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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1913

Page

7

Beautiful 5-Room Cottage For Sale In Lakeview Addition

New and complete 5-room cottage with porcelain plumbing porch front and back, large pantry and china closet, bulb buffet, window seats, screens, phone and electric lights, cement walks, near Joske's. Offers payment terms with first 375 cash and balance in installments. guaranteed workmanship and materials. Also mentions good property in San Antonio and interest in Gulf Coast drug store in Aransas Pass, Tex.

Joske’s Lakeview Addin Light San Antonio Texas Gulf Coast P. O Aransas Pass Tex

Suburban Home Offer With Easy Terms at 10158 Presa St

A nearly new five room house at 10158 Presa St. with ample outhouses and a fifty-foot lot is offered for 2750 dollars with two lots totaling 3760. Exclusive agents J B Kirkpatrick Co list the property with Navarro Street contact in Ven. Also advertised is a suburban eight-lot property for 1500 dollars with Wilum W. Herring at 726 E. Houston St.

Wilum W. Herring E. Houston R. H. Wester CO E. Houston St Tobin Hill Particu Crockett Vine St H. L. Ranney A. J. Greiner Ave Cimes Edgewood

Farms And Manches For Sale Near Light Address

Small truck farms offered at 20 and 25 dollars per acre. Address listed as 186 Light. Strong local real estate note with clear price points and land type.

Acra

35 ACRES NORTHWEST OF CITY FOR DAIRY USE

35 acres about 14 percent miles northwest of the city ideal for a dairy. If you are interested see Henry Lacks, owner. Also 65 acres of land eight miles east of the city, 30 acres in cultivation planted in cotton and cane, possession at once. $75 an acre terms. Phone Crockett 6121. W. Bb, Whitaker.

Henry Lacks City Crockett W. Bb Whitaker

Beautiful Country Home Near City With Irrigation Land

Valley and mountain home on 2000 acres within an hour of the city. 600 acres valley land subject to irrigation with abundant water. Could be the prettiest country home in Bexar County. Price ten dollars per acre. Phone Crockett 1146.

Bexar County Crockett

Rice Market Report From New Orleans May 3 United States

New Orleans traders note steady rice prices as receipts reach about 100 rough 1696. Sales include 246 clean Honduras at 3.5 to 4% scavenging, 353 Japan rough at 3 ¾ to 4% allowance. Quoted prices show rough Honduras around 2.05 to 2.25 per unit and Japan near 2.75 to 3.50, with clean Honduras at 4.25 to 5% sc and Japan around 5% QG take.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Cotton Statistics This Year and Exports

Cotton statistics show interior receipts in Houston 1,560 for this year and last year, while United States exports break down to Great Britain 59,580 this year 65,669 last year, France 12,830 and 7, continent 75,909 and 23,806, and exports to Mexico and Japan 21,121 and 4,190. Stock yesterday 600,880, stock last week 668,788, stock last year 661,139, with a deficit this season of 100,260.

Great Britain France

Spirit of lethargy in world markets on May day

May 3 report from New York shows a mild low mood across markets with bonds irregular and leading stocks subdued. Traders stayed away amid hot weather and cautious sentiment as Union Pacific Reading Steel and Amalga mated eased from previous closes while metals remained dull and unchanged.

New York Union Pacific Reading, Steel and Amalgamated

New Orleans spot cotton market notes May report

New Orleans on May 3 reports quiet spot cot ton with prices unchanged across grades. Sales recorded at 192 bales to arrive, receipts totaling 2325 bases and stock at 80,188. Prices range from 8 1/2 to 14 1/2 cents for various grades, with middling around 12 1/2 to 12 3/4 cents and strict ranges noted.

New Orleans

Spot cotton prices and market activity in LAnvern Tex

May 3 report notes a quiet market with grades listed from low ordinary to good middling. Spot sales total 100 bales on an on board basis with no bale deposits. Receipts reach 3166 bales, stock at 149,564.

Lanvern Tex

Spot market closes steady in Houston on May day

Houston tex may 3 the spot market closed quiet and unchanged with 175 sales f o b none shipments 2604 stock 90419 price ranges listed from low ordinary 77 8 ordinary 87 8c good ordinary 10c low middling 11 4c middling 12 1 8c good middling 12 1 2c middling fair 12 7 8c the report notes current values and stock movement for the market segment.

