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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1911

Page

9

Cold snap boosts food prices across Colorado to sugar and citrus

Frosts press potato and cabbage prices higher as onions rise to 2.25 a hundredweight and sugar holds at 7.45 per hundred pounds. European beet crop failure tightens sugar supplies while California naval orange demand climbs. Cranberries inch up ahead of Thanksgiving as local apples soften amid late frost concerns.

United States Colorado Idaho San Antonio Europe Russia American Sugar Trust Louisiana

Dairy and poultry price report from local market

Butter steady at 80 cents per pound for creamery and 18 to 20 cents for country. Eggs quoted fresh country candled 18 to 19 cents, storage 21 to 22 cents. Cheese firm with varieties from 12 to 24 cents. Poultry prices hold with large hens per dozen at 6 dollars, springs 3.60 to 4.00 per dozen, guineas 3.25 to 3.50 per dozen, squabs 11.25, turkeys 14 to 16 cents per pound.

Limburger Badger State

Chicago market quotations steady across dairy and produce

Quotations from the Associated Press show butter and eggs steady with creamery products like Daisies and Twins near 21 to 26 cents, cheese steady with several brands listed. Potatoes rise to 60 to 65 cents, poultry unsettled with low turkey and chicken prices, veal steady across weight classes.

Associated Press Chicago

Quotations for Butter and Eggs From Kansas City

Associated Press notes butter prices at creameries with firsts at 26 to 28 cents and seconds at 21 to 19 89? cents. packing stock at 19.8 cents. Eggs are listed at extras 24 cents and firsts around 22 to 24 4 cents with seconds at 19? cents. Royal Orchestra performs daily at the Sarasota restaurant.

THE Associated Press Kansas City

Butchers Are Good Bidders At Union Stock Yards

Cattle buyers found a steady market in all divisions with an active trade. Quotations held up against larger packing centers. cows topped at 3.60 and typical sales near 3.00. Hog market steady to 6.50 with most sales from 6.00 to 6.25 as cold snap boosts meat demand. competition drives a high and active market outlook for the week.

UNION

Dipping of Steers At Local Stock Yards Attracts Crowd

The dipping of seventeen car loads of Holmes steers drew a few hundred stockmen to the local stock yards today. Cattle were brought in at 4 am and dipped from 7 pm, with shipment expected to Marfa tonight or tomorrow. Five hundred head formed the train load. 1000 more expected in a week.

Holmes Marfa H. B. Holmes J. C. Powell Fort Davis Herman Behr Fredericksburg Stock Yards Company M. 8. Stoner San Antonio del Rio Valentine Johnson United States Cattle Rio J. B. Strait Demmit County Cemmit County

Floresville businessman Douglas Rhode stops at the Maverick

Floresville merchant Douglas Rhode visits the Maverick as part of his business trip.

Douglas Rhode Floresville The Maverick

Livestock Prices Decline at Fort Worth Markets

Fort Worth TX October 23 cattle receipts four thousand head beef steers ten loads at 4.65 feeder steers 4.30 top 4.30 bulk 3.75 to 4.15 cows 3.60 bull 3.10 calves steady heavies slow hogs 5c to 10c lower top 6.70 bulk 6.30 to 6.60 sheep market lower wethers 3.70.

THE Associated Press Fort Worth Tex

Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices at Kansas City Market

Receipts total 30 000 cattle including 3000 southerns with steady quotes. Native steers 5.40 to 8.40, southern steers 3.80 to 6.25, southern cows and heifers 2.75 to 4.25, native cows and heifers 2.60 to 7. Bulls 3.25 to 4.25, calves 4 to 7.35. Hogs receipts 7000 steady with bulk 6.10 to 6.50, heavy 6.25 to 6.50, packers 6.26 to 6.52, lights 6.00 to 6.40, pigs 4.25 to 6.26. Sheep receipts 20 000 ready to 10c lower. muttons 3.00 to 3.75, lambs 4.40 to 5.75, range wethers and yearlings 3.25 to 4.25, range ewes 2.25 to 3.75.

Associated Press Kansas City Western

Chicago Livestock Receipts and Prices Report

Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 36 000 with prices mainly 19 to 15 cents lower, hogs receipts around 35 000 with markets steady to down modestly, and sheep receipts near 170 000 with prices steady to 10 cents lower. Cattle values ranged from about 4.70 to 7.75 for Texas and western types, hogs mostly 6.05 to 6.65, and lambs and yearlings trending 2.26 to 4.40 for natives and 2.50 to 4.10 for westerns.

