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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1916

Page

13

Cotton Statistics Across Major Ports

The report lists cotton bale counts by port with figures for Galveston Houston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston Philadelphia and Pacific ports. It also shows stock values for yesterday last week and the same day last year with an overall excess amount.

Bales Galveston Houston Boston Philadelphia Pacific Ports Great Britain France Eee Renne Augusta Memphis Eeweerereereereee Setar Ereree

Hol land elected president of Associated Farm Papers

Frank P. Holland of Dallas Texas was chosen president at the annual meeting. Reports from all sections indicate prosperity among agriculturists with good prices and large crop prospects. Resolutions approved price maintenance rural credits and good roads measures. The association includes leading farm journals nationwide.

Chicago, II Frank P. Holland Dallas Tex Associated Farm Papers United States Stephens

Weather Observations For May 17 1916 From Dept of Agriculture

Observations recorded at 7 am note light winds under ten miles per hour and precipitation less than .01 inch. Carmen Hulldtin and Allen Buell named in department communications. Meteorologist confirms data and publication note.

Allen Buell

Wanted competent party to take charge of hotel

Advertisement notes a fully furnished ready for business hotel, room changer building location in the Chamber Bidg area seeks a competent manager to assume control.

Spots and Futures Rise in Cotton Trade

Cotton spots and futures advanced amid steady demand and market optimism. Traders noted firm prices with ongoing peace talks shaping export outlooks for key mills and exporters.

Cotton Market Quotations From Key Markets Reported

The daily quotations for middling cotton prices are provided as a basis for buyers nationwide. San Antonio shows 12.56 with 709 sales, New Orleans reports 12.75 with 1,980 sales, and other values appear for additional markets and volumes.

Mid, Sales San Antonio New Orleans

Cotton Prices Rise on Optimism and Trade Shift

Cotton markets firmed with optimism over peace prospects and renewed buying from trade sources. Southern spot markets stronger with San Antonio bids advancing 60 cents per bale. middling near 12.56 cents per pound.

Cotton Exchange San Antonio National Weather and Crop Bulletin The Weather Bureau Atlantic Coast Tennessee Arkansas

New York Cotton Opens Steady as July Tops 13.04

The New York cotton market opened steady and rose early with July at 13.04 and October at 18.10. LiverpoolDemand waned, droughts linger in Carolina sections, but optimism on peace prospects encouraged fresh buying. Wall Street bulls and recent sellers covered, prices eased after a late morning peak, then quieted with July about 13.05 and October 13.14 at 1:30 pm, closing steady.

New York Liverpool Georgia Carolinas Uly Wall Street

Precipitation Report Shows Small Deficit Since New Year

Yesterday recorded no precipitation while the daily deficit stood at .09 of an inch. Total precipitation since January 1 is 5.78 inches with a deficiency of 4.18 inches.

Live stock prices mixed as markets steady noted at Union Stock Yards

May 17 at Union Stock Yards San Antonio reports show cattle calves hogs and sheep receipts. Cattle mostly 6.50 to 7.00 with some steers near 7.60 and cows 5.00 to 6.50. Calves 7 to 8. Hogs spread 8 to 9 with goats not offered. Buyers would pay 5.50 for fancy stock. rains improve prospects for grazing as markets opened steady.

Union Stock Yards Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Oklahoma City San Antonio

Fort Worth Market Receipts and Price Quotation Update

Fort Worth Texas May 17 receipts show cattle 6000 strong with Reeves at 6.50 to 8.85 for stockers 6.50 to 7.60 cows 4.25 to 7.59 heifers 5.50 to 8.75 bulls 4.25 to 6.25 calves 4.56 to 8.00 hogs 6000 down 25 cents bulk 9.80 to 9.55 heavy 9.55 to 9.69 medium 9.45 to 9.56 mixed 9.35 to 9.45 light 9.30 to 9.06 common 6.75 to 8.00 pigs 4.50 sheep 10000 down 16 cents lambs 9.00 to 11.50 yearlings 7.50 to 8.50 wethers 8.00 to 8.30 ewes 7.50 to 8.00 culls 4.00 to 5.60 goats 4.60 to 5.75.

