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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
12
Cotton opened firm in New York with gains of 17 to 25 points on renewed buying amid bullish cables and spot tips. By midday prices held 22 to 27 points gains, with heavy long liquidation early and support from large interests. Futures closed steady as August and later months showed modest advances and a firm market tone persisted.
Cotton futures in New Orleans rose on firm New York openings with December near 12.14, January up 31 after early highs. shorts covered, but long demand lagged, later held steady at a net 17 to 21 points advance.
Liverpool spot cotton opens quiet and firm with American middling fair at 7.394 d and middling around 6.85 d. Sales reach 7000 bales, including 1000 speculation and export, while receipts total 61,000 bales with 50,900 American.
In Liverpool on November 19 futures opened firm and closed steady with quotes across multiple months: Nov six thousand seven hundred twenty four and four forty four, Dec six thousand five hundred ninety four, Jan six thousand five hundred seventy four, Feb six thousand six hundred sixty six and two thirds, and other near-term contract levels listed.
New York middling at 12.40 with New Orleans 123 16 as Liverpool quotes 6.854 and Houston 12 12 and a half cents. Galveston middling 12 and Memphis 12 percent with a fractional mark.
Cotton spot steady with gains up to 2-16 cent. Middling at 123-16c. Spot sales total 1200 bales with arrivals and new orders listed. Various grades quoted from ordinary to good middling with prices ranging across the catalog, stock shown at 223,244 bales.
gSALvzston Texas November 19 spot cot closes firm with gains scattered across grades. Ordinary 79-16c, good ordinary 89-16c, low middling 11c, middling 12c, good middling 12c, fair 18c. Totals show 300 points, 45,553 bales bought, stocks at 446,464 bales.
The spot market in Houston closed steady, up 4 cents. Sales totaled 723 bales with shipments of 13,092 bales and stock at 144,700 bales. Prices ranged from 7 1 2 to 12 1 2 cents for grades from low ordinary to good middling.
New York reports spot cotton steady with middling uplands 12.40 and middling gulf 12.65, with sales of 600. Memphis also notes steady spot cotton with middling around 12 1/2 cents. Prices hold as market activity remains subdued in both cities.
New York money on call rates show the ruling level of 4 percent with bids at 4 1 2 percent and offers around 4 3 4 percent. Shorter maturities ease with 60 day credits at 6 percent and 80 day at 6 percent, while six months trade near 5 1 2 percent.
Pittsburg Nov 19. The South Pennsylvania Oil company announced a further crude oil price increase, the second in a week. Pennsylvania crude jumps five cents to 1.89 per barrel, as do Corning Newcastle Cabal and Mercer Black by the same amount. Somerset rises two cents while Ragland remains unchanged.
Cotton statistics show yesterday’s stock at 1,864,285 bales and last week’s stock at 131,865. Comparisons to last year list 1,080,664 bales, with an excess this season totaling 223,571 bales.
Exports to Great Britain 7 7386 85 180. Exports to France . 29 649 49 271. Exports to continent .49 550 66 889. Exports to Mexico and Japan 15 667 600.
Market reports from Chicago Kansas City and New York list steady butter eggs and poultry values. Chicago CREAMERIES 29 34c DAISIES 26 3lc cheese ranges Twins 16 17c Young Americas 16 17c. potatoes 45 5c. Wis 45 5c Michigan 18½c Minnesota 47 50c. Kansas City butter creamery 32c firsts 30c seconds 28%c. eggs extras 29c firsts 28 29c. poultry hens 9 10c roosters 9c springs 11% 18c. young turkeys 15% 16%c. New York eggs steady receipts 7716 cases.
The St. Louis market notes wool staying steady with medium grade combing and clothing at 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, and tub washed 27 to 36 cents.
In Memphis on November 19 prime basis oil traded at 5.10 to 5.14 with meal at 24.50 to 24.75 and linters at 3% to 3%c.
Cotton seed prices held steady with spot at 6.02 to 6.08 dollars and futures ranging from 6.00 to 6.21 dollars. December and January contracts saw active sales including 500 and 360 loads at 6.00 and 6.10 respectively, with broad activity across February March and May maturities totaling about 26,100 units.
Quotations report as of November 198 with poultry and creamery product prices. Chickens 9 1/2 cents, springs 12, turkeys 16, ducks 13, geese 10. Butter higher with creamery at 39 3/4 cents. Eggs quiet at 26 cents.
