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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
27
The season's first strawberries reached Pasadena markets with Fabro & Co. handling a consignment priced cents per quart. Officials expect more shipments next week as coast country berries begin to move, while prices for cheese rise and egg, potato, and butter markets show steady demand and heavy receipts.
A broad list of farm and grocery items with per unit prices, including poultry, eggs, butter, cheese, vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, coffee, sugar, dried fruits, flour, and grain. Contains numerous named items and regional price quotes, reflecting a wholesale catalog or sale circular.
Explanatory notes describe 8 am observations with sea level pressure, isobar maps, and symbols for temperature and condition. The chart shows temperature, precipitation amounts, and wind speeds with arrows, noting missing data where applicable.
Week on the Union Stock Yards market shows light receipts and a receptive trade. Cows sold up to 4.25, calves to 4.75, hogs generally 5.86 to 6 with best porkers at 6. Prices steady from yesterday. no sheep or goats to note. Hogs slight drop due to recent liberal consignments.
Fort Worth reports steady and strong cattle prices with 1500 head received. Beef steers sold from 4.80 to 6.50, cows 3.25 to 6.00, bulls 3.00 to 4.15, calves 3.75 to 7.00. Hog buyers moved 1500 head, prices about a nickel higher than yesterday and up about 30 cents for the week, top porkers at 7.35. Sheep receipts 525, steady with prior day figures.
Receipts and bids from Kansas City market show cattle 3600 head including 100 southern, steady trends. Native steers 6.00 to 8.40, southern steers 5.60 to 7.36, southern cows and heifers 3.60 to 5.76, native cows and heifers 3.10 to 7.10, stockers 4.25 to 6.25, bulls 4.00 to 5.50, calves 4 to 8.00, western steers 5.75 to 8.50, western cows 3.50 to 5.75. Hogs receipts 2500, market steady. Bulk 6.60 to 6.85, heavy 6.80 to 6.90, packers 6.65 to 6.90, lights 6.50 to 6.80, pigs 5.00 to 5.78. Sheep receipts none, market steady. Muttons 3.76 to 5.50, lambs 5.75 to 7.15, fed wethers and yearlings 4.50 to 6.15, fed ewes 3.00 to 5.26.
Receipts total 400 cattle including 100 Texas animals with steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.00 to 8.60, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.00, stockers 3.75 to 6.25, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.00, calves 6 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 2500, 10 to 15 cents higher. pigs and lights 5.25 to 7.60, mixed 7.00 to 7.20, good heavy 7.00 to 8.20. Sheep receipts 600, market steady. native muttons 4.25 to 6.65, lambs 6.00 to 7.35.
Chicago March 16 receipts and quotations for cattle hogs and sheep show cattle steady with various grade ranges, hog market slow with prices mostly down, and sheep firm with native and western offerings and yearlings. Key prices include cattle calves and cows, hogs from 6.70 to 7.05, and sheep with native lambs up to 7.50.
By the Associated Press LONDON March 16 bullion totaling 37 000 pounds sterling was brought into the Bank of England on balance yesterday.
The Paris market report notes three percent rentes at 94f 77c for the account and London exchange at 25f 23c for checks. Private discount rate listed as 3 percent. Dr J R Cunningham osteopath contact details provided.
Chicago reports mixed market activity with butter steady at 26 27c for creamery and 23 27c for Daisies. Eggs ease on 4895 cases with firsts at 19 20c and prime firsts at 20c. cheese steady with several varieties at 17 18c. Potatoes weak with quality ranges at 1.17 to 1.20 per bag. poultry quiet with turkeys 14c and chickens 1c. veal 50 to 60 pound weights 7c.
Kansas City market notes show butter at 28c for firsts and 26c for seconds with packing stock at 214gc. Eggs list 22c for extras and 20c for firsts.
In St Louis on March 16 the day’s market shows chickens at 12 1/2 cents, springs 15 cents, turkeys 17 cents, ducks 16 cents, geese 8 cents. Butterdull 24 to 30 cents, eggs up 20 cents. Lead firm at 4 dollars, Spelter strong at 7 dollars.
