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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
11
Potatoes arriving show poor quality due to transit delays and congested railroads. Freight car shortages hamper shipments to grocers, with cane sugar prices fluctuating and meat and dairy markets tightening as producers warn of limited stock and looming price increases.
A long list of produce meats and staples with varied prices per item. Includes ultry hens fryers turkeys butter cream cheese vegetables fruits canned goods flour and coffee noting California and Colorado entries and per hundredweight and per box pricing across multiple categories.
Oct 10 Union Stock Yards reports a distinct lack of quality depressing prices. Buyers compete for better grades while packers pay for half fats and butchers accept only sharply reduced values. Best cows top at 4 dollars. calves to 4.60. hogs to 8.00. Receipts total 686 head with most sold locally.
The Drovers Journal notes a temporary oversupply lowers values amid heavy beef outflow from pasture. Western cattle liquidation continues for weeks as prices dip and beef shortages loom, with packed markets rebounding when demand returns.
Fort Worth market report shows hogs up five cents with hog prices around 9.10 per hundredweight, receipts 2000 head, many sold to packers. Cattle steady with beef steers 4.90 to 5.60, stockers 4.25 to 5, cows 3 to 4.75. calves 4.00 onward. Sheep market short and steady with 600 head receipts.
Cattle receipts 4500, market strong with beef prices from 5.60 to 11.00 for various categories. hog receipts 18 000, market slow to slightly lower with live hogs trading 8.50 to 9.30 and pigs 4.75 to 7.75. sheep receipts 35000, market steady while lambs weaken with native and western choices listed from 3.25 to 6.95 in varied categories.
Cattle receipts 5000 including 600 southern, market steady with native steers 6.50 to 10.09, southern steers 4.25 to 6.00, southern cows and heifers 3.45 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 7000, market steady, bulk 8.40 to 8.80, heavies 8.65 to 8.80, packers and butchers 8.40 to 8.85, lights 8.30 to 8.80, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 10000, market steady, muttons 3.00 to 4.00, lambs 5.25 to 6.75, range wethers and yearlings 3.50 to 4.60, range ewes 2.00 to 3.75.
Cattle receipts 10000 including 1700 Texas calves. market steady with native beef steers 5.50 to 10.80, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.00, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.00, calves 5.25 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 7000. market 15 cents higher. Pigs and lights 6.25 to 9.25, mixed and butchers 8.85 to 9.25, good heavy 9.00 to 9.65. Sheep receipts 2500. market steady. Native muttons 3.50 to 8.65, lambs 5.50 to 6.83.
London reports bullion valued at 261000 pounds sterling moved into the Bank of England yesterday. The bank dispatched 100000 pounds sterling to Egypt, part of ongoing financial transfers.
Galveston notes show yesterday arrival of the steamer El Sud from New York. Ships sailing include Denver New York Chatham Tampico Osceola and Rotterdam via Newport. Arrivals list Barra Hull Mongibello and other vessels bound for New York.
ST. LOUIS reports wool prices steady with medium grades combing and clothing at 23% to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 13 to 18 cents, tub washed 27 to 85 cents.
Wheat longs sold on the government crop report as December contracts opened down and slid further. Corn and oats weakened with similar early declines and January pork futures rose slightly while lard and ribs posted modest gains.
Quotations show wheat firm for No. 2 track red at 1.03 1.09 percent, No. 2 hard at 92 94 percent, corn higher with No. 2 track at 64 65 cents and No. 2 white 65 67 cents, oats steady at 83 84 cents. December and May futures listed for wheat corn and oats with minor fractional changes.
Quotations show cash wheat across varieties with No 2 red at 1.04 to 1.06% and No 2 hard around 92% to 94 1/4 cents. No 1 northern and No 2 northern wheat range 94 to 98 cents, oats at No 2 white 84 to 85 1/4 cents, corn No 2 around 68 to 64 1/4 cents, and No 2 white 65 1/4 to 66 cents.
Butter steady at 29c for daisies 22 percent 27c. Eggs steady with 4233 cases. ordinary firsts 210, firsts 24c. Cheese steady daisies 17c, Twins 16 1/2c, Young Americas 17 1/4c, Long Horns 17c. Potatoes firm with 70 cars receipts. Wisconsin Minnesota 40-45c, Michigan 42-45c. Poultry live prices: turkeys 15c, chickens 11 1/2c, springs 18c. Veal steady 9 1/4-14c.
New York date reports United States Steel Corporation unfilled tonnage at 6,551,507 tons for September 30, up 338,238 tons from August, reflecting a steady increase in idle capacity across the period.
Cotton prices ended the day firmer after an early decline and mixed overseas sessions. Liverpool and spot markets showed gains while New York opened steady and closed very steady with most months trading just above last night’s levels.
In New Orleans on October 10 cotton futures opened steady to down 3 points from yesterday's close. Cables were not strong, weather maps showed little rain and high temperatures, and Balkan reports were pessimistic. By midday trading months rose 10 to 11 points over yesterday's final, and by 2 PM the market stood 14 points above the prior close.
Cotton futures opened steady with October at 10.85 87 and November 10.30 82 while December and January showed bids. The market closed steady with a net advance of 7 to 12 points as of the New Orleans close with several future contracts listed at 10.99 to 11.40.
