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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
9
A fragment describes morning observations with air pressure at sea level, lines indicating equal temperature points, and isograms marking pressure and temperature relations. The text appears as a technical note on atmospheric readings without a clear event or date. Named entities are absent or unclear.
Trustee Ayers to sell Summit Place property in San Antonio Bexar County Texas at public sale on December 5 1916 between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy the note of Summit Place Company held by Continental Trust Company via E J Weber receiver. Describes extensive lots and blocks in Summit Place addition and references deed of trust recorded in Bexar County Texas with interest at 8 percent and 10 percent attorney fees on default.
For sale: 497 acres near Brackettville on Del Rio road with good fences level mesquite land 72 cultivation acres water and new 3 room house. $2000 cash and easy terms. W F Holmes owner Brackettville Kinney Co Texas. Also 2560 acre improved near railroad town Ever lasting water Z N Brown Real Estate Co Tuscola Texas. 160 acres eight miles from Boerne river front chicken farm fully equipped part trade Saunders John Bollows Realty Co 3048 Alamo St San Antonio. Big snap in Bexar County twelve miles from San Antonio CC Crosby 450 E Commerce St phone Travis 1262.
Washington October 28 report from the Department of Agriculture estimates North American trappers earned not less than 20 million dollars last year as raw fur exports remained about half normal. The rise is linked to fur animal protective legislation, with 39 states plus Alaska enacting such laws. A separate note explains a new electric water heater controls hot and cold water flow by turning a handle.
Ad seeking a white woman or girl to wash clothes at White Horse Tavern. Owner may reclaim the found or stolen automobile by desce ne and paying for the ad. Address 661 Sig. Old phone there.
Cotton mills announce a 19 cents flat rate for the strict mid market. Liverpool cotton trade shows strength as mills report higher demand and steady prices.
Cotton prices surged as Alabama and Georgia mills bid 19 cents for strict middling. New York and New Orleans opened higher with May around 19.06 to 19.13, March near 19.00. Liverpool reported strong Egyptian demand, while ginners’ reports awaited. Spot San Antonio paid higher rates for good to strict middling grades.
New York cotton futures rise as January hits 18.80 and May 18.00, with gains over last Saturday's close. Rumors of shrinking ginning returns and strong Egyptian demand spark fresh buying for long positions. markets hold near session highs before closing firm. Liverpool expected to open Tuesday 17 to 19 points higher. 11 o’clock call shows January 19.18 and March 19.32.
In New Orleans the cotton market opened strong with gains of 36 to 87 points in the first half hour. Cables were firmer than due as traders leaned bullish. leading buyers pressed the market. Predictions of 26 cents a pound by top operators spurred demand. July rose to 19 cents. active months advanced about 45 to 48 points, approaching late week highs. Demand increased after noon, near months hitting new highs for the season while prices climbed about 3 points late.
New Orleans and New York cotton futures opened with firm tones. December to March bids run around 18.18 to 18.70 with July near 18.70 while closing prices show varied quotes across months and grades, reflecting a firmer day for the market.
Commission dealers on Produce Row report a car shortage delaying shipments of fresh vegetables from California and Colorado. Prices for potatoes and onions have risen, while California grapes are scarce. Virginia York Imperial apples sell well at $5 per barrel. Cuero prepares turkey shipments to Texas camps, with specifications for thousands of pounds to be sent to Fort Sam Houston and border camps.
Buyers paid steady to firm prices Monday in San Antonio for country produce. Texas candled eggs sold at 79 and 40 cents, creamery butter at 30 4 cents, country butter 26 26 cents, packing stock 22 25 cents per pound. Poultry was firm with hens 6 to 8 dollars per dozen, large fryers 4 7 dollars, broilers 2.50 to 4 dollars, turkeys 19 to 20 cents per pound, ducks 4.80 to 6.50 per dozen, geese 6 to 8 dollars.
Chicago market round up shows butter steady with creamery and firsts near steady levels. Potatoes advance with receipts of 90 cars and regional white varieties priced between 1.35 and 1.60. Live poultry markets hold steady with fowls and springs mentioned, though details are limited.
