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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
10
Chicago markets show expectation of four bearish government crop reports. Wheat dips after opening strong, July futures at 89 89 1/2 cents. Corn gains on Argentine crop damage, oats rise briefly before profit-taking. Hog prices slide as pork, ribs, and laid prices fall. overall closes weak with July at 5 5/8 to 5 9/16 cents.
Chicago Casis Grain reports today quote cash wheat prices for No 2 red at 9.9 to 10 dollars or 1.02 per bushel equivalent, No 2 hard around 90 to 92 cents, No 1 northern near 90 to 92 cents, No 2 northern and No 2 spring around 90 to 1.02. Corn values show No 2 at 54 to 55 cents, No 2 white about 54 cents, No yellow around 52 to 53 cents. Oats list No 2 white near 36 to 37 cents, standard about 36 to 37 cents.
Quotations today show cash wheat for No 2 red at 1.03 to 1.07, No 2 hard at 0.94 to 0.92, and No 2 yellow at 0.56 to 0.60. Oats No 2 at 0.31, No 2 white at 0.37. Futures close: Wheat July 0.865, September 0.86, Corn July 0.56, September 0.56, Oats July 0.345, September 0.347. Receipts yesterday include flour 10,000 barrels, wheat 96,000 bushels, corn 97,900 bushels, oats 66,000. Shipments: Flour 12,000 barrels, wheat 79,000 bushels, corn 41,000 bushels, oats 68,000 bushels.
Quotations today show cash wheat steady with No 2 hard at 85 8s 6d to 85 8s 9d and No 2 red at 94 77 to 98 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 57 1 2 cents and No 2 white quoted higher. Oats No 2 white 35 9 36 cents and No 2 mixed 84 34 5 cents. Receipts yesterday wheat 57 000 bushels corn 20 000 oats 7 000. Shipments wheat 85 000 corn 29 000 oats 9 000 bushels.
Marine intelligence reports Galveston and Port Arthur arrivals including steamers Alabama Puerto Mex El Sud Jean from Baltimore New York Paris and Barcelona to Liverpool and Port Limon. Sailed include Denver Paneras Martin Saenz Sousa and Florida from Bayonne. New York lists ships Chicago Havre Majestic and Southampton.
New York May 8 steady cotton seed closing with spot at 7.05 and May through October bids from 6.70 to 7.04. Sales totaled 3300 bushels with June to October offerings. Paris May 8 three percent rentes quoted 84f 85c with London exchange at 26f 21c and discount at 4 percent.
New York May 8 coffee quotations show Rio 11 percent, futures holding steady with July at 11.17 and December at 11.85. Market steadiness continues as traders await guidance and exchange activity remains muted.
Burial permits issued for Pablo Barrera age 1 who died May 7 at 715 Colima Street Gerd J Gredes age 69 who died May 6 at 330 Essex Street Pedro Mata age 38 who died May 6 at City Hospital and Rosa Rodriguez age 5 who died May 6 at 213 Bowie Street Reflects city death filings and locations with dates.
Reports from Alabama indicate crop conditions are discouraging due to scarce rain. Cotton stands are poor and replanting underway, corn suffers, and oats are described as a practical failure. Isolated showers offer little relief and heavier rains are needed to avert further damage.
In Boston on May 8 traders report a narrow wool market with easy prices and small lots. Demand favors buyers as old wool is scarce and new shipments arrive slowly. quotes list Wisconsin and Missouri fleeces at 26 to 27 cents and Texas fine scours at 46 to 48 cents per pound with various blood grades and washings noted.
The bulletin states minimum temperature data cover the last 12 hours and should not be used in computing the Houston district averages.
The belt enjoys generally fair weather with below normal temperatures. A rainfall of an inch or more is possible at Goldsboro North Carolina as the local forecaster alerts residents to incoming wet conditions. Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau signs the bulletin.
Liverpool May 8. Weekly statistics show imports of all kinds totaling 40,000 with American imports at 34,000. Stock levels reach 1,160,000 for all kinds and 962,000 for American. American forwarded 49,000. Total exports come to 2,550.
London reports show money consols at 76 1-16, account 75 3-16, bar silver steady at 27 11-164 per ounce. Money 2% 3% per cent. Discount rates for short and three months bills cited at 3% 8 18-16 per cent.
New York May 8 The Copper Producers Association reports as of May 1 a decrease of 25 720 162 pounds in on hand stocks from the previous month indicating tighter copper inventories and potential market impact.
Memphis cotton market remains steady as of May 8 with spot middling cotton holding at 12 1/2 cents. Traders note quiet activity and stable prices across the day in the Memphis area.
The May crop report from the U S Department of Agriculture estimates winter wheat condition on May 1 at 1.8 percent of normal with an area to harvest about 30.9 million acres. Projected yield around 16.6 bushels per acre would yield roughly 513.6 million bushels, with rye meadow lands and hay stocks noted as of May 1 and spring plowing and planting both well advanced. Pasture conditions and hay stocks are described, with spring work ongoing and conditions compared to last year and ten year averages.
