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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
7
Wheat leads gains amid favorable weather Paris the market opens higher with July around 92% to 93. Corn also firm with July up to 57% and oats steady. Pork pork futures rise with September options and fats like lard and ribs trading higher while taxes temper wheat gains.
Chicago May 31 quotations show cash wheat prices with No. 2 red at 1.01 to 1.04 dollars, No. 2 hard 93 to 95 cents, No. 1 northern 93 to 95, No. 2 northern 92 to 94, spring and durum values around 90 cents. Corn No. 2 68 percent, No. 2 white 59 to 60, No. 2 yellow 58. Oats No. 2 white 41 to 41.5, standard 40 to 40.5.
Cash wheat and corn prices listed with bid and ask levels. No. 2 hard wheat at 89 to 93 and No. 2 red at 94 to 99 cents. No. 2 mixed corn 57 to 58 cents, No. 2 white 57 to 58 cents. Oats offered from 38 to 40 cents. Futures close show July wheat 87 to 87? cents, other months slightly higher.
Wheat No 2 hard up to 98 cents and 5 8 percent, No 2 soft around 105 and 106. Corn No 2 around 65 8 or 58 percent, No 2 white near 59 60 cents. Oats No 2 about 37 38 cents, No 2 white 38 49 cents. Close figures show July wheat 89 and September 89 percent, July and September corn 57, July oats 87 cents, September oats 38 percent.
The belt shows fair conditions with temperature nearly normal. Allen Buell reports the Houston District not used in averages. The bulletin covers 24 hours ending 8 a m 75th meridian time Saturday May 31 1913. Local Forecaster Weather Bureau notes the day’s minimum temperature for the last 12 hours.
New York and New Orleans markets hold holidays. Houston spot market closes dull and unchanged with no sales or f o b activity. Shipments total 1361, stock 65 647. Liverpool and Galveston quotes shown. Memphis middling at 12 percent.
Galveston Texas May 31 spot cotton closed the market unchanged. Sales totaled 554 bales with receipts of 1,482 bales and 85,674 in value. No outstanding orders or bids noted as market held steady.
Packers announce across the board meat price rise with bulk gains of about 50 points since last Saturday. Fancy hams at 20c per lb. breakfast bacon 28-29c. dry salt and bacon prices firm. lard steady. oils rising. coffee expected to rebound in coming months amid scarce stocks and tariff effects.
Retail price list showing eggs at 16 cents a dozen, poultry by type with hens and friers priced per dozen, turkeys per pound. butter at 30 cents creamery and 18 20 cents country. cheese and tomatoes Texas at 1.75 per four basket crate. potatoes Texas 2.50 per hundred, California 1.50, Idaho 1.40. sweet potatoes Alabama yams 2.50 per hundredweight. onions Texas Bermudas 50 to 78 cents per crate. cabbage 2 per hundred pounds. lettuce Texas 25 cents per box. celery California 1 1.25 per dozen. cucumbers 1.50 per bushel. beans California wax 2 per bushel green 1.50. egg plant 2.50 per bushel. strawberries 2.50 to 2.75 per crate.
Visible supply Friday shows movements with week ending figures and September snapshots. Spinners takings and exports since September 1 are tracked alongside closing prices for July and current spot prices. Acreage this year and crop conditions through May to December reflect ginning totals up to November and December.
Houston reports 60 000 tons of fertilizer sold for 1913, the heaviest in the region. About 250 pounds per acre are used on 500 000 acres, with crops split 50 percent cotton 26 percent corn 6 percent rice 4 percent onions and 15 percent other vegetables. Fossil bone fertilizer from Tennessee underpins the soil boost and yields rise roughly 25 percent at about $2.50 per acre.
Metals trading dull with Lake copper at 15.87 to 16.00, electrolytic 15.75 to 15.8744, casting 15.50 to 15.62, iron unchanged as market reads. The brief notes reflect a muted commodities session in New York on May 31.
Butter higher creamery 24 percent 25 cents. Eggs unchanged. Receipts 24 256 cases. Potatoes old unchanged. Receipts 145 carloads new receipts 17 cars, price 1 1.25. Poultry higher springers and chickens alive 16 cents.
