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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
15
Bulk pickles rise a dollar per barrel in San Antonio
Cheaper grades of pickles gain one dollar per barrel due to cucumber crop shortages and rising demand nationwide. Summer fruit demand grows for lemons limes and oranges while grapefruit prices edge higher as the season nears end. overall produce prices stay near recent levels with no notable changes from merchants.
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San Antonio
Produce Commission
Liverpool cotton market shows steady spot and futures prices
Liverpool notes March 31 market with good middling at 6 44, middling 7 77, low middling 7 51 with 6000 bales traded and 3000 receipts. Futures segment lists several month quotes and near term stability. T. W. Morrison, aged 70, pioneer plains hog shippers of Texas, dies of heart failure in Plainview.
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Liverpool
Plainview
Tex
T. W. Morrison
Plains
Texas
Prospects of Rain over Texas Pull Cotton Down
Cotton sellers remain cautious as forecasts hold potential rain across Texas. Growers expect moisture to slow outturn while markets weigh anticipated impact on prices and fiber quality.
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Texas
Principal spot cotton market quotations and delivery prices
The report lists middling grade prices for cotton in several markets with deliveries specified. It shows figures for San Antonio, Galveston, and New Orleans style quotations, indicating daily basis for buying and pulling across regions.
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Ban Antonio
Cotton Exchange Sees Week Slump Amid Rains And Market Caution
Five day cotton takings report shows a fall to 178000 bales from 270000 last week and 408000 year ago, weighing on the market. Texas rains ease drought fears, boosting bulls, while San Antonio prices rise 26 cents per bale for middling delivered Friday.
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Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Henry Hester
Texas
San Antonio
Mexico
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Cables and Rain Outlook
The New York cotton market opened steady with May up one point, trading around 11.92, July 12.02 and October 12.12 as cables showed mixed signals. Weather prospects in the Southwest and lighter ocean freights weighed on sentiment, with later trading steady near 11.98 for May and 12.08 for July as activity remained quiet.
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New York
Liverpool
May
Cotton futures rise as market opens in New York
New York cotton futures opened on March 31 with May at 11.96 and December at 12.30, showing mixed initial bids. Nearby contracts edged lower by 1 to 3 points at the close, with October and January quotes also appearing in the session.
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New York
New Orleans
Thurs
MBY Os cc
Ca-Cposdasee
Final grain prices in Chicago show decline after early strength
Wheat opened with modest gains in Chicago trading as Liverpool quotes and shipment delays from Argentina and Australia supported futures. The tightening war zone blockade offset some gains, leading to a weak close with May wheat around 1.14 to 1.15 at session end. Corn moved mixed to steady with a modest gain, oats weakly supported by floor demand. Hog weakness weighed on provisions while selling remained subdued.
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Chicago
Illinois
Liverpool
Argentina
Australia
Cotton Situation At A Glance
Cotton prices and market overview contrasted with Antonio prices provide a snapshot of current textile trade conditions. Analysts note shifts in demand and regional pricing as merchants monitor futures and local supply dynamics.
Cotton futures ease in New Orleans trading as market slips
In New Orleans on March 31 light showers in Texas dampened cotton futures trading. Early bids for May to January contracts showed a slight gain then turned lower as traders remained cautious. By noon prices were down two to three points with small mill buying offset by steady spot quotes.
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New Orleans
Texas
Grain prices at San Antonio market and packing-house quotations
Friday prices for grain delivered in San Antonio show Wheat at 1.25 Texas, 1.31 northern. Corn Texas No 8 0.73, northern No 2 0.78 mixed, northern white 0.77. Oats Texas red 0.48, northern white bulk 0.65, sacks 0.80. Oklahoma prices mirror Texas. Packing-house quotes list bacon extras 0.16, dry salt bacon 0.14-0.16, bellies 0.16, hams 0.13, lard 0.12-0.13, compound 0.22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton statistics receipts at U S ports
Cotton receipts at Galveston Savannah Houston New Orleans Mobile Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore Newport News and other Atlantic ports totaled 9 008 bales for the latest period with port by port figures. Stocks at U S ports and stocks yesterday and same day are listed alongside weekly and yearly comparisons, showing a deficit of 76 291.
