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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
9
Elegant 18 room colonial residence with two large halls and modern conveniences in the heart of San Antonio. Steam heat, modern plumbing, duplex shades at every window, paved Main Ave Euclid corner, near private homes. Suitable for institute school rooming or hospital use. Watchman on premises. Call 704 E Commerce Street.
For Sale or Trade Real Estate 990 acres eighteen miles from the city on a good road all under fence with fine well and sandy loam. City property in part trade balance easy. Lecumts Realty Co exclusive agents Crockett. SS EXCHANGE Small well improved farm near Beeville Bee county owner rents on the Colorado river west of Austin D C McLeod 811 State Bank Bldg.
The Cotton Region Bulletin from San Antonio reports unsettled weather over the Houston district with normal to deficient temperatures. Rainfall exceeded an inch at Grand Core Robeline Dublin Tallahassee Newnan Houston Palestine and Wiley Junction. Meteorologist Allen Revell signs the bulletin.
A short plea notes a steady white girl will perform house work for a small family at 410 Elmira Street.
The report notes a decisive Bears defeat and a renewed rise in cotton prices, with Liverpool shown as stronger in regional markets.
Bullish census bureau consumption figures for cotton and linters pulled prices higher at the open across markets. Liverpool and weather forecasts supported gains while New York and New Orleans showed solid advances before afternoon easing. San Antonio buyers posted spot prices for good middling and middling.
The New York cotton market opened firm with an advance of 13 to 25 points, January at 16.82 after the call. British Liverpool demand, August census figures, and firm southern spot markets fueled buying, hedging, and private cables cited smaller offerings and improved demand outlook, with December around 15.78 and January near 15.86 cents before slight retreats later. Southern spots held steady to higher, while overall activity showed active covering and trade buying.
New Orleans reports bullish August consumption bringing 626 579 bales of lint and cotton prompting sharp early gains of 20 to 28 points. By noon futures held a net rise of 26 to 30 points before heavy liquidation and short selling followed a Sweden central allies rumor.
Spot cotton prices show good middling around 9.54 pence with middling near 9.38 and 9.70 on various grades. Speculation figures list 500 for Ponscripts and 7,000 for ex-scripts, reflecting trading activity and pricing uncertainty in the market.
Futures firm in Liverpool on September 3.9 sed and various spreads. The September-October and other month pairs traded around 9.4 with minor adjustments. The report lists numerous forward contracts from September 3.9 sed to August-September 9.104 with values in the 8.82 to 9.46 range.
Marine intelligence notes Concho and El Cid arrived at Galveston from New York while Ventura de Larringa and Manchester sailed. Birmingham reports a sharp shortage of freight cars in southern markets hindering ore fruit cotton coal and pig iron shipments.
Census Bureau reports August cotton usage at 558 717 running bales plus linters, with year ending July 31 at 6 397 613 bales. August imports 7 483 bales and exports 419 170. Active spindles and stocks rise, while year over year figures show large contrasts.
Major General Funston seeks return of Captain Laas and Captain Walrath quartermasters of the First and Second Illinois regiments to face court martial. War Department received the request and referred it to the central department commander for action. Accusations claim about fifty horses issued to their regiments were not accounted for.
L Featherstone of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and East Texas ore interests offers the government one million tons of ore free and a free site plus plant rental after use if the armor plate factory locates in Beaumont or nearby counties. Orange Port Arthur and Atlanta also seek the plant as Secretary Daniels and navy experts plan site visits. The Texas bid includes ore labor railroad climate and strategic resource data.
The Weather Bureau reports a high pressure area over the western U S bringing lower temperatures from Canada to the Texas Panhandle. Temperatures varied from 48 to 56 degrees in western cities with frost warnings in northern Panhandle and widespread cool conditions expected for several days.
The Danish mail on board the Kristianiafjord from New York to Bergen was confiscated by British authorities at Kirkwall, per a Danish postmaster general report via Overseas News Agency. Separately, French telephony experts in Paris report French is more efficient than English for long distance telephoning at 190 words a minute to London.
