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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
7
Chicago and Northwest grain markets show declines with wheat dipping to 86%c for December and oats and corn nudging within narrow ranges. Provisional quotes list No 2 red wheat around 86%c to 88%c and corn lower, while oats hold near unchanged. Market notes cite lighter stocks and liberal shipments influencing steady revisions.
Quotations from St Louis show futures and cash prices for corn soybeans and wheat. Prices include No 2 red wheat 1.05, No 2 hard red winter 1.05, No 2 yellow corn 64 cents, No 2 white 65 cents. December and May contract figures for corn 86 and 86.5 cents, oats 80.5 cents for December and 31.5 cents for May.
In Kansas City on November 16 quotations show prices for wheat and oats across grades. No. 2 hard wheat at 81 86 cents, No. 3 at 82 1/4, No. 2 red 97 99 cents, No. 3 at 93 1/4. Mixed and white oats listed with various new and futures prices, including May and July figures for Meigs, December and May for oats, and jats futures.
Hides firm with bids 28 to 29 percent. Central America bids 28 percent. Hemlock prices steady with firsts at 27 to 28 cents, second entries 26 to 27 cents, third grade at 28 to 24 cents. rejects noted.
LOUIS sees wool prices steady with combing and clothing grades varying from light fine to heavy fine and washed assortments. LONDON reports bullion totaling 912,000 pounds sterling deposited in the Bank of England, including 2,900 pounds earmarked for a specific account.
A Riverside Caulker named Eliasy lost his false teeth when he spit them into the Thames near London. Diver Davidson searched the river for an hour but failed to recover the artificial grinders. The incident sparked a humorous note on the cabinet’s youthful makeup with Asquith among the veterans and Beauchamp, Samuel, and Runciman listed in the crowd.
Produce merchants in San Antonio plan to ship large quantities of turkeys north for Thanksgiving and Christmas. markets show higher turkey volume and brisk trade. Cranberries celery and other staples move quickly while prices for consumers stay high. Local business activity improves with favorable weather and strong demand.
Prices for poultry meat dairy eggs and produce across multiple categories. Large hens $6.00, medium hens $4.60, fryers $3.50, broilers $2.60 per dozen. turkeys 10 cents per pound. Butter 32 to 38 cents per pound, eggs 29 to 30 cents per dozen, vegetables and fruits with varied regional prices. Sugars coffees canned goods and meats listed with unit weights and crate or case pricing.
Chicago market report shows butter creamery and daisies prices steady with varied cents per pound. Eggs hold at price range with 2254 cases received. potatoes steady with regional receipts. poultry and veal prices listed for turkeys chicks and springs in mid November.
Quotations today show butter at 28 cents for firsts and 26 for seconds with packing stock at 23 and a half cents. Eggs list extras 29, firsts 28, seconds 27, poultry with hens 9 to 10 cents, roosters 9 cents, turkeys 15 to 18 cents for young birds.
NEW YORK Nov. 16 Eg is steady unchanged Receipts 4437 cases ST. LOUIS PRODUCE ST. LOUIS Nov. 16 Quotations were as Poultry steady Chickens c springs lic turkeys 16c ducks 12c geese lic Butter firm creamery 28 338c Eggs firm 26c
New York Navy notes show coffee futures steady with December at 12.62 and March at 13.00 as markets hold.
New York report shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado 3.55c and 96 test 4.05c, Molasses sugar 89 test 200. Refined sugar quiet with crushed 5.60 and granulated 4.90. Petroleum steady at 8.35 per barrel. Molasses steady. New Orleans open kettle 37 52.
Galveston Texas reports arrivals of multiple steamers including Denver New York Ikbal Pio IX City of Mexico and City of New Orleans among others. Departures listed include Harry T Inge Ramsay Carrigan Head Civilian and Cayo Romano with routes to Liverpool Newport News Havre and Belfast.
New Orleans markets report rough Honduras rice firm, rough Japan quiet, Honduras clean firm and steady. Receipts total 15,087 rough and 11,810 millers. sales include 1,268 rough Honduras at 3.06 to 4.15 and 300 rough Japan at 3.31 to 3.41. Clean Honduras 5% at 34 to 5% 5 and 2,150 Japan at 2% 39 to 16. Quotations list Clean Manduras 4 5% c and Japan 3% c.
At Union Stock Yards on November 16 the Saturday cattle sale was featureless with limited offerings. Cows topped at 4.25, calves at 4.75, hogs at 7.25. buyers expected a quiet week as grass stock wanes and northern receipts press prices.