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Galveston
Savannah
Houston
New Orleans
Mobile
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Newport News
Pacific
U. S. Ponts
Market Quotations From Chicago Grain and Feed
Quotations show No 2 red wheat at 1.19 and a half, No 2 hard wheat at 1.19 of a cent, No 2 yellow corn at 80 cents, oats standard at 46 47 cents, and barley between 62 and 74 cents.
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Chicago
Market Quotes Kansas City Wheat and Grains
Kansas City market notes from March 31 show quotes for wheat at 1.06 to 1.12 per bushel and No 2 corn at 69 to 70 cents. No 2 white oats range 47 to 58 cents for white and 41 to 48 cents for mixed.
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Kansas City
Grain and commodity quotes across markets
Kansas City reports May July corn at 1.05 and May 69c with July June figures. St Louis lists Wheat No 2 red 1.20 No 2 hard and No 2 white at 72 3c, Oats No 2 44c and No 2 white nominal. Liverpool notes varied forwardings and trade totals with American movement and goods to Sweden in 1913.
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Kansas City
ST. Louis
Markets Report from San Antonio and Chicago Quoted Prices
Markets note San Antonio pricing for eggs butter and poultry with butter steady at Texas creamery 31 to 33 cents per pound eggs and poultry rates listed. Chicago quotations show butter unchanged at 28 and a half to 36 cents per pound eggs higher with firsts at 19 to 20 cents and potatoes and poultry prices advancing.
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Texas Creamery
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Market Quotations From City Creamery Rise and Poultry Slips
Quotations listed for March 81 show creamery milk at 38 cents and eggs at 33 cents. Packing meat remains 24 cents with turkey prices around 20 cents and hens about 16 cents.
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US City
Rice market tone steady with varied Honduras prices reported
New Orleans market notes a strong tone with steady quotations for rough and cleaned rice. Honduras cargoes show rough at 4 dollars and clean at 8 percent, with 137 sacks noted and millers and public buyers cited among tradable lots.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Cotton goods firm with advancing tendency noted
In New York on March 81 cotton goods held firm with further advancing tendencies seen in cambrics natn gooks and other fine bleached cottons. Carpet and rug prices rose notably by leading manufacturers on all stock goods.
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New York
Avanna Thorough Market Figures In Savannah Report
Savannah lines showTurpen firm 60 selling 195 receipted 11 stock 7910 amid shifting prices. Quotations list A B 4.70 C D E 4.768 F 4.80 G 4.80 to 4.35 H 4.85 with scattered payments 524 and stocks 72,674 across firms and commodities.
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Avannah
Market quotes for sugar and refined products in New York
Raw sugar firms offer centrifugal at 5.89 and molasses at 5.12. Refined lines hold firm with unchanged prices including cut loaf 615, crushed 8.60, mould A 7.50, cubes 7.50, XXXX powdered 7.15, powdered 7.10, fine granulated 7.00, diamond A 7.00, confectioners A 6.90, Nu 1 6.85.
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New York
New York Market Roundup March 31 1921 Mercantile and Bonds
Mercantile paper 8 3 percent. Sterling exchange shows sixty day bills at 5 percent and demand at 4.76 percent with cables 4.77. Building: Demand 424 and cables 43 or silver 0. Mexican dollars 46 1 2. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds show irregular moves.
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New York
Mercantile Pa
Sterling Exchange
Weather Bulletin March 31 1916 Observations
Observation at 8 a.m. reports wind under ten miles per hour and precipitation below .01 inch. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, notes data not published.