On March 16 in New York raw sugar and related commodities held firm. Muscovado 89 test at 4.02, centrifugal 96 test at 4.52, molasses sugar 89 test at 3.77, refined steady with crushed at 5.40, fine granulated 5.70, powdered 5.80. Petroleum steady at 8.20 per barrel. Four items showed stability, New Orleans kettle noted at 35.
New York market notes show hides steady with Bogota at 23 24 percent and Central America at 24c. Leather prices firm with hemlock firsts at 25 27c, one ne at 24 26c, thirds 21 22c, and some rejects listed at c.
Rough rice grades were reported strong while clean grades advanced. Quoted prices show Clean Honduras at 2.50 to 4.46, Japan 2.50 to 4.10, and various clean grades with Honduras and Japan in the 3% to 5% ranges. Notable sales include Honduras 172 at 4.45 and Honduras 1914 at 3.5 cents.
Wool markets in St Louis show steady tones with medium combing and clothing grades quoted at 20 2Lcs tight fine 15 1ic heavy fine 12 1Sc tub washed 27 30c.
New York March 16 reports firm cotton goods markets with active demand. Wide fruit of the loom sheetings rose one cent per yard and jobbers note steady trade. Wool markets in the area are firmer and yarns remain very steady.
Chicago wheat prices lifted as shorts covered with May at about 1.01 dollars and a late close steady near 1.01. Corn followed, oats weakened then firmed, hog products mostly steady with July pork near 16.37 and ribs at 9.06. Argentine competitive pressures at Liverpool cooled corn, keeping May near 69. Use of a Western tone but sourced facts shows futures shifts and key price levels.
Cash wheat sets range from 103 to 109 cents for No 2 red with 100 for corn No 2 mixed at 68 to 69 cents. Oats No 2 white 53 to 58 cents. May futures: Wheat 99 and 98 cents for July 98 .
On March 16 cash wheat shows No red 101 102c No 2 hard 102 111c. Corn No 8 66c No 2 white 67 67%c. Oats No 2 58¢ No 2 white 5315 54c. Close: Wheat May 100%c July 95%c. Corn May 72¢ July 71%c. Oats May 52%c July 47%c.
The Associated Press reports Chicago grain prices on March 16 with ranges for wheat futures across No. 2 red No. 2 hard No. 1 northern No. 2 northern No. 2 spring velvet chaff and durum plus listed oats bids for No. 2 white standard and more, showing bid spreads and percentages.
The San Antonio Automobile Club board of directors and the contest committee meet at 4:30 this afternoon in President Fielding's office at 224 Hicks Building to plan the endurance run co hosted with The Light, set to start April 6.
A. T. Stewart was acquitted by a Dallas jury in the criminal district court this morning in the 1909 murder of Frank Menshaw. The case went to the jury Friday afternoon at 4:30 after the defense pleaded the unwritten law.
Special Sunday dinner served table de hote on the 17th from 6 to 8 pm at the Gunter Hotel. Price is one dollar per plate.
Cotton opened steady in New York and Liverpool with lower Liverpool cables and pessimistic labor news weighing on prices. Active months were 8 to 10 points under last night’s close, but heavy realizing and foreign buying absorbed much of the supply as the market softened only to a small gain near midmorning. The market remained unsettled with firming or slight declines in the principal spots and marks.
Cotton futures in New York opened and closed steady with front months showing mostly unchanged ranges. Notable quotes include January near 10.64 cents and May around 10.45 to 10.46 cents with varied daily highs and lows across the season months.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened 6 to 7 points down amid poor cables and talk of a coal strike settlement. A favorable weather map and limited contract supply supported a late recovery, with prices 4 to 6 points down at midmorning and profits-taking easing the decline.
New Orleans reports March futures opening steady with levels around 10.70 to 10.77 for March through July contracts. By session end, prices show a two point net change versus yesterday, with a balanced mix of gains and losses across near and deferred months.
Liverpool March 16. Cotton spot quiet with prices 6 points lower led by American middling fair at 6 77 and good middling 6 39. Total Sales 6000 bales, including 4500 American, for speculation and export. Receipts 15000 bales, including 7900 American.
