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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1911

Page

7

Hester's Statement Highlights Cotton Movement This Week

The report notes cotton movement with 17 000 bales less than last year and prices steady at the close. It covers New York and New Orleans showing mixed point changes and Liverpool slight declines to gains. The Associated Press dispatch from May 13 describes steady markets with early selling on easy cables, support for old crops, and cautious gains for July amid favorable crop news.

Hester New York New Orleans Liverpool Associated Press

Cotton futures open steady in New York trade

On May 13 in New York the cotton futures market opened steady with January at 12.95 97 cents per pound, March 18.08 04, May 15.65 67, July 15.81 82, August 15.47 48, September bid at 13.70, October 13.08 09, and December 12.97 98. Futures closed steady.

THE Associated Press New York

New Orleans cotton opens steady with gains on favorable weather

New Orleans May 13. Cotton futures opened steady to slightly higher as dry warm weather across the belt encouraged selling to cover shorts. Active months fell 1 to 3 points from yesterday’s close early trading, with July peaking at 15.82 and late session gains of 1 to 4 points.

Associated Press New Orleans

New Orleans Futures Open Steady Cotton Prices Large

In New Orleans on May 13 cotton futures opened steady with May 15.59, June 15.65 67, July 15.76, August 14.93, September 13.52 54, October 18.05 94, December 12.94 95. Futures closed steady with a 1 to 4 point advance.

Associated Press New Orleans Pepigvid- Lsane

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Trading Summary

Liverpool May 13. Close dull for cotton with prices down one point. American middling fair 8.95, good middling 8.63, middling 8.41, low middling 8.21, ordinary 8.95. Sales 6000 bales with 4600 American. receipts 2000. futures opened barely steady and closed quiet with several monthly spreads listed.

Associated Press Liverpool

Leading Spot Markets Amid Mixed U.S. Trade

Market notes show Liverpool steady with 8,416,000 receipts while New York remains quiet and New Orleans and Galveston hold firm. Houston and other hubs show mixed signals with firm or steady tone across key ports and a 15 percent figure noted in Galveston.

Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston Galveston

Spot Cotton Prices and New Orleans Market Report

New Orleans on May 13 reports spot cotton steady to firm with bids and various grades listed. Sales on the spot include 1066 bales at 11 16 to 16 8 per pound, with 1749 bales received and stock at 92,069 bales.

Associated Press New Orleans

Spot Cotton Prices Rise Slightly in New York

New York on May 18 reports spot cotton closing quiet with a 10 point gain. Middling uplands fetch 16.00 cents per pound and middling gulf 16.25 cents.

THE Associated Press New York Gulf

Cotton market steady in Memphis with unchanged middling price

In Memphis on May 13 spot cotton held steady at middling 15 and a half cents per pound with no change in the day’s quote. The market shows stable pricing for the season as traders observe lint quality and demand.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Galveston Spot: Galves 2 Lex a 13 Spot Sorter

Market note shows Galves at 2 and Lex a 13 spot sorter with middling results 15 1 2.

Associated Press Galves Lex

Cotton Prices Steady in Houston Trade

Spot cotton in Houston on May 13 remained steady at middling 16 7 16 cents per pound with no change in prices across grades.

Metal markets report from St. Louis on May 13

Quotations show copper at 4.25 dollars per unit and spelter weak at 5.22 percent to 6.25. The brief market snapshot lists metal types, price points, and current strength, reflecting trading conditions in St. Louis.

ST. Louis

Clean-Up at Union Stock Yards Yields Few Livestock

May 13 Union Stock Yards report shows a light Saturday market with buyers scarce and local drive-ins driving supply. Cows sold to $4 top, calves to $5, hogs near $6, goats moved to Kansas City, and the session ended shortly after 1 pm with prices steady to firm for cows and calves and strong for hogs.

Union Stock Yards Kansas City Stock Yards Company

Cotton Trade Shows Decline in New Orleans Movements

Secretary Hester reports reduced cotton movement into ent com pared with last year and 1908. For the twelve days of May and the 254 days of the season totals show declines in receipts, while foreign exports rise. Northern mills and Canada show decreases. total season takings and stock levels are contrasted with prior years.

