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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
11
Stocks moved lower through the forenoon with heavy selling on Union Pacific and steel issues. Bonds showed renewed weakness as government issues dipped. by midday trading slowed and the market remained under pressure.
Lead quiet at 4.55 to 4.65 with London quotes of 7s 6d for 20 pounds. Spelter soft at 5.0 to 5.60 with London 17s 6d. Copper steady with Standard spot to December at 16.75, electrolytic 16.87, lake 17.00, costing 16.62 75. London steady, Spot 73 pounds 15s, futures 73 pounds 12s 6d. Tin weak with spot 40.50 to 41.00, October 40.50 to 40.75, November 40.50 to 41.00, December 40.50 to 41.00. London spot and futures 186 pounds 15s. Antimony dull at Cookson's 8.30. Iron quiet and unchanged. London and Cleveland warrants 64s 4%4d.
In St. Louis on October 3 the lead price stood at 4.45 with spelter at 5.50 per unit. Market notes show metal quotations for the day.
New York money market reports a firm money on call at 2 to 3 percent with a ruling rate at 3 percent. Closing bids listed at 2 to 3 percent. Time loans show 60 days at 4 percent, 90 days at 4.5 percent, six months at 4.5 percent.
On October 3 in New York Prime mercantile paper 5% 6 per cent. sterling exchange steady at 4.82 for 60 days and 4.86 05 for demand. Commercial bills 4.81 65. Bar silver 61 5 8 cents. Mexican dollars 47 cents. Government bonds weak. Railroad bonds easy.
In Memphis on October 3 the prime basis for cotton seed is listed at 6.10 dollars per unit, meal at 27.00 to 27.60 dollars, and linters at 2 percent. The note reflects commodity prices for seed products.
New York activity shows spot prices at 7.20 to 7.28 with October at 7.17 to 7.20 and December near 7.10. Volume figures include 100 to 1000 unit lots across months from October to May, total sales 19 500.
Colonel Townsend notes leaves decay into humus with high water absorption, but forest growth takes 20 to 50 years and full humus development a century. Reforestation to reduce floods would steal too much farmland and waste land supply limits its practicability, Electric World reports.
In the year 1912 British Columbia welcomed a sizable influx of new residents totaling 56 617, marking a significant period of population growth and settlement activity within the province.
The Cotton Region Bulletin reports conditions for the 24 hours ending at 8 a m on Friday October 3 1913. It covers prevailing weather trends across the cotton belt and notes effects on crop development and market expectations. Data includes temperature readings rainfall and anomalies by region.
The belt remains fair with rainfall in Texas. An inch or more is reported at Waxahachie Longview Brownwood and Bal linger. Temperatures stay near normal as Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau issues the forecast.
Data notes log an observation time of 8 a m on Friday October 3 1913. The fragment records a precise timestamp but no further context or details accompany the entry.
Marine intelligence from Galveston reports arrivals yesterday include the steamers E Cid from New York El Argentine from Cardiff Colorado and New York Also listed as sailed are El Paso New York El Alba Mongibello Crawley Havre and other vessels previously reported with routes to Genoa Naples and Havre
New York reports strong cotton goods markets with men s wear factories noting higher demand for worsteds over carded wools for spring. Raw silk prices eased and manufacturers stepped up purchases for spring orders as yarns remained firm.
New Orleans market notes show rough Honduras and Japan active with steady Japan prices. Quotations list rough Honduras $2.50 to 4.60, Japan $2.25 to 3.75, with clean Honduras at 4% to 5%c and Japan 2% to 3c. Receipts tallied: rough 2384, millers 1245, clean 1300. Sales include 159 sacks rough Honduras at 4.50, 37 sacks rough Japan at 3.50, 853 pockets clean Japan at 2 1 2 percent, 2645 pockets clean Honduras at 1 13-16 to 37-16.
American sardines jump 48 cents per case today as total two week advance reaches 75 cents. Small catch and strong demand push all canned fish to new highs with sockeye salmon up 10 cents per dozen and other meats rising. Packers announce five point advance in the meat list.
Prices for onions firmed with California grades at 2.50 and 2.76 per crate and Texas around 1.00. Receipts were light while demand stayed just enough to move business. Rain keeps farmers in harvests delaying supplies and money tight. canned corn and tomatoes rise as packers report light output and no other price changes.
The document lists wholesale retail prices by commodity across eggs poultry butter cheese vegetables fruits and meats. It covers Texas California and other regions with figures for eggs hens friers and broilers turkeys butter cheddar and country grades as well as potatoes onions cabbage lettuce celery corn cucumbers beans peppers okra melons cranberries oranges lemons peaches limes bananas pears plums apples grapes sugar coffee rice flour bran and meats including lard pickled meats canned goods and fish with per unit and per weight pricing and freight notes.
