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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1911

Page

9

NEA Supply Lowers Prices at Union Stock Yards

Beef cattle formed most offerings at the Union Stock Yards on October 4 in a slow market. Buyers pushed for lower prices as sellers resisted concessions, with cows strongest around 3.00 to 3.50 and calves scarce. Hogs held near steady at about 4.50, while overall supply remained heavy and mid quality.

Union Stock Yards Taylor Whitsett Campbellton Tex Okahoma Oklahoma Texas Loser Bureau of Animal Industry Washington, D. C

Stockyards Echo Drought Hits Texas Cattle Market

Albert Hackney of Gillette sells two carloads of stocker cattle to ship to Karnes County pastures after dipping here to prevent disease. Other ranchmen from Campbellton Kerrville Skidmore and Sabinal report mixed conditions, dry weather, and cautious sales while a federal inspector lauds the dipping facility.

Albert Hackney Gillette Karnes County

Stocks Fall Then Rally Amid Mixed Trading

The market opened irregular in New York with some declines in Union Pacific Lehigh Valley U S Steel and U S Rubber while Canadian Pacific and Amalgamated Copper rose. Bears focused on St Paul as it hit a year low then a late session rally erased losses with St Paul Union Pacific Reading and U S Steel rebounding. In New Orleans rough rice trading showed strength with Honduras and Japan prices and receipts noted for rough and clean grades.

Associated Press New York Union Pacific Lehigh Valley U. S. Steel St. Paul U. S. Rubber Canadian Pacific Amalgamated Copper National Railways of Mexico Reading Atchison Ebay Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee and St. Pat Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande Great Northern Pra Csematebe Great Northern Uc Eases Neem interborough-Met GSK Louisville Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas National Biscuit Cceesseess Ssseeeres Ecsccreceecen United States Steel Eesenees ADOMN Sos Os Sc Cveaznocsedenioe Sececee Woentern Union Ccas Ecse Anne Beg Lehigh Valley Weoss New Orleans Honduras Japan Millers

Building Plans Set for New Baptist Church in Yoakum

The building committee of the new Baptist church in Yoakum Texas met and ordered plans and specifications prepared. Bids will be advertised once ready and construction is expected to start within thirty to sixty days.

Yoakum, ‘Tex The New Baptist Church

Calves and Hogs Dip at Fort Worth Market

Fort Worth Texas October 4 cattle receipts total six thousand head with steers and feeders steady cows and bulls also steady prices range from 3.50 to 4.50 for steers and 2.65 to 4.50 for cows calves bring 4 to 5.25 per head. Hogs total one thousand seven hundred fifty head down five to ten cents with top at 6.50 and bulk quoted 5.90 to 6.25. Sheep receipts thirteen hundred fifty head market steady.

Wilkss Fort Worth Tex Price Thompson & Co Tarrant Co Freeland & Co Godiey Jonnes Sabinal Stenler Paducah THE Associated Press

Chicago livestock prices and receipts on October 4

Receipts estimated: cattle 19,000 steady to 10 cents lower with Reeves 4.70 to 8.25 and calves 6.00 to 9.25. hogs 21,000 steady to 5 cents lower with light 6.15 to 6.80 and heavy 5.80 to 6.75. sheep 36,000 strong to 10 cents up with native lambs 4.25 to 6.10 and western 6.50 to 6.20.

Chicago Ill Texas

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Report From Kansas City

Receipts total 41,000 with cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle include native and southern steers and cows with varied price ranges. Hogs show steady to five cent lower trade with bulk at 6.20 to 6.45. Sheep surge with muttons and lambs priced from 3.25 to 6.10 and range offerings.

Associated Press Kansas City

Livestock Prices Steady to Higher in St Louis Market

Receipts totaled 6500 cattle including 1300 Texans, hogs 9500, and sheep 3000. Cattle markets steady to 10 cents higher with native beef steers 5.00 to 6.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers to 7.08, hogs steady with lights to butchers 4.25 to 6.75, sheep strong with muttons 3.25 to 4.00 and lambs around 4.00.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Lead Market Steady as Speller Firm in New York Trading

Lead was steady at 4.35 37 percent, while speller rose to 5.85 90 in late trading from St. Louis on October 4. The brief market note records pricing and activity without broader context.

THE Associated Press ST. Louis

Grain prices report from St Louis market

Quotations today show cash wheat steady with No 2 track red at 98 9914c and No 2 hard at 99 1.10. Corn is steady with No 2 track 68c and No 2 white 70 7ic. Oats are mixed with No 2 track 46% 4ic and No 2 white 47% 48e. December wheat at 96% 97c, May 1.02. Oats May 50%0, December 48c.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Money on Call Rates Hold Steady Across Loans

Money on call remains steady at 2 percent with the ruling rate at 2. Time loans show small variations with 60 days at 3 percent 90 days at 3 4 percent and six months at 8 4 percent as market offers.

