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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1911
Page
11
Malaga grapes begin to move as California supply tightens and New York ships stock. Prices drift lower than last year while demand for spices rises ahead of Thanksgiving. Dried beans and currants remain scarce with cautious buying by jobbers. bananas stay pricey amid reduced wholesale offers. Provisions and dry goods trade show a dull, uneven pattern as warm weather affects activity.
Fresh country candled eggs at 22 238c dozen with steady to dull demand. Creamery butter 23c per pound, other prices 16 20c. Hens at 6.00 a dozen, springs 2.00 to 3.00, guineas 3.00 to 8.50, ducks 6.00, turkeys 11 to 12c per pound. Toes 2.25 per cwt. Granulated sugar 6.80 per bag, redweight firm. Fancy cream 12 1/2¢, fan k 20c, American Swiss 24c, Limburger 20c, Bad hte 17 1/2¢.
The Associated Press notes mixed dairy and poultry quotes with creamery milk at 25 to 29 cents, firsts 24 to 29, daisies at 14 to 15 cents, Young Americas and Horns at 14 to 14 1/2 cents, and turkeys at 16 cents. Receipts totaled 1496 cases with several grade ranges listed.
Associated Press dispatch from Ork on November 22 notes 8592 cases of eggs with fresh gathered grades and prices. Fresh ex p42c extra firsts 36 38c and dirties 21 22c, prime 19 20c, fancy local specials and discounts paid 28 24c.
Prices for dairy products listed with creamery 32c, firsts 30c, pack 20 percent, seconds 28c, extras 32c. Associated Press notes market quotations as of November 22.
The Associated Press notes quiet demand in poultry prices with chickens at 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 cents and ducks at 10 cents, geese steady, creamery butter at 26 to 33 1/2 cents, and general dairy values steady. Sugar and molasses futures show mixed quotes with refined sugars steady and wool prices firm, desombling and clothing grades higher.
The report covers San Antonio and vicinity with unsettled conditions and colder air tonight and Thursday. East Texas follows with unsettled and much colder expectations, noting a wave in the extreme northwest portion.
Hogs proved the feature item as the heaviest weekly supply arrived at the stock yards on November 22. Buyers battled for meat while hogs sold to about 5.50 and a general market around 5. Cattle were 88 head and 4 calves offered with demand fair, top cows at 3.50 and calves to 3.75 while no sheep or goats were listed.
Ed C. Lasater president of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association warns that placing beef on the free list within a year could cost cattlemen at least five dollars per animal. He urges a large San Antonio delegation to attend the American Cattle Raisers association convention in Denver on December 12 to oppose the measure. Local stockmen note possible tariff removal from cattle by Congress, predicting benefits for packers and higher consumer prices with little relief for producers. Hog receipts set records at National Stock Yards, with 70 500 head across four markets. Fort Worth and Chicago show declines as hog markets soften amid broader price drops.
Major Sam Hunt, general agent for the St. Louis National Stock Yards, visits the city to review business interests and comments on Texas stock outlook. J R Bidwell of Swift & Company discusses beef markets but declines to talk about the beef trust case. B Pumphrey of the Cattlemen's Exchange departs for Wharton, Texas on a business trip.
Fort Worth cattle market report shows cattle receipts 6200 head with steers and stockers steady and calves weak. Hogs receipts 3000 head with prices steady to ten cents lower, tops $6.50 and bulk $5.90 to $6.40. Lambs rise 25 cents to $5.75 as sheep receipts total 175 head.
Cattle receipts about 8000 with natives and southerns showing steady demand and mixed prices. Hogs run near 17000 with markets steady to five cents lower and bulk sale ranges. Sheep receipts around 6000 with a weak market and price spans for muttons lambs and range sheep.
Chicago market report for November 22 shows cattle receipts around 20,000 with steady prices across beef, Texas and western steer categories. hogs at about 35,000 with strength in heavy sales and mixed ranges. sheep offerings near 32,000 with slower demand and varied lamb values.
Receipts total 5000 cattle including 900 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 5.00 to 9.00, cows and heifers 3.75 to 7.50, stockers 3.25 to 5.25, Texas steers 3.75 to 6.75, calves 4.50 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 15,500 with steady market. pigs 4.00 to 6.25, packers 6.10, heavy 6.20. Sheep receipts 1200 steady. muttons 3.00 to 3.76, lambs 4.00.
Cattle sales in Fort Worth on November 22 list average weights and prices for several outfits. Kincaid and Yarbrough at Haymond sell 41 cows at about 3.35, C Goode of Monahans posts around 3.90, Bob Sewell of Albuquerque 4.25, Reynolds Cattle Co. of Kent around 2.70, and other lots price near 3.35 to 4.65 with varying weights.
Chicago market reacts to unexpectedly low world wheat estimates and light U S holdings. May wheat opens around 1.60 with gains toward 1.65 as cash purchases support corn and pork market firmness. December wheat slips then closes firm with May at about 1.66, reflecting rain or snow forecasts.
Chicago market today shows cash grain bids with wheat prices including No 2 red at 97 9/16 to 99 1/4 cents per bushel and No 2 northern values near 1.08 to 1.11 dollars. Corn and oats quotes list No 2 old at 75 cents, No 2 white 75 1/2 cents, No 2 yellow old 78 cents, No 2 oats 47 to 49 1/2 cents with standard at 48 cents.
Wheat receipts totaled 41 cars including 9 contract grade. Corn 393 cars with 1 contract grade. Oars 127 cars. Total wheat receipts across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth 497 cars, down from 551 last week and above 281 on the same day last year.
