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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1912
Page
11
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET reports show mixed corn and pork futures with prices slipping on weak supplies and weather. December pork futures fell while ribs and other meats fluctuated. cash grain quotes varied across major markets with wheat and corn opening lower or flat.
The annual report to insular affairs highlights rapid progress in schooling and vocational training across the Philip islands. Enrollment reaches 233,740 with 41 to 54 percent in various courses. industrial work includes 16,439 girls in co operation and 9,643 boys and 7,709 girls in industrial classes. A separate note reports the death of Pink the sheep dog famed for her trials record and calm handling of sheep.
Wool market in Boston sees large weekly volume and strong demand for domestic grades. Prices advance with holders marking up supplies. Texas and California stock quiet. Quotations list fleeces from Wisconsin Missouri at 29c up to blood percentages, and scoured Texas fine ranges 54 to 66c for six to eight months.
Quotations show butter and eggs steady with varied small changes for dairy items. Creameries daisies and cheese values held firm while potatoes poultry and veal also traded steady with modest shifts across grades and regions.
Quotations from Kansas City show butter prices with Creamery at 30 cents, firsts 27, seconds 26, packing stock 230, Eyes-Extras 27, firsts See seconds 19. Poultry lists hens 10 and one half cents, roosters 9, springers 11 and a half cents, young turkeys 17 cents.
In St Louis on November 6 poultry buyers saw firmer markets with chickens at 10 to 14 cents, springs 12 to 14 cents, turkeys 16, ducks 12, geese 11. Butter creamery 26 31, eggs up 26 cents.
Raw sugar prices remained steady with Muscovado 89 test at 8.55 and centrifugals 96 test at 4.05 while 89 test molasses sits at 3.30. Refined products steady as petroleum, molasses and hides hold firm in a quiet market.
New York Produce market notes eggs steady with no change in price and receipts totaling 9922. A weather bulletin follows the market data.
A proposed power plant project at the mouth of Clear Creek canyon may reveal a vast cavern long said to house a Ute band’s women and children entombed by a 1840s landslide during a clash with Arapaho tribes.
In Louisburg Kansas authorities tested 300 men, nearly the whole male population, by a trumpet call and a bloodhound. The dog tracked a half mile toward the depot then refused to continue. Two trains had left town and no suspect was found.
Mark Mitchell of Rocky River riffs on a bright moon that fooled local hens and sparked a string of quirky, nocturnal mischief. He recalls chickens wandering, a newspaper reading moonlit yard, and plans to darken windows to curb sleep loss.
The ministry of education completed an investigation and prepared a report showing 35 998 institutions of learning of all grades excluding military and naval schools. It notes 876 760 students are studying in these schools. Pekin Daily News adds that the French government has raised taxes on sign boards to reduce their numbers.
The Weather Bureau forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with colder temperatures and frost. East Texas should also have fair skies and frost inland, with warmer conditions in the northwest. No precipitation yesterday. total since January 1 is 19.52 inches, with a 4.37 inch deficiency to date.
Prominent San Antonio exporters say a Democratic victory and tariff shifts may push prices higher. Texas wool clip finished, stocks stored, labor shortages limit shearer supply, with 10 to 15 days expected for movement. Hides have risen 60 percent since tariff removal.
A sweeping price list offers wholesale figures on poultry butter eggs vegetables and fruits. Items include large hens five to five fifty dollars per dozen fryers three fifty to four dollars per dozen turkeys and a wide range of California canned goods dried fruits and meats with case lot discounts noted.
Hogs showed slower demand and declined a nickel while cattle stayed steady and sheep held. Receipts were around 4000 cattle 1200 hogs with top hog prices near 8.05 and bulk around 7.85 to 7.95. cattle in at 5.00 to 5.70 for steers and 5.00 to 5.85 for feeders.
Market reports from Chicago show cattle receipts at 22 000 with steady to 10 cent lower quotes across classes including beeves and calves. Hog receipts around 24 000 with slower demand and declines of 5 to 10 cents, while sheep receipts near 33 000 hold steady to slightly lower prices for natives and westerns with yearlings and other grades noted.