Fort Worth reports a lively cattle sale with Texas arrivals active and steady while Mexican stock moves slowly. Steers range to 4.60, feeders steady at 5.70, stocker cows around 3.65, hogs down five cents to top 8.00, sheep steady with wethers 4.85. Receipts: cattle 2000, calves 1000, hogs 900, sheep 150.
Cattle receipts 600 with market steady. Native steers 6.50 to 10.75, southern steers 4.00 to 6.50, southern cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 5600 with market five cents lower. Bulk sales 7.60 to 7.76, heavy 7.70 to 7.80, packers and butchers 7.55 to 7.76, sows 7.40 to 6.75, pigs 6.00 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 1000 with market steady. Muttons 3.80 to 5.15, lambs 6.00 to 7.50, range wethers and yearlings 4.00 to 6.25, range ewes 3.00 to 4.60.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts 1000 with steady trade and values such as Beeves 5.25 to 11.00, Texas steers 4.80 to 5.00, western steers 5.50 to 9.00, cattle prices for stockers and calves listed. Hogs receipts 12 000 with a slow market and mixed to lower quotes from 7.30 to 7.95, pigs 5.00 to 6.80, bulk 7.65 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 23 000 with strong market and ranges for natives and westerns plus yearlings and lambs listed.
St Louis receipts show 1800 cattle including 200 Texas stockers with steady tone. Native beef steers 5.50 to 11.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.25, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hog receipts hit 5000 with values 6.50 to 7.90 for various grades, and sheep at 400 with muttons 4.10 to 4.26 and lambs 5.50 to 7.35.
Paris telegram notes three percent rentes at 20.20 francs, London exchange 26 francs 24 centimes for checks, and a private discount rate of three percent.
Prime basis of 5.16 5.14 meal 24.50 24.75 lint ers 34 3%c. New York Cotton Oil reports steady seed oil quotes with spot prices and several lots sold, including November 5.85 5.89 December 5.89 January 5.94 February 6.01 March 6.06 6.08 with 200 sold at 6.07, April 6.10 6.14 May 6.18 6.19. total sales 7500 across multiple months.
Boston market summary reports Arizona Commercial 4 and Calumet and Arizona at Greene Cananea 9 fell and North Butte among others as of November 16 with traders watching developments in mining shares and related equities in New England markets.
New York opened steady then declined about 4 to 6 points on Liverpool cables and weather, but rallied on trade buying and bull support. After lifting to 56 6 points, selling increased and prices slipped 6 6 points from the day’s best amid liquidation and tariff worries. Close held steady with 6 to 8 points net loss.
Returns from Texas and the border country show excellent collections and better trade than in years. Western and northwest reports are favorable. post election activity boosts volumes. Buying for spring expands, rail tonnage is high, and old debts are liquidated. Iron and steel trade stays strong with some mills delaying deliveries to August.
Cotton export figures show Great Britain 216 538 and 169 686 for prior and current periods with France 21 601 and 25 096 and continent 130 979 and 149 559 while Mexico and Japan total 3 525 and 19 174. London prices note consol bonds steady with money rate around 3 percent and bills activity quoted.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with an 8.9 point early drop on poor cables and a favorable weather map. Selling orders were absorbed by week end demand from earlier selling, but profit taking kept the market soft. Trading weakened after an initial rise, rumors of Turkey Bulgaria talks also weighed. Net change: 6 to 9 points down.
Market figures show November to July cotton futures staying steady with a net decline of 56.9 points. Prices listed for several contracts include November 11.6769 December 11.70 January 11.80 81 March 11.94 May 12.09 10 July 12.22 and related figures across nearby months.
Liverpool spot cotton trades dull as prices ease with American middling at 7.194 pence for middling 6.694 and good ordinary 6.05. Sales reach 3000 bales with 1800 American bales in the mix. receipts total 20,000 bales with 19,700 American.
Futures in Liverpool opened soft and finished steady with quotes on the forward curve from November through Oct Nov. ranges and various contract pairings. Prices show slight deviations across the period with fractional pence movements and repeated 6.3x figures.
New York middling 11.90 New Orleans middling 11 1/2 cents Liverpool middling 6.69 Houston middling 11 13 16 Galveston middling 12 cents Memphis middling 12 1/2 cents.
Spot cotton remains steady with middling at 11 3/4 cents and various grades quoted. Transactions show 700 bales sold on the spot and 200 bales arriving, with receipts totaling 14 298 bales and stock at 207 728 bales.
