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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
13
The Weather Bureau forecasts for San Antonio and vicinity remain fair tonight and Saturday. East Texas likewise sees fair conditions through tonight and Saturday.
Morning trading faltered as European mood worsened and public interest failed to revive gains. California Petroleum fell to 35% a new low. St Louis and San Francisco issues declined. Pennsylvania hit a new low as weak low priced stocks pulled the market down before a firm close. Berlin reports Chinese loan oversubscribed five times.
Memphis spot cotton in Memphis Tennessee on May 23 held steady with middling grade at 12 cents per pound.
The notice pitches Ingleside and Harbor City as vacation spots with options to stay in hotels at moderate rates or camp for free ground fuel bathing and fishing. It emphasizes low costs and abundant access to bay fishing and land lots, urging budget minded travelers to consider camping or hotel stays.
The produce market reports Texas watermelons and cantaloupes likely arriving next week, two weeks earlier than last season, with ideal growing weather boosting supply. Florida is offering watermelons at high quoted prices, while Texas markets see plentiful fruits and dairy prices edging up with few buyers for imported cheese and butter.
Butter and creamery prices hold steady while eyes and poultry slide. Receipts total 15 021 cases with potatoes rising to 1 50 to 1 75 a bushel reflecting Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin prices. Chickens and springs in live condition move at local market levels.
Quotations list poultry prices with chickens at 26 32c, turkeys 16c, ducks 12c, geese 7c. butter Creamery 24 28c. eggs 1c. Read from St. Louis on May 23.
For the 24 hours ending 8 a m May 23 1913 the western belt reports fair weather while the eastern part is unsettled and showery Temperatures near normal Rainfall of an inch or more in the New Orleans Vicksburg Montgomery Mobile area and surrounding districts.
New York opened May 28 with gains in May and August, but prices slipped to a 5 to 7 point loss as the day progressed. Liverpool demand from continental buyers kept some support while Wall Street shorts remained active on July and later months. Spot middling at 12.10. Overall week end figures show a standoff amid rain reports and clearing weather in the central belt.
Fort Worth Texas May 23 Only 1800 cattle and 200 calves arrived Friday with light receipts aiding a steady market. Five cars of choice heavy steers from Aledo sold at 8 and 7.75 dollars. Hogs sold active and steady with top at 8.70 and typical at 8.55 to 8.66. About 460 sheep and lambs sold steady with lambs at 5.00 and 8.26 dollars.
May 2 market report shows hog receipts 24000 with slow trade and mixed, heavy, and pig weights at 8.05 to 9.35 dollars. cattle receipts 1500 with steady trade and ranges from 3.80 to 7.90. sheep receipts 5000 with strong demand and native lambs 6.75 to 7.60.
Receipts and prices show cattle at 1000 head with 500 southerns and a steady market. Native steers 7.25 to 8.65, southern steers 5.75 to 7.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 7000 with a lower market. bulk 8.35 to 8.50, heavy 8.85 to 8.46, lights 8.40 to 8.50, pigs 7.00 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 000 with a steady market. muttons 4.00 to 6.50, yearlings 4.60 to 7.00.
In St Louis on May 23 cattle receipts reached 2900 with 400 Texans. market steady for native beef steers 7.76 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 8.75, Texas and Oklahoma stock 6.25 to 8.50, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs at 10,000 receipts sold lower with pigs and lights 7.00 to 8.70 and good heavy 8.55 to 8.65. Sheep receipts 600 with shorn stock steady. wooled muttons 5.00 to 5.75 and lambs 7.00.
New Orleans May 23 Cotton futures opened steady to slightly higher as cables beat due while rains in the eastern belt prompted short selling and profit takers. Prices rose to two points above yesterday's close but slipped to 2 3 points under by midmorning. The weather map showed low temperatures and kept bears cautious amid nervous, narrow trading. By noon trading months were 1 to 2 points net down as central rains prompted cautious buying.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with quotes for May through Dec and several months showing slight variations. Bid and ask levels appeared narrow with notable activity around the May and June contracts.
New Orleans cotton spot steady with middling at 127 16c. Sales on spot 432 bales. arrivals 192. Low ordinary 95 16c. ordinary 9 1/2c. good ordinary 11c. strict good ordinary 11 1/2c. Low middling 12c. strict low middling 12c. middling 12 7/8c. strict middling 12 7/8c. good middling 13 1/2c. strict good middling 13 1/2c. middling fair 18 7/8c. nominal. Receipts 2019 bales. Stock 72,944 bales.
