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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1916

Page

25

Stock Prices Show Improved Strength in Spring Trading

New York November 6. A strong opening contrasted last week's uneven close with gains of 1 to 2 points in several issues. United States Steel rose, Colorado Fuel and others advanced. Central Leather jumped to a new maximum and Steel hit a high. Closing was firm with rails and key names showing further strength.

New York United States Steel Colorado Fuel Republic Iron Sloss-Sheffield Steel Baldwin Locomotive Anaconda Copper Central Leather Columbia Gas Union Pacific

Provision Market Quotation Summary for Chicago Dealers

Local packing house quotations listed for Monday trading in Chicago with terms for dry salt extras at 16 to 18 cents and bacon, bellies, hams, and lard prices. Notable rates include dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18 cents and fancy breakfast bacon 7x.

Coffee futures steady as market steadies on outlook

New York to day price movement shows No 7 Rio coffee futures steady with December at 8.36 and March quoted. market tone remains cautious amid early trading and supply outlook signals.

New York Rio

For Exchange Five Room Cottage for Store or Business

Real estate notice offering a five room cottage in Crockett for exchange toward a grocery store and living room or other small business. Also advertised 23 acres near city, cultivated and irrigated with new house on a macadam road. San Antonio contact O C McLeod 811 State Bank Bldg.

Crockett San Antonio O. C. McLeod State Bank

Silk and dry goods market shifts and weather impact noted

Silk sales favor lighter basis with cutters taking ready stock as dry goods trade remains quiet. High priced silks sell over the counter, while medium and lower price silks move to cutters. Weather and shifts to ready-to-wear affect demand. Russian loan totals rise to about 2.0 billion dollars. Produce Row opens briskly with price changes limited to specified items. Onions rise to 4 a hundred, cabbage to 3.76, celery to 0.90 a dozen, potatoes steady, Tokay grapes 2 a crate, and fruit prices mixed including lemons at 6.25.

Florida

Money markets report from New York on Nov 6

Mercantile paper 8 percent. Sterling and 60 day bills quoted with rates for commercial bills on banks and demand. Cables and demand rates for francs francs and guilders listed. Bar silver at 69.5 cents, Mexican dollars at 53 1/2 cents. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds firm.

New York Mercantile Paper Aemand

Time loans rates and bids noted in New York market

In New York the Navy reports time loan rates with 60 day at 8 percent and 90 day at 5 percent, with various percentages cited for certificates and bonds. Closing bids show multiple 2 percent levels and a 24 percent last loan rate, reflecting a steady, mixed lending climate.

New York Navy Perence Cates

For Sale Farms and Ranches Se

For sale a nice well improved small farm offered with 250 to 380 acres and a house. Includes waterworks, barns, outbuildings, about 100 acres cultivated. Ideal for an energetic man with a small family. Address J. C. Reinhard Boerne Texas. Also 100 acre farm with farming implements and stock no commission. Phone Crockett 6121.

tHays St. Crockett J. C. Reinhard Boerne Exas Crockett

Shippers Market: Texas Country Produce Prices Steady in San Antonio

Buyers paid steady prices for country produce delivered in San Antonio Monday. Creamery milk 34 cents per pound, country 26 to 28 cents, packing stock 25 cents. Hens per dozen nine to eight dollars, large fryers 4.50 to 7.00, turkeys 21 to 22 cents per pound, ducks per dozen five to six dollars, geese seven to nine dollars.

San Antonio Texas Ste. Utter Texas Creamery

Chicago Market Quotes November 6 Prices Rise in Butter Eggs

Chicago prices show butter higher with cream 32 3/4 to 33 1/2 cents and firsts 32 to 33 cents. Eggs higher with ordinary firsts 29 1/4 to 31 1/2 cents. Potatoes steady with receipts 75 cars. Minnesota Dakota white 1.55 to 1.60. Wis Michigan white 1.50 to 1.60. Poultry alive unsettled fowls 14 to 15 1/2 cents, springs 16 cents.

Chicago Minnesota Dakota Dakota-Ohios Wisconsin Michigan

Argentine Weather Sways Wheat and Hog Prices

Rains in southern Argentina trim wheat prices in Chicago trading as demand weakens ahead of a holiday. December and May contracts slide before late gains from Canadian weather and U.S. export demand. Corn and oats falter amid spillover from wheat. hogs rise lifting provisions with lard leading the advance.

Chicago Argentina Canada Winnipeg United States Seaboard

Grain Quotations Report From Chicago Market

Chicago market notes show Wheat No 2 Red at 1.79 to 1.89 and No 3 hard oats at 84 cents. Old and new oats around 1.00 to 1.08 dollars, standard oats 52 cents, barley about 80 cents with small percentage shifts noted.

Chicago

Market Quotations From St. Louis Grain Prices

Wheat prices fell with No 2 red at 1.81 to 1.87, No 2 hard 1.83 to 1.92. Corn declined with No 2 at .98 to 1.01 and No 2 white new 1.06. Oats rose with No 2 at 0.62 to 0.52. Rye remained nominal.

