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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
12
Unsettled conditions across much of the country put wheat traders in a bear mood with an essentially waiting market. Prices opened a shade lower, fluctuated, and closed steady to fractional losses. corn and oats showed lighter activity while provisions rose early on ribs but did not sustain gains.
In St Louis on November 28 quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 92? 84c to 92? 8c No 2 hard 86? 93c. Corn No 2 71? c No 2 white 71? c Old tea Oats No 2 1c No 2 white 4 20 December 87? c 81? c May any one. Corn December 70? c May 72? c Oats December 39? c May 42? c.
Quotations today show cash wheat with No 2 hard 83 88c and No 2 red 87 88c, No 2 mixed 70c, No 2 white 6c, oats No 2 white 40 41c No 2 mixed 39 40c. Wheat for December 0 81c May 86 88c. Corn December 69c May 71c.
The Memphis market shows prime meal at 27.25 to 27.50 and linters at 2 percent. The New York Cotton Oil market closed steady with spot at 7.98 and futures ranging from 7.09 to 7.47 across several months. sales volumes noted including 300 at 7.10 and 6600 total sales in various calls.
The Texas railroad commission amended commodity tariff No 2 B for grain and grain products. It states that in less than carload shipments from sailing on the Weatherford Mineral Well Northwestern Railway to points on the line, grain from interstate points loaded in the same car with local grain will incur carload rates from milling point to destination, effective December 1.
Call money strong at 5 10 percent with ruling rate 7 percent and closing bids 7 8 percent. Time loans firmer for 60 and 90 days at 5 percent, six months at 4 5 percent.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a suspension until March 29 of a proposed tariff by the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad that would withdraw milling in transit privileges on grain and seed for shippers. A Russia invention claims to use milk to create insulating material.
New York trading shows money market tightens as gold exports surge and reserve depletion looms. Call money jumps to 10 percent while stocks move slowly with railroad issues showing mixed strength and industrials softening.
New York lead range 4.22 to 4.25 with London quotes around 18 pounds per ton. Copper steady with standard and electrolytic ranges from 14.12 to 15.50, tin near 39.50 to 39.87, antimony around 7.50 to 7.70. Iron steady with London Cleveland warrants at 49s 44d. St Louis shows lead 4.10 and spelter 5.00 to 5.10.
Observations from 8 a.m. on Friday November 28, 1913 note monks and cats at monasteries and the tailed docking of cats for meals. The London Chronicle recounts Sir Henry Layard’s 1845 note on monks docking cats tails. The London Everyman reports Kurtus fish from New Guinea where eggs form a filament bound cluster and a male fish bears a head hook to carry the banded eggs.
Turkeys shipped from San Antonio supply the city for Thanksgiving with about 10 000 consumed in one day. Over 100 000 turkeys handled this week by commission merchants. Three dressing plants operated to send refrigerated fowls to northern and eastern markets. Post holiday markets run dull and forecasters warn of lean fruit canning season with disappointing pear and apple output. Buenos Aires traders report most of the crop sold with high prices, while planters need funds and commissarios buy at the planter’s door to stock up.
A dense listing of wholesale country market prices across many commodities. Eggs, poultry, butter, cheese, vegetables, fruits, sugar, coffee, rice, syrups, flour, bran, corn, oats, and hay are shown with varying regional quotes. Texas, California, Colorado, Florida, and other regions appear, with unit measures and price ranges.
A long price catalog lists canned fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, dried fruits, and grocery staples with per dozen, per hundred, and per pound rates. It includes apples apricots cherries grapes pears peaches prunes raisins currants dates and berries with numerous regional and product variations.
Market notes show butter unchanged and eggs steady with receipts at 8612 cases. Cheese remains unchanged while potatoes fall with receipts 45 cara and 63 7c. Firsts and ordinary items listed at 30 36c and 36 37c respectively.
At Union Stock Yards November 26 trading was dull with moderate receipts including cattle calves horses hogs sheep and goats. Prices held steady from Wednesday with cattle topping near 5 calves 6.25 hogs 7.50 and sheep around 4 while goats brought about 2.50.
Fort Worth Texas on November 28 reports cattle receipts of 4800 and calves 390 with no market feature. Beef steers bring 5.50 to 6.50, stocker steers 5.26 to 6.50, butcher cows 4.00 to 5.50, stocker cows 4.00 to 6.00, heifers 5.00 to 6.50, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, calves 5.50 to 8.00. Hog receipts 2300 with good demand and top at 7.85, bulk 7.45 to 7.65. Sheep receipts 00 with market steady.
Chicago buyers report today with hog receipts 28,000 and a strong market. Prices range from 5.00 to 7.90 for pigs and various hog classes, cattle receipts 7,000 with mixed price movement, beef and steer values from 6.00 to 9.50, and sheep receipts 28,000 with steady demand and prices from 3.80 to 6.75 for natives and yearlings.
A dated market note lists prices for poultry and dairy items: Chickens 10 cents, springs 12 cents, turkeys 15 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 10 cents. Butter Creamery 82 cents. Eggs 32 cents.
Cattle receipts 1600 including 500 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 7.50 to 9.15, cows and heifers 4.25 to 8.50, Texas and Oklahoma steers 5.76 to 7.00, calves 4.25 to 5.50. Hog receipts 12,000 with steady market. pigs and lights 7.75 to 7.80, good heavy 7.70 to 7.82. Sheep receipts 2400 with steady market. small muttons 3.76 to 4.60, lambs 5.25.
