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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1914

Page

9

Official Notice to Property Owners on Pereida Street

City Clerk Fred Fries gives notice by publication of a resolution about Pereida Street between Garden Street and Presa Street. The notice outlines matters contained in the resolution as adopted by the City of San Antonio administration.

Pereida Street Garden Street Presa Street Fred Fries City of San Antonio Traction Co Tex Maverick Park Madison Square Washington Park Clinton G. Brown Medina County W. A. Stewart Gunter City Hall Adfreee P City

Public hearing ordered on Pereida Street improvements

San Antonio City Council orders street work on Pereida Street from Garden to Presa with concrete paving and curb work. It approves City Engineer plans, estimates costs, and levies special assessments on abutting property and railroads. Hearing set for June 16, 1914 to consider assessments and proceed under the Procedure Ordinance.

State OF Texas County Bexar San Antonio Perelda City OF Pereida Gargen South Presa Street Rushmore & Gowdy Bee Bexar County Texas Ouestine Cc. B Pereida St Chas Max Uh Elizabeth Uhi

Summer Special Palm Beach Suits Dry Cleaned

E Y White Dyeing and Cleaning Co advertises a summer offer for Palm Beach suits cleaned dry. Phone numbers listed as 850 for contact and service.

Palm Beach E. Y. White Dyeing and Cleaning Company

Bids Sought for Asylum Buildings and City Bridges

Notice to contractors invites bids for three reinforced concrete buildings for the Southwestern Insane Asylum in San Antonio Texas. Bids cover building plumbing heating wiring and tile floors with a 75 plan check return. Bids due June 22 1914 at 2 pm in the architect Charles T Boelhauwe office.

Charles T. Boelhauwe San Antonio Texas Southwestern Insane Asylum Chas. T. Beelhauwe W. C. Rigsby F. &. White Tex Commerce St Johnson St Hans Heland Clinton G. Brown

Gracie Cornett Ramsey Real Estate Ad

Real estate rentals and loans focused on city property and rentals. Mrs Gracie Cornett Ramsey invites patronage.

Gracie Cornett Ramsey

Cloudy Forecast and Texas Rain Totals Report

The forecast to 7 p m Wednesday calls for partly cloudy skies with possible showers in San Antonio and East Texas. Yesterday had no precipitation, with a daily total of .07 inch and a season-to-date surplus of 2.25 inches since January 1.

San Antonio East Texas A. m

San Angelo Wool Clip Sells At High Texas Bid

Telegraphed reports show 2 000 000 to 2 500 000 pounds of San Angelo wool sold to Boston buyers with prices of 16 cents for short spring and 19 1/2 cents for twelve month old wool. Abe Cohen of A Cohen & Co San Antonio notes strong Texas spring wool demand abroad and a competitive market as mills anticipate a big cotton crop.

San Angelo Boston Abe Cohen A. Cohen & Co San Antonio Cohen

Cotton Situation At A Glance

Weekly cotton summary shows visible supply and takings figures for week ending Friday and for the season since September 1. Includes notes on shipment status and market trend.

Wheat and corn fluctuate amid harvest outlook and dry weather

The market showed mixed moves with May wheat holding gains briefly while others edged down. Corn rose on shorts covering before slipping as domestic harvest prospects improved and Argentina shippers renewed selling efforts. Provisions declined with hogs weak and overall prices closing steady to fractional changes.

Chicago Shorts

Calf Buyers Pay Eight Dollars at Union Stock Yards

May 26 union stock yards reports show calf division bringing eight dollars per hundredweight due to quality. Cows top at five fifty, hogs from seven to seven eighty five, no sheep or goats offered. Fort Worth and other markets show hog price declines. rain forecast prompts cattleman and farmer worry. Official receipts list 125 cattle 25 calves and 51 hogs.

Union Stock Yards Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Fort Worth Texas

Cotton market gains spark trading on bullish weather outlook

New York and New Orleans futures rise as old crop prices hit new highs with May futures near 13.95. Liverpool climbs amid steady cables as traders await a favorable weekly weather report. Spot markets show gains in New York and Liverpool with mixed moves elsewhere.

