Cotton Drops on Rain Hit Eastern Bel Movement Uneven
Reports from Eastern Bel indicate cotton yields fall due to rain with uneven movement. The weather disrupts harvest plans as growers assess impacts across districts.
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San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
11
Cotton market quotes from major U.S. ports and cities
The daily quotation summary presents spot cotton prices for the middling grade delivered at market in San Antonio Houston Galveston New York New Orleans and Liverpool. The figures listed include 8.640 and 8,000 as representative prices.
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San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
New York
Orleans
Cotton market opens steady with rains in eastern belt
The New York cotton market opens firm to steady with July and October showing buying and selling activity by local brokers. Prices ease from early gains as eastern belt rains trigger selling, with July at 12.87 and October at 12.98, about 6 to 8 points lower, but later steadies. Liverpool market reported very steady, and overall trade remains moderate with afternoon activity muted.
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New York
Cies
Liverpool
Market Ticker Fragments From July 2008
Fragmentary stock quotes show July 2008 figures including highs lows and closes. The readable bits reference Ont and DOG and RAT labels alongside numeric values 12.85 12.91 12.93 and 39.08 38.87 30.96 with various time stamps and codes.
Liverpool Opens Wednesday Amid Rising Scores
Liverpool plans to open on Wednesday from 1 to 8 points higher as officials note attention to a higher scoring trend. An 11 o'clock call backs the update with a New York contact referenced in the item from October 1886.
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Liverpool
New York
San Antonio Cotton Prices Reported at Local Compresses
San Antonio buyers paid varied prices for cotton delivered to local compresses on Tuesday. The report lists grades and prices including strict low middling and strict good ordinary among the quoted rates, reflecting market conditions at the time.
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San Antonio
Cotton futures stumble after rain hopes ease gains
New Orleans May 16 cotton rose 2 to 4 points early on firmer Liverpool trade but fell as rains in the eastern belt were reported. Within an hour prices slipped to 4 to 6 points down and then extended to 11 to 18 points. By noon the trading months showed a net loss of 2 to 7 points despite some support.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Alf
Weather Bulletin Showed No Rain Yesterday
Precipitation yesterday was none with no rainfall for the day. The daily deficit stood at 0.11 inches, total precipitation since January 1 is 5.78 inches, and the deficiency since January 1 is 4.09 inches.
Hogs Lose Strength but Cattle Hold Steady in Fort Worth Market
May 16 at Union Stock Yards reports hogs weaker with declines of 5 to 15 cents per hundredweight while cattle and sheep stay firm at week highs. Receipts include cattle calves hogs sheep goats. steers sell 7.60. cows 6.00 to 6.50. calves 7 to 8. hogs 8.50 to 9.25. San Antonio market featureless today.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Market rounds up cattle hogs and sheep at Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas reports cattle receipts 2500 with steady to ten cent gains. Prices list Reeves cows heifers bulls calves across ranges. Hogs receipts 2000 down sixteen cents with heavy through light classes. Sheep receipts 4000 active and steady with lambs and wethers cited and goats noted in market.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans gains and losses
New Orleans futures markets opened with steady bids for May at 12.76 and July at 12.89 with other contracts 12.89 to 13.11. Throughout the session, futures closed 3 to 6 points lower as July and December measurements fluctuated around 12.80 to 13.01.
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New York
New Orleans
Wheat market rallies on Hessian flu hopes and rain fears
Chicago traders pushed wheat higher after early losses as Hessian flu doubts sharpened forecasts. July and September futures rose to around 1.16 to 1.17 a bushel with Oklahoma and Kansas crop prospects cited. corn and oats also gained while hogs led the provisions weaker.
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Chicago
Ill
Kansas
Oklahoma
Chicago Market Receipts For Hogs Cattle and Sheep
May 16 report from Chicago shows hogs receipts 20 000 market dull with price ranges from 9 75 to 10 25 for various hog categories. Cattle receipts 40 000 with native beef cattle at 8 10 to 10 25 and western steers 8 10 to 9 10. calves 7 00. Sheep receipts 1000 with wethers and lambs quoted 8 75 to 12 60 and epfings 11 00 to 13 60.
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Chicago
Cotton prices and sales at Liverpool market
Liverpool May 18 spot cotton firm with good middling at 8.70 and middling 8.54, low middling 8.30. Sales 8000 bales for speculation and export, 1000 bales. receipts 7000 bales.
