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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1916

Page

9

Marine Intelligence Galveston November Arrivals and Sailings

Galveston maritime report lists arrivals including Nueces New York Bluefields Bar Tios tug Buccaneer with barge Britannic in tow Tampico. Sailed include Henry R Mallory El Norte El Sud New York Bowden Matan gas and Havana Sadhlein Normannia Genoa Fort Bragg Cardenas.

Galveston Tex Nueces New York Bluefields Bar- Tios Buccaneer Britannic Tampico Henry R. Mallory el Norte el Sud Bowden Matangas Havana Sadhlein France Normannia Dan Genoa Fort Bragg Cardenas

Market receipts and sales for rice in New Orleans

New Orleans reports strong rice activity with receipts of 18 623 sacks from millers 211 and 4339 pockets. Sales include Honduras 868 sacks Blue Rose 1468 clean Blue Rose 2615 pockets with Japan 2600 and other quotations for clean Japan and Blue Rose.

New Orleans Honduras Japan

Cotton goods advance as yarns and wool markets rise

New York reports firm cotton goods with an advancing tendency. Yarns rise and jobbers stay active. Wool markets show activity in carpet wool divisions while carpet auctions stay robust. Raw silk remains firm.

New York

Turpentine Market Report From Savannah

Turpentine prices and receipts noted in Savannah with firm bids around 46 percent strength and varied notations for shipments and stock. Trading terms show multiple price points including 6.25 to 6.70 with several letter codes for offers and quantities amid a crowded listings page.

Savannah Turpentine Anler Nesin

Sugar futures quiet with mixed near and late month trades

New York traders report sugar futures were very quiet with near months steady on covering and later positions soft. Decem ber closed at $5.18, January $4.58, March $4.25, while the sac sad market shows firm to higher at one point and overall limited activity awaiting spot market developments.

New York Trifumal Ase Aeds Tee Grea Ulated

Trade Says Spots Are 100 Strong and Wide Break

Trade sources report 100 spots holding firm with a wide break in prices. First prices fall off as market participants reassess supply and demand dynamics in early trading.

TRADE

Cotton Markets Mark Nervous Trade Ahead of Election

The country markets quote middling cotton delivered at major points including San Antonio and New Orleans. The Nov 4 session saw unsettled trading, with New York slipping modestly and New Orleans fluctuating, while Liverpool outlook remained weak. Buyers in San Antonio reported spot prices around 17.80 for middling and 15.86 for strict low middling as guidance.

Cotton Exchange Oferings New York New Orleans Liverpool San Antonio OG Abo Eccapeciniosns Simone Weber

New York Cotton Steady After Weekend Market Rebound

General tendency to offset weekend losses in the New York cotton market as traders awaited the weekly ginning report due Wednesday. Prices opened flat to down, then fluctuated. March touched 18.95, May 19.08, January 19.00, and March 19.12 before closing 6 to 13 points higher, with covering and Wall Street activity aiding strength.

New York Wall Street

Cotton futures open barely steady in New York trade

Cotton futures in New York opened barely steady with December at 18.87 cents, January 18.85, March 18.92, May 19.07, and July 19.06. The session closed steady with mixed daily ranges and no major shifts in pricing.

New York DGG Ccrcccee

New Orleans Cotton Falls After Early Rise

In New Orleans on November 4, cotton opened steady then rose 1 to 3 points in near months before a sharp decline. The December option dropped about 10 points as liquidation dominated. By half an hour in, prices were 5 to 7 points below yesterday's close, with late short covering and a 7 to 9 point rebound near the close.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans trading

In New Orleans on November 4 cotton futures began steady with December at 18.30, January 18.41, March 18.64, May 18.80, and July 18.92. The session closed mixed with December at 18.55 18.85 18.42 March 18.78 18.89 18.66 May 18.96 18.76 18.32.

New Orleans

Market report from Kansas City dairy and produce sales

Quotation details show butter at 33 1/3 cents for firsts 31 cents for seconds 29 1/2 cents 27 1/2 for packing. Eggs firsts at five cents. Poultry prices list hens 16 cents roosters 12 cents fryers 20 cents. Potatoes described as easy with Northern Ohio and Colorado shipments at 1.55 dollars per what appears to be a hundredweight.

