheese firm at 22 cents per pound as Hawaii pineapples push higher prices.
Egg prices hold steady in New York with gathering extras at 22 cents, dirties at 19, and checks at 18 1/2 cents amid market fluctuation.
Quotations list creamery prices with firsts at 27 cents and seconds 22 cents. Extras 21 cents and firsts 19 cents, as reported in Kansas City market notes dated March 11.
Associated Press report from St. Louis notes steady quotation flows for poultry and birds with prices listed for chickens, springs, ducks, geese and scintillating movement in related commodities.
The mediation committee of the Elgin butter board declared butter firm at 29 cents a pound this moon. Output for the week reached 759000 pounds with May and July futures noted and No 1 Rio futures closing steady at 13.37.
Observations show unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday for San Antonio and East Texas with 8 a.m. readings. Air pressure is measured at sea level with isobars and isotherms indicated. Weather symbols denote cloud cover, precipitation, and wind, with temperatures, precipitation amounts over 0.01 inch, and maximum wind speeds recorded.
Wheat opened easier then rallied to a new high before turning. May wheat hovered around 104 16 to 105 4c, corn steadied on late spring talk with May at 72 1/2 to 72 3/4c, oats held firm, and May oats rose to 53 1/4 to 54 3/4c. Provisions eased with July pork at 16.10, and hogs near 9.40 to 9.32.
Market notes report cash wheat prices for No 2 red and No 2 hard plus read No 3 and No 8 white grains. Oats and futures close values for May and July contracts are listed for wheat corn and oats with May and July figures.
Quotations for wheat and rye and other grains listed by quality and grade in Chicago. Prices shown include No. 2 red at 1.04 to 1.05 and No. 2 hard at 1.041 to 1.07, with northern and spring varieties also reflected. Rye and oats figures appear with No. 2 and standard categorizations.
Quotation report shows cash wheat at No. 2 hard 1.05 to 1.10, No. 3 red 1.03 to 1.04. Corn No. 2 mixed 69 to 70 cents, No. 2 white 69 44 to 70 cents. Oats No. 2 white 64 cents, No. 2 mixed 52 to 52 2/3 cents. May wheat 102 1/2, July 93 1/2 to 93 3/4, Sept 91 1/2. May corn not clearly cited, July 71 1/2 to 71 3/4, Sept 70 1/2 to 70 3/4.
In New York the structural steel trade showed greater activity as contracts closed for over 30,000 tons of steel shapes. Railroads supplied more than a third of the tonnage while large interests pressed for higher prices on finished products. United States Steel Corp purchased 15,000 tons of Bessemer iron and 20,000 tons of heavy melting scrap for Pittsburg and Chicago delivery.
March 11 reports show cattle receipts were liberal with most stock moved on through billing. Cows topped at 4 dollars, bulk 3.50 to 4, calves up 50 cents to 5.60, hogs at 6.25 limited to the morning hours. No sheep or goats offered.
Port Worth Texas cattle market receipts total 2800 head with steers 4.30 to 6.65 and cows 2.65 to 5.35 while bulks 3.86 to 4.20 and calves up to 7.50 hogs show 400 head with prices top 6.85 and bulk 6.40 to 6.82 percent sheep receipts 236 remain steady.
Chicago reports show cattle receipts about 28 000 with prices from 2.20 to 8.80 for cows and calves. hog receipts around 57 000 with典 prices from 4.50 to 6.70. sheep receipts near 28 000 with native and western categories ranging 3.75 to 7.60.
Kansas City report shows cattle receipts 7000 with prices from 3.00 to 8.15 for cows, steers, and calves. hog receipts 7000 with bulk sales 6.50 to 6.65 and heavy 6.60 to 6.70. sheep receipts 7000 with muttons 3.50 to 5.30 and lambs 5.00 to 7.05. Market steady to higher on most, with some drops for southern cattle.
In St Louis on March 11 receipts totaled 2800 cattle including 800 Texas cattle with market steady. Native beef steers bring 5.00 to 8.50, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.00, stockers 3.75 to 6.25, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 7.25. Hog receipts reach 11000 with prices up ten cents. pigs 5.00 to 6.70, mixed and butchers 6.65 to 6.85, heavy 6.70 to 6.85. Sheep receipts 8500 with market 10 cents higher. native muttons 3.90 to 5.50, lambs 6.00 to 7.20.