New York reports eggs unchanged. Kansas City quotes show firsts four cents, seconds two cents. Poultry prices list hens eleven and a half cents, roosters six cents, ducks ten cents, and springs twelve and a half cents.
On the New York market November 28, staple cotton hosiery will reopen for fall on December 9. A fair advance was reported today in underwear lines for fall 1914. Domestic embroideries for spring show good demand while worsted yarns are quiet and cotton yarns dull.
Receipts and quotations show hogs at 58? market higher with bulk sales around 7.60 to 7.75. Cattle receipts 1600 including 300 southerngs with prime fed steers near 9.25 and 9.00, dressed beef steers 7.00, cows 6.25 to 6.75, heifers 5.25 to 8.60. Sheep receipts 8000 with lambs 7.00 to 7.66, yearlings 5.25 to 6.00, wethers 4.50 to 5.25, ewes 4.00 to 4.75.
New York reports subway car redesigns increasing seating to 624 during peak periods, up from 440, with 1200 total capacity. The change aims to reduce crush during rush hours while maintaining service levels as sugar markets show quiet in raw and refined grades.
Active demand for cotton pushes prices higher across major markets. New York and New Orleans show gains, with Wall Street buyers supporting a firmer close as December contracts lead the advance amid light offerings and steady early trading in New York, Liverpool, and Houston.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened with a 5 to 10 point advance amid short covering and slightly stronger Liverpool cables. Prices rose to 10 to 18 points above Wednesday's close by noon, then drifted 6 to 10 points higher for most of the morning before easing later.
New Orleans market reports steady opening for cotton futures with Nov at 12.75 nominal and Jan near 18.02 to 18.03. The session closed steady with a net advance of 4 to 6 points amid steady near terms and bids for May and July contracts.
Spot cotton in Liverpool steady with middling around 7.22 to 7.74 cents. Total sales 6 000 bales, including 5 200 American and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts 16 000 bales, of which 14 200 were American.
Futures closed steady with multiple spread quotes listed from November to October. Key readings include Nov 7.08 and Dec 6.934 with several next contract differentials around 6.9 percent, reflecting stable but mixed forward positions in Liverpool trading.
Leading spot markets show New York at 13.40 middling, New Orleans 12 15-16 cents, Houston 18e, Galveston 18%, Liverpool 7,224, Memphis 18%c. Prices reflect currentmiddling values across several ports with varied units.
New Orleans on November 28 reports spot cotton steady with middling at 12 1/2 to 12 13/16 cents. Bales on spot 1 550. to arrive 1 825. Receipts 9 800 bales. shipments 228 811. Various grades listed with nominal figures and ranges.
Galveston Texas November 28 spot cotton market shows prices unchanged. Sales totaled 1695 bales f o b 100 receipts 17161 bales. Stock valued at 10474 dollars.
The Houston spot cot ton market closed steady with 1152 bales traded at 1.0, 0, b, and a price of 926 per ship. Shipments reached 15,361 bales while total stock stood at 155,718 bales.
Spot cotton markets in New York on November 28 show quiet trading with middling uplands at 13.40 and middling gulf at 15.65. no sales reported.
Prime mercantile paper at 64 5% per cent. sterling steady at 60 days 4.81 and demand 4.85 1/2. Commercial bills 4.801. Bar silver 57 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars 46 cents. Government bonds steady. railroad bonds easy.
Arrived yesterday the steamers Atlany Vera Cruz Tampico Piemonte Tampa Maim and New Orleans. Sailed steamers Gloria de Larrinaga Manchester El Oriente New York Memphis spots in Memphis Tennessee on Nov 28 show spot cotton steady at middling 13 5/8 cents.
Hides steady and leather prices firm in New York markets dated November 26 191? with traders noting stable demand and steady concealment values across hides and leather sectors.
Joseph Barrow, a Mansfield Center Connecticut farmer, was struck by lightning while carrying a metal toolbox in his hip pocket. The bolt burned his leg as the wrench and knife blade fused into a solid mass, causing severe injuries.
Industrial notes report Glen Rose & Walnut Springs rail work near completion with rails arriving daily. Temple bids a $500000 good roads bond election effort. Sherman expands a twelve mile highway system and eight miles of paved streets. Galveston pushes for a naval oil station. Lufkin to rebuild a brick depot on Cotton Square. Alice plans exchange improvements including single service lines. Houston votes for initiative recall and elects all amendments. Freeport Sulphur to add a larger mining plant. Waxahachie funds paving on Main Street and Highland with bilulithic pavement. Wichita Falls notes copper ore in Archer county. San Angelo bank deposits rise. Alice bond issue for roads passes. Lufkin forms Angelina County Progressive League. Fort Worth eyed for a Cudahy packing plant. Austin seeks Texas representation at Panama Exposition. Cameron to open a new sanitarium. Austin notes widespread spinach cultivation.
Samuel S Sanders transfers lots 4 and 6 block 20 Sunset Place to Marcellus H Davis for 800 dollars. Paul W Sexton transfers lots 4 5 and 6 new city block 118 Delmar Street to Mrs Maud F Lude for 2500 dollars.
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