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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
10
Excerpts describe isotherms and air pressure maps with symbols for weather conditions. It includes completed data on temperature, precipitation of .01 inch or more, wind speeds, yesterday's precipitation, normal daily figures, and yearly totals.
New York stocks fell as copper groups faced weak demand and a lack of staunch support. Union Pacific and other leaders slid, while some recoveries occurred on short covering and renewed abroad selling. American Telephone and Western Union weakened amid broader market dullness.
NEW YORK Oct 10 Money on call rates hover around 3 8% with bids at 3 9% Time loans show 60 days five percent 90 days six percent and six months five percent as market rates edge lower despite demand for credit.
A detailed list of property transactions dated October 7, 1913 to October 7, 1918 shows transfers of 150 acres to Roland Spring and J Orr Campbell for 10000 dollars, various city blocks in Diock and Lakeview additions, and multiple parcel trades among Watts, Givens, Burges, Knees, Fouts, Hirsch, Acker, Saur, and others with prices ranging from 500 to 30861.60 dollars, including land in At and Bexar counties and Beat districts.
Austioe William Watta and Dorothy Anne ust ty Jerome Neff and Mrs Molile 8. Butler, Louis A. Hughes and Ester Cross received marriage licenses in the latest city records.
The belt reports generally fair conditions with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more is recorded at Kings Tree Cheraw Florence and Lamberton as Allen Buell notes local bureau forecast.
Short note records observations at 8 a m on Friday October 10 with unspecified rity in the fragment. The text shows an isolated timestamp and incomplete trailing wording. The readable data indicate a scheduled observation instance rather than a full report.
Galveston Marine Intelligence reports arrivals including steamers Alamo New York Sioux and Origen from Norway with a Tampico tank and Port Limon. Clearing were Wittekind Bremen Sioux tank Tuxpam. Sailed included Ventura de Larrinaga Manchester Commodore Liverpool Inkum D. N. Luckenbach Tampa Topila and Tam.
Interior receipts and weekly cotton statistics list holdings and shipments by port including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore Newport News Brunswick and aggregate figures for American and total stocks exports and forwards. Data shows totals around 186 862 bales and exports of about 3 000 with varied port totals.
Memphis cotton seed market notes prime basis five ninety per hundredweight meal around twenty seven dollars to twenty seven sixty linters two and a half percent recorded.
A list of automobile licenses includes No. 4151 Overland W A McCoy Jr Crockett Hotel No 4152 Maxwell Albert Frank 231 Losoya No 4153 Little Four Mrs Louis Kunkel 130 W Woodlawn No 4164 Chevrolet Mrs Louis Hartung eee W Woodlawn No 4155 Little Six F C Pfeiffer 444 E Cammerie Street No 4156 Black Hawk motorcycle H Edgar 1624 Buena Vista No 4157 Ford H A Frick R F D No 8
W A Sithen applies for a 3 room dwelling on Menchaca street costing 300 dollars. W R K Lien seeks a 6 room dwelling on West Macon street at 1200 dollars. A E Heilbron plans four 3 room houses on Santos street totaling 1600 dollars. Charles Boelhauwe requests a 4 room dwelling on Post avenue for 1600 dollars.
The coffee market resumes strength with jobbers advancing 1 to 2 cents per pound on roasted grades. Retailers remain bullish, stocking up to avoid higher future costs, while farmers face quality warnings for wet picked cotton and dull rice deliveries threaten prospects in South Texas.
A dense listing of wholesale and retail prices across eggs poultry butter cheese vegetables fruits and canned goods. Includes regional contrasts Texas California Colorado and Arizona items such as eggs 80 per dozen, hens 5.00 per dozen, turkeys 18 14c per pound, butter 31-23c per pound, potatoes 1.85 per hundredweight Texas and 2.26 California, tomatoes 7c to 1.40 per four basket crate, oranges 4.00 per box, coffee 15-17c, flour 4.90 per barrel, meats and canned goods with multiple price points across varieties.
A long price list shows canned fruits and vegetables with per unit costs such as apricots 1.90, blackberries 2.25, cherries 3.40, grapes 1.20, freestone peaches 1.20, Bartlett pears 2.10, and more. Dried fruits include peaches, pears, prunes, raisins with various pack sizes and rates. Also listed are California evaporated apples, prunes, currants, dates, beans, and animal byproducts like hides wool beeswax and tallow with unit prices.
Chicago market report shows eggs unchanged at bitter prices. Receipts include 5856 cases of eggs and 70 carloads of potatoes.
