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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1917

Page

11

Principal spot cotton markets report from San Antonio Galveston and New Orleans

The quotation outlines base prices for middling cotton delivered to markets with figures for San Antonio Galveston and New Orleans. It lists sales volumes and prices though the OCR text is garbled and partially unreadable. The data suggests market activity and price points across these major ports.

San Antonio Galveston FOCK Ope New Orleans Lavocepogi

Cotton Market Fluctuates On Weather Hopes And Peace Rumors

The cotton market opened with an advance on good cables but fell to a net loss before noon. Strength returned toward afternoon and the market climbed to a large net gain on peace rumors as New York and New Orleans closed higher. San Antonio spots were 19.35.

Cotton Exchange New York New Orleans San Antonio

New York Cotton Opens Steady Then Dips as Cables Move Market

The New York cotton market opened firm with gains of 8 to 22 points as July reached 20.15 and October 19.40 on the call. Pressure from buyers selling last week reduced prices to 20.02 for July and 19.39 for October within an hour. Texas spot firms moved October through a local house, and reports expect higher acreage in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Private cables added to the mix.

New York Texas Oklahoma Missouri

For Sale Houses by H. Thorman and Seidel’s Subdivision

For sale two 4 room bungalows and several houses by owner. H Thorman builder offers 4 room bungalow at 428 Navarro St Crockett with $25 cash and $12 monthly payments including interest. W B Whitaker contact Crockett 6121. Also houses on Spofford Ave Van Ness Crosby Lois Seidel subdivision south of Army Post. Albin Seidel Travis 400.

H. ©. Thorman Navarro Crockett W. B. Whitaker Spofford Ave van Ness St Crosby St Seidel Army Post Albin Seidel Travis

Marlborough Addition Cottage For Rent To Buy

Five room cottage in Marlborough addition with bath porcelain plumbing screened gallery car line gas and electric lights on a large corner lot in a restricted district. Rent-to-own offer priced at 2250 with 100 dollars down and 25 dollars monthly payments including interest. Nims & Hyde 210 Central Office Bldg.

Marlborough Nims & Hyde Central Office

Three ideal homes offered for economical investment

Own Your Own Home promotes three newly completed houses designed to maximize space and permanence. Four-room modern cottage near San Pedro Park listed at 200 cash and 15 per month. inquiries directed to Mrs. Cleveland in Crockett. Contact W. D. Syers at 118 Central Office Building.

W. D. Syers Central San Pedro Park Cleveland Crockett 7

Real Estate Listings Offer Homes and Lots for Sale

Four acres with well tank windmill and garden features, 4 room house and lawn just outside city limits at 3500 dollars with half cash. One and a half acre planted to fruit and roses at 4250 dollars. Three acres with irrigation, 5 room bungalow, price 5500 dollars with 2000 cash, balance at 4 percent. Marlborough cottage 5 rooms financed 25 monthly after 150 cash, price 2500. Downtown bargain six room bungalow from 6000 to 4500 with 700 cash balance monthly. Beacon Hill new bungalows with easy terms. Ten room two story rooming house at 6500 with rent. Augusta Street bargain nine room near heart of district at 7000 with terms. Large selection of lots and homes from mansion to cottage, cash first offers encouraged.

FOR SALE BY OWNER SIX ROOM BUNGALOW IN CROCKETT

Six room modern bungalow with every convenience offered for sale by owner. Contact Travis at 2343. Property listed with A Real Estate Board member Swearingen Bidg. Crockett area.

MES Gracie Cornett Ramsey Crockett Swearingen Bidg 8. A. Real Estate Board Ring Travis

Ranch trade offer on 25 000 acre Western cattle ranch

Mr Saunders of Jonan Bollons Realty Co lists a 25 000 acre Western cattle ranch with full improvements for trade to a farm. Address: 294 South Alamo Street.

Renee Aic Saunders Jonan Bollons Realty CO South Alamo Street

Wheat futures rise on peace rumors in Liverpool market

In Liverpool the wheat market advanced with July up to 20.21 and October to 19.49 after a morning slump. Buying grew stronger in the afternoon amid firmer demand and sentiment of peace talks. Prices closed steady as shorts faced rising pressure from spot houses.

