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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
11
New York opened with a firm tone and a net advance of 19 to 20 points as higher cables, active spot demand, and outside interest aided buying. By late morning, prices set new highs for January and eased from the best. notes of nervousness persisted amid light noon activity.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened with a 16 to 20 point advance on reports of snow frost and cold in the western belt. Short covering and late selling influenced gains, with noon prices 24 points net higher. By 2 p m values slipped to 17 to 18 points above yesterday but remained 15 to 16 points over the prior close.
New Orleans reports October futures at 11.48 to 11.50 for nearby contracts and later close with a net advance of 15 to 16 points. Prices show slight gains across months with quotes for December January and March ranging around 11.50 to 11.68.
Closing in Liverpool shows spot cotton steady with firm prices. American middling fair 6.924 pence, good middling 6.684, middling 6.504, low middling 6.304, and ordinary 5.30 pence. Sales total 20,020 bales, with 500 for circulation and export and several thousand dollars in American scripts and dates noted.
In Liverpool trading on October 1, cotton futures closed firm with key near ranks showing November at 6.324 pence and December at 20 pence. Other notable quotations include January at 6.19 pence and May around 6.244. Market activity extends to March and August positions with mixed shifts across the forward curve.
The report lists cottonseed priced in New York for several months with bids and sales. Prices show November at about 6.97 for 100 units and December at 5.89 for 200 units, with total sales of 17 100 units and various monthly figures around 5.7 to 6.08.
New York, New Orleans, and Houston report steady to firm spot cotton prices with middling grades around 11 to 12 cents. Receipts and stocks are listed: New Orleans 28,874 bales received, 175,099 bales in stock. Houston 816 bales sold, 118,408 bales in stock. prices span low ordinary to strict middling with multiple fractions cited.
New York reports steady cotton spot with middling uplands at 11.70 and middling gulf at 11.95, with 1400 bales sold. Memphis notes a fractional advance in spot, middling price around 11.? per pound in late October trading.
Trading stays spirited amid forecasts of colder weather across Texas. January contracts rose to 11.42 as port receipts grow and ginning nears 80 percent. Analysts debate production totals and demand while bullish sentiment spreads through exchanges and brokers in Dallas, Oklahoma reports show frost little damage, and Liverpool firms note Lancashire buyers.
Arrived yesterday: Steamers Monarch, Deloha Bay, Francis, Barbados, Quern more, Cardiff, El-Sud, New York, Dalebank, St. Lucia. Also Celtic King, Jemen via Norfolk, Elewick Hall, Havre via Norfolk, Victorian. Sailed: Steamers Denver, New York, Martin Saenz, Barcelona, Dortmund, Hamburg via Port Arthur.
London quotations show Consols for money and account at 73 percent. Bar silver steady at 29, money 33 4 94, Short bills 4 13 18 6 percent, three months bills 4 15 16.
London reports 228000 pounds sterling in bullion entered the Bank of England on balance yesterday. The movement involved large sums and underscored ongoing gold flows amid market activity in the capital.
Paris reports three per cent rentes at 89f 72%c for the account with London exchange at 25f 23%c for checks. Private rate discount 3% per cent.
The New York market reported firmness in cotton goods with moderate buying for fall 1913 knit goods and firm yarns. Jobbers noted moderate current business for immediate delivery as buyers showed cautious optimism amid the season’s shifts.
Weather Bureau notes from 3 a m observations describe air pressure, isotherms, and symbols. Forecasts for San Antonio and East Texas include fair skies, colder air, and frost tonight or Friday.
Union Stock Yards reports a quiet day with limited receipts in cattle calves hogs and horses. Prices held steady with cattle from 350 to 425 and calves around 625, hogs mostly 750 to 800, horses consigned elsewhere and several carloads routed to Light Texas and Uvalde pastures.
Butter firm dairy prices steady with creamery and daisy varieties near 23 to 30 cents. Cheese steady with daisies a penny or two varied and Young Americas and Long Horns listed. Potatoes steady with Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin receipts. Poultry alive firm turkeys 16 cents and chicks 11 to 12 cents. veal at 9 to 11 4 cents.
New York report notes an Eges firm named Rescue shipping 9953 cases of fresh gathered extras, indicating strong demand for the product as of October 31.
Kansas City on October 31 reports butter creamery at 28 cents for firsts 26 cents for seconds 24 cents for packing stock 22 38 cents extras 25 cents firsts 24 cents seconds c.
Louis market notes show chickens at 12 to 13 cents, turkey around 26 to 30 cents, ducks at 12 cents and eggs steady at 2 cents per dozen, with overall prices holding firm.
Raw sugar remains quiet with Muscovado 89 test at 3.55 cents per pound and centrifugal 96 test at 4.05 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test at 8.30 cents. Refined sugars steady alongside petroleum and molasses.
New York traders report firm prices for hides with Bo gota at 28 29 cents and Central America at 28 percent. Leather also shows firmness amid cautious demand.
New York trading on October 31 sees coffee futures steady as December contracts settle at 14.08 and March at 14.05. Spot No. 7 Rio remains quoted.
Paris on October 31 reports the Bank of France lifted its discount rate from 3 percent to 4 percent today.
