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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
17
New York cotton opened steady then slipped amid disappointing receipts but rallied on old crop bull buying and covering. May and August hit season high, July gained, old crop strengthened while new crop rose 5 to 6 points. Spot markets remained largely quiet.
Cotton futures registered steady tones in New York with early quotes for January at 12.99 and March at 13.06, then closed near steady levels after a session showing mixed highs and lows across the contract months from January to December.
Cotton futures opened steady slipping 2 to 4 points on weak cables. By midmorning prices eased 3 to 5 points as long buyers held back and new crop selling appeared. July rose to a season high intraday before turning lower on profit taking and a quiet spot market.
New Orleans on May 12 reports cotton futures opening steady with May at 15.56 bid, June 15.75 77, July 15.77 78, August 14.97 asked, September 13.53 55, October 13.08 09, and December 13.01.
Close spot cotton in light demand up seven points with American middling at 8.96 and middling 8.42. Sales total 1000 bales including 3500 American. receipts 1000 all American. Futures opened firm and ended barely steady with prices from May at 8.10% to March-April 6.89.
Middling market tone with Liverpool and Houston steady, New York quiet, New Orleans firm. Liverpool 8.42 with 4,000 receipts, New York 15.90 with 200, New Orleans 15 percent with 1,810, Houston 157-16 with 247, Galveston 16 percent with 1,576.
In Memphis on May 12 the spot cotton market held steady with prices unchanged at middling 15 percent.
Houston May 12 spot cotton prices show ten steady and 18 up with middling at 157 and 16 cents per pound. Trade activity reflects light demand as buyers evaluate futures alongside current markets in Texas.
AP notes cotton prices in New Orleans with futures moving mixed life. Spot sales quoted at 1 16 higher to arrive 1 35. Grades range from low ordinary to strict good ordinary with nominal shifts. Receipts total 654 and stock at 91 468.
Stocks opened steady with small gains in eastern issues led by Reading and New York Central while Reading slipped back later. No strong movement emerged as bears stayed inactive and overall prices drifted fractionally below yesterday's close amid dull bond activity.
New York on May 12 reports money on call steady at a 2% ruling and closing bid 2% with offered 2%. Time loans show firmer rates with sixty days at 2% ninety days at 2% and six months at 3 e.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 31 2 4c. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at 484.50 for sixty day bills and 486.40 for demand. Commercial bills 483 7 8. Bar silver 53 1 2 c. Mexican dollars 45c. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
New York on May 12 reported a quiet cotton spot market with middling uplands at 15.90 and middling calf at 16.15. Total sales reached 200 bales.
May 12 Union Stock Yards buyers restricted activity with light early cattle trains and small lots. Cows reached $4.00 top, calves $5.00 in spots, overall market steady to higher with no afternoon trade. Receipts 83 cows and 27 calves. shipments included Brownwood to Del Rio calves and Niton to San Antonio horses.
Fort Worth Texas May 12 beef steers opened active with 1400 head including 500 calves and yearlings selling at $3 and $8 for cows and heifers. Beef steers topped at $4.85 with most at $4.85, hogs steady with 2700 head and choice heavies at $6.40 while bulk sold $5.95 to $6.20. Sheep section reported no activity.
Cattle receipts 1000 with 600 Texans, market steady to strong. Native steers 5.00 to 6.55, cows 3.50 to 6.25, stockers 4.50 to 5.50, Texas steers 4.50 to 6.50, calves 6.00 to 6.75. Hog receipts 8500, market 5 to 10 cents higher. Pigs 6.00 to 6.25, feeders 5.50 to 6.25, butchers 6.05 to 6.26. Sheep receipts 1800, market steady. Native muttons 3.75 to 4.25, lambs 5.75 to 6.25.
Receipts 1500 cattle steady. Beeves 4.95 to 6.45. Texas steers 4.60 to 5.60. western steers 4.80 to 5.60. stockers 4.00 to 5.65. cows 2.40 to 2.65. calves 4.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 12,000. market up around ten cents. light 6.00 to 6.10. mixed 5.80 to 6.82. heavy 5.80 to 5.95. good to choice heavy 5.95 to 6.20. pigs 5.80 to 6.35. bulk 6.05 to 6.20. Sheep receipts 10,000. market steady. natives 3.00 to 4.80. western 3.50 to 4.80. yearlings 4.60 to 5.60. native lambs 4.50 to 6.55. western lambs 4.25 to 6.70.
