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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1912

Page

11

Lemon Demand Lifts Prices Amid Heat and Delayed Harvests

The article notes strong lemon demand as hot weather boosts thirst beverages, with brokers advising price gains of 50 to 75 cents per box for larger sizes. San Antonio cites a $4.50 market, while overall supply remains ample, and internal prices are not slated to reach last year’s highs. Onions in the Texas market show excess output and forecast losses for South Texas growers, with 600 carloads remaining in the onion belt and discontent over independent growers undermining grower associations.

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Quotations on dairy and produce from Chicago and New York market notes

Associated Press reports steady butter and cheese prices with mixed condition words for daisies and twins. Receipts and price ranges for creamery products, potatoes, and regional live stock are listed, followed by New York checks market noting steady eyes and prime fresh gathered checks at 16 cents.

Associated Press Chicago Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota THE New York

Poultry and Dairy Prices Reported By AP in St Louis

Associated Press report from St. Louis on May 28 lists poultry prices with chickens at 12c, springs 28 85c, turkeys 12c, ducks 11 25c, geese 5c. Butter and eggs noted as dull and lower prices, with creamery butter 22 to 27c and eggs at 16 1 2 percent.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Commodity Prices Reported by Associated Press

Quotation figures from Kansas City on May 28 show creamery butter at 24 cents, firsts 21 cents, seconds 20 cents, packing stock 19 ½ cents, vine extras 19 cents, firsts 17 cents, seconds 12 1/2 cents.

Associated Press Kansas City C. Vine

Sugar and petroleum markets hold steady in New York

In New York on May 28 Associated Press reports raw sugar grades including 8$ test at 3.48 cents, 96 test at 3.98, and 89 test molasses sugar at 3.23. Petroleum, molasses and hides show steady firm levels with leather similarly steady.

Associated Press New York Ascovado

Cottonseed Oil Prices and Basis Figures Reported

Notes from Memphis and New York show prime basis at 6.30 with deat of 28 and seed oil futures trading steady. Quotations span Sept to Dec with near term bids and small lot sales reported by Associated Press, including 600 at 7.00 and 200 Aug, 7.12.

Associated Press Memphis Tenn York

Coffee futures close steady on market

The Associated Press reports New York May 28 quotes show coffee futures closing steady with July at 8.44 and September at 13.64, amid steady prices.

THE Associated Bee New York

Weather Story for San Antonio and East Texas

The today weather note covers San Antonio and East Texas with tonight cloudy and Wednesday fair for both regions. Precipitation yesterday was none, normal daily precipitation 0.07 inches, total since January 1 about 10.52 inches with 0.41 inches deficit.

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Interest 15 merger and stocks show dullness

New York May 28 stocks opened with little movement. International Copper preferred fell one point while Steel Reading Union Pacific and Amalgamated Copper rose modestly. Hill issues led by Great Northern preferred stayed active. Texas Company and American Tobacco declined. Bonds steady. no response to favorable crop conditions. market closed steady.

Associated Press New York International Copper Steel Reading Union Pacific Amalgamated Copper Great Northern Preferred Lehigh Valley Harvester and Rubber Texas Company American Tobacco Company American Car & Foundry Amer. Smelt Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Coves Sv Atlantic Coast Line Tee Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Aes & Ohio Osecenss Chi Chi, San & St Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Eee Denver & Rio Grande Soreess Great Northern Eie Great Northern Ore Illinois Central Shaw Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific An, & Tex National Biscuit Peewee New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Eee Ific Pennsylvania Shankk Vhaeeel Pele’s Lly Seevases Ai

Money Market Notes From New York Summary

New York money market reports steady calls and slow closing bid reactions. Rates show time loans at 3 to 4 percent, 60 day bills around 4 percent, demand bills near 4 3/4 percent, and bankers’ bills about 4 percent with commercial paper at about 4 percent. Government bonds hold firm while railroad bonds move irregularly.

Associated Press New York Sterleaves Ateady

Metal Prices Edge Up in Market Report

Lead and spelter prices rise on New York trading floors with lead at 4.12 percent and spelter improving from 6.75 to 6.85, according to the Associated Press report filed from St. Louis on May 28.

