Weather Update Shows Small Daily Rainfall
Trace precipitation recorded on Thursday with normal conditions. Total since January 1 reaches 1.56 inches, with a 2.71 inch deficiency.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
13
Trace precipitation recorded on Thursday with normal conditions. Total since January 1 reaches 1.56 inches, with a 2.71 inch deficiency.
The 1917 measure establishes a defined motor bus district in San Antonio and bans new licenses within it. It alters existing routes and requires surrender for corrected licenses, with exceptions for Camp Wilson and post office routes. Violations carry fines up to 200 dollars per day. Repeals prior motor vehicle for hire rules, preserving older ordinances outside the district.
Daily quotations from major markets including San Antonio Houston Galveston New York New Orleans Liverpool show middling grade prices for delivered cotton. The record includes sales figures with quantities and prices such as 17.10, 17.75, 18.00 and 12.08 in various units.
The New Orleans cotton market opened with a heavy decline due to poor cables and the Russian revolution. A rally followed on the decline, prices easing to a moderate net loss. New York opened lower on Russian and strike concerns, later stabilizing near noon. By afternoon sessions, New York showed a firmer tone while New Orleans remained subdued. San Antonio spots priced at 17.10.
The cotton market opened steady but unsettled amid tensions from Russia and a railroad strike threat. May fell to 17.60 and October 16.75, then rallied as Liverpool buying and spot activity offered support. By midday May around 17.70 and October 16.86, with rumors of a cabinet meeting boosting optimism.
New York reports futures from March to December showing slight moves. March at 17.65, May 17.86, July 17.45, October 16.29, December 16.84 with closes around unchanged to mixed. Data lists intraday highs and lows across months and notes minor shifts in closing figures.
Liverpool spot cotton eases with good middling at 12.18d and middling 12.08d and low middling 11.90d. Transactions include 6000 bales sold with 500 for speculation and export. Receipts recorded at 20,000 bales.
Futures quiet and steady in Liverpool with closing figures for March and a full calendar of spread quotes including March 1.61d and May-June 11.38d. The brief list shows continuous commodity futures trades from March through February, highlighting ongoing market activity.
Liverpool report shows 76 000 bales forwarded to mills with 62 000 American. Stock stands 785 000 with 662 000 American. Imports total 59 000 with 63 000 American. Exports reach 6 000.
Cotton bale totals and stock figures are listed for Galveston Houston New Orleans Ravana Charleston Wilmington Marto and Boston. The data shows yesterday stock 1 2496638 and last year 1453281 with a deficit this season.
Fragmentary New York call data shows numerical quotes around 17.865 ET and 17.49 ARNG with additional figures 16.83 and 16.82, indicating short price or rate readings in the late hours.
Cotton traders dumped contracts as weak cables and political tensions in Russia sparked selling in New Orleans. Prices slipped 19 to 45 points early, then rebounded to a net loss of 3 to 6 points by noon. Trading later slowed due to a railroad labor crisis as prices hovered under yesterday’s close.
Cotton futures opened irregular in New Orleans with May at 17.00, July 16.95, October 16.30, December 16.38, and January 14.45. Futures closed 8 to 14 points lower amid uneven trading. Data lines following appear garbled and unreadable.
Ad text offers two modern five room cottages close in suitable for place of business or secure notes. Addresses A214 Light LL TT 850 equity in four room bungalow south of Beacon Hill at address A216.
New York reports on March 16 that cotton goods remained steady with print cloth and yarn goods firm. Yarns stayed steady while wool goods were firm and quiet. raw silk showed more activity at lower prices.
Turpentine firm shows 44 sales 144 receipts 32 shipments 6 stock 12885. Resin dull with no sales 438 receipts 200 shipments stock 80910. Quotations list grades A through H at 6.00 and wider letters G W 26.20.
Observations taken at 8 a.m. Friday March 16 1917. Wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Allen Buell, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.
Union Stock Yards report March 16 shows northern cattle varying from strong at Fort Worth to weak at Chicago and hogs from slow at Fort Worth and Chicago to higher at Kansas City and St Louis. Sheep edge up with light receipts. city trade steady to slow.
Fort Worth on March 16 reports cattle receipts of 2600 with strong demand. Steers range 6.50 to 9.50, stockers 6.50 to 8.50, heifers 6.50 to 10.00, cows 4.00 to 5.08, bulls 4.25 to 7.00, calves 4.50 to 10.00. Hog receipts 2500 with sluggish trade, bulk 13.50 to 14.00, top 14.30. Sheep receipts 400 with firm market. lambs 13.00 to 14.00, yearlings 12.00 to 13.00, wethers 10.00 to 10.50, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, culls 6.50 to 7.50, goats 4.50 to 7.10.
