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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
19
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau San Antonio Texas reports May 8 with highest and lowest temperatures and monthly and yearly accumulated deficits.
U S markets extended losses as bear selling pushed prices to new yearly lows. Reports cited weak earnings from railroads and steel, tariff concerns, and expected higher money rates. A late rally due to short covering and European political stabilization offered brief relief amid overall apathy.
New York May 3 report shows sterling exchange steady with actual business at 4.83.10 for 0 day bills and 4.86.80 for demand bills. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds irregulars reflect a quiet market with limited shifts.
Eastern belt fair in places with rain in East Texas. Western part showy clouds and rain in places. Averages indicate below normal temperatures across Houston counties and surrounding areas.
The weekly cotton movement reports nearly 93,000 bales brought into sight at U S ports this week. Season to date total reaches 12,934,568 bales with comparisons to prior years. Northern mills, foreign exports, and inland stocks show shifts and totals across 244 days of the season.
Corpus Christi Texas May 3 Shipments of trucks from the gulf coast section are now moving at 75 cars daily excluding express, with total yearly shipments likely over 300 cars. Frisco auditing reports show 34 cars shipped from St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico line for the week versus 177 a year ago. The season total reaches 1862 cars against 744 in 1912, with cabbage onions potatoes and mixed vegetables listed for the week. Principal points include Brownsville Donna Harlingen Mission and Corpus Christi among others. onion shipments are rising toward an expected 1200 cars for the season. Cabbage remains low in price cutting farmer profits. cabbage shipments should finish in three weeks.
New York May 3 The actual condition of the clearing house banks and trust companies for one week shows a total reserve excess of 16 955 966 an increase of 809 960 over the previous week Loans 1 938 551 000 Specie 337 874 000 Legal tenders 79 684 000 Net deposits 1 778 416 000 Circulation 46 589 000 Banks and trust company cash reserves in vault total 597 968 000 aggregate cash reserves 416 958 000 lawful reserve 16 955 966.
New York reports all refined sugar prices holding at 4.20 on the regular way pans for fine graded sugar. Raw sugar shows slight shifts with centrifugal at 8.38, molasses at 2.58, and muscovado at 2.83. European beet sugar rates are 9s 6d for May and June beets and 10s for August.
Trading in coffee futures was extremely full today with a general sense of apathy as traders avoid new speculative risk. Prices drifted lower with Brazilian markets unchanged and sentiment cautious across the board.
In New Orleans on May 3 rice markets show steady tone with 100 rough 1696 receipts. Sales include Clean Honduras at 8 1/2 percent and Japan at 8 1/2 percent. Notations list Rough Honduras at 2.05 to 4.26 and Japan at various rates with mixed signals on clean Honduras and related futures.
General weather bulletin reports time as 8 p.m. and a date May 33, indicating an unusual or erroneous entry. No other meteorological details are provided in the readable text.
Southwest Texas reports show onion prices falling from 1.50 to 1 per crate while potato prospects rise with an expected yield not exceeding 69 percent of normal. Early potato cars arrived from coast country with small sizes selling at 35 per hundredweight, and Northwest supplies tighten as Idaho shipments dwindle. Grain, wheat, and cheese markets face upward pressure amid higher freight costs and rising flour prices.
A long list of market quotations for poultry, cheeses, butter, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, sugars, coffee, canned goods, meats, lard, and grains. Includes per pound and per crate or per hundredweight prices for Texas, California, and other regions. Notable items include turkeys at various prices, Jonathan apples, California navels oranges, wax and green brane, and mixed canned goods.
Dun's Review reports a modest downturn in national activity but growing confidence for the future with larger mercantile volume and strong labor conditions including wage gains for railroad firemen. Exports at New York port rise, while bank clearings lag. Bradstreet notes mixed signals with better cropping prospects and improved weather but softer iron and steel demand and a dull stock market amid bank caution.
Rains improve prospects for fat cattle in Southwest Texas with better grazing and hopeful shipments. Fort Worth reports high prices across cattle, calves, and hogs, while sheep and goats sell steadily. North Texas markets see thousands moved to southern pastures, with price details sparse but likely higher than previous records.
St Louis May 8 cattle receipts 600 including 400 Texans market steady with native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00 Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.26 to 8.50. Hogs receipts 2500 market steady with light hogs 7.00 to 8.60 and good heavy hogs around 7.25. Sheep lambs around 5.00 to 7.25 with steady demand.
Receipts show hogs at 9000 with market steady and mixed prices for bulk, heavy, and pigs. Cattle receipts near 000 with steady tone. beef steers and cows and calves listed with varied values. Sheep receipts 1000 with native lambs and yearlings priced around 6.60 to 8.7 per unit.
After April weakness in May futures the cotton market edged higher late in the period. Reports of stock depletion and shipments to Liverpool supported prices while New Orleans and Havre demand underpinned a cautious rebound amid mixed crop outlook and improving conditions ahead.
New York May 3. The week shows the closing position of the cotton market ranging from 2 points up to 22 points down against the prior week. The comparison and result follow with detailed adjustments.
