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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1912

Page

11

Onions and Potatoes Dominate Early Food Orders

The season begins with the first shipment of new onions from Mexico arriving about two weeks later than last year. Mexico reports reduced acreage and delayed planting with cold weather hindering growth. Prices for new onions run about three dollars per crate, while supply lags behind demand. Texas crops due mid April may also face tight markets. Laredo previously supplied San Antonio markets with early onions.

Mexico

Prices for Dairy Produce and Groceries Listing

Butter per pound 28c. Poultry springs 4.00 to 5.00, hens 5.00 to 7.00, turkeys per pound 12 18c. Eggs fresh country 15 17c. Potatoes Idaho 2.75 per 100 pounds. Onions California in sacks 4.50 per hundredweight. Seed potatoes Maine stock various per sack 4.25 to 5.25. Oranges California 2.50 to 2.75. Lemons 360s 420s 5.00 to 5.25. Full cream cheese 22c.

Idaho California Maine Burbanks

Chicago market update shows steady dairy and weaker eggs

Quotation report from Chicago lists butter and cheese prices holding steady while eggs weaken. Receipts reach 10 291 cases with 18 percent firsts at 14 19 cents. Potatoes ease to 1.14 to 1.18 a bushel. Turkeys 14 cents, chickens 15, rings 15, veal 50 to 60 pound weights at 7.

Associated Press Chicago

Egg Market Briefs From New York

By the Associated Press data from New York shows eggs trading on a brisk basis with receipts totaling 15 420 cases and fresh gathered seconds at 21 percent.

THE Associated Press New York

Market Quotations From Kansas City Report

Kansas City market report lists butter at 28 cents for creamery firsts 26 cents for seconds, packing stock 21. Eggs show extras 21?c, firsts 19 cents.

THE Associated Press Kansas City

Poultry and Butter Prices Move in St Louis Market

Quotations today list poultry items with declines for eggs and several meats. Chickens 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 cents. turkeys 18 cents. ducks 16 cents. geese 8 cents. Butter 24 to 30 cents. eggs 19 cents.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis C. Springs

Market Summary From New York Trade Report

Raw sugar and molasses are steady with Muscovado 89 test at 4.00 cents and 96 test around 4.50 cents. Refined sugars remain quiet while petroleum hides and molasses stay steady. Leather markets show firming activity.

New York

Exchange Rates And Pig Prices In Berlin Trade Report

Berlin reports an exchange on loan at 20 marks with 45 percent pigs for checks. Money market shows 4 percent at 65 percent. Private discount rate listed as 4 percent.

THE Associated Press Berlin

Cotton goods market opens strong in New York

The cotton goods market opens strong on March 19 with staple prints and hams selling freely. Yarns are in and linoleums firm with expectations that next season’s prices will rise. to follow, ess goods remain steady.

Associated Press New York

Paris Money Rates and Exchange Update

Paris reports three percent rente at 80 centimes for the account. Exchange with London stands at 25 francs 24 centimes for checks. Private discount rates hold at 3 percent.

THE Associated Press Paris London

Weather Diagram Explanatory Notes from 8 A.M.

Explanatory weather chart notes describe observations at eight in the morning with sea level air pressure, iso bars and therms showing pressure and temperature, marked zero freezing ninety and one hundred, with symbols for cloud cover precipitation and wind. The sheet notes arrows indicating wind direction and intensity with readings for temperature precipitation and maximum wind.

Stock market buys push several majors in early session

Buying movement continued in stocks as gains appeared in Reading and Illinois Central, plus American Can preferred. Union Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Rock Island, Amalgamated Copper and others rose with mixed strength and profit taking later pressed some issues downward.

