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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
11
New York opened steady with an 8.6 point gain on firmer cables and new buying orders. Prices drifted, failing to sustain early strength as forecasts improved and local demand softened. July led declines before bulls steadied and spot activity remained limited.
The Associated Press reports cotton futures in New York opened steady on May 29 with January at 13.00 13.01, March 13.08 13.10, May 15.52 15.53, July 15.64 15.65, August 15.02 15.03, September 13.52 13.53, October 13.08 13.09, November 13.08, December 13.02 13.03.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady to 1 point higher from Saturdays close. Cables met expectations but the weather map showed no new rain across the belt, though showers in Oklahoma drew bearish focus. By mid session selling trimmed gains to 1 to 3 points, ending the first half hour with a 1.4 point daily advance.
New Orleans May 29 cotton futures opened steady with May at 15.31 34 cents, June 15.30 38, July 15.50 51, August 14.59 60, September 13.42 44, October 18.90 01, December bids at 12.94 and January 12.97 99.
Close cotton spot in Liverpool firmed five points with American middling fair at 8.81d and good middling at 8.49d. Gay sales reached 5000 bales, including 4700 American, receipts at 19,000 bales. Futures opened barely steady and closed quiet with multiple forward spreads quoted.
Memphis May 29 Cotton seed oil prime basis 5.80 meal 24.25 linters 8 percent 4 percentkc.
St Louis market notes show cash wheat and corn futures easing with various grain classes quoted. In Indiana, Mrs H W McEwen died in an early morning car crash two miles east of Montmorenci while rushing to her dying husband father.
This week advises avoiding cheap strawberries or peaches due to seasonal quality concerns. It notes price signals may reflect harvest timing and market availability.
The report covers cotton market conditions with rain and snow in parts of the U S. and ongoing trading activity. It notes European demand, rising U S. export figures, and mixed crop prospects across Arkansas Tennessee Missouri and Central regions, plus crew movements and holiday closures.
Spot cotton quiet in New Orleans with no deliveries to arrive. Prices range from low ordinary 12 1 16 to mids 16 15 16 cents. Receipts 195 bales, stock 93,975 bales.
Galveston Texas May 29 spot cotton steady middling 15.5 cents per pound reported.
New York May 29 Cotton market closed quiet with a 10 point uptick. Middling uplands 15.80 dollars and middling gulf 16.05 dollars. Sales 2200 bales.
By the Associated Press Memphis May 29 spot cotton holds steady with middling grade at 15 3/4 cents per pound and no change in the day’s pricing.
The Associated Press reports cash cotton prices remained steady around 15.55 to 15.60 per hundredweight as trading in Houston spots showed little movement amid a thin session.
Geo. W. Saunders has returned from Christine where he assisted cowmen in loading box cars with beeves for the St. Louis market. The train will pass San Antonio tonight and be offered Thursday. Stock men are busy with roundups and reports indicate a large cattle yield, with cotton and corn crops looking good in the region.
New York prices opened lower with 10000 U S Steel shares sold in five minutes amid unsettled steel trade. Canadian Pacific rose on crop prospects, hitting 237% then 238% later. American Tobacco jumped on the curb, while General Electric Allis Chalmers Westinghouse gained in uneven trading as the market closed irregular.
Lead market in Saint Louis on May 29 eased from last week with Priggs around 4.20 dollars per unit and Spelter weak at about 5.20 dollars.
New York May 29 close reports firm sterling exchange with bankers' bills at 484.40 for sixty days and 486.30 for demand. Commercial bills show 4835% for silver and 53 tac. Mexican dollars 45c. Government bonds steady with railroad stocks noted.
In New York on May 9 money on call remained steady at 2 1/2 percent with closing bid 2 percent and offered 2 percent. Time loans were dull and steady with sixty days at 2 1/2 percent, ninety days 2 3/4 percent, and six months 3 percent.
A May wheat surge in Chicago on May 29 lifted the May option to 1.02 and even 1.03 briefly as traders feared bear manipulation before month end. Attendance by cattlemen at the cattlemen’s headquarters on St. Mary’s street included Sid Peterson of Kerrville, who is taking a few days off with family.
Cantaloupes lead the morning market with heavy supplies and brisk demand at about $1 per crate. Lemons rise to $6 as outlook trends higher. Salmon stocks are extremely tight. New York and English markets show constraint. Egg prices ease to 11 cents a dozen as hens in Texas stay high. St Louis hosts a two week Pure Food show at the Coliseum opening October 16 with a new two week run and an emphasis on food adulteration study.
Price to shipper tess commission. Price to retailer zi BUTTER-Creamery per pound 20c country butter 15c eggs Country a dozen 1lbc CHEESE Fancy cream 18 percent 3c fancy brick 20c American Swiss 24c imported Swiss ic Limburger 20c Badger State Ivc POULTRY Broilers 3.25 3.50 fryers 6.00 6.50 hens 6.00 8.25 quina es dozen 3.25 3.60 ducks dozen 6 1.00 squabs dozen 1.25 1.50 geese cone 10.00 15.00 turkeys pound 1 ic
Chicago May 29 butter creameries quoted 18 23 cents, daisies 16 20, eggs steady with 12 percent firsts 14 and prime firsts 15 cents, cheese unchanged with various aged types at 10 to 11 and a half cents. Potatoes firm with new 1.10 to 1.15, old 40 to 42 cents. Poultry steady live turkeys 12 cents, chickens 12 cents, dressed springs 22 cents. veal 7 4 cents per pound up to 60 lbs.