THE Associated Press New York

Cotton goods markets quiet with easier yarns in New York

The New York cotton goods markets moved quietly with easier prices seen in gray goods and cotton yarns. Jobbers reported fair house trade for quick delivery as road orders rose steadily. September silk noted as a challenging month for many large houses, while woolen goods in men’s wear showed improvement.

Associated Press New York

Grain Prices slip as Wheat and Corn dip in Chicago

Heavy northwest receipts press wheat with a modest opening decline and later steadying but lower close. December corn opens down then rebounds, oats ease, and pork and ribs fall before war news trims losses. Crop damage complaints spark a late corn upturn, December corn finishes higher.

Associated Press Chicago Northwest

Cotton market opens steady with late covering

New York rises 8 to 11 points, New Orleans 12 to 14, Liverpool 5 to 6 as initial gains fade. Spot markets show little change with New York and New Orleans steady, Liverpool up 4, Houston unchanged. Middling uplands around 10.20 cents as traders note heavy southern selling early and active shorts covering.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Associated Press

Chicago market receipts report for wheat corn oats

Receipts listed for today show wheat 32 cars including 9 contract grade, corn 218 cars with 100 contract grade, and oats 227 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reached 1952 cars, up from 935 last week and 554 on the same day last year.

Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Chicago grain quotations reflect mixed prices

Association press dispatch lists cash grain quotes in Chicago. Wheat grades show No 2 red at 96 to 99 cents, hard winter 1.01 to 1.05, northern spring 1.10 to 1.12, other spring 1.03 to 1.09. Corn and oats follow varied cents per bushel figures.

Prngss Chicago

Wheat, corn, oats prices from Kansas City report

Quotations today show cash wheat mostly unchanged with slight gains. No 2 hard 1.01 to 1.09 dollars, No 2 red 99 to 99 and a half cents. Corn up around one cent with No 2 and No 2 white at 69 cents, No 2 mixed 46 to 47 cents. Oats steady around 47 to 48 cents. December wheat near 98 to 99 cents and December corn around 53 to 61 and a half cents.

Associated Press Kansas City Iec

Cotton statistics in Houston today and last year

Cotton production figures for Houston Texas show 22,984 bales today versus 9 bales last year, indicating a dramatic rise in output. The report contrasts current cotton statistics with the prior year’s minimal figure, highlighting county level trends in crop yield.

Houston Tex

Government plan to raise cotton prices by grading standards

Washington reports a government led program with cotton growers to raise prices through improved grading handling baling and selling. Officials will select experiment points train farmers associations to adopt official grading standards and provide sets at reduced cost to boost value by accurate grading and market readiness.

Associated Press Washington Agricultural Department South

New Orleans Cotton Opens Barely Steady on Cables and Short Covering

New Orleans Oct 4 Cotton futures opened barely steady with a 1 to 5 point gain on good cables and short covering. Weather maps favored the crop while bearish crop reports and weak spot demand weighed on prices. By midmorning trading was narrow and quiet with sporadic upward moves followed by declines as manipulation faded.

Associated Press New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady on New Orleans market

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with October at 9.91 and November 9.87 89. December 9.91 92, January 9.96, March 10.10 11, May 10.22 24, July 10.32 34. In the afternoon activity rose as buyers anticipated a rebound. By 2 pm months traded 7 9 points higher and the market closed 13 14 points up.

Galveston Tex New Orleans Mobile Ala Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston Mass Suly Wen Brunswick, Ga Pacific Ports Associated Press

Cotton Seed Prices and Oils Report

Prime basis oil quoted at 4.35 40 with meal at 25 and linters at 24 8 3/4 cents. Associated Press report from Memphis dated October 4 notes market figures for cotton seed products.

Associated Press Memphis Tenn

Liverpool cotton prices rise on steady demand

The Associated Press reports Oct 4 that spot cotton in Liverpool closed 4 points higher with American middling fair at 6.09 and good middling at 5.79. Sales totaled 12,000 bales, including 1,000 for speculation and export, with 11,000 American receipts among 3,000 bales, futures opening firm and closing quiet, with the calendar spread values listed from Oct to Aug.

Associated Press Liverpool

Cotton seed oil quotations drift in trading notes

Associated Press reports New York prices show variations in cotton seed oil futures with values around 5.50 for October and December deliveries, reflecting market activity on October 4. Bid and offer lines indicate several nearby quotes near 5.44 to 5.59, illustrating fluctuating demand.

THE Associated Press New York Cece

Wool market shows slight revival with brisk demand

Boston reports a modest upturn in wool trading with strong demand for territory stock. About two million pounds of clothing wool, fine and fine medium, moved recently at about half a dollar cleaned as trade brightens and domestic quotes firm.

Associated Press Boston Ohio Pennsylvania Delaine Kentucky Indiana

Leading Spot Markets Middling Sales Report

Liverpool steady at 5.65 for 12,000 units New York quiet at 2.10.30 New Orleans steady at 10.00 for 560 units Houston steady at 14.41 for 648 Galveston steady at 10

Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston Galveston

Cotton Prices Coast At Memphis Market

Memphis cotton market quotes spot cotton steady with a four cent decline, middling class listed at ten cents.