Associated Press ST. Louis Spelter

New Orleans Rice Market Steady With Honduran Prices

The Associated Press reports New Orleans rice market unchanged at 3% to 4% levels. Quotations show Honduras at 6% to 6.5% and Japan at 4% to 4.25% with receipts of 1290 clean Honduras and 2260 Japan, total clean receipts 4568.

Associatedp Press New Orleanse Honduras Japan

Wool market report from St. Louis distressing trade notes

The Associated Press reports steady wool prices in St. Louis with medium grades firm and clothing wool holding around 20 percent, light wools at 30, heavy fine at 12, tub washed prices noted as well.

THE Associated Press Louis Wer

Cattle Market Slumps Again In Fort Worth

Texas cattle market opens slow with declines from prior day. Steers bring 7.00 to 7.65, stockers steady, heifers 6.00, calves 4.60 to 7.00, hogs mostly steady with top 7.85, sheep firm as shorn wethers reach 5.10 and lambs up to around 5.50. Receipts include 6200 cattle, 600 hogs, 2000 sheep.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Livestock Market Rises at Union Stock Yards May 28

After liberal receipts yesterday the market improved with 70 head offered. Cattle topped at 64 60, calves at about 4 50 and 5 for best, hogs scarce with top at 7 50 and bulk near 7. No sheep or goats were sold.

Union Stock Yards

Market Receipts and Quotes from Kansas City Auction

Kansas City May 28 receipts and quotations show cattle 5000 head with steady market and native steers around 6.50 to 6.75, hogs 13000 with heavy at 7.60 to 7.66 and lights 7.26 to 7.50, sheep 7000 with muttons 4.00 to 6.00 and lambs 6.00 to 9.60, Tex goats 3.00 to 3.60.

Associated Press Kansas City

Market Receipts and Quoted Rates From St Louis Livestock

Cattle receipts total about 2000 with 300 Texans. market steady. Native beef steers 6.00 to 9.26, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.25. Hogs receipts around 8500. market steady. pigs 4 lights 5.25 to 7.55, good heavy 7.55. Sheep receipts 3600. market 10 to 16 cents higher. native muttons 5.00 to 6.25, lamb 6.00 to 10.00.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Chicago live stock market report May 28

Receipts total about 2500 cattle 18000 hogs and 14000 sheep. Cattle quoted suited to range from 3.00 to 8.75 for calves, hogs mostly steady with prices from 7.00 to 7.66, sheep strong at times with native lambs and yearlings noted. Market activity described as quiet to steady across categories.

Fort Worth cattle market claims national leadership in United States

Live stock gossip notes Col Billy Carter influence and high Texas prices driving Fort Worth to rival the nation’s largest cattle market. Texas moved over 6000 cattle with Kansas City 5000 head behind. Prices showed a 25 cent pullback on all grades as the market appeared over supplied. Cyrus B. Lucas from Berclair sold on the Oklahoma City market with one load averaging 1041 pounds at 6.60 per hundredweight. Oklahoma City reported fancy sales including steers at around 7 per hundredweight.

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Bears Take the Upper Hand in Grain Market

In Chicago on May 28 liberal world shipments and favorable foreign crop conditions pressured wheat. July opened near unchanged, rose briefly, then fell to 1.10 to 1.11 dollars. Corn weakened with wheat. oats followed. Initial sales mixed. overall tone cautious as markets closed nervy on July wheat at 1.11% and corn steady after an uptick on better shipping prospects.

Associated Press Chicago Texas Oklahoma

Commodity Prices and Cotton Statistics Reported

Chicago price quotations for wheat Corn oats and cotton statistics appear with numbers and ranges for various grades No. 2 red No. 4 hard stone No. 1 northern No. 2 northern No. 2 eG eee and other classifications. The bulletin notes velvet chaff durum and multiple price points with degrees of uncertainty typical of market summaries.