Chicago markets list receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with mixed price ranges. Hogs run 19 000 head slow market bulk 14.66 to 14.90 dollars. cattle 2 000 head weak native beef 9.00 to 12.60. stockers 6.80 to 9.75. cows 5.70 to 10.65. calves 9.75 to 13.75. sheep 8 000 head steady wethers 11.00 to 12.50. lambs 12.35 to 17.00.
Kansas City market notes show hog receipts around six thousand with higher values. Bulk hogs 14.35 to 14.86, heavy 14.75 to 14.90, light 14.20 to 14.60, pigs 10.00 to 12.75. Cattle receipts around zero with steady to strong after prime fed steers 11.76 to 12.25 and cows 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts six thousand with lambs 12.00 to 14.60 and yearlings 13.40 to 14.50. wethers 11.50 to 12.50, ewes 9.00 to 11.00.
Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep listed with ranges. Hogs midpoints 9.00 to 15.00 per hundredweight. cattle native beef steers 10.50 to 11.75. yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 11.50. cows 5.51 to 10.00. stockers and feeders 5.75 to 10.00. prime southern beef steers 8.00 to 11.00. beef cows and heifers 4.25 to 9.00. sheep lambs 13.00 to 14.90. ewes 9.50 to 12.00. yearlings 12.25 to 13.50. Receipts: hogs 7000, cattle 1160, sheep 1200. Market tones: hogs and sheep strong, cattle steady.
Provision market round up with dry salt and bacon extras. Quoted prices include dry salt extras 20 cents and bacon extras 21 1/2 cents, dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds 14 1/2 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 33 cents, fancy hams 25 cents, bacon bellies 14-16 pounds 23 1/2 cents, pure lard 21 cents, compound 15 cents, American cheese 9 cents per pound.
Chicago quotation notes show pork prices with highs and lows for May and July contracts. Lard figures appear across multiple grades, with fluctuations between highs and lows and spread differences among open and close values.
The Department of Agriculture will restart its market news service in the Rio Grande Valley this spring to aid marketing and distribution of the Texas Union crop. Two headquarters are planned at Laredo and Mission, the latter adding cabbage grower assistance, with telegraph and mail reports to reach Texas truck farmers.
Laredo Texas March 16 with the million dollar onion crop to be started at month end shippers fear a predicted railway tie up may disrupt shipments and raise concerns over delivery schedules and prices ahead of the harvest.
In New York on March 16, coffee futures showed steady movement despite a Rio report. May futures were at 7.65 and July at 1.75 with bids holding firm for the session.
A long list of wholesale prices for fresh produce with prices per hundredweight per crate and per pound. Items include potatoes onions tomatoes cranberries cabbage cauliflower peppers beets carrots radishes asparagus celery turnips rhubarb lettuce eggplant sweet potatoes spinach fresh fruits such as strawberries apples bananas oranges grape fruit lemons limes dried fruits and raisins with various regional origins and unit figures.
Mrs. Kate Williams 69 died at 12:20 PM Thursday at a local sanitarium. A native of Indiana she moved to San Antonio from Kennendale Texas two months ago. Burial arrangements not yet announced as the body is held by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company pending word from Indiana relatives.
Chicago dispatch reports moderate declines in wheat on March 16 as orders for a railway strike loom. Opening prices fell 4 to 24 cents, May at 1.78 to 1.79 and July at 1.54 to 1.65, with late rallies and net declines ranging from fractions to several cents. Provisions rose while corn showed mixed action and oats followed wheat.
Chicago market report lists cash grain quotes with wheat nominal, corn No 2 yellow at 1.67 and 1.09, oats standard at 58 to 60 cents, and barley from 1.03 to 1.32 per bushel.
Kansas City market brief lists grain prices for wheat corn and oats. No. 2 hard wheat at 1.87 to 1.89, No. 2 red 1.83 to 1.88, corn No. 2 mixed 1.08 to 1.09, No. 3 white 1.01 to 1.08, oats No. 2 white 0.62 to 0.61, No. mixed 0.59 to 0.61.
Grain futures prices finished the day with Wheat May at 1.79 percent and July 1.515 percent while September stood at 1.41 percent. Corn ranged from May 1.06 and July 1.05 to September 1.03 percent, all closing values given in Kansas City.
Market notes show wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.94 dollars, No 2 hard 1.9, No 2 white around 1.094, with No 2 oats at 62 cents. The report lists various graded categories and nominal values.
Funeral services for 63 year old Frank Houghton who died last Wednesday at a local hospital were held 5:30 PM Thursday from the Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company chapel. Burial followed in Cemetery No 1. Houghton, a Maine native, had lived in San Antonio about seven years and was a carpenter by trade.