Cotton market steady as middling holds at ten

Associated Press reports Houston on October 4 notes spot cotton remaining steady with middling price at 10 cents.

Alderman Boynton Backs Bitulithic Paving For City Streets

Alderman Alexander Boynton urges bitulithic pavement as best for San Antonio streets where narrow lanes risk skidding. After visiting Austin last week he insists it surpasses vitrified brick for durability and wear, noting Maryland use for eleven years without repairs.

Alexander Boynton San Antonio Boynton Austin

Spot cotton closes quiet in New York trade

New York cotton market closed quiet on October 4 with middling uplands at 10.20 cents and middling gulf at 10.45 cents. No sales were recorded.

THE Associated Press New York

New Orleans Cotton Prices and Receipts Report

New Orleans on October 4 reports spot cotton unchanged with sales on spot 560 and arrivals 900. Price ranges span from low ordinary 6 1 16 to strict good middling 10 7 16 cents with middling around 10 cents. Receipts total 5300 and stock stands at 48 951.

Associated Press New Orleans

Grape and produce markets show rainfall damage and price shifts

Advices from California report heavy rains have slowed grape shipments and damaged crops including Black Prince and Tokays, with prices tumbling to 6 cents per pound from 15 cents. Potatoes and sweet potatoes face light crops and tentative gains, while tomatoes stay steady with limited supply and prices around 1.25 for four-basket crates. A misprint in sugar prices was corrected to 7.45 per hundred pounds as George Sgiteovich and company received a car of mixed vegetables and quinces.

California Colorado Oklahoma Texas San Antonio

Butter and Eggs and Poultry Prices From Local Creamery

Butter per pound 25¢ firm for creamery and 16 17c country. Eggs slow and fresh country candled storage 16 117ce. Cheese firm with varieties including Fancy crete fan cy brick 20c American Swiss 24c imported Swiss 3lc Limburger 20c ger State 17%c. Poultry steady with large choice hens per dozen $6, medium hens 5.50, large springs 4.00 4.50, medium springs 3.25, small springs 2.40 2.75, guineas per dozen .25 3, ducks per dozen 5.50 6.00, turkeys per pound 14 15e.

Market Report Chicago Prices Oct 4

Butter steady creamery quotes 24 25 27 Nutrient notes show Butter at 24 25 27 cents with steady eggs and cheese. Receipts 5479 cases with varied prices for firsts and prime. Potatoes strong with choice to fancy 67 70 and fair to good 73 74 cents. Poultry live steady turkeys and chickens. veal weights 50 110 pounds with prices 8 to 10 cents.

Associated Press Chicago

Agricultural Prices Show Mixed Lanes As Markets Steady

Local market notes report poultry prices steady with hens at 2 percent, chicks 10 percent, turkeys 14 percent, ducks 11 per kilogram, and geese 8, while butter remains firm. Creamery prices 2149 28e and eggs unchanged at 20 percent.

Associated Press St. Louis

Egg price report from New York markets includes varied shipments

Egg receipts total 13 157 cases reported in New York on October 4 with Pennsylvania and nearby hennery white large shells trading at 36 cents to 36 1/2 cents and western markets offering whites at 24 to 28 cents.

THE Associated Press New York State Pennsyvania Hennery Western Ga

Coffee futures close steady with modest losses

New York Oct 4 The market for coffee futures closed steady yesterday with a net decrease of three to four points. Sales reached 68 000 bags with Rio No 7 at 15 percent expectations, pale 0 4, 18 Seq Mild and Cordova quoted nominally.

THE Associated Press New York Cordova

Market Roundup Hides Leather and Oils Steady

New York data shows hides dull leather dull petroleum steady wool quiet molasses steady rice firm raw sugar quiet Muscovado 5.36c centrifugal 96 test 5.86c 8$-test 5.11c refined steady indicating muted price movement across commodities on October 4.

New York

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Davis Wade Kerrville Wade P. M. Wheeler Tilden McMullen County L. O. Carter Sabinal Dan McKinsey W. R. Speed Jones Crystal City H. Hayes Skidmore Southern J. C. Malone Otto Leak Bexar Co Max Toepperwein Leon Arte Weidner L. Voeicker Atascosa Co John Gibbons Martin Albertion Bexar Gem — Voss Fritzee Ikoue Benoft U.S. Department of Agriculture Willis L. Moore East Texas San Antonio, Tex ST. Louis Grain NEW York Money NEW York Dry Goods Gotton Chicago Grain Market Chicago Cash Grain Kansas City Grain Cotton Statistics U. S United States Interior Movement Britain France Continent Augusta St. Louiso Boston Wool Market Memphis, Tenn Houston, Tex NEW York sPorTs ANG George Sgiteovich and Company Cofpfer N. Flores Street
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