New York

Cotton futures open steady in New York trade

Cotton futures opened steady in New York on May 26 with May at 18.85 cents, July at 12.88, and October 12.40. Day quotations showed highs and lows around 18.00 to 13.89 cents, ending mostly unchanged to modestly higher.

New York

Bullish Cotton Prices Rise on Weather Forecasts

New Orleans cotton opened 2 to 3 points higher on bullish price news. After the call, prices climbed as forecast showers for Texas and Oklahoma boosted demand. By noon, values were 12 to 13 points above yesterday's close with buying tied to weather and crop reports.

New Orleans Texas Oklahoma

Cotton futures rise at New Orleans opening May price gains

Futures in New Orleans opened higher with May up to 13.51 and July and October quoted around 13.18 and 12.40. Cotton closed 4 to 5 points higher as daily quotations show a range from high to low with multiple figures unclear due to damaged OCR.

New Orleans

Spot cotton market in Liverpool with firm tone

Liverpool market shows firm spot cotton with good middling at 8.25d, middling 7.63d, low middling 7.164d. Sales reach 6000 bales including 600 for export and speculation. receipts recorded at 8000 bales.

Liverpool

Cotton futures steady in Liverpool market

Liverpool reports a steady cotton futures session with May at 7.284, May-June 7.28d, July-August 7.104, August-September 6.96d, October-November 6.68d, December-January 6.58d, and January-February 6.584d.

Liverpool

Chicago Market Quotes May 26 Wheat and Corn Prices

Chicago bulk quotes show wheat at No 2 red and hard around 99 cents per bushel with gains in May and July futures. Corn prices hover near 71 to 72 cents for No 2 and yellow, with standard oats and barley noted. cash grain values also listed for various grades.

Chicago

Fort Worth Market Reports Mixed Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices

Fort Worth Texas markets show cattle receipts around 4000 and calves 6500 with varied strength across classes. Hogs decline 10 to 16 cents with good stock bringing about 8.00 to 8.20. Sheep activity slows as wethers fetch 5.00 to 5.25, ewes 4.75 to 6.00, lambs 6.50 to 8.00 from 3200 head.

Fort Worth Tex

Intermittent Rates Reported Across Ports and Cities

New York shows 14.20 while New Orleans mid 18 percent and Houston at 181 cents a unit. Galveston records 13 percent, Liverpool 7.634 percent. Data reflect mixed midlevel rates across several ports and cities.

New York New Orleans Houston Galveston Liverpool

Spot cotton steady in Houston market at middling 13 3/4

Houston Spot cotton held steady with middling at 13 and a half to 13 3/4 cents. Sales today reached 4317 bales with no arrivals reported.

Market Quotations From Kansas City May 26

Wheat prices quoted as No. 2 hard 90 9/16 to 91 9/16 cents, No. 2 red 91 92 cents. Corn No. 2 mixed 71 2 to 72 1/2 cents, No. 3 white oats No. 2 white 40 1/2 to 40 3/4 cents, No. 2 mixed 39 1/2 to 40 cents.

Kansas City

Grain futures close steady with small gains in Kansas City

Grain futures in Kansas City closed steady on May 26 with Wheat at 88 3/4 for May and 80 3/4 for July, Corn at 71 4 for May and 68 1/4 for July, and Oats at 89 cents for May and July.

Kansas City

Chicago Market Receipts and Quotations May 26

Hog receipts 15000 weak with bulk sales 8.20 to 8.25 and pigs 7.30 to 8.16. Cattle receipts 2500 steady with beeves 7.35 to 9.80 and cows 3.75 to 8.55. Sheep receipts 15000 slow with sheep 6.15 to 6.10 and lambs 6.10 to 8.20.

Chicago

Cotton on Spot in Galveston Holds Steady

Cotton on spot unchanged in Galveston Texas with middling price at 13 and three quarters cents per pound. Sales total 1690 bales with no arrivals.

New York Spot Cotton Rises Ten Points

Spot cotton in New York on May 26 climbs ten points with middling at 14.20. No sales reported or deliveries on contract.

Crockett Or New New York

Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices May 26

Receipts and quotations show hogs at 8.00 to 8.17 for heavy and lights, cattle receipts at 7000 with prime fed steers from 8.50 to 9.15 and cows down to 4.50, and sheep receipts at 8000 with lambs 7.00 to 9.00 and yearlings around 5.50 to 6.25. Southern cattle and miscellaneous grades appear in smaller ranges.

