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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1912
Page
7
The notice notes unsettled weather with showers tonight and Sunday in East Texas. It includes a weather diagram description with isobars and isotherms and a 8 am observation, plus wind and precipitation indicators.
Prices for eggs rose in Dallas and San Antonio as demand tightens and buyers speculate on supplies. Butter cheese and wool prices also tick higher with wholesale and retail gaps widening. A. A. Cohen & Co. notes rising hides shipped to Boston, predicting firmer markets next season amid thinning Texas stock and stronger gains.
A fragment lists per pound prices for creamery products and country staples, including creamery 28c per pound and full cream 22c. It notes sacks of Idaho potatoes, various chestnuts, and Irish Cob and Burbanks potatoes with prices ranging from 4.25 to 8.25 per sack or per unit. Also shows California novels at 2.50 to 5.25 and shelved item details.
Quotations today flow from the Associated Press with dairy products and meat prices. Creameries report 27 80c, Daisies 13 377 cases at mark, receipts 19c firsts 19 percent, long horns and receipts 58 cars. Turkeys 14c, chickens 13, Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota firm.
The Associated Press notes steady quotations for the day with chickens 12 1/2 cents, springs 8 7 cents, ducks 11 5 cents, geese 6 cents, creamery 27 1/2 cents. The brief item runs under the date March 30.
City market page lists live stock prices and commodity quotes including wheat flour and produce. Specifics include saleable items with cents per unit and miscellaneous reductions. The fragment suggests a daily price board with multiple entries and decimals for different grades.
The Associated Press reports egg receipts 16,720 with irregular trading and a closed firm coffee market. July 13.90 referenced in market notes from New York Produce on March 30.
Raw sugar futures quoted 89 test at 3.86 cents and 4.86 cents for centrifuged grades, with molasses 89 test at 5.50 cents. Refined sugar in barrels priced at 8.20 cents. Market notes indicate steady demand and “open kettle” status in New Orleans.
A garbled AP bulletin from 4S Tennessee lists prime basis meal prices, seed and fiber figures, and various dates and dollar amounts. The text mixes units, months, and percentages, with unclear commodity references and sporadic numbers.
R Beal reported in connection with the lungs nose and the 808 Gunter building in today’s brief item. No further details available.
Quartermaster's Office invites bids for printing and drayage services for the Department of Texas year starting July 1 1912. Bids due by 11:00 a m April 6 1912. Documents available in triplicate at 556 Federal Building Chicago Illinois.
Opening stock dealings showed heaviness with little price movement. Harriman stocks and several majors fell fractionally while Hill issues and American Smelting gained. Allis Chalmers was heavily traded with strong advances, Reading rose to 163 5, and market closed irregular on light activity.
New York reports March 30 with prime mercantile paper closing at 4 percent. Sterling exchange ease in bankers bills 4.84 for 60 days and 4.8690 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Bar silver 58 cents and Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds varied.
The statement of clearing house banks shows reserves of 8,030,100 dollars in excess of legal requirements for the week. This reflects a surge of 5,311,800 dollars in the proportionate cash reserve compared to the prior week.
NEW ORLEANS March 30 Cotton seed oil prime refiners in barrels per pound 5.90 choice meal 8 per cent ee per long ton 29 dollars choice cake per ton 28 dollars
By the Associated Press in London on March 80 lead holds steady at 16 pounds 2s 6d with Speller weak at 25 pounds 5s Tin shows strength with spot at 195 pounds and futures at 191 pounds sterling.
Cattle trade remained dull at Union Stock Yards with 75 head on sale including 67 cattle. Cows topped $4.50 and calves near $6, while hogs sold $6.25 to $6.75, with expectations of a stronger market next week amid favorable packer quotes. Fort Worth market notes show limited cattle supply with steers at $6.65 and cows $4.60, hogs up to $7.00 and holdovers at $5.00.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts near 200 with steady demand and valuess ranging from 2.60 to 8.90 for cows calves and steers. Hog receipts around 7000 with prices from 5.25 to 7.95 and bulk sales 7.75 to 7.90. Sheep receipts about 3000 with steady activity and prices from 4.35 to 8.25 across native western and yearling categories.
Cattle receipts 200 with steady market. Native steers 6.00 to 8.25, southern steers 5.50 to 7.25, southern cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.50, native cows and heifers 3.25 to 7.00, stockers 4.75 to 6.40, bulls 4.00 to 6.75, calves 5.00 to 8.25. Hogs receipts 2000, market steady. bulk 7.60 to 7.80, heavy 7.80 to 7.85, packers and butcher 7.65 to 7.80, lights 7.50 to 4.70. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady. mutton 4.50 to 6.25, lambs 7.00 to 7.75, fed ewes and yearlings 5.00 to 6.75, fed ewes 3.00.