A detailed price list for dried fruits and California canned goods. Includes peaches pears apples prunes raisins cranberries currants dates and assorted canned fruits and vegetables with per unit and bulk prices. Also lists hides wool beeswax and allotment for allow at the end.
Chicago market report shows Bitter unchanged Eggs unchanged Receipts 4498 cases Potatoes unchanged Receipts 66 cars Poultry unchanged and no notable price shifts. The brief note captures steady pricing and unchanged goods in the day's trading.
Quotations list poultry prices with chickens 12c, springs 12 1/2c, turkeys 18c, ducks 11 1/2c, geese 10c and butter Creamery 1c, eggs 23c.
Kansas City produce notes from Oklahoma City report show butter eggs and poultry prices remaining steady with no changes observed in trading activity.
An English firm has secured contracts to develop Dettifalls Iceland a 400 000 horsepower water power site near the To kulsa river thirty five miles from the seacoast plans include a fertilizer plant large works and a railway from the coast to the falls The four Icelandic peasants who sold interests each received about thirteen thousand dollars for their stakes
Constantinople advances a metro politan electric line project with the Ottoman Metropolitan Company capitalized at 5 000 000 dollars. Construction aims to reach Pancaldi in four and a half years from October 1 1912, with further work over ten years and a new bridge over the Golden Horn included.
Interruption in railroad traffic due to heavy rains in the southwest halted live stock deliveries at the Union Stock Yards on October 8 leaving pens empty and markets stalled. Local buyers anticipated a strong market if stock had arrived while ranchers report flooded ranges and abundant future grass. cattle prices listed include cows and heavies at 5.00 to 6.25 and calves around 6.50, hogs at 8.00 to 8.26 per hundredweight.
Fort Worth market notes cattle receipts around 3000 with calves 1000. Butcher cows and beef steers show slight declines while hogs stay steady with top at 8.52 and bulk 8.25 to 8.45. sheep offerings listed but not details.
Receipts and quotes for hogs cattle and sheep on Oct 3 show hogs at 8.30 to 9.00 for bulk and higher grades, cattle market steady with beeves 7.15 to 9.40, Texas steers 6.90 to 7.90, stockers 5.30 to 7.80, cows and heifers 3.75 to 8.55, calves 7.75 to 11.60, and sheep steady to strong with native sheep 3.75 to 4.85 and lambs 5.80 to 7.40.
Receipts push totals across livestock categories with Trogs and cattle at mixed levels. Prime fed steers reach 9.55 while dressed beef steers measure 8.90, cows 7.15, sheep show market strength with lambs up to 7.40 and yearlings around 5.00, wethers 4.75 to 5.00.
Max Marcus has perfected a phonograph clock that keeps time to the second and vocalizes it in a clear baritone. The clock announces Four o'clock and Four thirty in loud distinct tones, with hours repeatable by a button. Quarters are not spoken.
Receipts total 1500 cattle including 400 Texas cattle, market steady with native beef steers 5.50 to 9.40, cows and heifers 4.75 to 8.75, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.75, calves 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs bring 6.00 to 8.85 for pigs and lights and 8.60 to 8.90 for good heavies. Sheep receipts 2800, market strong with muttons 3.75 to 4.35 and lambs 6.60 to 7.40.
New York cotton trading shows unsettled mood after government data. Liverpool cables strong at open with storms, but heavy selling and light activity push prices down. October remains steadier though near previous close. Reports of rain in North Texas and Texas crop damage support mixed price action.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a 7 point gain on strong cables and rains in the western belt. Trading showed a volatile session as forecasts for fair weather, bearish long liquidation, and improving Western conditions pressured prices, with declines from prior closes by noon and again in the afternoon.
Cotton futures closed steady with a small net decline of 13 to 16 points as October through May contracts posted varied bids and asks. Trading notes show October at 18.81 to 18.93, December near 18.96, and January around 18.94, reflecting narrow moves and market activity.
Close spot cotton in fair demand and steady with Middling fair at 8.294 cents, good middling 8.014, middling 7.87d, lower grades around 7.65d. Sales reported at 10,000 bales including 7,500 American and 4,000 for speculation and export. Receipts 7,000 including 1,700 American.
Cotton futures closed irregular in Liverpool on Oct 3 with varied forward split figures. The contracts show fluctuating rates across multiple monthly pairs from Oct to Nov with digits around seven percent and decimals indicating minor shifts.
