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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1912

Page

15

Eggs Plentiful as Wheat Prices Fall Across Market

Eggs remain abundant with wholesale quotes 14 and 15 cents per dozen. Demand is steady with liberal supplies and strong handling by railroads to Texas. Receipts on local markets rise. country candled eggs hold at 14-15 cents and state pure food enforcement increases consumer protection. Mississippi overflow previously delayed shipments, now rerouted via St. Louis to Texas.

Texas New Orleans Mississippi St. Louis

Comprehensive Produce Price List from Country Market

A dense catalog of market quotes for produce, meats, dairy, canned goods, and seeds. Items include poultry and eggs, butter, cheese, vegetables like cabbage cucumbers and onions, fruits such as oranges lemons apples, dried fruits, nuts, canned goods, rice, flour, and oils with varied per hundredweight, per crate, or per pound pricing. The list names geographic origins and product grades, reflecting a wholesale pricing snapshot.

Florida California Texas

New Orleans Rice Market Report May 11

Associated Press reports strong demand for clean rice with a firm tone. Quotations show rough Honduras 3.15 4.50 and miller tallies with 2,098 clean receipts. prices around 8.60 to 4.25 for various grades.

Associated Press New Orleans Honduras

Unclear Market Snippet Cites Coffee Price Angles

Fragmentary note lists York May Coffee Rilo with 14 percent and prices 13.49 in July 13.60 and September prices. No clear event or context available.

York

Weather Summary for East Texas Tonight and Saturday

Fair tonight and warmer inland with increasing clouds Saturday. East Texas sees fair conditions tonight with warmer interior and rising clouds on Saturday. Explanatory notes describe pressure, isotherms, and precipitation readings with a 0.01 inch past 24 hours and mention a maximum wind velocity for Friday May 17 1912.

Train Loaded Mexican Steers Arrive as Cattle Market Stays Steady

A noon market shows 360 head receipts with 66 cattle and 87 calves. Prices steady with cows at 4.60, calves at 5, hogs around 7.56. afternoon arrivals include a trainload of Mexican steers from Eagle Pass, market less active but steady. Total cattle 168 and calves 64 for the day.

Eagle P

Cattlemen's Exchange Reports Heavy Steer Shipments From Uvalde Area

J Nip Blewett of the Cattlemen's Exchange receives forty loads of steers to move out of Uvalde tomorrow and departs tonight. Visitors include G W Jones of Hondo and K F Watt of Elano Mex. market conditions and dry forecasts in Port Stockton and Fort Stockton are noted. Oklahoma City sees Mexican grass steer sales at 5 60 per head on straight carloads from Carrizo.

J. Nip Blewett Cattlemen's Exchange Uvalde Blewett G.W. Jones Hondo Gunter Hotel Mr. Jones Ike T. Pryor Jr Fort Stockton Port Steeckton Kansas City John Womack Uvalde County Oklahoma City South Texas

Market quotations and receipts from Associated Press page

Quotations show dairy creamery prices from 25 to 28 cents and daisies at 15 cents. Receipts total 28,923 cases with eggs at 17.5 cents for auction, cheese steady, and poultry markets firm. Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota receipts noted with turkeys at 20 cents and chicks at 14 cents. veal steady.

Neice Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota

Market Quotations From St Louis May 11

Quotations today show poultry weaker with chickens at 13 cents and spring chickens 35 to 36 cents. Turkeys at 18 1/2 cents and ducks at 18 cents, creamery butter 24 to 28 cents.

THE Associated Press Louis

Eggs Weak In New York Market Report

New York market report notes eggs weak with fresh art extras and firsts, storage packed. Trade activity described amid fluctuating prices and supply conditions.

THE Associated Press New York

Cattle Trade Slow in Fort Worth as Market Slows

Associated Press reports a cattle market in Fort Worth with about 2000 head on hand and 1000 head in through sales. Calf receipts reached 600 head, stockers were aging and briskness scarce though some regions with choice lots showed firmer activity. Hog prices slipped 5 to 10 cents with light receipts and quiet sheep trading.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Market Headlines May 11 Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices

Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 1500 with steady trend and bids from Reeves 6.00 to 9.25, Texas steer 5.90 to 7.76, western steer 4.10 to 7.86. Hogs receipts about 16000, market slow to steady with ordinaries 7.40 to 8.00 and bulk 7.80 to 8.00. Sheep receipts about 6000, market strong to ten cents higher with native lambs 6.00 to 6.65 and western lambs 6.40 to 7.35.

Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts May 11

Cattle receipts 1600 with steady market. Native steers 7.00 to 9.00, southern steers 5.40 to 8.30, southern cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.60, native cows and heifers 4.00 to 8.26, stockers 5.00 to 7.26, bulls 4.75 to 7.00, calves 5 to 8.50, western steers 6.60 to 8.75, western cows 4.60 to 6.76. Hogs receipts 3000, market strong. Bulk 7.06 to 7.95, heavies 7.90 to 8.00, packers 7.70 to 7.95, lights 7.50 to 7.75, pigs 5.76 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 2000, market 0.10 higher. muttons 4.25 to 7.00, lambs to 40, range wethers 5 to 4.50, ewes 3.60 to 4.50, Texas goats 0.3

Associated Press Kansas City Texas

Market Report from Louis Cattle Hogs and Sheep Sale

Louis market receipts total 500 cattle including 200 Texans with strong demand. Native beef steers bring 0.50 to 9.25, cows and heifers 3.60 to 8.50, stockers 4.00 to 7.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.50 to 11.76, calves 6.00 to 7.26. Hogs receipts 500, market steady with pigs 5.75 to 7.95. Sheep 600 receipts, native lambs around 6.50 to 7.00, market strong.

Associated Press Louis Texas Oklahoma

Market Quotations from Butter and Eggs Report

Butter creamery 29c firsts 27c seconds 25c packing stock 20c. Wges extras 19c firsts 17c. Quotations listed by Associated Press from Kansas City.

Kansas City

New York Sugar Prices Hold Steady On May 17

Raw sugar steady against May 17 AP report with Muscovada at 3.42 cents per pound and centrifugal 3.02 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.17 cents. Refined sugars quiet. Petroleum and molasses steady. Central America 25 noted.

Associated Press New York Muscovada Ther Ides Central America

U S Rice Imports Reach 97 263 Tons in Year End

Imports of rice into the United States for the twelve months ending December reached 97 263 tons valued at 4 102 000 dollars. Spot and futures prices for London trade are noted with pounds sterling figures.

United States

European Wheat Markets Steady Despite U.S. Break

European markets showed only a mild reaction to the big break in U.S. wheat with continued liquidation and further declines in quotes. May futures opened slightly lower and traded around $1.08 to $1.09, then slipped to $1.07% before a rally to $1.08%. Provisions rose on expectations weekly sales were exhausted as pork and ribs moved, while corn weakened and July wheat closed modestly lower from the night prior.

Associated Press Chicago Bull

Market quotes update from Chicago grain prices

Quotations show cash grain values in Chicago on May 17 with wheat prices across grades, corn and oats rates, including No 2 red wheat around 1.14 to 1.18, No 2 corn white about 78 to 79 cents, and oats No 2 white 64 to 66 cents.

Pioneer Liberty Bell Peeeke Wees Cacks Texas Ther Associated Presa Chicago

Shaky OCR Summary of Market Data and Miscellany

Scattered OCR lines show mixed commodity and demographic codes with uncertain dates and percentages. The fragment mentions May, Gene, Sept, oats, and racial categories alongside percentages, but lacks coherent context or complete items.

Market Quotes and Prices from St Louis Report

Wool markets steady with quotes noted. Wheat oats and oats futures listed for May July and September contracts with varied prices.

Bank of England Receives 66000 Pounds On Balance

London reports 66 000 pounds sterling bullion taken into the Bank of England on balance yesterday. The AP notes the movement as part of ongoing financial activity amid postwar stabilization.

Associated Press London Bank of England

Cotton Market Opens Down as Shorts Cover With Little Effect

Cotton trading opened barely steady with a 6 to 12 point decline as selling pressure hit prices. Covering limited losses to about 10 to 12 points, later firms added 2 to 4 points from the day’s low amid quiet conditions. Reports of a senate action on the acreage report briefly unsettled trading before markets settled near yesterday’s levels.

Associated Press New York Senate

New Orleans Cotton Opens Barely Steady Amid Decline

Cotton futures opened with a slight drop as cables and selling orders from outside interests pressured the market. By midday prices stood about 12 points under yesterday's close as weather forecasts and crop reports offered mixed signals.

Associated Press New Orleans Atlantic Central Belt Texas Mississippi

Cotton market closes steady with small declines

The cotton market closed steady with changes listed for several months and a few points down from the prior period. Prices for January through December show minor shifts, reflecting a generally stable market with slight downward movement in some contracts.

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Receipts Report

Spot cotton in fair demand with prices down 8 points. American middling fair 7.04, good mids 6.71, middle 6.41, low middling 6.17, good ordinary 6.75, ordinary 7.385. Bales today 000, 500 for speculation and export including 6900 American. Receipts 6000 bales, no American.

Associated Press Liverpool

Futures open quiet and steady in Liverpool market

The Liverpool futures market opened quiet and closed steady with successive monthly spreads: May at 6.23 percent, June at 6.24, July at 6.26, August at 6.25, September at 6.22, October at 6.20, November at 6.18, December at 6.18, and February to March at 6.18.

Associated Press Liverpool BY_T Associat Press New York

Leading Spot Markets New Cress Cotton Prices May 17

Leading spot markets in New Cress on May 17 show quiet trading and varied quotations for cotton. Prices range from low ordinary around 8 1/3 cents to middling fair near 13 3/16 cents with receipts reported at 12 15 and stock at 1,606 dollars.

