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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1913

Page

15

New York City Bond Flotation Fails to Excite Stocks

The New York market this week stayed semi-torpid as a $25,000,000 bond flotations failed to spark trading. Over-subscription did not lift prices. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rose on rumors of a settlement, while forced liquidation and cautious optimism characterized the week amid mixed interior and eastern sentiment.

New York Harriman Lng Union-Southern Pacific Oon Shorts Union Pacific Southern Pacific Steel Union Park Minnesota Rock Island St. Louis San Francisco Seaboard

U S Mercantile Rates and Cotton Region Bulletin May 24 1913

New York markets steady in mercantile paper and sterling exchange with 60 day bills at 4.83 and demand at 4.86 40. For the Cotton Region Bulletin the 24 hour period ends at 8 a m meteorological notes say fair weather with some eastern cloudiness and rain and near normal temperatures rainfall heavy in Wilmington Atlanta and Savannah districts Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau

New York Sterling Exchange Wilmington Atlanta Savannah

Money rates on call time loans steady in New York

New York on May 24 reports money market rates for on call loans nominal and steady with a range for time loans of 60 days at 4 percent, 90 days at 4 percent, six months at 4 percent, and 90 day notes at 3 4 percent.

New York

Cotton seed prices listed for Memphis market

Cotton seed products in Memphis dated May 24 show Prime basis oil at 6.10 cents, meal at 28 per long ton, linters at 2% 3X%c, reflecting current price quotes for traders and buyers.

Memphis Tenn

Cotton seed market closes firm in New York trading

Spot price 7.08 with May to December futures quoted from 6.43 to 7.28 per unit. Sales volumes show 200 on May, 100 on July, 100 on August, 100 on September, and 200 on November, with total sales around 10,600 units.

New York I. Ia

Copper and iron prices report for New York markets

New York markets show copper prices steady on May 24 with electrolytic copper at 16 cents and casting copper at 15 62 percent. Iron remains uncharged with no change noted in the report.

New York

Thos C Nelson Civil Engineer and Contractor

Biography notes Thos C Nelson as a civil engineer and contractor with eleven years in charge of street and patio construction. Mentions concrete work and land surveying with dated references.

Thos. C. Nelson Rene Patio

Cotton movement report shows 2500 bales short year over year

Secretary Hester reports week movement into sight at 653,988 bales with season total 2,169,000. Foreign exports for the week 68,251 and total season takings 7,071,110, while seaboard stocks and Southern centers remain higher than 1912 levels amid shifting mill demand and port receipts.

Hester New Orleans United States Mississippi Ohio Potomac Mills Canada Southern Mills North South Seaboard

National plan to form food trades association at Atlantic City

Plans endorsed by the National Wholesale Grocers Association call for a national food trades group to pursue uniform state food laws and labeling practices. The New York Journal of Commerce notes interstate shipments and diverse state laws create expense and friction, with San Antonio traders among those seeking such an organization.

National Wholesale Grocers’ Association Atlantic City New York Journal of Commerce Food Trades Association San Antonio Asana City

Chicago Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices on May 24

Chicago hog receipts 12 000 with market active prices from 6.50 to 8.65 for pigs and 8.05 to 9.45 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 400 with Beeves 7.10 to 8.85 and stockers 5.80 to 8.00 among others. Sheep receipts 1 000 with natives 5.25 to 6.00 and lambs 5.75 to 7.60.

Chicago Texas South Texas California Ereen i

Coffee futures hold steady as July and December gains noted

Rio futures at 11 1 2 cents, July 11.04 cents, December 11.28 cents. A witty aside remarks that women fixated on clothes may end up with a robe and halo. Judge's quip appears at end.

Texas Melons Lead Off Season on Produce Markets

First Texas cantaloupes and watermelons of the season appear on the produce row with prices up to 60 cents each. Advices say the watermelon crop promises a big year as weather is ideal and acreage larger. Retailers report mixed quality and deterioration concerns while shippers are urged to send only fresh stock amid high guaranteed stock prices. Butter remains abundant and cheaper, chickens move slowly, and grocers note steady business with tariff-driven price revisions expected.

Texas Last Rges Commission

Markets Market Prices From Fresh Eggs To Pecans

Extensive list of wholesale prices for eggs poultry butter cheese and fruits with multiple regional variations. Includes Texas California Idaho Florida and Alabama items for tomatoes potatoes onions apples oranges strawberries cherries and more. Also covers syrups canned goods nuts dried fruits sugar and coffee with per unit and per weight quotes.

Texas Florida California Idaho Alabama

Trade Outlook Is Promising With Large Business Volume

A. G. & Co. reports that trade remains brisk across most sectors to meet immediate needs. Tariff uncertainty and cautious policy slow new orders while crop prospects boost confidence. western regions show optimism and money remains active for credits though collections lag.

New York Far West Middle West New York City

Canned Vegetables and Meats Prices From San Antonio Market

Market list shows canned vegetables with No 2, No 3 standard tomatoes at 95c and 1.26, corn prices, and Maine No 4 crown at 7c with various pack sizes. Meat section lists dry salt extras at 12 40, bacon and lard prices, corn and oats bulk rates, citron and peel values, and flour and meal retailers prices.

