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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1912
Page
11
Explanatory notes describe pieced readings taken at 8 am and air pressures in bars. The document references Willis L. Moore as chief and mentions isobars and isotherms in continuous and dotted lines. It presents a historical meteorological chart description rather than a forecast.
Snow in the northwest spurs bullish wheat sentiment as Minneapolis receipts slip. December futures show small gains while corn and oats firm. provisions weaken, and daily quotes reflect mixed movement across Chicago and St Louis cash grain markets with multiple grains listing price ranges.
At Houston on October 29 an awning on Main and Preston streets collapsed during a Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey parade injuring about 100 people. Nine were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries including broken limbs and head wounds while others suffered cuts and internal injuries. 200 people were on the structure at the time. Police controlled the scene as panic briefly rose.
Local cotton men note the New York Springs & Co. suit against Hanover National Bank over a forged bill of lading for 600 bales of cotton. The high court upheld a lower court ruling against Springs & Co., who sought $10,000, arguing the bills and insurance were not genuine. Attorneys see potential for the Court of Appeals to overrule appellate divisions on this matter of fraudulent bills of lading.
The San Antonio wholesale and retail produce trade seeks to abolish tramp cars that unload on railroad tracks and sell below market rates. Foster Bros Co cites cars from Missouri with visitors paying extra to halt at stations and flood the city with discounted fruit. A Waco Freight Bureau meeting on November 7 will discuss the issue as other Texas markets face similar conditions.
Market notes show Butteries Creameries at 24 29c and Daisies at 22 27c. Eggs steady with receipts of 582 cases at Mark across various grades. Cheese steady with Daisies 17% ic Twins 16% ivc Young Americas 11% 17c. Potatoes steady with receipts 60 cars from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota. Poultry prices listed for live turkey size, chickens 10c, spring 12c. Veal steady 9 14c.
Quotations for dairy and eggs in Kansas today list creamery butter at 28 cents, firsts 26, seconds 24, packing stock 22 to 28.5 cents. eggs at extras 26.5, firsts 23.5, seconds 18 cents.
New York reports steady eyes and receipts of 18 424 cases for October 29. St Louis quotations show poultry prices with chickens at 11 12 13 cents and turkeys at 16 cents. butter creamery at 26 to 30 cents. eggs lower at 23 to 0?
New Orleans reports rough Honduras rice firm rough Japan steady. clean Honduras steady and clean Japan easier. Receipts 9946 rough 6402 millers 329 clean bags. Sales include rough Honduras 3068 and 116 rough at 3.20 8.60, Japan 650 at 2.75 3.60, clean Honduras 4404 at 29 4% and 650 Japan at. Quotations: rough nominal clean Honduras 4 5c, Japan 3% ic.
The cotton goods market in New York on October 29 showed quiet trading but a firm trend. Yarns moved higher and attracted bids for long term contracts as jobbers noted steadier business versus last year, with most activity on spot and nearby delivery.
Raw sugar holds quiet as Muscovado 89 test trades at 3.65 cents and 96 test at 4.05 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 3.30 cents. Refined sugar quiet, petroleum steady. Molasses, hides and leather firm in market report.
New York trading notes show spot No. 7 Rio coffee at 14 3/4 cents a pound with futures holding steady. December futures at 13.86 and March at 13.98 reflect a flat market tone amid current supply expectations.
Cottonseed products in Memphis report prime basis at 4.93 to 4.94 with meal at 24.50 and linters nominal. New York Cotton Oil lists closed steady seed prices with spot 5.60 to 5.80 and November to May futures ranging 5.67 to 6.02, total sales 14 500.
Catholic laymen in Austin and other areas prepare petitions to present to the state textbook board seeking a revision of the Van Ness-Meyers general histories adopted by the board. They allege the texts are unfair to Catholics and plan submission within days. The report notes the broader context of U.S. production rankings in rice and coffee.
At Union Stockyards on October 29 crowding in cattle pens showed receipts of 2084 head including 914 cattle 138 calves 59 horses 200 hogs and 773 goats. Cattle prices held steady with calves and cows selling around 3.50 to 4.25 while hogs fell another dime with traders expecting a rebound soon.
Harris County totals reach 123 976 410 in 1912 evaluations, up 2 818 425 from 1911. Comptroller's department notes several large counties still pending their rolls while weather updates report fair conditions and frost in parts of North Carolina and Georgia.