Quotations show chickens at 13 and a half cents, springers 28 21 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 0.1 cents. Creamery butter 24 27 cents, eggs limited by license.
The Texas Cotton Ginners association moved to develop a mutual co operative bagging factory in Dallas using jute waste and low grade cotton. A five member committee led by F W Jackson will refine plans with a June 20 session in Waco. The group aims to supply gins statewide at a savings versus current “trust” products and relocate the Ginners Mutual Insurance headquarters to Dallas, with a new large office building to follow. Dallas will be the permanent meeting site and the annual meeting shifts to May first.
Galveston reports arrivals of steamers El Valle New York San Jacinto Elizabeth and Tampico with Buda Barce lona sailing. Port Arthur notes Berwind arriving from New Orleans and departures of Clearfield Tuxpam Nelson to Philadelphia. New York reports Cedric from Liverpool and Madotina from Marseilles arriving May 31.
The Kansas City market reports quotations for poultry and eggs with items including camery, flrats, packing, 1200 Essevie Mec, seconds l oultry, ens, roosters, and broilers listed with cents per pound. Notable prices show 26c for camery and 24c for flrats.
New York May 31 market report shows butter firm with creamery extras at 28 cents and choice firm. Beggs prices flat as the leather trade remains steady amid muted molasses demand and dull hides in New York Produce listings.
In New Orleans on May 31, rice receipts show rough rice none to minimal and clean 3259 with millers none. Sales report rough Honduras at 4.25 to 4.50, Japan 440 at 5 percent, quotations list rough Honduras 2.50 to 4.25, Japan 2.75 to 3.50, clean Honduras 4 percent to 5 percent, Japan 3 percent to 4 cents.
In Memphis on May 31, spot cotton held steady with middling grade at 12 3/4 cents per pound. The report highlights a steady market and notes the grade and price movement for that day.
New York May 31 prime mercantile paper 56 percent. Sterling exchange firm with actual banking bills at 4.86 10 for 60 day bills and at 4.86 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82. Bar silver 59. Mexican dollars 48.
New Orleans and New York markets closed for Memorial Day. Week saw renewed weakness from optimism on the new crop, with short interest reduced and 60 000 bales withdrawn from New York stocks. Weather and crop reports indicate a strong start and above ten year averages, fueling bearish sentiment for prices.
Spot cotton in Liverpool on May 31 remains quiet with middling grades around 6.6 to 7.15 pence per pound. Sales total 8000 bales, including 1000 speculative/export and 4500 American, receipts at 1000 with 600 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet in Liverpool with futures quotes for June through May-June spanning 6.32% to 6.81% and nearby values. Noon official closing shows May at 6.394 and May-June at 6.38% value.
Fort Worth stockyards report a big dime rise in hog values with a top price of 8.90, while other hog sales ranged 8.70 to 8.85. Receipts were 450 hogs. 700 cattle and 175 calves sold steadily, most cattle being Mexican and of plain quality. A car of medium calves brought 7.50, and sheep sales were on offer.
Chicago on May 31 reports hog receipts of 7000 with a strong market and prices from 8.25 to 8.80 for various hog categories plus 6.60 to 8.40 for select lots. Cattle receipts total 200 with steady values across Reeves Texas and western steers and calves 7.50 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 1500 with steady market and prices from 5.10 to 7.65 across natives and western lambs and yearlings.
May 81 in St Louis reports cattle receipts 1000 with 800 Texas. market steady. Native steers 5.75 to 9.00. cows and heifers 4.56 to 8.50. Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.25 to 8.00. calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 4000 with higher market. pigs and lights 7.25 to 8.85. good heavy 8.70 to 5.8. Sheep receipts 1600 steady. native muttons 5.00 to 5.75. lambs 7.65.
Receipts totalled 1500 hogs with a five cent higher market. Bulk hogs sold $8.65 to $8.75, heavy $8.60 to $8.70, lights $8.75 to $8.85, pigs $7.50 to $8.00. Cattle receipts 200 including 100 southern, market steady. Prime fed steers $8.25 to $8.65, dressed beef steers $7.25 to $8.25, southern cows $5.75 to $7.60, cows $4.50 to $7.50, heifers $6.50 to $8.40, calves $7.00 to $10.60. Sheep receipts none, market steady. Lambs $7.00 to $8.50, yearlings $5.60 to $7.00, ewes $4.00 to $5.75.