Kansas City Ohios Colorado

Coffee and butter prices in daily Weather Bureau bulletin

U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes steady coffee Market No. 17 with December at 8.47 and Elgin butter details. Observations taken at 8 a m on Saturday November 4 1916 note wind under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Allen Buell meteorologist.

York Maren

Munitions Firms Plan Dye Industry Shift After War

Companies aim to convert surplus munitions plants to dye production as processes overlap with explosives. Dupont and Aetna Explosives are early adopters cited by the Department of Commerce. The National Housewives League calls 700,000 members to halt cold storage eggs purchases until prices drop to about 35 cents a dozen, reserving eggs for invalids.

Department of Commerce Dupont Company Aetna Explosives Company National Housewives League

Wholesale Market Prices for Fresh Vegetables and Fruits

Wholesale prices to trade list extensive vegetable items by region and unit from potatoes to onions, peppers, cabbage, beets, greens, and tomatoes. Also covers fresh fruits, canned goods, sugar, coffee, tea, and grains with assorted packaging and unit measures. Industries include Colorado, California, Texas and Florida sources. includes crates, bushels, dozens, and pounds with price ranges.

Texas California Colorado Jonathan Ben Davis

Wheat Prices Slip as Buenos Aires Notes Drag Market

Wheat values weakened on November 4 as Buenos Aires quotations fell seven cents and Argentine rains boost crop prospects. Traders watched Canadian imports, Minneapolis tips, and foreign pressure on Buenos Aires. Opened 1e to 2%c lower with December at 1.83 to 1.83 3/4, May at 1.83 1/4 to 1.84 1/4.

Chicago Buenos Aitres Buenos Aires Minneapolis

Market quotes for grain futures and wheat and corn prices

Kansas City price report shows quota wheat at No. 2 hard 1.79 to 1.86 and No. 2 red 1.89 to 1.83 per bushel. Corn varies by grade with No. 2 mixed 7 to 7.5 cents, No. 2 white 99 cents, No. 2 yellow 98 cents. Oats decline with No. 2 white around 84 to 87 cents, No. 2 mixed about 84 to 57 cents. Rye listed at 1.84 to 1.35 per bushel.

Kansas City

Grain futures close with mixed wheat and corn results

In Kansas City on November 4 grain futures closed with wheat at December 1 78 and May 1 79 percent, while corn finished at December 8 5 and May 8 5 percent.

Kansas City

Market quotations from Chicago show varied grain prices

Chicago I Nov 4 quotations list futures for corn No 2 yellow and No 2 red, oats and rye with small price ranges. The report records slight shifts in bid and ask levels for nearby contracts indicating modest volatility in early trading.

Chicago Farley

Grain prices dip in St Louis market report

Quotations to Wheat lower with No 2 red at 1.80 to 1.88 and No 2 hard at 1.83 1/2 to 1.92. Oats decline with No 2 at 0.52 to 0.54 and No 2 white nominal. Rye prices at 1.39.

ST. Louis

Provision Markets Chicago Quotation Snapshot

Local packing house quotations show dry salt extras at 16 cents per pound bacon extras 18 cents dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18 cents fancy breakfast bacon 28 cents fancy hams bacon bellies 14 16 pound average and pure lard compound at 15 cents per pound.

Shippers Market Prices For San Antonio Produce

Buyers paid prices for country produce in San Antonio on Saturday. Exes very steady, Texas country candied 233 cents per dozen. Butter steady with Texas creamery 30 to 34 cents per pound. Country 25 to 26 cents, packing stock 22 to 25 cents per pound. Poultry very firm with hens 6 to 8 dollars per dozen, large fryers 6.50 to 7.00, broilers 3.50 to 4.00, turkeys 19 to 20 cents per pound, ducks 5.50 to 6.00 per dozen, geese 7 to 9 dollars.

San Antonio Texas Texas Creamery

Quotation Changes in Butter Potatoes and Poultry Prices

Chicago market report shows butter up with creamery at 32 35 c per lb and firsts 31 32 c. Receipts 3629 cases. Potatoes down with 40 cars received. Minnesota Dakota white 1.55 1.60, Wisconsin Michigan white 1.56 1.60. Poultry alive lower. fowls 12 16 c, springs 16 40 c.

