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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1913
Page
7
Chicago markets show wheat trading steady with gains in deferred May as shorts hedge risk. July wheat opens slightly lower to higher, then rises. corn and oats firm on demand while provisions drift lower. Pork and lard prices edge up. overall market remains cautious with light trading.
Quotations for cash grains in Chicago show No. 2 red wheat at 1.02 per bushel, No. 2 hard around 91 to 93 cents, No. 2 northern near 89 to 91 cents, and oats at 37 to 37 and a half cents. Corn prices list No. 2 at 66 and half to 57 cents, No. 2 white at 59 and a half cents, No. 2 yellow around 56 to 57 cents.
May 10 reports show cash wheat in the 85 98 cent range for No 2 hard and 93 98 cents for No 2 red. No 2 mixed corn 58 59 cents, white oats at 66 56 cents, with near term futures for wheat and corn. Wheat receipts were 59 000, oats 40 909, corn 13 000, and shipments totaled 78 000 wheat, 37 000 oats, 20 000 corn.
The report lists cash and futures prices for wheat corn and oats in St. Louis with end of day closes and receipts and shipments figures. It also notes William Dean Howells arguing that four thousand short stories a month are too many for readers to digest.
Fort Worth Tex May 10 Receipts Saturday were light in all departments with about 2400 cattle and calves. Hog numbers were around 160 and sheep about 700. Cattle prices held about steady despite a weekly decline while only two hog loads sold at 8.60 a car. Sheep moved slowly in a quiet market.
Cattle receipts 200 steady with dressed beef and export steers at 7.00 to 8.00 per hundredweight and southern steers 6.00 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 1700 steady with bulk 8.00 to 8.30, heavy 8.20 to 8.25, lights 8.25 to 8.50, pigs 6.50 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 2000 steady with yearlings 6.00 to 7.25, wethers 6.25 to 6.50, ewes 5.00 to 6.25.
In St Louis on May 10 cattle receipts reached 2800 including 1100 Texans with native beef steers $6.75 to $9.00 and cows $4.50 to $7. Dissolved by hogs at 7300 receipts with pigs and any $7.00 to $8.60 and heavy hogs $8.40. Sheep receipts 700 with native muttons $5.00 to $7.00 and lambs $7.00 to $5.25.
Hogs receipts 6000 slow with bulk sale 8.35 to 8.55 for lights 8.20 to 8.56 for others pigs 6.50 to 8.86. Cattle receipts 100 steady with beeves 7.20 to 9.00 Texas steers 6.75 to 7.75 stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.90 cows and heifers 3.90 to 8.15 calves 6.50 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 1000 steady native 5.75 to 6.90 western 5.55 to 7.00 yearlings 6.25 to 7.65 lambs native 6.25 to 8.45.
I D Scoggin at Polar sold 200 head of black mule cattle at 60 dollars each to W W Cave of Fisher county. Joe Monroe sold yearlings at 30 dollars and two year olds at 36 dollars to Scoggin and Smith. A half inch of rain fell overnight and the county has the best crop outlook in seven years.
A U S Department of Agriculture release shows overall staple crop prices rose 2.3 percent from April 1 to May 1, 1913, but were 0.1 percent below May 1, 1912. Meat animal prices rose 8.7 percent from March 15 to April 16, with April 15 prices 16.7 percent above 1912 levels.
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports generally fair weather across the belt with near normal temperatures. It notes rainfall exceeding one inch at Waynesboro Georgia.
At 8 a m on Saturday May 1 observers recorded early morning conditions, noting details likely related to atmospheric or environmental observations. The brief entry provides a timestamp and date without broader context.
Coffee futures in New York show stability with No 7 Rio quoted at 11 1 2 cents per pound. July contracts hold at 11 30, while September delivers 11 50 cents per pound as trading continues in May.
Texas fruit growers report a season of half of average production due to cold weather and scarce rainfall. Peach output may reach only 20 percent of last year, while overall canning is expected to be small. Packers boast high cattle and hog prices and warn meat costs will not drop this summer as demand stays strong. Strawberries and dewberries remain plentiful with low prices for bulk purchases.
Eagle Lake Texas May 10. Early estimates indicate the potato crop in the area will be short with a good average of 50 to 60 bushels per acre. Movement to market will likely not start until around May 16 to 20, except for a few early patches.
One carload of strawberries per day was loaded in League City and Dickinson last week. A carload shipped to Lincoln netted growers between 2.75 and 8 dollars per crate f o b here. With favorable rains the berry season is expected to run through May.
San Benito Texas reports cabbage shipments almost finished for the season as round green beans begin express movements and car lot shipments are set to start in early May. Wet weather and a recent light rest delayed beans and affected packing quality.