In Kansas City on October 23 quotations show butter at 26 to 30 cents for firsts and seconds with packers at 27 to 29 cents. Eggs list at 31 cents for firsts and roosters at 11 cents. Potatoes in Kaw Valley early varieties steady at 1.60 dollars.
Bankers from across the country plan to attend the third annual Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America meeting in Memphis on October 27 and 28. Key topics include potential effects of the federal farm loan act on farm mortgage business. Speakers named include Prof. M. W. Sprague Harvard University Henry F Hollis U S senator L. W Clapp Wichita L K Boysen Chicago R B Bishop Fort Worth George F Heindel Ottumwa and Levering Moore New Orleans.
Resignations accepted for Major Elisha M Valee Captain George W Frnsk First Lieutenant Aaron Wy Frost Second Lieutenant Stephen M Drake Charles W Toge First Lieutenant Charles L Wyman relieved with signal corps Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey R Baker reassigned to Texas border points Colonel Joseph P ONeill assigned to Twenty first Infantry Promotions announced Captains to majors Charles H Bridges John Heidt Daniel G Berry Harvey W Miller Lieutenant Colonels to colonels Charles C Ballou Lucius L Durfee Major Vernon A Catswell to lieutenant colonel Major Mathew E Saville Quartermaster assigned to El Paso
Estimates that the world's 1916 wheat crop was 25 percent below last year boosted prices as drought in Argentina fueled gains. Opening futures rose then receded before lifting again, with December near 1.74 and May about 1.74. Buenos Aires losses and local selling caused partial reversals, while corn and oats advanced and provisions stayed firm on European demand.
Daily market report from Chicago shows quotations for corn, oats, rye and wheat with slight fluctuations. Prices listed include corn at around 1.78, oats near 96 2e, and rye about 1.19 as traders track futures and cash values in late October.
Wheat and corn rose with No 2 red at 1.77 to 1.83. Corn No 2 at 1.00 to 1.02 and No 3 white at 9 1/2 c. Oats up with No 2 rye No 2 white at 63 and rye No 2 at 1.36.
Kansas City wheat, corn, oats, and rye quotations for October 23 show higher prices. No. 2 hard wheat at 1.74 to 1.80 dollars, No. 2 red at 1.69 to 1.75, corn No. 2 mixed 98 cents, No. 2 white 98 cents to 1.00, No. 2 yellow 1.00 to 1.02, oats No. 2 white 50 to 52 cents, No. 2 mixed 49 to 51 cents, rye at 1.30 dollars.
Kansas City grain prices show Wheat at 1.69 and Corn futures steady. Wheat for May 1.69 and December 1.69 percent, while May and December corn settle at 87 and 86 percent respectively.
Local market notes show quotations for various provisions including bacon extras at 16 cents, dry salt bellies average 14-16 pounds at 18 cents, fancy breakfast bacon at 28 cents, fancy hams at 22 cents, bacon bellies 14-16 pounds, and pure lard compound at 18 percent.
At Union Stock Yards on October 23 light receipts slowed overall cattle activity. Stocker cattle showed fairly active demand while choice butcher stock remained undersupplied. Prices ranged for butcher steers about 5.76 to 6.26, light porkers 6 to 8, heavies 9 to 9.50, with hogs up 10 cents in Fort Worth and down 6 to 10 cents in St. Louis. Receipts included cattle 1500, calves 450, hogs 250, horses 85. market totals: cattle 350, calves 150, hogs 76.
Fort Worth cattle receipts reached 4500 with steady prices. Steers traded from 6.00 to 7.50, cows about 4.25 to 5.60, bulls 4.00 to 5.00. hogs receipts around 1800 with steady to slightly higher at 10.05 top and bulk between 9.75 and 10.00. sheep 1600 with lambs 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 7.50 to 8.25, ewes and kids steady to 7.45 and 3.75 to 5.20 respectively.