Fort Worth Tex I San Brownwood Clarendon Corsicana Dublin Eastland Weatherford Austin Columbus Dilley Koppert Pete Long Lake Riverside Valley Wilmington Charleston Augusta

Wheat Prices Edge Down on Favorable Crop Reports

Chicago May 17 Suggestions that Hessian fly damage may have peaked weighed on wheat. Opening prices ranged from unchanged to % lower with July at $1.17% to $1.17% and September at $1.17% to $1.17%. They then rallied slightly and sagged, closing 4% to % lower with July at $1.16% and September at $1.16%. Corn rose after an early dip, oats followed, and provisions rallied sharply after an initial decline.

Chicago

Cotton futures open steady in New York trade

New York May 17 cotton futures opened steady at 12.90 to 13.21 for December with mixed early moves. The report notes closes and intra day highs and lows across several contracts with unsettled values and varied daily ranges.

Liverpool Set To Open Thursday In Narrow Lead

The report indicates Liverpool will open Thursday with a small advantage, between two and three points. An 11 o'clock call noted New York call and close. Unclear garbled notes mention dates and times July cheese bees and October Ree with 18.15.

Liverpool New York

Kansas City Market Reports May 7 Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Kansas City market data shows hog receipts 16000 lower with bulk bids 9.60 to 9.75 heavy 9.70 to 9.80 light 9.45 to 9.70 pigs 8.60 to 9.00. Cattle receipts 4900 steady to lower with prime fed steers 9.35 to 9.85 dressed beef steers 8.25 to 9.25 southern cattle 7.50 to 9.40 cows 6.50 to 8.25 bulls 7.50 to 9.69. Sheep receipts steady to strong with lambs 10.00 to 12.25 yearlings 9.25 to 11.25 wethers 8.25 to 9.76 ewes 3.80 to 9.00.

Kansas City Grockere ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Grain and hay prices posted for San Antonio trade

buyers paid varied bids for grain and hay deliveries in San Antonio on Wednesday. Corn prices ranged from 86 to 87 cents per bushel with No 8 white and Northern No 3 white mentioned. Oats marked at 44 1/2 cents per bushel. Hay prices listed for Milo maize No 8 bulk 1.10, Erica No 3 bulk 1.12, Kaffir corn 1.10, cane hay 15 per ton, prairie hay 11, Johnson grass 12, alfalfa hay 20 per ton for New Mexico choice peas green.

San Antonio Texas New Mexico

Chicago Livestock Prices Report May Market Summary

Chicago evaluation of hogs cattle and lamb prices with receipts. Hogs $9.60 to $10.10 bulk and $9.80 to $10.00 typical. native beef cattle $4.40 to $11.09 across categories. western steers $8.10 to $9.10. calves up to $11.09. lambs $8.75 to $12.65. springs $11.00 to $13.59. Receipts total roughly 77,000 across hogs, cattle, lambs.

Steady Lambs Springs

Rise in New Orleans cotton amid moderate buying

In New Orleans on May 17 the cotton market showed a 4 to 6 point rise in early trading as cables lagged but were offset by cool weather in the western belt. Contracts remained limited with a good undertone all morning on news of strong spot buying. by noon months were up 15 to 16 points.

New Orleans

Market Quotations Chicago May 17 Wheat Corn Oats Barley

Quotations today list No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat at 1.17 to 1.18. Corn No 2 yellow at 0.76 to 0.76 a half. Oats standard 0.47 to 0.48. Barley 0.60 to 0.80.

Chicago

Market quotes from St Louis grain prices

ST. LOUIS Mo May 17 Quotations were posted for wheat corn and oats. Wheat No 2 at 1.21 No 8 hard nominal. Corn No 2 at 76c No 2 white 75c. Oats No 2 at 42c No 2 white nominal.

ST. Louis Sey

Cotton Opens Steady With May To January Futures Cited

New Orleans May 17 cotten opened steady with May at 12.68 July 12.85 October 12.86 December 12.97 January 13.07 asked. Futures closed 10 to 12 points higher with mixed price references and erratic figures cited for various contract months.

