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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1912

Page

11

Cotton Rates Out of Galveston Rise on Ocean Freight

Advices show an advance in ocean rates on cotton out of Galveston led by a rise to 6 1/2 cents to Liverpool from 6 cents. Havre and Bremen rates expected to advance. New Orleans and Galveston now parity for Liverpool shipments. Grain movement and tonnage demand noted amid heavy rains. Produce prices: bananas abundant, apples cheap, California vegetables replacing Colorado varieties. Eggs scarce at 28 cents per dozen. poultry and butter also tight due to poor roads and farm congestion.

Galveston New Orleans Cotton Exchange Ocean Liverpool Havre Bremen Louisiana Commerrecil California Colorado Oime St Louis

Sugar and commodities market notes from New York

Raw sugar quiet with Muscovado 89 test at 3.41c and 96 test at 4.1c. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.36c. Refined sugar steady. petroleum and molasses steady. hides firm. Bogota 274% at 28c. leather firm.

New York Bogota

Coffee Futures Steady as New York Market Faces October

New York trade notes coffee futures for No 7 Rio in early dealings on October 21 with prices steady around 14.12 and the market awaiting direction for March contracts.

New York

Steamers Arrive and Sailed From Galveston Harbor

Galveston freight movement notes: arriving yesterday were steamers Sirocco Puerto Mexico Castano Dakar and Sailed: Custodian Liverpool Ni edian Liverpool Helene Menzell Havre via Norfolk with details of routes and origins.

Galveston Tex Sirocco Pueto Mexico Castano Dakar Custodian Liverpool Niedian Helene Menzell Havre Norfolk

Eggs Firm In New York Market Report From Oct 21

Eggs firm in New York market with 5282 cases of fresh gathered extras reported. Price details show 32 cents per dozen for a specific handle. Market activity remains steady as buyers and sellers gauge supply.

New York

Steel Prices Rise Amid Higher Rail Business in 1912 Market

Activity across steel products grew with price gains, while pig iron demand fell. Railroads supported mills with orders totaling about 450000 tons of finished steel and 242000 tons of rail contracts for Illionis Central, Union Pacific, L and N, and southern lines.

New York Illinoise Central Union Pacific Harriman Pennsylvania Cleveland Buffalo Virginia

Market report from Chicago on butter eggs milk and more

Quotations show butter steady with creamery prices around 24 and a half cents, eggs steady with ordinary firsts at 21 to 24 cents, cheese steady with Daisies and Twins around 16 to 17 cents. Potatoes weaken with Minnesota at 40 cents, Michigan 40 to 43 cents, Wisconsin 42 cents. poultry live steady with turkeys 11 cents and chicks 12 cents. veal steady at 9 to 14 cents.

Chicago Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Springs

Market quotes from St Louis poultry and dairy stalls

On October 21 in St Louis quotations showed poultry prices with chickens at 11 cents, springers 18 ½ cents, turkeys 14 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 10 cents. Butter remained steady from 28 to 30 cents. Eggs were quiet at 22 ½ cents.

St, Louis

Kansas City Dairy Prices Report October Market Trade

In Kansas City on October 21 prices for butter and eggs show varied grades. Butter ranges include 28c for firsts and 26c for seconds with packing stock at 23 plus 23c. Eggs list extras at 26c and firsts at 24c with seconds at 18c.

Kansas City

Golden marmoset captivates capital society

Miss Marjorie Stewart, daughter of a St. Paul miller, introduces a golden marmoset in Washington. She arrived to attend a fashionable seminary and strolled with the pet along F street, drawing startled gasps from debutantes as the creature nestled contentedly against her gray frock.

Washington Marjorie Stewart St. Paul Stewart

Cotton Opens Easy as Weather Buoys Bulls

New York Oct 21 cotton opened easier by 3 to 9 points amid frost forecasts for the western belt and southern hedge selling. Prices rallied later toward Saturday's close as buyers took offerings on old shores and some spot purchases, with middling uplands at 10.90 cents.

New York Cotten Liverpool Veva Ac 88 Weung

Cotton futures rise and fall on New York market

Cotton futures opened easy with January at 10.32 and December at 10.31, then closed steady after day trading with several contracts showing slight gains and maintaining a narrow range. Analysts note mixed demand and can reflect cautious investor sentiment.

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Early Decline

Cotton futures in New Orleans opened 7 to 10 points lower on poor cables and a good weather map. Prices then fell 9 to 10 points after initial trading, but buying emerged as forecasts warned of a cold wave and rains for the eastern belt. By noon, prices were 3 to 4 points under Saturday's close as traders awaited weather developments.

New Orleans Atlantic

Cotton futures edge lower with steady tone across months

Market reports show October through July cotton futures holding a steady tone with a small overall decline of 1 to 4 points. Prices listed for each month range from about 10.58 to 11.06, reflecting a narrow trading band as contracts near settlement.