Copper remains steady with spot at 69 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence and futures at 69 pounds 5 shillings. Tin holds firm with spot 231 pounds and futures 223 pounds 10 shillings. Lead quoted at 18 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence and speller at 25 pounds 10 shillings. Iron Cleveland warrants stand at 67 shillings 6 pence in London.
In New York on May 8 the gray goods division held steady while finish goods firmed. Trading was light across directions with jobbers filling orders. Worsted yarns remained easy.
St Louis metal market brief notes Lead at 4.22 and a half cents per pound, Spelter at 5.55 cents, reflecting active trading in the St Louis market on May 8. Prices quoted for standard metal grades with no further context or company names.
East Texas reports indicate a sharply reduced peach crop this season, with damage estimates from 60 to 98 percent. Prices likely below 1911 highs, as producers foresee far fewer carloads and smaller, poorer quality fruit arriving at markets in San Antonio and Jacksonville. Authorities warn peaches may be small and inferior due to the freeze.
Quotations show Butter firm with Creamettes at 25 27 cents, receipts 25 657 cases. Ordinary firsts 14 17 cents, firsts 16 16 1/2 cents, potatoes unchanged with 25 car receipts. Michigan 43 45 cents, Minnesota 38 838 cents, Wisconsin 40 47 cents. Poultry live trades steady with chickens and springs at 17 1/2 cents.
May 8 report from Kansas City notes butter eggs and poultry prices hold steady with no changes observed in the market.
New York figures show Eges firm with receipts of 27 282 cases and fresh gathered extras. Butter holds steady with little change while cheese trends easier amid mixed trading.
A small advertisement lists poultry prices with chickens at 15 cents, springs 18 cents, turkeys 6 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 7 cents, and butter options Creamery 24 to 28 cents and Egas lic. The itemized pricing reflects a regional grocery sale.
New York on May 8 reports raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.86, centrifugal 3.36, molasses sugar 2.61. Refined sugar and petroleum products also steady. leather prices firm.
Hampton, 210 Esprasso Avenue, was struck by a Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway switch engine at 7 45 this morning near the Lamar street crossing. He escaped serious injury, being cut and bruised about the head, and walked away. Medical aid and transport to his home were provided by Pearce Robinson ambulance. Police say he was walking along the track as the engine backed. Riverside Restaurant advert appears at end.
Fort Worth stock yards Thursday showed broad price trimming across divisions. Beef steers mostly steady to 10c lower, cows 10c lower, calves steady. hogs 10-15c down with top at 8.35 and bulk near 8.20-8.35. sheep and lambs slow with lambs about steady. Receipts total around 5,500 cattle, 800 hogs, 2,500 sheep. market tone weak overall.
Receipts and quotes show cattle steady with native steers from 7.75 to 8.70 and southern steers from 6.00 to 7.75. Hog prices steady with bulk 8.10 to 8.20 and pigs around 7.50. Sheep receipts 11,000 with muttons 5.00 to 6.50 and range wethers 5.50 to 7.25.
Chicago on May 8 reports hogs receipts 23,000 with a lower market and bids from 7.80 to 8.40 for heavies and 6.35 to 8.25 for pigs. Cattle receipts 4,000 with a dull market including Beeves 7.20 to 9.00 and cows and heifers 3.90 to 8.15. Sheep receipts 14,000 with a steady market. natives 5.75 to 6.85 and yearlings 6.25 to 7.65.
Receipts and quotations today show cattle 3000 head with 600 Texans and a steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.59, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs 11000 head with prices down 15 cents, pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.70, good heavy 8.45 to 8.70. Sheep 3000 head steady, muttons 5.00 to 7.00, lambs 7.00 to 6.0.
Antonio Hernandez of 120 Monterey street reports to city detectives that a man he befriended and sheltered from Mexico stole his $78 in cash while the Hernandez family slept. The thief disappeared with the money during a brief absence. Hernandez seeks the suspect, now at large.
In New Orleans area May 8 a 35,000 barrel Texas Company oil tank struck by lightning caught fire yesterday and partly collapsed today. Burning oil streamed along an entire block destroying five residences and the Amesville school building across the river from New Orleans.
New York May 8 cotton opened steady with a four to six point advance and held five to seven points higher early as covering and buying spurred by optimistic foreign trade advice and crop worries in the eastern belt. Later realizing pulled back, prices settled a shade below yesterday's close. Spot mid upland at 12 cents.
New York reports cotton futures opening steady on May 8 with July at 11.51, August 11.31, September 11.08 bids, and other contracts showing mixed highs and lows through the day as market activity and closing levels reflect steady demand and price nudges.
New Orleans May 8 Cotton futures opened steady with an advance of 3.4 points on good cables. Buying followed an April report from the British board of trade showing larger shipments of cloths and yarns. Prices rose to 4–5 points early, then eased after rains were reported in the eastern belt and forecasts of more rain along the Atlantic coast. By midmorning, prices were 1–2 points above yesterday's close, but rumors of Memphis spot selling caused a dip to near yesterday's final. Weather reports showed cooler belt temperatures and the market steadied at noon slightly over yesterday's final.