Chicago Minnesota Dakota Wisconsin Michigan Springs

Cattle and Hogs Prices Mix in Fort Worth Market Report

Fort Worth cattle receipts 900 steady with steers 6.00 to 7.50, stockers 5.00 to 6.50, heifers 4.50 to 7.00, cows 3.25 to 6.00, bulls 4.00 to 6.00, calves 4.50 to 8.50. Hogs 1200 receipts 25 cents lower, bulk 9.26 to 9.45, top 9.50. Sheep nominal with lambs 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 7.00 to 7.50, wethers 6.75 to 7.26.

Fort Worth Tex

Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report

Receipts and quotations from Kansas City show hogs at 9.15 to 9.65 with the top heavy and packer bids steady, cattle market steady with prime fed steers at 9.75 to 11.25 and cows 4.50 to 7.50, calves around 6.00, and lambs 10.40 to 11.10 along with yearlings and stockers displaying mixed but steady demand. Hog price ranges include light pigs at 8.26 to 9.40 and heavy pigs near 9.50 to 9.65, while steer and heifer classes cover a wide band across the market.

Kansas City Reece Fake

Chicago Hogs Cattle And Sheep Prices Reported

Receipts and quotations show hogs at 6.25 to 9.85 in varied weights with total bulk 9,109.65 and 18,000 receipts. cattle steady with native beef 6.75 to 11.75 and calves 7.50 to 11.50. sheep firm with wethers 7.60 to 8.75 and lambs 8.40 to 10.90.

Chicago Ill

Market Report From St. Louis Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Receipts total about 8500 hogs with prices 10 to 16 cents lower. Light hogs 9.10 to 9.65 plus 7.75 s.75, mixed and butcher 9.00 to 9.85, heavy 9.90 to 10.00, bulk 9.10 to 9.80. Cattle receipts 100, markets steady with native steers 7.50 to 11.15, yearlings 8.50 to 11.15, cows 5.50 to 7.76, stockers 5.38 to 7.50, Texas quarantine steers 5.50 to 8.00, prime southern steers 8.00 to 9.00, calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady with lambs 7.50 to 11.25, ewes 3.75 to 7.25, yearlings 8.00 to 8.75.

T. Louis Texas

Public shifts to cheaper beef cuts amid high prices

The New York Herald notes shoppers gravitate to less popular reductions as prices rise. Retailers report porterhouse at 35 cents a pound, up 10 to 15 cents from years past, while bone and fat included cuts sell for lower prices. A butcher explains different rib sections fetch varied prices due to bone shape and consumer preference.

New York Herald Charles Paulis

Razorback at Southern Station Stirring Curiosity

A Northern tourist at a small southern station observes a lean razorback rubbing against a scrubby tree. The native explains the hog’s behavior as “strop” while describing the creature as a Razorback hog. The scene captures a brief, humorous regional exchange.

Trading irregular at New York opening as stocks lift fractions

Irregular opening shows fractional gains in Equipments Marine Central Leather and Continental Can. Sloss Sheffield up over 2 points while rail shares struggle. Utah logs partial recovery, Crucible Steel Studebaker Cuba Cane Sugar soften, People’s Gas down over a point. US Steel calls a reactionary swing as bonds stay firm. Total volume around 450000 shares.

New York Sloss-Sheffield Utah Studebaker Cuba Allis-Chalmers American Car & Foundry Eer el, & Tel, Cossovers BS Atchison Or Atlantic Baldwin Locomotive Vesseesee Bty Baltimore Bethlehem Teel Canadian Pacific Sewer Renene Rene Crucible Steel Ie Eee Great Northern Great Northern E Illinois Central Kansas Citt Southern Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Yers Lorillard Company Pesevorte Veee Eon Sa Maxwell Motors Wah Mexican Petroleum Missouri New York Central Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Rep Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss, Shef, Steel ‘& Tron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Company Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel Virginia Caro. Chem Eeeee Va. Iron Wabash P Gon 1& Ethene Estern Nion Ween Weatinghouse Electric Kennecott Copper Gulf States Steel See Rine . Pee Eee Fas Central Leather

Money Markets New York Sharpens Reading of Rates

Mercantile paper 3 percent. Sterling: standard 471/2 percent. Commercial 60 day bills on banks 470/471, demand 476, cables 476 7/16. France demand 684, cables 5834. Judderstend demand 41, cables 41 1/16. Har silver 68 3/4 percent. Mexican dollars 28 1/4. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.