Liverpool

Cotton futures open barely steady in New York

Futures in May 20.35 July 20.15 October 19.40 December 19.40 with mixed bids and mentions of daily highs and lows. Market wide notes show unsettled action and slight gains from prior session despite unclear figures.

New York

New Orleans Cotton Opens Higher On Weather And Peace Hopes

Cotton trading in New Orleans opened with better cables and cold western belt temperatures encouraging buying. Prices rose 14 to 16 points early, then eased 2 to 9 points before noon. By midday the market steadied with a net gain of 3 to 7 points, and peace talk sparked a late afternoon rally with May to July futures up 30 to 36 points from yesterday's close.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady with April to May bids

New Orleans May 1 cotton opened steady with May 19.50 July 19.27 October 18.72 December 18.80 January 18.89. Futures closed Tuesday 18 to 27 points higher amid mixed daily trade and irregular quotes across contracts.

New Orleans

Spot cotton trends ease in Liverpool market

Liverpool cotton market reports ease in spot rates on May 1 with Good middling at 13.08 pence per pound and middling around 12.66 pence. Total sales reach 10,000 bales with 1,500 for speculation and export. Receipts are not specified in full.

Liverpool

Futures close steady on Liverpool market brief

Futures closed steady in Liver pool trading on May 1 with figures for May 12 and several forward spreads. May 12.634, May-June 12.56d, July-August 12.414, August-September 12.23d, October-November 11.914, December-January 11.80d, January-February 11.77d.

Liverpool

Liverpool Set To Open After Downward Swing

Liverpool is due to open on Wednesday after trailing by two points, aiming to shift momentum and secure a lead in their match.

Liverpool

Cotton Statistics and Market Totals

Cotton bales listed for several gins with totals and market figures. Stock levels compare with last week and last year, showing a deficit for the season. Names and places appear as headings or labels with unit figures and prices.

Wtack Porropars Ccensk Conves Cs

Prices of Wheat Crash Downward

Chicago May 1 Prospects of larger Canadian imports depressed the wheat market as Washington discussed emergency powers for price controls. May and July futures opened around 2.71 and 2.26 respectively, but fell sharply with peace rumors. May closed about 2.57 and July near 2.12. Corn and oats weakened. late trading showed overall declines. Packers' demand boosted lard and ribs.

Chicago Ill Canada Washington

Market Quotations From Chicago May Day Trading

Chicago May 1 quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 2.98 to 2.14 No 2 hard nominal. Corn No 2 yellow 1.56 to 1.59, oats standard 70 1 12c, barley 1.25 to 1.63.

Chicago Ill

Grain quotations from Kansas City market report

Kansas City market notes quote wheat at No 2 hard 292 to 304 and No 2 red 297 to 302. Corn prices show No 2 mixed 152 to 153 and No 3 white 163 to 164. Oats list No 2 white 74 to 75 cents and No 2 mixed 72 to 75 cents.

Kansas City

Grain futures close in Kansas City Wheat and corn prices listed

Grain futures closed with Wheat May at 2.70 and July at 2.1114, Sept 1.82. Corn May 1.47, July 1.3915, Sept 1.29 to 1.29 dollars.

Kansas City

Grain Prices Reported in St. Louis May Day Prices

Quotations from St. Louis show No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat nominal. Corn prices list No 2 at 1.56 dollars and No 2 white at 1.64 dollars. Date No 2 at 70 cents and No 2 white nominal.

ST. Louis

New Orleans Market Reports Rough and Clean Vice Demand

On May 1 in New Orleans rough and clean vice remained strong with steady demand. Receipts include 34 sacks rough and 4805 pockets clean. Sales note Honduras rough and clean prices and brands such as Japan Blue Rose and Tissue Rose with varied quotations for rough, clean, and polish products.