Associated Press Chicago

Cotton Market Ends Mixed On Weekend Session

New York opened steady to an advance as Liverpool demand lifted prices 5 to 8 points. By midmorning the market gained about 9 to 12 points on covering and trade buying. Traders noted hot winds hurting Texas crops while southern spot markets remained mostly unchanged.

New York Liverpool Texas Oklahoma Weather Bureau

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Mild Advance

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 3 point gain as bearish weather maps and rain in the east belt weighed on sentiment. Short covering and a brighter tone helped lift prices 6 to 9 points in the first half hour, then 9 to 10 points higher late morning, before noon prices eased five points from the morning high.

Associated Press New Orleans Shorts

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market

May contracts at 11.68 with July 11.56 and September around 11.34 as activity ends steady. Prices show minor gains with daily close reflecting a small net advance across key months.

Liverpool cotton closes with mixed moves in reactive market

Spot cotton shows fair demand with prices down four points on the day. American middling fair 6.94, good middling 6.64, middling 6.32, low middling 6.02, ordinary 5.60, ordinary 6.26. Sales 8,000 bales, 600 for speculation and export, including 7,700 American. receipts 27,000 bales, including 22,100 American.

Associated Press Liverpool

Futures Opened Easy Then Steady In Liverpool

Futures in Liverpool opened easy and closed steady with May and June contracts quoted around 6.18 for May-June, 6.15 for July-Aug, and 6.08 for several later month pairings, including November-December and February-March.

Associated Press Liverpool

Weather bulletin notes rain in Georgia region

The Cotton Region Bulletin reports rainfall of an inch or more in Greenville Macon Millen and Waycross Georgia. The weather is fair and near normal with no effect on Houston district averages. Allen as Official in Charge, Local Office, United States Weather Bureau.

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Market quotes from Kansas City grain and produce

Kansas City grain and produce prices listed for May 28 with cash and close values. Wheat No 2 hard 1.11 1.15, No 2 red 1.15 1.16. Corn No 2 mixed 80c, white 64c, No 3 81%c. Oats No 2 white 53 54c, No 3 mixed 61c. Close figures show July wheat 1.03% Sept 1.00, corn May 78% July 75% Sept 69% Dec 68% oats July 48% Sept 41%

Associated Press Chicago Glveston Tex New Orleans Mobile Ala Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Mess Park Boston Seevee Houston Augusta Tenn Louis Ouston Galveston Great Britain Kansas City

Market quotations for commodities and futures in St Louis

Quotes show cash wheat and corn prices with bids for No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat around 1.19 to 1.20, corn at 52 cents, oats around 54 to 60 cents, and futures for May July and September contracts across wheat and corn trading near $1.14, $1.09, and $1.06 for wheat with corresponding corn figures.

Associated Press Louis

San Antonio Inspector Buys Interest in South Texas Ranch

Dave Stoner, state livestock sanitary inspector at San Antonio, announced at the stock yards that he has purchased a $3 interest in a South Texas ranch. He plans to balance his duties enforcing quarantine laws with managing his cattle holdings.

Dave Stoner San Antonio South Texas

Leading Spot Markets by the Associated Press in New Orleans

New Orleans May reports show steady bids across the spot market with prices for various classes of cotton including low ordinary strict good ordinary and middling ranges. The record lists several nominal values and descriptors, with receipts and stock figures noted as A842.

New Orleans

Market Report Spot Cotton Quiet as Prices Rise

New York on May 28 reports spot cotton closing quiet with a 10 point gain. Middling uplands listed at 11.60 and gulf at 11.26, with no gales affecting conditions.

THE Associated Press New York

Houston Spot Cotton Ends Steady With Small Trade

The Associated Press reports Houston spot cotton closed steady May 28 with middling at 11.75 cents. Shipments reached 1,321 bales and total stock stood at 47,708 bales.

Associated Preeay Houston Tex

Memphis Cotton Markets Steady as Week Opens

Memphis spots report steady cotton trade with prices unchanged at 126 cents per pound as fiber markets begin the week. Trade observers note stable demand and limited fluctuations across the region.

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