New York Mercantile Paper Styerdille France

Banks report surplus reserves despite weekly fluctuations

New York banks and trust companies show total reserves of 703.972 million with an excess of 124.107 million above legal requirements, up 12.325 million from last week. Loans rise to 3.357 billion, time deposits fall, and total deposits tally 934.729 million with a decline of 16.276 million.

New York Toaseat Pomere Bank State i Loans Paante

Copper markets show firm demand for first quarter

METAL MARKETS NEW YORK reports continued firm tone in copper with a large agency selling all first quarter production. Quotations from other sources range 28% to 29% for Q1, dealers seek 27% to 28% for electrolytic deliveries in Q2, and tin is unchanged.

New York Tron

Army Orders Grant Leave and Transfers Across Units

One month leave of absence approved for CAPTAIN WILLIAM HARRIS, Fourth Infantry. FIRST LIEUTENANT CLARENCE H. DANIELSON moved from Twenty seventh to Twentieth Infantry. FIRST LIEUTENANT FRANKLIN Sinner of Eighteenth Infantry detached. FIRST LIEUTENANT METCALFE NELD assigned to Eleventh Infantry. CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. REED detached from Tiltieth Infantry. CAPTAIN AUGUSTINE A. HOFMANN reassigned to Tiltieth Infantry. CAPTAIN LOW A. McLURE of Sixteenth Seventhty assigned to University over Carrae JAMES D. TILFORD, Twelfth comer assigned to Ohio State University.

William Harris Fourth Infantry Clarence H. Danielson Twentyseventh Twentieth Infantry Franklin, Sinner Eighteenth Infantry Metcalfe Neld Eleventh Infantry William A. Reed Thirtieth Infantry Augustine A. Hofmann Low A. M'Clure Sixteenth Seventty University Carrae James D. Tilford Ohio State University

St. Mary's Alumni to Meet and Other Local Notices

Local items include a St. Marys College alumni reunion at 8:15 PM with refreshments and live features. Also notices of a Dixie prize mask hall event, Eagle meeting, various ads, a Ford roadster theft report, and political campaign notices from the Democratic Committee.

St. Mary's St. Mary’s College

Ward and Bickett Attorneys at Law

A San Antonio law firm Ward and Bickett at 24 625 Bedell Building publicizes contact Crockett 288. A Halloween party hosted by the Young Women's Christian Association entertained members of the Thirty seventh Infantry and the Seventh Artillery Friday evening at the general residence.

J. F. Carl Bedell Building Phone Crockett Ward & Bickett R. H. Ward John H. Bickett Jr Bedell San Antonio Texas A.v Hallowe'en Thirty-seventh Infantry Seventh Artillery Young Woman's Christian Association Hallowe’en

Moose Dance at Camp Wilson Event Ad By Extension Dept

A Moose Hall program for men stationed at Camp Wilson features a Moose Dance for family and friends. Music by Homan Brothers Orchestra. Contact John D. Hartman lawyer at Chandler Building second floor for details. Crockett 7013.

Association Camp Wilson The Moose Hall Homan Bros.’ Orchestra John D. Hartman Chandler Phone Crockett

News films evolve into full services for the public

The piece explains how news pictorials grew from sporadic clips to organized services with central offices, editors, reporters who are cameramen, and dedicated departments. It notes how editors telegraph reporters worldwide, order footage, handle filming logistics, and rush finished reels to subscribers as speed and accuracy drive competition.

Rob Wagner Saturday Evening Post Moving Picture Potomac Pittsburg News Film

Convicts at Leavenworth Feature Odd Nicknames

Federal prisoners at Leavenworth Kansas acquire new nicknames upon entry, replacing outside titles like Hon or Major. The Kansas City Star lists examples such as Snipes Mule Skinner Pewee Gummy Ducky Wop and others from the penitentiary paper New Era.

Federal Leavenworth Kan Kansas City Penitentiary Snipes Mule Skinner Pewee Gummy Ducky Hockenbull Dan Brownskin Honolulu Old Sill Slim Fatty Silas Mose Toots Doe Blink Horseshoer Headney

Fragmented crime note yields stray quotes and clues

A fragmented OCR text shows disjointed quotes about a strong healthy man and a phoretque. Witnesses say they could not get information from him, suggesting a suspect or witness in a case with unclear details.

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