New Orleans Honduras Japan Blue Rose

Wholesale market prices drift lower on eggs and poultry

In Texas markets Tuesday the wholesale egg price fell to 28 29 cents a dozen, turkeys to 17 18 cents a pound, while butter and other poultry held steady. Several fruits and staples adjusted, with tomatoes 2.50 per log box and cabbage 7 7.50 per hundred weight.

Texas

Provision Markets Local Packing House Quotations

Local packing house quotations offered to dealers on Tuesday cover dry salt extras at 23 cents bacon extras 25 44 cents and trim prices for dry salt bellies 14 16 pound averages 25 1 cents fancy breakfast pork 38 cents bacon bellies 14 16 pound averages 27 1 cents pure lard 23 44 cents compound 18 cents American cheese 29 cents per pound.

Shippers Market with Price Shifts for Texas Poultry

Shippers report market activity with varying commissions to retailers and shippers. Poultry prices remain steady across varieties. hens and friers show range values from 6 to 9 dollars for hens and 5.50 to 7 dollars for friers. Turkeys and ducks listed. dairy products cite creamery prices around 82 and 27 to 30 cents per pound.

Texas C. Lutter Texas Creamery

Chicago dairy and produce prices and receipts report

Quotations today show butter higher with creamery at 82 38% and eggs unchanged. Receipts total 64 447 cases. Firsts 31 32c, ordinary firsts 30 3 le at mark. Potatoes unsettled with 30 cars received. White Idaho Colorado Washington Oregon priced 2.60 to 2.65. Wisconsin Michigan white 2.40 to 2.50. Poultry alive unchanged, fowls 22 cents.

Chicago Idaho Colorado Washington Oregon Wisconsin Michigan

Grain supply totals show declines across several cereals

U S Grain Supply New York May 1 reports decreases in the visible supply of wheat by 4 501000 bushels and wheat in bond by 546000 bushels corn drops 2353000 oats fall 833000 rye down 305000 barley down 398000 beerley in bond down 167000 bushels Mats likely a OCR error for oats or malt barley.

New York United States Bond

Turpentine and Resin Markets Report From Savannah

Savannnah reports mixed pine products prices with turpentine steady at 47c and resin firm near 694 sales and 217 receipts. Shipments show 1502 for resin and 26 for turpentine, with total stock listed at 9167. Sectional prices list various grades from $5.20 to $6.25 per gallon.

Savannah W. G W. W

Market Prices For Dairy Eggs Poultry And Produce

Creamery butter firsts 41c, seconds 38c, packing 29c. Eggs firsts 312c. Hens 20c, roosters 16c, turkeys 24c. Potatoes $2.75.

Kansas City

Wheat shows decline in freight rate hearing plan

The Interstate Commerce Committee outlined seven general heads for next week’s hearings on a proposed fifteen percent freight rate increase. They include emergency conditions, war impacts, labor costs, fuel and material costs, changes in rates, reasonableness, and revenue use. Each line must detail earnings affected by war, plus Adamson law impact and fuel comparisons to last year.

Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Committee

Northern cattle rise at Fort Worth market and fluctuating hogs

Union Stock Yards report May 1 shows northern cattle 5 cents higher at Fort Worth while other centers steady. Hogs irregular, up to 15 cents at Fort Worth and slow at Chicago. Sheep firm, Kansas City gains 25 to 40 cents. Local market dull for cattle, hogs steady. Receipts: cattle 133, calves 26, horses 65, hogs 154. City trade: 122 cattle, 35 calves, 154 hogs.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Rise at Fort Worth Market

Fort Worth Texas May 1 cattle receipts 5300 market higher with steers 6.5 11.0 stockers 6.59 9.00 heifers 36.5 10.00 cows 5.6 8.0 bulls 5.0 8.0 calves 6.5 11.0 hogs receipts 200 market 15 cents higher bulk 14.75 15.25 top 15.35 sheep receipts 400 market higher lambs 15.00 16.50 yearlings 13.00 14.00 wethers 11.00 13.00 ewes 10.00 11.06 rams 8.00 9.00 goats 6.50 8.60.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Livestock Receipts and Prices May Market Summary

Chicago May 1 receipts and quotes show hogs 18.00 average market slow from yesterday. Bulk 15,504 to 15.89, light 14.75 to 15.75, mixed 15.52 to 16.85, heavy 15.25 to 15.90, pigs 10.00 to 13.60. Cattle receipts 6000. native beef cattle 9.00 to 13.35, stockers and feeders 7.15 to 9.50, cows and heifers 5.70 to 11.15, calves 8.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 1000. wethers 11.90 to 13.50, lambs 13.80 to 17.15.