The New York clearing house banks and trust companies announce a reserve of 27,208,600 dollars above legal requirements for the five day week. This figure shows a decrease of 89,900 dollars from the prior period.
Officers of Company D Second Infantry Texas National Guard were elected after drills at the armory. Names include Milton Michael, Carlos Dashgreen, Byron Haltom, John Taylor, Gordon Shiner, with Doctor Moss convalescent. Upcoming events feature dances at Exposition Park and West End Lake, revival meetings by A. W. Young at Church of Christ, and a concert by Rabbi Karasick. Local notices mention bond ads and humane society officers, plus a theft arrest in Columbus county.
Demonstration of Oxine Gas for lighting and heating was held at 723 East Houston Street, priced at 15 cents per thousand cubic feet. Hundreds rushed to pay city taxes at Villemain’s office. today is the deadline to avoid interest penalties as deputies process accounts.
Free attractions at Exposition park led by Dr. O E Hicks at the Gunter building while Bexar Humane Society notes officer contacts. The Cr 6816 Committee plans final picnic arrangements for Woodmen of the World camps at Sutherland Springs on June 6. Fire at Mrs C C White's home on West Myrtle Street caused little damage. a mattress sparked by a match started the blaze and fire crews responded.
City notes inform on boating at West End lake and touring Packard and Stearns-Knight cars and taxicabs for hire with phone contact Crockett 1-2-3. Also mentions storage company phone 54 and city salary payments for May beginning from City Auditor Hummell and Treasurer Gallagher. Fire incident at A. B. Brink barn at 2001 Durango Street reported at 7 last evening after children played with matches.
San Benito reports early market activity with tomatoes shipping, cantaloupes and roasting ears ready for market. String beans and squash shipments in car lots have started. There are 1800 acres of string beans planted, yielding good prices. Cantaloupe acreage is up from last year and the fruit shows promise.
Jacksonville Texas May 1 The first shipments of green tomatoes have begun and pink stock will be ready by early June. The current outlook predicts record green tomato exports from East Texas this year with several new marketing agencies entering the field.
Memphis markets show oil around 6.24 to 6.27 and meals at 28 with linters at 2 percent and 3 cents reported.
The first car of Texas new potatoes shipped from Wharton to Kansas City sold at 2.75 dollars per bushel. Digging is underway at Simonton and Eagle Lake with good quality stock. Kansas City Fruit and Produce Co plans to handle about 400 cars of the new crop. movement is steady.
A fire incident caused about 10 damage to the building as residents and neighbors extinguished the blaze before arrival of fire companies. Fire crews were called by an alarm but found the fire already under control and extinguished on arrival.
The note advertises a social event at Exposition park with Mrs Archer hosting a dance from 4 to 6 in the evening featuring music by the Diaz Sisters.
To Mr. and Mrs. J Marroquin a boy born May 28 at 915 El Paso street. To Mr. and Mrs. R a child born May 24 at 617 South Leona street. To Mr. and Mrs A Baten a girl born May 30 at 509 South Frio street. To Mr. and Mrs P J Nixon a boy born May 24 at 606 East Quincy street. To Mr. and Mrs Frank R Newton a boy born May 27 at 641 North Flores street. To Mr. and Mrs Thomas Smith twin girls born May 33 at 401 East Mitchell street. To Mr. and Mrs E B Vance a boy born April 26 at 1721 Matamoras street. To Mr. and Mrs H Anderson a girl born May 22 at Harriman street.
The notice lists multiple burials with names ages and death dates in May. Included are Mrs. Katie Bruels 24 died May 30 Wyeth hospital, Mary Jane Thomas 44 died May, Apolina R de Canales 54 died May 22 626 West Elmira, Josephine Wise 86 died May 29 519 Buena Vista, Manuel Gonzales 45 died May 26 city hospital, Mrs Anna Catharine Wilter 87 died May 29 1872 Mason street, all in St Louis area. Also metal prices reported: Lead 4.22 23 percent and Spelter 5.15.
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