Maine London B. San Antonio

Market Quotations Chicago May 24 Butter Eggs Potatoes

Quotations listed in Chicago on May 24 show butter steady at 24 to 27 cents, eggs unchanged, and potatoes lower. Local receipts totaled 68 cars with new potatoes quoted at 1.25 to 1.50. Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin price ranges reported. Live chickens, springs noted.

Chicago Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin

Market Quotations Report From St Louis May 24

Quotations from St Louis on May 24 show poultry prices for chickens at 16 1/2 to 16 3/4 cents per pound, springs at 26 to 32 cents, turkeys at 18 to 19 cents, ducks at 12 cents, geese at 7 cents. Butter creamery at 24 to 27 cents per pound. Eggs lic

ST. Louis

Butter Steady as Cheese Firm in New York Market

In New York on May 24 the butter market remained unchanged with steady prices while the cheese market showed firmness. Egg prices also held steady with receipts totaling 24 964 cases.

New York

Kansas City Price Report May 24 Butter and Eggs Unchanged

Kansas City market update shows butter and eggs holding steady. Poultry prices listed: hens 13 to 13 1/2 cents, roosters 10 cents, ducks 15 cents.

Kansas City

Strawberry Shipments Rise From Springfield Area

Springfield Missouri reports 309 carloads of strawberries shipped by the Frisco so far this season, up from 269 in the same period last year. Officials expect shipments to reach 1000 carloads.

Springfield

Coffee market quiet with slight tone ease in New York

The New York coffee market on May 24 showed quiet trading with small selling and no standout features. Avre and Hamburg held steady, Rio rose 25 reis while Santos advanced 60 reis, No. 7 Rio up 11 percent. total sales reached 21,760 bags.

New York Avre Hamburg Rio Rele Santos

Liberal Cattle Run at Market Centers

Liberal receipts of all kinds of livestock appeared at Texas and North markets over the past week with some price declines that were not material. Cattle totals rose in Chicago and Kansas City while Fort Worth sales were steady with hogs showing a rising market though consumer shifts toward lighter meats persist. Best cows topped 5.50, calves 8, hogs 8.25, with cattle common from 4 to 4.75 and calves 6.50 to 7, while sheep and goats were insufficient for quotations.

Union Stock Yards Texas North Chicago Kansas City Fort Worth

Fort Worth Sale Reports Mixed Livestock Prices

Fort Worth market notes 500 cattle and 400 calves offered with slow but steady cattle trade and calves down about a quarter. Best calves sold to $8 in carload lots, stocker steers $6.40, hogs 900 head steady with two cars at the site and others at 8.60 to 8. , sheep and lambs active and steady with 65 head receipts and lambs up to 8.50.

Fort Worth Tex

Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 24

Receipts total 200 head including 100 Southerns with market steady. Native steers 7.25 to 8.65, Southern steers 4.75 to 7.50, Southern cows and heifers 4.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 2500, market strong. bulk 8.45 to 8.55, heavy 8.45 to 8.62, lights 8.50 to 8.60, pigs 7.25 to 7.75. Sheep receipts none, market steady. muttons 4.00 to 6.50, range wethers and yearlings 4.50 to 7.00.

Kansas City

Sugar prices steady across refined and raw markets

New York reports no change in all grades of refined and spot raw sugar. European beet sugar markets show firmer levels with May and June beets at 9s 244 and August beets at 9s 6%.

New York

Nervous Shorts Prompt Higher Cotton Prices Across Markets

The cotton market shows renewed strength with prices reaching new highs on short-covering and bullish demand. Officials note favorable crop prospects in the south after heavy rainfall, while New York inventories and delivery expectations influence July futures. Closing bids: May 11.66, July 11.78, October 11.20, December 11.21, January 11.18.

New York National Gunners’ Association South Liverpool

Cotton Receipts and Exports Report Week Summary

The report shows net cotton receipts at 59,620 bales for the week at all ports, with total receipts since Sept 1 at 1,640,931 bales. Exports for the week amount to 66,340 bales, and visible stocks include 438,106 bales at all US ports and 342,216 bales in interior towns. Overland to mills and Canada is 2,611 bales, with Southern mill takings around 30,000 bales. interior stock loss is 26,635 bales. Brought into sight for the week is 65,596 bales.

United States Liverpool Oversea Great Britain Joos Casseucrecy Mills Canada Interior Towns Galveston Tex New Orleans Mobile Ala Savannah Charleston 8. C Wilmington N. C Norfolk Baltimore New York City Boston Mass Neort News Philadelphia San Francisco Cal Brunswick Tobasch Tor Pensacola Fila Portland Ore Port Arthur Sabine Jacksonville Fla Tacoma Laredo Aransas Pass Seattle Wash Georgetown Eve

Spot Cotton Prices Steady in Liverpool Market

Liverpool May 24 spot cotton dull and steady with middling fall to 7.32d and other grades listed. Sales reached 4000 bales including 400 for speculation and export and 2800 American. Receipts at 3000 with no American purchases.

