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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1916
Page
7
City council passes an amendment to the 1914 traffic rules restricting dazzling headlights and spotlights. Vehicles must diffuse light and keep beams below a 42 inch plane. Violations carry a fine from 2.90 to 20 dollars. Police and fire vehicles exempt.
Painting and paperhanging offered with guaranteed work and references. Local firms Petrich Gear Lumber Co Lockwood National Bank and A Goff Travis 3802 advertisePromptly and neatly done with references. Hazen Scott claim to be only second class painters and paperhangers in town with slogan If you hain't sued us you must hearn about us at Travis 1640 New 1413.
Classified ad snippets describe real estate trades and sales. A $3500 property for trade toward a $26000 or $7000 property, debt relief angle. Listings mention Dell Patterson Woods CoBedell Building Cr. 670 and several other sale notices including six lots in Sunny Slope near Highland Park and a business corner on Ave C. Also Oklahoma land lists and apartment site near Commerce Street and contact lines Crockett 1742 New 174.
In New York on October 14, shipping issues especially Atlantic Gulf and West Indies lead gains amid cautious trading. Rail leaders Union Pacific New York Central and Norfolk and Western remain strong while United States Steel suffers moderate pressure and several sectors weaken.
Property listing details 497 acres on Del Rio road five miles west of Brackettville Kinney County Texas. Includes 72 acres cultivation good fences water shallow well a new house and two barns with other outbuildings. Cash price 2000 with easy terms. Contact W F Holmes owner. Also notes 240 acres twelve miles from San Antonio with cultivation and two houses and barns offered in trade by LEARD SCHNELLLE 414 Gunter Building San Antonio.
Census Bureau reports September cotton consumption at 629,227 running bales with 1,126,322 bales on hand in consuming establishments. Two months to September show 1,087,944 bales used, higher daily rate but shorter month. Exports reach 526,346 bales. spindles active at 32,333,995.
New York October 14 The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows a reserve of 68,914,419 dollars in excess of legal requirements, down 13,641,070 dollars from last week as rail shares and industrials faced uneven opening and closing activity.
At York on Oct 14 mercantile paper and exchange rates show sixty day bills at 4.71 percent demand 4.75 percent and cable 4 767 14 percent. France demand 584 cables 583 percent guilders demand 40 cables 41 percent bar silver 68 cents Mexican pesos 62 percent government bonds strong railroad bonds easier.
New York reports copper market firmness with year-end quotations near 28.09 for January electrolytic delivery, easing to about 27.25 for the first quarter. Iron prices remained unchanged as larger agencies quoted the figures.
Fort Worth reports hogs easing with 1000 head receipts and top bids near 9.75 dollars. Cattle and sheep also show varied activity with steady or mixed prices across Breers, stockers, heifers, cows, calves, and lambs in Chicago and Fort Worth markets.
Receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep listed with detailed bids. Hogs mixed heavy and prime classes quoted from 8 50 to 10 20 per cwt while cattle show values from 4 50 to 11 00 for native beef steers and related categories. Sheep and lamb quotes feature steady market with lambs 7 00 to 10 40 and ewes around 3 65 to 7 25 per cwt.
Kansas City reports receipts of hogs 2000 cattle 600 and sheep 2100 with market trends mixed. Hogs seen 9.40 to 9.90 for various classes, cattle steady with prime fed steers at 9.50 to 11.00, dressed beef steers 7.25 to 9.26, cows 4.60 to 7.25, calves 6.90 to 11.00, and sheep steady with lambs 9.30 to 10.50.
In Savannah on October 14 turpentine held at 44 percent with 124 sales and 308 receipts, plus 190 shipments and 25 0 stock. Resin showed 1297 sales 1031 receipts 418 shipments and 91 930 stock. Prices cited in mixed figures around 6.02 to 6.50 with several grades noted.
New York reports cotton goods firm and yarns steady while bread silks quiet. Domestic fine wools command top prices as notable business occurs. A deputation of Australians urged the English government to lift the wool shipment embargo to the United States.
The New York cotton market opened steady with an 11 to 15 point advance as January and later months hit new season highs. Heavy selling around 17.70 for December and 17.65 for January gave way to minor corrections, with December at 17.51 and January at 17.48 by hour end. Census data showed September domestic consumption dipping slightly from August.
New York cotton futures closed near unchanged with October at 17.30 and December 17.60. January 17.61, March 17.72, May 17.82, and July 17.86. Prices show a flat session amid mixed intraday highs and lows.
New Orleans cotton opened quiet but steady with prices up 10 points early on bullish census bureau mill statistics. The session stayed quiet with some long-side liquidation. Spot quotes rose 31 points, then near close prices stood 1 to 2 points under yesterday, closing 3 to 6 points higher.
Opening bids in October through May futures range from 14.70 to 17.60 while December and March prices show varied figures. Trading ends with modest gains. A holiday on the cotton exchange in Liverpool is noted for today.
Rice trading shows rough rice advancing with an almost even price, while clean rice remains steady. Notable sales included Honduras and Carolina lots across sacks and packets to buyers in Japan and other markets, with quoted ranges across all categories.
Raw sugar held steady on October 14 with molasses at 5.26 and centrifugal at 6.14. Refined sugar stayed firm with fine granulated ranging from 7.15 to 7.25.
Elgin Michigan October 14 butter buyers paid 35 cents per tub for 25 tubs sold.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN reports fair weather across the belt with above normal temperatures and rainfall of an inch or more at Ardmore Oklahoma and Waxahachie Texas for the 24 hours ending 1 am CST. A humorous aside notes a western town’s home improved by its resident circus act, prompting a visitor to joke about the son.
Cotton markets show mixed figures with US stocks, world supply data, and deficits. The report lists current bales and ounce figures, stock levels by port and by day, and compares this season with last year and last week.
New York traders report cotton seed oil closing mixed with bids for October 14. December and January at 11.75 and 11.69 respectively. February about 11.62. Total sales reach 18,500. Coffee futures ease with No 7 and December at 8.39 and March prices noted.
U S Department of Agriculture weather bulletin notes wind speeds under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inches are not published. Allen Buell, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.
Bullish crop reports from Argentina lifted Chicago wheat early, but buying remained cautious due to submarine threats. Drought trimmed Argentine yields while shipments to Liverpool showed tight supplies. December and May futures swung, closing little changed as oiling by longs rose later to avoid risk. corn and oats held steady, hogs notes weaker with weekly shipments below last year.
Chicago cash grain quotations for wheat corn oats and barley show No 2 red wheat at 1.57 to 1.58 dollars No 2 hard 1.60 dollars No 2 yellow corn 99 to 90 cents Oats standard 47%s 47%c and barley 0.73 to 1.14 dollars.
St Louis market quotes show wheat higher with No 2 red at 1.631.70 and No 2 hard 1.60 1.68 while corn advances to 88 8 ½ cents and oats decline to 47 48 percent. Rye remains steady at 1.26 for No 2.
Quotations to Wheat unchanged lower with No 2 hard at 1.56 to 1.64 and No red 1.56 to 1.60. Corn unchanged with No 2 mixed 84 1 84 3 4c and No 2 white 84 3 4c. Oats unchanged with No 2 white 44 4 3c and No 2 mixed 46 4 Tc.
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