Observation at 8 am Thursday October 31 in San Antonio Texas reports unsettled weather with cold in the northwest and freezing in the Panhandle. Rainfall exceeds an inch at Bentonville Fort Smith Henrietta and many Oklahoma locations. Last bulletin of the season by Allen Buell Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
Hog prices advance in Fort Worth trading after a two week drought, with hogs at best $7.95 and overall hog receipts around 3000. Cattle and calves show steady to higher moves, Mexican steers at $4.40, feeders $5.26 to $5.40, cows $3.25 to $4.35, lambs $6.50 and ewes $4.25 from a 222-head sheep run.
Receipts total 5600 cattle with slow steady trade and guidance on beef cuts. Hogs at 18,000 head cited as strong with prices ranging from 7.10 to 7.90 for different grades. Sweep trades also 18,000 head with market steady and lambs priced between 3.40 and 7.16.
Receipts total 31 000 cattle includes 3000 Texans market steady with Texas and Oklahoma feeders 6 00 to 7 25 cows and heifers 5606 calves in carload lots 5 00 hogs receipts 16 000 market 10 25 to 7 85 higher pigs and lights 6 26 7 50 mixed 7 35 7 85 good heavy 7 70 sheep 1800 receipts market ten cents higher native muttons 3 70 4 10 lambs 6 00 7 10.
Kansas City market reports receipts of 4500 cattle and 5000 sheep. Native steers bring 6.50 to 10.75, southern steers 4.25 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.40 to 5.25. Bulk sales run 7.40 to 7.70, heavies 6.50 to 7.75, pigs 5.50 to 6.00. Sheep show higher by ten cents with muttone 3.50 to 4.85, lambs 6.00 to 7.25, range wethers 4.00 to 6.00, ewes 2.50 to 4.25.
Market notes show grain and provisions shifting with Argentine crop fears and rain. December wheat at 91 to 93, corn steady near 62, oats firm around 32 to 34, hogs and rib prices moving. futures open mixed and close steady or higher. Quoted futures and cash prices list No. 2 red wheat and various corn and oat grades in Chicago.
The market shows gains in Canadian Pacific and steel issues like Bethlehem and Republic Iron amid modest advances in key shares. Reading, Union Pacific and Amalgamated lead activity while overseas news aids a tentative recovery. late day money rates rise, markets turn apathetic.
Quotations for commodities in St Louis on October 31 show No 2 red wheat at 1.04 to 1.07 decline. No 2 hard at 90 to 94 cents. No 2 corn at 68% to 64% cents. No 2 white at 63 cents. Oats No 2 at 32% to 38 cents. No 2 white at 34 cents. Futures listed: Wheat December 92 1/2 cents, May 92 1/2. Corn December 48 1/2, May 60 1/2. Oats 31% to 31 cents, May 38 34 cents.
Kansas City quotations show cash wheat prices with various grades and futures quotes for December and May. Oats and corn futures are listed with December and May figures and monthly spread notes.
New Orleans reports rough rice, Honduras, and Japan rice prices with receipts totaling 7 371 rough and 4 842 clean bags. Sales include Honduras rough at 3 16 to 4 02, Japan rough 3 41, clean Honduras at 2 5c, Japan 34% 39-16c, with quotations for rough Honduras Japan and clean Honduras Japan varying by type.
Wool prices hold steady in St. Louis with medium combing and clothing grades at 23 to 26 cents, night fine 19 to 21 cents, heavy fine 18 cents, tub washed 27 to 33 1/3 cents. Market tone flat as buyers and sellers assess demand.
An English sportsman W Scoresby Routledge sails to Easter Island with a geologist and a British Museum archaeologist to study the island’s colossal statues stone houses and other remains in a new archaeological effort.
New York on October 31 reports money on car very strong with ruling rate 5 percent, closing bid 6 percent and offered at 7 percent. Time loans show strength at 60 days 6 percent, 90 days 6 percent, six months 5 to 6 percent.
Copper dull at 74 pounds sterling spot 158 futures 7s 6d. Tin quiet spot 229 futures 228 15s. Lead 19s 5s. Spelter 27s 6d. Iron Cleveland warrants 66s 7d in London.
Lead quotations show 4.60 and 4.86 for the day while Spelter is listed at 17.25 and 7.26, reflecting market activity in St. Louis trading today.
The San Antonio market has a bumper apple season with several hundred boxes sold at auction and 10,000 boxes stored in local cold storages. New varieties include Ben Davis Missouri pippins Jonathans and Winesaps as demand from eastern speculators grows toward the Christmas market. Officials note limited storage space and strong overall movement across markets.
The Utica bulletin outlines the late vice president James Schoolcraft Sherman’s life from his Utica origins to his political rise in New York. It notes his illness, the impact of Bright’s disease, and his dedication to public service and baseball as well as his family, career, and local prominence.
President Taft leaves tomorrow for Utica to attend the funeral of Vice President Sherman. He travels by private car with aides and cabinet officers to be determined. Taft also cancels a monument dedication and plans to vote in national elections after returning. He sends a telegram of sympathy to Mrs. Sherman acknowledging his late husband’s service.
Washington reports indicate that removing a vice presidential candidate before the November election will not cause legal embarrassment to the party. Voters elect electors on Tuesday who then choose the president and vice president in January. The party relies on elector precision and public alignment, not the immediate ticket.
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