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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1913

Page

9

Stocks Fall Then Recover Amid Light Trading Pressure

New York stocks slid as holders sold awaiting a favorable turn in prices. A strong technical market kept declines modest while lower money rates failed to spur speculation. Amalgamated, Canadian Pacific and Great Northern preferred dropped. United States Steel and others posted small losses as the market ended heavy.

New York Amalgamated Canadian Pacific Great Northern United States Steel

Money Market Summary New York Nov 20

Call money eased to 2 3 and 2 1⁄2 percent with ruling rate 2 1⁄2 percent and close at 2 3⁄8 percent. Time loans steady at 60 days 5 percent 90 days around 5 to 5 1⁄2 percent and six months 4 1⁄2 to 5 percent.

New York

Mercantile Paper and Exchange Report

Mercantile paper price at 5 1 4 8 percent with sterling exchange steady at 60 days 4.81 and demand bills 4.80 rates for commercial bills. Bar silver 58 c Mexican dollars 46 c government bonds steady railroad bonds easy.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Metal markets overview with London prices and U S quotes

Lead steady near 4.20 with London quotes around 19 pounds 2s 6d. Spelter quiet at 5.20 with London 20 pounds. Copper unsettled with electrolytic at 15.12 37, casting 15.00. Tin eased around 39.75 to 40.25, London 180 pounds. Antimony dull at Cookeon's 7.60, Tron quiet. Cleveland warrants 498 914.

London Cleveland

Marine Intelligence Galveston Arrivals and Clearances

Galveston naval report lists arrivals including Antillian Liverpool Ikbal El Valle Principessa Laetitia Lena Noruega Christiana Gothenberg and others. Cleared ships include Lena Topila Noruega Christiana Gothenberg and Federican. Sailed vessels include Clearfield In kula Concho Jean and Federican bound for various ports.

Galveston Antillian Liverpool Ikbal el Valle New York Principessa Laetitia Ital Port Tampa Lena Havana Matanzas Port Au Prince Topila Tampico Noruega Christiana Gothenberg Clearfield Tank Tuxpam Federican Aus Barcelona Inkula Concho Jean Tampa

Real Estate Transfers List With Multiple Property Deals

A dense log of transfers shows William H Van Riper Jr selling to John Blackburn Miller in 1913 on War ren Street. Miller transferring to Frank Swindler. executor W W Nichols selling to George Miller. West Texas Bank Trust Co transferring parcels on North Fine Street. Mary Winslow releases. numerous other 1913 deeds across Berlin Heights Hazelwood and Mission Ridge with prices from 1 to 2500 dollars. The record reflects varied parcels, blocks, and streets in San Antonio and surrounding counties.

William H. van Riper Jr San Diego Cal John Blackburn Miller New York City New City Block Warren Street J. Blackburn Miller William €. Berry N. Y Frank Swindler Bexar County Eeparats San Antonio Loan and Trust Company Leroy G. Denman Mary FE. V. Winslow Alexander Boynton Emma Williams Nueces County Delmar Street South Heights Emily Falbusch Pauline Johnson Lakeview Gardens W. Land Corporation W. W. Searcy Jr B. B. Brawner Guadalupe County Berlin Heights W. H. Brawner Berlin Helene Frank Brawner W. F. Gohlke C.schasse Charles Oelkers William Martin Davis Street Mission Ridge R. F. Eee Theo M. Priest B. F. Dittmar Haught New City Hillcrest F. A. Houck John W. Turner E. A Minnie M. Peace Pasadena Heights W. ©. Nichole W. A. Daniel F. J. Kearful G. Peterson City

Observations at 8 a.m. on November 20 1913

The report records observations made at 8 a m Thursday November 20 1913 with no further context. Weather or event specifics are not provided in the available text.

Turkey movement of record proportions in wholesale markets

Wholesale turkey demand surges as buyers stockpile for Thanksgiving. San Antonio firms lock 35 carloads from a Washington supplier, with each carload about 18,000 birds weighing around 10 pounds. Local market strength sustains 12% cents per pound while Lockhart receipts hit record highs and prices dip to ten cents.

Produce Commission San Antonio

Cotton goods markets hold steady with winter sales in blankets

New York reports quiet steady trading in cotton goods. Leading lines of cotton blankets have been sold up and withdrawn for the winter season. Domestic fancy embroideries are selling well for spring. Worsted yarns remain quiet and easy.

New York

Rice and Honduras Juncture Show Strong Market Tone

New Orleans reports brisk activity in rough Honduras and Japan rice with firm tone. Quoted prices include rough Honduras 2.00?4.75 and Japan 2.00?3.75. Receipts tallied 4 467 sacks mills and sales noted at 424.55 for 298 rough Honduras sacks and 2292 pockets clean Honduras at 1 5.

