This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
11
Marked activity across all divisions with prices firm to yesterday and well above Tuesday. Cows sold up to $3.75, calves as high as $4.70 in the best spots, and hogs reached $7.00. Short session due to limited commission supply and strong demand.
The Fort Worth hog market again tests the 8-cent price, with declines across hog divisions over the last three days. Fort Worth tops down a nickel to a dime from yesterday and half a dollar from last week, while other markets fall except St Louis. Market mood turns cautious as stockmen wonder if the bottom has fallen out.
By the Associated Press in New York on September 7 refined sugar prices across all grades were boosted by ten cents per hundred pounds reflecting a wider market move.
Chicago Sept 7 Clearing northwest weather spurred initial wheat selling offset by higher Liverpool and Berlin prices. A later rally followed reports of a Russian yield shortfall. December wheat opened around 96%97c and finished 97c, up modestly. Corn eased on favorable weather while oats declined. pork prices rose with early gains in futures.
Receipts today show 136 wheat cars with 54 contract grade and 643 corn cars with 170 contract grade. Oars 221 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth reach 617 cars, up from 538 last week and down from 815 on the same day last year.
Prices and futures drifted in early trading with grains showing mixed moves. Corn and oats posted small gains while wheat futures held steady as December and May contracts traded around 95 cents to $1.02 and 45 to 65 cents respectively.
The St Louis market report shows medium grade combing and clothing fibers firm at 18 to 19 ½ cents, light fine at 14 to 15 cents, and tub washed at 2 cents. No further details provided on broader market movements or additional wool categories.
Fort Worth Texas hogs fall 5 to 18 cents with top at 7.55 and bulk around 7.00 to 7.50. Cattle receipts total 1000 with steers 2.50 to 5.35, stockers 3.40 to 4.50, cows 8.00 to 4.10, calves 4.00 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 100 and markets steady.
Cattle receipts around 5000 with steady to strong trade. Beeves priced from 5.00 to 8.10, Texas steers 4.00 to 6.40, westerns 4.00 to 7.00, calves up to 9.00. Hogs seen around 12000 with steady to slight gain. light 6.85 to 7.40, mixed 6.75 to 7.40, heavy 6.60 to 7.20, good to choice heavy 6.80 to 7.30, pigs 4.75 to 7.20. Sheep receipts near 27000 with strong market. native lambs 4.00 to 6.10, westerns 4.25 to 6.10, yearlings 3.90 to 4.00, natives 2.00 to 3.85.
Cattle receipts 1000 with 800 southerns, steady to strong market. Native steers 5.40 to 8.00, southern steers 4.00 to 5.50, southern cows and heifers 2.75 to 4.50, native cows and heifers 2.75 to 7.50, stockers 3.50 to 5.75, bulls 3.00 to 4.75, calves 4.25 to 7.75, Western steers 4.50 to 7.25, Western cows 2.80 to 4.75. Hogs receipts 6500, market steady to five cents lower. Bulk 6.95 to 7.15, heavy 6.95 to 7.15, packers and butchers 7.05 to 7.20, lights 7.00 to 7.20. Sheep receipts 9000, market steady. Muttons 3.00 to 3.75, lambs 4.75 to 5.80, range wethers and yearlings 3.00 to 4.50, range ewes 2.50 to 4.00.
Cattle receipts 2800 including 900 Texans with steady to strong markets. Native beef steers 4.50 to 8.00. cows and heifers 3.75 to 7.50. stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.50. Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.00 to 7.00. calves 4.00 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 10090, market steady. pigs and lights 4.50 to 7.25. packers 7.15 to 7.35. butcher and best heavy 7.15 to 7.35. Sheep receipts 2500, market steady. native muttons 3.25 to 3.75. lambs 4.00 to 6.25.
Associated Press reports Honduran rough rice active and steady Japan nominal while clean grades barely steady on the local rice exchange. Quotas list rough Honduras 2.30 3.30c Japan 2.00 3.20c clean Honduras 34% Se Japan 12% Receipts rough 7965 millers 2234 clean 1738. Sales rough Honduras 5085 at 2.30 3.25, clean Honduras 4262 at 1% t
New York reports steadier cotton goods markets with a slight price reduction on finer grades for the new season. Coarser grades hold last year's price as worsted yarns show more activity and underwear and cutters of suits see improved trade. jobbers report fair house business.
The New York market closed with coffee futures up 2 6 points after yesterday’s session. Sales reached 98 000 bags while spot prices held firm with No 7 Rio at 13% and No 4 Santos around 14 4 to 14 6 cents. Cordova traded nominally at 14 to 16 cents with New York warehouse deliveries totaling 10225 bags versus 12787 a year ago.
Stock market opened with little extent of changes as trade was subdued and futures weak. Iowa Central rose 2 points while Union Pacific and U S Steel slipped about 1 point. Missouri Pacific fell to 88 for a year’s low. Baltimore and Ohio touched 96 5. Readings and Canadian Pacific also declined.