The Texas state warehouse department warns that adding dirt to cotton seed for sale to oil mills violates the permanent warehouse law. A ginner in East Texas asked if dirt could be added at a customer’s request. officials cite prior practice and note one mill previously purchased 260 tons of seed, 40 tons of which were dirt.
Wheat prices rose early on Liverpool firmness and Argentine shipments, with gains for December and May contracts before a late setback as Argentine offers in Galveston appeared. Corn rose on fear of costs.
Hogs advanced in foreign markets with gains of 5 to 10 cents. Fort Worth and Oklahoma City tops reached 310.75 while local tops were about 2 cents lower. Cattle receipts were higher with better offerings, prices steady overall. Receipts: Cattle 350, calves 73, hogs 136.
Receipts in Oklahoma City total 1500 cattle with a steady market. 3000 cattle overall, 10 cents higher, top price 10.75. Sheep 200 head steady. Listings include Alexander Wien Oklahoma and Newman Banner Oklahoma with steers around 708 pounds at 5.65 and other calf prices. Kansas City reports varied sales with Wallace Skiatook 25 steers at 920 pounds for 6.35 and Moffett Fort Worth 86 calves at 215 pounds for 8.75.
Fort Worth Texas cattle receipts 6000 head with steady to strong prices steers 6 to 7.60, stockers 5.50 to 7.60, cows 4.50 to 6.50, bulls 4 to 5, calves 4.50 to 9.00. Hogs receipts 4000 head up to 10 cents higher, bulk 10.55 to 10.76, top 10.756. Sheep 400 head steady with yearlings 8 to 8.25, wethers 6.50 to 7.00, ewes 6 to 6.54, culls 4 to 5, goats 4.50 to 5.50.
The readable portions show brief price notes including gasoline and shell quotes, with figures such as 1.64% and 82 83c. The text is partial and garbled, listing several items and percentages without complete context or clear attributions.
Weather bureau data present cotton production and market figures for Galveston Houston Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk and Boston with stock comparisons to yesterday last week and last year plus notes on wind and precipitation. Allen Buell meteorologist provides the figures and notes data thresholds for publication.
Receipts and quotations show hogs 6500 head with market steady and price ranges from 7.00 to 11.25. Cattle receipts 3500 with steady market. native beef steers 7.59 to 11.00, cows 5.60 to 8.00, stockers 5.20 to 8.00, Texas quarantine steers 6.50 to 8.50, prime southern steers 8.60 to 9.00, calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady. lambs 7.00 to 11.35, ewes 5.00 to 7.26, yearlings 6.00 to 9.50.
Receipts: cattle 6000, pigs 12000, sheep 21000. Market trends show cattle firm, hogs mix to high bids, pigs steady to mild firm. Beef cattle in mixed ranges, western steers up to 9.40, stockers and feeders 4.40 to 7.65, cows and heifers 3.50 to 9.35, calves 8.30 to 13.00. Sheep weak with wethers 6.80 to 8.40 and lambs 7.26 to 11.25.
Kansas City wire reports wheat and corn rise with No 2 red at 1.58 for wheat and 0.88 to 0.84 for corn. Oats hold near 46 to 47 cents with rye around 1.22 to 1.24.
Kansas City reports receipts of about 6000 hogs and 6000 cattle with steady to firm markets. Hog prices range roughly from 9.00 to 11.05 per hundredweight, cattle including prime steers at about 7.30 to 9.00 and cows from 4.00 to 10.50. Sheep and lamb markets show lambs around 10.00 to 10.75, ewes 6.50 to 7.25, with stockers 5.60 to 10.0. New York quotes bulk seed oil prices, while an electric washing machine claim describes fabric-safe washing through a rotating basket system.