Memphis March 11 spot cotton market remains steady with middling grade at 10 1/2 cents per pound market activity subdued as buyers and sellers hold positions amid unsettled futures.
Assistant District Attorney J F Carl begins compiling his brief for the Fourth court of civil appeals. He aims to file soon to seek an earlier hearing and possible Supreme court review, while the Alamo walls stand guarded against vandalism.
New York stock trading opened with mixed fractional moves as United States Steel and Lehigh Valley showed gains while Union Pacific Erie Reading and Chesapeake and Ohio slipped. A late bear drive erased earlier strength with Reading and United States Steel dropping markedly and Lehigh Valley giving back most of its gains.
New York reports steady sterling in late trading and a close on March 11 with bankers' bills at 4.84 25 for 60 days and 4.87 25 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83 5, bar silver 58, Mexican dollars 47, government and railroad bonds steady.
In St. Louis on March 11 the lead market remained steady at 4.00 while spelter advanced to about 6.85 to 6.87, indicating firm demand and price movement in metals trading.
Money on call remained steady in New York on March 14 with a closing rate and bid at 3 percent and offers around 2 percent. Time loans showed firmer rates with 60 days at 3 percent, 90 days at 3 percent, and six months at 3 percent.
Reports from the cotton belt show farm work backward while traders ignore labor troubles. At New York close prices rose 8 to 11 points on firmer cables and prospects of rains in the eastern belt, with spot middling uplands at 10.60 and active months 15 to 19 points above last week’s close.
New York markets show steady openings for cotton futures with January at 10.75 and March at 19.41 42 as the market previews the trading day. Closing figures remain barely steady with varied intraday highs and lows across the forward months.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with gains of 12 to 15 points as rain and unsettled weather spread across the belt. Early activity showed futures advancing to 16 17 points, with traders noting ongoing hopes for a faster farm-wark and short covering amid rival crop news. Bears cited labor unrest in Europe as a counterweight to belt optimism. By noon the market held gains of about 20 to 21 points over Saturday's close.
Futures for New Orleans opened steady with March at 10.75 and April at 10.75. May climbs to 10.79 80, July 10.88 89, August 10.82 84, September 10.78 80, October 10.76 77, and December 10.78 80. The quotes show slight firming and slight spread across contracts.
Closing cotton prices in Liverpool show a fair demand with gains of around four points. American middling fair at 6.66, good middling 6.28, middling 6.02, low middling 5.72, good ordinary 5.34, ordinary 5.08 with 8000 bales sold and 17,000 bales received including 16,600 American bales.
In Liverpool on March 11 futures showed shorter positions with March and March-April in focus. The curve displayed varied spreads from 5.77 to 6.98 percent across successive month contracts, ending the day firmer overall.
Cotton seed market in Memphis lists prime basis oil at 4.67 to 4.73, meal at 25.25, linters 2% 3%e.
In New York on March 11 cotton seed oil closed steady with spot at 6.75 87 and various forward months quoted. Details show March 5.69 71, April 6.74 76, May 5.76 77, June 6.80 82, July 6.585 87, August 5.50 094, September 5.96 9s, and October 2009. Reported sales included 200 May, 5.77, 6,300 September, 5.97, 1,200 October, 5.90. Total sales amounted to 8,200.
Market summary shows New York steady at 0.80 with limited volume, New Orleans firm around 0.10 to 0.16 for 1,100 units, Liverpool easier at 6.02 for 8,000 units, Houston firm near 6. a5 06 for 685 units, and Galveston steady with 1-16 and 403 units.
On March 11 spot cotton held steady with %cup values. Sales on the spot reached 1100 bales with 370 arriving. Class prices ranged from low ordinary at 7% nominal to good middling at 11 3 4% with receipts at 15,573 and stock at 283,029.
Spot cotton closed quietly up 20 points on March 11 with Middling up lands at 10.50 and Gulf at 11.05. Deliveries on contracts total 10,700 bales sold.
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