Chicago Webbers

Live Stock Receipts and Prices Reported in Kansas City

Kansas City market notes show hogs receipts at 19 000 with prices from 14.80 to 16.80 for different classes. cattle receipts listed with ranges from 6.50 to 12.50 for various categories. sheep receipts 2 000 with lambs 15.50 to 17.25 and yearlings 13.00 to 15.00.

Livestock Receipts and Prices in St Louis Market

Receipts: Hogs 14 000. market steady. Lights 15.20 15.70. pigs 10.75 14.56. mixed and butcher 15.35 15.90. good heavy 16.85 15.90. bulk 15.40 15.85. Cattle receipts 3500. market steady. Native beef steers 7.50 15.00. yearling steers and heifers 2.50 12.00. cows 6.00 11.00. stockers and feeders 6.00 11.15. Texas quarantine steers 5.50 9.59. prime southern beef steers 3.00 11.59. beef steers and heifers 4.25 9.50. prime yearling steers and heifers 7.50 10.00. native calves 6.00 12.00. Sheep receipts 250. market steady to strong. Lambs 15.00 15.40. ewes 9.50 18.00. yearlings 12.75 14.75. clipped lambs 13.00 14.25.

ST. Louis Texas Prime Southern

New York Sugar Prices Steady in Market Report

New York sugar prices hold steady with centrifugal at 6.21 and molasses at 5.33. Fine granulated sugar listed at 7.50, reflecting a calm market for the day.

New York

Coffee futures firm in New York trade

May 1 reports No 7 Rio 10 futures up. May 8 16c, July 8.86 cents in New York.

New York

Cloths firm as May opens on strong dry goods prices

New York May 1 report shows cloths closing the month firm with cotton goods for bag purposes selling freely for contract delivery. General lines of dry goods were high and firm by Monday, indicating sustained demand and price strength.

New York

Colored excursion Seguin special train leaves 9:30 a m

A Southern Pacific colored excursion to Seguin departs at 9 30 a m with a 1 00 round trip fare. The notice promotes the special train service with 1 cent details.

Seguin Southern Pacific

Weather Bulletin May 1 1917 Observations from Allen Buell

United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau records 7 a m observations for Tuesday May 1 1917. Wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch are not published. Meteorologist Allen Buell signs the bulletin.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau U. S&s. Department OF Agriculture Weather Bulletin Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Texas reciprocal insurers face licenses deadline

Austin announces that the May 1 deadline for reciprocal insurance firms to obtain licenses has passed with no agents licensed. Legal action against unlicensed agents is planned, potentially testing the law's constitutionality in court.

Texas Austin Tex Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Charlies O Austin Johns. Patterson Attorney General’s Department

Special train to Victoria May 3 midnight 4.55 round trip

Southern Pacific advertises a special train to Victoria on May 3 departing at midnight. Round trip fare is 4 dollars 55 cents with berth add on 1 dollar 50 cents. Travel details from the railway advertisement.

Victoria Southern Pacific

Irregular Closing Seen At Stoge Market May Day Trading

The Stoge Market opened with broad demand across equipment and munition groups metals and ships leading gains of fractions to over a point United States Steel traded in multiple lots peaking near 1175 with an overnight rise Marine Atlantic Gulf West Indies copper and motors advancing hint at short covering Industrial Aluminum rose rails unchanged but after noon selling intensified coalless suffered and Delaware Hudson fell to 118 Lehigh Valley and Norfolk Western each dropped two. Steel shed gains as movement in shippings prompted further shifts the day closed irregularly.

