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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
11
Bears pressed the stock market with limited selling and few decisive moves. Bonds held steady as Reading shares spiked briefly. overall activity remained weak with little buying interest and mixed regional quotes. Prime mercantile paper and exchange rates posted small changes amid cautious trading.
London markets feature copper steady at 9 pounds 11 shillings 3 pence spot with futures at 69 pounds 10 shillings. Tin soft with spot at 226 pounds and futures near 218 pounds 108. Lead quoted 18 pounds and zinc 25 pounds. Cleveland warrants at 70 shillings.
New Orleans May 15 rice market notes show strong receipts with rough and clean lots listed. Honduras grades appear with varying prices including 63 at 8.5 percent and 615 at 3.4 percent. other entries show rough Honduras at 260 a unit and clean Honduras at 4 to 5 percent, reflecting a active trading day.
YORK May 15 Prices at the carpet yesterday were as good as weeks ago with buyers active. Cotton goods remained steady with a key to greater firmness and yarns described as easy.
Quotations were as of today with No. 2 red wheat at 1.04 1.06, No. 1 northern around 90 to 90.6 cents, No. 2 northern and No. 2 spring also listed. Velvet chaff and durum values appeared at varied cents, with No. 2 yellow around 66 to 70 cents and standard around 33 to 44 cents.
Galveston May reports list multiple steamers arriving from Spain Britain and Central America with calls at Tampico Port Limon and New York. Port Arthur May 15 arrivals include Gloria de Larrinaga Sunnington Arethusa Infield 4 and others.
Memphis reports prime basis oil at 6.10 dollars and meal at 28 dollars with linters 2 3 4 percent. New York oil markets close firm with spot 6.60 and futures for May to November trading from 6.05 to 7.07 and total sales 7 900 units.
Fire destroyed the plant of Southport Millis Limited, makers of a cotton seed product in Southport, New Jeans. The factory, with 21 cars awaiting shipment, suffered an estimated loss of 100000 dollars.
The bulletin notes near normal temperatures and a main fall of an inch or more at Greensac, Ada, Ardmore, Paris in the region. It states that the minimum temperature data cover the last 12 hours and are not used in the district averages. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
An elderly patron asks to read while a fresh librarian directs him to the cellar to inspect a gag meter. In a separate moment Chaparral and his wife discuss a loss at cards as the husband confesses a hidden amount.
Canned oysters rose to 1s per dozen in markets while wholesalers tout cheaper substitutes like sardines and diverse canned goods. San Antonio hosts back-to-back conventions boosting hotel, restaurant and produce demand as Texas Press Association opens alongside Cotton Crushers' gathering amidst bustling business activity.
Visible supply and in sight figures for the week ending today and the period Sept 1 to date. Exports, spinners takings, and closing prices for July and spots. Reported cotton arrivals, ginned totals to various dates, and condition of crop updates through September. Farmers, traders rely on these figures from the New Orleans market data.
The notice lists currency prices for seeds and commodities including corn and oats, various flour and meal rates, and dried fruits such as peaches pears apples and figs. It cites lots, weights, and package sizes across categories with dollar amounts and per hundredweight pricing.
May 15 at Union Stock Yards reports a dull livestock market. Receipts include 426 cattle, 9 calves, 28 horses, 38 hogs, and 562 goats. Prices steady with best cows at 5.50, calves 8, hogs 8. Subdued demand, buyers plentiful but light. Texas cattle remain prominent in bids and trading.
Retail prices listed for eggs and meats, plus fruits and vegetables, with items such as fresh eggs per dozen, large and medium hens, friers and broilers, turkeys per pound, butter per pound, and diverse produce including tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cabbage, lettuce, celery, cucumbers, garlic, beans, apples, oranges, lemons, peaches, and canned goods. Prices vary by region and product type across numerous named items and weights.
In St Louis on May 16 quotations show chickens at 1 cent, springs 26 to 28 cents, and butter creamery at 24 to 28 cents per pound. Liquor and other items appear in the brief market listing.
