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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1916
Page
11
Small farm sale offers 260 to 380 acres with house and outbuildings. Includes fine well waterworks good run and out houses. About 100 acres cultivated. Great chance for a persistent buyer with a small family. Address J C Reinhard Bevas Texas.
Grocer jobbers announce a 15 cent advance in refined sugar across all grades from New York millers listing leaf crushed cubes powdered granulated and other grades. Gelatine price hikes follow raw material costs while a leading coffee maker cuts price by half a cent. Shortening and corn products stay firm as vegetables rise after a Tuesday freeze impacts crops in the region.
Buyers paid quoted prices for country produce delivered in San Antonio on Wednesday. Texas country creamery 30 to 34 cents per pound, country 25 to 26 cents, packing stock 22 to 25 cents. poultry values included hens per dozen 6 to 8 dollars, large fryers 4.50 to 7.00, broilers 3.50 to 4.00, turkeys 21 to 22 cents per pound, ducks 5.50 to 6.00 per dozen, geese 7 to 9 dollars per dozen.
Chicago market notes show butter higher with creamery at 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cents, receipts 4333 cases including 86 firsts at 37 cents and ordinary firsts at 34 1/2 to 35 cents. Potatoes steady with 63 car receipts. Poultry alive higher with fowls around 15 cents and springs unchanged.
Kansas City November 15. Quotations listed for butter firsts 32 14- cents and seconds 32 cents per pound. Eggs and poultry prices noted with hens 15 cents and roosters 12 cents. Ohio firm to higher on potatoes.
In New Orleans on November 15 rough and clean rice remained steady. Rough sold 15,007 sacks, millers 10,476, clean 10,496. Purchases included clean Honduras 6,596 pockets, Japan 1,910, blue rose 1,007. Quotations unchanged.
One lot of fifty acres highly improved located 11 miles from the city with one third cash and no trade. Also 1900 acres of cheap grazing land in Presidio county offered for trade for a home in San Antonio or a tract near the city. Small debt at 3 percent to be assumed. Saunders. John Bollons Realty Co. 804 S. Alamo St. Contact Crockett 5121.
Secluded 19 acre tract located 16 miles southeast of San Antonio features 4 100m home a large two story barn screened porch well and windmill on chocolate sandy loam soil. 150 cultivated acres priced at 42.50 per acre with cash payment and long term balance. Also SNAP 90 acres 50 in cultivation with house well and barn listed by Whitaker contact Crockett 5121.
Light Want Ads in Be Advertising promise daily updates with fresh listings. Readers can find new rental and purchase opportunities each day through this frequently updated classified section.
Excerpt describes 8 am observations with air pressure reduced to sea level and continuous lines indicating equal air pressure. IsoTherms are shown as dotted lines through points of equal temperature.
Nov 15 Pittsburg Coal falls two points while rails show heavy activity in opening trades. Reading gains one and a half, with declines in Mexican Petroleum and United States Steel among others. Afternoon trading shows mixed strength in rails led by Rock Island and broader gains in shipping, Copper, paper, and Industrial Alcohol amid an irregular close.
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Wednesday showed silver pesos at 50 cents and half pesos at 50. State bank notes and national bank notes traded with Bank of London and Westminster at 115. Carranza money was at 1 cent. In New York time loans were firm at 34 1/2 percent for sixty to ninety days and six months. Call money remained steady around 2 percent to 2 1/2 percent.
ENGLISH MONEY LONDON November 15 bar silver 34 2 15 per ounce. Money 5 percent. Discount rates lower bills 5% and three months 6 percent.
New York financial wires show 60 day bills at 4.71 percent and commercial 60 day bills on banks at 4.704 percent. Demand rates for commercial wear 4.70 percent and 4.75 percent on call. Cables for francs at 5.84 percent, cables 5.834 percent. Guilders demand 40 percent and cables 41 percent. Bar silver priced at 71.5 percent.
Livestock markets across regions show a general downturn on Wednesday with declines noted in multiple categories and places. Traders report softer demand and higher supply pressures affecting prices.