Kansas City reporting grain futures closed steady after session on September contracts. Heat pushed prices for September wheat to 1.43 and December wheat to 1.43. Corn for September and December traded around 70 1/2 cents.
The excerpt shows multiple track price points for records with numbers and prices including 60 1.66 1.59 and 1.02, as well as 46 Rye higher and 1.25. It reads like a price catalog listing different tracks and formats with varying costs.
Chicago September 14 local packing houses push quotations for dealers with dry salt pats at 16 1/2 cents bacon extras 18 cents dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average 18 1/2 cents fancy breakfast bacon 8 cents fancy hams 22 cents bacon bellies 14 16 pound average 20 cents pure lard 16 cents compound 12 cents
New York reporters say the directors of Phelps-Dodge and Company declared an extra dividend of five percent in addition to the usual two percent quarterly payout. The extra raises total disbursements above prior levels, though the exact increase is not specified.
Local brokers and grocers push sugar to 7 per hundredweight on Thursday in response to a 20 point rise in the New York futures market. Refined sugar commands 1 to 1.50 more per hundred pounds since the year’s start, with San Francisco prices up 16 cents per hundred. Other commodities see mixed gains as bananas, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, limes and Colorado Elberta peaches register higher values amid steady trade and government price signals.
Buyers paid steady to firm prices for Texas country produce in San Antonio on Thursday. Creamery milk ranged 25 30 cents per pound, country milk 19 20, packing stock 18 1?2 cents. Poultry values held firm with hens at 36 cents per dozen, large fryers 5.50 to 6.60, broilers 3.50 to 3.90, turkeys 17 to 18 cents per pound, ducks 4.00 to 5.00 per dozen, geese 4.60 to 5.00.
Kansas City market roundup lists butter at creamery 2 cents, firsts 26 cents, seconds 24 1/2 cents. eggs firsts 27 cents. poultry hens 15 cents, roosters 11 cents, broilers 20 cents. new potatoes steady Kaw Valley early Ohios 1.30 to 1.35.
In Chicago on September 14 receipts show butter unchanged at 867 cases and vegetables like potatoes up with 30 cars. Jersey cows from Minnesota and Ohio sold at 1.25 to 1.95 dollars. Poultry alive kept unchanged in the market.
New York reports a quiet day for cotton goods with overall prices firm. Yarns and worsted yarns held firm while spinners cut back on orders due to labor shortages. Silks remained firm with large mill orders. Laces were more active, driven by strong demand and business volume.
Savannah notes show mixed turpentine firm activity with receipts and stock figures across several grades. Quotations list multiple grades including A and B with prices ranging from about 5.80 to 6.30 per barrel, alongside timber and related stock markers.
In New Orleans on September 14, strong demand covered all rice grades. Receipts included Rough Honduras 4237 and 3034 units, mills 3892, Japan 610, blue rose 4. prices showed Rough Honduras 3.159 38, Japan 2.75 3.60, blue rose 3.50 3.76, with clean rice unchanged.
New York Sept. 14 Lea d 6.70 firm Spot East St. Louis copper firm electrolytic 25.00 to 28.00 Iron steady unchanged Tin firm spot 38.26 to 38.75
London market notes on lead spot and futures pricing for 30 pounds and 5e spelter, copper, tin spot and futures values, and electrolysis pricing. Includes spot and futures figures in pounds sterling and pence per unit.
The market opened with renewed vigor as prices surged in heavy trading led by Bethlehem Steel United States Steel and Reading crossing new highs. Rail shares like Union Pacific Atlantic Gulf and Westinghouse posted gains while industrials and motors pushed higher before a late hour retreat.
Berlin reports via Sayville wireless that Germany produced 1.145 million tons of pig iron in August, up from 1.134 million tons in July, per Overseas News Agency.
Raw sugar markets opened steady then fell at midday with sales around 10 000 tons and refined sugar holding at 1 75 per unit. Prices slipped 10 to 15 points net as traders weighed centrifugal S52 and molannet details amid a weaker tone.
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