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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1912

Page

23

Bulls Seize Wheat Pit Amid War Scare

Chicago reports a sharp rally as traders cover shorts in wheat after a blast of cables on Russia Austria Germany and Italy mobilization and German reserves. Bulls outnumbered bears and May futures rose to about 90c while December and July posted gains. Corn oats and lard also moved, with firming cash markets and expectations of larger hog runs next week.

Chicago Balkan Board of Trade Russia Austria Germany Italy United States Far East

Cotton In Sight Rises for 83 Days Into Season

New Orleans November report shows increases in movement into sight over last year and 1910 across seven and twenty two day periods. Total season to date reaches 6,869,601 bales with higher foreign exports at 403,541 for the week and overall season totals rising versus prior years.

New Orleans Hester New Orleans Cotton Exchange United States Mississippi Ohio Potomac Canada North South Seaboard

Weekly statement shows NY clearing banks hold large excess reserves

New York November 23 report says clearing house banks and trusts hold 6.765 million dollars in excess of legal reserves, down 503 thousand from last week. Figures cover loans, specie, legal tenders, circulation, and total reserves across banks and trust companies in Greater New York.

New York Greater New York

Weather Summary From U S Department Of Agriculture Forecast

Weather Bureau report shows high 74 degrees and low 47 with average 60 for the period. Normal maximum is 67 and monthly excess 3. No total precipitation versus a normal .06 inch, with daily details noted. Willis L Moore directs the bureau.

U.S Department of Agriculture WEATHER_ BUREAU Willis L. Moore Chiets

Texas and Oklahoma cattle markets stay tight

At Union Stock Yards on November 23 Texas and Oklahoma supply levels were low with a steady to firm tone. Cattle sold mainly $3.50 to $4.25 for cows and around $4.50 for calves amid keen competition while hogs brought best values near $7.50 and most around $7 to $7.25 with few sheep and goats offered.

Union Stock Yards Texas Oklahoma

Kansas City Live Stock Exchange Revises Cattle and Hog Commission

The Kansas City Live Stock Exchange adopts a unanimous readjustment of commissions with a new cattle rate of sixty cents a head and carload minimums of twelve and maximum fifteen dollars, while hog commissions rise to twenty cents a head with a minimum eight and maximum ten dollars. larger shippers gain, smaller ones lose. The report includes remarks from T B Jones of Del Rio and comments on meat tariffs and export trends affecting the livestock industry.

Kansas City Live Stock Exchange Sam H. Cowan National Live Stock Association Kansas City Fort Worth Congress Cowan Washington American “National Live Stock Association Fave Ariz

Trade optimism notes heavy US activity in 1912 markets

R G Dun weekly review reports US trade expanding with iron and steel near full capacity, rail freight demand large, dry goods volumes high, cotton goods brisk, woolens active for overcoats, worsted yarns strong, and shoe trade near productive capacity as leather markets remain firm.

New York United States R. G. Dun

Livestock Exports Plummet From 1911 Levels in October

Ending with October, 3,468,099 head of livestock were exported, compared with 12,640,646 during that period in 1911.

Fort Worth Live Stock Market Update November Market Notes

Fort Worth editors report cattle receipts near 1500 with steady to $6.00 ranges for steers and calves $4.50 to $6.00. Hogs sold 6 cents lower with top around $7.87 and bulk $7.60 to $7.80. No sheep arrived. market to close for Thanksgiving. cattle mix includes Mexicans, Alpine beef steers shipped, stockers and feeders limited.

Fort Worth Tex Gocien Agac- Vo Alpine

Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices Nov 23

Cattle receipts 600 including 300 southern steers steady market native steers 6.50 to 10.85 southern steers 4.25 to 7.25 southern cows and heifers 3.765 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 2500 steady with bulk sales 7.50 to 7.75 heavy 7.70 to 7.80 packers 7.60 to 7.75 pigs 6.60 to 7.00. Sheep receipts none steady with muttons 3.75 to 5.00 lambs 6.60 to 7.50 range wethers 4.00 to 6.00 yearlings 4.00 to 6.00 range ewes 3.00 to 4.50.

Kansas City

Chicago Market Receipts and Quotes on Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Chicago market news lists receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with slow steady tones. Cattle receipts 7000 with price ranges from 2.70 to 10.25 for various categories. Hog receipts 12000 with prices around 7.80 to 7.85 for heavy and light, pigs 5.50 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 4000 featuring native and western lambs and yearlings priced from 3.40 to 7.45.

Cattle and hog prices quoted in St Louis market report

Receipts totaled about 7000 cattle including 800 Texas, market steady with native beef steers 6.60 to 11.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.50, cows and heifers 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50 per cwt. Hogs trough 5200 head, 10 cents lower, pale and lights 6.75 to 7.80, mixed 7.50 to 7.85, good heavy 7.70 to 7.85. Sheep offered no market.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Coffee Liquidation and Market Irregularity in New York

The coffee market showed continued irregularity due to near month liquidations while demand for later positions rose, likely from transferring long accounts. Havre and Hamburg pig prices fell, No. 7 Rio at 144 1/2. Close steady but 5 to 7 points lower. November 13.49 45, December 18.39 40, January February 13.44 45, March 13.68 70, April 13.77 78, May 13.84 85, June 13.87 88, July 13.91 93, August 13.94 95, Sept October 18.97 98. Sales 55,500 bags.