New Orleans reports cotton futures opening steady with May to December contracts quoted in the 11.11 to 12.57 range. May 12.12, July around 11.95 to 12.01, August 11.56 to 11.57, September 11.25 to 11.27, October 11.13 to 11.14, December 11.11 to 11.12. closes show a small net advance.
Spot cotton in Liverpool steady with moderate business. Middling fair 7.204d, good middling 6.864d, middling 6.46d, low middling 6.52d, good ordinary 6.18d, ordinary 5.84d. Sales 7000 bales, including 300 for speculation and export and 6400 American. Receipts 1000 bales, no American.
Futures opened steady and closed very steady in Liverpool. May contracts at 6.42 and 6.42 for May-June, with successive quoted spreads from June-July to April-May ranging between 6.39 and 6.05 percent.
Market roundup shows New York middling at 12.00, New Orleans 12 3 16, Houston 12c, Galveston 12 3 16, Liverpool 6.664, Memphis 12c. Prices reflect current trading levels across major ports and international exchanges.
New Orleans reports steady spot cotton with Middling at 12 3 16 cents. Sales on the spot total 160 bales, arrivals 161 bales. Receipts 1319 bales, total stock 83 243 bales. Prices listed for various grades from low ordinary to good middling with slight variations.
Houston on May 8 reports the spot market closed steady with sales of 2370 bales. The grade ladder shows low ordinary at 7 percent, ordinary 8 percent, good ordinary 9 percent, low middling 11 percent, middling 12 percent, good middling 12 percent, and middling fair 12 percent. Shipments totaled 2220 with stock at 89,216 bales.
Galveston Texas May 8 spot cotton quiet with 1297 sales spots. Prices mix from low ordinary 7 15 16 to middling 12 9 16. Stock 125390, receipts 1460, with each grade listed from low ordinary to middling fair.
New York on May 8 reports quiet cotton trading with middling uplands at 12 cents per pound and middling gulf at 12.25 cents. Sales total 600 bales.
About 300 of Joske store's 500 employees will picnic at Sutherland Springs Sunday. Five railroad coaches have been chartered for the trip. Joske Bros.' Co. baseball team will play the Sutherland Springs team in the afternoon before about 3800 Joske rooters.
Riverside Restaurant hosts a big chicken supper this evening with meals priced at 25 cents. Local diners urged to attend for a hearty bargain and community gathering.
A steady stream of visitors checks into San Antonio hotels today. R H Blythe of Paris Texas registers at St Anthony while Co M Wolston and A M Juge of Galveston stay at the Gunter. Dallas and Houston travelers, and reps from New York to Oklahoma, appear at Menger, Crockett, Bowie, Savoy, St Anthony, Bexar and other hostelrys.
An old advertisement extols Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths praised for rheumatic and nervous ailments and skin diseases. It lists services including hot sulphurized mud baths, Turkish Roman or Russian baths, body shampoo, and scientific massages with pricing and a South Flores street route.
A series of 1913 1918 property transfers record buyers sellers and prices across multiple blocks and additions including Trinity Street Alamo Home Builders Colima Vera Cruz Los Angeles Heights Hun stock and Cactus Street. Names include A S John Carmel Garcia J A De Cock Maria Flores Jesus Casillas and many more with prices from 1 to 4000 dollars.
A brief record of issued automobile licenses including No. 9667 for Jensé Yantis of 1125 Rivas Street No. 3568-8 for S Searcy of 135 E Mistletoe Avenue No. 2569 for Emil Wellbacher of 119 Hood and No. 3570 for G E Knauff of 309 Warren.
S Battros files for a 5 room dwelling on Perez street valued at 1300 dollars. M B Baker plans two 5 room houses on Avenue B valued at 1750 dollars. August Limburger seeks remodel of a dwelling on South Presa street valued at 2500 dollars. W W Kuhn proposes a 6 room dwelling on Hui Sache street valued at 4000 dollars.
New Orleans rice market reports May receipts total 5864 clean with 441 Honduras sales at 5 16s per cwt and 121 Japan sales at 33 11s 6d. Quoted prices include rough Honduras 2 50 to 4 25, Japan 2 75 to 3 50, clean Honduras 4% bpc, Japan 3% 4c.
New York May 8 Lack of demand for stocks again characterized trading day. Overall movement was slight downward with small offerings as traders shifted away from risk. Amalgamated Copper rose on a strong monthly statement while copper stocks gained late as buying revived.
New York market briefing notes steady sterling and paper prices with 5 percent level cited. Bankers' bills quoted 4.83 for 60 days and 4.82 for demand, silver at 60 cents, Mexican dollars at 48 cents. Government bonds described as strong while rival issue bonds show irregular activity.
In New York on May 8 copper futures show June at 49.67 to 50.25 with July at 48.75 to 49.30. Lead steady around 4.30, tin noted as 15.50, zinc and other metals listed with 5.45 to 5.55 for spelter. iron remains quiet and unchanged as market chatter notes small shifts across exchanges.
New York money market shows steady to firmer conditions with ruling bid at 2 percent and offers around 2 percent. Time loans exhibit firming quotes with 60 day at 3 to 4 percent, 90 days near 4.4 percent, and six months around 4.44 percent.
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