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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1916
Page
9
Week of volatile cotton trading unsettled prices and unsettled markets with sharp gains and losses. Traders reported rapid shifts in demand and supply, reflecting uncertain global factors and local market nerves.
Daily cotton market allocations list prices for middling grade across ports. Ban Antonio, Houston, Galveston, New York, New Orleans show delivered prices and total sales figures, reflecting regional pricing and quantities for the day.
The cotton market saw extreme volatility as prices swung from sharp advances to heavy liquidations. Trade feared labor trouble in textile mills and a reported German submarine sighting near Norfolk, with New York and New Orleans closing lower and spot markets sliding across the board. Buyers in San Antonio reported lower spot prices as the week closed.
Wholesale to retailers lists prices from Colorado to California for potatoes onions tomatoes and more. Includes figures for peppers beans squash carrots lettuce parsley eggplant and abundant canned goods meats and grains with explicit per hundredweight per crate and per bushel rates.
Chicago October market closes with December wheat near 1.89 dollars per bushel as top price of 1.85 in 1895 is surpassed twice. Exporters and foreign buyers scarce. Argentina drought and Canadian storms boost demand amid world crop shortfall and rising corn, oats, and provisions. Kansas City quotes list No. 2 hard and red wheat at about 1.88 to 1.90, with corn and oats also moving higher.
The Texas peanut crop is expected to be larger than ever, with experts predicting over one thousand carloads to be produced and sold in-state. Quality is above average, especially in Dublin LeLeon and Chico, with potential revenue $40 to $50 per acre. The outlook brands peanuts as a major future Texas industry.
In Kansas City on Oct 28 grain futures closed with wheat at 1.84 per bushel for December and corn at 8 7/8 cents for December with May also showing gains as traders priced in shifts in supply.
Prices for grains and oats reported from St Louis and Chicago with wheat No. 2 around 1.90 to 1.92 dollars, No. 2 hard near 1.90, corn No. 2 about 1.07 to 1.08, white corn about 1.97 to 1.08, oats higher with No. 2 at 3 for 63 percent, barley around 84 to 1.23.
Liverpool market activity paused on October 28 as traders observed a holiday on the cotton exchange, halting normal dealings for the day.
Reports from Brazil show rapid growth in cattle breeding across the country. Consul General Gottschalk says a nationwide industry is forming with government support including a $100,000 stud animal purchase, census plans, and measures to lower prices for rural ranches. He foresees Brazil becoming a major cattle exporter and reducing imports.
Quotations show Park open and high and low values for various meats and fats. Local packing house quotes list bacon extras and bellies, 14-16 pound averages, fancy breakfast bacon, and pure lard prices.
Weekly cotton comparisons from Secretary Hester show season totals for bales and receipts across destinations and spindles, with figures comparing last year and the year before. A quip follows about an English nobleman who asks for a wall to protect a ruin, but the steward used the ruin to build the wall.
New York stocks table compares today’s Lot bids with those a week earlier, illustrating progress for each issue during the week ending today.
Fort Worth cattle and sheep receipts show steady markets with steers 6.00 to 7.60, calves 4.50 to 9.00, and lambs 9.00 to 9.50. Chicago hogs 9.50 to 10.20, cattle weak with native beef 6.60 to 11.65. Kansas City hogs 9.75 to 10.15, cattle 5.50 to 11.00, lambs 10.00 to 11.00. Kansas City and other markets report mixed limits and steady to lower trends across species.
Receipts at St. Louis totaled hogs 4500 and cattle 900 with mixed market shifts. Hogs seen 5 to 10 cents lower with values from light 9.75 to 10.30 for heavy weights. cattle and calves mixed with steer and heifer prices from 6.5 to 11.15 for native beef and yearling stockers. sheep steady with lambs 7.50 to 10.75 and yearlings 5.00 to 8.75.
Turpentine firm at 44 percent shows sales 255 with receipts 473 shipments 19 and stock 17 935 Resin firm with sales 1311 receipts 1662 shipments 360 stock 84 notes A B BE and BE prices range from 6 25 to 6 60 with various grades and small percentages.
British recruits at Sandhurst plan a morning prank on their drill sergeant. When ordered to number off from the right they recite a playing card sequence and the sergeant responds that all court cards must fall out and report to the major.
A week ending today saw strong interest in low priced rails driven by speculative demand. Details of a $300 million British loan and gains in sugar, leather, and paper issues also influenced trading. United States Steel rose amid expectations of a new quarterly earnings record, while copper and coal shares showed notable activity. Total volume approached 550000 shares as bonds moved lower.
Mercantile paper at 2 percent. Sterling 60 day bills 4.71 commercial 60 day bills 4.76 demand 4.75 cables 4.76. Francs demand 5.84 cables 5.83. Guilders demand 40 15 16 cables 41 11 16. Bar silver 67 3/4 cents Mexican dollars 52 cents. Government bonds steady railroad bonds irregular.
London news reports bar silver at 32 1/2 cents per ounce and money at 5 percent. Discount rates show short bills at 5 1/2 percent and three months at 5 1/2 percent.
The copper market remained firm in New York with major agencies reporting sales through January and nominal quotations for nearby delivery. Electrolytic copper for first quarter delivery ranged from about 27.59 to 28.00, while iron held steady.
A brief dialogue notes church bazaar profits at a minister’s event. Mabel questions success while Gladys confirms no profile revenue yet mentions ten participants and wedding fees benefiting the minister.
Buyers paid steady to firm rates for country products delivered in San Antonio on Saturday. Exes and butter held firm at 29 30c and 30 34c per pound respectively, poultry prices ranged from 3.50 to 7.00 per unit, with turkeys at 19 20c per pound and ducks 4.80 per dozen to 6.50. Geese traded 6.00 to 8.00 per dozen.
New York market note shows Rio No 7 coffee at 9 4/8 cents, December at 8.22, March at 7 9/16 cents, as of late trading.
Butter prices unchanged with receipts of 3774 cases. Eyes also steady. Potatoes steady with receipts of 77 carloads. Poultry: alive prices lower for fowls 13 to 17 cents and for springs 17 cents.
New York buyers kept to cover during weekend, leaving the market unchanged to modestly higher. December sugar at 5.62, January 4.66, March 4.35, May 4.43 with raw sugar steady at 5.77 for molasses and 6.44 for centrifugal. Fine granulated sugar traded 7.50 to 7.76.
The report lists Butter prices with Creamery 334c and Firsts Sic seconds 291, Exes Firsts 3ic. Poultry shows Hens 16c Roosters 12c. Potatoes Kaw Valley early Ohlos firm at $1.65.
Observations taken at 8 p m on October 28 1916 show wind under 10 mph and precipitation under .01 inch not published. The report notes Mrs Sada Falangus of Portland Oregon earns $1000 a month writing life insurance.
Temperature and rainfall figures for Houston district stations over the past 24 hours are reported. Weather conditions are generally below normal, with the belt showing cooler than usual readings. Meteorologist Allen Buell notes nipetekens in the regional weather.
Weekly cotton statistics list totals. Forwarded to mills 72 000 bales with 55 000 American. Total stock 592 000 bales of which 444 000 are American. Imports 114 000 with American origin. Exports amount shown as $000.
In New Orleans on October 28 rough and clean rice traded actively. Receipts totaled 11 640 sacks for rough, 5859 sacks for millers, and 5641 pockets of clean rice. Sales included rough Honduras 1813 sacks and Japan 624, Blue Rose 170. clean Honduras 6476 pockets, Japan 1388 pockets, Blue Rose 2261 pockets. Quotations remained unchanged.
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