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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
11
Liverpool reports a vibrant cattle market with steady demand and good quality stock. Salesmen showed moderate supply and buyers bid actively at opening, with top cows at 3.50, calves around 4.50, and total receipts of 223 head including cattle calves horses hogs and goats.
Reports from Kansas City indicate a mixed movement with hogs up about 75 000 head and cattle and calves down sharply from last year. Cattle losses near 8 000 dollars and calves about 10 000, with wider declines compared to September records. Western range states face a material shortage due to reduced surplus and west coast buying pressure. Local stockmen note Missouri hogs in good footing and expect heavy feeding, while a bottleneck at El Paso delays cattle imports to Laredo.
In New Orleans on October 5 buyers showed solid demand for rough and clean rice. Receipts totaled 7889 rough and 626 clean, with millers absent. Rough Honduras and Japan prices listed, with clean Honduras and Japan quotes also provided.
The Atlanta Journal comments on early fall quality and notes who won the pennants, reflecting on sports status and seasonal framing.
The Associated Press reports a heavy start in the New York stock market on October 5. Early declines hit St Paul Union Pacific Lehigh Valley Reading Canadian Pacific and U S Steel with later partial recoveries and a surge in Pacific Telephone.
Money on call stays at 14.72 percent with offered calls around 2 percent. Time loans hold at 3 percent for 60 90 day and six months. Prime mercantile paper at 4 percent. Sterling exchange ease with business bills 482.75 for 60 day bills and 4 86.05 for demand. Commercial bills 4.82. Silver at 52 percent. Mexican dollars 45c. Ree bonds and railroad s steady.
Lead weakened to 4.52 percent with steady Spelter trading between 5.85 and 5.90 as of October 5 in St. Louis market notes.
Fort Worth Texas reports cattle receipts of 2000 head with steers $3.75 to $5.20 and cows $2.75 to $3.75. Hogs 2250 head top $6.70, bulk $5.90 to $6.35. Sheep 250 head, market steady with wethers at $4.00.
Chicago prices show cattle slow to a shade higher with calves to $9.25 and steers from $2.00 to over $6. Westerns, cows and heifers bring $2.00 to $6.15. Hogs see mixed ranges from $4.25 to $6.75 with most sales $6.15 to $6.65. Sheep steady to a shade up as natives and westernes range from $2.40 to $6.30.
Receipts and quotes show cattle with 7000 head, native steers 5.00 to 8.00, southern steers 3.80 to 6.25, southern cows and heifers 2.76 to 4.25, and calves 3.25 to 7.50. Hog receipts 800 with bulk sales 6.20 to 6.40, pigs 4.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 6000 with muttons 3.25 to 4.10, lambs 4.75 to 6.10, range wethers and yearlings 3.60 to 4.76, range ewes 2.50 to 4.00.
Cattle receipts 6000 including 1500 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 5 to 6 dollars, cows and heifers 3 to 7.25, stockers 3 to 5.26. Hog receipts 8000 with a strong market. Hogs and lights 6.45 to 6.75, packers bids steady. Sheep receipts 2500 with a strong market. muttons 3.25 to 4.00, lambs up to 4.00.
Prime bale prices and byproducts are listed with figures from Memphis Tennessee as of October 5. Prime seed price and meal and linters values appear, reflecting market activity for cotton seed products.
Open and close prices for the nearby and deferred contracts show modest gains across the board with October, November and December bids quoted. The Associated Press reports New York date and market activity as traders watch oilseed markets.
The Goiated Press reports New Orleans as of October 5 with spot cotton steady. Sales total 270 bales for delivery 2000. price ranges include low ordinary 6 9-16 to good middling 10 7-16 with strict values noted. Receipts 4533, stock 53,499 bales.
Spot cotton remains steady as market quotes show middling grade at around ten cents. Trade roundups note limited movement with buyers cautious amid seasonal demand.
The Associated Press reports cot ton prices remained steady with middling at 10.50 as trading opened. Market observers note cautious sentiment amid mixed demand signals and global supply outlooks.
New York on October 5 reports a quiet cotton spot market with a 10 point drop. Upland futures quote at 10.10 and Gulf at 10.36.
In Chicago on October 5, the grain market rose as expected world shipments fell. Wheat opened slightly higher around 97 to 98 cents, corn gained to 65 to 66 cents, and oats rose modestly from 47 to near 48 cents. Hog products weakened with first sales down five to seven cents, January pork at 15.02, lard 8.82, ribs 7.90.
Receipts today include 85 Wheat cars with 14 contract grade, 157 Corn cars with 76 contract grade, and 193 Oats cars. Total wheat receipts across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 1062 cars, up from 977 last week and 501 a year ago.