Sherman Texas May 10 Farmers in Grayson county cooperated to market poultry and eggs. They sold 17000 pounds of chickens for 1770 dollars and 7000 dozen eggs for 762 dollars at Sherman. Total revenue for the week reached 2532 dollars.
In Laredo Texas onion growers at a May meeting agreed to proportion shipments by acreage owned to curb market glut. Routing of all cars will be managed by several marketing agencies working under mutual understanding to enforce the plan.
Black and dewberry shipments depart Webster Texas with first crates selling for 4 per crate on the Dallas market. Indications show both black and dewberries will be plentiful this season.
Butter generally higher with creameries at 25 and 27 sc per pound. Eggs unchanged with receipts of 24 255 cases. Potatoes unchanged with 68 car receipts. Poultry live prices lower for chickens and springs at 1644 cents per pound.
Kansas City market weekly prices list butter creamery firsts 28c seconds 27c packing 21c. Bees firsts 18c seconds 14c. Poultry hens 4c roosters 9c ducks 15c.
Quotation lines show steady quotes in New York markets with cheese easing and eggs firm. Butter prices remain unchanged while receipts reach 19 884 cases for fresh gathered extras, offering 22 24 cents per dozen in the summary of the day’s trading.
Quotations from St Louis on May 10 show chickens at 15 cents, springs 25 to 83 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 6 cents. Butter creamery 24 to 28 cents, eggs 7 cents.
New York May 10 prime mercantile paper at 5.5 percent. Sterling exchange easier with 60 day bills at 4.88 and demand commercial bills at 4.86. Bar silver at 60 3/4. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds show no change.
Louisville observers expect a strong field led by Foundation Ten Point Yankee Nations Jimmie Gill and Prince Hermes with Foundation the early favorite. The 39th Derby offers about seven thousand dollars to the winner and draws a large cross regional crowd to Churchill Downs amid fair weather and fast track conditions.
W. J. Collins of Collins Auto Co notes 298 Studebakers sold in the fiscal year ending May 1 in Southwest Texas and predicts a stronger next year. J. H. Patton reports Troiter agencies opened in Corpus Christi and Beeville with shipments en route. H. L. Birdsong highlights Franklin cars with Silvertown tires. W. O. Power returns from Seguin New Braunfels and San Marcos in a Lozier Light-Six. John Applewhite buys a Buick Model 31 at Laredo. J. F. Bradley buys one in San Marcos.
In Ouachita Arkansas May 10 the University of Mississippi built a 5 to 2 lead with four singles and a two base hit in the third inning to defeat Ouachita College. Ouachita had won the previous game of the series. another game is slated for tomorrow. Mississippi 5 11 5 Ouachita 2 9 4. Batteries Culley and Haxton Gannoway Toland.
Woodward Carriage Company, Hudson dealer, sold a Cross Country Rambler to G. C. Jackson of Uvalde yesterday. Jackson left for Uvalde that evening. Three Hudson Phaetons were delivered to W. H. Moore, J. W. Moore, and Tom Hughes of Uvalde. Two more six cylinder Phaetons were sold to F. A. Kirkland and Ross Parkinson of Rock Springs yesterday. Jack Abbot, Hudson demonstrator, returned from Lockhart. The Long Phaeton, first six cylinder in Caldwell county, was purchased by W. W. Long of Lockhart days earlier.
Louise Nobis age 60 died May 9 at Baylor hospital. Mena Meyer age 34 died May 9 of 115 Carolina Street. James C. Donohue age 70 died May 2 at 305 Avenue C. Margareta Hernandez age 10 died May 8 of 129 Torreon Street. Juanita Picazo age 7 died May unknown at 226 Colima Street.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Williams on May 2 at 214 Lotus Street. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sherman on May 8 at 649 West Elmira Street. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Charlton on May 6 at 219 Rigsby Avenue.
Cotton products in Memphis on May 10 show Prime basis oil at 6.10 dollars per unit and meal at 28.00 dollars, with linters at 2 percent and 3 percent.
About 500000 pieces of print cloths and convertibles sold in New York for spot and future delivery this week. Prints sell more freely while wool holds steady. A ribbon auction offering 10000 cartons closed successfully after a two day session. Yarns remain steadier.
London May 10 Consols for money stand at 75 percent with 75 percent account. Baresilver remains steady at 27 13-16d per ounce. Money and three per cent discounts quoted at 2 3 percent for short bills and three months.
The cotton seed market in New York on May 10 closed quiet with spot bids ranging from 6.92 to 7.08 per unit for various months. Active sales totaled 2,900 across multiple months including May 6.92 and June 6.93, July 6.99, and October 6.69, with reported paper sales of 800 May, 200 June, 300 July, 500 July, 200 October, and 2900 total.