Cattle receipts 7000 with 300 southerns steady to strong natives 6.50 to 10.50, southern 4.25 to 6.25, cows and heifers Pavieton. Hogs receipts 9000 down 5 to 10 cents, bulk 7.55 to 7.80, heavies 7.75 to 7.85, lights 7.45 to 7.76, pigs 5.50 to 6.50. Sheep 7000 steady with muttons 3.75 to 5.00, lambs 6.25 to 7.50, range wethers 4.00 to 6.00, ewes 2.60 to 4.50.
Livestock at St Louis markets shows steady ranges with native beef steers 5.50 to 10.80 and hogs 6.50 to 8.10. sheep firm with lambs 5.50 to 7.50. In Ohio a burglar caught returning a stolen shoe parcel to exchange for larger size. proprietor hid in the store and surprised him.
Traders faced a light supply with 142 cattle and 1 calf and hogs. Cows sold best around 4.26 dollars with general around 4. The lone calf brought 4.50. Hogs sold but few at up to 7.50 with most sales near that level. No sheep or goats were offered.
The piece notes the ice and coal trusts retreating as cold and heat drive trade, while the steel trust plans to enter cattle. Carneg ie Land buys short horned bulls and graded heifers for breeding on 7000 acres in Erie county. Colonel Carter reports robust western conditions and rising rancher activity amid political turmoil in Mexico. October livestock shipments fall at major centers with large declines in cattle hogs and sheep, yet range conditions remain promising.
New York cotton opened steady with gains on higher cables as rain and firm southern spots encouraged buying. The market dipped on early selling to a loss of 10 to 13 points, then rallied slightly before settling near the previous close amid quiet spots and cautious demand.
The New York cotton market opened steady on November 6 with December at 11.85 86 cents, January 11.89 90, March at 12.10 11, May 12.19 20, and July around 12.82 cents, showing a firm but uneven start.
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with a small advance on bad weather and favorable census figures. Early gains faded as profit taking emerged and prices slipped from session highs. By late morning most active months traded about 10 to 12 points lower than Monday's close.
Prices for most contracts edged higher while some months showed slight declines. The market closed with gains of about 4 to 6 points on the session, with notable activity in November December and March positions.
Liverpool on November 6 reports steady prices with good business in spot cotton. American middling fair sits at 7.21d and middling at 6.59d, receipts total 25 000 bales including 16 600 American. sales reach 10 000 including 8 300 American for speculation.
On Nov 6 futures opened and closed barely steady with a range of contract quotes. Notable figures include Nov 6.52 percent and various spreads from Nov-Dec through Aug-Sept reflecting a stable yet modestly fluctuating market tone.
J M Felder of Aransas Pass says the cotton port is advancing and will compete with Galveston or Houston for export readiness. He notes a late crop tailing off due to rains but says overall quality this year may rival the best in fifty years. Spinners report large activity, with foreign mills taking much of the crop while American spinners wait for prices to drop. Austin wires cite strong undertone and reduced short interest. crop estimates remain less bearish. In nineteen months there has been a 60 percent rise in U S agricultural colleges.
California lemon growers eye tariff shifts as Payne Aldrich duties shape import flows. Sicilian rivals fund efforts to ease losses from decayed fruit allowances, but new inspection rules curb spoilage and government revenue rises. Importers manipulated arrivals but cannot claim tariff alone raised prices.
The market bulletin lists New York middling at 11.90, New Orleans 13-4c, Liverpool 6.794, Houston 12, Galveston 12, Memphis 115-8. The brief snapshot catalogs regional middling prices and spread.
On November 6 in New Orleans spot cotton held at steady rates with middling around 11 cents per pound. Reported sales totaled 1,025 bales, with arrivals of 3,100 bales and a stock of 192,244 bales. Various grades quoted from low ordinary to good middling with numerous nominal figures and receipts of 14,201 bales.