New Orleans Hester United States Mississippi Ohio Potomac Mills Canada North South Seaboard

Weekly Cotton Statistics Report From Liverpool

Liverpool May 12 figures show imports of all kinds at 47 000 bales with American imports at 26 000 bales. Total stock across kinds 923 000 bales, American stock 794 000 bales. American forwarded 61 000 bales. Exports total 10 700 bales.

THE Associated Press OOL

Cotton seed product prices in Memphis and New York

Memphis reports prime bale oil at 5.40 56.44, meal 24, linters 3% 45c. New York lists cotton seed oil quotations with Open May futures around 6.33 to 6.60, with various months showing prices in the 6.30s to 6.50s and ranges noted for July August September contracts.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Immigrant Child Held by Ellis Island Officials

John Choyustsky, assistant gardener for Southern Pacific, protests Ellis Island detention of his daughter from Russia. Officials demand a $1000 bond before release, while the family awaits approval. Bond arranged today as Frank Koch of International & Great Northern visits here.

John Choyustsky Southern Pacific Ellis Island Russia United States New York Choyustsky San Antonio

Hogs Rise on Fort Worth Market Amid Limited Supplies

Fort Worth May 13 hogs advanced nickels to a dime amid moderate supply. Buyers sought large consignments but scarce high bids restricted supply. Most hogs priced at 5.50 to 6.25 per cwt to the weigher. Cattle stayed firm with beef steer demand strong. four pens sold early at 4.75 and some cows and heifers brought 3.00 to 3.90. Total receipts 720 cattle 20 calves 606 hogs.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report

May 13 Chicago market summary shows cattle receipts about 200 with steady tones. Hogs receipts near 8000 with a strong to a shade higher trend and a broad price range. Sheep receipts around 600 with steady demand across types.

Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts May 13

Cattle receipts 200 with steady market. Native steers 5.25 to 6.15, southern steers 4.00 to 5.60, native cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.00, stockers 4.75 to 5.75, bulls 4.00 to 5.25, calves 4.50 to 7.00, western cattle 4.75 to 5.35. Hogs receipts 3000, market strong to five cents higher. bulk 6.05 to 6.12, heavies 6.05 to 6.10, packers 6.05 to 6.15, nights 6.10 to 6.15. Sheep receipts none. muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 4.75 to 6.35, fed wethers and yearlings 4.00 to 5.35, fed western ewes 3.50 to 4.25.

Associated Press Chicago Texas Western Kansas City Verve

Market Report St Louis May 13 Receipts and Steers

Receipts total 300 cattle including 100 Texans with steady trade. Native beef steers 5.00 to 6.50, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.25, stockers 3.00 to 5.50, Texas steers 4.50 to 6.50, calves 5.00 to 6.75. Hogs receipts 6000 with prices 6.15 to 6.30 for pigs and lights, 5.60 to 6.35 for packers and best, no sheep noted.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Wool Markets New York May 1 New Prices and Shipments

New York reports dull coffee market with spot May and June at 11.65 to 11.60 and July to August at 11.55 to 11.65. London dull with futures at 54lb 2s 6d. Arrivals in New York total 745 tons. exports this month 10 010 tons. Metals: copper around 12.37 to 12.50. tin near 42.55 to 43.35. lead around 4.40 to 4.50 in New York. Antimony dull, iron prices posted in London. local iron quiet with No 1 foundry grades at 15.25 to 15.75. Dr Sarah F Herdmann osteopath listed with Gibbs building contact.

New York London Dull East St. Louis Foundry Northern Marylan Steel St. Paul Yesterda Minneapolis St. Louis Philade Paseo Terday Amalgamated Copper Amer Ar and Foundry Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Colo Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Erie Nor. Ore Gt. Nor Pfd UES Illinois Central Interborough Met Louisville Ana Nashville Missouri Pacific Sree National Biscuit New York Central Norfolk and Western Pacific Mail Eee Pennsylvania People's Gas Pulace Palace Car Eland Od Oakaden United States Steel Seee Coos Western Union Lehigh Valley Texas

Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Texas Regions

Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity: cloudy tonight and Sunday with high temperatures. Across West Texas, cloudy spells continue with high pressure in the east and generally fair weather. A storm area over the Rocky Mountains and western Mississippi region brings unsettled conditions with rain in Oregon and Washington.