ST. Louis

Fairly Good Run of Cattle Lifts Trade at Stock Yards

Union Stock Yards reported a fair run of butcher and stocker cattle with better quality and steadier prices. Steers sold from 5.50 to 7.00, cows 4.25 to 5.50, calves from 5.0 to 6.0, while hogs gained 6 to 10 cents and averaged higher in outside markets, with prices from 7.00 to 9.50 at the day’s close.

Union Stock Yards

Fort Worth cattle and hog market report for November 6

Fort Worth stockyards announce cattle receipts at 6900 with prices up 10 to 15 cents. Steers range 6.00 to 7.50, stockers 5.00 to 6.65, heifers 5.50 to 6.00, cows 5.25 to 6.25, bulls 4.00 to 6.00, calves 4.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 4000 with bulk 9.80 to 9.99, top 9.60. sows around 9.00 to 9.75, yearlings 7.00 to 7.60, wethers 6.00 to 7.28, ewes 6.50 to 7.00, goats 3.75 to 4.00. Sheep: receipts 250, market steady.

Fort Worth Tex

Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices and Receipts

Receipts and prices from Chicago on November 6 show hogs at 46 000 head with a strong bid and bulk sales around 9.10 to 9.75, cattle receipts 20 000 with native beef cattle at 6.90 to 11.76 and calves to 11.60, and sheep receipts 36 000 with a weak market for wethers and lambs from 7.50 to 10.75.

Chicago Abilene Tex Amarillo Atlanta Birmingham Browneville Charleston Dallas del Rio el Paso Fort Wort Houston Tacksonville Clear i

Grain and Livestock Market Report Highlights

Hogs receipts 14 600 with prices 6 to 10 cents higher. Lights pigs and butchers ranges noted. Cattle receipts 7 500 with market steady to slow. beef steers and cows listed with varied price spans. Sheep receipts 8 000 with market steady. lambs and yearlings priced accordingly.

Chicago

Market Report Kansas City November Hog and Cattle Prices

Receipts for hogs 11 000 with prices bulk 9.15 to 9.60 and packers 9.30 to 9.60. Date cattle 23 000 with prime fed steers 9.76 to 11.25, dressed beef steers 7.50 to 9.60, cows 4.50 to 7.60, calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 8000 with lambs 10.0 to 11.10 and yearlings 7.76 to .75, wethers 7.00 to 8.00.

Kansas City

Market Quotes Kansas City Wheat and Corn Prices

Quotation report from Kansas City notes cash wheat down 2 cents with No 2 hard at 1.77 to 1.84 and No 2 red at 1.76 to 1.81. Corn falls with No 2 mixed 92 to 95 cents and No 2 white around 0.90 to 0.95. Oats nearby mixed at 53 to 55 cents. Rye around 1.34 to 1.86.

Kansas City

Grain futures close with mixed Kansas City bids

Grain futures closed in Kansas City with Wheat at December 1.80 and May 1.81 dollars per bushel while Corn stood at December 84 1/2 cents and May 86 cents.

Kansas City

Oklahoma City Daily Cattle Sale Report

Cattle receipts 2500 steady. Hogs 5 to 10 cents higher with top at 9.55. Sheep 1700 steady. Prices shown for listed consignors including Moffett Fuson of Indiahoma and Dunn of Lawton with steer and heifer bids across several lots.

Oklahoma City Okla

Sugar futures firmer on scattered covering in New York

In New York on November 6 sugar futures showed gains with scattered covering and demand from trade sources. At noon raw sugar quoted at Centrifugal 6.46 and molasses 5.59. Refined sugars steady with various spec prices listed from cut loaf to confectioners’ sugar.

New York

Wind and Rain Noted in Brief Weather Bulletin

Wind speeds under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published in this bulletin. Allen Buell abatacrologist Weather Bureau notes to omit negligible readings.

Allen Buell Abatacrologist Weather Bureau

Metal market brief from New York trading notes

Metal prices steady with copper rising to 29.25 for first quarter and 28.50 for second. Lead to 7.08, spelter steady at 10 c. Iron firms at No.1 northern 24.06 and No.2 23.50, tin spot 42.50.

New York East St. Louis Northern Southern Spot

Local Market Update on Dairy Eggs Poultry and Potatoes

Creamery butter at 33 percent firsts Bic seconds 29 percent packing 27 percent Eggs firsts 32 cents Poultry hens 13 cents roasters 11 cents brollery 19 cents Potatoes easy at 1 dollar 86 cents per bushel or bag unit price noted in listings

Kansas City Brollery

Bullish Cotton Forecast From New Orleans Broker

New Orleans broker W. T. Doswell predicts Texas will harvest about 11 million bales this season and places national totals between 8.5 and 38.6 million. He warns Alabama cotton is near calamity and cites heavy weevil damage in Georgia plus floods in the Carolinas. Doswell plans to stay in San Antonio until Tuesday.