St Louis Livestock Market Report

Cattle receipts 7000 including 2500 Texans. Native beef steers 5.00 to 6.60, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.50, stockers 3.26 to 5.00, Texas and Indian steers 4.00 to 7.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.75, calves 4.00 to 8.00. Hogs receipts 11000 steady with pigs and lights 5.00 to 6.25, packers 6.45 to 6.65, best heavy 6.45 to 6.70. Sheep receipts 4000 steady, native muttons 3.25 to 3.90, lambs 4.00 to 6.90.

Associated Press ST. Louis Texas

Stock Market Opens Dull With Little Activity

New York opening sees light trading and small price losses led by United States Steel after a 5000 share sale. Downticks for Northern Pacific Union Pacific and Erie first preferred. early gains and losses narrow as the market steadies. In St Louis quotes show poultry and butter firm, and beef prices steady amid broad market quiet.

New York United State Steel Northern Pacific Union Pacific Erie London United States Steel Bears New York Air Brake International Harvester Reading Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Apid Transit Canadiana Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Con Chicago & Kaethestern Cole, Fuel & Hee e+ ae Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Great Northern Illinois Central Interborough Met Louisville & Nashville National Biscuit New York Centrals Norfolk & Western Pennsylvania Rock Island Co Southern Pacific Union Pacific Southern Railway Aesee Wabash Western Union Eeessese Zim Lehigh Valley

New Orleans Cotton Market Faces First Cold Snap Decline

The first general cold snap of the season brings a fall in cotton futures by 20 to 32 points after a morning of steady losses. Weather forecasts predict colder conditions across the belt as traders offset profits and weak demand with selling pressure at the close.

New Orleans Weather Bureau

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans trading

Associated Press reports cotton futures starting steady in New Orleans on October 23 with October at 9.40 41b, November 9.22 24c, December 8.20 21c, January 9.22c bid, March 9.86 37c, May 9.58 0c, July 9.68 65c.

Associated Press New Orleans New York Ec Sss Eee Wes Aes Cesse Eeee

New York Cotton Opens Lower on Heavy Selling

Cotton opened easy in New York as selling intensified after reports of free southern offerings in Liverpool and around the local ring. Frost warnings and cooler weather across Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana weighed on prices, with mid day quotes 22 to 25 points lower and spot showing nominal activity.

Associated Press New York Liverpool

Cotton futures open easy as market shows mixed gains

New York reports cotton futures opening lower across several months with January at 9.14 and March 9.24 while May and July show higher bids. The session closes steady with small gains at key contracts, listing various month figures and daily ranges.

Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report

Liverpool market closes steady with unchanged to higher spot prices and strong American demand. Daily sales reach 10 000 bales with 9000 American, receipts at 25 200 American. futures show a steady to easy tone across near contracts and forward spreads.

Associated Press Liverpool

Cotton Market Report from Memphis October Spot Steady

Memphis market update notes cotton prices as of October 23 with spot values steady and middling futures at nine and three quarters cents. no significant changes in daily trading.

Cotton seed products market report from Memphis

Memphis cot ton seed market reports show oil at 4 50 per 50 pounds prime basis meal at 24 25 per 50 pounds and linters around 2 3 percent.

THE Associated Press Memphis Senn

Floresville Stockmen Observe San Antonio Market

Abe Cowan and T. 8. Coughran of Floresville viewed the market with interest. Coughran planned to ship a likely bunch of steers and said he would proceed to assign to the local market tomorrow after being satisfied with San Antonio.

Abe Cowan Floresville T. 8 Coughran San Antonio Will

Steel orders shrink as October outlook dims

Volume of finished steel product orders declined heavily last week in New York with indications that October bookings may fall well below September. Prices for tin and other key metals dropped, while contracts for rails and bridges were small. Building projects face loan hurdles despite export and marine work gains. Pig iron stocks eased in the central west as October advanced.

Associated Press New York

Cotton Statistics Houston Today and Last Year

Houston cotton statistics show a total of 21,887,179 bales or pounds for today versus last year. The figure highlights volume levels and year over year changes in the regional cotton market.

Market quote notes for ports and middlings

Liverpool middling 6.34 with sales not listed New York dull middling 9.45 with no sales New Orleans steady middling 9 7-16 with 411 sales Houston steady middling 9 8-8 with 48 sales Galveston steady middling 9 9-16 with no sales

Liverpool New York New Orleans Houston E . Galveston

New Orleans Cotton Prices Quiet On Spot Market

Spot cot ton in New Orleans steady with 1-8 off. sales on spot 411 to arrive 800. Grades range from low ordinary to good middling with varying quotations. Receipts total 6500 and stock stands at 78 589 as market moves through middling and good middling figures.