Kansas City reports butter eggs and poultry unchanged. New York market notes eggs steady with no change.
Raw sugar values reported with Muscovado at 2.92, centrifugal 3.24, molasses sugar 2.67, refined 10 points lower. Cut loaf 6.10, crushed 5, moul A 4.65, cubes 4.56, XXXX powdered 4.45, powdered 4.40, fine granulated 4.30, diamond A 4.306, confectioners A 4.15.
New York reports fall 1918 flannels opening with about one cent per yard rise over last year. Cotton goods and yarns held steady, some casing noted in raw silk. Men's wear remains in steady demand.
New Orleans market notes rough rice prices for Honduras and Japan steady to active. Rough Honduras at 2.75 to 4.90, rough Japan 2.25 to 4.05, clean Honduras 0 to 0 percent, clean Japan 3 to 3 and a half percent. Receipts show 3439 rough, millera 1620. sales include 1116 sacks rough Honduras at 3.50 to 4.90, 162 sacks rough Japan at 2.26 to 3.71, 4348 pockets clean Honduras at 1 to 6 and 0 cents, 312 pockets clean Japan at 3 to 3 and a half percent.
J F Edwards of Atascosa county secured approval from the attorney general's department to issue 20 000 five percent school bonds for the Charlotte school district. The funds will finance a new high school in Charlotte near the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf railway, about 50 miles from San Antonio. A second note cites estimates of Norwegian whaling investments rising from 1 082 000 in 1906 to 6 000 000 by 1911 with crown values totalling 8 710 000 as of January 1 1912.
Union Stock Yards reports Oct 10 offerings of 100 cattle 80 calves 96 hogs. Cows sold to $6.25, calves to $6.50, hogs around $8.25, with bulls steady near $4.50-$6. Cattle and sheep held steady nationwide as telegraphic updates from other centers suggested improved conditions for hog prices.
Fort Worth market summary shows cattle 1600 head with 400 calves, steady prices across beef steers 5.50 to 8.00, feeder steers 5.60 to 6.36, stock cows 4.00 to 4.50, butcher cows 4.00 to 5.25, heifers 5.00 to 7.00, bulls 4.00 to 6.60, calves 4.00 to 6.25. Hog receipts 860 with prices up five cents, range 8.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 850 including lambs sold at 6.35, market steady.
Chicago receipts for hogs 18 000 market firm bulk 7 90 to 8 45 rights 7 90 8 40 mixed 7 30 8 60 heavy 7 70 8 50 rough 7 70 7 85 pigs 4 60 7 50 cattle 2 000 market bulk Reeves 7 10 9 50 Texas steers 6 90 8 80 stockers and feeders 5 25 7 75 cows and heifers 3 60 8 50 calves 7 60 11 26 sheep 19 000 market steady native 3 99 4 95 yearlings 6 00 6 00 lambs 5 90 7 20.
Receipts and bids reported for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs tender high average with bulk 7.90 to 8.30 and pigs 6.00 to 7.25. Cattle receipts about 1000 with prime fed steers 9.00 to 9.50 and other classes listed. Sheep demand steady with lambs 6.85 to 7.00 and ewes 3.60 to 4.36.
Receipts total 1200 cattle including 200 Texans with steady tone. Native beef steers $5.50 to $8.40, cows and heifers $4.75 to $9.00, Texas and Oklahoma steers $5.00 to $7.75, calves $5.00 to $6.00. Hogs 4000 head, market higher. pigs and lights $6.76 to $8.65, good heavy $8.35 to $8.50. Sheep 600, muttons $3.75 to $4.60, lambs $5.50.
Leading spot markets report New Orleans middling at 13 16 cents and 13 5 cents for oyster middling while New York bids 13 20 for middling upland and 13 90 for Gulf. Sales reach 290 bales in Galveston and New York trade.
Memphis spots report steady market with mid cotton Middling at 13 percent.
The New York market opened with renewed selling as active months fell early, later recovering to near the best. Reports of lower southern spot markets aided the decline while better eastern weather and covering aided a net rise of 10 to 18 points in some trades. Spot demand was steadier in the south with buying not aggressive, and futures closed steady near midday levels.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with slight declines before reversing higher. Traders noted favorable weather, fresh long buying, and bets on early frosts affecting short holders. By midday prices rose 14 to 16 points from yesterday's close as bulls strengthened and mill demand loomed.