In New Orleans on May 8, market quotes fell across sectors with closes 6 to 18 points lower than the prior week. Traders noted weaker demand and cautious sentiment ahead of upcoming data releases.
In Liverpool on May spot cotton trade was moderate with prices easing. American middling quotations ranged around 7.22d for fair and 6.68d to 6.54d for various grades, total receipts 18,000 bales with 8,000 bales on hand including 7,400 American and 600 speculative/export bales.
Liverpool markets show May futures at 6.4144 with a series of steady close values across contracts from May-June to March-April. The data lists several consecutive dotted numbers indicating price quotes and bid spreads through different months and contract pairs.
Reports show weekly and season totals for receipts at all U S ports with comparisons to last year and to September 1 figures. Ocean and overland movements to mills and Canada are noted along with interior town stock levels and crop movement totals.
Leading spot markets show little movement with 192 bales on hand and arrivals expected. Prices range from low middling to good middling with nominal and stated ranges around 11 to 13 cents per pound for ordinary to middling grades.
Spot cotton prices and receipts listed for Galveston Texas with figures for ordinary good and middling ranges. Estimates show 3166 bales for the daily tally and total stock at 149604 bales.
The Houston market report notes prices steady with limited activity. Quotations include middling at 12 1-8 cents and other grades around 12 1-2 cents, with stock figures near 90 419.
RwORK market note shows spot cotton at about middling fair at 1.85 a pound with U S price index 12.10. No sales reported.
The cotton seed oil market closed steady with spot at 6.82 to 6.85 and futures for May 6.85 to 6.86, June 6.90 to 6.94, July 6.96 to 6.97, August 7.01 to 7.02. Trades included 7600 total sales with various lots priced around 6.40 to 7.08 and notable activity in August and September contracts.
United States export figures show Great Britain 59 580, France 8, continent 76 9, and Mex and Jap 21 121 28. Stock at all U S ports and deficit for the season listed with values for yesterday, this week, and last year.
Receipts total cattle 200 including 100 southern cattle with steady market. Native steers around 7.00 to 8.75, southern cattle about 4.25 to 8.08, cows near 4.00. Hog receipts 1000 with steady market. bulk sales 8.30 to 8.40, heavy 8.25 to 8.35, lights 8.30 to 8.45, pigs 7.25 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 600, market steady. muttons 5.00 to 6.75, range wethers and yearlings 5.50 to 7.26.
Market receipts light in Fort Worth division on Saturday. Cattle were mainly Mexicans of fair to medium quality selling slow but near steady with stocker steers around 6.95 and top 840. Hogs receipts 610. price range about 8.00 to 8.40 per hundred, cattle totals 6500 with 4200 through, goats in first hands. Sheep 1578. American Telephone Company notes 14,610,000 miles of wire in use.
In St Louis on May 3 poultry sells with chickens at 14.1/2 cents per pound, springs around 18 cents, turkeys near 16 cents, ducks about 11 cents, geese at 10 cents, and creameries showing 26 to 31 cents per pound for eggs.
Readable figures indicate steady potato receipts at 47 cars and overall receipts around $2,600. Poultry prices and live inventory for chickens and springs edged lower, with small declines noted in live poultry trade.
Kansas City reports butter eggs and poultry prices steady while New York coffee markets show futures for Rio grade No. 7 for July and December at 11.19.
Galveston Texas reports arrivals of steamers Preston Bocas del Toro Maria de Larrinaga Liver pool Denver New York El Orienta New York San Marcos Newee and clearances for Breslau Colonial Bhuron Bocas del Toro Fi R 0 Albanian Liverpool and other vessels. Port Arthur and Oak list Glendene Cedric departures and arrivals with multiple liners in transit.
New York May 3 beef markets show prices steady with unchanged trends. Receipts reach 24 270 cases as trading remains quiet across the market.
Cash wheat prices for several grades and months, corn and oats quotes for July and September, receipts show wheat 2008 bushels, corn 92000, oats 49000, flour 18000 and related market figures.
Chicago May 8 There is belief among conservative wheat traders that current prices are justified by a promising Southwest crop outlook. Saturday's wheat buying was strong while selling was weak. Bugs are reported damaging fields in Kansas and Oklahoma though no serious loss yet. In corn, planting progresses with weather in Nebraska cooler and a killing frost at North Platte. Cash wheat strength supported by good demand from the South and prospects of rains. Lard and ribs markets see buying interest from major traders aligned with Armour and Swift.
Cash wheat and corn prices listed with various grades and months. Oats prices shown for No 2 white and No 2 mixed. Closing bids for wheat and corn noted with July September futures. Receipts yesterday include wheat 71,000 bushels and oats 15,000. shipments show wheat 44,000 and oats 12,000 bushels.
A deciphered London market note shows spot prices at 68 pounds sterling for Pitti 63 prunes and 230 pounds spot with futures at 2206 pounds. Mentions lending in pounds and a Cleveland warrants figure of 1144 ig ondon.
Money on call rates are listed with terms for 60 days at 3 percent, 90 days at 4 percent, and six months at 4 percent. The notice outlines timing and interest percentages for short term loans.
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