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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1916
Page
11
Cotton futures rise as bio demand fuels buying, pushing prices near session highs and closing strength. Investors monitor supply signals and global demand, with traders noting potential upside into the next trading day.
Senator Weinert, Texas director for the National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits, will lead Texas delegates to Chicago for a December 4-9 meeting at the Sherman Hotel. The focus is on curbing waste in marketing livestock and dairy, and advancing rural credit legislation. Prominent Texans and leaders from across the country will discuss remedies for high living costs tied to product handling from producer to consumer. Special railroad rates are offered.
F C Weinert state warehouse manager says Texas needs a general authority to test weights and measures and ensure honest weights grades and measures. He notes other states have independent departments and cites inadequacy of county systems and letters from the public as arguments for a statewide law.
The market shows mixed strength with gains in early trading followed by heavy realizing and sharp declines. New York January dips to 20.75, May to 21.11 as selling pressure rises amid nervousness over submarine risks and large western volume. New Orleans wires note firm spot demand.
Cotton futures opened firm with December at 21.00, January 24.00, March 21.14, May 21.80, and July 21.45. The market closed easy with mixed highs and lows, noting values around 20.66 to 21.14 and a reference to Liverpool shipping due Tuesday.
Cotton traded actively in New Orleans with an early gain of 17 to 24 points after a local estimate of 11,040,000 bales and a strong Liverpool, then fell 14 to 29 points on rumors of peace and German submarine activity near U.S. shores. By noon spot quotes were favorable and trading months showed a net decline of one to two points in the afternoon.
In New Orleans on November 27, cotton futures closed steady with mixed bids. December futures near 40 while January 20.49 and March 20.78 showed variation. May 21.10 and July 21.00 ranged around 20s as market closed with modest activity and some high and low points noted.
Cotton in fair demand with prices mixed. Good middling and middling values noted at 12.514 and 12.364 shillings per unit, with 12,000 bales including 6,000 American. Receipts total 5,600 bales.
The report lists closing futures for various months with values such as November 13.344 and December 12.334. Other pairings include January-February 12.33d and February-March 12.48d, with several further pairings and dates noted.
At Union Stock Yards on November 27 traders noted thin fat cattle supplies and dull activity while prices remained steady. Reports cited a quarantine at the yards over foot and mouth disease fears in Nebraska and Missouri, with northern markets closed to stock cattle fueling expected shifts to Texas markets. Local receipts included cattle calves hogs and sheep with limited sales as noon approached.
Fort Worth buyers report receipts of about 10 500 cattle with higher bids and quoted prices across stockers steers heifers cows bulls calves and goats. Prices range from around 4.00 to 9.95 per hundredweight with mixed quality and tie ups in the market.
Chicago market report dated November 27 shows hogs with receipts of 54 head and strong Saturday averages up to 10.26 for heavy hogs, cattle receipts 19,000 with strong demand and mixed classes ranging from 3.65 to 12.05, and sheep receipts 32,000 with a weak market as wethers bring 5.90 to 8.00 and lambs 9.26 to 12.10.
Receipts and quotations show hogs at to five plate and a range of prices for pigs, light, and heavy weights. Cattle receipts near 9000 with market strength. native beef steers, cows and heifers, stockers, quarantine steers, prime yearlings, and calves listed with varied prices. Sheep steady with lambs and ewes priced around 3.75 to 7.60 and yearlings at 6.00 to 10.00.
Kansas City market notes show receipts across cattle hogs and sheep with prices per head and per hundredweight. Bulk hogs 9.40 to 9.90, packing 9.60 to 9.90, pigs 7.00 to 8.50. prime fed steers 11.60 to 11.75, dressed beef 7.50 to 8.28. cows and bulls mixed, stockers and feeders no trade, sheep and lambs steady to 10 lower.
Cattle at Oklahoma City sales noted as steady with 1490 head traded. Hog sales also steady around 1300 head. Mercantile paper and financial quotes listed, including 60 day bills, demand and cable rates, bar silver and various bonds.