Cotton futures closed steady with a small net decline across contracts as board quotes show October around 13.33, November 13.15, December 18.16, January 13.15, March 18.22, May 13.26. Sessions list open high low close readings for each month with scattered erratic figures.
Close spot cotton in fair demand with prices easing. Middling fair 7.94d and good middling 7.64d while sales reach 8000 bales, including 7300 American and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 4000, including 1200 American.
In Liverpool on October 10, cotton futures closed quietly with July-Aug at 6.93 pence, Sept-Oct 6.64 pence, and Oct-Nov 6.49 pence. Futures for other monthly spreads ranged from 6.49 to 7.19 pence across the board.
Chicago debutantes will have a dedicated album at the Chicago Historical Society as seasons end. Librarian Miss Caroline M. McKlvane notes few pictures of women compared with men and says many of the featured young women will later make their mark, especially with voting rights.
Judge Claude Pollard announced approval by the attorney general for Kingsville to issue 52000 in sewer bonds for a city sewer system and 32000 in street improvement bonds. Proceeds fund sewer construction and street paving with work to begin within 30 days as Kingsville, population over 5000, plans curb and paving upgrades.
Fire, believed incendiary, partially destroyed the Magnolia Petroleum Company office and warehouse at Fifth and Waller streets. Loss likely 3000 to 4000 dollars.
Emmeline Pankhurst, militant suffragette leader, announces plans to depart for New York on Saturday and says she feels physically able to campaign in America. She expects no obstacles from New York port authorities and notes British authorities allowed her lectures in England without interference.
Freight trains remain interrupted in Texas and Louisiana while passenger service continues. The 101 Ranch Company cancels Louisiana dates with season ending around October 30. Vice President Kruttschnitt travels the flood area to assess damage as Texas Louisiana rice losses reach twenty percent and cotton loss seems lighter.
Mack Powell, a cow herder, was killed and three strikers wounded in a battle between strikers and mine guards near the Ludlow tent colony. The riot centered on stopping an electric searchlight meant to guard property, with a sheriff saying the strikers aimed to prevent its installation during the hour long exchange of fire.
Doctors at Hartford Hospital report recent deaths from mushroom poisoning due to an unknown fungus. A Boston toxicologist notes the fungus has not been seen before and lacks medical records of similar symptoms. A full chemical analysis is planned.
The Interstate Commerce Commission said it has divided the country into five districts for a national railway valuation. Each district covers about 60 000 miles of railroad to be valued.
Captain Roald Amundsen reportedly ordered an aeroplane in Paris for his next polar expedition. The Frankfort dispatch says Amundsen may pilot the craft himself and make an Arctic dash through the air.
A tornado crossing most of Custer county near Broken Bow and Sargent caused damage last night. Telephone lines are down, several people are injured but there were no fatalities reported.
Chicago market report shows bulls backing corn as wheat shows irregular demand after a government report. Prices opened lower, dipped, then recovered to end steady with corn up fractions, oats weak, hogs price firm, and provisions steady on light receipts.
Chicago price report dated October 10 shows grain and provisioning quotations. Figures cover wheat corn oats and related commodities with corresponding price ranges and day-to-day movement.
Cash wheat values show No 2 red 98 percent ec No 2 hard 86 87 percent price feed No 2 northern 6 percent There are No 2 spring 88 percent Velvet chaff 84 87 cents Corn No 2 711 cents No 2 white 71 1 percent No 2 yellow 71 72 cents Oats No 2 white 42 4 cents standard 41 41 cents
Quotations for cash wheat and corn provided with grades and prices. Cash wheat No 2 hard 84% 90c No 2 red 91 92%c. Corn No 2 mixed 73 %c No 2 white 74%c bal No 2 white 42c mixed 41c. December wheat 84%C May 8c. Corn December 71%c May 73% %c.
Local market data shows cash and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats with separate bids for No 2 red hard and white varieties. Also includes yesterday receipts and shipments by commodity and month end closes for December and May contracts.
The Interior Department issued an order authorizing sale of electrical supplies and energy transmission material to settlers on public lands who seek electricity from government water power plants. The move aims to aid settlers developing reclamation projects and advancing claims.
The Texas Postmasters Association and the League of Texas Postmasters open a four day convention in Galveston with over 100 attendees. Mayor Lewis Fisher welcomes officials and organizers announce a schedule of entertainment features.
Acting Governor Mayes returned from Brownwood where he formally opened the Brown county fair. He will stay in the executive department until Governor Colquitt's return from Panama, expected mid month.
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