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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1913

Page

10

Steady Liquidation in Standard Stocks Tracked on Wall Street

New York May 20 steady liquidation in standard stocks followed a weak run last days. Traders awaited New York City bond offerings and the Chinese loan, keeping activity modest. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific led gains while Canadian Pacific and Rock Island fell early. market closed heavy with bonds firm and rates steady.

New York New York City Canadian Pacific Rock Island St. Louis San Francisco Harriman Union Pacific Southern Pacific Atlantic

Copper and metals market briefing from New York

Copper steady with May and July quotes around 15.87 to 16.00 and 15.62 cost. Tin quiet with spot near 47.62 to 48.00 and July 46.88 to 47.12. Lead steady at 4.30 and spelter quiet at 5.35. Antimony dull with Cookson's 8.75 to 9.00.

New York Cookson

Money on call steady with firm short term rates

New York markets report money on call steady at 2 percent with a ruling rate of 2 percent and closing bid 2 percent. Time loans remain firm for 60 and 90 days at 4 percent and for three months at 4 1/2 percent.

New York

Market wire: lead and spelter quotes from St Louis May 20

In St Louis the metal market shows lead at $4.17 and spelter at $35.30 on May 20.

ST. Louis Metal ST. Louis

Cotton seed products and oil prices update

Prime basis of 6.10 with meal 28 and linters 2 percent 3 cents. Cotton seed oil closed easier with spot bids and futures for May to December ranges. listed sales include May 100 at 7.07 and July 500 at 7.03 plus other lots, totaling 10,800 in sales.

Memphis Tenn New York

Short Potato Crop May Cause Scarcity in Texas

G E B Rassi of Cedar Lake Texas ranch manager says potatoes will be scarce this year while sugar cane and cotton crops are strong. He arrived in the city last night and left for Fort Worth on business.

G. EB. Rassi Cedar Lake Tex Rashift Fort Worth

Crop conditions in Travis County Texas May report

The Travis county crops are late versus last year with corn delayed ten days to two weeks but expected to yield well. Cotton shows strong chops with about 400 percent harvested. cane and peas show improvement, with cane thriving and peas planted beside corn offering a good stand.

Austin Tex Travis County

Sugar Yield Declines in Louisiana 1912 Crop

The Louisiana sugar crop of 1912 was the smallest since 1859 due to spring floods. Preliminary returns put output at about 300 million pounds, roughly 42 percent of 1911. Average yield was about 144 pounds per ton of cane, higher than 1911’s 120 pounds because of early frosts last year.

Washington Louisiana Department of Agriculture

Weather Bulletin for Cotton Belt Regions May 20

The Cotton Belt report notes unsettled weather and near normal temperatures for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. local time. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Camak Greensboro Washington Valdosta Georgia and Opelika Alabama. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.

San Antonio Tex Belt Camak Greensboro Washington Valdosta Opelika Ala Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Marine Intelligence Galveston May 20 Shipping News

Arrivals and departures listed for Galveston Port Arthur New York Palermo Siasconsett New York and other ports. Vessels include Harry T Inge Johannes Russ Roumanian Prince Strathbeg J M Guffey Clearfield Kasel Wilhelm II Italia Olympic Finnland Taormina Niagara among others with destinations Havana Philadelphia Tuxpam Genoa Antwerp Havre Naples and Southampton.

Galveston Tex Harry T. Inge Port Simon Johannes Russ Havana Matanzas Roumanian Prince Tank Tampico Port Arthur Strathbeg Philadelphia J. M. Guffey Clearfield Tuxpam New York Kasel Wilhelm II Bremen Palermo Italia Genoa Olympic Southampton Dock Finnland Antwerp Taormina Naples Sable Island Niagara Havre

Building Permits From W Collier to Morales Street

Building permits issued including a garage on Park Avenue for W H Fisher a repair dwelling on Breeden Avenue a porch for nee Chapa on Morales Street and related work valued at 150 dollars.