Ransacked depot at Cooper near Paris Texas then set a fire destroying three car loads of merchandise and one car of cotton. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars with no clue to the burglars.
Oklahoma, Mexico, Louisiana and Texas contribute to a large cattle run at Fort Worth market with receipts of 4500 cattle and 1800 calves. Beef steers slow but steady, feeders active, cows and heifers mostly steady, calves up a quarter. Hogs down 16 to 35 cents. best hogs around 8.10 with bulk 7.75 to 8.00. Sheep offerings nominally steady.
Chicago market summary shows cattle receipts 7500 with slow to lower demand and various price ranges for beeves Texas and western steers stockers cows calves. Hogs receipts 22000 with dull trade and values around 7.35 to 8.05. Sheep receipts 28000 with steady to strong demand and prices for natives western yearlings and lambs.
Receipts and quotes for cattle hogs and sheep today show steady to weak cattle values with native and southern steers listed, hog prices 7.60 to 7.96 for various classes, and a strong sheep market with muttons lambs and range sheep bids. Traders noted totals of 18000 cattle 14000 hogs and 15000 sheep with the day’s activity centered in midwestern markets.
Receipts new figures show 7000 cattle 1100 Texans with steady market natives 6.50 14.80 Texas Oklahoma 5.00 7.25 cows and heifers 3.26 5.00 calves 5.00 6.50 hogs 4500 market 5 to 20 cents lower pigs and lights 6.50 7.25 mixed 7.50 8.00 good heavy 7.40 sheep 6500 native muttons 3.76 4.00.
W B Oneal, traveling passenger agent for the M E T, said Katy line traffic doubled during the Dallas State fair, surpassing prior years. He planned routing for Sells Floto Circus to St Louis from San Antonio after disbanding here. M E T offices in Dallas to move into an eight story building November 1.
Corn and corn products weaken as bumper crop outlook dampens demand. Local quotes show pure corn chops at 1.40 per hundredweight, No 2 mixed corn 0.75, No 2 white 0.80 per bushel, with 36 pound corn meal at 5éc. Millers cut flour to 5.20 per 48 pound sack while hay trades stay active and pumpkins appear for Halloween selling 15 to 60 cents each.
Retail price list covers poultry hens fryers and turkeys, butter eggs apples grapes and more. Items include large hens five dollars, eggs 27-28 cents a dozen, tomatoes Colorado 1.25 a crate, bananas three fifty per hundredweight, canned goods and meats with multiple per-unit prices and case totals.
New York trading reports a steady to higher open with gains of 4 to 16 points fueled by strong demand from spot brokers and Wall Street, lifting active months 16 to 19 points net higher. Cables soft, but domestic buyers and big houses maintain upward pressure amid late profit taking and continued inquiry from mills.
New York traders opened with steady cotton futures across months from January to December with prices around 10.4 to 11.1 cents. The session closed very steady with varied highs and lows noted for each contract as traders waited on market signals.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady to up two points from yesterday as dry warm weather boosts demand. Bulls cite bullish Liverpool and Manchester cables while spinners reportedly buy or sell ahead. By noon trade was 17 to 18 points above yesterday's close with afternoon highs 18 to 19 points up before profit-taking eased gains.
The report shows weekly cotton exports to Great Britain 65 834 and 45 542 units, to France 45 989 and 9 846, to the continent 59 096 and 65 305, and to Mexico and Japan 731 and 3 546.
New York middling 11.36. New Orleans middling 4c up. Liverpool middling 6.294. Houston middling 11 c. Galveston middling 11 c. Memphis middling Lic.
Spot cotton in New Orleans steadies with small gains as middling class rises to 111-16 cents per pound. Sales on the spot reach 690 bales, with 600 arriving. Receipts total 156,786 bales and stock stands at 146,698 bales.
Spot cotton in Galveston on October 29 closes firm up 1 16 cent across grades. Prices range from 69 1 16 for low ordinary to 11 1 2 cents for good middling. Sales 2293 bales, receipts 49255, stock 362370 bales.
The spot market closed steady with sales at 449, shipments 28,627, and stock 118,511 bales. Prices quoted: low ordinary 6 3/4 cents, ordinary 7 1/4, good ordinary 8, low middling 10 1/4, middle 11, good middling 11 1/2, mid dling fair 12 cents. J. F. O. B. 1514 bales.