Spot cotton sees steady activity with prices softer. American middling fair at 6.744 pence, good mid 6.52 pence, middling 6.26 pence, low middling 6.06 pence, good ordinary 5.54 pence, ordinary 5.06 pence. Sales reach 12,000 bales, including 11,000 American. receipts total 10,000 bales, of which 9,800 are American.
Leading spot markets show mixed prices with New York, New Orleans and several other hubs posting middling quotes. Prices range from 10% to 11 3 16 cents with Hofiston and Galveston near 11% for the day.
New Orleans spot cotton prices firm with middling at 10 3/4 cents and various grade quotes. Sales on the spot total 950 bales with 1 700 bales to arrive. Receipts reported at 6 261 bales and stock at 72 202 bales.
Spot cotton in Memphis on October 10 remained steady at middling 11 cents, with prices unchanged across grades.
Frank Lewis of F M Lewis and Co reports from New York that the sugar market is poised for a large price drop. He cites a world record beet and cane crop, freight car shortages delaying movement, light consumption, and intense beet versus cane price competition as key factors shaping the outlook.
The Texas ginners report for September 1912 shows 1,132,447 bales ginned, the highest for the month in years. Counties listed include Ellis 44,799, Williamson 42,547, Hill 37,829, Navarro 35,532, Milam 26,682, McLennan 26,721, Limestone 20,279, Kaufman 26,075, Grimes 22,218, DeWitt 22,611, Travis 22,568, Dallas 17,616, Hunt 15,579, Tarrant 9,578, Harris 1,580.
In New York on October 10 cotton goods remained steady and quiet with worsted yarns firm and cotton yarns in light demand. Jobbers noted markedly better October trade than the previous year.
On October 10 in New York the market opened weak on foreign-situation selling but soon firmed. Steel crossed 79 after the September tonnage statement release, while Reading rose and Lehigh Valley and Union Pacific showed demand. overall close was irregular with active lists buoyed by crop report optimism but cooled by European selling.
Paris reports three per cent rentes at 89f 52 percent for the account. Exchange with London stands at 25f 27 percent for checks. Private discount rate is recorded at 3 per cent.
Temperatures and rainfall for the Houston district during the 24 hours ending 8 o clock this morning report generally fair weather. Temperatures are nearly normal according to Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.
A pet monkey owned by Mrs. Jennie Boland caused alarms in North Lander Wyoming for weeks. Residents reported nightly intrusions and moved furniture. A dog tracked the creature to a pole and daylight, then the monkey escaped its collar and visited several homes before returning home at night.
Kansas City reports butter and eggs holding steady with prices unchanged as of October 10, reflecting a quiet trading day. No notable shifts in supply or demand were observed across nearby markets.
New York report shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado 3.61 per 89 test and centrifugal 3.11 for 96 test. Molasses sugar 3.36. Refined goods quiet. Petroleum, molasses and hides steady. Leather firm.
In New Orleans on October 10 rough rice stayed quiet while clean rice gained ease. Receipts totaled 6,287 rough, 4,106 millers, and 2,200 clean bags. Sales included 699 Honduras rough at 1.40 to 4.00, 989 Japan rough at 2.75 to 8.72, 4,879 Honduras clean at 2% to 4 15-16, and 1,232 Japan clean at 3 3 1 2 c. Quoted prices listed rough Honduras and Japan as nominal, clean Honduras at 4% 54c, and Japan at 3% 1c.
The Maid of Mist steamer struck rocks near the falls but Captain Carter maneuvered free and ferried 20 passengers ashore safely. This is the first notable mishap in 45 years of operation.
A series of birth notices lists eight newborns and their families with dates in October and street locations including Benton street West Mistletoe avenue Bexar county Camden street Probandt street Nogalitos street Letitia avenue and names Krueger Wiseman Krueger Stanfield Knapick Schafer Colbath Bourland. Each entry records a boy or girl and the parents.
New York builds its pioneer eight story skyline mansion at 10 West Fifty fourth street to house John D Rockefeller Jr. The grand palace features a sun parlor atop one roof section and elevators designed for express and local use and self operation.
The market reports copper dull with spot at 17.23 bid and futures from 17.27 to 17.62 for various months. Tin remains near 49.97 to 50.12, lead steady at 5.15, spe lter 7.50 to 7.70, antimony around 10.00 to 10.12, iron firm with No 1 northern 17.50 to 18.00 and related grades 17.25 to 18.50.
Copper quiet in London with spot at 77 pounds 2s 6d and futures at 78 pounds 2s 6d. Lead and spelter quoted at 21 pounds 7s 64 and 27 pounds 12s 6d respectively. Tin steady with spot 228 pounds 4s, futures 227 pounds 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants 66s in London.
New York money market reports firm rates on car firms at 4 percent to 5 percent with ruling at 5 percent, closing bid 5 percent, offered 6 percent. Time loans listed at 60 days 5 percent, 90 days 54 percent, and six months 5 percent.
A series of parcel transfers dated October 7 to October 12 1912 details buyers sellers and property specifics across San Antonio area deeds. Names include J Gray Joseph Elliff Simon Castillo Ernest Thoms August Thoms Jim Jordan Joe Sitterle Clemente Dunn O B Veda Ed Gasconnet Annie Seii W D Ryan A J Wineman Rudolph Kellman M L Killian Peter Hansen Jesse Beck Antonio Land and Building Co and others with various lot block and acreage descriptions and prices.
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