W. Collier Park Avenue W. H. Fisher Breeden Avenue Nee Chapa Morales Street

Automobile Licenses Listed for 2609 to 3612

License numbers 2609 through 3612 issued or recorded with corresponding names and addresses including Hase White motorcycles at 408 Frasch Street 3610 W A Eckert 840 Brooklyn Avenue 3611 H B Jary 238 South Alamo Street 3612 J B Supher 401 Avenue C.

Hase White Frasch Street W. A. Eckert Brooklyn Avenue H. 8. Jary South Alamo Street J. B. Supher Avenue C

Weather Explanatory Notes from the U S Department of Agriculture

Weather observations at 8 a m local time show air pressure and temperature readings with isobars and isotherms. Forecasts for San Antonio and East Texas predict unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Wednesday and cooler temperatures in the northern areas.

San Antonio Texas

Plentiful Produce Prices Fall While Meat List Holds Steady

Produce commission houses offer a wide range of vegetables at near season lows with many items marked down. Apples and other fruits are plentiful and reasonably priced though oranges show rising demand. Meat prices remain firm, though traders expect a sharp decline in coming days as May history suggests.

Produce Commission

Market Prices for Eggs Poultry Butter and Fruits

A list of commodity prices for eggs poultry butter cheese and various fruits and vegetables. Fresh country eggs at 16 cents a dozen. Large hens 5.50 to 6.00 per dozen. Butter creamery 80 cents per pound. Tomatoes Texas 1.76 per four basket crate. Oranges California 4.25 per ten dozen. Bananas 3 per hundredweight. Strawberries 2.24 per quart crate. Cherries California 2.50 per ten pound crate. No. 1 roast beef 2.20 per pound. Sardines various prices and canned meats fish listed. Vegetables nuts and dried fruits priced by item and region.

Texas Florida California Idaho Alabama Tee Dosmons Inc Alaska South Cho Peer

Wholesale Grocery Prices and Packaged Goods List

A dense price list shows house, freight, and destination costs for Peaberry roasted coffee along with canned vegetables, corn, seeds, and crown onions. Meat products cover dry salt extras bacon hams lard and corn meal, flour, meals, and citrus peel items with per barrel and per hundredweight pricing.

Maine London San Antoni Pioneer Liberty Bell

Market Quotations Chicago May 20 Live Poultry and Produce

Quotations listed in Chicago on May 20 show butter uncharged with 10 309 receipts and eggs unchanged at 27 200 cases. Potatoes rise with 43 car receipts. Michigan 60 55c Minnesota 48 63c Wisconsin 50 58c. Poultry higher with chickens and springs alive at 16c.

Chicago Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin

Market Quotations Quiet Through May 20 Report

New York on May 20 reports butter cheese and eggs holding steady with receipts noted. Butter and cheese unchanged. eggs show 31 841 cases received while butter and cheese receipts are listed and stable.

New York

Market Quotes Kansas City Butter Eggs Poultry Prices

Kansas City market quotes show butter at 27?4? cents for firsts 2640. seconds 254c. packing 21c. Eggs list firsts 18?c seconds 14 1bic. Poultry prices include broilers 25 26c hens 13c roosters 10c ducks 15c.

Kansas City

Poultry and Butter Prices Mixed in May Market

In St Louis on May 20 quotes show chickens at 14 cents, springs 24, ducks 12, geese 7. Creamery butter is 27 cents per pound. Eggs listed as live quality remain noted.

ST. Louis Eges Lve

Sugar and commodities report from New York trade

New York markets show raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 2.77 80, centrifugal 3.27 30, molasses sugar 2.52 55 and refined steady. Petroleum and molasses steady. hides quiet and leather firm in a calm trading day.

New York

Rice market report from New Orleans

New Orleans May 20 market note shows no receipts for rice with sales to Japan at 254c. Quotations list rough Honduras at 2.50 to 4.25, Japan at 2.75 to 3.60, and clean Honduras at 4% ilec.

New Orleans Japan Honduras

London Market Close Metals Report May 20 London

London markets closed with tin steady at spot 219 pounds and futures 214. Copper steady at spot 68 pounds with futures 68. Lead at 18 pounds, Spelter 24 pounds 15s, Iron warrants from Cleveland at 70s.