Spot cotton in New York on October 29 closes steady with middling uplands at 11.35 and middling gulf at 11.60. No sales reported.
Memphis Tennessee October 29 spot cotton markets report steady pricing with middling grades around 11 cents per pound as buyers and sellers hold firm on current values. The brief market note records no sharp movements and indicates stable demand for the day.
United States Steel Corporation announces a 14 percent dividend on common stock and 1 percent on preferred for the quarter ending September 30. Earnings reached 30,062,512 with net income 20,777,465 and surplus 2,434,801, up from the prior quarter.
Cotton futures opened steady with October at 11.04 progressing to November 10.93 95 and December 10.95 96, with January 10.99 11.00 and March 11.17. May jumped 12 to 14 points, July 11.40 bid, and a closing steady session near intraday highs.
London today lists copper weak with spot at 75 pounds 12s 6d and futures 76 pounds 2s 6d. Tin remains quiet with spot 231 pounds 5s and futures 230 pounds 10s. Lead stands at 19 pounds 7s 6d and spelter at 27 pounds 10s. iron Cleveland warrants at 668 414 in London.
Spot cotton firmer with active demand. American middling fair priced at 6.714 pence, good middling at 6.454, middling 6.29 and low middling 6.094. Sales totaled 1,7000 bales with 1,500 for speculation and export and 9,200 American bales among them. Receipts reached 44,000 bales, including 33,000 American.
Futures began firm and ended steady in Liverpool with prices across the forward curve quoted from October 6.10d to July-August. Trading covered multiple monthly spreads including October-November 6.094 and March-April 6.014d.
Copper shows a dull trend with spot and near month prices around 16.75 to 17.87 for electrolytic and lake varieties. Tin remains weak with spot quotes about 50.20 to 50.62, antimony steady at 10.50, iron prices unchanged.
In St. Louis on Oct 29 lead was steady at 4.90 while spelter traded quietly around 7.35 to 7.40 for the day.
Galveston reports arrivals including Anselma de Larrinaga from Port Tampa El Dia from New York and Tyne from Tampico. Cleared ships Inkum to Liverpool and Spyros Vallianos to Liverpool via Norfolk. Sailing ships Artist to Liverpool and Dorothy to Boca Grande.
In Pittsburgh on October 29 the purchasing department of the South Pennsylvania Oil Co raised Pennsylvania crude to 1.65 per barrel and announced new prices for other grades: Corning 1.18 New Castle 1.18 Mercer black 1.18 Cabel 1.25 Somerset 96 Ragland 86. The increase is five cents per barrel for all grades except Ragland which rose three cents.
A vintage price catalog lists dried fruits and produce with varied weights and prices. Items include prunes in multiple sizes with per pound and box pricing, peaches apricots pears apples citron and peel figs raisins currants and other dried goods, all shown with unit costs and bulk options.
Hartford City report says Indiana crude oil prices exceeded one dollar for the first time in eight years. North Lima rose five cents per barrel while South Lima and Indiana climbed three cents, with North Lima at 1.07 and Indiana at 1.02 per barrel.
In Lafayette Louisiana Clementine Bernabet the so called axe woman who was convicted of murder and confessed to nineteen murders was taken to the state penitentiary to begin a life term Her father Raymond Bernabet and brother Zepherin were also convicted of one of the murders she named and have been jailed
News from New York shows weak trading as European tension weighs on overall sentiment. Canadian shares slipped while Amalgamated indicated losses and copper prices fell on extended selling. Bonds remained easy and rallies faded as the market closed weak amid global influences.
New York market notes show mercantile paper at 6 percent with firm sterling and actual business bills around 4.81.75 for 60 days and 4.85.90 for 90 days. Bar silver quoted at 63 1/2 cents per ounce, Mexican dollars at 48 1/2 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds described as easy.
New York reports money on call at strong 4 to 5.5 percent, time loans firm with 60 days at 5.64 percent, 90 days at 6 percent. The Hartford Times quips that President Simon Lam once held colorful fame, but now cites General Overbo de la O as leader of Mexican revolutionaries.
Fragmentary timetable lists trains and departures from Houston Kerrville Kerrville mixed local and express services. Includes No 4 for the north No 6 for the north No 8 local for Palestine No 10 Express Special north and No 11 local for redo with mixed cars. Also shows arrivals from Cuero Victoria and El Paso and various coast routes including Mexico and Redo.
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