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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1916
Page
11
1296 acres at 212 per acre with good improvements and ample water. For details contact Mrs. W F Mercer Kerrville Texas. ET 499 acres ten miles from Cotulla includes cultivated land irrigation options two wall tents windmill hog proof land price 15 per acre. Walter Oclze 3023 Frost Ridge.
For rent 160 acre farm with half plowed and seed on hand. Ample rain and time to plant cotton peanuts and feedstuff. Energetic man with good team and tools wanted. Terms one third and one fourth rent. Jay E. Adams, owner.
William Ziegler longtime paper hanging and paint dealer in San Antonio died at his home 102 Princeton avenue at 4 20 Tuesday morning He was born September 2 1857 and lived in San Antonio about 32 years He is survived by his widow two sons two daughters two brothers and four sisters Funeral services will be held from his home Thursday at 4 p m with burial in Mission burial park Pallbearers named from El Paso Houston and San Antonio.
Local advertisement for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and lists two phone lines: 971 and a second number. The notice promotes shop services and product offerings to motorists.
A bullish spot news report drives an upward move in cotton prices with notable gains in early trading. Traders cite stronger demand and tighter nearby supply as key factors behind the surge.
Quotations from principal cotton markets are supplied daily as a buying and selling basis. The middling grade is quoted, with delivery prices at San Antonio Houston Galveston New York New Orleans and Liverpool. 8.294
The cotton market opened steady with gains to July and October, trading active on covering and strong outside buying. Prices climbed to August levels as nervy Mexican news limited progress and late session buying pushed July to about 19.99 and October to 13.15.
An unclear fragment notes Liverpool is due to open Wednesday with a higher point total. It mentions an 11 o'clock call and includes scattered letters and numbers, making the exact details uncertain.
Buyers in San Antonio paid varied prices for cotton delivered to local compresses. The report lists price grades including good middling and strict low middling with indicated cents per pound, though OCR errors obscure some figures.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with 7 to 8 point gains on buying from strong spot accounts. Weather across the belt was very favorable, selling limited, and prices drifted lower as demand waned. By noon prices were 1 to 3 points higher, then news of peace talks pushed quotes sharply higher in the afternoon with July months 28 to 26 points above yesterday's close.
Fragmentary OCR shows mixed date tokens July and October with a sequence of numbers resembling prices or bids. Reads like a damaged financial note or ticker with entries such as high and low values and closing figures around 12.6 to 13.2. Specific entities or dates are unreadable.
Spot cotton unchanged with Good middling at 8.4 8, middling 8.294 and low middling 8.08 pence. Sales reached 10 000 bales, including 1 000 for export and speculation. Receipts totaled 8 200 bales.
In Liverpool on May 9 futures held steady with May at 0.06%4, May-June at 0.05d, and subsequent months showing modest declines through May-June 7.75%d. Volatility remains low as traders await further economic signals and supply cues.
New York cotton oil reports closed steady seed trading with spot at 10.95 to 11.25 dollars. May to December futures range from 9.24 to 11.24 dollars with total sales totaling 12,700 contracts.
Union Stock Yards reports cattle trends down while hogs stay steady and sheep show strength. San Antonio market called steady with receipts of 112 cattle and 27 calves. Steers reach 7.60, cows 5.59 to 6.59, calves 37 to 88 per hundred pounds, hogs 8 to 9.25, goats borrowed notes.
Fort Worth Texas May market results show cattle receipts at 2600 with prices from 4.59 to 8.50 for various classes. hogs receipts 6500 with bulk sales around 8.45 to 9.75 and assorted categories. sheep receipts 2 with active market and values from 4.50 to 11.00 for lambs yearlings and wethers. goats listed as 3.50.
Chicago market report shows receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with slow volume steady and strong conditions. Hog bulk prices range about 9.30 to 9.90 per cwt, cattle steady with steer and cow values from 4.20 to 9.85, and sheep lambs selling near 6.90 to 11.00 per cwt.
Receipts and prices show hogs firm to higher with bulk at 9.46 to 9.80 and night quotes 9.50 to 9.75. Cattle receipts about 8000 with prime fed steers 9.25 to 9.65 and cows 5.59 to 8.55. Sheep receipts 12,000 with lambs 9.25 to 11.75 and yearlings 8.5 to 9.3.
In Saint Louis Missouri on May data shows hogs higher with receipts around 000. Mixed and butcher weights listed at 9.70 to 10.00 per hundred. Cattle receipts about 290 with market slow to lower. native cattle and yearlings range 7.60 to 10.00 for steers and heifers. Texan Oklahoma steer prices about 5.75 to 8.50 with prime southern steers quoted 9.99 to 9.59. Sheep receipts 600 with market for wethers 7.00 to 8.50 and lambs 11.00 to 11.59. clipped ewes 7.50 to 8.25 and clipped lambs 9.00 to 9.85.