London Cleveland

Cotton goods markets show steadier trade in New York

New York May 20 cot ton goods markets report steadier trading with conservative but active conditions. Yarns are easier and cutters are booking fall orders on dress goods as buyers adjust to shifting demand patterns.

New York

Cotton Market Report Memphis May 20

Spot cotton in Memphis on May 20 held steady at middling 12 and a half cents per pound. The market showed no change in price with steady demand and stable trading conditions across grades.

Wool Market Notes and a Quip on Dogs

Wool prices remain steady in St. Louis with Northern and medium grades at 16 19 cents and fine burries around 14 5 cents. A Baltimore American quip asks if dogs can reason, noting a dog’s loyalty to a benefactor even in hard times.

ST. Louis Baltimore American

Porkers Continue 10 Seek Higher Levels at Union Stock Yards

May 20 at Fort Worth and Kansas City markets show cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards of 1615 head with 1500 cattle 115 calves 5 horses 18 hogs and 241 sheep. hog prices up 10 to 16 cents amid rising demand while cattle held steady and calves sold 6.25 to 6.75. No sheep or goats offered.

Union Stock Yards Worth

Fort Worth Market Reports Mixed Cattle Hog and Sheep Trade

May 20 Fort Worth market reports small receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle dull with weakness, hogs active and higher topping 8.65 dollars, sheep steady though slow. Goats and calves show varied steady to firm prices amid modest demand.

Fort Worth Tex Aeag

St Louis Market Receipts and Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Cattle receipts 6000 including 50 percent Texans. Native beef steers 7.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.75, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.25 to 8.50, cows and heifers 4.00 to 7.00, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 12,500 with higher prices. pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.70, good heavy 8.55 to 8.65. Sheep receipts 6000, market steady. muttons 5.00 to 6.76, lambs 7.00.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma Renee Muttons

Chicago Live Stock Receipts and Market Report

Chicago reports Receipts hogs 9000 market strong with bulk sales 8.55 to 8.70 light 8.45 to 8.72 mixed 8.40 to 8.75 heavy 8.15 to 8.65 pigs 6.60 to 5.40 Cattle receipts 1500 market slow Beeves 7.10 to 8.90 Texas steers 6.75 to 7.70 stockers and feeders 5.80 to 7.86 cows and heifers 3.80 to 7.90 calves 36.254 to 9.00 Sheep receipts 12,000 market steady Native lambs 6.50 to 6.15 yearlings 6.00 to 6.75 native lambs 6.00 to 7.60.

Chicago Texas

Market receipts and prices at Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep

Kansas City market reports show cattle receipts around 9000 with steady tone and southern cattle selling from 6.20 to 7.55, hog receipts about 16000 with higher trade and prices from 5.40 to 8.50, and sheep cannery and range price ranges reported. Separately New York coffee market lists No 7 Rio at 11.5 cents and futures steady with July at 11.16 and December at 11.36.

New York Rio

Cotton Shorts Buy Covers and Market Displays Steadiness

New York May 20 Cotton opened steady with a 1 to 3 point rise on covering and lack of strong selling. Weather favorable, demand barely active, some southern inquiries, wire houses selling on showers outlook, July steady, new crop weaker then steadies later. Spot middling uplands 12.00 nominal.

New York

Cattlemen Seek Stricter Meat Imports Inspections

Col. Ike Pryor and a committee of prominent stockmen returned to San Antonio after two weeks in Washington. As chairman of the American Live Stock Association committee, Pryor urged stricter inspection laws to prevent diseased foreign meat from entering the United States, arguing that tariff changes risk flooding markets with contaminated beef. He held talks with government officials and expects favorable action on proposed measures.

Col Ike, T.pryor Washington San Antonio Pryor American Live Stock Association

Bumper Apple Crop Reported in 1912 Season

Washington May 20 The department of agriculture announced the second annual production report showing total commercial apple movement from producing regions at 30,643,814 bushels for 1912. Central states shipped 12,504,543 bushels up 58.2 percent, western states 8,709,139 up 32.2 percent, and eastern states 9,430,332 up 17.7 percent though eastern figures were incomplete.