Associated Press NHPW Orleans

Cotton closes dull as prices fall in New York

By the Associated Press New York October 23 cotton spot markets closed dull with a drop of 30 points. Middling and low grades saw declines as sales reached around 1,400 units.

Assostaled Press New York

Poles Carrying Phone Cables Fall Block East Commerce Street

Four hundred telephones were knocked out of service when six telephone poles carrying 800 wires fell along East Commerce Street from Monumental to Palmetto. A broken guy wire near Commerce and Monumental caused the collapse, with thousands of feet of cable strewn and trolley service disrupted. Crews worked to restore service, with a target for full operation by tomorrow night.

Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company Commerce Street Monumental Street Palmetto Avenue San Antonio Traction Company East End South Heights Southwestern Telephone Company City White

Fines for Driving Over Fire Hose at North Flores Fire

W D English ice wagon driver and Oscar Gray automobile operator were each fined 85 by Judge Buckier in police court after driving over a hose used at the Alamo Furniture fire on North Flores Street Saturday morning.

Alamo Furniture Company North Flores Street W. D. English Oscar Gray Uckier

Wheat Prices Fall Amid Heavy World Shipments

Chicago reports a sharp drop in wheat due to unexpected global shipments. Weather stayed favorable in the northwest delaying threshing from snow and rain. Prices slipped across contracts with December opening around 1.02 1-8 and closing weaker. Corn and oats also declined and hog market strength influenced livestock futures.

Associated Press Chicago

Grain Movement Report from Chicago Market

Chicago grain movement shows receipts and shipments for flour heat corn rye barley. Receipts include 17 500 barrels of flour 77 000 bushels of heat 369 000 bushels of corn and 317 000 bushels of oats. Shipments list 42 900 barrels of flour 26 200 bushels of heat 285 000 bushels of corn and 3 000 bushels of rye.

Associated Press Chicago

Chicago market receipts rise in wheat corn oats totals

Chicago on October 23 reports receipts of 44 cars of wheat including 12 contract grade, 223 cars of corn with 73 contract grade, and 132 cars of oats. Total receipts for wheat at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 889 cars, up from 837 last week and 742 a year ago.

Associated Press Chicago Minneapolis Duluth

Grain prices for cash wheat corn oats and durums

The report lists cash grain prices for wheat and corn and oats. Prices include No 2 red at 1.01 and 1.03 with 3 8. No 2 hard at 1.05 and 1.08. No 1 at 1.15 and 1.17. No 2 northern 1.13 and 1.15. velvet chaff 0.90 and 1.12. No 2 spring 1.06 and 1.12. durum 0.05 and 1.80. For corn No 2 0.73 0.76 3 4, No 2 white 0.76 0.5, No 2 yellow 0.76 0.25. Oats No 2 0.47 0.41 0.5. No 2 white 0.48 0.75 0.46 1 20.

Associated Press Chicago Northern

Market Prices for Wheat Corn and Oats Reported

Cash wheat unchanged with No 2 hard at 1.0444 to 1.11 and No 2 red at 1.02 to 1.03. Corn shows No 2 mixed 73c and No 2 white 72.44 to 78c. Oats steady No 2 white 48.44c and No 2 mined 46.1 to 47.1c. Wheat futures close December 1.02 5-8 to 3-4, May 1.05 and July 7.38 to 1-2c. Corn futures December 63 1-2 to 3-4, May 64 6-8, July 64 5-8 to 3-4.

Associated Press Kansas City

Grain Prices and Futures Weak as Markets Close

Cash grain markets show weak tones with No. 2 soft red wheat at 92 cents to 1.02 dollars and No. 2 hard at 1.05 to 1.14. Corn declines with No. 2 track 73 cents and No. 2 white around 74 to 75 cents. Oats steady to lower with No. 2 track about 47 to 48 cents. Wheat futures ease with December at 1.01 8-8 to 1-2 cents and May at 1.05 7-8 to 1.06. December wheat options drop to 63 7-8 cents. May down 2-8 cents.

Associated Press ST. Louis

Cotton Gossip With Frost Threat Drops Market

Weather bureau frost warnings across Texas and Oklahoma pushed cotton prices down after Saturday gains vanished. The frost covered the cotton region while markets opened with heavy selling, and trader W P Brown returned to the New Orleans exchange after months abroad but appeared uninvolved.

Texas Oklahoma Weather Bureau

Money on call steady in New Oak market

Subie rag and clos s bid offered at 2 1-3c on loans. Close: prime mercantile paper 4. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4.86.80 35. Mexican bonds irregular. Once Enrique Trevinio, a meret from Rio Grande, Texas, is regist at the Bexar.

Aleotated Press New Oak Subie Closs Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Enrique Trevinio Rio Grande, Tex Bexar

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