Houston Tex

Cotton market closes quiet in New York

New York May 3 Spot cotton closes quiet with middling uplands priced at 12.10 cents per pound and no sales recorded.

New York

Market Close: Mercantile Rates Steady in New York

New York on May 3 reports prime mercantile paper at 5 1/2 percent, sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4.83.10 for 60 days and 4.86.86 for demand. Commercial bill 4.83. Bar silver at 60 cents. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Money on Call Rates Steady in New York Market

NEW YORK May 3 Money on call nominal No loans Time loans strong with 60 days at 3 percent 4 per cent 90 days 4 4 percent six months 4 percent per cent.

New York

Texas wool moving but buyers are few

The Texas wool crop is beginning to move as shearings rise in the western state while buyers from Boston and the eastern states are scarce. Growers hold back pending tariff outcomes, with negotiations at a standstill and foreign wools being moved from bonds amid stockpiles in Boston and eastern centers.

Texas Boston San Antonio

Cotton Situation At A Glance From Market Data

The report lists visible supply, in sight week ending today, in sight through September, total exports since September 1, and spinners takings for the week and for the year. Ginning figures show progress to September 1 and later dates through January 16, with market notes from New Orleans.

New Orleans

Market Report from St Louis Poultry and Dairy Prices

ST LOUIS Mo May 3 Poultry Chickens 14 1 2c en e 18c turkeys ld4c ducks 11 geese Butter Creamery 3e sic Eggs lic.

ST. Louis

Chicago Market Report Itemized Prices May 3

Butter steady at 24 to 25 cents. Creameries receipts 22 600. Potatoes unchanged with 47 cars received. Poultry and live poultry down with chickens and springs at 16 1 2 cents.

Chicago

Foreign Situation Pushes Bears On Grain Traders

Chicago May 3 Easy foreign markets lifted spirits for wheat and kept corn near steady. July wheat opened 1/8 to 1/4 cent lower at 91 3/4 to 92 1/4 and drifted. July corn held around 55 7/8 to 56 1/2 cents, with a brief rally to 56 1/2 amid demand before closing 1/8 to 1/4 cent lower at 55 7/8. Oats steadied near 34 cents for July with light buying. Provisions mixed, opening 2 1/4 to 5 cents higher but fading as demand weakened. pork around 19.50 to 19.62 with ribs 10.92 to 10.96. A wheat rally failed to sustain, closing July at 91 1/8 to 1/4 lower.

Chicago Ill

Few Cattle Arrive for Saturday Buyers at Union Stock Yards

May 3 at Union Stock Yards reports large livestock receipts with 519 cattle 17 calves 4 horses and 100 hogs. Most stock destined elsewhere with no market session. sales achieved steady prices. Best cows around 5.50, calves 7, hogs 8.50. weekly cattle mostly 4.50 to 6. calves 6 to 7. hogs 8 to 8.50. Fort Worth and northern markets quoted steady today with moderate receipts.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth

Market report notes steady sugar and molasses prices

Kansas City report says butter eggs and poultry unchanged. New York notes raw sugar steady with muscovado at 2.86 to 2.88 cents per pound and centrifigual at 3.36 to 3.39 cents, molasses 2.61 to 2.64 cents, refined steady. Petroleum molasses and hides steady, leather firm.

New York

Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Report Summary

The bulletin notes that the last 12 hours show the Sapa minimum. In Houston district it does not affect averages. Eastern belt clear while the west has clouds and rain in East Texas. Temperatures run below normal.

Houston Texas

Coffee: No. 7 Rio 13 Futures Quiet On July 11 19

New York markets report futures for May coffee as quiet with the No 7 Rio 13 contract noted for July 11 and December delivery. Investors show subdued activity amid gridlock in trading echoes.

New York

Cotton goods market quiet with steady demand in New York

New York notes on May 3 and May 8 report overall market quietness for cotton goods. Receipts total 23 370 cases. Brown and bleached domestics easy with light inquiry, prints and dress ginghams quiet, heavy colored domestics steady with lower prices, duck easy though stocks thin, fancy wash fabrics moderately quiet, gray cloths steadier on a lower price level.