New York cotton market opened with a 4 to 7 point advance on buying orders and firmer cables, then eased on selling to spot houses and liquidation. By midday the market stood about 3 to 4 points higher with spot quiet and middling upland at 9.45.
The New York cotton market shows a steady start and close with January near 9.04 and December around 9.24 as futures for several months trade within a tight range. Price activity lists open high low and close figures for January March May July August October and December.
Cotton futures started firm with a 3 to 5 point gain as buying from country buyers and bullish Census bureau ginning data buoyed enthusiasm. By midmorning selling from shorts trimmed gains but steady demand kept the market in an advancing tone, and midday quotes were near yesterday’s close. At noon the market held with a net 4 to 6 point advance, despite Memphis reports of freer spot offerings weighing on prices.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with January at 9.18 to 9.19 and March 9.27 to 9.28. May runs 9.87 to 9.88 while July sits at 9.47 to 9.48 and November 9.19 to 9.21 and December 9.20.
Close cotton in Liverpool steady after fair demand. American middling fair 5.74, good middling 5.38, receipts 48 000 with 42 500 American bales. Spot sales 8000, 1500 for speculation and export. Futures listed: November 56.07, December 4.98, March 4.99, October 6.04 and related spreads.
New York bankers and Southern Cotton Congress announce a 59 million dollar fund to assist cotton belt growers. The plan would advance 25 dollars per bale with a one dollar handling fee, withholding no interest and allowing growers to choose sale dates before 1913. Growers share in three quarters of any market rise.
A record high price was paid for range cattle as 20 steers averaging 1525 pounds sold for 7.90 per hundred. Other stock prices ranged from 5.65 to 7.50. Receipts run about 1000 head daily lower than last year, as stock raisers report dwindling range cattle and ongoing demand from Boston.
The daily stock of cotton bales shows yesterday at 996 700 for the same day last week and 891 223 for the same day last year. Excess this season stands at 201 508 bales.
Houston market reports cotton prices unchanged as middling fiber holds at 99.16 cents per pound with spot cot ton steady through the day on November 22.
This Week and Last Year figures show receipts of 164,591 and 162,944 and shipments of 140,932 and 126,831. The block totals include 610,328 for the period and related year.
Memphis market reports on November 22 show spot cotton steady but overall declines, with middling prices listed at 9 percent. The note reflects a cautious trading environment in Memphis, Tennessee.
The New Orleans market report states rice prices held steady with transactions confined to clearing trades. Quotations list Clean Japan at 2 1 2 cents and sales of Clean Honduras 2995 at 2 3 4 cents, Japan 1041 at 1 3 4 cents. receipts total rough 12,069 and millers 6,555 with 880 clears.
Quotations to day show cash wheat at No 2 red 7 3 4c No 2 hard 98c to 1 09 dollar. Corn No 2 744%4c No 2 white 7 6c. Oats No 2 48c No 2 white 19 ½ c. Close: Wheat Dec 95 ¼ c May 100c. Corn Dec 65 5 8c May 61c. Oats Dec 47 ½ c May 50c.
Memphis, Tenn November 22 price snapshot shows prime basis oil at 4600 68, meal at 24.75 25.00, and linters at 1% 3 Ke.
On November 22 in New York spot cotton closed dull and unchanged with middling uplands at 9.45 cents and middling gulf at 9.70 cents. No sales were reported.
The cotton goods markets in New York are steady with a firmer tone. Large sales of denims have recently been made to manufacturers, China orders are shipping regularly, and men's wear circles report accumulating duplicate spring orders.
Quotations show cash wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red, corn futures for No 2 mixed and white, oats futures for No 2 white and mixed, and December wheat, May futures, with minor typos in several figures. Futures for July corn and May corn are listed with mixed accuracy.
New York reports cottonseed oil closes steady with spot at 5.50 to 5.60 and futures for November through February around 5.55 to 5.59. Trading notes show 6200 total sales with bids across December to March and several 1000s in different months.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain, wind colic, and diarrhea claiming it soothes the child and is harmless. It urges mothers to ask for the product by name and warns against other brands. Price listed as twenty five cents.
New York on November 22 reports coffee futures closing steady with December at 14.20, March at 13.36. Market observers cite stable demand and supply concerns shaping near term trade.
New York stock activity shows heavy early gains with Union Pacific National Biscuit and Wabash preferred up about a point while US Steel and Southern Pacific rise around four percent. Afternoon session quieted with some profit taking leaving prices below morning highs and bonds steady.
New York reports show close on crimé mercantile paper at 4 4% with sterling exchange steady. Bankers' bills at 4.83 for 60 days and 4.86.70 for commercial. Bar silver at 56?4 and Mexican dollars at 46. Government bonds heavy and irregular. Money on call steady with ruling rates, time loans at 3 34 3%, 90 days 3%, six months at 3%.
London reports lead steady at 18 pounds sterling 16s per 16 pounds, spelter quiet at 26 pounds 15s, tin spot 197 pounds sterling with futures at 188 pounds 153s. Market notes show unchanged bases and small futures moves as of November 22.
Lead at 4.27 percent and spelter at 6.60 are noted. Imperial tires are 40 percent below regular prices. Advertisements list F. T. Parks & Co. at 229 East Houston Street and A. Collman, plumber, with both phones shown.
The notice states wines and liquors ordered by phone will be delivered promptly with prices as low as in-person purchases. It advertises prompt express shipments for out-of-town patrons and provides the Star Liquor Co address at 121 W Commerce and phone number 2794.
Parks & Co advertises Imperial tires with a savings claim. Tom buys to save about forty percent, promising value at the shop on Mast ton Street.
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