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Liverpool
Futures quotes from Liverpool market brief
Futures quiet in Liverpool with listed price gaps across multiple forward months. Shown are May through May and June futures along with several spread quotes including March-April and April-May.
Turpentine and Resin Firms Report May Operations
In Savannah on May 16, turpentine firm shows sales 617 receipts 1668 shipments 26 stock 7389 while resin firm reports sales 914 receipts 25 shipments 2410 stock 55822. Notations list several prices and codes including FE F and various lettered values.
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Savannah
FE. F
K. M
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts and quotations show hogs at 9.45 to 10.00 for various categories, cattle with prime fed steers from 9.40 to 9.85 and cows around 8.25 to 9.15, and sheep with lambs 9.50 to 12.25 and yearlings 8.50 to 11.25. Market activity described as lower for hogs and mixed but steady to active for cattle.
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Kansas City
Grain and hay prices paid in San Antonio on Tuesday
Carrot buyers paid prices for grain and hay in San Antonio Tuesday. Corn prices ranged from 8.6 to 7.5 cents per bushel for various white and mixed grades. Oats increased 3 cents per bushel. Hay prices covered maize, Kaffir corn, cane hay, prairie hay, Johnson grass, and alfalfa with per ton amounts from 11 to 20 dollars, plus cane hay at 15 dollars.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Flour Prices Reduced by San Antonio Mills
Wheat price declines driven by reports from Kansas and other large producers lead to a 30 cent per barrel cut in leading flour brands by San Antonio mills. The move equates to 15 cents per hundred pounds. Bulk cooking oil rises 2 cents per gallon. lard remains firm and trends higher amid overall downward provisions on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Kansas
San Antonio
Chicago Board of Trade
San Antonio Market Prices For Country Produce
Buyers paid varied prices for poultry and dairy in San Antonio on Tuesday. Poultry values ranged with hens at 6.00 to 6.60 per dozen and turkeys at 15 cents per pound, while dairy items included Texas Creamery at 2.9 and 30 cents per pound and packing stock at 17 to 18 cents per pound.
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San Antonio
Anne Weak
Texas
Texas Creamery
Chicago market quotes and commodity prices report
Quotations list butter creamery 26 28 1 2 percent range. Eggs higher with 41 014 cases received Firsts 204 21 percent, ordinary firsts 19144 200 at mark. Potatoes lower with 50 cars received. Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota prices 5 9 1 2 percent, Minnesota and Dakota Ohio 82 88 1 2 percent. Poultry alive lower with fowles 17 c.
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Ohios
War specials lead early stock market gains in stocks
In New York on May 16 trading showed renewed demand for war related stocks and motor issues. Crucible Steel Studebaker Westinghouse Industrial Alcohol American Line and National Lead gained while Willys-Overland hit a new high at 278. US Steel and others advanced with mixed closes after a brisk midday push and a dull afternoon session.
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Money Markets Report May 16 New York
Time loans show easy conditions with 60 day at 2 percent 3 percent 90 days 3 percent 6 months 3 percent. Call money steady with high 2 percent low 1 percent ruling rate 1 percent last loan 1 percent closing bid 1 4 percent offered at 2 percent.
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Market Prices Kansas City May Butter and Eggs
Butter Creamery 29c firsts 27c seconds 25c packing 23c eggs Firsts 21 5c poultry hens 11 5c turkeys 20c springs 25c
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Kansas City
Market quotations for grains in Chicago trade
Chicago May 16 market quotations show Wheat No 2 red nominal and No 2 hard at 1.18 percent, Corn No 2 yellow steady, Oats standard at 47 percent, Barley at 63 with price notes.
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Chicago
London Financial News May 16 Bar Silver and Rates
London reports bar silver at 36 1 4 per ounce and money at 4 4 percent. Discount rates show short bills and three month at 4 percent.
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London
Weather Summary for Cotton Belt May Sixteen
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports unsettled weather across the belt with eastern areas near normal temperatures and western areas well below normal. Rainfall totals reach an inch or more in several districts including Wilmington Mobile and Memphis with additional readings in Grandcore Louisiana Birringne Alabama Lake Miss and the BubLt area.