Futures opened easier and closed barely steady in Liverpool. The forward curves show March at 6.87 percent, April-May 5.87, May-June 6.86, July-Aug 5.86, Sept-Oct 5.764, Nov-Dec 6.71, and Feb-March 6.71 percent with several blends around 5.7 to 6.7 percent.
A terse historically toned market update notes New York sales quiet with middling activity, New Orleans quiet, Liverpool easier, Houston steady, Galveston steady with several price marks and volumes mentioned.
Spot cotton closed quiet and unchanged in New Orleans on March 16. Sales on the spot reached 20, with arrivals estimated at 50. Quotations ranged from low ordinary at 7 3/4 cents to middling at 11 1/4 cents, with various grades listed and receipts totaling 2,572 and stocks at 222,039.
Spot cotton closed steady with varied grades quoted from six and a half to eleven and a half cents. Trade notes show sales at 970, shipments 3570 and stock at 103,340 while low ordinary bids range and market unchanged across the board.
New York on March 16 reports quiet cotton trading with spot prices down 10 points. Middling uplands quoted at 10.65 and middling gulf at 10.90 with no sales recorded.
Galveston Texas report March 16 shows spot cotton closing steady with grades listed from low ordinary to good middling. Sales total 404 bales. receipts 3822. stock 270795. f o b 650. various grade prices noted 6 3 4c through 11 3 16c.
Memphis on March 16 reports spot cotton steady with middling at 10.5 cents. No change from the prior session as buyers and sellers hold prices.
The New York statement of clearing house banks shows a reserve of 15 639 800 dollars above legal requirements, down 4 873 950 dollars from the previous week in proportionate cash reserve.
Staacke Bros advertise a large selection of carriages including bugsies and phaetons offered at very low prices. The notice highlights affordable options for buyers seeking early bargains on horse drawn vehicles.
The Associated Press reports R G Bus Co weekly trade review finds broad expansion in activity and growing optimism across industrial mercantile and financial sectors. Dry goods and iron and steel lead gains with strong pig iron purchases and rising prices while leather hides and shoe trades improve though New England shows slowing. Copper production and British coal strike affect demand. England shows optimism as coal disputes persist.
New York trading opens with a weak tone as London and continental markets fall. United States Steel and Erie lead declines with losses of one point. Canadian Pacific down 1 percent and American Sugar 1 percent. Illinois Central drops further, closing weak amid increased selling pressure. Prime mercantile paper at 4 4 g percent and sterling steady.
In Memphis on March 16 prime seeds show oil at 4.67 dollars per unit, meal at 26.75, and linters at 2 percent. Prices reflect current trading levels for cotton seed products and related byproducts.
New York reports steady cotton seed oil closes with multiple price bids and sales. Boot contracts range from 5.58 to 6.70 for March through October, with notable batches of March, April, May and other month bids and numerous sales across several lots. Total sales listed as 350 v.
A long roster of guests checks in at hotels including St Anthony St Louis Shreveport Torreon Dallas New York Chicago San Benito Austin Houston Fort Worth and many others with names such as Henderson Myer Kampman Webb Fa ris Billings Pyle Jones Cochran Robertson and more.
Dr Luter relocates office to Gibbs Building and updates contact numbers from 5757 to 160. Residence number remains 5269.
New York on March 16 reports money on call remains nominal while time loans firm with rates of 3 3 percent for 60 days 3 percent for 90 days and 3 3 percent for six months.
London reports show lead up to 16 pounds 1s 3d per ton and spelter at 16 pounds 6s. Tin steady at 191 pounds per ton and futures at 188 pounds 5s. Prices reflect a calm trading day with minor shifts across metals.
London report notes consol prices at 77 15 16 for money and 78 1 16 for account with Bar silver steady. Money 3 percent short bills and three months bills quoted at 3 9 16 percent.
New York on March 16 reports coffee futures ending steady with July at 13.55 and nearby at 13.36. Dr. P Balde Sarelli is listed with Gibbs Building.
Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed proposals in triplicate for furnishing and installing wire screens in four buildings. Bids due March 18 1912 at 11 a m with opening to follow. U S reserves right to reject all bids. Envelopes marked Proposals for Wire Screens to P W Guiney Constructing Quartermaster.
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