New Orleans Honduras Japan Millere

Coffee futures steady in New York with March and May contracts

In New York on November 20, coffee futures for No. 7 Rio remained steady. March futures closed at 9.73 cents per pound and May at 9.99 cents, reflecting a stable market tone despite fluctuations.

New York Rio

Poultry and Butter Prices Noted in St Louis Report

In St Louis on November 20 quotations show chickens 9 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents, turkeys 11 cents, ducks 12 1/4 to 12 1/2, geese 10 1/2 cents. Butter creamery 32 cents per pound and eggs 3 1/2 cents each.

ST. Louis Springa Ile

Market Quotes Show Varied Dairy and Poultry Stays

New York and Chicago market notes on November 20 report eggs steady with firsts at 34 to 35 cents and seconds at 24 cents, butter unchanged, poultry and cheese steady, potatoes falling with 50 car receipts. Michigan and Wisconsin white potatoes quoted 65 to 70 cents, Minnesota and Ohio white 65 to 70 cents, red 65 to 68 cents.

Kansas City Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio

St Andrews Golf Club Marks 25th Anniversary Dinner

New York observes the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of St. Andrews Golf Club the first in the United States with a city dinner. Surviving members of the old apple tree gang are honored for introducing golf here. Joseph Reid is praised as a key founder. President Wilson and former President Taft send congratulatory messages.

New York St. Andrews Taft

Cotton Situation at a Glance New Orleans Market

A brief market note on cotton prices and conditions in the New Orleans area. It highlights the current price trend, demand signals, and any notable shifts in supply or trading activity affecting local merchants and exporters.

Better Demand for Wheat Lifts Grain Market in Chicago

Light Russian shipments and solid continental demand push wheat higher at open. Mild weather trims the upturn as selling emerges in the northwest while soft weather boosts corn and May oats. General commission buying nudges provisions up, winter wheat gains on exporter demand, and the market closes firm with grain offerings steady.

Chicago General Commission General Commission House

Grain and Provisions Market Report Chicago

Chicago November 20 grain and provisions market today shows open high low and close for provisions with no further data available in the excerpt. The report records market movement but lacks specifics on prices or item names in this fragment.

Wheat and grain quotes and receipts in St Louis market

Quotations show cash wheat a No 2 red at 92 94?c and No 2 hard at 86% 92% c. Corn No 2 and No 2 white around 76c. Oats No 2 41c and No 2 white 42% c. December wheat 88%?c and May 92% c. December corn 71% c and May 72% c. December oats 40% c and May 43% c. Receipts yesterday flour 16,000 barrels wheat 74,000 bushels corn 17,000 oats 63,000. Shipments flour 16,000 barrels wheat 76,000 corn 13,000 oats 61,000.

ST. Louis

Market quotes from Kansas City grain prices

Kansas City quotations list cash wheat at No 2 hard 82 87c No 2 red 86 87c corn No 2 mixed 75c No 2 white 73 76c oats No 2 white 41 42c No 2 mixed 40 41c Wheat December 81c May 81c Corn December 70c May 72c

Kansas City

Hogs rise at Union Stock Yards market report

Hogs recovered nearly all weekly losses with higher prices across market centers. Union Stock Yards in St Louis and Chicago show hogs at 7.50, cattle steady with best cows at 5.25 and calves at 6.50, while a small Dallas area yard offers 25 head in Parker department and en route horses and sheep to other markets.

Union Stock Yards Parker Department

Fort Worth Cattle Prices Fall Slightly on Week

Fort Worth market reports cattle receipts at 300 with calves 600 and a ten cent general decline. Beef steers ranged to 46.75, stocker steers to 6.50, cows to 5.25, heifers to 6.50, bulls to 5.00, calves to 7. Hogs receipts 1800 with prices up five cents. five car loads top at 8.10 and bulk at 7.85 to 8.10. Sheep receipts 150 with market steady.

Fort Worth Tex

Cattle and Hogs Market Report From St Louis

Receipts and quotations show cattle receipts 4300 with 1600 Texans and steady market. Native beef steers 7.50 to 9.15, cows and heifers 4.25 to 8.35, Texas steers 5.75 to 7.00, calves 4.25 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 8500 with higher tone. pigs and lights 6.50 to 8.00, good heavy 8.00 to 8.15. Sheep receipts 1000 steady. native muttons 3.75 to 4.40, lambs 5.25 to 7.60.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Kansas City Market Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Receipts and quotations reported with hogs at bulk sales 7.60 to 7.95, pigs 6.25 to 7.25, heavy 7.80 to 7.95. Cattle receipts 3000 including 600 southerns, primes fed steers 8.25 to 99.00, dressed 7.00 to 8.25, cows 4.25 to 6.75, heifers 5.25 to 9.00, calves 6.25 to 10.00. Sheep market strong with lambs 6.50 to 7.75, yearlings 4.75 to 5.50, wethers 4.25 to 5.00.