Associated Press New York Reading Illinois Central American Can Great Northern Union Pacific Lehigh Valley Rock Island American Smelting Amalgamated Copper Allied Bull United States Steel American Washington Harriman Southern Pacific Northern Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit Amalgamated Copper Cove Ener American Car & Foundry American Locomotive Amer, Smelt. & Ref American Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co Anaconda Mining Co. Eee Sere Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Sooner Rooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chi. N. teseeeeersenessselAl Chi., Mil 8&T Seeaveee Reess Colorado Fuel & Tron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Erie Great Interborough Met Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific Meee Son Kan. & Tex Pacific Mail Pennsylvania Rock Island Co Southern Railway Seeee Western Union BAM International Harvester General Electric Texas Company Ee Er

Cotton seed prices quoted for Memphis market

Prime meal and oil barrel prices shown for Memphis market on March 19 with oil at 4.67 to 4.78 per unit, meal at 25.75, and linters around 2 percent.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Cotton seed oil prices edge higher in spot and futures

Prices for cotton seed oil closed strong with spot at 5.60 to 5.70 and futures from March through October rising to 5.82 and 5.95. Trade noted sales across March to September totaling 6 800 units. Dr J R Cunningham OSTEOPATH lists contact at 449 Moore Building.

Associated Press New Soo Tonga

Light cattle offerings as Texas market eyes Fort Worth convention

FEW CATTLE OFFERED UNION STOCK YARDS, March 19. Texas cattlemen plan light shipping this week while many ranchers attend the cattlemen's convention at Fort Worth. Receipts total 326 with 65 cattle 22 calves 26 horses 46 hogs and 178 sheep. Most stock through billed to other markets with prices topped by best cows 3.76 calves 4.75 hogs not shown.

Union Stock Yards Texas Cattleman Fort Worth Texas

Fort Worth cattle hogs and sheep market report AP

Fort Worth stock market notes active trading with 2200 cattle 1750 hogs and 250 sheep receipts. Beef steers strong with top around 6.65 and cows 3.25 to 5.10. Hogs fully regained dime loss with common sales 6.80 to 7.80, tops 7.45 for porkers. sheep steady with prior day.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago market report shows cattle receipts around 4500 with slow trade and declines from yesterday. Hogs estimated 20000, market quiet but five cent higher. Sheep receipts near 18000, market steady with slight gains for natives and westerns. Prices listed include Reeves, Texas steers, western steers, stockers, feeders, cows, heifers, calves, light and mixed hogs, and various lambs and yearlings.

Associated Press Chicago Texas

Kansas City Live Stock Market Report March 19

Cattle receipts 000 with 200 southern cattle and steers steady to strong. Native steers 5.80 8.15, southern steers 5.60 7.25, native cows 3.00 7.00, southern cows 3.25 5.60, stockers 4.26 6.50, bulls 4.00 5.50. Hogs receipts 12,000 with prices five cents higher. bulk 6.70 6.95, heavy 6.90 7.00, packers 6.75 8.95, lights 6.50 6.80. Sheep receipts 10,000. muttons 3.75 5.75, lambs 5.80 7.65, fed wethers 4.50 6.26, fed ewes 3.00 5.40.

Associated Press Kansas City

ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK REPORT

Live stock prices and receipts from St. Louis on March 19 show cattle receipts at 2200 with steady market. Native beef steers bring 5.00 to 8.16, hogs rise 5 to 10 cents, sheep strong with native muttons 4.25 to 5.50 and lambs 5.00 to 7.26.

Leading spot markets mixed across markets

Market report shows small movements in major centers with New York and New Orleans offering mixed prices. Liverpool and Houston hold steady while Galveston shows a slight rise. broader tone remains cautious with modest shifts in value.

New York Uiet New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston

Spot cotton prices ease with steady quotes in New Orleans

The Associated Press reports spot cotton unchanged in New Orleans on March 19. Sales totaled 1500 bales with 625 arriving. Quotations ranged from low ordinary 6 15 16 to good middling 11 3 16 with various strict and fair grades. Receipts 5776. stock 219,934 bales.

Associated Press New Orleans

Cotton market steady in Memphis report

MEMPHIS TENN March 19 Spot cotton held steady at middling grade around 10 percent with prices unchanged in a brief market update from local cotton trade sources.

Grain market hesitates as bears loom in Chicago wheat

In Chicago on March 19 sentiment leaned bearish while foreign markets steadied. Wheat opened down 4 percent, recovered to about 1.01 to 1.02 dollars, then steadied with May around 1.01 to 1.02. Corn strengthened on feeding season worries and French milling demand, with oats showing minor pressure and hogs lifting provisions.