Joseph J. Gregg died at his home 100 St John Street Thursday afternoon native of Indiana came from Indianapolis eight years ago. Surviving widow four sons Frank Glenn Gregg W H Elwood Earl Gregg three daughters Mrs H L Helton Mrs F O Downs Ruby Gregg. Services Friday afternoon at Sloan Hagg Funeral Chapel Rev J Porter officiating body sent to Indianapolis for burial.
The funeral for Leon Morris aged five will be at 4 p.m. Friday from Riebe Undertaking Company chapel. Rev J F Lawlis of South Alamo Street Methodist Church will officiate. Pallbearers will be Railway Mail Clerks' Association members. Interment follows at the new Lutheran Cemetery.
The funeral for Eddie Leon Dupree aged 16 who drowned in San Pedro Creek Thursday afternoon was held at 2 pm Friday at Ludwig Undertaking Company chapel. Burial followed in Cemetery No 1. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Dupree and a brother Thed Dunree.
Local business advertisement for Sheley Loring Undertaking Company offering automobile equipment and related services with contact by phone 971 Adv.
Eggs receipts fell 50 percent Friday morning while prices firmed at 24 cents a dozen wholesale. Poultry receipts light but prices unchanged. Strawberries drop to 2.59 per crate of 24 pints, down 60 cents. California turnips 4.50 per crate, tops. Flour climbs to 9.10 9.30 per barrel. Fran prices 2.00 2.50 per hundredweight. Wheat shorts 2.25 2.75 per hundredweight. Wheat screenings chicken feed 2.50 per hundredweight. No changes in other wholesale groceries provisions seeds grains or hides.
Friday market notes show shipper prices to retailers or on hand with commissions. Figs rise. Texas country candied at 24 cents. Butter steady. creamery 30 to 54 cents per pound, country 25 to 28 cents. Poultry largely steady with hens from 7 to 9 dollars, friers 5.50 to 7.00, turkeys 23 to 24 cents per pound, ducks 7.00 to 8.00 per dozen, geese 12 to 15 dollars.
Chicago market notes show butter unchanged with creamery at 23 40 and a higher level. Receipts stand at 5616 cases. Firsts 274 28c and ordinary firsts 26 27 44c at mark with 26 27¢c in included cases. Potatoes rise with 25 cars received. White potatoes from Washington Colorado Oregon Idaho at 94 00 2.60. Michigan Wisconsin white at 80 2.40. Poultry alive higher with fowls 23 4 cents and springs 23 sc.
Fragmented OCR item lists butter at 42c creamery firsts 40c seconds 88c, packing 2849c. Eyes Flats 27c. Poultry hens 20c roosters 15c turkeys 25c. Potatoes at $2.25 42.35.
New Orleans reports Rough and rice prices steady with millers handling large sacks and packs. Prices shown for Honduras and Japan markets include blue rose and clean Honduras with per ton and per bushel quotes, indicating ongoing demand and mixed quotations across commodities.
On March 16 in New York the stock market opened higher with irregular but largely gains in many issues. United States Steel Utah Copper and Marine preferred led, Ohio Gas rose about three points, Bethlehem Steel and other war stocks held firm. General Motors surged about four percent as Industrials and rails drove the closing strength.
New York March 16 reports time loans steady with sixty days at 34 3 percent, ninety days at 3 percent and six months at 34 4. Call money also steady with a high of 2 percent and a closing bid at 2 percent.
On March 18 in New York Mercantile Exchange figures show 4 4% for mercantile paper. Sterling 60 day bills quoted around 4 1/4 percent, commercial 60 day bills on banks 4 7 1 percent, cables at 54s. Guilders demand 40 4 percent, cables 40 percent. Bar silver 73 cents, Mexican dollars 56 2 percent. Government bonds and railroad bonds steady.
London reports bar silver at 35 4 per ounce with money at 315 percent and discount rates listed as short and three month percentages.
Lead easy nine percent asked while Spelter stays dull. East St Louis spot delivery 10 percent asked and easy. Copper quiet with electrolytic spot and first quarter prices around 33.00. Second quarter 33.00 to 33.50 and third quarter about 31.50 to 32.50. Iron firm unchanged and Tin steady with spot 53.00 to 54.00.
London market figures show lead at £80 16s, copper at £136, tin at £3 12s, electrolytic prices £152, and related items including speiler and tetures quoted with various sums.
Raw sugar moved steadily with centrifugal at 3.33 and refined sugar holding firm. A curious note hints at June hikes and weather quirks as a landlady contemplates a punch bowl scene while March weather persists.
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