Kansas City report shows cash wheat steady to higher by fractions with No 2 hard at 1.01 to 1.09 and No 2 red at 0.99 to 1.00. Corn edges up 4?1/2 cents with No 3 mixed at 0.70 and No 2 white at 0.69 to 0.70. Oats hold near unchanged with No 2 white at 0.48 to 0.49 and No 2 mixed 0.47 to 0.48.
Quotations show cash wheat firm with No 2 red and hard prices noted. Corn and oats rise, with No 2 track and white varieties advancing. Hides leather petroleum and molasses steady, wool quiet, rice firm, raw sugar quiet with Muscovado 6.36c and refined steady. Royal Orchestra plays at the Saratoga restaurant daily. Two fifths of the world's 100000 swine are in the United States.
New York cotton markets show declines from morning steadying to end with a net loss of 16 to 17 points. Reports of an easier interior spot market and heavy early offerings from Liverpool pressuring prices. trading grows quiet by midday before final slight steadiness at close.
The 1911 United States grain season is reported as the most profitable in history. Iowa shows high crop value at 305 million dollars with corn at 250 million bushels, prices up from last year. oats and timothy seed yield strong values. Kansas reports lower corn and winter wheat but stronger cattle and hog sectors.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to 7 points lower as free offerings from the short side dominated. A dry warm weather map signaled strong early October crop prospects while bearish belt counts weighed on prices. By noon, most active months were about 9 to 11 points below yesterday's close.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with October 9.92, November 9.98, December 10.01, January 10.05, March 10.17, May 10.29 and July 10.40.
London market report notes closing spot prices eight points higher with American middling at 6.13 and other grades listed. Day’s sales reach 12,000 bales with 1,000 for speculation and export, plus 9,000 bales received. Futures opened steady and closed quiet with various month spreads shown.
Fragmentary market notes show poultry steady with turkeys around 14c per unit and ducks at 20c. Butter remains firm with creamery prices near 28c and 21% fat.
The coffee market in New York closed steady as sales reached 47,750 bags. Spot prices were unchanged with Rio No. 7 at 1444 14%c and No. 4 Santos at 154% 17c nominal, while mild coffee and Cordova showed little movement.
In New York on October 5 cotton goods in secondary markets remain steady with little change in coarser lines where prices had already discounted. Worsted yarns show better demand. leading spinners are fairly busy. Underwear and hosiery lines sell irregularly as mills vary between having ample business and weak trade.
Wool dull in St. Louis market with midsized combing and clothing lots at 17 to 22 cents. Light fine runs 17 to 19 cents, heavy fine 11 to 1 bc, tub washed 21 to 26 cents.
United States ports report 68 070 bales received today with 10 400 American and 12 000 Liverpool sales. Bulls forecast a rebound while bears doubt any notable rise unless spinners demand picks up. Locals note varied county yields and a rough lint output around 40 percent.
Quotations today show butter at 26 1/2 cents for creamery firsts 24 1/2 cents seconds 22 cents packing stock 18 cents. Eggs list extras 22 1/2 cents firsts 21 1/2 cents seconds 13 1/2 cents.
Kansas City listing shows butter creamery quotations 26 firsts 24 4 cents, seconds 22 cents, packing stock 18 cents. EKews extras 22 firsts 21 cents seconds 13 cents. A Coliman plumber contact via both phones.
One of the nation's largest roasters raises an advance of half a cent per pound on all roasted coffee. Bullish market behavior keeps prices climbing as Brazilian crop movement and US demand fail to relieve pressure. Mexican Cordova green coffee arrives, aiding roasters and jobbers. corn, vegetables, and other farm goods show varied gains and tight supplies amid ongoing market firmness.
Robbers and produce men report a local lemon and orange shortage as several commission houses deplete supplies. A carrot shipment of mixed citrus from Vale, California, is expected tomorrow marking the last Valencia oranges of the season. Walnuts open higher. Texas remains a major consumer after California, with San Antonio leading demand around holidays.
Butter firm prices per pound are 266 for Creamery and 16 1Te for country butter with candied storage. Cheese includes Fancy cream 124 and fan cy brick 20c, American Swiss 24c, Imported Swiss 3lc, Limburger 20c, Badger State 17%c. Poultry steady with large choice hens at 6 per dozen, medium hens 5 to 5.50, large springs 4 to 4.50 per dozen, medium springs 3.25, small springs 2.75, guineas 3.25, ducks 5.50 to 6.00 per dozen, sq 1.25, turkeys 14 a pound.
Butter and cheese prices hold firm with variations across dairy items. Receipts total 3586 cases at mark with firsts and other grades listed. potatoes show unsettled pricing from 0 to 75 cents. poultry live market steady with turkey, chicken prices noted. veal values steady across weight ranges.
Associated Press reports eggs firm with receipts of 13,895 cases. Fresh extra large, per dozen, 28 to 30 cents. state and nearby henery white fancy large 37 to 38 cents. western gather whites 24 to 29 cents.
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