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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1911
Page
7
The Thanksgiving trade drives sharp price gains as grocers and housewives converge at the market house. Fowls rise toward 20 cents per pound with ducks and dressed poultry near record highs. berries, bees, and various items show notable gains, while wholesale and retail rates firm up for the holiday demand.
The market reports steady to strong demand for country storage items and creamery products. Prices listed include cream at 23 to 24 cents a pound and various cheeses from 12 to 31 cents, while poultry shows mixed values for hens ducks ducks and turkeys with a few lines indicating weights and per cwt pricing.
Quotations show steady dairy prices with Creameries at 25 and more, firsts 25 to 30 cents, daisies around 14 ½ cents, and Young Americas at 14 to 15. Turkey prices steady for live birds 17 cents, chicks 8 to 8 ½ cents. Receipts listed at 2312 cases with varying grades.
Eggs firm 3396 with fresh gathered extras priced 22 to 23 cents, do dirties No 1 22 to 23 cents, do prime around 20 cents. Refrigerator special and local storage charges listed as 204 21 cc, noting refrigerator seconds.
The Associated Press reports city creamery quotations with firsts at 30 to 32 cents, seconds around 28 to 32 cents, extras up to 33 cents, and pack at 20 percent. The note shows varied prices across categories for the day.
YORK New supplies show steadier cotton goods while wool markets stay quiet and trade remains seasonably active. ORLEANS rice market steady with rough and clean prices listed, while Honduras and Japan rice and coffee prices show modest changes in early trading.
Raw sugar values show 89 test at 4.56 with centrifuge at 5.06 and refined items steady. cubes 6.25, fine 6.10, powdered 6.20. Hides remain steady with Central America firsts at 25 21, thirds 19 21, rejects noted.
In Caldwell County Texas on November 25 the unionists organized in their hall with Thomas McNeal named temporary chairman and M. Hurst as secretary. The county league officers were elected to lead the body and coordinate activities for prohibition elections and supporting the candidates and speakers aligned with their cause.
Eighty five cattle, one calf and 15 hogs appeared at the Union Stock Yards for a weekend session. Demand was slow with buyers overfilled by turkey week. Cows topped at 3.50, calves at 3.75, hogs steady at 5.75. no sheep or goats offered.
John Blocker, a prominent Mexican cattle raiser, visits the local cattlemen to discuss a tight calf crop in Mexico and expected limited Mexican cattle in upcoming American market receipts. He notes rising hog receipts in St Louis and predicts totals will surpass 3,000,000 for hogs this year, with gains over last year and 1908. Blocker plans to return to Mexico that night to resume ranch operations.
A leading hog shipper reports farmers rushing to markets as hog and cattle supplies tighten. He notes unusually few hogs from his region and widespread cattle scarcity with little prime or butcher cattle left unsold.
The nine month shortage at Kansas City totals 65 986 cattle with 54 393 missing from below the quarantine line. Loss partly stems from new packing houses mainly in Texas. Analysts expect the shortage to affect next season strongly.
Sid Peterson of Kerrville visits the local stock yards and notes a light cattle year due to close marketing last year. He says goats get more attention in his country, but current cattle stock is good and brings solid prices when marketed.
By Associated Press Memphis stream sees pot cot ton steady with middling at 9 1/2 cents as of Thanksgiving day.
Fort Worth Tex November 25 cattle receipts 1000 Mexican steers price 3.40 Mexican cows 3.25 Mexican bulls 3.00 cattle market nominal hogs receipts 850 head steady top 6.55 bulk 6.40
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep listed by class with totals. Native beef steers cows and calves range from 3.00 to 9.00 per cwt. Hogs 8500 head market steady with packers and heavy cuts at about 6.10 to 6.20. Sheep steady with native muttons 3.00 to 3.75 and lambs 4.00 to 5.70.
Associated Press reports Kansas City market totals with cattle receipts 306 including 100 southerns and a steady tone. Native steers to 8.75, southern steers to 6.00, cows to 6.50, stockers to 4.75, calves to 7.25. Hogs about 7000 head, bulk sales 5.85 to 5.95, heavies 6.45 to 6.50, lights 5.75 to 6.35. Sheep receipts 5600 with steady prices: muttons 2.75 to 3.50, lambs 4.00 to 6.25.
J W Brinkley a farmer from Elm Grove Taylor area died from knife wounds received Monday night J W Devers another farmer was arrested in Taylor on a murder charge An examining trial is set for Tuesday November 2 The witnesses were Devers 15 year old son and another boy named Wright
Special to The Light reports the International and Great Northern railway laid off car shop workers mill men and blacksmiths in Taylor Texas on Thursday as orders from headquarters to resume December 1. A small force remains for emergency work and the lay-off is attributed to retrovement.
In Chicago the market followed rain worries in Argentina and a smaller visible supply, with May wheat opening higher and finishing near 101 1/4. Corn gained on short covering while hogs and pork, lard, and ribs declined from earlier quotes. Illinois elevators report well filled corn along with a steady close at May around 64 1/4.
Chicago November 5 price list shows cash wheat values with No 2 at 97 89e for futures and No 2 hard 95 103e, No 1 northern 106 108c, No 2 spring 107. Oats bids at No 2 47% cents, No 5 white 19 cents, standard 48 49 cents.
