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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
13
Receipts at Union Stock Yards May 30 show 436 cattle 148 calves 2 horses 69 hogs 41 sheep. Prices steady with western steers at 10.60 in Kansas City, pulp fed from Colorado. San Antonio stock similar to last week with steers up to 7.60 cows 7 to 7.75 hogs 8 to 9, no sheep or goats offered.
Fort Worth Texas May 30 cattle receipts 4800 prices mixed down 10 to 15 cents hogs receipts 2500 mixed prices 9.40 to 9.60 per hundredweight with several classes listed goats and lambs also shown lambs yearlings wethers and ewes noted with price ranges and declines in places amid a turbulent cash market
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago show hog receipts at 10,000 with a firm market. Bulk prices range from 9.55 to 9.85 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts 2000 with native beef steers at 2.20 to 10.76 and western steers at 8.60 to 9.40. Sheep receipts 4000 with market steady. wethers 7.00 to 8.00, lambs 5.00 to 10.25, springs 8.60 to 11.50.
Receipts total 9400 hogs and 5500 cattle with slower tone in cattle trade. Hog prices range from 7.60 to 9.75 for various grades. prime steers 9.50 to 9.90, cows and calves 5.00 to 11.00, mixed cattle and heifers 5.00 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 2300, market steady with wethers 7.50 to 9.00, clipped ewes 7.00 to 8.00, clipped lambs 9.25 to 10.50, spring lambs 10.00 to 12.50.
The United States Geological Survey reports petroleum fueled locomotives rose 18 percent last year with 97 million barrels used, up from 30 million the prior year. The surge is linked to crude oil prices and is now employed on forty railroads nationwide.
Uneven cotton pricing reported across Southern trade centers on Tuesday as markets showed mixed demand and futures activity. Industry observers note spot prices varied by region with pockets of quiet trading amid ongoing supply concerns.
The daily quotations for the principal spot cotton markets show the middling grade used as a baseline. Early trading today in New Orleans saw better cables and weather concerns in Arkansas and Tennessee, with prices up 1 to 3 points from yesterday at first, then a midday net advance of 1 to 2 points, and little movement in the afternoon.
In New Orleans on May 30 cotton futures opened steady with July at 12.69, October 12.78, December 12.75, January 12.97, and March 13.12. Prices closed about unchanged. high and low figures appear garbled but show small daily variance.
San Antonio buyers paid for cotton delivered at local compresses Tuesday with grades including good middling strict, strict low middling, and strict good ordinary. The market shows varied bids across standard quality levels.
Spot cotton prices show gains with good middling at 8.70 and middling at 8.54. Low middling 8.34. Trade includes 10,000 bales with 1,000 for rough trade and speculation, receipts total 15,000 bales.
Liverpool reports futures markets steady with continuous quotes from May through May of the next year. The sequence shows monthly spreads and interest at ranges around 7.7 to 8.8 percent, with varied differentials between successive contracts.
Cattle receipts 1100 with steady demand. Hog receipts 4500, price 5 to 10 cents lower, top at 9.55. Sheep receipts 200 with market steady. Names and purchases from Brown Chickasha Ona, Franks Tex, Wills Okla, Pinton Milling Butler, Fenney Fort Cobb with varied prices listed for associated lots.
Receipts total 19 000 hogs and 5 500 cattle and 6 000 sheep with markets mixed. Hogs range 9 20 to 9 65 with bulk 9 40 9 60 and pigs around 8 75 to 9 10. Cattle show strength with prime fed steers 10 10 to 10 60 and cows 5 50 to 8 75. Sheep claim market strength with lambs 9 00 to 11 50 and yearlings 7 50 to 10 60.
Carrot buyers paid prices in San Antonio for grain and hay. Corn Texas No. 3 16c, mixed 6c, northern No. 3 white 84c, mixed 6c. Oats Texas No. 3 red 62c, white 60c, sulfurized 6c. in sacks 8c higher. Hay prices: Milo maize No. 3 bulk 1.05, alfalfa etc per ton 11.50 to 15.00, Kaffir corn 1.06, cane hay 12.50, Johnson grass 11.60, New Mexico choice pea green 15.00.
Local packing house quotations list dry salt extras at 34 percent bacon extras 17 cents dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 17 cents fancy breakfast bacon 26 cents fancy hams 21 cents bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 18 percent Pure lard 14 percent compound 12 percent
London reports on May 30 with bar silver at 33 4 per ounce, money at 4 4% per cent. Discount rates listed: short bills and three months at 4% per cent.
