This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 38 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1911
Page
11
The N Y stock market context notes Turkey prices steady to higher with wholesale and retail gains under way. Cranberries climb to 15 cents per quart, celery tight with rising expectations, butter and eggs hold value, and beet sugar taps wider price shifts as traders anticipate holiday demand.
Fresh country candied Je, cold storage 22 23c a dozen, tier steady. Creamery 23c a pound, ultra barely steady. Hens 6.00 a dozen, springs 2.00 to 3.00, guineas 3.00 to 3.50, ducks 6.00, turkeys 11 to 12c a pound. Toes strong. Fine granulated 6.80 and redweight. Fancy cream 12 44e, American Swiss 24c, Limburger 20c, Bad tate 17 to 44e.
Quotations today show creamery milk prices firm at 26 to 34 cents, priors 22 to 28 cents for firsts, and dairy items steady. Receipts reach 2485 cases with various grade notes. turkeys and poultry prices around 17 cents for turkey and 81 cents for springs, with mixed weights noted.
Quotations from the Associated Press listing creamery prices in ISAS City show Firsts at 30 to 32 cents, Seconds at unspecified levels, with extras 33 cents and pack stock 21 cents. The report notes multiple categories including er and pack ock errors in the OCR.
7 YORK Nov 27 Eggs steady with 3919 cases reported. Fresh numbers show extra firsts 39 to 43 cents, firsts 37 to 39 cents, held out to fair 21 to 27 cents, fresh gathered eggs and prime stock around 20 cents. Refrigerated storage charges noted as part of the market overview.
The Associated Press reports daily quotations for poultry and dairy prices. Chickens sell at 7 to 7 1/2 cents, turkeys 15 cents, ducks 11 cents, geese 9 cents. Creamery butter steady at 33 to 29 cents.
Raw sugar 89 test 4.56 cents, 96 test 5.06 cents, molasses 89 test steady. market quiet with firm note on sugars and steady molasses amid light activity.
The illustrated weather story predicts tonight rain and a cold wave with temperatures around 32 degrees or lower in San Antonio and vicinity. East Texas expects rain or snow in the north and rain in the south, with very cold air and temperatures 24 to 30 degrees north and 32 to 36 degrees south, followed by a Tuesday that brings fair but colder conditions.
At Union Stock Yards on November 27, cattle and calves opened strong with prices up to 25 cents higher than last week. Top cows reached 3.75. carload cows 3.50. Calves hit 4.00, most around 3.75. hogs scarce but strong with bids to 5.50 for desirable hogs. Receipts totaled 600 head: 350 cattle, 18 calves, 230 horses, 1 hog.
The Washington Post reports Captain Washington S. Chambers in charge of the navy aeronautical work forecasts hydro-aeroplanes on each battleship once a motor solution is found. Navy pilots will not winter in Annapolis, instead focusing on motor development until spring testing resumes.
Princess Indira, a 19 year old full blooded Sioux daughter of the late Gray Eagle, arrives in Seattle en route to Honolulu to marry John Henry Magoon, a wealthy Chinese theater magnate who owns theaters in the Hawaiian Islands. She asserts Chicago women are cats and vows to return to nature after marriage.
Fort Worth Texas Nov 27 cattle receipts 8250 steers 15 to 25 cents lower calves steady 4.00 to 5.35 bulls 10 cents over 2.35 hogs 2500 receipts 6 to 10 cents lower top 6.60 bulk 6.05 to 6.55 sheep receipts 400 market steady lambs 5 dollars.
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep receipts totaled about 12 000 each with market steadiness or slight changes. Cattle ranged native and southern steers from 5.25 to 6.75 per hundredweight, hogs mostly 5.75 to 6.50, and sheep and lambs priced from 2.00 to 5.50 with steady demand.
Associated Press reports St Louis market results. Cattle receipts 4000 with Texas and Oklahoma steers 3.75 6.75 and native beef steers 4.50 9.00. Hogs and lights receipts 15000 with prices 4.50 to 6.25 and packers 5.75 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 1500 with muttons 3.00 to 5.50 and lambs 4.00.
An article notes a Sonora Mexico plant’s drought tolerance and moisture supply potential. It mentions an internal reservoir and the plant's survival across years with minimal aid, referencing New York botanical sources and a lone specimen still living.
The Associated Press reports wheat prices sliding after news of improved Argentine crop conditions and higher world shipments. May wheat opens about 4 to 5 cents lower, with corn and oats moving in tandem and pork and ribs futures also easing as demand remains slow.
The Chicago market reports cash grain prices with No 2 red wheat at 97 to 98 cents, No 2 hard 97 to 1.03, No 2 northern 1.07 to 1.10, No 2 spring 1.00 to 1.06, opens chaff 85 cents to 1.05, durum 90 cents, corn No 2 old at indicated levels, No 2 yellow, oats No 2 at 47½ to 49½ cents, white 49 to 50 cents, standard 48½ to 49½ cents.