Spot Cotton Market Report from Liverpool October 21

Spot cotton in fair demand with prices easing led by American middling at 6.47 pence, good middling 6.25, middling 6.07, low middling 6.87, good ordinary 5.85, ordinary 4.87. Sales reached 10,000 bales, including 600 for speculation and export and 8,700 American. Receipts totaled 44,500 bales, all American.

Liverpool

Futures prices open soft and close steady in Liverpool

The report notes futures opening easy and closing steady with values across several contracts including October 5.83444 and October-November 6.838 with later months showing mixed quotes such as Nov-Dec 5.774 and March-April 6.824, among others. The data list reflects a broad set of forward copper contracts traded in Liverpool.

Liverpool

Cotton market report from New Orleans auction

Spot cotton steadies with small uptick noted as sales reach 200 bales and arrivals total 770. Quotations span low ordinary to good middling with strict rates from 7 8 to 12 1 6 cents per pound and receipts at 10 824 while stock sits at 99 968 bales.

New Orleans

Spot cotton prices steady in Galveston market

Galveston on October 21 reports spot cot ton closing steady with grades listed from low ordinary to middling fair. Sales none, receipts 23,034, stock 303,471, f o b 1000.

Galveston Tex

Spot market closes quiet in Houston cotton trade

The Houston spot market closed quiet with a fractional decline. Sales reached 642 bales, shipments 30,495, stock 106,538, with quotations across grades from low ordinary to middling fair and F. C. b. 1921 bales.

Houston Tex

Weather Bureau Observations Report

Observations taken at 8 a.m. national weather data show air pressure at sea level, wind and cloud cover readings. Precipitation yesterday was none, normal for the day is 0.06 inch, daily deficiency 0.05 inch, total precipitation since January 1 is 19.62 inches with a 3.50 inch deficiency.

Livestock Market Slows Amid Rain at Union Stock Yards

At Union Stock Yards on Oct 21 a slow drizzle kept buyers cautious as 1038 head were received including 141 cattle 164 calves 283 horses 294 hogs 6 sheep and 162 goats. Cows sold to 4.25 with bulk 3.85 to 4. Calves top 5.25 with 4.60 to 5 common. Hogs topped at 8 while sheep and goats had no buyers at noon. Most stock later shipped to Luling Texas as meat demand remains strong in the city.

Union Stock Yards Luling Tex

Chicago market quotes on cattle hogs and sheep

Chicago receipts today show cattle 26000 with a slow market down about 10 years. hogs 35000 steady to five cents lower. sheep 60000 weak with declines of 16 to 20 cents. Prices span Reeves to calves 6.50 9.76 for cattle. hogs light 8.25 9.00, mixed 8.45 9.15. natives 3.50 4.85, western sheep 3.75 4.70, native lambs 5.15 7.45.

Chicago Texas

Kansas City Market Report Oct 21 Cattle Hogs Sheep

Receipts cattle 28000 incl 2000 southerns, market 10c lower. Native steers 6.60 10.60, southern steers 4.25 6.90, southern cows and heifers 3.256 5.00. Hogs receipts 8000, bulk gales 8.40 8.70, heavy 8.60 9.80, packers 8.40 8.75, light 8.30 8.65, pigs 6 5 7.50. Sheep receipts 30000, market 10 20c lower. Muttons 3.50 4.50, lambs 6.50 7.26, range wethers and yearlings 3.80 5.50, range ewes 2.50 4.00.

Kansas City

Cattle and hog market reports from St Louis stockyards

Receipts today total 11000 cattle including 3600 Texans with steady trade. Native beef steers 5.50 to 10.80, Texas and Oklahoma steers 6.00 to 5.25, cows and heifers 3.60 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs 9500 with prices 6.75 to 9.10, pigs 3.55 to 9.10, good heavy 8.95 to 9.10. Sheep 8500 with native muttons 4.15 to 4.40, lambs 5.50 to 7.49.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Copperton Cuero Cotton Oil Mill ad line

Cuero Cotton Oil Mfg Co Cuero Texas offers choice or prime screened cracked cake or meal at low prices with immediate or future shipment options.

Cuero Cotton Ol! & Mfg, Co Cuero, Tex

Cottonseed Oil Prices Reported In New York

Cottonseed oil quotes list spot and future prices with volumes traded. October 6.04 to 6.05, November 5.90 to 5.94, December 6.98 to 5.94, February 5.94 to 5.96, March 6.01 to 6.02, April 6.02 to 6.06, May 6.05 to 6.06. Total sales 19,900.

New York

Cotton market gives steady quotes across Memphis and New York

Spot cotton in Memphis remains steady with middling lie as a local cue. In New York on October 21 spot cotton closes quiet with middling uplands at 10.90 and middling gulf at 11.15. Sales reach 300 bales.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis Tenn Gulf

Interior receipts and regional totals from Galveston to Boston

A fragmented list shows interior receipts by city including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston and Taras Cay with varying figures. compares this year and last year. A separate line notes metal prices in St Louis with lead at $4.90 and spelter at $7.35-$7.40.