Galveston reports arrivals from May 9 including Trehawke Cardiff Ottawa Middleton and the steamer Fl Mar. New York lists arrivals of La Touraine from Bordeaux and other vessels such as Junni hal Trenchport Asian Liver pool.
In New Orleans on May 9 traders reported a strong tone across all rice grades except clean Japan, which remained steady. Receipts totaled Rough 2071, millers 2021, clean 652, with sales of 232 pockets clean Honduras at 28 16 4% ac and 725 pockets Japan at 4 é notations. Prices listed for Rough Honduras at 3.00 25, Japan at 3.90 4.9%, and clean Honduras 4 5%e, Japan 3% 4 e. Rice polish per ton quoted at $25.00 26.00.
Fort Worth Texas May 9. The packers and cattlemen failed to reach an agreement to prevent cowmen from pressing demands for a probe of the packing companies under the anti trust act. The cattlemen announced they would continue their demand for an investigation.
Chicago reports May wheat at 1.14 1 1/4 and July at 1.15 1/4 to 1.16 1/2 as prices fade from opening. Forecast showers in the southwest temper crop damage from drought heat and insects with a later rebound noted as corn and oats move little. Provisions neglected as the day closes steady with modest gains.
The San Antonio market reports lard prices rising to a new high of 14% cents per pound, tied to higher hog costs. Compound lards and other cooking fats also hit record highs while eggs show no change. poultry prices rise with active demand amid warm weather. Farmers are urged to ship stocks promptly as garden produce supplies increase and vegetable prices ease slightly.
Buyers paid varying prices for eggs butter poultry and meats. Eggs weak and butter firm with Texas creamery at 80 31c per pound. Poultry prices list hens per dozen from 5.50 to 6.50 friars 6.50 to 7.50 broilers 3.50 to 4.00 turkeys 0.16 per pound ducks 4.50 to 5.50 per dozen geese 6.00 to 7.00.
Tuesday prices show Texas grain and hay markets with corn Texas No. 3 white 86c mixed, oats Texas No. 3 red 44c white 54c, sulfurized 64c per bushel higher in sacks 3c. Hay prices include Milo maize No. 3 bulk 1.10, erjita No. 8 bulk 1.12, Kaffir corn No. 3 bulk 1.10, cane hay 15.00 per ton, prairie hay 11.00, Johnson grass 12.00, alfalfa hay New Mexico 20.00 per ton.
Butter prices eased with creamery quotes 26 to 28 and 19 to 19 1/2 cents for ordinary firsts at mark. Eggs rose with receipts 23 930 cases. firsts 21 and ordinary firsts 19 1/2 to 20 cents. Potatoes arrive 22 cars. market unchanged. poultry alive unchanged.
Quotations today show No 2 wheat and No 2 hard wheat nominal. Corn No 2 yellow at 75 76 cents. Oats standard 48 49 cents, barley 64 79 1 2 cents.
In St. Louis on May 9, Wheat prices quoted No 2 red at 1.25 and No 2 hard at 1.10. Corn bids show No 2 at 16 a rte, No 2 white at 15% cents. Data: No 2 at 4d No 2 white nominal.
Quotations show wheat at No 2 hard 1.094 to 1.16, No 2 red 1.111 to 1.15. Corn mixed No 2 70 to 71 cents, No 2 white 71 cents. Oats No 2 white 46 to 47 cents, No 2 mixed 40 to 42 cents.
Kansas City reports quotations for butter creamery first 30 cents second 28 cents packing 25.1 cents. Egg firsts 49 cents. Poultry hens live 20 cents turkeys 25 cents springs 25 cents.
Raw sugar firm centrifugal listed at 6.52 while molasses brings 5.75. Refined sugar items show cut loaf 8.86 crushed 8.65 mould A 8.15 cubes 8.15 and various powders 7.80 7.76 7.65 7.55 7.50 with No 1 grades.
Savannah reports firm Meg Turpentine and resin firms with sales receipts shipments and stock totals. Quotations for grades A through W and others show mixed price ranges from 3.90 to 6.26 per unit across the market.
Grain futures closed steady with Wheat May at 1.06 dollars and July at 1.08 dollars. Corn May at 0.68 and July at 0.69 dollars.
Local packing house quotations to dealers Tuesday. Dry salt extras 14% cents, bacon extras 16 2/3 cents, dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average at 11/2? cents. Fancy breakfast bacon 28 cents, fancy hams 21 cents, bacon bellies 14 15 pound average 18 cents. Pure lard 14 2/3 cents, compound 12 1/2 cents.
In Paris Texas a blaze yesterday afternoon gutted the Transcontinental Compress Company plant, burning 2900 bales of cotton and causing about 150000 dollars in losses. A further 3000 bales in a nearby warehouse were endangered but saved as the fire was stopped from spreading.