April exports reached 404.3 million dollars, down from March’s record but up from February, with daily export value about 16.2 million. Ten months to April total exports rose to 3.4011 billion, imports 217.8 million, and the trade balance stood at 186.54 million. Gold movements favored outward flow in April and net inward flow over ten months.
Department of Labor figures show meat prices up on average 1 percent from February 15 to March 15. Eggs milk flour and potatoes were cheaper. Over the year March 1915 to March 1916 eighteen foods rose, five unchanged, three fell. dollar purchasing power declined across foods since 1899.
Buyers paid varying prices for country produce on Tuesday in San Antonio. Poultry values showed hens at 6.00 per dozen, large fryers 6.00 to 6.50, broilers 8.50 to 4.00, turkeys 4.50 to 5.50 per dozen. Geese ranged 6.00 to 7.00 per dozen with other items quoted for creamery, butter, and packing stock.
Chicago traders report butter prices at 26 7 29 cents with steady eyes and 81 471 cases received. Firsts 204 1 21 1 1 cents, ordinary firsts 184 20 cents. Potatoes down with 46 car receipts from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota white 5 1 8 1 0. Louisiana Texas and Alabama wacked Triumpha 1 56 91 70. Poultry steady fowls 19 1 0 cents.
Kansas City price brief lists quotas for butter firsts and seconds 27 and 22 half cents, creamery 29 cents, eggs firsts 21 cents, poultry hens 15 cents, roosters 10 cents, springs 26 cents. Market notes dated May 20.
In Savannah on May 40, turpentine firm reports 38 percent, 43814, with sales 260 and receipts 369 percent. Resin firm notes Receipts 11, shipments 487, stock 55. Market figures include 4.46 for C. D. and 5.808 for F. G, with various other prices and stock data.
In New Orleans on May 80, rice trading showed no sales and quotes unchanged. Receipts included rough and clean Honduras and Japan rice with various per ton prices, rice polish and bran also listed.
New York reports dull PF Primary markets as large dry goods houses close. Jobbers see satisfactory trade amid embargo on Australian wool. Raw silk shows firmness while overall activity remains subdued.
The report lists wholesale prices for potatoes onions celery and peppers by region and container. Texas prices include new potatoes at 2.75 per hundredweight and onions at 1.25 to 1.60 per crate, with celery and cabbage also noted. Colorado and California prices for potatoes appear at 2.40 and 2.60 per hundredweight respectively, with additional crate and per dozen prices for other items.
A long list of wholesale prices for fruits vegetables and staples. Beets to gourds priced by dozen bunches bushels crates and pounds. California and Texas origins appear for many items with varying crate and pound rates. Includes sugar coffee rice canned goods meats and baking staples with per hundredweight per sack or per barrel quotes.
San Antonio cotton market brief notes current price trends and nearby quotes. Analysts cite supply concerns and demand signals affecting futures and cash prices in the Texas market. Local handlers report price ranges, with prices drifting on weekly trading and regional exports data shaping sentiment.
The San Antonio Belt and Terminal Company secured a restraining order to prevent Charles H Neuwald and Hermina Neuwald from interfering with track construction across their property. Bond of 1000 dollars was set by District Judge W S Anderson before issuing the order. local notices describe other items including a receiver petition for Fuchs Oil Company and paving suit filings against multiple property owners.
A compact notice announces a basket picnic event at Koehler Park on June 4 hosted by I, A. M. A. The brief item also notes a railroad promotion for C. F. Woods, named as western passenger agent.
The Queen and Crescent railroad, famed in San Antonio, appoints an assistant general passenger agent with headquarters in New Orleans and will start duties June 1. The appointee began as a clerk in the Del Rio office of the Southern Pacific and later served in the city ticket office in 1912 before becoming traveling passenger agent for the Queen and Crescent in this city. His successor is not named. A kerosene stove in an apartment at 921 South Flores Street exploded, causing about $700 damage. Mrs. Rob bing lit the burner prior to the blast. Electrical wiring damage followed a fire in the Kampmann building elevator shaft later that day.
Alamo Council Boy Scouts were hosted by the Lions Club of San Antonio for an appreciation outing with Lions providing transport and a lunch before games and swimming. The event supported a forthcoming fundraiser seeking $8,000 for two years of scouting development, with officials praising the movement's value to character building and national service.
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