Houston, Tex November 6 The spot market closed steady with sales of 1456 and shipments totaling 22,691 while stock stood at 123,661. Quotations show low ordinary 7 4 8 9 cents for various grades with good middling around 12 1/2 cents and F.O.B. 50 68.
Spot cotton closes steady with low ordinary at 76 16, ordinary 85 16, good ordinary 91 4, low middling 11, middling 12, good middling 12 , middling fair 12%. Sales spots at f o b 1600. Receipts 29 634, stocks e 721.
Cotton prices remained steady with middling grade at 11 percent in Memphis. In New York, spot prices closed steady with middling upland at 11.90 cents and gulf at 12.15 cents, no sales reported.
Houston figures show cotton stock yesterday at 1,068,005 bales with 991,945 bales the previous week and 939,115 bales a year ago. Excess this season totals 128,890 bales, with ports and Bates listed among stock data.
This week reports exports to Great Britain totaling 22 841 this year 46 223 last year exports to France 8 949 this year 7 742 last year exports to the continent 20 591 this year 16 739 last year receipts 187 453 this year 165 975 last year shipments 167 200 this year 126 033 Black 406 790 this year 490 068 last year.
Cotton seed products price quotes in Memphis on November 6 show prime basis around 4.93 to 4.94 and meal at 24.50. In Waco Texas, Right Rev N A Gallagher bishop of Galveston is visiting as Central Texas deanery meeting focuses on all aspects of matrimony to reinforce sanctity of marriage.
Congressman George Curry was fatally injured in an automobile accident last night near Alamogordo in Otero County, New Mexico, according to officials. The crash occurred while traveling in the region, with details and condition to follow.
A total of four million dollars in prizes was awarded across horse shows in the United States and Canada during the previous year, reflecting widespread competition and earnings in the sport.
Charles B. Bailey editor of the Alvin Sun died at a Houston sanitarium after a long illness. The notice confirms his passing on November 6 and notes his role with the Alvin Sun.
Smithville Texas voters backed an ordinance by the city council to enact a stock law taking effect January 1. Officials say Naples is demolishing crowded dwellings in the city’s lower area and replacing them with modern buildings.
Moderate opening on Wall Street with early gains fading as heavy selling emerged. Sugar stocks weakened while Union Pacific led a late rally amid a volatile session. Money cooled to 5 percent and bonds held steady as major issues edged higher at noon.
Money on call eased to 4 3-4 to 6 1/2 cents with ruling at 5 cents and closing bids at 5 1/2 cents. Time loans remained firm with 60 and 90 day terms at 6 cents and six months at 5 1/2 to 6 cents.
Prime mercantile paper stands at 6 per 3, Sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers' bills at 4 81 75 for 60 day bills and 4 85 75 for demand. Commercial bills 4 81. Bar silver 23 8c. Mexican dollars 48 3 4c. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds firm.
Copper and alloys show firm to easy trends with spot and futures quotes across categories. Electrowinning and lake copper trade within narrow bands while tin leads gains and lead and spelter hold steady. Iron remains unchanged as markets digest supply and demand signals in early November.
In St. Louis metal markets lead quoted at 4.60 a unit and spelter at 7.30. From Paris, three per cent rentes at 81.50 with 25 1/2 cents for checks and a private discount rate of 3 percent, and London exchanges at 25 1/4 cents.
London financial notes report Consols for money at 73 13 16, account 74 with bar silver at 28 13 16 and money rates at 2 percent. Short bills quoted 4 15 16 and 5 for three month bills at 6.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ordered 5000 more freight cars, including 1000 for automobile transport. June additions brought total new rolling stock this year to about 10 000 cars. Costs exceed 20 million dollars with 8000 old cars scrapped. Pressed Steel Car to build 1000 auto cars and 3000 freight cars. rest built at Altoona shops. The railroad aims to reduce car shortages by minimizing loaded car stays at sea ports.
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein celebrates its bicentenary while tax remains unknown to residents. Between Austria Germany and Switzerland it relies on Swiss ecclesiastical ties and Austrian customs links. Prince John funds administration though the state reports 132 000 annual income and salaried legislators. German electrical firms push motor car projects.
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