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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1912
Page
9
The lemon market sees a notable rise with sixes quoted from 1 to 1.60 per box as California crops falter and strong demand persists. Local prices hit 6 to 6.50 per box while buyers report booming orders and widespread activity in hardware, farm implements, and beans as farmers invest in modernization.
An extensive list of prices paid to shippers for poultry butter cheese eggs and produce. Entries cover tomatoes cantaloupes potatoes onions cabbage celery cucumbers peaches apples and many other items with unit prices and crates or boxes noted. Also includes coffee futures closing values and general canned goods notes.
Observations at 8 a m show air pressure lines and temperature contours. Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity and East Texas unsettled tonight and Wednesday with little or no precipitation yesterday. Total precipitation since January 1 is 18.31 inches. daily deficit 0.10 inch.
Union Stock Yards reports broad livestock demand with cattle calves horses hogs and sheep all selling well. Cows topped at 4.35 with many cattle between 3.50 and 4. Goats cleared around 3.26 while mutton demand rises as beef and pork prices push consumer interest higher.
Captain B L Crouch from Texas helped push a $100000 appropriation by the Thirty second legislature for bounties on scalps of wolves coyotes and big cats effective September 1. Five dollars paid on delivery of scalps to county commissioners. Benefit to western stockmen and New Mexico. Also reports Chicago cash corn at ten year high with top price 84 1 2 cents and Kansas City shelves expect premium beef from new crop ears near 12 inches.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture backs holding young stock to stabilize future beef supply amid large feed. He cites a 2.8 billion bushel corn crop and near record hay, while cattlemen in Del Rio report a quiet market and anticipation of fewer Southwest Texas cattle this fall due to drought. Oklahoma rain shortages push steers toward Kansas City as markets show heavy receipts in Chicago not recorded there.
Chicago markets report butter steady at 26c for creamery, 21 23c for dairies. Eggs steady with 7352 cases received. firsts 18c, prime firsts 20c. Cheese prices quoted for several brands, including Daisies 154 %c, Twins 144% isc, Young Americas 15% 15%c, Long Horns 185% 151c. Potatoes steady with Wisconsin 45 65bc, Michigan 60 65c, Minnesota 45 50c. Poultry live market steady. turkeys 12c, chicks 14c, springs 18c. Veal steady. 50 to 60 pound wethers 18c.
Quoted prices show chickens at 12 cents, spring chickens 16 4 cents, turkeys 120 cents, ducks 9 44 cents, geese 5 cents. Butter steady to dull with creamery 23 to 26 cents, eggs and fees listed as firm at 19 1 2 percent.
New York on September 8 reports firmer egg prices with receipts at 15,574. Fresh gathered extras and checks range from 17 to 19 cents, with good to fine quality noted and dirties at 26 to 27 cents.
Steady values across cattle stocker, beef steers, cows and calves at Fort Worth Tuesday. Receipts totaled 3500 cattle 1200 calves 1272 hogs 584 sheep and 166 horses and mules with top beef load at 5.60 and hogs topping 9.20. Lambs 6 and stockers 3.80 to 3. So highlights include calves to 7.35 and steady market tone across dairy and feed stock categories.
Cattle receipts 7000 with a weak to ten cent lower market. Hogs receipts 10000 with slow market and 10 cent decline. Sheep receipts 40000 with steady to ten cent lower trends. Prices cited for cattle, hogs and sheep include ranges for beeves Texas and western cattle, various hog classes, and native and western lambs and yearlings.
Receipts and quotations today show cattle at 17 000 with Native and southern steers and cows and heifers sparking steady to ten cents lower. Hogs at 7 000 with bulk and heavy trades steady. prices range from 8.50 to 8.88 for various hog categories. Sheep receipts 1 000 with steady market. lambs and range types priced from 4.00 to 7.00 per head.
In St Louis on Sept 3 receipts totaled 6600 cattle including 606 Texas stock. native beef steers bring 5.60 to 10.50, Texas Oklahoma steers 4.60 to 8.00, cows and heifers 3.50 to 7.00, calves in carloads 5.50. Hog receipts around 500 with prices 6.50 to 8.96. Sheep receipts 4000 with native muttons 3.55 to 4.85 and lambs 4.60 to 7.00.
Temperatures and rainfall for the Houston district over 24 hours ending 8 A.M. show generally fair weather. Temperature is above normal. Local Forecaster Allen Buell notes the forecast covers stations in San Antonio and surrounding area.
Copper firm with spot at 17.25 to 17.62 and futures through November. Tin quiet and easy with spot 47.10 to 47.75 and October 47.00 to 47.62. Lead and spelter firm with lead 3.76 to 4.95 and spelter 7.26 to 7.60. Electrolytic and lake copper listed at 17% near 17.9.
Kansas City market notes show butter and creamery products trading near steady levels for packed stock despite limited buyer demand. Prices quoted around twenty cents per unit reflect ongoing supply tightness and cautious trading through early fall.
Chicago market notes big receipts in the northwest and heavy world shipments. wheat opens 4 to 1/2 lower with December at 92 1/2 to 92 3/4 cents. Corn eases then holds near 54 to 64 1/2 cents. oats steady at 32 1/2 to 32 3/4 cents. Provisions irregular. pork near 19.35 to 19.40, lard 10.90, ribs 10.27. Closed steady for December wheat and corn ends at 54 1/2 cents.