Galveston on November 16 reports spot cot ton closing steady with grades listing 75 to 12 cents for various qualities. Sales on the spot reach 430 bales, with receipts totaling 28 859, stock at 426 601.
The Houston spot market closed steady with a slight decline noted. Trading showed 912 bales sold f o b and 622 bales shipped, with total stock at 127,335 bales and a range of prices from low ordinary 7 1 6 cents to middling good midling around 11 18 16 cents.
Spot cotton in New York on November 16 closed quiet and steady with middling uplands at 11.99 cents and gulf at 12.15 cents. No sales were recorded.
In Memphis on November 16 authorities report spot cotton steady with Middling grade at 12 1/2 cents, showing no change from prior session.
Copper remains firm with spot at 78 pounds 5 shillings and futures at 79. Tin holds at 229 pounds 16s both spot and futures. Lead quoted at 18 pounds, London spelter 26 pounds 17s 6d, and Cleveland warrant 67s 10d in London.
New York reports steady cotton goods markets with general trading. Jobbers note strong activity in silks and holiday novelties as worsted yarns stay firm and cotton goods rise. Underwear and hosiery values show a tendency higher.
Metals dulled to near steady levels with Lake and electro alloys quoted around 17.62 to 17.87 dollars for casting items amid light activity on November 14 in New York.
Money on call remains nominal in New York early trading on November 16. Time loans show strength with sixty days at 6 percent, ninety days at 5 or 6 percent, and six months at around 6 1/4 percent. Market participants note firm demand for short term funds.
In a Universalist church sermon, Rev. 8. Ellwood Nash argues self destruction could be justified under certain conditions. He cites Nogi's hari-kari and compares to soldiers and priests choosing death over dishonor, challenging the common belief that suicide opposes God's will.
Tom McNeal recalls a hot day on a railroad where a dog sprinted beside a train trying to guard a farmhouse. The dog, certain of duty, felt fulfilled when he reached the boundary and believed he scared away another intruder. He imagines endless vigilance for a family and humanity.
A Chicago police officer seized a dead rooster from Peter Kaiser’s home after a theft report and arranged for embalming to serve as Exhibit A in Kaiser’s upcoming trial. The rooster, from Fred Lutgen’s 2220 Morse avenue, was kept by authorities to appear lifelike at court.
Burglars entered the Allentown residence of Thomas Stern on Saturday night and stole jewelry and money while a parrot was used as a precautionary safeguard. At dawn the bird wandered in the street calling for Maggie, and the family recalled hearing the cries during the night.
Philadelphia report states Joseph F. Hasskari sues Thomas Cook & Son for 2000 dollars over injuries from a Beni Has sen donkey on February 1 1912 during a Cook's tour. Hasskari alleges saddle girth failure threw him and cites the incident in district court. Eight states limit night child labor. Pennsylvania bans under sixteen in coal mines. ABA adopts uniform child labor law.
New York stock activity opened lower with small losses on several issues amid a levy of tariff revision fears. By late session traders staged a rebound, lifting many issues and erasing earlier declines as buying momentum returned, while London prices showed irregularities and bears faded.
On November 16 in New York, prima mercantile paper yields 6 percent. Sterling exchange remains steady with bankers' bills at 4.80.90 for day bills and 4.86.05 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.80 percent. Bar silver at 62 percent. Mexican dollars stable on Government and railroad bonds.
Lead held at 4.50 per unit and spelter noted steady at 7.30 in early trading in St Louis on November 16.
New York reports actual condition of the ca state banks and trust companies shows reserves in excess of legal requirements totaling 7 368 200 dollars, an increase of 817 600 dollars from the previous week.
Philadelphia Superintendent of the Zoological Garden advertises for a young nanny goat to comfort Katrina the hippo. Katrina disliked a billy goat sent from Hamburg and later befriended a nanny goat until the animal was taken away due to having two kids. Katrina remains morose and is under three years old, about 900 pounds.
In Winsted Connecticut four men from Millerton and two boats fished on a lake when a gray squirrel swam to Jenks and Kaye. The creature boarded the boat, perched on an oar, scolding nearby anglers before swimming to the other craft. Rain paused an oar as the squirrel rested atop the bow and finally swam away, seemingly towing both boats to shore.
Official figures released yesterday show a 217,096 rise in immigration to the United States in the past year. Week by week arrivals also jumped by about 20,000 compared with 1911. Steamship lines have chartered extra ships to handle the influx, with the Barbossa of the German Lloyd line taking 1600 aboard on a voyage this week.
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