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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1911
Page
13
The sugar market shows its first material dip in months with all refined grades down five cents per hundred pounds on the New York market. Prices quoted at 640 per hundred pounds. analysts expect further declines as demand improves with lower costs.
Over a thousand head of cattle and other stock were received at the low yards. Trade was fair and steady with steady opening bids. Receipts: 1076 head including 470 cattle and calves, 77 horses, 10 hogs, 104 goats, and 45 calves. Cows topped at 2.00 dollars, calves strong, hogs to 6.75, sheep near 1.00, goats around 2.95.
Reports from the Stockyards discuss cattle movement and winter outlook as rain affects markets. Texas officials and lawyers travel for hearings on freight rates while packing interests anticipate lighter loads and better prices. Cattle totals at western yards rose to 463,900 head, up from the prior week and year.
Mayor Drvan Callaghan testified in the Seventh district court this morning regarding damages claimed by Mrs A M Crowell against the city of San Antonio. The suit concerns a January 9, 1904 incident on Sharer Street near Willow Street where a manhole cover allegedly caused a buggy wreck and injuries. Police arrested Deputy Sheriff Alfonse Newlor-t for a separate swift-moving trolley incident while a prior charge against the mayor’s campaign is noted as pending.
Fort Worth livestock market shows slower demand as barrows and gilts ease while steers and heifers trade around steady to lower levels. Cows and calves move at mixed prices with feeders and lambs affected. receipts reach about 15 000 head amid cautious activity.
Market report notes waning trading activity at the close with mixed movements across sectors. Listings include Amalgamated and American Bond issues. gains seen in certain industrials while Antovivan Catton Gl weighs on sentiment amid expectations of forthcoming reports.
Cotton prices opened easy with declines across major centers as forecasts of warmer weather and cautious demand weighed on nearby months. Early trading showed limited activity, with New York and New Orleans down while Liverpool and Houston posted modest losses as investors awaited the census report due tomorrow.
New Orleans trading opens with a drop to nine points on push to close. Weather forecasts show colder temperatures in the cotton belt slowing demand and cooling prices. Reports indicate demand and futures amid forecast warmer trends restraining gains, with overall market sentiment cautious as the harvest season progresses.
Galveston Texas reports cotton receipts surpassing one million bales by today, bringing the season total to about 2,015,810 bales since September 1. The surge exceeds last year’s pace, attributed to increased activity and movement through the port area.
The report describes cash and deferred wheat trading with price shifts, including declines and gains in Chicago and New Orleans markets. It notes Russian crop shortages boosting futures, European crop outlooks, and Argentine prospects, with December futures near unchanged to down slightly and various corn and wheat quotes across exchanges.
Officials report several bids from oil companies for paving on the streets near the riverfront from Gente Street to the Exposition grounds. The council has not awarded a contract as of September 1 and awaits further petition authority and bids.
Local inspectors at Port Stockton report a decline in Texas fever amid winter observations. Officials note some cattle in Pecoy Livar Valley may be affected but vaccine and containment efforts aim to curb spread as stockyards prepare for winter movement.
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