Liverpool

Futures yield curve quotes from Liverpool

In Liverpool on May 24 futures opened quiet and closed very steady with a series of forward contract quotes across several month pairs. Notable rates include May 6.56 pence, June-July 6.5244, Aug-Sept 6.38144, and Dec-Jan 6.124 with multiple other pairings listed through May-June 6.15%.

Liverpool

Cotton Market Report From New Orleans May 24 1897

New Orleans notes a quiet market with spot sales and receipts of 1897 bales. Prices listed include low ordinary 9 1 2 c to strict good ordinary 11 1 2 c, middling 12 7 16 c, strict middling 12 c to good middling 12 18 16 c. Stock reported at 74,759 bales.

New Orleans

Spot market closes steady on revised figures

Houston data shows revised spot market with 853 sales at various grades and 257 bales shipped. Stock stands at 73 945 with prices ranging from 7 ½ to 13 cents across low ordinary to middling fair.

Houston Tex

Spot cotton closes quiet in Galveston market

Galveston May 24 spot cotton closes quiet and unchanged. Sales on spot immediate delivery none. Receipts total 1880 with stock at 118,066.

Galveston Tex

Spot cotton prices steady with no sales reported

In New York on May 24 spot cotton closed quiet with middling uplands at 12.10 cents and middling gulf at 12.85 cents. No sales were recorded.

New York Gulf

Cotton Market Steady in Memphis Midling Trade

In Memphis Texas on May 24 the cotton market shows steady spot demand with prices unchanged. Mid dling grade stands at 12 and three quarters cents per pound with little movement from the previous session.

Memphis Texas

New York Clearing Banks Hold Large Excess Reserves

The weekly statement shows clearing house banks and trust companies in New York City maintaining $27,298,000 in excess reserves above legal requirements, up $1,719,000 from the prior week. Loans, deposits, and cash figures are listed with gains and declines across categories for both city institutions and outside banks in greater New York.

Monk Greater New York

Wheat Trade Sees Mixed Western Crop Progress Signals

Western crop progress rumors reach Chicago as Kansas fields face reports of deterioration while some merchants dispute them. The market features profit taking by large houses and short selling, with dull cash activity, weak oats, and minor pork and rib trading alongside a strong lard market.

Chicago Kansas Southwest Boston Northwestern

Chicago Grain Prices and Mixed Market Quotes

Cash wheat prices listed for No 2 red at 1.07 to 1.08 and No 2 hard around 92 to 95 cents. No 1 Northern quoted 93 to 95 cents, No 2 northern 92 to 93 cents, No 2 spring 92 to 93 cents. Velvet chaff 91 to 95 cents, durum 90 to 9 cents. Corn No 2 at 58 to 59 cents, white and yellow varieties around 53 to 41 cents. The text includes garbled trailing words.

Chicago

Grain price quotes and receipts at St Louis market

Quotations were as Cash wheat track No 2 red 1 06 track No 2 hard 93 95 cents corn No 2 60 cents No 2 white 60½ cents oats No 2 track 40 9 cents No 2 white close July wheat 88 5 cents Sept 88 cents corn July 57 4 cents Sept 57 cents oats July 37 5 37 cents Receipts yesterday flour 10 000 barrels wheat 29 000 bushels corn 13 000 bushels oats 39 000 bushels Shipments flour 9 000 barrels wheat 48 000 bushels corn 30 000 bushels oats 45 000 bushels

ST. Louis

Market Quotes and Horticultural Prices Reported

Kansas City May 24 Quotations day’s prices for grain and commodities listed. Wheat prices May 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 cents. corn 60 to 57 7/8 cents. oats 39 1/2 to 38 1/2 cents. Yesterday’s shipments show wheat 32,000 bushels, corn 44,000, oats 7,000.

Kansas City

New Issues Abroad Hit London Market Test Swamps Investors

London reports a surge of new offerings as underwriters test markets. Major items include Great Northern Railway 750000 pounds preference plus 500000 pounds debenture, Armstrong Whitworth 11 million pounds preference, Beardmore 1 million pounds preference, British American Tobacco 11 million pounds, Hungarian two year notes ~6 million pounds, Saskatchewan 350000 pounds yearly notes at 4.4 percent, and a Chinese loan with premium and over 3 million pounds London portion already sold.

London Great Northern Railway Armstrong Whitworth Company William Beardmore & Co British American Tobacco Company Province of Saskatchewan New York Thei

Marine Intelligence Galveston May 24 Arrivals and Clearances

Galveston reports arrivals including Denver New York Jacob Luck enchab Baltimore via Newport News El Oriente New York Fort Morgan Bocas del Toro with July steamers Cleared through port to Havre Ghent Penrith Castle Penrith Castle Havre Ghent Ethelhilda Aare hus Norvega Christiana Paris plans to use automobiles to collect rubbish and ashes.

Galveston Tex Denver New York Jacob Luckenbach Baltimore Newport News el Oriente Fort Morgan Bocas del Toro Penrith Castle Havre Ghent Basil Ethelhilda Aarehus Denmark Norvega Christiana

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