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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1912
Page
7
South Texas watermelons arrive on the San Antonio market at 50 cents each in limited supply. Cantaloupes from Mexico and abundant green corn tomatoes peaches fill the display as prices drop. Households expect a broad array of vegetables for dinner with the cost of living at a low level.
AP reports mixed dairy and produce quotes from Chicago trading floors. Creameries and cheese prices hold steady while potatoes show strength. various receipts tallied and regional prices for Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota noted.
In St Louis on May 27 quotations show poultry steady with chickens at 12 cents, springs 28 to 35 cents, turkeys 12 and a half cents, duckalic and geese at 6 cents. Butter dull and creamery butter at 22 to 27 cents. Eggs unchanged at 16 1/2 cents.
Quotations from Kansas City today show creamery butter at 26 cents, firsts 24, seconds 22, packing stock 19 percent, extras 19, firsts 16, seconds 12 cents.
New York May 27 eggs hold steady as fresh gathered extras trade around 21 cents a dozen. Association report notes limited movement and stable market tones amid mild demand.
New York May 27 raw sugar prices firm with muscovado 89 test at 3.48 cents and 96 test at 3.98 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.28 cents. Refined section quiet. Molasses and leather steady.
iron and steel review notes producers resort to substitutions like Bessemer steel to open hearth, shifting orders from Chicago to Alabama, and seeking open market billets as finished material delivery pressures rise. Loco motive orders push prices up, while tubes, bars, plates and shapes face urgent shipments amid rising equipment and construction contracts.
Special to the Liter Austin Texas May 27 Deen Miller who was sentenced to 25 years for the murder of his 15 year old brother in law Alex Baker will be transported to the penitentiary within the week Miller has decided not to appeal his case.
New York markets opened with little movement and few changes as trading stayed dull. Leaders showed minor strength while overall activity remained light amid expectations of Supreme Court decisions and limited commitments.
Increasing cloudiness is forecast for tonight and Tuesday across San Antonio and far East Texas. Precipitation yesterday was none, with 0.08 inch expected in the day’s totals. since January 1, rainfall stands at 10.52 inches, with a 0.17 inch deficiency. Observations were taken at a.m. standard time with air pressure at sea level. wind arrows indicate direction and speed.
The Associated Press reports sustained activity in mercantile paper and banker bills with firm prices. Exchange rates stand at 4.84.75 for 60 days and 4.187.20 for demand, while commercial bills and Mexican dollars show firm levels along with government bonds and road bonds easing.
Trustee A L Wright has resigned from the local school board and a successor will be named at a June 6 special meeting. The board has elected a full corps of teachers and principals for the 1912 1913 term, with 41 teachers, six more than the previous term. Professor Arminius Vamberg of Pesth University has just entered his eightieth year with continued vigor.
A large offering of cattle moved into Fort Worth yards on Monday but trade stayed quiet early. Beefs and calves sold steady while the bull run, the largest in months, kept buyers away with 10 to 15 cent lower bids. Behalf of outsiders bought about 60 cars. Beef receipts totaled 200 cars and hogs improved with top at 7.85 to Armstrong of Dallas. Sheep runs were large and mostly steady to 15 cents lower with 99 pound ewes and wethers at 6.10.
At Mon Stock Yards on May 27 a total of 1784 head was received, including 770 cattle 93 calves 156 horses 15 hogs and 716 sheep. Most stock were en route to northern markets while 276 cattle 93 calves and 16 hogs remained for through sale. Prices stayed steady with last week amid active trade.
May 27 report shows cattle receipts 2200 with 800 Texans and steady market. Native beef steers 6.35 to 6.75, Texas steers 6.25 to 7.76, cows and heifers 7.50, calves 5.25 to 7.25. Hogs receipts 8000 with a steady market, mixed grade 7.45 to 7.75, heavy 7.70. Sheep receipts 2500 with native muttons 5.00 to 6.25 and lambs 6.00 to 10.00.
Reports from Chicago show receipts of about 11000 cattle 53000 hogs and 22000 sheep. Cattle range 610 to 740 for beeves 600 to 810 for steers 426 to 790 for stockers and feeders 300 to 790 for cows and heifers 525 to 900 for calves. Hogs run about 700 to 760 with some lower bids and the bulk near 750. Sheep quoted 376 to 620 for natives 400 to 680 for westerns 525 to 760 for yearlings 600 to 860 for native lambs 5560 to 890 for western lambs.