New York United States Steel Atlantic Gulf Coaless Delaware & Hudson Lehigh Valley Norfolk & Western

Money Markets San Antonio Mexican Money Trading Quiet

Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Tuesday moved within a narrow range as currency exchanges reported steady demand and small price adjustments amid midweek activity. The session showed no dramatic shifts and market participants awaited further economic cues.

San Antonio

Time loan rates and call money in New York markets

Time loans for 60 days at 3 percent 4 percent, 90 days at 4 4s percent, six months at 4 percent. Call money strong with high 4 percent, low 2 9 percent. Ruling rate 214, last loan 34, closing bid 3, offered at 3.

New York

New York Exchange Rates and Bond Notes May Day

Mercantile paper 4 percent, sterling 60 day bills 472, commercial 60 day bills on banks 472, commercial 60 day bills 431%, demand 475%, cables 476 7-16. Guilders demand 40% cables 411-16. Bar silver 74 1/2. Mexican dollars 63 1/2. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.

NEW York Exchange New York Mercantile Paper

English Money and Silver Rates in London May Day

Bar silver listed at 37 15 16d per ounce. Money at 3 percent. Discount rates show short bills at 4 percent and three months at 4 12 16 percent.

London

Wholesale fruit and vegetable price list with varied regional items

Wholesale prices for potatoes onions tomatoes cranberries peppers beets carrots cabbage radishes asparagus celery turnips lettuce squash beans sweet potatoes peas spinach rhubarb and other fruits. Figures show per hundredweight per crate per dozen bunches and per pound across Texas California Florida and Mexico with multiple local varieties and packaging sizes.

Texas Florida California Ben Davis Commerce Missouri Barras Ear Ieee Lic

Market price list for groceries and farm products

A dense listing of wholesale and trade prices across commodities. Coffee beans and roaster options. rice and sorghum case prices. corn syrup honey and garlic. canned fruits vegetables meats and fish with various pack sizes and regional prices. Grain and seed quotings include alfalfa seed millet Sudan maize and canary seed with per hundredweight and car lot figures. Hides tallow beeswax and other animal by products priced delivered to shipper.

Arbuckle Maxwell Maxwell House Honduras Japan California Maine Illinois Columbia River Alaska Texas Kansas Nerton New Mexico Sudan

Cotton Region Bulletin May 1 Frost and Temperature Readings

The bulletin reports 24 hour temperatures and rainfall across the Houston district. Temperatures run 12 to 18 degrees below normal in Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Mississippi and Tennessee with western areas under 45. Eastern cotton belt shows above normal temps and a heavy frost at McAlester Oklahoma with light precipitation in several states. Meteorologist Weather Bureau.

Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee McAlester Okla North Carolina South Carolina Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Metal markets report steady prices and mixed copper quotes

New York May 11 lead firm at 9 percent, spelter steady, East St. Louis spot delivery 94 percent. Copper unsettled with electrolytic spot and Q2 at 30 to 31 nominal, later deliveries 25 to 28. Iron firm and unchanged, tin firm with spot 58.50 to 69.36.

New York

London metals market report May 1

London metals update notes spot and futures prices for lead copper tin and electrolytic copper with figures in pounds and shillings per ton. Prices listed include lead 30 100, copper spot 130, futures 129 108, electrolytic 142, tin 2306, futures 230 108.

London Metals London

Discipline in a Dame's Command

A quip about domestic life recounts a wife once a school teacher who made her husband write a hundred times on a slate that he must be at home by 10 o'clock. The line captures humor about marital authority as recorded by the New York Globe.

New York Globe

Seed varieties offered by M Marucheau Grain Co

Seed catalog item lists Red Top Cane Seed Amber White Wentel s Seed Corn Yellow Dent Sudan Grain Milo Maize Kaffir Corns Feterita with any quantity available from M Marucheau Grain Co San Antonio Texas.

M. Marucheau Grain CO San Antonio Texas

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