The market shows continued buying momentum with New Orleans selling early and western shorts covering. Active months rise 2 to 3 points midday, then ease as ginning reports temper gains, spot prices around 11.60 cents for December hold, and Manchester demand supports steadier trading.
New Orleans Sept 7 Cotton futures opened steady with a 2.3 point rise on firmer Liverpool markets and reports of exporters short of high grade spots for September shipment. Weather was favorable with light rain expected only in Texas, while mid-morning buying resumed and bulls supported prices leading to a 11 to 13 point rise at noon and a 4 to 9 point net advance at close.
The passage lists futures opening with September at 11.51 and 65c, October 11.42 and 43c, December 11.45 and 46e, January 11.51 cents, March 11.63 cents, and May 11.74 cents as bid and asked levels.
Close on Liverpool cotton shows 12 000 bales traded with 700 for speculation and export. American cotton comprised 8900 bales. receipts totaled 3000 with no American in. Futures start quiet and end steady across the season spreads.
New Orleans on September 7 reports spot cotton firm with a 1 percent rise. Sales on the spot total 445 bales, arrivals 1435. Grades range from low ordinary to good middling with quoted nominal to 12 1-16 cents. Receipts 1034, stock 34,298.
Spot cotton in Memphis on September 7 declined 44 cents with middling grade at 12 1/2 cents.
New York reports spot cotton quiet at 10 points higher. Middling uplands 11.70 cents, middling gulf 11.96 cents, sales 140 bales. Market tone cautious as prices edge up on demand.
Houston market reports spot cotton trading steady with prices unchanged at middling 11 4/5 cents. The brief note records current day status from Houston, Texas, noting stable values for the middling grade.
New Orleans saw nearly 2 quarter of a billion dollars in merchandise pass through its port from August 1, 1910, to July 31, 1911, marking growth in both imports and exports. Coffee imports heavily boosted New York’s losses as New Orleans emerged as the top import and export hub, with customs receipts totaling about $9.36 million and coffee shipments around 298,675,379 pounds valued at $31,436,718.
Houston and Augusta data list bale counts and stock figures. Last year totals are 206,591 and 231,516 on the same day last year and last week respectively. Excess this season amounts to 24,008 bales.
Prime basis oil quoted at 5.06 5 09 cents, meal at 26.50 dollars, linters 24 percent 3 cents in Memphis market notes dated September 7.
In New York on September 7, cottonseed oil futures showed mixed activity with Sept and Oct contracts trading around 6.50 to 6.65 and surrounding months near 6.00 to 6.26. Open and close figures for Septh Oct and Dec reflect moderate volatility in early trading.
The market opened higher on a good Liverpool, with rising spot sales and firmer demand amid rumors of a September supply shortage. Ginners' reports due Friday may show 700,000 bales ginned to September 1, below last year by 31,000. Insect damage rises across the belt as rain and heat worsen pest impact. black markets fear poisoning from sprayed leaves. Total U S receipts today at 16,538 bales with Gulf ports showing strong movement. exports run well above last year, and bulls anticipate record September exports.
In St Louis on September 7 the lead price stood at 4.37 percent and spelter at 5.80 percent with little trading activity as the day opened.
San Antonio wholesale butter supplies are very limited despite recent rains not boosting dairy markets. Elgin butter quotes hold at 26 cents while local country butter lands at 15 cents and creamery at 30 cents. Egg stocks remain tight with storage eggs at 30 cents a dozen and Texas fresh eggs scarce.
Cheese firm prices ranged from 12 to 20 cents per slice with Swiss and Limburger at 17 to 20 cents per pound. Butter averaged 14 to 16 cents per pound. Poultry prices held steady with dozen prices listed for hens and springs, and turkey meat quoted per pound at 14 to 16 cents.
Quotations today show Butter 20 26c firsts 17ec to 18c for prime. Cheese steady. Daisies and Twins around 12 13%c. Potatoes firm with thirty car receipts. Minnesotas and Michigan prices 1.00 to 1.06, Wisconsin 0.90 to 0.96. Poultry live prices Turkeys 14c, fowls 13c, springs 12c. Weights 10 to 14 pounds fetch 5 to 11 dollars.
The Associated Press reports Kansas City market prices dated Sept 7 show butter at 2 cents for creamery firsts 23 cents for seconds with packing stock 16 1/2 to 17 cents. Eggs are 21 1/4 cents for extras and 18 1/2 cents for firsts with seconds listed as lic.
Quotations today show poultry steady with hens and chicks priced around 2 to 3 cents, turkeys at 15 cents, and ducks at 9 to 10 cents. Butter and eggs hold steady with creamery butter at 20 to 26 cents per pound and eggs near current base values.
A fragment from a New York Associated press item shows receipts and case counts with unclear figures. The text is partial and nameless, preventing precise totals or context.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.