In New York on May 29 the egg market left high grades firm while low grades weakened amid receipts of 29,002. Fresh gathered extras traded around 20 2l, extra firsts 17% 13%c, firsts 16%tec, and seconds 15% c, with thirds at 14% to 4% c. Western gathered white hovered near 17 1e, hennery brown around 20c, and brown and mixed about 17 19c.
In St. Louis on May 29 prices for poultry ranged from 9c to 24c with chickens at 9c and turkeys at 12 to 15c. Butter and creamery products rose while eggs fell to 12c.
Butter prices show Creamery 20c firsts lic seconds 11éc packing stock. Eggs list Extras 16%4%c firsts lic seconds 94gc.
In Chicago on May 29 the hot weather pushed lemon prices up over 60 percent. Crates that opened the week at 3.00 to 3.50 were quoted today at 5.00 to 5.50.
Five carloads of watermelons were imported Friday from Matamoros Mexico to be shipped to northern markets. A large area is under cultivation on the Mexican side of the river near Brownsville Texas, boosting regional supply.
Memphis May 29 The Commercial Appeal reports an estimated 4.6 percent rise in cotton acreage for 1911 versus 1910, about 35 million acres. Stand improvements range from 74 to 100 percent across Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas with varied yields and takeup.
May futures show a 3b advance amid buying as cooler temperatures and rainfall dampen crop prospects. Wheat prices fluctuated with July and May futures moving in a volatile range while corn and oats faced selling, and provisions eased on thinner hog demand.
Daily grain movement report from Chicago shows receipts and shipments for flour wheat corn oats rye and barley. Wheat receipts total 246 300 bushels with 8 800 shipments barley receipts 48 000 bushels shipments 13 200.
Wheat receipts totaled 129 cars including 101 contract grade. Corn 544 cars with 208 contract grade. Oats 223 cars. Total receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth today 478 cars, compared with 388 cars last week.
Chicago May 29 market quotes show wheat No 2 red 92 96 cents mixed qualities No 3 red 20 91c No 2 hard 92 96c No 2 northern 9 1c No 2 northern 95 cents No 2 spring 05 9Tc Corn No 2 No 2 white No 2 yellow 53% and 53%c Oats No 2 36% and standard 35% 36c
Cash wheat drops 14 1c with No 2 hard near 87 98c and No 2 hed at 87 4c. Corn dips a little with No 2 mixed and No 2 white around 51%3c. Oats ease slightly while No 2 white 35%36c and No 2 mixed 34 325c. Wheat futures close May 89% c and July 334c with September around 82%c. corn May 61c and September 51% %c.
May 29 opened with good activity as 277 head moved through the Union Stock Yards. Four carloads of beef cattle greeted buyers. cows listed at 3.00 to 3.50, calves 3.85 to 4.25, no hogs offered. Shipping included carloads from Kerrville, Uvalde, Brownsville, Fort Worth and Christine to San Antonio and Algiers.
Cattle receipts 2500. Market steady. Top steers to 5.10 with bulk 4.25 to 4.60, stockers and feeders 2.80 to 3.35. Hog receipts 1400. Market easy top 6.20, bulk 5.80 to 6.10. Sheep receipts 1300. Market 10 cents lower on wethers and ewes.
Cattle receipts about 22 000 with slow steady market. Hogs around 38 000 and sheep about 25 000 observed with weak demand. Prices varied by class including cattle steers stockers heifers calves hogs and lambs across mixed ranges.
Kansas City stock market news shows cattle receipts 14 090 with native and southern categories priced from 3.00 to 6.90 per hundredweight, hogs 11 000 with steady to 10 cent lower trends and prices mainly 6.00 to 6.15, and sheep 13 000 with a 10 cent drop and muttons 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 6.00 to 6.75, wethers 4.00 to 6.00, and western ewes 4.00.
Cattle receipts 6500 including 2500 Texans. Native beef steers 5.50 to 6.45, cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.15, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.35, Texas steers 4.20 to 6.00, calves 5.00 to 7.59. Hog receipts 11,000, market 5.10 cents lower. Pigs and lights 6.00 to 6.20, packers 5.50 to 6.25, butchers 5.95 to 6.10. Sheep receipts 8500, market weak. Native muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 5.75 to 7.75.
A stock quote review notes steady tones across five leading markets with liberal offerings and active local trade. Cattle buyers report shifting Texas rancher focus toward farming, causing lighter cattle levels this month. Wether sheep purchase from Comfort, Texas buyer C W Schrimp reaches Fort Worth, while a freak calf with two tails shocks local handlers.
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