Galveston Tex New Orleans Mobile Alf Savannah Charleston Wilmington N.C Norfolk Boston Mass Taras Cay Patale Cc Delvi Sys Houston St. Louis

Metal market roundup shows varied copper tin and zinc activity

New York copper prices eased with standard spot at 17.20 and November 17.15 to 17.25 while October and December ranges held. Tin stayed dull at 50.00 to 60.76, lead and spelter traded quietly, antimony near 10.50, and iron prices firm with Northern No 1 at 18.00 to 18.25 and No 2 at 17.75 to 18.25.

New York Cookson’s Northern Southern

Money on call rates and treasury terms show shifts

New York financial bulletin notes money on call at 4 5 to 5 percent with 60 day terms at 5 percent, 90 day terms at 5 percent, and six month terms at 6 to 5 percent as the market eases. Ruling rate sits at 5 percent with closing bid and offered at 4 5 to 5 percent.

New York

Not Enough Cattle at Fort Worth Market

Fort Worth market Monday saw light cattle receipts and active demand with strength noted. Hogs sold fairly well but 5 to 10 cents lower on the week. top hogs at 8.90, bulk 8.65 to 8.80. Sheep and goats weak, cows steady, calves active around 4.00 to 5.75.

Fort Worth Tex

Weather report for Houston district stations

Temperature and rainfall for the Houston district over the past 24 hours ending at 8 am Amarillo time. Unsettled weather with some rain in the eastern part while the western part runs above normal and the eastern below normal. Allen Buell, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.

San Antonio Tex Houston Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Riverside Restaurant Offers 1 Dollar Meal Special

Riverside restaurant advertises a special supper tonight with a one dollar meal price. The plain notice labels the deal as extra and highlights a limited price point.

Riverside

Balkan tensions lift wheat prices in Chicago trade

Wheat rose with December at 92 1/4 cents and traded to around 92 3/4 cents amid Balkan tensions. Corn slipped to 53 1/2 cents, oats held near 32 1/4 cents, while pork, lard, and ribs futures opened lower amid yard weakness and a larger visible supply. Weather forecasts cooled corn gains as December contracts closed steady.

Chicago

Cash wheat and corn price listings with grades

Price quotes for cash grain including No 2 red No 2 hard No 1 northern and No 2 northern wheat along with No 2 spring durum and corn No 2 white and standard values. Figures show decimals and fractions indicating bid asks and market conditions.

Grain quotations from Kansas City market notes

Kansas City market notes report unchanged cash grain prices for wheat corn and oats on October 21 with December and May futures shown. Wheat prices linger around 86 to 91 percent, corn futures near 48 to 49 percent, oats around 31 to 34 percent with near term and next contracts listed.

Kansas City

Grain Quotations Reported for October 21

Quotations show cash wheat steady with No 2 track red at 1.10 to 1.11 2, No 2 hard 91 to 95 cents. Corn weak with No 2 track 64 cents and No 2 white 66 to 65 cents. Oats weak at No 2 track 32 33 cents and No 2 white 34 6 cents. Close figures list December wheat 93 1 985 cents, May 97 4 cents. Corn December 50 50 1 50 cents, May 50 cents. Oats December 32 34 cents.

Chicago

Cotton Goods Market Shows Firm Prices and Export Demand

New York Oct 21 The cotton goods movement remains large with prices generally firm despite cotton cost shifts. Export demand rebounds with 6000 bales sold to China for delivery next year. Domestic market near end of buying season for jobbers, Fall River moves about 100000 pieces of print cloths last week, half for spot delivery. Prices: print cloths 4c 64x60 8 5c 88 inch 64x64s 5 5c, brown sheeting 5 1 2c, denim 13c, tickings 13c, staple prints 6c, dress ginghams 6c.

New York Indiana China Ade Fall River Southern Standard Se

Mercantile and financial roundup from New York market news

Prime mercantile paper yields 6 percent. Sterling exchange remains firm with actual business in banker's bills at 4.81.80 for sixty days and 4.85.99 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.81. Bar silver 63 cents. Mexican dollars 48 1/2 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds steady.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Staedy

Stocks Close Weak Under Foreign Selling

The New York market opened heaviness with Reading Steel and Amalgamated losing ground along with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific. Selling pressure persisted through the day, with tobacco shares also retreating as bonds showed irregular movement. the final hour saw urgent selling driving leaders down two to four points amid foreign liquidation.

New York Reading Steel Amalgamated Copper Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Lehigh Valley

Railroad Time Table Teems With Daily Arrivals and Departures

The page lists arrivals and departures for multiple lines including Houston Galveston Texas Pacific and Kerrville routes. Times range from early morning to late night with notes for north coast east and westbound services. Several trains serve Kerrville and Victoria while El Paso and westbound lines provide additional departures.

Houston Gal- Vobson Dallas Fort Dallas and Fort Worth North Galves- Rod Coast Kerrville Scooe Coast Towne Secessceveeveene Sun Gay G. H Victoria Cuero el Paso West East Cass C.eence Akds L. & G. N. Depot

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