Associated Press New Cress Mae Amery

New York Spot Cotton Quiet. Prices Dip

Spot cotton closed quiet and ten points lower with middling upland at 11.65 and middling Gulf at 11.90. Sales in the day totaled 3400 bales.

Associated Press New York

Spot cotton closes quiet with varying prices in Houston

The Associated Press reports Houston markets showed a quiet close on spot cotton May 17 with no sales or shipments. Prices listed include several grades from low middling to good middling and ordinary as buyers kept activity muted.

Unclear OCR snippet with scattered numbers and phrases

The readable text fragment shows mixed figures and words including dates and receipts from 1937. It lacks a coherent event or person and provides no verifiable names or places to form a concrete summary.

Memphis Cotton Market Steady at midday

Associate Press reports Memphis cotton prices steady with no change in the morning trading as spot levels hold firm and middling varieties remain at last quoted levels.

ASSOCIATE_PRESS Memphis, Tenn

Cotton goods markets quiet with slight price softness

New York dry goods report notes very quiet cotton goods markets with some price softness on few constructions of inflated convertibles. Fall orders continue to come in slowly from retailers and immediate ordering is sluggish.

Associated Press New York

London money markets report mixed but steady on silver

London trading during May 117 shows Consols and account balances steady, silver quoted firm, small Bills rate around 2 16%6. Ambiguity persists on figures as text is partially unreadable but indicates key entities like Theo Artzt Orchestra and Bot phones in context.

THE Associated Press London Consola Gaye

Early Stock Market Moves Show Mixed Canadian Pacific Decline

The Associated Press reports a 3 percent drop for Canadian Pacific at the open with weakness in International Harvester, United States Steel, Union Pacific, and St. Paul. Lehigh Valley rose slightly while Wabash and others weakened. Texas Company gained and bonds held steady amid a cautious, uneven start to trading.

Associated Press Y _ NEW YORK Canadian Pacific International Harvester United States Steel Union Pacific L and St. Paul Lehigh V. Wabash Lehigh Valley Reading American Can Texas Company Standard Texas Pacific Tex New Orleans Arleston Norfol Baltimore Oston Mass Hiladelphia Newport News Brunswick Houston U. S Ceason American Car & Foundary Amakican Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Baltimore & Eee Brooklyn Rapa Tranatt Wah Arena One & Ohio Mil & St Colorado Galveston Great Northern Interborough Met Great Britain Wwe France Oulaville & Nashville Missouri Pacific Can. & Tex National Speesit New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pacific Aera Pennsylvania People’s Gas Seveeevescees Augusta Pullman Palace Careeewee Memphis Tenn Sum St. Louis Rock Island Company Ener Wenn Liverpool Western Union Do General Electric

Weather and sport notes from San Antonio and international boxing

San Antonio reports fair belt weather with below normal temperatures. The item notes English French rivalry in boxing, mentioning Georges Sarge Jim Sullivan and Digger Stamey against Monsieur Peesy, and a royal gift from Russia to Tsar’s palace featuring ornate enamel work.

Allen Buell U. 5 Weather Bureau England France Georges - Sarge Jim Sullivan Sey Digger Stamey Monsieur Peesy

Money market update shows steady rates and bids

The report notes steady money rates with a 2 percent reference, bids high, and terms including 90 days and 6 months. It mentions a $44 figure in relation to the transaction context, but details remain unclear.

THE Associated Press New York Int

Metal Prices Report From St. Louis May 17

Lead firm quotes at 4.07 percent with 407 percent? Spelter at 6.85 to 7.00 per cent. AP report from St. Louis notes mixed metal price levels on May 17.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Cottonseed Prices and Cotton Market Report

Cottonseed products note prime basis 6.60 meal 28 linters 2% 4e from Memphis. New York market closes steady with spot and future prices across May through December, with multiple contract quotes and totals.

THE Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Cotton oil refined price report from New Orleans

A New Orleans price note lists refined oil per 7.16 barrel for choice meal at 8 per cent long ton 29 and cake mania per long ton at 27.60.

Associated Press New Orleans

Happy Married Life Ends In Prolonged Privilege

Mr Cholmondely Rippingate of Hyde Park boasts of a five year married bliss after marrying a suffragette. The suffragette leader responds with cautious interest while noting Mrs Rippingate’s four years and three months of jail time.

Chollmondely Rippingate Hyde Park Rippingate

Fraternity Life Predicament Noted By Century Writer

A Century magazine writer notes the over and under side of fraternity life in the Midwest. He cites the inscription thou art not loaf and condemns idleness. He also observes a trend among members to face dangers and reap benefits of fraternity privileges.

Saya

English loan market shows investment focus on long term funds

The article discusses the principal trend in the English loan market over the past five to six years, noting that the core activity has been the deployment of capital into long term investments. It highlights shifts in instrument choice and market appetite for stability.

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