In Liverpool on May 23 spot cotton showed limited demand with prices steady. Middling fair 7.834, good middling 6.994, middling 6.79d, low middling 6.65d, good ordinary 6.31d, ordinary 5.97d. Sales 5000 bales including 1000 for speculation and export and 4000 American. Receipts 18,000 bales with 17,500 American.
In New York on May 28 Prime mercantile paper remains at 5 percent with sterling exchange heavy. Actual business in bankers' bills shows 60 day bills at 4.83 and demand at 4.8635. Commercial bills quoted at 4.82. Bar silver at 59 1/2 cents, Mexican dollars at 48 cents. Government bonds weak and railroad bonds irregular.
In New York on May 28 coffee market shows No 7 Rio futures holding steady with July at 11.07 cents and December at 11.24 cents per pound, signaling little price movement for the session.
New York prices show copper firm with spot and May at 15.37, June 15.30, July 15.00, electrolytic 15.87 to 16.00 and related values for tin lead spelter antimony iron. Tin and antimony listed with Monday figures, iron grades No 1 northern and No 1 southern steady to easy.
Futures opened firm and closed steady in London on May 23 with a list of active contracts. May to June at 6.58, June-July 6.50, July-Aug 6.46, Aug-Sep 6.36 with subsequent forward quotes through May-June 6.10 and beyond.
Chicago May 23 Wheat rose on cautious Kansas crop data and light offerings as harvest prospects and world shipment bets sharpen. July wheat opened near 90 cents and traded up before finishing weak at 90 cents. Corn advanced but closed lower, while hogs firmed then eased with nearby pork and lard prices mixed.
Quotations show cash wheat and corn prices with bid asks for No 2 hard and No 2 red wheat. May July and Sept futures listed for wheat, corn and oats. Receipts and shipments for wheat corn and oats provided for yesterday.
Cash wheat: No. 2 red 1.07 1.08 percent. No. 2 hard 92 94 cents. No. 1 northern 92 94 cents. No. 2 northern 91 93 cents. No. 2 spring 91 92 cents. velvet chaff 90 96 cents. durum 90 96 cents. Corn: No. 2 5 percent. No. 2 white 62 cents. No. 2 yellow 59 cents. Oats: No. 2 white 42 cents. standard 41 to 42 cents.
The Memphis and New York markets show firm oil prices with May 23 bids at 7.08 to 7.14 for various contracts. Spot at 7.08, May 7.10, July 7.11, August 7.20, September 7.21, October 6.92, November 6.51, December 6.41. Total sales 19 500.
Marshall Texas notes ripe peaches from Scottsville orchard served May 14 and 15 with regular peach express shipments starting May 20 to Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans. New York money reports steady call at 2¼ percent with various time loans quoted from 60 days to six months.
While examining a pistol E. Ran dea proprietor of the Maverick barber shop was shot in the right arm yesterday afternoon. The wound is a flesh injury and not serious after medical care he was sent home to recover.
The Travis Club directors race lists nine nominees with six seats to fill. Voting runs 4 to 8 pm on Tuesday May 27. ballots must be delivered to the judge in person. Nominees include Atlee B. Ayres Graham Dowdell Emil Frank G A C Halff Edward McClannahan Harvey L Page T N Smith W C Tobin and J W Warren.
Judge James B. Wells of Brownsville is in the city and occupied in the forenoon today in the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals in the interest of clients. Oxine Gas demo at 723 West Houston Street. 15 cents per thousand cubic feet. a twentieth century wonder. National Fund dance at West End Pavilion Sunday May 25 at 8 p m. Fred H. Kliefoth returns from St. Louis after second year of medical studies toward M D. Woodmen Hall hosts White Rose Grove social and dance Saturday May 24. admission 10 cents.
Community updates list club meetings office notices and social events including electing a president at Prospect Hill Improvement Club and a church dance at Electric Park. Also reported are court adjournments a sewer cave in and upcoming dances taught by local instructors with phone contacts and venue names.
W C Pauchee, graduate of the New York School of Dramatic Art, will present a recital and dramatic program at Beacon Hill Baptist Church tonight under the Ladies Aid Society. Funds raised from the event will be donated to the church.
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