New Orleans Vance

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Receipts Report

Liverpool May 17 spot cotton prices show regular good middling at 8.70 pence per pound, middling 8.54, low middling 8.344. Total receipts 27,500 bales. Speculation and export figures noted with 10,600 bales.

Liverpool

St Louis Market Reports Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices

Hogs receipts 10 500 and cattle 2400 with mixed prices across categories. Hog prices range from 9 70 to 9 96 for various grades, cattle shows steady to moderate gains with beef steers and yearlings noted. Sheep receipts 1500 with lambs and yearlings priced from about 7 to 14 dollars, reflecting market levels.

Price quotes from Kansas City grain market May 17

Quotations show wheat at No 2 hard 1.09 to 1.17 and No 2 red 1.08 to 1.15. Corn No 2 mixed 70 1 72 cents, No 2 white 71 to 72 cents. Oats No 2 white 46 to 47 cents, No 2 mixed 40 to 42 cents.

Chicago Ill Kansas City

Grain futures close steady with mixed wheat corn bids

Kansas City May 17 grain futures closed steady with wheat May at 1.07 and July at 1.08 from the period. Corn May 69 and July 69 with slight variations.

Kansas City

Coffee Prices Hit Highest Levels Amid Market Rally

Coffee climbs to season highs in San Antonio with local brands up 25 cents per case. Bulk coffees rise in all divisions as Brazilian quotations advance. Britain buys South American stock while North American roasters compete for green coffee. Hog and meat prices reach new peaks with widespread gains across beef mutton and other meats. Falfurrias butter sells wholesale at 35 cents and some Texas creamery brands at 25 cents retail. Grain jobbers hold steady on prices.

San Antonio Great Britain Kansas City Falfurrias Creamery Texas Creamery

Shippers Market Prices on Produce and Poultry in San Antonio

Buyers paid for count produce in San Antonio on Wednesday. Butter and creamery products sold at 16 weeks and 25 31ec per pound respectively. Country butter at 20 2bc and packing stock at 17 18c per pound. Poultry markets steady with hens at 6.00 to 6.60 per dozen, large fryers 6.50 to 7.50, broilers 2.50 to 4.00, turkeys 15c per pound, ducks 4.60 to 5.50 per dozen, geese 6.00 to 7.00.

San Antonio Texas Texas Creamery

Chicago market quotients for dairy and produce

Chicago reports Butter and Creamery quotes with receipts at 31 014 cases. Firsts at 20 21 cents, ordinary firsts 19 4s 20 cents. Potatoes down on 50 car receipts from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota with whites at 85 98 cents. Poultry alive prices for fowls around 17 1/2 cents.

Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota Dakota- Ohios

Market Prices Report from Kansas City Creamery and Poultry

Kansas City market listings show Butter at 29 cents for firsts 27 cents for seconds 25 cents packing 28 cents. Egge price for firsts 21 4 cents. Poultry prices list hens 16 1/2 cents turkeys 20 cents springs 25 cents.

Kansas City

Sugar Prices Quiet in New York Trade May 17

New York on May 17 reports raw sugar quiet with Centrifugal at 6.52 and molasses at 5.75. Refined sugar holds firm with several grades listed from cut leaf 8.80 to No 1 at 7.50, including cubes 8.15 and powdered 7.80.

New York

Cattle Prices Reported at Fort Worth Sale

Daily cattle sales in Fort Worth on May 17 feature Shultz of Diano stocker steers averaging 883 pounds at 7.40, Lanson of Paint Rock 1282 pounds at 2.66, Martin of Westover 1066 pounds at 6.69, Donalds of Lewisville 16 head at 6.16, White of Whitland 21 steers at 8.40, and Wadepen & McGown of Whitsett at 1113 pounds at 7.50.

Fort Worth Tex C. E. Shultz Diano M. Lanson Paint Rock C. L. Martin Westover R. Donalds Lewisville G. R. White Whitland Satan Eknee Wadenpen & McGown Whitsett

Futures Steady in Liverpool Market Readout

Futures quote from Liverpool on May 11 shows May at 8.3384, May-June 8.29d, June-July 8.24 ed, July-August 8.22d, August-September 8.13444, September-October 8.02, October-November 7.944, November-December around 7. rest December-January 7.85, January-February 7.838444, February-March 7.834, March-April 7.824, April-May 7.82d, May-June 7.81444.