Kansas City

Beef and Hog Market Report From Chicago and Texas Meeting

Chicago market shows receipts hogs 23000 cattle 4500 sheep 28000 with mixed to prime price ranges and a strong trend. Texas Beef Clubs to Meet in Fort Worth on November 27 1913 under the Texas Department of Agriculture led by Commissioner Ed R Kane at 10:30 a m.

Austin Tex Ed R. Kane Texas Department of Agriculture iFort Worth

Chicago market quotations for grains and corn

Chicago prices show No. 2 red wheat 95 96 cents, No. 2 hard 88% 89 cents, No. 2 northern 88% 90 cents, No. 2 spring 88 cents. Corn No. 2 72% cents, No. 2 white 74% 72 cents, No. 2 yellow 75% cents. Oats No. 2 white 42% cents, standard 40% 41 cents. Barley 53 80 cents.

Chicago

Cotton Market Reverses Gain After Opening Rally

New York cattle and cotton market notes show an opening advance of 2.12 points driven by revision committee optimism, followed by heavy selling as spot houses pressure prices. By late morning trading was mixed with narrow fluctuations and a net loss of 56 to 8 points in active months.

New York Exchange Revision Committee

New Orleans Cotton Opens Quiet On Mixed Signals

The New Orleans cotton market opened barely higher on good cables and a bullish spot revision in New York. Traders awaited tomorrow's Census ginning report amid nervous, flickering moves with prices slipping four to five points by noon and activity centered around the call and active months.

New Orleans New York Bears Census Bureau Longs Shorts

Cotton futures open quiet in New Orleans market

New Orleans cotton futures opened quiet with Dec at 12.156 bid and Jan 13.2324. The market remained dull through the afternoon, trading 1 point under yesterday's close at 2 pm, then closed steady with a net decline of 6 to 11 points.

New York Dee Wees Iiokv New Orleans

Liverpool cotton prices and sales figures reported

Spot cotton in fair demand with prices listed for each grade. Middling fair 7.874 pence, good middling 7.574, middling 7.414, low middling 7.19d, good ordinary 6.57d, ordinary 6.23d. Total sales 8000 bales including 7400 American and 1000 for speculation and export. Receipts 400 bales, all American.

Liverpool Pricea Caaler

Futures Close Quiet and Steady in Liverpool Trade

In Liverpool on November 20 futures closed quiet and steady with varied contracts listed. Notable figures include Nov 7 164 and a sequence of Oct-Nov and other month spreads ranging from 6.444 to 7.040 with several 7.00 percent levels.

Liverpool

Spot cotton market recounts New Orleans and world mids

New Orleans spot cotton quiet with middling at 13 1 2 cents. Sales on spot 650 and to arrive 2850. Receipts 10,652 bales. stock 213,477 bales. Other markets show various middling ranges from New York to Liverpool and Galveston.

New Orleans

Cotton Prices Steady Across Memphis and New York

Memphis reports spot cotton unchanged with Middling at 13 1 2 cents. New York spots show quiet trade with Middling uplands at 13.60 cents and gulf at 13.85 cents. no sales recorded.

Memphis Tenn New York Gulf

Cotton Seed Goods Prices Reported for Memphis Market

Prime basis on 6.18 14, meals 27.25 27.60, linters 2% 3%. The note comes from Cotton Seed Products in Memphis Tennessee dated November 20.

Memphis Tenn Linters

Hides and Leather Trade Report Today

Hides steady and leather demand firm in New York trade circles as buyers consider upcoming seasonal orders. Market tone remains cautious with limited price movement and steady merchant activity across major commodities houses.

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

The New York cotton seed oil market closes steady with spot at 7.15 to 7.30 and futures ranges from 7.10 to 7.89. Notable sales include 13,700 total with January through July contracts traded and prices around 7.13 to 7.47 for various months.

New York

Sugar Price Report From New York Market

New York market round up notes Muscovado at 8.20 dollars per hundredweight centrifugal at 3.70 dollars and molasses sugar at 2.95 dollars with refined sugar quoted quiet amid trading.

New York Muscovado

Murder trial halted by defense in Howerton case

Police Officer Howerton faces murder charges over the Dickerson death with the defense contesting the judge's proposed instructions on negligent homicide. Howerton testified the shooting was accidental and denied aiming at Dickerson, prompting objections to prior murder-trial testimony. The trial paused as lawyers argued the jury charge before further arguments.