New York May 9 coffee futures show firm activity with No 7 Rio at 9 8 on May delivery at 8.38 and December at 8.68.
The Texas Bi-Centennial and Pan-American Exposition of San Antonio filed its charter in Austin on May 9 with capital stock of 25 000 divided into 1 000 shares of 25 each. Incorporators include William Cassin Selig Deutschman Jake Wolff L J Hart Sam B Weller and R J Boyle.
London Tit-Hits notes a wartime briefing where the French advance stretches four hundred meters against the enemy. The quip praises the progress and suggests a curb on gas attacks, reflecting wartime sentiment.
U 8 department of agric weather bulletin notes wind under 19 mph and precipitation under 0.01 inch are not published. Allen Buell, meteorologist.
At New York May 9 the market opened with a fairly even mix of gains and losses but rail stocks led the movement. Union Pacific St Paul Reading and Lehigh Valley rose over a point while other rail issues showed demand. Mid session relief came from shipping shares and South Porto Rico Sugar with several low priced rails in brisk demand late. Closing was irregular.
New York on May 9 reports mercantile paper at 3 percent. Sterling 60 day bills at 4.72 and demand 4.75 11 16 cables 4 767 18. Guilders demand 41 cables 41 1 2 Bar silver 734c Mexican dollars 864c. Government bonds steady railroad bonds irregular.
Time loans for 60 days quoted at 2 3 5 percent, 90 days at 3 5 percent, six months at 4 percent. Call money easy with highs at 2 percent and lows at 2 percent, ruling rate 2 percent. Last loan 2 percent, closing bid 2 percent, offered at 24 percent.
London market update shows bar silver at 3614 per ounce and money at 44 percent. Discount rates for short bills and three months set at 4 percent.
New York metal market notes on May 9 show Lead at 7.30 to 7.50, Spelter steady, Hast St Louis delivery at 17 percent asked, Copper firmer at 28.75 to 30.00 for August and later, Iron steady, Tin quiet with spot at 50.50.
Market notes from London dated May 9 show lead at 34 pounds 5s, spelter at 8 pounds per 100 pounds, snot copper at 144 pounds 108, futures at 133 pounds 10s, electrolytic at 152 pounds 168, spottin at 199 pounds 108, futures at 198 pounds 5s.
Montgomery Alabama May 9 Professor Henry Sale Halbert a founder of Baylor University in Waco Texas died here after a months long illness He was 80 years old and had contributed to education and church activities in his career
An Amusements page notes an extra good Triangle program at the Grand Opera House today and Wednesday. Bessie Barriscale headlines The Green Swamp with Bruce McRae and a supporting cast including J Barney Sherry Lola May Milton Ross Louise Brownell. The film features striking visuals as a green swamp turns into a garden oasis amid a jealous, passionate plot.
Harry Coleman a famed ventriloquist is among the favorites at the Princess Theater bill with voice throwing tricks and audience misdirection. Dorrec's Beaux and Belles a seven member singing act also headlines alongside Arnold and Florence juggling and Blair and Crystal in a singing and talking act. Motion pictures are shown.
The notice invites attendees to the Southern Baptist convention in Asheville with a package price of 39.90 dollars covering May 13 to 16, with a sleeper option valid through May 15. Southern Pacific is noted in the advance line.
In Washington on May 9, Senator Smith of South Carolina proposed an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill to regulate cotton futures contracts. The measure targets a revenue-based challenge ruled unconstitutional by New York federal courts.
A list of guests and arrivals includes F M Huggins of Meridian Texas at the Menger. George C C Davis of Chicago registered at the Gunter. W M Wilson of Chicago at the St Anthony. B A Isaacs of Galveston at the Menger. H W Linde of St Louis at the Gunter. J T Merritt of Duluth registered at the St Anthony. Isidor Schwartz of St Louis at the Menger. Mr and Mrs Paul Heinhart of D HAnis Texas at the Gunter. W J Feder of Cincinnati at the St Anthony. Claude Bourland of New York at the Menger. Albert Fischer of Quincy Illinois at the Gunter. David M Muller of Houston at the St Anthony. W J Kiehler Jr of Chicago at the Menger. A G Adame of Ada Oklahoma at the Gunter. W J Thrasher of Waco at the St Anthony. M Nordheimer of New York at the Menger. Mrs R T Morris of Kingsville Texas in town for her nephew L G Wender's funeral. Mr and Mrs Schumacher of Dallas formerly of San Antonio visiting relatives, stopping at the Gunter.
Taxpayers in San Antonio are urged to pay fiscal year 1915 taxes promptly to avoid delinquency. Taxes become delinquent after May 31 with interest and penalties accruing. Commissioner J. F. Garland signs the advisory. Also an unrelated travel ad for Sutherland Springs round trip Sundays on the Southern Pacific at 7:55 am.
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