San Antonio Tex Texas Genoa Rocky Mountain Mississippi Oregon Washington

Egg and Produce Market Review Lowers Prices and Demand

The egg market edged down to 14 cents per dozen with heavy stock held by commission men. Butter firmed, while vegetables offered in wide variety and strawberries remained plentiful but affected by rain and heat. Watermelons scarce, cantaloupes arrived better, tomatoes culled, and Fort Sam Houston contracts keep wholesalers busy with government orders. A carload of bananas arrived for the Pruitt Commission Company.

San Antonio Fort Sam Houston

Pricing details for farm products and poultry items

Price to shipper tess commission. Price to retailer Butter Creamery per pound 20c country butter 16c Eggs Country dozen 15c Cheese Fancy 18 4c fancy brick 20c Imported 24c Limburger 20c Badger State Poultry Broilers 3.25 3.50 fryers 6.00 6.50 hens 6.25 Guinea fowl 3.60 ducks dozen 6.00 1.50 goose dozen 1.18 Yuckeys pound 0.16

Tess Commission Apiortanniss Badger State

Chicago Prices Hold Steady Across Fresh Dairy and Poultry

Quotations to day show butter steady with creameries at 16 21 cents and cheese steady with various varieties at 12 13 cents. Eggs steady with receipts 21 144 cases including 12 1/2 percent firsts, potatoes weak with prices 45 50 cents, poultry steady with live and dressed quotes.

Associated Press Chicago Lée

Quotations Report on May 13 New York Market

Prices and receipts update from New York on May 13. Eyes weak with 25 529 cases. fresh good selected firsts 164 17 percent. fresh gathered seconds 16 cents. do storage packed firsts 18 cents.

Associated Press New York

Kansas City Dairy Quotations Reported May 13

Kansas City markets listed today butter at 21 cents per pound for creamery, 18 for firsts, 16 for seconds, packing stock at 13 and a half cents, with wee extras around 17 cents. Reading notes show variations for firsts and seconds with incomplete trailing text.

Associated Press Kansas City

St Louis Produce Prices Bulletin

Chickens 12 cents, springs 19 24 cents, turkeys 13 15 cents, Jacks 114 percent, geese 6 cents. Butter quiet. creamery 15 to 21 cents. Eggs unchanged. lic.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Stock Yards Guests Report Rains Have Little Damage

J C Ross a veteran cattle raiser from Ross ville visits the Southern hotel and notes Thursday rains caused no major damage to farmers. Frank Roberts of Lockhart arrives seeking business. B R Saunders and B Duglass of Austin also visit. Kansas City stock yards show 42 842 carloads of live stock this year versus 86 842 last year, a gain of 6972 cars.

J. C. Ross Rossville the Southern Ross Frank Roberts Lockhart B. R. Saunders Austin Southern B. Duglass Kansas City

New York Banks Boost Cash Reserves in Week

Clearing house banks in New York show reserves above requirements by 43.89 million dollars, a weekly rise of about 5.09 million. The report details daily averages, specie, legal tenders, Ex-U. S. deposits, loans, and total deposits with changes from the prior week.

Associated Press New York Sienean U. S

Hood's Sarsaparilla Tonic Promoted for Health Balance

An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable tonic to maintain the even balance of health. It claims early use prevents sickness, aids appetite and endurance, and keeps healthy people well.

Hood

Contest Suit Still Going On In District Court

The commission charter election contest remains on trial before Judge Seeligson in the Fifty-seventh district court. The case will likely be continued into Monday afternoon. The court also checks the poll tax list to verify if voters in that election were supplied with proper expedentials.

The Commission Charter Seeligson Fifty-seventh District Court

T. A. Helm Visits Dallas as C G W Agent

T. A. Helm traveling freight and passenger agent of the Chicago and Great Western, with headquarters in Dallas, is a visitor in the city. He is noted for coordinating schedules and promoting rail service.