Washington Department of Agriculture Michigan Missouri Arkansas Ohio Indiana Illinois Montana Wyoming New Mexico West Virginia Vermont Atlantic Ocean

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady as Crop Conditions Weigh

New Orleans May 20 Cotton opened steady to five points higher as favorable weather maps and late crop reports from Texas and the eastern belt supported buying. By noon prices showed weakness with 5 to 7 points under yesterday, and the market drifted lower in the afternoon with light activity.

New Orleans Texas Bears

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans trading

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady amid futures quotes showing May at 12.34, June 12.17, July 12.15, and August 11.71 asks. The session closed firmer with a net decline of 1 to 4 points and mixed intraday moves across several contracts.

New Orleans Sven Esa

Spot cotton prices hold steady in Liverpool market

Spot cotton in Liverpool on May 20 was dull with prices steady. Middling fair 17.27 pence, good middling 6.924 pence, middling 6.7384 pence, low middle 6.59 pence, good ordinary 6.25 pence, ordinary 5.91 pence. Sales 5000 bales including 500 for speculation and export and 4800 American. Receipts 21,000 bales including 13,700 American.

Liverpool

Futures open steady in London market stalls

Futures opened steady and closed quiet and steady in Liverpool on May 20. The notes list May 6 at 6.46 pence per pound and a sequence of forward month quotes from May-June through May-June again, showing narrow bands around 6.0 pence per pound with slight variations.

Liverpool

Leading Spot Markets Across Major U.S. and Liverpool

Market notes show New York and New Orleans prices at middling around 12 cents, Houston and Galveston near 12 3/16 to 12 cents, Memphis at 12 1/2 cents, and Liverpool middling at 6 pounds 73 pence per hundredweight.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis

Spot Cotton Quiet with Modest New Orleans Quotes

New Orleans on May 20 spot cotton quiet and unchanged with 130 bales traded on the spot and 400 to arrive. Quotations ranged from low ordinary at 8 15-16 cents to middling at 12 6-16 cents with various grades listed and receipts totaling 1183 and stock at 73 511.

New Orleans

Spot market closes steady with mixed cotton prices

Houston May 20 spot market closes steady 3 16e up with 105 bales sold f o b none. shipments 1406 bales. Stock at 79721 bales. Prices range from low ordinary 7 16e to good middling 12 16c and middling 12 3 4c to middling fair 12 15 16c.

Houston Tex

Spot cotton closes steady in Galveston market

In Galveston on May 20 the spot cotton market closed steady with no change. Sales totaled 594 bales with receipts reaching 3097 bales and stock at 120,854 bales.

Galveston Tex

Cotton Prices Maintain Quiet Range in New York Trade

New York on May 20 reports spot cotton quiet with middling uplands at 12.00 cents per pound and do gulf at 12.26. Sales reach 136 bales in a light trading day.

New York

Pollard Quits Insurance Board Post in Texas

Captain R L Pollard secretary of the state insurance board resigns effective June 1 after four years with the old fire rating board and the present board. One month appointment will fill the vacancy until the new state insurance commission law takes effect July 1. Other board members are Wallace Inglish and B L Gill.

Austin Tex R. L. Pollard State Insurance Board Pollard Fire Rating Board State Insurance Commission Wallace Inglish Insurance and Banking B. L. Gill

Audit to trace Daughters of the Republic funds at Alamo

Governor Colquitt ordered an audit of the Daughters of the Republic books to determine how much rental money for the Alamo mission property has been collected. An attorney general opinion held the funds are state money, about $3000, with Revenue Agent House authorized to collect. The money is reportedly on deposit in a Houston bank.

Austin Tex Daughters of the Republic Colquitt Alamo Mission State Revenue Agent House Houston

Essad Pasha Murder Reported in Tirana Blood Vendetta

Reports from Albanians in Trieste say Essad Pasha has been murdered in Tirana after evacuations from Scutari. The killer is believed to be kin of Ben Hassan Ibn Pasha, his rival for command at Scutari, fueling a blood vendetta narrative. A second item notes Stone and Webster plan to buy Beaumont Traction properties for 80,000 dollars and seek four franchise amendments.