Markets report No. 7 Rio coffee at 14 3/4 cents a pound, with December futures at 13.60 and March at 13.86 as of November 19 in New York trading.
New York reports copper futures for spot and January trading within narrow ranges from 17.10 to 17.87, with electrolytic and lake varieties near 17.6 to 17.9. Tin remains easy with spot and near term around 49.6 to 60.0, while antimony, iron show steady, unchanged quotes and Cookson’s price at 19.50.
London report states that bullion totaling 67 000 pounds sterling was brought into the Bank of England on balance yesterday.
Cotton goods were strong today and yarns very firm at New York dry goods market. Hill 4-4 bleached goods held value as raw silk grew firmer. Cloakings and wool suitings for spot delivery saw better demand.
Digging by Superintendent Smith and his First ward street gang unearthed a lively twenty five pound turtle on Cevallos street near T E Mumme's store, about 400 yards east of South Flores. The creature awaits a claim from the Scientific Society or a research group after two prior turtle finds in the ward.
Augustus McCloskey was appointed receiver for the Madame Chambers company owned by Mrs. S. M. Fant after suit by Thomas L. Conroy. The action sought foreclosure of a landlord's lien for alleged back rents.
Explanatory notes from the Weather Bureau describe isobars and isotherms, with observations at 8 a.m. for Tuesday Nov 19, 1912. Forecast: for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Wednesday fair and warmer. East Texas also fair and warmer.
Fort Worth market notes livestock receipts at Union Stock Yards November 19 total 335 head including 163 cattle 6 calves 35 horses 51 hogs and 80 goats. Prices steady with yesterday hogs around 7.25 cattle top 4.25 calves to 5.00. sheep pending weight.
Market reports show calf prices down 50 cents for the week and bulls off 25 percent as offerings total about 65 500 cattle and calves. George Houston returns from Uvalde with optimistic notes on range 18 but plans to stay out of the market until spring. Marion Sansom visits en route to the coast with a hunting party, while hog receipts at western centers fall 240 000 heads year over year. State livestock board expects spring action to widen quarantine lines to clean up tick control.
Fiesta San Jacinto association pursues concentrating all festival shows on Bowen's Island with a bi monthly fiesta board meeting to review progress after postponement due to a publicity league banquet. Pending ideas for the next fiesta will also be discussed. Harvey Bird 16 is charged with attempted arson in Justice Ben Fisk's court for alleged act at 114 Connelly Street. Frank Billing of Smiley Texas visits San Antonio as a guest at the Savoy.
Cattle offerings about 4200 head with 1000 calves. trade dull, befits steady stocker and feeder demand. Bulls down about 10 cents. calves down 50 cents for week. Steers 4.25 to 6.00, cows 3.25 to 4.50, calves 4.26 to 6.00. Hog top at 8.05, bulk 7.25 to 8.00. hogs steady to five cents higher. Sheep receipts 1500, lambs 6.25 to 6.50, ewes 4.25. Continuous market with mixed gains and losses across livestock.
Cattle receipts 15 000 with 1000 southerns and steady market. Native steers 6.60 to 10.85, southern steers 4.25 to 7.25, cows and heifers 3.56 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 20 000 with steady market. Bulk 7.50 to 7.75, heavies 7.70 to 7.80, packers and butchers 7.60 to 7.75, lights 7.40 to 7.65, pigs 6.60 to 6.85. Sheep receipts 10 000 and steady. Muttons 3.80 to 5.25, lambs 6.00 to 7.50, range wethers and yearlings 4.00 to 6.00, range ewes 3.00 to 4.60.
Receipts and quotations show cattle at 4000 head with 1600 Texans. native steers 5.50 to 11.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.26, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 9500 with prices five cents higher, pigs and lights 6.50 to 7.85, mixed va ria 7.55 to 7.90, good heavy 7.80 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 2200 with native muttons 4.00 to 4.25 and lambs 5.50.
Chicago livestock receipts on November 19 noted cattle 7500 with steady to lower prices across categories. Hogs at 23000 head showed strength near the prior day average. sheep receipts 35000 with steady demand. Prices include cattle Reeves 5.30 to 10.65, hogs light 7.30 to 7.80, native lambs 3.60 to 4.60 and western lambs 3.75 to 4.50.
The Chicago Peoria and St. Louis railroad of Illinois was sold at auction by the United States district court master of chancery to the reorganization committee of the second mortgage bondholders. The bid totaled $750000, far below the $2000000 of foreclosed bonds.