Associated Press Chicago May

Cone price report with mixed No 2 grades

A garbled price list shows No 2 red and No 2 white corn options with varied percentages and cents per unit. Mentions northern and spring grades with small price differences and additional qualifiers like standard and C.

Grain Prices Report From Local Exchange

Daily agricultural quotes show cash wheat at 1.04 to 1.10 for No 2 hard and 1.01 for No 2 red. Corn No 2 mixed 69 cents and No 2 white 69 5 cents. Oats No 2 white 58 54 cents with mixed at 62 53 cents. May wheat 1.00 and July 1.82, September 9.0 cents. corn May 71.14 cents, July 70 cents, September 68 5 cents. Oats May 54 cents, July 47 cents.

Lene Tex Preidy Tarillo Clearownsville Cloudy Leago Sw Arleston Pus Christi Rio Cloudy Ft Worth Cloudyveston Peer Shington Allen Buell Tr Weather Bureau Associated Press Chicago Kansas City

Grain futures report from St Louis market

March quotations show cash wheat at 1.021% and 1.0211 for No 2 red and hard. Corn No 8 priced 67 68c, No 8 white 68 79c. Oats No 2 62% 53%c, No 2 white 84%c. May and July futures noted for wheat corn and oats with latest prices.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Cotton Market Opens Steady with Mixed Early Moves

The New York cotton market opened steady with a small decline to a modest gain,Prices rose 4 to 9 points in early trading due to short-covering and bull support. Weather favorable in the south and expected unsettled western belt weather limited activity as traders awaited new developments with a net early advance of 7 to 10 points.

New York

Cotton futures open and close steady in New York

The Associated Press reports cotton futures in New York opened steady with bids and offers across months from January through December. The market closed very steady with prices steady near last quotes across the trading session.

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Upward in Early Trade

New Orleans March 19. Cotton futures opened steady with gains of two to five points as dry weather and favorable maps boosted sentiment. Lack of selling power and moderate demand pushed prices higher by 10 to 11 points in the first half hour, with forecasts of unsettled regional weather and census bureau reports delaying larger business.

Astated New Orleans Arch 19 Census Bureau

New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady on March 19

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with March at 10.70, April 10.73 nominal, and several months bid or offered. The market closed steady with an advance of 11 to 14 points.

Associated Press New Orleans

Cotton Prices End Lower on Moderate Demand in Liverpool

Closing spot cotton in fair demand reduces values by eight points. American middling fair at 6.65 and good middling 6.27. middling 6.08. low middling 5.78. good ordinary 6.31. ordinary 5.05. Sales 8000 bales, including 7600 American. receipts 68,000 bales, of which 66,700 are American.

Associated Press Liverpool

Futures for Liverpool open lower then close steady

Futures in Liverpool opened easier and finished steady with a full list of forward price spreads for March through the next February. The table shows continuous contracts including March-April at 5.70 and Dec.-Jan at 5.67.

Associated Press Liverpool

Also Mentioned on This Page

Alamo Oil and Refining CO Simpson Street San Antonio Berlin Exchange NEW York Dry Goods Rentes General Weather Report Landa Malta South Salado St. I. & G. N M. Maruocheau Grain CO San Antonio, Tex Wagenfehr Poultry Depot Hones Garden St Department of Agriculture Whlis L. Moore Joe Vicinity East Texas Northwest J. R. Cunningham Moore Ostheopath Chicago Livestock Oklahoma Memphis, Tenn Chicago Grain Market Cotton Statistics San-A-Lac Menlle Ala Savarnnah Charleston Wilmington N. C Norfolk Boston Mass Texas City NEW York Futures York Ateady Fiat Niagara Falls Indianapolis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Rochester Columbus Cleveland Syracuse Buffalo Detroit Albany Toledo FT. Worth Katy Cour Ipoh Basters New York Central Lines Far East New York Central Limited Pullman Dallas Wilson Bldg H. C. Carson General Agent Passenger Department
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