Vienna Essad Pasha Scutari Tirana Trieste Reichspost Ben Hassan Ibn Pasha Essad Beaumont Tex Stone and Webster Beaumont Traction Company Jefferson County Traction Company

Commission to Run Extra Session Over Docket Backlog

Austin May 20 The state railroad commission disposed of only five cases at today’s monthly hearing and indications suggest the docket will not be cleaned up, requiring an extra session tomorrow.

Austin Tex State Railroad Commission

European crop news tips the wheat market higher

European crop reports lift wheat while rains in the U S restrain bulls. July wheat opens up to 4c higher, trades around 89 cents, but closes with a net loss as offerings rise. Corn strengthens on weak planting weather while oats firm, and pork lard and ribs futures show modest shifts.

Chicago Sharp Commission Canada

Cash Wheat and Corn Prices With Oats Listed

Grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.06 to 1.07 dollars per bushel. No 2 hard red No 1 northern 98 cents. Velvet chaff 89 to 94 cents. Durum 88 to 96 cents. Corn No 2 at 57 percent ec. No 2 white 60 percent and 58 cents. No 2 yellow 57 to 58 cents. Oats No 2 white 39 cents. Standard 39 to 40 cents.

Chicago

Grain prices and receipts for yesterday trading

Cash grain quotes show Wheat No 2 at 8 90c and No 2 red at 98 97c with mixed and white varieties. Receipts: Wheat 70,000. corn 48,000. oats 14,000 bushels. Shipments: Wheat 64,000. corn 18,000. oats 15,000. May wheat 84%c. July 82%c. Corn May 57%c. Oats May 88c.

Kansas City

Grain Prices and Market Receipts Report

Cash wheat shows bid levels with track values around 90 to 93e and July wheat at 86%c for July and 56%c for September. Corn prices steady with July and September around 56%c and oats quoted near 35% to 36%c. Receipts yesterday totaled 66,000 bushels of wheat and 87,000 of corn with 62,900 bushels of oats. shipments included 7,100 wheat and 35,000 corn.

ST. Louis

Real Estate Transfers List Includes Numerous City Blocks

A long record of 1913 real estate transfers details transactions among Julius Holz Carl Fisk Adolph Holz Henne Narcissa Place Company Louis Sebera and others. Entries list lots blocks new city blocks and sale prices across Los Angeles Heights Berlin Heights Englewood and nearby areas with amounts ranging from 90 to 4500 dollars and including quitclaims undivided interests and guardian transfers.

Julius Holz Carl Fisk Guy PF. Stovall New City Adolph Holz H. G. Henne G F. Stovall M. ¥. de Puga Genero Garza Narcissa Place Company Mrs. K Halley Narcissa Place Street Realty Company Louis Sebera College Heights G. Berlanger Charlies F. Davilla Minnie Sledge Guardian D. R. Hays W. Y A. T. Harrison Eugen Walthal New City Block Mrs. A G Zimmermann J. H. Berry Higginbotham Survey W. Wilson Los Angeles Heights Company Blackford Los Angeles Heights W. A B.er. Cocke H. L. Halff Neit A. S EB. Gantt H. .Bernstein Angeles Heights Erich Menger Sr C. A. Bihl B. Gantt W. H. Conway R. B. Carberry S. E. Gantt W. R. G. Wilbur E. Gantt B. E. Greenwood Southwestern Land Corporation Albert J. Migl Berlin Heights William Dobrowolski Et al Chastel McKinnon M. M. Eicherberger George H. Collins Cloudcroft S. E Chappelle Street

Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples

James Matthew Abbott and Hulda Hereh mann Juan Martinez and Josefita Penalozs obtained marriage licenses, confirming unions for both couples.

James Matthew Abbott Hulda Herehmann Juan Martinez Josefita Penalozs

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