Liverpool Orest

Provision Markets Open with Varied Packing House Quotations

Local packing house quotations released Wednesday show dry salt extras at 14 cents, bacon extras 11 cents, dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds at 11 cents, fancy breakfast bacon 36 cents, fancy hams 2k, bacon bellies 14 to 16 pound average at 18 and a quarter, pure lard 14.5 cents, compound 12.0 cents.

Turpentine and Resin Trade Quotes Reported in Savannah

Turpentine 88 percent sales 216 receipts 702 shipments 414 stock 7672. Resin firm sales 1315 receipts 1712 shipments 2131 stock 55408. Quotations list markets A B D G H WK M N W G W W for various grades and producers with prices from 4.60 to 8.78.

Savannah

New York Cotton Seed Oil Markets Decline on Liquidation

May 17 New York cotton seed oil fell as heavy lard currents and sluggish demand pushed prices 9 to 15 points lower. Total sales reached 21,100 bales as investors liquidated amid slow trade.

New York

New York Cotton Oil closes firm with varied bids

Cotton seed oil in New York ends firmer with spot at 10.50 dollars and futures ranging from 10.65 to 10.95 for May to September. October to December bids listed, total sales 24,700.

New York Spot

Livestock Prices See Small Gains on Kansas City Market

Kansas City stockyards report shows cattle at four thousand head with no quarantine. Sheep reach six thousand with two thousand goats. prices rise to about ten cents. Entries include Avat Murragh Juno woolen yearlings at 10.50, clipped ewes 988.60. Faucette Juno killine goats at 5.90. Billing Langtry brusher Angoras at 5.55. Elder Comstock old nannies mixed.

Kansas City Comstock

Rice Market Flows Mixed As Prices Hold Steady

New Orleans rice markets show strength in most grades on May 17 with smooth demand and steady quotations for clean Honduras and Japan. Trades included roughly 670 rough and 670 millers, with 2783 pockets clean Honduras at 83 4 percent and 241 pockets Japan at 2 3 percent.

New Orleans Japan Honduras

Cotton goods and yarns steady in New York markets

May 17 report shows quiet but firm cotton goods and yarns with spot sales for men's wear scarce. Silks show moderate demand while jobbers maintain steady business for the season as export demand remains persistent.

New York

Oklahoma cattle market report from Oklahoma City May sale

The May market notes show cattle prices near steady with 750 head traded in Oklahoma City and Texas entries mixed. Prices for hogs and calves edged down slightly while steers and cows held near previous quotes with varied lot sizes and consignments from Edmond Wellington and Childress.

Metal market snapshot from New York on May 17

Lead trades around 7.31 to 7.50 with 15 percent premium for East St. Louis delivery. Spelter dull. Copper firm with near term and August onward at 29.00. Iron steady. Tin strong at 49.00 to 50.00 spot.

New York East St. Louis Nomioe

New York Coffee Market Report May 17

New York May 17 coffee market reports steady price levels for No 7 Rio and other futures. Mentioned figures show May contracts at 8.53 with December futures noted, reflecting a stable trading session in New York.

New York

New York Exchange Quotes May 17 Mercantile and Bond Notes

New York mercantile paper at 3 percent and 60 day bills 4.72 percent. Demand sterling 4.75 11-16 and cables 4.76. Guilders demand 4.1 and cables 4.1. Bar silver 75 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars 58 cents. Government and railroad bonds closing values listed.

New York Mercantile Paper

London Market Wire Copper Tin Prices Report

London market round up showing lead at 6 pounds 2 pence and 10s per unit, spelter at 85 pounds, copper spot 145 pounds futures 143, electro lytic 158. Tin spot 1970s and futures around 197 10s.

London

Reading Mounts Ten New Hill Record In Stock Market

At the New York opening May 17 indications of profit taking appeared as prices showed irregular advances and declines. Motor shares like Studebaker fell while Industrial Alcohol dropped. Crucible Steel also eased. Mexican Petroleum and Texas Company rose, signaling improved Mexican outlook. United States Steel and rail issues steadied then firmed. Reading reached a new high, trading above 33 in the final hour as others retreated, with an irregular close.

