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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1912
Page
36
New York and New Orleans show 12 to 24 point declines as bears dominate the cotton market. Sentiment remains bearish amid floods and wet weather, with forecasts of a bullish government report if crop conditions improve.
Special to the Light reports closing quotations on the New York cotton exchange for the week ending May 18. Prices finished lower than the previous week with notable declines in most active classes.
Liverpool May 18 closing: spot cotton quiet with one point higher. American middling fair 7.10, good mids 6.72, middling 6.48, low middling 6.18, ordinary 6.76, ordinary 5.40. Day sales 5000 bales including 4100 American and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts 9000 bales including 8100 American.
New Orleans May 18 secretary Hester reports cotton movement into sight far ahead of last year with seventeen days of May totaling 68 000 bales more than 1909 and 3 641 000 bales ahead for the season. Foreign exports total 103 214 bales this week and American mills have taken 4 476 751 bales thus far.
In Liverpool on May 18 futures showed initial gains but closed quiet. The forward curve lists May, May-June, June-July around 6.27 percent, July-Aug 6.28, Aug 6.27, Sept-Oct 6.24, Oct-Nov 6.20, Dec-Jan and Feb-Mar 6.20, Mar-Apr 6.21.
May 18 New Orleans spot market shows 456 bales arrived with no sales on the spot. Quotations range from low ordinary at 8 1/16 cents to good middling around 12 3/4 cents with various categories noted. Receipts total 3,466 and stocks 63,210.
May 18 N Tex market shows spot cotton easing one sixteenth cent with bids ranging from 6 to 12 cents. Prices listed include low ordinary at 8, good ordinary 9, low mid 6, middling 11, good middling 12 with fob only for shipments noted as 1647.
Spot cotton prices show quick declines with grades ranging from low ordinary to middling. Receipts total 1000 with stock at 119009 and a spread of prices from 7 1 8c to 11 1 2c.
The report lists total cotton receipts at all ports since September 1 and provides cash wheat, corn, and oats prices in Louisville on May 1. Prices include No 2 red wheat around 1.21, corn near 0.82, oats about 0.65, with near and distant futures for wheat and corn trading at various cents.
Chicago May grain week ends with unsettled markets as wheat plunges 6 cents per bushel in final minutes and May futures show a dramatic collapse. Corn and hog markets react to wheat break, with elevators shipping poor grade receipts and overall trade thinning into weekend close.
Chicago market report lists cash wheat varieties with values for No 2 hard No 1 northern and No 2 spring. Also notes corn futures figures for No 2 white and yellow, oats figures for standard and 0.3 white, with ranges around 64 to 55 cents.
Fragmentary OCR shows grain prices and lot numbers for wheat and mixed wheat categories. Mentions July and September quotes with percentages and a few figures, alongside partial references to white and mixed grains and price markers.
Paris report shows three percent rentes at 93f 960 for account and London exchange at 251 220 for checks. Private discount rate stands at 2 percent, indicating modest currency and debt instrument activity.
An Alaska summer and winter resort proposal to develop Warm Springs Bay near Juneau seeks a 160 acre tract set aside last fall. Dr. T H White and Henry Miller promise $50,000 in improvements and a $20,000 bond. They propose a 4650 foot wharf a three story hotel two public baths mile of beach walks mountain trails and winter toboggan and ski facilities. Supervisor Weigel forwards the application to Washington with a favorable recommendation.
The Los Angeles Examiner reports B. B. Skidmore fired on Shrader during a claim jumping dispute near Gold Roads. Skidmore, taken into custody for assault to murder, allegedly struck Shrader, a bullet lodging in Shrader’s mouth and later removed by a dentist after two hours.
May 18 report notes liberal receipts and satisfactory trade for cows, calves, and hogs. Cows peak around 4.60 dollars, calves 4.60 to 6. Hogs 7.00 to 7.60. Butcher cows lower on Texas markets. packers not offered high prices. Outlook calls for steady prices, with potential pressure from Fort Worth and northern packing centers.
A Frankfort Kentucky item reports Newton Trusty a convict at the state penitentiary bred white rats with brown stripes. The rats mirrored convict stripes and aided Trusty in earning money. He used proceeds to buy a farm after parole.
Twenty thousand head of Mexican and Texas steers from D. B. Zimmermann will be dipped and moved to North Dakota pastures after inspection. Ed Lasater cattle sold in Kansas City with varied weights and prices. Fort Worth market shows price declines week over week amid heavy Southwest consignments. Ike T. Pryor reports from Dallas on Texas estate commission Livestock committee progress.
Fort Worth Texas market notes a fair Saturday run of cattle with beef steers at 4.00 to 5.90, cows and heifers 3.50 to 4.60, calves 3.75 to 6.60, hogs light. one car at 7.40 and others 7.00 to 7.60. Receipts were large but many not on time. sheep offerings met little demand.