In New York on November 27 the coffee market showed steady activity with futures for December at 7.96 and March at 8.21. The report notes No. 7 quality quotations and overall stable trading conditions.
Chicago news reports armistice in Europe may be near and U S exports cut by submarine risks sending wheat and corn prices down. Opening highs slipped then sank with December at 1.73 1 78, May to 1.80 1 80, July to 1.40. Oats also fell as corn weakened and exports faced stop loss orders.
Chicago November 27 quotes show Wheat 2 red at 1.764 and 2 hard notations. Corn Yellow 96 to 95 and Standard 67. Barley listed at 0.90 to 1.25.
In St Louis on November 27 quotations show corn and rye steady with minor shifts. Prices for corn No 2 white 98 cents and rye No 2 nominal. Data notes include slight changes for other grain bids and N0 2 red wheat around 1.86 to 1.88.
Kansas cist ee Nov. 27 quotations show wheat at about 1.76 to 1.80 for hard and No. 2 red around 1.60 to 1.70. Corn bids range from 1.60 to 1.72 for No. 2 mixed and No. 2 yellow. Rye sits near 1.42 to 1.43, with No. 2 white and mixed corn values noted.
Kansas City grain futures closed with May wheat at 1.76 cents and December corn at 91 1/2 cents. The market showed little change as traders assessed supply and demand signals.
Local packing house quotations list dry salt extras at 7 cents, bacon extras large dry salt bellies 14 to 16 pounds at 19 cents, fancy breakfast cow 8 cents, fancy hams 22 cents, bacon beluca 14-14 pound average 20 cents, pure lard 18 1/2 cents, compound 15 1/2 cents, American cheese 28 cents. After the United States Germany and France are the largest producers of iron ore among the nations.
In San Antonio the poultry market faced heavy supply as growers rushed birds for Thanksgiving, causing price drops of 50 to 75 cents per dozen. Turkeys held firm at 28 and 24 cents per pound, eyes rose to 41 and 42 cents per dozen, and butter stayed steady. Sugar futures fell at refining centers, with expected dealer reductions, while meats and lard prices remained unchanged.
Shippers report Monday prices for Texas country produce in San Antonio. Butter steady at 30 34c per pound from creameries. country butter 25 26c. Poultry firm with hens up to 7.00, friers 5.50 6.50, broilers 23.00 3.25. turkeys 5.50 6.00 per pound. ducks 5.00 6.00 per dozen. geese 2.00 10.50.
Chicago market report lists prices for creamery butter at 36 to 42 cents, eggs steady with 2,624 cases received, potatoes down with 58 carloads from multiple states, white potatoes at 1.50 to 1.70, Idaho and Washington whites 1.65 to 1.70, poultry alive with fowls at 15 cents, springs 17 cents, and turkeys 27 cents.
Quotations today show Butter Creamery 41c, farm eggs 40c, well as 16c for hens and 2c for roosters. Poultry prices listed include broilers at 1c and other small variances reflected in local market reports.
Iron ore prices jump as Lake Superior ore for 1917 adds 1.50 per ton. Steel car and structural shape makers lift prices 4 per ton while plate makers raise 6 per ton. Export tonnage pending includes 100000 ship plates 160000 rails 100000 ingots 69000 shapes and 40000 wire products.
United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report notes 7 am observations with wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. Allen Buell serves as meteorologist.
New York November 27 Trading opened broad and liberal with United States Steel leading after a sale of 15 000 shares at 129 1 2 to 129 1 2 percent A variety of steels and equipment stocks rose while coppers and allied metals gained modestly Fresh selling in the early afternoon pulled prices down and demand waned Intra day trading was sensitive to pressure as the market ended heavy with total volume about 1 25 million shares
The report covers trading of Mexican money including coins and bank notes from various institutions and currency in circulation. It notes New York time loans firm at 2½ to 4 per cent for different terms, with call money strong and bidding around 4 per cent. It also mentions a new invention: a miniature folding top to protect babies from drafts in-carriage use.
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