New York Studebaker Mexican Petroleum and Texas Company Mercantile Marine United States Steel Reading Allis-Chalmers American Car & Foundry Torus Tel & Tel Etter American Tobacco Kansas City Southern Louisville & Ooo Peek Emne Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Mexican Petroleum Missouri, Kans Texas Missouri Pacific York Central N. H Hartford Northern Pacific Ee Pennesylvania Tron & Steel Stosse, Shef, Steel Southern Pacific Ory Southern Railway Ase Eeee Studebaker Corporation Se Tennessee Copper Serene Union Pacific United States Rubber Virginia Caro Wabash Pfd

Money Markets Mexican Money in New York May 17

Time loans in New York on May 17 quoted at 60 and 90 days 2 and 3 percent, six months 3 2 percent, call money steady with high 2 and low 1 percent. rulings 14 percent. last loans closing bid 1 percent, offered at 2 percent.

New York

London Money Markets Reported in May Minute

In London on May 17 the bar silver price stood at 82d per ounce while money rates ranged at 4 4 percent. Discount rates for short bills and three months were around 4 percent.

London

Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary

The belt experiences generally fair weather with below normal temperatures. Wilmington, North Carolina may see rainfall totaling an inch or more. Meteorologist Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau reports the pattern.

Wilmington N. C

Mexico Metal Rates Set for Exports From Mexico

Official notice from Mexico City sets new export duties on metals shipped from Mexico. Lead costs 8.25 dollars per ton, zinc 19.10 dollars per ton, copper 46.40 dollars per ton, and silver bars 4.97 dollars per kilo. Rates for lead zinc and copper are in American gold terms, silver in Mexican gold.

Galveston Tex Mexico Mexico City

Fire damages Alliance warehouse in Dothan cotton loss

Fifteen hundred bales of cotton were damaged or destroyed by fire at the Alliance warehouse in Dothan Alabama. Officials attribute the blaze to spontaneous combustion. Estimated losses run to ninety thousand dollars.

Dothan Ala Alliiance

Southern Pine Association weekly lumber report issued

New business booked 82 697 418 feet. Orders on hand 423 709 029 feet. The report covers con dition of business through Friday and notes total shipments and backlogs for southern yellow pine mills in New Orleans Louisiana.

New Orleans Southern Pine Association Weenee

Gasoline Drops in Corpus Christi After FTC Probe

Gasoline in Corpus Christi falls from 22 cents to 21 cents per gallon marking a relief after several months. Lower grade kerosene also drops from 10 to 9 cents per gallon amid Federal Trade Commission investigations.

Corpus Christi Tex Federal Trade Commission

O Connell Loan Company Chartered in Texas

The charter of the O Connell Loan Company of San Antonio is filed in the state department with capital stock of 10 000 Incorporators are H D Manton J C Dupuy and M P Brannan located in Austin on May 17 192?

Austin Tex O'Connell Loan Company of San Antonio State Department Capital Stock H. D. Manton J. C. Dupuy M P. Brannan

Greenheart Wood Outlasts Iron Under Water Says Gulaga Claim

A note from British Gulaga claims greenheart wood resists corrosion and lasts longer than iron or steel when submerged. The assertion highlights maritime and structural longevity for underwater use.

British Gulaga

Leather shortage sparks shoe industry conference in Philadelphia

The National Shoe Retailers' Association calls a conference of allied industries to tackle leather and findings scarcities and to discuss material advances and potential famine in shoe supply. Secretary A H Gueting warns of rising costs and urges waste elimination as prices rise, including seven cent per foot gains for glazed kid and up to 75 cents per pair for fashionable boots.

Philadelphia National Shoe Retailers’ Association Allied Industries A. H. Gueting

Cattlemen to Meet Shippers of Live Stock

A call for a June 6 meeting of livestock interests in Ohinawa to discuss Interstate Commerce Commission shipping recommendations was issued by the Uniform Livestock Committee. The committee of nationwide live stock shippers is chaired by H. Cowan of Fort Worth Texas.

Denver Colo Ohinawa Interstate Commerce Commission Uniform Livestock Committee H. Cowan Fort Worth Tex

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