Quotations today show cash wheat mixed with No 2 red at 96 to 98 cents and No 2 hard at 96 cents. Corn prices vary with No 2 white around 7 8 cents and No 3 at 48 0 cents. Wheat closes weak with December at 95 cents while oats hold steady with December 47 cents and May 49 5 cents.
Quotations show No 2 hard wheat at 99 3/4 to 101 dollars per bushel and No 2 red at 97 1/2 to 98 cents. No 2 white oats at 50 1/2 to 51 cents with July and May futures noted.
Corpus Christi Superintendent Crossley and the county superintendent will travel to Houston Thursday night to attend the Southern Educational Association meeting in the city on November 30.
New York reports cotton opening steady to unchanged with a small advance in the cables. Over the weekend some covering and scattering liquidation appear, leaving prices about a point lower and business quiet. Census data attract little attention as the market closes barely steady.
New Orleans November 25. Cotton futures opened steady with slight gains but turned dull as the week’s bearish statistics weighed on buyers. Cables were colorless and selling rose after interior reports indicated higher U S stockpiles. By late morning prices slipped to 10-12 points below yesterday's close as shorts covered.
Fragmentary OCR notes list several monthly dates and bid figures without clear context or complete sentences. Major items include January 9 14 15 March 9 21 22 May 9 30 July 9 40 42 November 9 16 18 and December 9 17.
Liverpool spot cotton eased three points with American middling at 5.19 and good middling 5.37 as sales reached 6,000 bales including 4,500 American for ce and export. Receipts totaled 35,200 bales with futures opening and closing steady across the season’s forward prices.
The Memphis cotton seed market lists prime meal and products with prices. Sta $4.53 54, meal $22.50, linters 1% c.
New York November cotton seed market shows spot 5.50 to 5.65 while futures range from 5.52 to 6.57 for several months. Reported sales include 7000 total across November through May with notable volumes in January and March.
Mrs. F. Morris aged 78 died at her daughter's home in Bay City Texas. She was buried yesterday afternoon in Cedarvale Cemetery following services at the family residence.
Cuero Texas November 25 The maximum power from the Guadalupe river twelve foot waterfall will be produced by a newly installed system costing 25000 dollars.
A six foot diamondback rattlesnake with fourteen rattles and two fangs was killed on Selkirk Island by Capt. J. H. Stearling of Matagorda near Bay City Texas. He narrowly escaped a bite.
Bay City Texas on November 25 reports the carnival association has secured aviator Nels J Nelson to perform flights during carnival week. The group expects the carnival will be a success with his aerial demonstrations drawing crowds.
R G Dun weekly review notes a gradual, conservative rise in both business confidence and transaction volumes. Improvement stems from eased money markets and calmer international issues, with railroads boosting demand for rails and equipment, steadier cotton goods prices, and better orders for dressed goods, yarns, and footwear. Leather demand remains quiet.
Cubro Texas November 25 DeWitt county expects to harvest more than a quarter of a million dollars from Thanksgiving turkeys. Local packing houses run nights to prepare the birds with one firm processing 2927 of them yesterday or 1927 remaining unreadable data.
Liverpool reports weekly cotton figures with imports totaling 178000 bales across all kinds and 153000 bales for American cotton. Stock stands at 548000 bales overall and 458000 bales for American. Exports reach 6500 bales, while total sales hit 44000 bales with American sales at 35600. English spinners take 108000 and total reported quantity for all kinds is 478000 with American 409000. Speculation sales total 3900 and exporters 2300 bales.
The Associated Press reports New Orleans cotton sales on the spot and for delivery with prices quoted across grades from low ordinary to good middling. Receipts total 13,147 and stock stands at 190,822.
New York market report notes cotton spots closed quiet five points lower on November 25. Middling fends at 9.40 and middling gulf at 9.65 with no sales observed.
In Houston Texas, the Associated Press reports cotton futures fell on Thursday with prices slipping as supplies remained ample. Traders noted limited demand from mills and ongoing pressure from global crop data, pushing nearby contracts down.
New York November 25 irregular opening as losses hit major issues. Southern Pacific and Great Northern preferred down 1 4, Amalgamated Copper 5 8, United States Steel and American Car and Foundry 1 5. Some gains seen in Canadian Pacific 1 4 and Utah Copper 1, but activity faded with rail declines and curb trading weak. Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts weighed on Western stocks. Northwestern fell about 1 2, Great Northern preferred and others down small amounts while American Tobacco preferred rose about a point.
New York on November 25 reports Prime mercantile paper at 4 1 4 percent and sterling exchange steady with bankers' bills at 4.83 75 for 60 days and 4.86 70 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82. Bar silver 56 1 2 percent. Mexican dollars 46 1 4. Government and railroad bonds held steady.
New York report shows money on call nominal with time loans easy at sixty days ninety days and six months at 4 3 4 percent and 3 percent respectively.
The Associated Press reports New York banks hold a reserve in excess of required limits totaling 9.38 million dollars, down 3.71 million from last week. Net deposits fall to about 1.76 billion, loans decline, and circulation edges up. Trust company reserves shift with total vault reserves near 364.6 million.
Seguin in Texas reports Two local merchants Willmann and Bauer join with Harry Schulz of New Braunfels to open a grocery and general merchandise store on January 1. Hugo 2, merchant, sells his saloon to his brother Harry Starcke who will assume charge in December. Imperial Tires advertise 40 percent off prices on East Houston Street.
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