Cattle receipts 6000 including 1000 southern, market steady with native and southern price ranges. Hogs receipts 8000, market 6 to 10 cents lower, bulk sales $7.85 to $7.60, heavy $7.50 to $7.62, lights $7.15 to $7.50. Sheep market steady with muttons $4.00 to $6.00, lambs $6.50 to $9.60, range wethers and yearlings $4.25 to $6.00, range ewes $3.00 to $5.26, Texas goats $3.00 to $3.76.
In Fort Worth on May 27 Jos FP Green Co sold 16 carloads of steers at 5.90 dollars per hundredweight. Weights were not fully detailed in the noon sales report.
Money on call remained steady with the 2% rate for two percent contracts and a closing at 2 percent. Offers on 60 day notes eased, while 90 day and five month terms showed 3 and 3 1/2 percent levels respectively, reflecting cautious demand.
Eleven innings of frenzied baseball saw the Knights of Columbus defeat St. Anthony’s College 9 to 8 on Sunday afternoon. Notable: Moriarity at short for St. Anthony’s. Brosseau Holbrook Stein and Kellar starred for the Knights. Batteries: Holbrook and Bennetti Tham and Sullivan.
Chicago wheat markets rallied as drouth and heat in the southwest spurred demand. July wheat climbed from opening gains to finish near $1.14 per bushel, while corn stayed firm but capped by wheat strength. Oats in Illinois held firm amid uncertain prospects, and hog receipts pressured provisions with declines in meat futures.
By the Associated Press St Louis May 27 market notes list cash grain prices for wheat corn and oats. Prices shown include No 2 red wheat 1.19 1.20 percent No 2 hard 1.14 1.17 percent and corn options with various No 4 and No 2 white bids and futures for July September and May delivery for oats and other grains.
Wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1.12 to 1.16, No 2 red at 1.156 to 1.16, Corn No 2 mixed 80c, No 2 white 84c, Oats No 2 white 54%c, No 2 mixed 49%c. July and September futures listed for each grain with nearby closing figures.
Fragmented Chicago dispatch lists assorted figures and coded notes about crates and grades, including counts such as 16, 1.17, 1. SS, and percentages. The text appears to record shipment identifiers, quality marks, and item counts without coherent narrative context.
At a negro baseball game and picnic near Loan Oak seven miles south of Gonzales Texas on Saturday four men were injured including John Johnson struck with a bat, Efe Wilson cut, Buster Moore wounded in the hand and Henry Erskine shot in the leg. A New York church garden experiment and a Geneva marriage license case are also noted.
Cotton opens easy amid liquidation and South weather optimism. October contracts see initial demand from trade, yet overall prices dip 9 to 10 points before midmorning. National Ginners Association crop expectations show acreage down 7 percent with 79.4 percent condition, easing the market into a net loss of 20 to 23 points by afternoon.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to down 6 to 7 points amid expectations of favorable Sunday weather in the cotton region. Private crop reports remain positive while rumors of 79.4 percent of normal condition and large spot selling weigh on prices by noon.
Memphis May 27 Prime basis 6.80 for cottonseed oil meal 28 and linters 2 percent dc.
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Leading spot market reports steady cotton with middling near 11 9 16 cents. Sales on the spot total 110 bales. arrivals 246. Receipts 1410, stock 64 411. Various grade quotes range from 8 to 13 6 16 cents with nominal figures for ungraded and higher grades.
The New York cotton market on May 27 closed quiet with prices down 20 points. Middling upland cotton settled at 11.40 cents per pound and middling gulf at 11.65 cents.
The spot cotton market in Houston closed steady with various staples listed from low to good middling grades. Sales reached 2190 bales with shipments at 1289 bales and stock standing at 48 476.
Galveston Texas spot cotton closed easy with declines of 1 16 to 12 1 16 in various grades. Low ordinary 7 8 percent, good ordinary 9 16, low middling 10 11 16, middling 11 9 16, higher grades down to middling fair 12 5 16. Receipts 1344 bales, stock 96 245.
Memphis market report dated May 27 shows spot cotton steady with middling grade at 13 cents per pound and no change in price observed.
Retail markets report a broad variety of greens and a drop in pork and other meats while fruits hold stead. New potatoes arrive with excellent cooking quality, tomatoes price trend tied to Texas shipments, and a revised local price list lists eggs butter dressed poultry fish meats fruits and vegetables with varied per unit quotes.
Trading in cotton goods remained quiet yet steady in New York this week. Prices hold firm with attractions for large buyers while some soft spots appear in fine combed yarn cloths and print cloth convertibles.
General weather report from St. Louis notes lead price strength with a strong lead reading and speller values showing firm quotes around 6.75 to 6.85, indicating stable metal markets for the day.
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