Texas W. T. Doswell New Orleans San Antonio Georgia Carolinas

London metals prices report shows mixed gains and drops

London markets quoted lead at 39 pounds 10 shillings and 53 pounds 6 shillings for spelter. Copper futures rose to 119 pounds and electrolytic 144 pounds 10 shillings. Spot tin stood at 182 pounds 15 shillings with futures at 184 pounds 5 shillings.

London

Higher Opening in Liverpool Firms Up American Markets

The report notes higher opening in London and Liverpool markets as U.S. stocks rise. Traders expect continued momentum on economic data and corporate earnings. First prices ease off as investors gauge early gains and sector rotation.

Liverpool

Principal Cotton Market Quotes and Delivery Prices

The daily spot cot ton market quotes middling grade as the basis for buying and selling. Prices shown apply to cotton delivered at the market hub.

Cotton Exchange Reports Unexpected Liverpool Strength

The Liverpool market strength lifts first values in American markets with New York and New Orleans showing gains in early trading. A calm mood persists as election proximity and a bullish ginning report weigh on momentum, with spot markets advancing and closure standings solid.

New York Cotton Opens Steady in Early Trade

The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 10 to 12 points as active months rose to 19.09 for January and 19.36 for May before slipping later in the morning. Western selling pressured prices while private cables showed continental buying and India China demand, with midmorning levels near 19. and fractional gains overall.

New York India China Manchester

New York Cotton Futures Open Steady Across Months

Cotton futures opened steady with December 19.08, January 19.05, March 19.16, May 19.88, and July 19.35. Close was very steady as Liverpool expected to open Tuesday with gains of 2 to 4 points. The 11 oclock call lists New York prices and futures activity for January March May.

New York Liverpool cLudde Aidi Rees

New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Steady On Reports

In New Orleans the cotton market showed steady early trading with gains of 11 to 18 points in the first half hour. Buying was spurred by the Liverpool market and Manchester dry goods activity, though activity cooled by noon and again in the afternoon with trading months showing a 12 point net advance at 1:80.

New Orleans Liverpool Manchester

Cotton futures open steady with firm bids in New Orleans

New Orleans November 6 cotton futures opened steady with December at 18.44 cents, January 18.62, March 18.81, May 18.98 and July 19.09. Futures closed very steady, reflecting a stable session.

New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report

Spot cotton prices in Liverpool on November 6 show futures around 11.41 for good middling, 11.27 for middling, and 11.11 for low middling. Trade volume reaches 10,000 bales with 1,000 for speculation and export. receipts total 39,000 bales.

Liverpool

Futures quotations from Liverpool market

The Liverpool futures list shows various contract hits and settlements across the year. Notable figures include November 11.104 and December-January 11.07%4 with several pairings listed from November through October.

Money to loan on diamonds and personal articles

The notice lists O'Connell Loan Co at 112 E Houston St and Kehoe Loan Co at 503 W Commerce offering money on diamonds jewelry watches and personal valuables with confidential transactions. It also notes a move to 406 St Mary's St and mentions various legal notices and local business ads including a Nov term opening for the Thirty seventh District Court and a car theft report.

O'Connell Loan Co E. Houston St Kehoe Loan Co W. Commerce

Texas Shipping Interests Prepare For December 6 ICC Hearing

Texas shipping interests will be well represented at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on December 6 in Shreveport. Attorney General Looney will attend in person, possibly with an assistant AG, as oral arguments on general reopening of the Shreveport rate case are heard. The Texas Industrial Traffic League will play a leading role, with data from the Atlanta Fort Worth proceedings to be submitted. A league planning meeting is set for November 9 in Beaumont, called by Charles A. Bland of Beaumont, secretary of the league.

Austin Tex Texas Interstate Commere Commission Looney Atlanta Fort Worth Washington Interstate Commission Interstate Commerce Commission Texas Industrial Traffic League Waco Charles A. Bland Beaumont League

Army officers resignations and reassignments announced

Today’s Army orders show resignations accepted for First Lieutenants William A Jolley Palmer A Potter and Cyrus W Perkins. Major Glenn Van Auren and Captain George T Bowman are assigned to Alabama National Guard. several lieutenants are detailed or reassigned, with telegraph reports required to Southern Department and Major Charles C Smith detailed as Inspector Instructor for the Massachusetts National Guard in Boston.

William A Jolley Palmer A. Potter Medics Reserve Corps Cyrus W. Perkins Indiana Glenn van Auren George T. Bowman Cavalry Alabama National Guard Montgomery Fauntley Nineteenth Infantry Leroy Watson

Rice varieties identified in Philippines by officials

Marine intelligence notes arrival and sailings at Galveston with ships listed. Nearly 1000 varieties of rice have been identified in the Philippines by government scientists.

The Philippines

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