Quotations were as follow today in Chicago on May 15. Eggs weak with receipts 19,129 cases and firsts at 18 1 2 cents. Butter and potatoes unchanged. Receipts totaled 36 cars. Poultry firm with chickens and springs alive at ives.
York markets show raw sugar at 2.80 to 2.83 cents, central at 3.30 to 3.23, and refined steady. Molasses sugar 2.65 barrels and molasses and hides remain steady as petroleum and leather firms persist.
New York on May 15 reports butter cheese and ewes all steady with prices unchanged. Receipts reach 32 823 cases indicating stable market conditions.
Kansas City report lists butter eggs and poultry unchanged. New York copper steady with listed offers for May June July and related metals. tin, lead, spelter and antimony with varying quotes. St Louis markets show lead and whelter priced, iron easing.
New York reports Rio No 7 coffee at 11 1 2 to 11 3 4 cents with July at 11 30 and December at 11 4. A wealth of data shows world exports totaling 14.69 billion dollars with 9.2 percent to the United States. Italy notes 3687 automobiles sold abroad at about 2000 dollars each.
Fort Worth market notes a quiet Thursday with about 5200 cattle and calves present, 2000 en route, 1200 hogs and 2000 sheep offered. Best beef steers reach 7.50, stocker steers 6, cows 5.50, bulls 5.50, calves 8. hog top 8.55, bulk 8.40 to 8.60.
Chicago May 15 market report shows hogs receipts 20 000 with slow trade. Bulk sales 5.50 to 8.60, light 8.40 to 8.62, mixed 8.30 to 8.62, heavy 8.00 to 8.57, pigs 6.50 to 8.35. Cattle receipts 4 500 and market steady with beeves 7.60 to 9.00, veal calves 6.75 to 7.75, stockers 5.85 to 7.90, cows 3.85 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 14 000 and market steady with natives 5.90 to 6.90, yearlings 6.50 to 7.60, native lambs 6.60 to 8.70.
Kansas City May 15 cattle receipts 3500 with 100 southerns and strong market native steers 7.25 to 8.65 southern steers 6.0 to 6.5 cows and heifers 4.50 to 7.26 bulk 8.35 to 8.45 light pigs 6.75 to 7. Sheep receipts 7009 steady prices muttons 4.00 to 6.50 range wethers and yearlings 4.40 to 7.25
In St Louis on May 15 receipts totaled 22000 cattle including 500 Texans with a steady market. Native beef steers 5.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.75, Texas/Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.50, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 7600 market higher, pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.65, good heavy 3.50 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 2000 market steady, native muttons 5.00 to 7.00, lambs 7.00 to 8.25.
Money on call remains steady at 2 percent with a ruling and closing bid of 2 percent. Time loans hold at 3 percent for 60 days and 4 percent for six months in a concise New York market note. Hipson mentions saving fourteen thousand dollars to build a ten thousand dollar house in a brief dialogue.
New York May 15 cotton opened steady with a one point decline on July but later held 1 2 points higher on steady cables. Northern mill pessimism and forecasts of showers in the eastern belt kept buying dull and prices hovered near the previous close. Early afternoon trading showed a quiet market with prices about yesterday’s close, mostly around 22.00 for middling uplands.
In New York on May 15 cotton futures opened and closed steady with several nearby contracts quoted. July 11.53, August 11.33, October 11.00, December 11.00, January 10.98, March 10.96 to 11.07 range, with May and July readings varying in the 11.3 to 12.5 area amid a fluctuating market.
In New Orleans on May 15, cotton futures opened steady to slightly lower, supported by cables but pressured by rain reports in eastern regions and dry field conditions. By mid-morning, trading months gained four points before fading as bears and weather chatter cooled prices. noon levels were unchanged to two points down, and afternoon trade remained dull.
May data shows May at 12.16 bid and June 11.99. July 11.95 96 and Aug 11.56 67. Prices closed steady with minor moves, ranges listed for May through Jan contracts. Market records indicate slight up and down adjustments across multiple months.