Kansas City reporting cattle receipts 1200 with steady markets and mixed ranges for native and southern cattle. Hogs seen at 6.05 to 6.12 with gains of about 10 cents, 7000 head received. Sheep receipts 1200 with higher trends. muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 4.75 to 6.35, fed wethers 4.00 to 5.35, fed western ewes 3.50 to 4.25.
The lead market closed at 4.25 a pound, down from yesterday, with Spelter at 5.25 reflecting the broader weakness in metal prices.
New York commodities report shows copper futures softening with spot prices around 11.55 to 11.66 in May to August. Copper quartiles include Lake and electrolytic ranges 12.37 to 12.60 and 12.12 to 12.25. Tin remains firm but quiet with spot and near contracts around 42 to 43. London copper and tin futures show gains while lead and belter prices ease in New York and East St. Louis markets.
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday. East Texas expects generally fair and warmer conditions, with unsettled air pressure and rain in northern districts. Rain totals are projected at San Antonio and Longview, with higher amounts near Taylor Columbus and Beeville.
John R Dear and wife of Uvalde visit Fort Worth with Dear on business and wife shopping at the Southern hotel O H Oldhorn from Dripping Springs reports ample water at springs Current Texas and Pacific freight rates to be filed before the interstate commerce commission Senators Bailey and Culberson seek a 3 cent cut on all packing house products from Fort Worth Causing anticipated heated battle Oklahoma Governor Cruce urges protest saying Oklahoma delegation should oppose the rate cut Local cattlemen call Oklahoma hoggish and oppose the protest indicating the move is strange to them for reducing rates
T M Stiblin of Llano comments on the proposed free tariff with Mexico and packing houses, noting Texas cattle ranges are short this year. He prefers market prices to yield similar returns despite lighter supply, while rain helps grass and water conditions. He sees Texas set to have good cattle with favorable prices for ranchers.
DPD. W. Evans of Devine offered a carload of mixed cattle on the local market. His stock sold early at prices matching the week's best with cows bringing about $3.75 and calves around $5.00.
G A Monkhouse of Path offered 44 heavy steers yesterday at a minimum of five dollars per hundredweight and ultimately sold them, indicating five dollars is not an unusually high price in Fort Worth sales listings over the past several days.
Jos Grover of Mathis consigned to Fort Worth yesterday and achieved the top bid by selling 81 steers at six dollars apiece, setting a market high.
Judge Carpentier overruled demurrers by Chicago meat packers in the beef trust suit. The ruling upholds the indictment against J Ogden Armour under the Sherman antitrust law in United States district court.
Prime basis of 6.40 to 5.43 for cotton seed products in Memphis with meal at 24 and linters 3 percent to 4 percent.
The Associated press lists cotton quotations with open and close prices for May and July contracts, showing ranges around 6.30 to 6.41 per unit and August lines near 6.44 to 6.46, with September around 6.40 to 6.43.
Liverpool May 12 weekly cotton statistics show imports of 47 000 bales across all kinds and 26 000 bales of American imports. Stock levels reach 923 000 bales overall with 794 000 bales American held. American forwards total 61 000 bales while total exports amount to 10 700 bales.
New York reports May 12 dull hides and quiet leather and rice markets while wool trading remains quiet. The bulletin notes general inactivity with no notable price changes across commodities.
The May 12 news clipping lists raw sugar prices at 3.36c for Muscovad 89 test and 3.86c for 96 test, molasses sugar 89 test at 3.11c, refined with steady notes, and molasses described as steady.
The first solid carload of butter out of San Antonio was consigned to the St Louis market yesterday evening. A commission concern bought the butter, helping clear local supplies and bolster the market tone. National markets had been demoralized with prices to shipper falling to about twelve and one half cents per pound. Local jobbers held heavy stocks.
The eggs market remains slow at 14 cents per dozen. Heat reduces demand, Texas farmers hold back supplies, and consumers are not boosting purchases, causing prices to ease by a few points.
A California shipper warns this year’s prune crop will arrive three weeks late due to cold weather. Fruit is dropping heavily, lowering late crop estimates. Packers say shipments cannot move before late October as most withdraw until conditions improve and a new crop estimate is issued.
The cotton seed market remains firm as crushers offer 40 cents or more, but buyers show reluctance to meet that price. Price resistance signals cautious trading and potential for limited movement in near term.