T T. A. Helm The Chicago &Great Western Dallas

Stocks Go Higher Trading Is Listless

Stocks advance modestly while overall trading stays tepid as market activity remains thin and investors await signals from earnings and economic data.

London bullion funds losed balance on May day

London reports show bullion funds totaling a small amount missing from the balance today. Officials noted the loss in the morning balance and began a routine audit.

Money on Call Rates Pitch Higher Short Term Loans

New York reporting banks quote money on call steady with time loans firm. The market shows 60 days at 2 percent, 90 days at 2 percent, and six months at 3 percent, reflecting modest upward pressure on short term funds.

THE Associated Press New York

Market Briefs Report From New York May 13

Close prime mercantile paper 3% 4. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.84.50 for sixty day bills and at 4.86.40 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Bar silver 53%. Mexican dollars 45¢. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.

Associated Press New York Sterling Exchange

Weather report hints at rain and warmth tonight

Major Buell, the local weather observer, says forecast from New Orleans shows cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and tomorrow though not his own. He notes unsettled weather west of the Mississippi and a lingering heavy mood in the area with rain possible at any moment.

Major Buell United States New Orleans Mississippi

Wheat futures tumble as bears gain control in Chicago session

Wheat prices declined amid heavy selling with no shorts covering and larger U.S. and Russian shipments. July contracts fell from opening losses to modestly lower levels as easing demand and rising receipts weighed on sentiment. May pork and hogs weakened, while other grain futures and cash wheat remained firm in sympathy.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Bears

Daily Movement of Grain at Chicago May 13

Chicago May 13 receipts and shipments listed today show grain movement. No specific quantities or commodities are provided in the readable text segment.

Chicago

Market Receipts Report for Chicago May 13

Wheat receipts totaled 121 cars with 68 contract grade. Corn 208 cars with 92 contract grade. Oats 163 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth today were 444 cars, versus 238 cars last year and 276 cars on the same day last year.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Market quotes and grain prices report from St Louis

Cash wheat firm with No 2 hard at 94 to 1.00. Corn strong with No 2 track 54 1 2c and No 2 white 65 4 55 1 2c. Oats higher with No 2 track 32 1 2c and No 2 white 35c. Wheat closes lower May 83 3 4c July 86 1 2c September 86 1 4c. July 51 7 8c. September oats 32 5 8c.

Associated Presa ST. Louis

Kansas City Grain Prices May Thirteen 1925

Cash wheat held steady with No 2 hard at 90 to 97 cents. No 2 red 98 to 102 cents. Corn mostly unchanged to four cents lower with No 2 mixed 51 to 52 cents and No 2 white around 33 to 34 percent. Oats steady to higher with No 2 white about 34 to 36 1/2 cents. Futures: Wheat May bid 88 1/2. July 84 5/8. September 84 1/8. Corn May 50 1/4. July 60 1/8. September 49 1/2 to 49 5/8.

Associated Press Kansas City

Adjournment Expected in May Term Federal Court

The May term of the federal court is likely to adjourn Monday after Thursday morning’s completion of criminal and civil matters. With equity cases heard and juries discharged, Judge Maxey’s schedule may finish by Monday and the court will adjourn to reconvene next December.

Maxey

Behles and Boelhauwe Architects at 228 West Commerce

Architecture firm Behles and Boelhauwe is listed at 228 West Commerce Street. The entry notes the architects involved without additional context or project details.

UJC Initiation Tonight at St Anthony Hotel

San Antonio council No. 61 will initiate a class of ten strangers seeking rest and protection within the council tonight May 13 at their parlors in the St Anthony hotel. Visiting councillors welcome. H. T. Matthews secretary treasurer.

UJC San Antonio Coun St. Anthony Hotel H. T. Matthews

Fresh Arrivals at Florida Market Report

A brief market note lists fresh arrivals including Jonathan apples Lemons Florida tomatoes oranges potatoes bananas cabbage and grapes with related fruit and produce items. The odd garbled text suggests miscellaneous entries such as lients and vagroves without clear context.

Jonathan Florida

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