Receipts and quotations show cattle with 100 head, no Texans, market strong. Native beef steers 6.56 to 9.26, hogs 6000 head, pigs lights 5.25 to 7.90, heavy 7.80, sheep 600 head, native muttons 4.60 to 6.25, lambs 6.50 to 7.00.
Cattle receipts 700 with 400 southern cattle and market steady. Native steers 7.00 to 19.00, southern steers 7.40 to 8.30, southern cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.50, stockers 5.00 to 7.26. Hog receipts 2000, market steady, five cents lower. heavy 7.75 to 7.86, lights 7.40 to 7.66, pigs 5.60 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 2500, market steady. muttons 4.26 to 5.75, lambs 6.60 to 9.50, Texas goats 3.00 to 3.60.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 300 with prices for beeves Texas steers and stockers noted. Hogs estimated 12,000 with prices across classes from 7.40 to 7.96 and bulk sales 7.75 to 7.90. Sheep receipts around 2000 with native and western prices listed plus yearlings and lambs values.
New York report of May 18 notes prime mercantile paper at 4 percent and firm sterling exchange with bankers' bills 4.84.50 for 60 days and 4.80.10 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.83 percent. Mexican dollars 48 and Bar. aliver 61 percent. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds firmer.
The coffee market eased with Brazil and French markets steady. No. 7 Rio futures closed May 14.4 to 14.8 cents, with May 13.44 to 13.47, June 13.46 to 13.48, July 13.50 to 13.52, August 13.60 to 13.62, and later months around 13.64 to 13.72. Total sales reached 7500 bags.
Quotations show butter and creamery prices steady to weak with daisies at 22 to 27 cents and various cheeses at 15 to 16 of a cent. Potatoes and poultry receipts noted with live turkeys 12 cents and chickens 14 cents. Regional potato prices ranged from 1.15 to 1.28 per unit.
In New York on May futures closed dull with July at Xt 60 and September at 13.79, while Rio and 14 percent were noted.
Butter at 29c, creamery 29c. firsts 27c. seconds 25c. packing stock 20c. eggs extras 19c. firsts 17c.
Fresh gathered eggs show weakness in New York trading with extras at 22 cents a dozen as buyers remain cautious and prices drift lower in early May activity.
New York sugar quotes show Muscovado 89 test at 3.42, centrifugal 96 test at 3.92, molasses 89 test at 8.17, refined 8.60, crushed 5.80, sunbated 6.10, powdered 5.20. Petroleum steady, hides firm with Bogotas 244 25 and Central America 26. Leather firm with emlock firsts 25 27, seconds 24 26, thirds 21 11, rejects 15.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Clark wants a new cook after losing his previous prospective chef. He claims to ride streetcars and not use the congressional car, appealing to plain folks. A caller identified as the chef said Mrs. Clark would be available after 6, explaining the search. The Louisville Courier Journal notes hobble skirts double women shoe wear.
Wall Street expects a harvest boom to lift stocks in the fall with optimism across markets. Steel, Reading, Lehigh Valley and United States Rubber hit new highs while coal stocks rose, signaling strong investment appetite and high liquidity despite short interest. London metals trade also reported steady prices.
In St Louis on May 18 wool markets showed steadiness with medium combing and clothing grades quoted at 20 to 21 cents, light fine 15 to 19 cents, heavy fine 12 to 15 cents, and tub washed at 27 to 30 cents, indicating stable demand.
New York money markets report on May 1 shows on call nominal rates and time loans easing with 60 day terms at 3 percent and 90 day terms at 3 percent. The brief notes money on call remains available with manageable percentages.
Weekly report indicates banks hold 17.97 million dollars in excess reserves above legal requirements up 4.54 million from last week. Aging data show loans down, specie up, circulation down, and total deposits fluctuating across state banks and trust companies in Greater New York.
New York May 18 The domestic refined sugar market held steady with refiners at 6.10 less 2 percent cash for fine granulated except Arbuckle brothers at 5.00 less cash. Spot raw sugar unchanged at 8.98 centrifugal 3.48 Muscovado 3.23 molasses. European beet sugar market firmer with May beets up 8-44, June and August gains of 11-24 and 12s 3-44 and 126-4.
In Memphis on May 18 prime basis oil at 6.50 and meal at 28. Linters at 2 percent. In New Orleans May prices for cottonseed oil closed steady with spot 7.00 15, 7.07 09, 7. Dozens of bids and lots ranged through July to October with 6700 total sales.
Market brief from New Orleans shows prime refined cotton seed oil in barrels at 7 15 per pound and 29 00 per ton for ammonia treated meal. Choice cake with ammonia long ton priced at 27 50.
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