Raw sugar held near steady levels with muscovado at 2.83 to 2.86 and cen trifugal at 3.33 to 3.86. Molasses traded 2.58 to 2.61 while refined products remained steady. Molasses and hides showed steady movement and leather stayed firm.
Cotton shorts cover for over the week end and market advances as weather maps show no rain in the eastern belt. Prices move higher across New York New Orleans and Liverpool with futures opening steady and closing firm after thin holiday trading.
New Orleans May 10 Cotton futures opened steady with small gains and rose through the morning. Reports of breath and low night temperatures boosted buying for the long position while dry weather and a favorable Sunday forecast supported prices. Most active months ended the morning 6 to 7 points above yesterday's final quotes with a firm close up 7 to 9 points.
New Orleans market shows May at 12.15 as the front month with several future months trading in narrow ranges from 11.96 to 11.18. Open high low close figures are listed for each contract, including June July August September October December and January with scattered data points.
New York middling 12c New Orleans middling 123 160 Houston middling holiday Galveston middling 12c Liverpool middling holiday Memphis middling 12%
New Orleans market quiet with spot cotton bids rising to 116 cents. Middling grades quoted between 123 and 128 16/ cents with various classifications and futures, receipts total 294 bales and stock 74,702 bales.
Galveston May 10 spot cot ton closed firm with sales and receipts reported. Spot price levels ranged from 7 3 4 to 12 1 2 cents with low ordinary at 7 5 8 and good middling at 12 1 2 cents. Total stock listed at 128589 bales and receipts 1439 bales.
Memphis reports cotton spot steady with middling at 12 and New York closes quiet with middling uplands at 12.00 and middling gulf at 12.25, no sales recorded.
New York money markets report quaintly notes money on call as nominal with no loans. Time loans cited at 60 and 90 days at 3 to 4 percent, six months at 4 percent.
Paris on May 10 reports three per cent rentes at 84f 90c for account and exchange on London at 25f 20c for checks. Private discount rate shown at 4 per cent.
J A Starling state commissioner of labor was elected president of the National Association of Labor Commissioners of the United States and Canada in Chicago. He was appointed labor commissioner in 1911 and remains in office. Texas is reported in first rank for labor advancement.
James Whiteley, secretary of the printing firm behind the last issue of the Suffragette, appeared in police court in Manchester on May 10 and was remanded for trial. Bail was granted on condition he refrain from publishing further editions of the militant newspaper.
Cotton statistics list figures for Houston assessments, interior movement this week versus last year, and exports by destination. Exports to Great Britain total 58,532 this year and 36,476 last year, to France 6,099 and 6,132, to the Continent 46,622 and 61,205, and to Mexico and Japan 17,002 and 4,715 respectively.
Shipping reports from Galveston Port Arthur New York and other locations show arrivals at Galveston including Quernmore Denen El Sol and New York bound Viking Port Au Prince and Havana departures. Additional lines note Brooklet Florida Olga and Kaiserin Franz Josef I among vessels calling at New York and other ports with Caledonia due in at Sable Island.
The weekly statement shows clearing house banks and trust companies in New York hold 19,802,600 dollars in excess of legal requirements. This marks an increase of 3,842,950 dollars from the prior week.
London copper firm spot at 69 pounds 128 6d futures 69 pounds 1s 34. London tin easy spot 229 pounds 15s futures 221 pounds 15s. London lead 18 pounds 7s 6d. London spelter 25 pounds 10s. London Iron Cleveland warrants 68s.
A list of real estate transfers shows multiple buyers and sellers. Transactions include undivided half interests, lots and blocks in New City, South Heights, Knob Hill, and Los Angeles Heights with prices ranging from 390 to 4800 dollars. Notable names include Boettiger, Klatt, Zimmermann, Conn, Badgett, Ewing, Gonsales, Miller, Busching, Dauchy, Harrigan, and Bowles.
New York stocks opened lower after the government said it would pursue further antitrust action against some coal carrying railroads. Reading and D and H fell about 1 percent while others were largely inactive. The market closed easy amid light activity and ongoing liquidation in investment stocks.
On May 19 in New York metals markets show dull activity with Lake copper at 15,874 and electrolytic copper at 15.75, casting copper at 15.50 and iron prices unchanged, reflecting a quiet trading day.
New York May 16 The unfilled tonnage of United States Steel Corporation for April 30 totals 6 978 762 tons down 490 194 from March marking the fourth straight monthly decline this year and a further drop from earlier estimates.
In St Louis on May 10 bid prices show lead at 4.20 and spele ter at 5.35 per unit, reflecting trading values. The fragment notes current commodity quotes without broader market context.
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