London copper remains steady with spot at 78 pounds 10s and futures at 79 pounds 5s. Tin dips with spot 228 pounds 5s and futures 228 pounds 10s. Lead and spelter quoted at 18 pounds 28 6d and 26 pounds 10s respectively. Iron Cleveland warrants listed at 688 1 1/2d in London.
London notes show Consols for money at 75 3-16 with account at 766-16. Ber silver steady at 29d per ounce. Money at 83 1 2 per cent. Short bills traded at 4 15-16 per cent. 3 months at 11 16 per cent.
Texan and Maine crop reports push canned goods prices higher as corn underperforms. Tomatoes command premiums before holiday demand, turkeys reach 13 cents a pound, and seed potato prices hold at three dollars as growers plan a large next-year acreage.
A historical price sheet lists poultry per item with ranges for large hens fryers and turkeys, dairy items such as butter and cheese, eggs, vegetables including tomatoes onions cabbage and lettuce, fruits like apples grapes and oranges, syrups, nuts, and meats. It notes wholesale style pricing with per hundredweight, per dozen, per box or per sack figures and includes general stock lines for coffee, sugar, canned goods, and meats.
At New York's opening declines in active issues gave way to a midday lift as encouraging Balkan news spurred buying. Canada Pacific, Bethlehem Steel, Reading and copper shares fell early, while steel and oil stocks lagged. By noon and into close, most favorites held or topped yesterday's levels, with bonds easy and overall market steady.
New York markets close with Prime mercantile paper at 6 percent. Sterling exchange weak in bankers' bills at 4 30.80 for 60 day bills and 4.85 for demand. Commercial bills 4.80. Bar silver 62 5 decimal. Mexican dollars 48. Government and railroad bonds steady.
Partial readable sequence of percentages listed in an OCR segment: 56 percent followed by several 8 and 5 percent entries. No clear context or associated event, date, or entities readable.
Wheat rallies after reports Argentina’s outlook dulls. May wheat opens at 91 4 9 16 cents and climbs to 92 9 16 cents. corn and oats firm on buying, pork, ribs and lard move with hog steadiness. May corn holds near 47 4 16 cents amid a nervous close.
The entire board of directors of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were re-elected at the annual stockholders meeting in Baltimore. Stockholders ratified the consolidation of several small railroads in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, approved by the individual companies recently.
Arrived yesterday include steamers Watermouth Bradvale Strathcarron Serrar Ramon de Larrinaga and Flores M Penley with destinations Liverpool New York and Philadelphia. Cleared ships include Thortmensell Pio IX and James W Elwell sailing for Aalborg Port Arthur and Bocas del Toro via Norf?ck.
New Orleans reports Honduras rice strong with rough sales totaling 339 at 4.10 and 791 Japan rough at 3.01. Quotations show rough Honduras 2.75 to 4.35 and Japan 2.60 to 3.65, while clean Honduran rice stands at 4 to 5.1 with Japan around 84 percent.
The report lists cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red, with percentages and cents. It also shows No 2 mixed and No 2 white corn prices, and No 2 white and No 2 mixed oats. Futures close values for December, May, and July contracts in wheat, corn, and oats are provided with percent changes.
Raw sugar holds steady with Muscovado at 3.55 dollars per test and centrifugals at 4.05. Molasses sugar quotes at 8.80 cents, refined steady. Petroleum steady with refined barrels at 80. Hides firm with Bogota at 29 percent and leather prices firm.
Chicago quotations show soybeans and corn mixed with wheat and oats values. No. 2 red wheat opens around 1.00 to 1.04 dollars per bushel, No. 2 hard near 0.88 dollars, and various northern and spring grades listed. Corn ranges from 0.55 to 0.57 dollars, oats from 0.31 to 0.36 dollars per bushel.
Quotations list cash and futures for wheat corn and oats in St. Louis. No. 2 red wheat at 1.01 to 1.06, No. 2 hard 85 to 88. No.2 corn 49c, No.2 white 50c. Oats 31 4 to 32 1 2 c. December and May futures shown for wheat corn and oats with fractional quotations.
A dense catalog of food items with multiple prices per case or per 100 pounds, including canned fish such as salmon and herring, preserved fruits like peaches and apricots, dried fruits, raisins, currants, citrus peels, figs, and flour blends. Prices show bulk discounts for five or more cases and varied pack sizes across California beans, dried fruits, and staple staples.
The page shows train numbers and their arrival or departure times from various origins including Mexico Palestine Laredo Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Worth and El Paso. Times range from early morning to late night with multiple local and express services noted.
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