At Union Stock Yards November 15 cattle and hogs fell across major markets led by Fort Worth where hogs dropped about 15 cents and cattle sold into slack demand. San Antonio reported small midweek receipts with prices steady. North region sheep held steady with little buyer activity while San Antonio quotes remained unchanged.
Fort Worth market report shows cattle receipts about 8000 with declines 10 to 15 cents and price ranges for steers to calves. Hog receipts around 3500 with 5 to 15 cent drop and top near 9.70. Sheep receipts absent. lambs priced 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 7.00 to 8.00, wethers 7.00 to 7.75, ewes 6.50 to 7.00, goats 3.25 to 6.25.
Chicago market data November 15 shows hogs receipts 66 000 dull with bulk near 9.20 to 10.05 for various classes. cattle receipts 24 000 steady with native beef 6.80 to 12.00 and calves 8.50 to 12.25. sheep receipts 22 000 firm with wethers 7.90 to 9.00 and lambs 9.25 to 11.96. St Louis market reports hogs 16 000 15 to 20 cents lower with lights 39.35 to 49.95. cattle receipts 500 steady with native steers 7.50 to 11.50 and prime southern steers 8.90 to 9.30. sheep receipts 1 500 steady with lambs 7.50 to 11.75.
Receipts and quotations show hogs 17 000 head, prices bulk 9.30 to 9.75, heavy 9.60 to 9.80, packers 9.40 to 9.75, light 9.25 to 9.65, pigs 7.50 to 8.50. Cattle receipts 11 000 with steady demand. prime fed steers 10.00 to 11.50, dressed 7.50 to 9.75, southern steers 7.75 to 8.25, cows 4.50 to 7.75, heifers 5.50 to 10.00, stockers 5.25 to 8.00, calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 6 000, strong to 10 cents higher. lambs 11.25 to 12.00, yearlings 8.75 to 10.00, wethers 7.50 to 8.25, ewes and stockers 5.75.
New York metal market report dated November 15 notes lead at seven dollars per unit for East St. Louis delivery, electrolytic zinc steady, second quarter at thirty dollars, and tin quoted strong with spot prices indicated.
Lead at 30 pounds sterling spot 10s. Spelter 66 pounds. Copper spot 129 pounds 108, futures 125. Electrolytic 152 10s. Spottin 189 15s futures 191. Prices quoted in pounds sterling with fractions.
Wheat futures surged after light Liverpool arrivals and strong Argentine crop doubts. December near 1.87 to 1.88 dollars, May around 1.92 dollars, with gains broadening into corn and oats as foreign buying and expectations of peace talks influenced trading. Hog prices fell on large western hog receipts while provisions felt the ripple to upper grains.
Cotton futures slip as selling pressure grows on Wall Street with a major seller weighing on prices. Investors monitor trading patterns and buying demand, hoping for a steadier tone as the market tests support levels.
New York cotton traders faced heavy realizing with declines early, then partial recoveries as Liverpool and New Orleans buyers helped stabilize. Prices for January and May slipped but rallied to around 20.02 and 20.35 before morning end, with a private crop estimate of 11,850,000 bales aiding steadiness.
New York reports steady cotton futures with December at 19.90 and May near 20.21. Strong closes follow, with March around 20.28 and January near 20.13. Liverpool open Thursday with a nine percent higher call, while the 11 o'clock call lists January at 20.13 March 20.28 May 20.45.
Buyers at San Antonio paid for spot cotton with bids around 19.50 for middling grades and lower, including strict middling and strict low middling categories, while good ordinary offerings remained listed.
Realizing sales caused an 11 to 15 point drop in cotton prices in early trading on the New Orleans market. Favorable interior spot reports and cold weather steadied sentiment, with a later partial recovery. By noon the market had eased 10 to 12 points, while local spot gains and interior strength lifted contracts briefly before renewed liquidation.
