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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
11
Observations recorded at 8 a.m. are explained with air pressure reduced to sea level and isobaric and isothermal lines described. The document outlines continuous bars and dotted lines indicating temperatures and fixed levels for freezing and 90 percent and 100 percent readings.
Reports say Idaho shippers warn of only half the required freight cars, limiting western coast shipments. Texas markets complain of severe shortages while wholesalers claim ample potatoes on tracks and in transit.
Census Bureau report shows 6,833,811 bales ginned by Oct 18, 1912, up to the most active period, with last year’s total 7,758,621 bales. State-by-state comparisons and Sea Island figures are included, noting past years’ ginnings and percentages of crop.
Fort Worth market notes hogs active and sheep strong while cattle are slow and uninteresting. Receipts: cattle two thousand, calves eight hundred, hogs nine hundred, sheep nine hundred. Best feeders steady with firm action on calves and hogs up to ten cents.
Oct 25 Union Stock Yards reports steady prices with moderate receipts across cows calves and hogs. Best cows up to 4.25, calves to 6.50, hogs to 8.25, with packer hogs as high as 8.50. no sheep or goats offered.
Chicago cattle hogs and sheep market data show receipts of 25 000 cattle 15 000 hogs and 10 000 sheep. Cattle prices range from 2.75 to 10.00 with various grades listed. Hogs show steady to slow trading with prices from 3.00 to 8.75 and bulk sales around 8.40 to 8.70. Sheep prices span 3.50 to 7.20 with native and western grades noted.
Receipts and quotations for cattle hogs and sheep posted for Kansas City today. Cattle receipts 2500 with native steers 6.75 to 10.75, southern steers 4.25 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.40 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 3500 with bulk sales 8.20 to 8.50, heavies 5.40 to 8.55, packers 8.30 to 8.55, pigs 6.50 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 2000 with muttons 3.50 to 4.50, lambs 6.00 to 7.10, range wethers 4.00 to 5.50, range ewes 2.50 to 4.10.
Receipts today include 5000 cattle with 1800 Texans, 6000 hogs, and 1600 sheep. Native steers bring 5.50 to 8.00, Texas steers 5.00 to 7.25, cows 3.25 to 5.00, calves 5.00 to 6.50. Hogs from 6.50 to 8.75 for pigs to light and good heavies. Sheep muttons 4.10 to 4.25, lambs 5.00. Market steady.
Cottonseed products in Memphis show prime basis near 4.93 to 4.94 with meal around 24.50 and linters nominal. New York cotton market reports mixed seed and spot activity with several months trading from October to May and prices around 5.87 to 6.04 in various contracts. St Louis wool market notes steady tone with ranges for medium, light, heavy fineness and washed varieties.
Opening prices showed general firmness with Canadian Pacific leading gains as Reading and Amalgamated Copper Steel moved higher on heavy trading. Indecision persisted early, money climbed to 5% then 6%, causing notable liquidation and a feeble late rally with some stocks recovering while overall trading remained irregular and cautious.
New York reports heavy sterling exchange with bankers bills at 4.82 for sixty days and 4.85 3/4 for demand. Prime mercantile paper 6 per cent. Commercial bills 4.81 per cent. Bar silver 63 8c. Mexican dollars 48 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady to easy.
New York on October 25 reports money on call strong with a ruling rate near 4 1/2 to 5 4 percent and closing bids around 7 percent. Time loans show firmness with 60 days at 5 to 6 percent, 90 days at 6 percent, and six months at 5 percent.
In London on Oct 26 copper remained dull with spot at 75 pounds 12s 6d and futures at 76 pounds 2s 64d. Tin steadied at spot 80 pounds with futures at 228 pounds 5s. Lead and spelter quoted at 19 pounds 6s and 27 pounds 10s respectively. Iron Cleveland warrants listed at 668 11 1/2d in London.
Copper quotes steady with November and December at 16.87 17.25 for electrolytic and lake at 17.62 17.87 and cast ing at 17.25 17.37. Tin remains quiet with spot October and November at 50.00 50.50. Lead steady at 5.0 while spelter holds 45 7 55. Antimony steady at Cookson's 10.50. Tron firm and unchanged.
London reports 179000 pounds in bullion brought to the Bank of England yesterday. The bank dispatched 40000 pounds to the continent and 41000 pounds to South America.
Boston October 25 closing mining figures show Arizona Commercial at 30 44, Calumet and Arizona at 76 percent, Greene Cananea at unclear percent, North Butte at 35 percent, reflecting varied activity across producers.
Chicago market report shows butter and cheese steady with varied dairy quotes. Eggs steady with 2940 cases received. potatoes weak with 60 cars received. poultry live prices ease with turkeys 17c and chicks 10c. veal steady.
Kansas City opening quotes show Eyes extras at 26% 260, firsts at 24 cents, seconds at 18 cents with day’s values listed. The data reflects current trade levels for eggs and related products in the local market.
Prices drift across poultry butter eggs sugar and molasses markets with St Louis quoting chickens at 11 1/2 cents and ducks 12 cents, turkeys lower, butter steady, eggs higher in New York dull with 6761 cases, sugar markets steady with raw sugar around 3 1/2 to 4 cents and refined quiet, petroleum and molasses firm, hides and leather firm.
Local forecaster Allen Buell reports generally fair conditions with temperatures below normal and frost at many locations in North Carolina Georgia and Tennessee.