New Orleans reports spot cotton unchanged at middling 11 4 5 cents with 600 bales sold and 1234 bales awaiting arrival. Prices span low ordinary to good middling with quotable bids from 10 1 2 to 14 9 16 cents. Receipts total 2078 bales. stock stands at 49807 bales.
New York on October 3 reports spot cotton quiet with middling uplands at 14.10 cents and do gulf at 14.35 cents, no sales recorded.
Army engineers report the Ambrose channel deepening and widening project finished except for minor details. The seven mile long, two thousand foot wide, forty foot deep waterway into New York Harbor requires no further appropriations. It is brightly lit at night with buoys enabling large ocean steamers to enter safely. Work began in 1901.
In 1912 the Caspian and Vega markets produced no more than 1 080 000 pounds of caviar. The figure reflects total harvest and sales across the two markets during that year.
Raw sugar quotes show slight firmness with Muscovado at 2.95, centrifugal at 3.46, and molasses sugar at 2.70, while refined sugar remains quiet in early trading.
Hides and leather firm, based in New York, is reported with activity on October 3 as part of ongoing trade and market coverage. Additional details are sparse in this fragment.
The judge notes that the Joneses travel year round, wintering in the south springing in Europe summering at the seashore and autumning in the country. Muriel explains the pattern as a typical New Yorker lifestyle.
A St. Louis Republic report notes the patient remains not fully out of danger with a nurse still present. The condition persists as medical staff monitor vitals and provide care.
A trend of busy society women in New York shifts focus from social teas to business ventures. Mrs James B Eustis leads in interior decorating and is succeeding with her venture, reflecting a broader movement among the 400.
Liverpool reports weekly cotton statistics with 40 000 imports across all kinds including 26 000 American. Stock across all kinds at 411 000 with American at 246 000. American forwarded 52 000 and exports totaling 2 700.
New York reports coffee futures steady with Rio No 7 trading around 10% cents as December settles near 10.03 and May around 10.58 in light activity. Market watchers note modest demand and cautious positioning ahead of fresh shipments.
A London Chronicle writer notes Australians seeing their Cooee call answered in London theaters and explains how hats held firmly at street corners signal a Wellington born New Zealander amid windy city habits.
Smith Beavers, a traveling salesman, caused a scene on a west bound transcontinental train near Los Angeles when his trousers with $130 in the pockets fell from a window. A trainman was alerted and the missing garment was recovered with the money intact.
Favorable Argentine crop news and light spring demand weigh on wheat corn and oats. Provisions slip amid slack demand while hedging sales add weakness but shorts cover to steady close. Prices finish lower and steady in Chicago trading.
The notice lists cash wheat prices for grades No 2 red No 2 hard No 2 northern No 2 spring velvet chaff durum with various cents per bushel figures. Also shows corn No 2 No 2 white No 2 yellow with cents per bushel, and oats No 2 white standard with fractional cents.
Quotation summary from St. Louis shows cash wheat prices for several grades with bids around 87 to 93% cents. December wheat at 90% and May at 93% 93% cents. Corn and oats futures quoted with December 70% and May 72 cents for corn, December 42% and May 48 cents for oats. Receipts and shipments for flour and grains are listed: flour 7,000 barrels, wheat 63,000 bushels received, oats 85,000, shipments include flour 14,000 barrels and wheat 79,000 bushels.
Quotations show wheat at No 2 herd 84% 90%c and No 2 red 91 98c, corn No 2 mixed 72% 78¢c and No 2 white 78% c, oats No 2 white 42%c and No 2 mixed. Close: wheat December 84%c May. corn December 10% 70%c May 72% Cs.
Aggressive olakat-a fish from Siam drives a national sport as two fish forced together in a tank spar and fight until one dies or is separated. In combat their colors flare before resuming a dull look. fish are artificially raised and trained under license, a notable revenue source.
The article recounts Pasteur at a dinner dipping each cherry in water and wiping it before eating, then after explaining microbes on cherries he drinks from the same washed glass, swallowing microbes and all as he finished his speech.
A brief humorous exchange features a preacher remarking on a wife turning away and a spouse replying about late arrivals on Sunday morning. The Chicago Tribune vignette captures a domestic moment amid church life.
Mrs Adella Wilson of Luzerne New York married Charlies A Wilson in a ceremony noted as her fourth marriage. She has not changed her name, having married successive men all sharing her surname.
A South African gold mine achieves a milestone by reaching one mile underground. The achievement highlights mining technology and safety measures in deep ore extraction.
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