Quotations listed for Cash wheat across grades with prices from No 2 red to durum and velvet chaff. Corn prices shown for No 2, No 2 white, and No 2 yellow, followed by data for No 2 and No 2 white standards.
Quotations for cash and future commodities in St. Louis show wheat, corn, and oats with varying bid and close prices. Prices listed include No. 2 red wheat at 1.02 to 1.04 percent, corn No. 2 at 78 to 77, and oats No. 2 at 31 to 32 cents. December and May futures are provided for each grain with modest fluctuations.
Kansas City market notes show cash wheat at No 2 hard 87 to 88 percent, No 2 red 98 to 1 dollar. corn No 2 mixed 76 to 78 cents, No 2 white around 64 to 66. Oats No 2 white 33 to 34 cents. No 2 mixed 32 to 33. September wheat at 87 3/4 cents, December 86 44 cents, May 90 3/4. Corn contracts at September 69, December 50 1/2, May 50 3/4. Continuous quotes mirror September 32 1/2 cents, December 32 1/2, May 31 3/4.
Memphis market report lists prime basis at 5.84 5.47, meal at 26.50 27.00, and linters at 2.50 4.00 as of September 3.
The 8 a.m. observations show wind direction and velocity, temperature, rainfall, and weather state. Data entry lists the five columns for wind direction, wind speed, temperature, rainfall, and overall weather condition.
The cotton market opened firm with advances of 14 to 23 points amid hopes the mid day government report was discounted. Buying by Memphis, Wall Street and major trade interests kept prices buoyant, with later gains of 23 to 24 points on continued reports of hot dry weather and deteriorating New Orleans and eastern belt crops.
Cotton futures opened steady with an advance of 13 to 18 points amid Liverpool rumors of labor trouble in Galveston affecting shipments. Weather was favorable overall but not ideal for Texas and Oklahoma. by midmorning active contracts rose 15 to 17 points, with the market steady around the middle of the morning and 26 point gains at 11 o'clock.
Closing spot cotton demand limited with prices up six points. American middling fairs quoted at 7.24d and good middling at 6.844d, with other grades ranging from 6.4a to 5.70d. Sales reached 5000 bales, 300 for speculation and export, including 4500 American. receipts 21,000 including 42300 American.
Futures opened quiet and steady in Liverpool on September 3 with settlements closing steady for the Sept 6 contract and a series of monthly spreads. Trading reflected muted activity across near terms from Sept to Aug with small premium adjustments noted.
Leading spot markets in New Orleans report steady prices with Middling at 11 8-16 cents and a small 68 bale sale. Receipts total 84 bales with no arrivals noted and various grades listed in nominal ranges.
Galveston Texas September 8 spot cotton closes steady with price grades: low ordinary 6 11-16, ordinary 7 11-16, good ordinary 8 9-16, low middling 10 3/16, middling 11 1/4, good middling 11 1/2. Sales 600. F.O.B. 12.00. Receipts 31,412. Stock 87,261.
Spot cotton prices in Houston on September 3 show low ordinary at 67 16c, ordinary 77 160, good ordinary 97 16c, low middling 108 16c, middling 113 16c, good middling 117 16c, and middling fair 11114c. Shipments reached 15,138, sales 570, f. 6. b., 13,473, stock 49,562.
New York on September 3 reports cotton spot markets quiet with middling uplands at 11.50 cents and middling near 11.75. Sales reach 11,600 bales.
In Memphis on September 3, spot cotton held steady with middling grade unchanged, indicating stable prices in the day’s market activity.
New York Sept 5 market shows steady close for cotton seed oil with spot 9.58 and various futures ranges. Trading activity included 8700 total sales with December and January lots moving between 6.06 and 6.97 per hundredweight.
Washington dispatch reports Luther Conant Jr a commissioner of corporations says foreign tare rules create false weight standards causing uncertainty and possible fraud in U S cotton sales to Europe. He urges standardization and rapid reform to protect producers exporters and consumers.
Copper stocks lead activity as Utah gains while Union Pacific and Reading slip. Large losses in Canada and rail shares pull down the market following a holiday. Bonds are irregular and call loans rise to 4 1 2 percent. New York money rates show short term demand firm.
New York on September 3 reports a steady market with prime mercantile paper at 5 percent and sterling exchange eased to 4.84 for bills and 4.8656 for demand. Commercial memo priced at 4.83, bar silver at 6.24 dollars per ounce, Mexican dollars at 4.84. Government and railroad bonds described as steady and easy respectively.
In St. Louis, metal prices moved with lead easing to 4.75 and spelter climbing to 7.25 on Sept 3, signaling a mixed metals market.
The U S department of agriculture reports the U S growing cotton crop condition on August 25 at 74.8 percent of normal, down from 76.5 July 26 and near 78.8 for the ten year average. States by condition are also listed.
Notice cautions visitors to be sure of the correct office in the building and directs them to the Union Painiess Dentists at 22 West Commerce. It warns against confusion with other city offices and notes the business’s visible sign and proximity changes.
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