Kansas City

Market quotes from St. Louis grains report

Wheat trading at No 2 red 95 96 and No 2 hard 93 97 percent. Corn No 2 71 73 cents, No 2 white 73 24 cents. Oats No 2 40 cents, No 2 white 41 cents.

ST. Louis

Livestock Market Report from St Louis May 26 Hogs Cattle Sheep

Receipts and prices for hogs pigs cattle and sheep released from St Louis show hog receipts at 18 000 with good heavy hogs 8 25 to 8 30, cattle receipts 6 600 including 2 200 Texans, steady trade with native beef steers 7 50 to 9 10, cows and heifers 4 25 to 9 00, stockers 5 00 to 8 00, Texas and Indian cattle 5 75 to 8 49, native calves 6 00 to 10 26, sheep receipts 3 500 steady with muttons 4 25 to 5 55, lambs 7 00 to 9 50.

ST. Louis Texas

New Orleans Spot Cotton Steady at 13 ½ Cents

New Orleans May 26 spot cotton unchanged with Middling at 13 ½ cents. Spot sales reached 1000 bales, with 550 bales arriving and 906 bales delivered on contract.

New Orleans

Market Summary of Base Metals and London Prices

New York market shows lead steady around 3.85, with London lead at 18 pounds 12s 6d. Spelter at 5.05 with London value 21 pounds 7s 6d. Copper held at 14.25 with lake cost 14.00 to 14.25, tin firm at 83.85 spot and 33.20 to 33.40 for July, iron steady. London copper quotes 3 pounds 6s with futures 16s 3d. tin futures 162 pounds. Cleveland warrants for iron listed at 5s 1d 1/2.

New York London Cleveland

Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Firm In New York

The cotton seed oil market closed firm in New York. Spot price quoted at 7.13 to 7.19 per barrel with May 7.13 bid and June at 7.123 to 7.14. Futures span from July 7.21 to August 7.38, and later months 7.41 to 7.42 with December around 6.73 to 6.80. Total sales reported 13,700 barrels.

New York

Mercantile Marine Issues Fuel Stock Market Rally

New York May 26 Mercantile marine issues advanced after a Supreme Court ruling linked to the Titanic disaster. 4% bonds rose over 2 points and preferred shares gained, while Texas Company slipped. General Motors led gains as bonds in the Gould group weakened. Wabash and Denver refundings dropped. A new $1,000,000 gold export engagement was announced. Bonds were irregular and the market closed easy.

New York Mercantile Marine Supreme Court Texas Company General Motors Gould Group Motors Wabash Denver

U S Money Market Notes May 26 Call Money Ruling Rate

New York May 26 call money or ruling rate 2 percent closing bid 1 2 percent. Time loans steady at 60 and 90 days 2 percent per cent and 3 months.

New York

Mercantile Market Quotes And Bond Status In New York

On May 26 the mercantile paper yield stands at 4 percent, Sterling exchange remains firm with 60 day bills at 4 dollars 86.10 and demand at 4 dollars 88.75. Commercial bills trade at 4 dollars 85 and a half. Bar silver is at 56 3/4 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars fetch 44 cents. Government bonds hold steady while railroad bonds show irregular trading.

New York Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange

New York Coffee Market Briefing May Decline

New York May coffee market reports steady prices with No. 7 Rio Swe quality. Market notes indicate September futures at 8.83 while other contracts show modest activity.

Dee

Farmers cattle prices rise amid mixed farm market data

Department of Agriculture figures show cattle prices at $6.29 per hundredweight, up 21 cents, with wide state variation. Hog prices averaged $7.89 per hundred, down from last year, while sheep averaged $4.96, down from $5.14 a year earlier. Rhode Island and Connecticut reported the highest hog prices, Florida the lowest.

Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture Michigan Iowa South Kansas Wisconsin Alabama Georgia Mississippi Rhode Island New Hampshire New Jersey Nebraska Missouri Kentucky Virginia Oklahoma Ohio New England Texas Florida Connecticut

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