Quotations for grain and feed show No 2 red wheat at 83 percent No 3 red around 1.77 to 1.82 per bushel No 2 corn around 1.04 to 1.07 and oats steady locally Barley quoted roughly 0.90 to 1.2 per bushel Reports reflect early trading levels and price ranges in the Chicago market.
New Orleans reports steady opening for December at 19.39 and July around 20.04 with January near 19.18 and March at 19.74. Futures closed strong with high and low readings showing gains across near term contracts on Tuesday.
Quotations show wheat drops with No 2 red at 1.88 to 1.92 and No 2 hard at 1.88 to 1.89. Corn declines with No 2 new at 1.01 and No 2 white new at 1.01. Oats fall to No 2 at 67 percent and No 2 white steady. Rye remains nominal.
Dry salt extras 16 c, bacon extras 18 c, dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18 c, fancy breakfast bacon 8 c, fancy hams 22 c, bacon bellies 14 18 pound average 20 c, pure lard compound 15 c.
Plans announced in New York foresee stockholders exchanging forty dollars par value of new preferred stock and 100 par value of new common stock for each share held. The scheme would raise about 30 million dollars in cash while preserving existing common stock structure and reducing fixed charges from 12 277 095 to 10 022 695.
Edward N Hurley, chairman, said the FTC will study higher food prices at Friday’s Washington meeting. He called the high cost of life’s necessities the most important issue before Americans and blamed operators for wasteful coal practices amid a cost crisis.
Turpentine firm shows 46 percent sales with 2622 receipts 639 and stocks 19308. Resin firm posts 1052 sales 1770 receipts 990 with notable prices 6.40 and 7.10 as industry figures, reflecting inventory and turnover in Savannah on November 15.
Local guests and registrants include Mrs J B Parker of Tyler at the Gunter Mrs T J Walsh and son and Mrs F McGue of Buffalo at the Gunter L H Lapham and Simeon Ford of New York at the St Anthony Lewis S Clarke Jr of New Orleans at the St Anthony W A McCall of Dallas at the Gunter and others including Charles A Hersch of El Paso John D Roberts of Waco George H Bechtel Jr of Houston W H Hudson of Houston Bliss Knapp of Boston Frank G Davis of Houston Hymers R O Harris of Houston A T Moss of New York Morris H Greenberg of Houston and Joseph Johnson of New York at the St Anthony.
Census Bureau reports a drop in bleached cotton fiber used for gun cotton and explosives in the quarter ending September 30, with 133,982 equivalent bales compared to 142,725 in the prior quarter. Prepared cotton held by explosives manufacturers rose to 24,868 bales from 22,895.
Princeton coach Rush scheduled a final hard scrimmage today as the team prepared for the Yale game this Saturday. The practice featured numerous changes and experiments behind the line, signaling that Rush has not settled the final starting lineup.
Liverpool November 15 spot cotton strong with good middling at 11.92 cents, middling 11.80, low 11.60. Sales 8,000 bales with 800 for export and excursion. Receipts none.
Quotations today show unchanged wheat with No 2 hard at 1.86 1.96 and No 2 red at 1.82 1.86. Corn and oats move slightly with No 2 mixed 97 98c and No 2 white 99c, oats at 57 58c, rye at 1.43.
New York July 15 cotton seed quotations report a day of mixed prices with market watchers noting limited buying interest and steady activity in futures. Traders report small gains in some futures while spot markets show muted demand amid varying crop expectations.
Observations recorded at 8 am on Thursday November 15 1916. Wind speeds under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published here. Meteorologist Allen Buell Weather Bureau. Also a humorous line about ladies and Mrs Flubdub weapons.
Futures quiet and steady with detailed London and Liverpool style price quotes for the grain or commodity calendar. Multiple contract months from November through November again show small decimals and variations around 11.1 to 11.9 pence per unit.
Data lists cotton stock figures by city including Memphis, St. Louis, Houston and Augusta with totals for the season and comparisons to last year. Figures include last week and the same day last year, highlighting regional stock levels.
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