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Raw sugar and refined prices steady in New York market
Raw sugar quiet with Centrifugal at 6.52 and molasses 5.75. Refined firm with multiple grades listed from cut leaf 8.80 to con fections A 7.55 and No 1 7.50.
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New York
Livestock Receipts Fall as Markets Slide in St Louis
In St Louis on May 16 receipts totaled 12 000 hogs and 3 700 cattle with markets easing. Hogs ranged from 7 25 to 10 15 for various grades and bulk hogs at 9 90 to 10 6. Cattle saw steady pricing with native beef steers from 7 60 to 9 85 and cows 5 25 to 8 00, while lambs and sheep strengthened with wethers 7 00 to 8 60 and lambs 10 00 to 12 20.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Alahoma
Market Quotations Report From St Louis May 16
Wheat prices listed for No 2 red No 2 hard and No 2 white along with nominal values for other grades. Oats quotes show No 2 and No 2 white at 48 cents and other values noted as nominal.
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ST. Louis
Grain quotations from Kansas City market report
Kansas City price notice shows wheat No 2 hard at 1.09 to 1.17 dollars, No 2 red 1.08 to 1.15. Corn No 2 mixed 70 percent tick, No 2 white 46 to 1 ic, No 2 mixed 40 to 42 cents. Oats white 46 to 4ic, No 2 mixed 40 to 42 cents.
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Kansas City
Mercantile Prices and Exchange Rates Reported
New York data show Sterling exchange at 60 day bills 4.72 percent and demand 4.75 percent. Guilders around 41 percent. Bar silver 75. Mexican dollars Behe. Government and railroad bonds steady.
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New York
Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Guildere
Daily Cattle Sales Report From Fort Worth May 16
Cattle sales figures show average weights and prices in multiple Texas listings. Gonzales, Hico, Weiss Springs, Maryneal, Cleburne entities record steers and cows with prices ranging from about 5.40 to 8.76 per 100 pounds, reflecting local market activity.
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van Hico
Miller & Cole
Weiss’ Springs
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Parce, Eee
T. Stewart
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Grain futures close with mixed gains in Kansas City
In Kansas City on May 16 grain futures closed with wheat for May at 1.07 and July at 1.08, while corn for May held 68 cents and July at 63 cents.
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Kansas City
Metal markets report from New York trading notes
Lead quoted 7.45 to 7.55 with weak spelter in East St. Louis at 144 percent asked. Copper firm with electrolytic near term 29.09 to 30.00 for August and later. Tin steady with spot at 49.00 to 50.00. iron unchanged.
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New York
East St. Louis
Provision Markets Quoted Packing House Prices for Dealers
Local packing house quotations list dry salt extras at 14 percent becon extra 16c. Dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pound average 17c. Fancy bacon 26c. Fancy hams 21c. Bacon bellies 14 to 16 pound average 18c. Pure lard 14 and a half percent, compound 12.5 percent.
London Metals Prices Report May 16
Lead and copper values quoted with amounts in pounds sterling. Lead at L.33 and L.95 lines note. Copper 146 pounds, futures 143 pounds. Electrolytic 158 pounds. Tin spot and futures both at 197 pounds with minor shillings.
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London
Lead L
Speiler L
Oklahoma cattle hog sheep sale results May 1916
Oklahoma City report shows nine hundred sixty cattle steady and four thousand eighty hogs lower while two thousand one hundred sheep rise. Price averages per seller include Kirkpatrick Pauls Valley 7.00 to 7.65, Thompson D Annadarko 4 and 8.20 to 8.65, Foster Elk City 7.65, Franks Gould 8.65 for forty steers.
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Market Summary: Cotton and Oil Prices Edge Higher
Chicago and New York reports show cotton seed oil prices firming with futures for May June July August and September quoted in the 10.80 to 10.97 range and total sales reaching 21 200. The day features quotes across multiple crops and local price movements listed for regional markets.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce to Vote on New Constitution
Members are called to a quarterly meeting at the St Anthony Hotel to consider adopting a new constitution and by laws. The plan would end stockholding and require 20 annually for membership with one vote per 25 dues, up to five votes per member. Also on the agenda are plans to boost enlistments for the civilians training camp from June 12 to July 8.
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St. Anthony Hotel
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York Coffee Futures Market Report
May 16 report shows No 7 coffee futures steady with May 8.49 and December at 77.0. Prices reflect cautious trading as traders await guidance from market indicators and global supply signals.
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