E. EF. Howerton L. M. Dickerson Anderson Howerton Dickerson Pipes Linden

New York Cotton Exchange Tightens Low Grade Penalties

The New York Cotton Exchange revision committee raised penalties on low grade cotton by 10 to 85 points in its meeting last night. Low middling moved to 125 points under middling and good ordinary discounted 300 points, aligning with a weaker crop. high grade premiums also rose slightly as brokers commented the changes fit a low grade crop.

New York New York Cotton Exchange

Building Permits Issued for Dwellings and Shops

Dr BE Evans files for a 3 room dwelling on Rural avenue priced at 359 dollars Hi Pianta plans an iron clad shop on Fredericksburg road valued at 500 dollars A W Wessly seeks a 5 room dwelling on South Mesquite street for 1800 FE Arnold applies for a 3 room dwelling on San Fernando street at 400 dollars A J Clement also applies for a 3 room dwelling on San Fernando street at 600 dollars

BE. O. Evans Rural Avenue Hi. Pianta Fredericksburg Road A. W. Wessly South Mesquite Street FE. Arnold San Fernando Street A. J. Clement

Automobile Licenses Parade of Local Firms and Addresses

License list shows three entries: 4315 Ford Soldier Steam Bakery at 1911 New Braunfels Avenue, 4316 Ford Soldier Steam Bakery at 1911 New Braunfels Avenue, and 4317 Rambler W. E. B. Wright R. F. D. No. 5.

Ford Soldier Steam Bakery New Braunfels Avenue Rambler W. EB. Wright

Marriage Licenses Issued for Jones Marley and Ramirez Venegas

Robert Elliott Jones and Terry Marley, Elaterio Ramirez and Louisa Venegas secured marriage licenses in a local civil registry. The entries list the couples with no noted impediments or additional details.

Robert Elliott Jones Terry Marley Elaterio Ramirez Louisa Venegas

Supreme Court actions list from Austin proceedings

The Austin Supreme Court session yielded applications granted and dismissed for want of jurisdiction, with numerous cases across counties, motions to dismiss writs of error, and rehearings. A closing note reports the 1913 Kalamata district crop at 35 million Venetian pounds, per authoritative statement.

Supreme Court Austin Tex J. F. McLaughlin Morris Wilbarger County Ww. M. Massie Rachael Hutchinson Floyd A. F. Park C. A. Swarts Tarrant Z A. McReynolds W. R. Petty Anderson W. G. Walker A. P. Ward Jackson J. J. Wilhite Gulf, Texas & West Railway Co Baylor H. N. Garrett R. N. Grisham Fisher J. C. Beebe Hallie B. Sweeney Harris S. H. Brashear Houston Motor Car Co Briggs Limestone T. R. Irwin E. I. Dupont de’Nemours Powder Co Dallas T. J. Thompson Hutchison P. A. Morrow Jones B. Sachs A. Goldberg Jefferson Kirby Lumber Co James J. Williams Alex Freund L. S& Sabine J. W. Parks Jeff Davis Navarro A. Bowman Farmeraville Mill & Light Co Collin W. M. Rice Institute Joseph Freeman Jasper M. Yeaman Galveston City Co Galveston Fort Worth Bell Ry. Co C. L. Perryman J. C. Newton H. L. Easterwood Taylor W. T. McCampbell B. H. Cubbage Bexar G. W. Thomason Mattie Rogers Clay Thom & Scott P. J. Hart Hamilton Lenora Bush Producers of! Co Charles Hodges North Texas State Bank San Antonio Traction Co Thi Urban Kalamata Messina

British Germany Interest Tied to Pearson Oil Concessions

Lic Jose Vasconcelos, former Madero ally, says England Germany and the United States pressed Mexico over oil concessions held by the Pearson Oil Syndicate. He charges Lord Cowdray's monopolies and expropriation plans, tied to Sir Lionel Carden and political meddling, influenced by Cowdray in London and Mexico City.

England Huerta Pearson Oil Syndicate Mexico Lic Jose Vasconcelos Senor Vasconcelos Madero Germany United States Porfirio Diaz el Aguila Oil Company Lorg Cowdray Chiapas Tabasco Campeche Valle San Luis Potosi Tamaulipas Vera Cruz Pearson Pearsons Lord Cowdray Mexico City Diaz Lionel Carden Cowdray Earl Grey Charge O'Shaughnessy von Hintze Son

McKinney Pioneer Dead in Collin County

Uncle Jim Wetzel 84 longtime Collin county pioneer died at his home near McKinney Texas this morning after a long life of local service and activity in the community. He was a well known figure in the area and his passing is noted by friends and neighbors.

McKinney M’kinney Tex Jim” Wetzel Collin County

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