New York Havre Hamburg Rio Saies

Seed houses report light fall trade as farmers delay planting

Seed merchants in Southwest Texas say farmers delay fall crops due to lack of labor. High demand for pickers in the cotton region keeps wages up, while northern counties move farmers to watch prices. Jobbers in San Antonio report strong fall business with ample stocks and stable prices as the season approaches.

Texas San Antonio

Dairy and produce market report shows steady prices

Butter steady with creamery quotes 29 to 34 cents per pound and daisies and cheeses mixed. Receipts total 2109 cases with ordinary firsts at 24 cents and firsts at 27 cents. Potatoes steady with 45 car receipts. Wisconsin 48 to 62 cents, Minnesota 60 to 52 cents. Poultry steady with turkeys and chickens around 10 cents. veal at 14 cents.

Chicago Iéc Young Americas Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Springs

Poultry Prices Quoted In St Louis Market

Quotations listed today in St Louis show chickens at 9 1 2 cents, springs 12 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 14 cents, geese 11 cents, butter 29 to 34 cents, creamery eggs 26 cents.

Louis

Commodity Prices Record Steam Through Busy Day

New York traders posted steady to firm quotes across commodities. Raw sugar and molasses held gains while refined petroleum remained steady. leather and hides showed firming prices with regional variations in Central America and Bogota markets.

New York Muscovado New Orleans Bogota Central America

Quotations from Kansas City market day Nov 23

Quotations list dairy and poultry prices in Kansas City today. Butter and creamery prices range from 32 percent to 34 and a half cents. eggs show extras 0 and firsts 28 to 29 cents. poultry yields hens at 9 to 12 cents, roosters 8 to 9, springs 11 to 13, and young turkeys 15 percent.

Kansas City Springs

Eggs and Coffee Prices Steady In New York Reports

New York market notes show eggs steady with receipts of 4 475 cases. Coffee futures in New York for No 7 Rio 14% held around 13 39 for December and 13 69 for March.

New York

Cotton futures surge to new season highs in leading markets

New York and several cotton hubs posted gains as December hit 12.46 cents, January 12.50, March 12.55, and May 12.86, with Houston and Galveston also advancing. Liverpool and New Orleans showed middling prices around 6.98d and 12 percent, respectively, as Saturday trading closed strong.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis

Cotton values set new season highs as week opens

Cotton prices surged through the past week with New York advancing 68 to 121 points, closing at 12.46. Southern spot markets stayed strong amid shrinking New York stocks and talk of a December squeeze, while Liverpool and European buyers held back.

New York Cotton Market Ends Week Higher Across Grades

The New York cotton market closed higher overall, advancing 68 to 121 cents per bale from the prior week. January, March, May, July, November and December futures show gains with notable jumps in January and December as buyers pushed prices up amid steady demand.

Cotton Prices Steady in Liverpool Trade

Liverpool spot cotton remains dull but firm with American middling fair at 7.624 pence per pound and ordinary 5.86 pence. Total sales 4000 bales, 600 for speculation and export, 2700 Americans. receipts 15,000 bales including 14,500 American.

Liverpool

Cotton futures rise then ease in Liverpool open

Cotton futures opened firm and closed quiet in Liverpool. Prices listed for each month from November to October including gaps and fractional pence, with November at 6.83d and Oct-Nov at 6.27d.

Liverpool

Cotton market buoyant as New York closes strong

November in New York shows a 12.46 close, 121 points higher than Saturday. sales of spot cotton were unusually large with Texas buyers. Market with a light receipt base faces a possible December squeeze and rising prices to meet southern delivery demands. The upcoming December 12 crop report by the Department of Agriculture looms large for the trade.

New York Fort Worth Tex Liverpool Mississippi Texas South Cotton Exchange Department of Agriculture

Cotton Receipts and Stocks Across United States Ports

Report shows US port cotton stocks at 1,297,716 bales with last year at 1,151,054. Interior towns hold 636,712 bales vs 788,088 last year. Liverpool stocks 821,000. American afloat for Britain 648,000 vs 409,000 a year ago.

United States Liverpool Great Bellala Nien Crewes Sereenees Great Britain

Wall Street awaits developments in Balkan struggle news

New York city markets show a cautious week amid Balkan hostilities. Trade reports note increased exports, mixed sentiment, and rumors of a rail wage dispute while observers predict a coming shift once Balkan tensions resolve. Gold flows and European finance hang in balance as professionals forecast changes after the conflict.

Wall Street

Sugar closes at 4 90 as New York market steadies

Sugar futures end little changed with refined sugar at 4.90 in New York regular trade. Spot raws hold at 4.05 for centrifugal 3.65 for Muscovado and 3.30 for molasses. European beet sugar markets show quiet gains across November December and May beet futures.

New York

Market Rumors Suppress London Stocks and Bonds

Heavy trading in London on rumors of Russia and Austria mobilizing. Consols steady, German bonds down about a point, home rails and mines weaker, Lombard street discounts firmer. Continental rates unchanged, Paris-London exchange fell 1 centime to 25fr23c, Berlin rate at 151 pfennig. Rand Mines quoted 67 16 2.

London Russia Austria Lombard Street Paris Exchange Berlin Rand

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