Market reports note apples nearly exhausted nationwide this week with most houses quoting no apple item next week. Banana carload arrives for Pruitt Commission while Liberal ships boost vegetables. Butter shipments from Kansas City Produce urge liberal buying as cane seed and potatoes move. Mexican limes firm due to Mexico disturbances. lemons and oranges hold stiff prices with heavy demand in hot weather.
Local wholesale prices show butter Creamery at 20 cents per pound, country butter 15 cents, country eggs per dozen 15 cents, various cheeses from 18 to 24 cents, and poultry items with hens fryers and turkeys priced per pound or dozen. Local quotations noted to page 13.
New York on May 12 reports egg receipts of 31,472 cases with price details for various grades. Fresh gatherer eggs show slight variance with extras at 18 19 cents, firsts at 16 to 17 cents, and storage packed firsts around 18 cents. dirties No 1 at 15 cents, noting distribution from state Pennsylvania and nearby hennery white grades.
A local broker notes the new crop shows potential for a sufficient supply and possible surplus while old crop positions shift. Experts caution that October forecasts for individual plantations are uncertain, despite government estimates guiding the cotton market.
A brief market note shows traders pricing October at 14 cents and July at 16 cents. The figures reflect small bets on commodity futures amid mixed demand signals.
H. and B. Beer notes in New Orleans that the southern spot market is firm and higher amid bullish weekend expectations. Interior town stocks may drop about 45 000 bales this week after 24 000 last year as rains scatter in Texas and receipts at ports stay liberal.
Reports from across the country indicate planting winds down while Bexar county stalls after last night’s rain. In Texas more than 60 percent of the southwest crop is up with moisture abundant for the first time in three years. Cotton movement in six interior towns shows a drop from last year and port receipts total 7843 bales, with Galveston up sharply to 2545 bales.
The fragment shows mixed color labels for fabric or grain items with codes such as 18 1%c and 17 18t¢e. It mentions gathered white brown and mixed colors including western gathered white.
Quotations list steady butter and cheese prices with various brands. Eggs hold at 12 to 16c range with early and prime lots. Potatoes weak while poultry shows a general soft trend. Veal prices move within 6 to 9c per pound across weight classes.
St Louis May 12 Quotations to Poultry steady Chickens 11 4? springs 18 28c turkeys 13 %c ducks 11 1 2c geese 9c Butter dull creamery 15 21c Eggs weak lie.
Chicago May 12 bearish tone in wheat followed news of heavy Russian shipments and weaker Australian demand. Argentine crop prospects praised while Southeastern Europe heat faded with heavy Canadian rains. Corn and oats eased. pork and hogs supported by strength in the provision market as May pork and hog futures moved higher on open.
Grain receipts and shipments shown for Chicago today include corn at 240000 bushels, oats 191000 bushels, barley 23000 bushels with total 324900 bushels. The report notes the AP market movement and lists figures for corn oats and barley deliveries.
Receipts today show wheat 127 cars with 60 contract grade, corn 180 cars with 70 contract grade, and oats 123 cars. Total wheat arrivals at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 316 cars, versus 198 last week and 233 on the same day a year ago.
Wheat prices steady to firm with No. 2 red at 93% and No. 2 hard around 93. Corn bids higher with No. 2 track around 54% and No. 2 white at 34%c. Oats mixed across joins with No. 2 white at similar levels.
Chicago May 12 Quotations to Cash wheat No 2 red 97 98 cents No 2 hard 97 98 No 1 northern 1 038 1 06 No 2 pe 1 02 1 05 No spring 98 1 0 Corn No 2 white 44 percent No 2 yellow 54 55 Oats No 2 white 34 35 cents standard 34 35 cents
Cash wheat held steady with No 2 hard at 8 97e and No 2 red at 1 92e. Corn was steady to 4c lower with No 2 mixed 524%c and No 2 white 63c. Oats unchanged. Futures close May wheat 8c higher, July 856%e, September 84%a. corn May 50%c sellers, July 50 4% bid, September 50% bid.
Grain futures rise with corn and oats higher while wheat holds uneven as July and September contracts move. July prices for wheat around 2 and oats near 36 cents. Corn improves with July around 52 cents and September about 52 1/2 cents.
Quotations today show butter at 21 cents for creamery, 18 for firsts, 16 for seconds, and 13 a half for packing stock. Eggs are at 17 1/2 cents for extras, 16 0 cents for firsts, and 12 1/2 for seconds.
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