In St Louis on March 80 cattle receipts reach 300 with no Texans. Native beef steers bring 5.75 to 8.50, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.50, stockers 3.75 to 6.25. Texas steers 5.00 to 7.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.90, salvesg in carloads 6.00 to 7.00. Next line notes 4500 receipts with market strong for pics and lights 5.50 to 8.00, mixed butchers 7.75 to 8.05, good heavy 7.95 to 8.ab. No sheep.
Chicago trade shows wheat weak on light shipments to Europe while corn gains with cold weather boosting prices. Oats and other cereals rise amid solid demand from commission houses and support from packers on pork products. late session steadies with May wheat at about 1.02 and May corn around 74 cents.
Quotation snapshot from St Louis on March 80 shows cash wheat at No 2 red 1.03 to 1.04, hard 1.08 to 1.14, corn No 8 74 to 74 percent, oats No 2 55 cents, No 2 white 65 to 66 and May wheat 1.01 and July 96 to 96 and a half cents.
Chicago market quotes show Wheat No. 2 red at 1.02 to 1.04 dollars and No. 2 hard 1.02 to 1.06, No. 1 northern 1.09 to 1.14, No. 2 northern 1.08 to 1.12, No. 2 spin 1.00 to 1.09, velvet chaff around 90 cents to 1.08, also duru 900 at 1.07. Oats No. 2 white 55 to 56 cents, standard 65 to 55 cents.
Quotations today show cash wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1.04 to 1.10, No 2 red 1.02 to 1.04, corn No 2 mixed 75 to 76 cents, No 2 white 76 cents, oats No 2 white 65 to 64 cents and No 2 mixed 64 to 64 cents. Forward May wheat at 1.00 and July 91 2/3 cents, September 90 2/3 cents. Corn May 75 to 76 cents, July 73 2/3 cents, September 70 2/3 cents. Oats May 56 1/2 cents, July 48 1/2 cents.
New York financial desk reports softer time loans with 60 day notes at 3 percent and 90 day terms at 3 percent. Six month loans also quote 3 percent, with money on call remaining nominal.
In St. Louis on March 80 the lead firm rose 4.22 percent while a spelter company advanced to 6.60 by the close.
The Associated Press notes a firm hides market with prices for Bo gota and Central America products. Leather futures show firsts at 25 27c, seconds 24 26c, thirds 21 22c, with rejects at 15c.
ST. LOUIS March 30 Wool markets show steady tone. Medium combing and cloth grades hold at 20 21 cents. light fine 15 1 2 cents. heavy fine 12 1 2 cents. tub washed 20 to 30 cents.
Cotton opened steady to down slightly but firmed as cables steadied and weather worries persisted. Prices rose 5 to 8 points by close in New York with a generally optimistic labor picture and favorable weather outlook supporting buying.
The New York cotton market shows steady tones across the forward curve with January at 10.74 to 10.88, May near 10.53, July about 10.64, and December around 10.78 as prices for several months report modest gains and closes on the day.
New Orleans March 30 cotton futures opened steady with a one to two point gain as traders anticipated Sunday's rain and a looming cold wave. Prices rose to ten points from the morning low, with a good undertone and active short covering despite small early volume and limited long buying.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with April at 10.96/98 and May near 10.98 bid. July 10.99 lic and August 10.90/92. later contracts showed declines to 10.79/81. Close marked a net advance of 7 to 9 points amid thin price action and unsettled deliveries.
Liverpool March 380 Closing reports a quiet cotton market with a 3 point rise. Prices show American middling fair at 6.82, good middling at 6.44, middling 6.20, low middling 5.90, good ordinary 6.48, ordinary 56.22. Sales total 5000 bales, including 4700 American. 800 American bales receipts.
Associated Press reports a calm trading session in Liverpool with futures opening steady and closing quiet. A series of intermonth figures shows various rate differentials including April at 5.94 percent and several other spreads such as Feb-March 6.80 percent and Oct-Nov 6.81 percent, reflecting a subdued market tone.
Spot cotton held firm with no change in New Orleans as of March 39. Middling grades ranged from 1 15-16 to 11 1/4, with quotations from 7 1/2 to 12 1/2 for various qualities and classes.
Market notes from Galveston on March 30 describe uneven activity with limited data. Stock movements show small gains and losses across commodities while receipts and sales figures appear modest.
Fragmentary text from a historical page contains unclear terms and numbers making a reliable summary impossible without full context. Key entities and details are not identifiable from the readable portion.
The scene in New York on March shows cotton trading closed quiet with middling uplands and middling gulf prices around 11.15, while no sales were recorded.
Memphis dispatch reports steady conditions in the cotton market with prices holding firm. Analysts cite minimal demand shifts and stable futures as traders await larger export signals and crop reports.
Leonard Southgate shuns visitors but a hungry journalist, Margaret Deane, pressures a rare interview for the Weekly Lion Hunter. A spark grows as his fortunes flood in with filmable checks and a shared hunger for success, leading to a literary wedding six months later.
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