New York

Lead 4,371-25 spelter, 5.40 in St. Louis market

Spot cotton in Memphis on May 3 steadies at midling 1 Sc as trade reports show unchanged prices. Lead and zinc markets note 4,371-25 spelter at 5.40 in St. Louis.

ST. Louis

Church hires multilinguial health staff in New York

The Second Avenue Baptist Church at Tenth street announces a new health program for members with two doctors and two dentists to care for health and teeth. The church serves seven languages with services in each language, and laboratories readings rooms and a gymnasium are planned under Rev. Dr. R. F. Y. Pierce.

New York Second Avenue

Chicago Grain Quotations May 3

Chicago market notes show closing prices for Wheat No 2 red at 1.02 to 1.04 percent, No 2 hard around 92 to 93 1/2 cents, No 1 northern 92 1/4 to 92 1/2, No 2 northern 91 to 92 1/2, No 2 spring 91 to 92 cents, velvet chaff 90 to 93 1/2, durum 94 to 98 cents. Corn No 2 56 to 57 1/2 cents, No 2 white 58 1/4 to 59 1/2, No 2 yellow 56 1/2 to 57 1/4 cents. Oats No 2 white 36 1/4 to 36 1/2 cents, standard 36 1/2 to 39 cents.

Chicago

Wheat and corn price summaries with market receipts

Cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and red shown with bids and close figures for May, July, and September. Corn and oats prices listed by grade with monthly futures. Receipts yesterday include 71 000 bushels of wheat, 38 000 bushels of corn, and 15 000 bushels of oats, with shipments of 44 000, 15 000, and 12 000 bushels respectively.

Kansas City

Burial Permits For Five Local Residents

Burial permits list five decedents with ages and death dates in May. Charles F. Davis aged 27 died May 2 at a Bexar County hospital. Rafael Perez age 1 died May unknown at 311 Halstead Street. Minuela Price age 10 months died May 2 at 216 South Leona Street. Mrs Pauline Nelson aged 84 died May 1 at 933 Colorado Avenue. Wiliam Sher age 38 died May 2 at 307 East Locust Street.

Charles F. Davis Bexar County Hospital Rafael Perez Halstead Street Minuela Price Leona Street Pauline Nelson Colorado Avenue Wiliam Sher East Locust Street

Births Listed for Morales Hernandez Santos Families

To Mr and Mrs A Morales a boy born May 1 at 903 South Frio street. To Mr and Mrs M Hernandez a boy born May 2 at 185 Augusta street. To Mr and Mrs A Santos a boy born May 2 at 108 San Frances street. A Collman plumber contact phones 397.

A. Morales South Frio Street M. Hernandez Augusta Street A. Santos San Frances Street

London Metal Prices Report May 8 London Market News

London prices for copper and tin show spot and futures quoted in pounds sterling. Copper at spot 68 pounds and futures 68 pounds 6s 3d. Tin steady with spot 230 pounds and futures 220 pounds 10s. Lead at 17 pounds 17s 6d and spelter 25 pounds 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants 67s 1½d in London.

London Gopper Firm Cleveland

Fort Worth Market Mixed Receipts Slow Cattle and Hogs

Fort Worth on May 3 reports light overall market receipts with cattle mainly Mexican stock of fair to medium quality selling slowly but near steady. Four loads of good stocker steers brought 6.96, hogs eased a nickel to a top of 8.40 with bulk 8.00 to 8.40, goats abundant, sheep and other figures noted.

Fort Worth Tex

St Louis Market Reports Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Steady

May 3 reports from St Louis show cattle receipts 3600 including 400 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.50, cows and heifers 4.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 2500, pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.50, good heavy 8.30 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 900, muttons 6.00 to 7.26, lambs 7.00.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Market Reports From Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago market summary shows receipts of hogs 9000 cattle 1000 and sheep 1000 with steady tone. Hog prices range light to heavy from 5.20 to 8.60 per hundredweight, cattle calves and heifers mixed 3.90 to 8.90, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.10, sheep native lambs and yearlings quoted 6.00 to 8.75 with steady demand.