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Arrowé
Winda
Allen Buell
Slage Demand for Hogs Lowers Prices Across Markets
Receipts at Union Stock Yards in Kansas City and St Louis show 909 cattle 118 calves 216 horses 289 hogs. Prices steady to weak with hogs down 5 to 15 cents per hundredweight. Fort Worth reports 4899 hogs down 15 cents while cattle and sheep stay near steady amid moderate to light supplies.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report March 31 Texas
Cattle receipts 1500 market steady Reeves 5.75 8.25 stockery 6.00 7.25 cows 4.00 6.50 heifers 5.00 8.09 bulls 4.26 6.26 calves 4.00 8.50 Hogs receipts 4500 market 10 15 cents lower Bulk 9.90 9.10 heavy 9.15 9.25 medium 4.00 9.15 mixed 8.75 9.00 light 9.00 9.25 common 7.60 8.60 pies 4.50 7.00 Sheep receipts 600 market steady Lamba 9.90 10.00 yearling 8.80 9.00 wethers 7.50 5.00 ewes 7.00 7.75 culs 4.00 5.50 goats 4.00 6.00
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kansas City Market Prices and Receipts Report
Receipts and quotations show cattle and sheep trading. Bulk grain prices listed with heavy and light stock values. Prime fed steers bring 9.25 to 9.60, dressed beef 7.75 to 9.10, cows 5.85 to 6.75, stockers 6.75 to 9.75, lambs 10.60 to 11.35, yearlings 9.50 to 10.40, wethers 5.25 to 9.00, ewes 7.76. Market movements described as steady.
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Kansas City
Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Market Report
Chicago on March 21 reports receipts of 20 000 with a slow market for cattle and 6 000 sheep with a weak market. Native beef steers bring 7.50 to 9.80, western steers 7.50 to 8.50, stockers 5.85 to 8.25, cows and heifers 4.00 to 8.75, calves 7.25 to 9.26, pigs 37.00 to 8.30, and lambs 9.26 to 11.50.
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Chicago
Market Receipts and Quotations for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
ST LOUIS stock market report shows hog receipts 600 with a lower market and prices from 6.75 to 9.50 for various hog categories. Cattle receipts 600 with a steady market and ranges from 4.00 to 10.00 for cows calves and steers. Sheep receipts 1200 with a steady market and lambs priced 9.00 to 11.75, yearling wethers 8.00 to 10.40, ewes 6.50 to 3.60.
Cotton seed oil market closes with firm spot and futures
The New York cotton seed oil market closed strong with spot and April bids at 10.25. May to November contracts ranged from about 8. to 10.46 with varied bid ranges. Total sales reached 36,800 units.
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New York
Mex Petroleum Rises Briskly in Early Stock Exchange
New York stock market shows underlying firmness with mixed trading. Mexican Petroleum gains on active interest as copper shares jump on rumored favorable prospects. Denver and Rio Grande Preferred nudges higher. United States Steel gains then retreats. rails slide led by New York Central and New Haven.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Denver & Rio Grande
United States Steel
Kennecott Copper
New York Central
New Haven
Crucible
Money Market Mexican Money Quoted in San Antonio
Trading of 1 million Mexican money in San Antonio on Friday showed bids and asks for half pesos at 30 and 42 respectively while state banks offered 8 percent notes and national bank notes at 16 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Bia
Ellver
London metal and money rates report
London market note shows bar silver at 18-164 per ounce while money rates stand at 4 to 4 1/2 percent. Discount rates for short bills and three months quoted at 4 percent.
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London
Metals and Coffee Notes From New York and London
Lead bids at 7.75 in New York with copper firm and electrolytic at 27.60 to 29.00 for June. tin steady. London quotes lead at 84 pounds sterling. copper futures 113 pounds sterling. New York coffee No. 1 Rio at 59 cents and May futures at 8.40.
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New York
London Metal
London
Realty Men to Meet in Milwaukee 1917 convention chosen
Mile Waukee was selected as the 1917 convention city for the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges and Henry P. Haas of Pittsburg was elected president. Delegates opened with a breakfast on Financing Building and Selling led by Kiscell Helwick and Hays. Maurice I. Flagg urged art in ads and John Barrett discussed Pan Americanism and its meaning to America.
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New Orlpans
Mile Waukee
National Association Real Estate Exchanges
Henry P. Haas
Pittsburg
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Harrys. Kiscell
Springfield
DPD
Money Market Steady With Small Rate Shifts In New York
In New York on March 31 time loans held steady with sixty day terms at 2 to 3 percent, and 90 day to six month loans at 3 to 3.5 percent. Call money remained steady around 1 to 1.5 percent, with bids at 1.4 percent and offers near 2 percent.
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New York
Eee
Travel Deals for Eagle Pass Round Trips
Advertises Southern Pacific fares to Eagle Pass with round trip prices of 3.45 and 6.60 dollars, listings for April travel dates including April 9 10 and April 13 16 with various departure notes and promotional language.
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Southern Pacific
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