Hogs receipts 11,000 market steady with bids range from 9.60 to 10.15 while pigs sell 8.50 to 9.40. Cattle receipts 25,000 plus 500 southerns, market steady to 10c higher with prime fed steers 9.69 to 11.00, dressed beef 7.00 to 9.25, southern steers 5.50 to 7.50, cows 4.50 to 7.25, heifers 6.75 to 9.25, calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 3,000, market steady, lambs 10.00 to 10.50, yearlings 7.50 to 8.40, wethers 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 8.75 to 9.35, stockers and feeders 5.60 to 9.70.
ST LOUIS Mo Oct 23 Receipts and sales show market steady with lights batter and mixed beef. Cattle receipts about 9000 with native beet steers 7.50 to 11.00, yearlings 8.50 to 9.00, cows 5.50 to 7.60, stockers 5.30 to 7.50, prime southern calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 3500 with lambs 7.00 to 10.65, breeding ewes 5.00 to 8.50, yearlings 4.00 to 5.75.
Chicago Oct 23 Receipts and hogs show market slow six to ten cents under Saturday’s average with bulk nine dollars ninety to ten twenty five. Hogs mixed with prices from seven twenty five to ten eighty six. Cattle receipts about twenty seven hundred with native beef at six fifty to eleven forty, western steers from thirty six twenty five to forty nine fifty, stockers and feeders four seventy five to seven eighty eight. Sheep receipts thirty three thousand and market steady with wethers seven to eight twenty five and lambs eight twenty five to ten fifty.
Receipts today show cattle at 2000 head steady in Oklahoma City. hogs 2200 head down up to 10 cents with top at 10.05 dollars. sheep 800 head lower. Notable entries include Dunn of Lawton Oklahoma listing purchasers and several steer lots with varied weights and prices.
New York sugar markets firm on commission house support and Cuban interests backing futures with prices 6 to 10 points higher at noon. Raw sugar Centrifugal 6.52 and molasses steady, refined cuts and loaf prices listed. English aeroplane with ring wings demonstrates self-righting capability after several successful tests.
Liverpool on October 23 reports spot cotton firm with good middling and low middling values. Demand noted with 10,000 sales, 1,500 for speculation, and 32,000 receipts. Strong activity highlights a bustling market.
Futures firm as of Oct 23 with a series of intermonth quotes. October deltas show 10.7144 for October, 10.71 percent for Oct-Nov, 10.72 for Nov-Dec, 10.73 for Dec-Jan, and continuing shifts through next year with small fractional yields and dates noted in the Liverpool futures listing.
The census bureau reports 7,278,529 bales of American cotton used in the year ended July 31 with 6,397,631 bales lint and 880,918 bales linters. Linters surged 113.9 percent to fuel explosives production. total cotton used rose 14.3 percent. Massachusetts led with 1,462,888 bales, followed by North Carolina at 1,067,288. Other states also show sizable usage.
METAL MARKETS NEW YORK Oct 23 Lead steady at 7 007 10 Spelter strong Spot East St Louis delivery 5 base Copper electrolytic first quarter 27 50 28 00 Iron firm No 1 northern 21 00 22 00 No 2 20 60 21 60 No 1 southern 20 50 20 76 No 2 20 00 20 50 Tin steady spot 41 00 41 50
London quotations list lead at 30 pounds 10 shillings sterling, spelter 64 pounds sterling, spot copper 124 pounds sterling. Futures quoted at 120 pounds, electrolytic 143 pounds 10 shillings, spottin 180 pounds. Futures 181 pounds 10s.
Observations recorded at 8 am on Monday October 23 1916 note light winds and minimal precipitation. A naval officer invents a writing tablet that folds into an envelope. In Kansas City grain men argue over a new grain standard act with the secretary of agriculture ordering hearings before enforcement.
Trading opened with broad gains as specialties led the advance. American Beet, Cuban cane sugar and Central Leather hit new highs while Steel, American Car and others posted sizable gains. Rails drew strong interest with Wabash, Denver & Rio Grande and Union Pacific among active issues as 1,000,000 shares moved by mid afternoon. New records appeared for United States Steel, Sugar and Leather issues and Utah Copper as the market remained robust.
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