Chicago Texas

Kansas City Market Report May 3 Cattle Hogs Sheep Steady

Receipts and prices from Kansas City show cattle receipts 200 with native and southern steers and cows mostly steady. Hogs receipts 1000 with bulk sales 8.30 to 8.40 and heavy and rights around 8.25 to 8.45. Sheep receipts 500 with muttons 5.00 to 6.75 and range wethers and yearlings 5.50 to 7.25.

Kansas City

Banking reserves exceed required by nearly 16 million

New York report for the week shows the clearing house banks and trust companies hold 15,955,660 dollars in reserve above legal requirements. This is an increase of 809,950 dollars from the previous week.

New York

London financial snapshot shows British Consols and rates

London reports May 3 with Consols at 74 11 14 for money and 74 11 14 for account, silver at 67 11 16 per ounce, money 3 percent, and discount rates set at 4 percent for short bills and three months.

London

Rains Over Cotton Relieve Drouth and Market Edges Down

New York cotton opened steady and declined slightly as rains in the southern belt eased drought fears. Cables were supportive, but bearish new crop reports and quiet trading kept losses limited. close showed a net decline of 3.6 points amid mixed market moves in New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston and Galveston with prices mostly unchanged to down.

New York Orleans Mt Remy New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Weather Optimism

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to 2 points lower than yesterday with cables firmer but ignored. The weather map showed favorable showers in Texas, while other belts stayed dry and temperatures were normal. October edged up briefly but selling capped gains. by midmorning prices fell 3 to 5 points from yesterday's highs. Ended the first half hour 2 to 3 points under yesterday and finished the morning with a net 2 to 3 point decline as shorts sought to balance over the weekend.

New Orleans Texas Bears Shorts

Liverpool cotton market eases with steady sales

Liverpool May 3. Cotton spot moderate business with easier prices. American middling fair 7.22d, good middling 6.88d, middling 6.68d, low 6.54d, good 6.02d, ordinary 6.04d. Total sales 8,000 bales, 500 for operation and export, including 7,400 for America. Receipts 13,000 bales, including $200 American.

Liverpool America

Futures steady and closed steady in Liverpool market

Futures quoted steady with May sixes and August through March contracts listed. Tea futures show steady tone with positions for May 6, Aug tent Satk, Maes August 6, ug. Oct 6.124 and other seasonal spreads. Prices noted include Oct-Nov 6.054 and Dec.-Jan 6.0144d with steady March-April 6.03%.

Liverpool Eescat Satk Maes

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

The corn seed oil market in New York closes steady with select spot and future quotes. May at 6.85 6.86, June 6.90 6.94, July 6.96 6.97, August 7.01 7.02, September 7.03, October 6.68, November 6.41 6.40, December 6.30 6.33. Sales noted include 300 at 7.02, 1,400 at 6.97, 1,200 at 7.03, and 200 at 7.03 for September. Total reported sales 7,600.

New York New Orleans

Maritime Intelligence Briefs From Galveston to New York

Galveston reports arrivals and clearances of multiple steamers including Preston Bocas del Toro Maria de Larrinaga and El Oriente with ports of call New York Liverpool and Naples. Simultaneous notices list arrivals at Si asconsett and Port Arthur with ships such as Neckar Bremen Glendene Cedate and Volturne sailing or docking in early May.

Galveston Tex Preston Nor Bocas del Toro Maria de Larrinaga Liverpool Denver New York el Oriente San Marcos Breslau Bremen Colonian el Rio

Wheat and grain price and shipment report for St Louis

May 3 report lists cash Wheat No 2 red 1.09 to 1.10, No 2 hard 1.93 to 1.94, Corn No 2 andSte 60 1-2c, No 2 white 60 1-2c, Oats No 2 51/4c, No 2 white 37c. July and Sept futures: Wheat 8 1/2c, Corn 55 to 56 1/2c, Oats 54c to 34c. Yesterday receipts: Flour 10 barrels, Wheat 80,000 bu, Corn 000 bu, Oats 49,000 bu. Shipments: Flour 13,000 barrels, Wheat 123,000 bu, Corn 49,000 bu, Oats 27,000 bu.

ST. Louis Ste

Wool Prices Steady in Northwestern Markets

ST LOUIS May 8 Wool markets show steady tones with northern and western mids at 1 to 8e, fine berry quality bringing 14 to 16c, slight burrs at 18 to 16c.

ST. Louis

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