Spot cotton dull with prices steady at 7.26d for Middling Fair and 6.68d for Low Middling. Total sales 6000 bales including 3900 American. receipts 6000 bales with 4400 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet in Liverpool on May 15 with contracts listed for May through May-June and multiple adjacent periods. Prices ranged from 6.03% in Dec.-Jan to 6.88% in July-Aug, indicating firm but steady activity across near and distant delivery months.
New York and New Orleans show middling quotes around 12c and 12 1/4c, Houston and Galveston report middling around 12 3-16c, Liverpool and Memphis also middling with 6.72d and 12c respectively. Prices indicate general stability in key exchange markets.
The Houston spot market ended quietly with prices down marginally. Sales totaled 84 bales with 12,571 bales shipped and 83,024 bales in stock. Grade ranges included low ordinary 7½ cents and good middling 12½ cents.
Spot cotton in Galveston Texas closed steady with no change. Sales totaled 225 bales, receipts 2263 bales, and stocks stood at 120,607 bales.
New Orleans reports spot cotton steady at middling 125-16 cent with 350 bales sold on the spot and 660 arriving. Quotes range from low ordinary 9 4 to good middling 12 11 16 cent. receipts 2060 bales, total stock 74 224 bales.
Spot cotton steady in Memphis with a slight decline noted and middling at 12 3/4 cents. New York market reports show middling uplands at 12 1/2 to 12 3/4 cents, with 436 bales sold. notes include unrelated humorous exchanges and miscellaneous curiosities about animals and water usage.
The Manicure Lady and Head Barber reminisce about a birthday party Wilfred hosted with an eclectic guest list. A poetess, a blue-tie guest with a red nose, a singer who could move his ears, and others created a bizarre, lively scene amid cocktails meant to quiet disturbances. The tale ends with reflections on brains and birthdays, then shifts to a brief, jumbled note on forks and Byzantium customs.
Chicago May 15 Fresh weakness emerged in wheat on Russian crop reports and ideal weather, with July at 87 to 87 3/4 cents early and later around 88c. Corn offerings firmed and oats rose on short demand, while hogs pushed provisions higher. Wheat closed steady for July at about 88c, corn at 55 1/2c.
Cash wheat quotes show No. 2 red at 1.04 to 1.05, No. 2 hard 90 to 92 cents, No. 17 northern 90 to 92 cents, No. 2 northern 89 to 91 cents, No. 3 spring 89 to 90 cents, velvet chaff 86 to 92 cents. Durum corn prices list No. 56% he, LP 2 white 59 to ? cents, No. 2 BA 56 to ? cents, No. 2 white 38 cents, standard 38 cents.
Cash wheat prices ranged from No 2 red 83 to 89 cents with bids at 85% to 88% cents. Corn mixed grades quoted 57 to 35 cents with May May close around 66 to 66.5 cents and oats July at 35 cents. Receipts yesterday included 33 000 bushels of wheat 30 000 of corn and 7 000 of oats while shipments totaled 77 000 wheat 30 000 corn and 13 000 oats.
Quotation snapshot shows cash wheat bids No 2 red 97 to 1.03 per bushel and No 2% hard 89 to 92 cents. Corn bids No 4 59 and No 2 white 60 1/2 cents. Oats No 2 37 and No 2 white 38 1/2 cents. Receipts yesterday include 40 000 bushels wheat and 64 000 bushels corn. Shipments listed for flour wheat corn and oats.
Congressman Tribble recalls Uncle Rastus never before rode in an automobile until a Georgia town visit. The car veers toward a tree but no one is hurt. Rastus asks how you stop an auto where there are no trees.
A reform movement in Laporte links Bull Moose and Republicans to back George Ade for congress against Democratic incumbent John B. Peterson. Ade, a former Progressive, signals openness as Peterson, who unseated D. Crumpacker after sixteen years in the House, seeks reelection amid rail policy shifts.
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