Quotations show cash wheat at No 3 hard 1.06, No 2 red 0.97. Corn No 2 mixed 0.72, No 2 white 0.73. Oats No 2 white 0.50. Wheat and corn futures close: December wheat 1.00, July 0.91. Corn December 34.0, May 0.64.
Quotations today show cash wheat at No. 2 red 97 to 97. cents, No. 2 hard around 90 cents. Corn No. 2 and No. 2 white about 0.9 to 1.0 dollars per bushel. Oats No. 2 at 49 to 50.5 cents.
Spot cottonseed oil settled around 5.45 to 5.55 dollars with December 5.49 to 5.50 and January 5.49 to 5.50. February 5.52 to 5.538, March 5.54 to 5.55, and June 5.64 to 70. Volume included 11,600 units across several months with varied bids and calls.
In Elgin Newfoundland on November 27 butter held at 37 cents a pound, up two cents from prior. Production reported at 641 thousand eight hundred pounds reflecting a robust output in the region.
New York reports a sharp cotton opening with January at a new low of 8.83 as offerings from the South surpass spot gains. Early trading showed nervous undertone, with March May and July sliding to new lows though some recovery came from short covering and trade support. Spot middling uplands quoted at 9.40, with interior selling increasing amid heavy south-led futures selling.
In New Orleans on November 27, cotton futures opened 5 to 7 points lower on optimistic crop estimates. Selling was broad with shorts cutting profits, while fresh buying for longs appeared. Weather forecasts for rain and colder weather slowed the drop as the day progressed. By noon, prices were 7 to 10 points under Saturday’s close.
New Orleans on November 27 reports cotton futures opening steady. November and December at 9.00 bid, January at 8.98 asked, March at 9.06 asked, May at 9.13 1/4, July at 9.25 1/2.
Liverpool cotton market closes with fair demand and six point gains. American middling fair priced at 5.67, good middling 5.31, middling 6.13. sales 8000 bales with 7700 American, receipts 9000 including 7800 American. Futures ease to open and finish quiet with varied forward terms.
New York reports cotton values firming as demand broadens in primary markets. Prices rise as printers and converters book contracts. Fall River weekly sales reach 610,000 pieces with 600,000 for future delivery. Denims and duck buys push mills toward four to five months of production.
Special to the Light Austin Texas November 27 The state faces a long road back to cash basis after a temporary bankruptcy. Warrants outstanding exceed 600000 awaiting payment while calls for warrants have produced less than 250000. Tax collections lag as farmers hold cotton and tax rates were announced late delaying assessors and collectors.
The fund raising drive of 70000 dollars for a railway construction company has been abandoned after a meeting with Colonel Uriah Lott. Lott departed for Galveston but plans to return around January 1 with another proposal to build a railroad to Corpus Christi. The Port Aransas link was dropped to avoid jeopardizing deep water congressional appropriations.
New Orleans on November 27 reports spot cotton unchanged with sales on the spot 88 to arrive 1025. Prices range from low ordinary 5 11-16 to strict good middling 10 1-16. Receipts total 12,411 and stock stands at 203,536.
Spot cotton closed quiet as Middling uplands fell to 9.30 and Gulf to 9.55, with 100 bales sold. The market in New York on November 27 shows a 10 point decline from prior levels.
Memphis notes cotton prices with spots steady and middling grade listed at 94.5 cents per pound. The report records no change in the spot cot ton market as of November 27 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Spot cotton in Houston on November 27 remained steady with middling prices at lie level, showing no change in activity or quotes as traders watch market signals.
Prime oil prices quoted at 4.53 54. Meal at 22.50. Market summaries note varied offerings as Memphis reports from November 27. Prices reflect early trading in the cotton seed market with related byproducts cited.
Substantial gains occurred at the opening as speculative issues led the rally in New York. Union Pacific Amalgamated Copper U S Steel Canadian Pacific St Paul Reading and American Tobacco preferred advanced while Lehigh Valley triggered a notable reaction before a late market turnover. Bonds remained firm and the session ended with mixed results and pronounced volatility.
New York reports quiet mercantile paper with sterling at 4.83.65 for 60 days and 4.36.60 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83. Bar silver 55%. Mexican dollars 46% cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. Money on call firmer at 2 percent, time loans steady with 60 days 34 percent, 90 days 34, six months 3 percent.
The report lists futures for December wheat at 94.30 and May at 9.6. Corn shows December 64% and May 64. Oats at December 47 and May 49 1/2 cents. Prices reflect market activity for grains.
Market notes from St. Louis show lead at 4.37 percent and spelter at 6.30. New York price report lists coffee No. 7 Rio at 15 cents with futures closing steady. December 14 44, March 13 70.
In New Orleans on November 27 the rep of the New Orleans steamship paddled into the harbor completing a Pittsburg to New Orleans cruise celebrating the centennial of steam boating on the Father of Waters. Thousands watched as eight thousand schoolchildren sang patriotic songs with officials and historical society present.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.