Chicago grain notes show large world shipments easing wheat, with December at 93 93 1/4c and corn weak early then firm as wheat recovers. Provisions trade details include pork 19.07 to 19.12 and lard around 11.20 with ribs near 10.20. Cash wheat ranges listed by class.
Market report lists No 2 hard and red wheat ranges from 87 to 92 cents, No 2 mixed corn at 57 to 60 cents, No 2 white corn around 56 to 60 cents, oats from 34 to 38 cents. December futures show wheat at 87 87? cents and corn at 48 48? cents with May and July prices also noted.
Quotation report from St. Louis shows cash wheat steady with No 2 red around 1.08 to 1.16 and No 2 hard near 92 to 95 cents. Corn steady with No 2 around 64 to 65 cents and No 2 white about 55 cents. Oats steady with No 2 track 33 cents and No 2 white 35 cents. December wheat 94 94 3/4 cents May 98 98 3/4. December corn 50 1/2 cents May 61 cents. December oats 32 1/2 to 34 1/4 cents May 84 cents.
New Orleans reports steady rice with rough receipts of 6475 bags, millers 6046, and clean 4798. Sales include 695 Honduras rough at 1.00 3.90, 1335 Japan rough at 3.05 3.90, 2931 clean at 2% 4, and 1186 Japan clean at 3% c. Quotations list rough nominal, clean Honduras 4 5c, Japan 3% 4c.
The cotton goods market in New York on Oct 25 shows yarns steady and new silk firm. Jobbers report normal trade for this period with reasonable demand for quick goods and strong activity for late shipments.
Arrived yesterday from various ports including Lille, Bocas del Toro, Hawkhead, Greenock, Havana and Asuncion de Larrinaga. Cleared for Liverpool via Newport News and Bremen, with ships Sail named Crown of Seville and Julia Lueckenbach bound for Tampa.
In St. Louis on October 25 the market shows lead at 4.90 with dull activity and spelter steady at 7.40, signaling a narrow trading range and little upward movement for both metals.
New York markets report Rio No. 7 coffee at 15.00 with futures steady. December contracts at 14.05 and March at 14.20 reflect muted price movement amid thin trading.
Gunners' report spurs buying with substantial trading. claims of 55 percent of the crop ginned spark initial ascent, but gains fade. New York 17 to 18 up, New Orleans 24 up, Liverpool 8% points up. market ends near midday steadiness with 12 to 16 point gains not exceeding midday highs.
New York cotton futures opened steady with January at 10.67 58 cents and December at 10.56 12. Prices ranged through May 10.82 83 and November 10.29 30, with later session showing a steady close and mixed highs and lows across contracts.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to higher amid strong overseas demand and a favorable census tally. Private cables and spinner activity in Liverpool fueled buying, lifting prices 16 to 21 points by midmorning as traders grew nervous over potential frost risks in Alabama. By noon the market stood 16 to 18 points above yesterday's close.
New Orleans reports cotton futures opening steady with October at 10.89 and May at 11.19. Nearby contracts show a range and the session closes barely steady with modest gains of 24 to 28 points. October through July quotes appear in scrambled end-of-day notation.
Liverpool cotton reported moderate business with steady prices. Prices for American middling fair to good ordinary ranged from 4 9/16d to 6 5/8d, sales 7000 bales including 6300 American, receipts 14,000 bales with 11,700 unspecified.
Exports to Great Britain 198,288 156,213 Exports to France 49,229 39,399 Exports to continent 138,309 139,768 Exports to Mex and Jap 6,347 11,646 Stock at 0 8 Ports Bales Stock yesterday 1,052,004 Stock same day last week 967,897 Stock same day last seve 762,335 Excess this season 390,569
Cotton receipts at Brunswick Pensacola Texas City Houston and other ports for the week and the season are tallied, indicating supply levels across major U S ports. Figures compare weekly totals with season totals, reflecting market movement and regional activity.
Futures traded with quiet open and firm close as October to July contracts fluctuated across the calendar. Notable quotes include Oct 6.02 and Dec Jan 5.98d changing through the season with several 6.৯% figures.
The report lists middling prices in several cities including New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis and Memphis with figures such as 11 25 10 15 160 6.164 11 3-16c and lic indicated for Memphis. The fragmentary note shows regional market movements and price markers for the commodities traded.
Spot cotton closes firm with middling at 10 11 16 to 11 3 4 cents. Sales on the spot 800 bales, to arrive 1200 bales, receipts 13,079 bales, stock 121,874 bales. Prices range from 7 to 12 3 4 cents for various grade descriptions.
New York on October 25 reports spot cotton closing with middling uplands at 11.25 and middling gulf at 11.50 per bale. sales total 100 bales.
Houston on October 25 reports a quiet spot market with no sales and a listing of prices by grade. Prices ranged from 6 ¾ to 11 ¼ cents for f.o.b. cotton with stocks shown at 108 202 and total sales 0.00.
Galveston Texas October 25 spot cotton closed steady across grades with low ordinary at 6 3/4 cents and good middling around 11.9 cents. Sales totaled 216 bales as receipts reached 29,368 and stock stood at 384,297 bales.
Memphis report notes spot cotton steady and unchanged trading near middling price level as of October 25 with local demand steady and markets quiet.
Liverpool reports weekly cotton statistics with imports of all kinds 186000 bales and American imports 177000 bales. Stock across all kinds 608000 bales, American stock 46000 bales. American forwarded 2000 bales. Total exports 3400 bales.
An automobile owned by T. C. Frost collided with a street car at the Elmira street crossing at Brooklyn avenue. Both vehicles sustained minor damage and the driver was not injured.
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