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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1913

Page

9

Absorptive Capacity of Stock Market Tested by Selling

The New York market showed renewed speculative activity with higher prices but limited impact on values. Reading and Copper shares led gains at opening, while later trading erased most advances. several leaders drifted, and the market closed heavy with subdued breadth and mixed results.

New York New Haven Reading Amalgamated Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Southern Pacific Steel Can Dan Interborough Metropolitan Preferred Canadian and Consolidated Gas Anadian Pacific

Cotton Region Bulletin Weather Summary

The belts show cloudy and threatening skies with below normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Washington Fort Deposit Montgomery Spartanburg Arlington Batesville Memphis Bolivar Corinth Covington Holly Springs Milan Helena Brinkley Dardanelle Rosdale Demopolis Omaha Columus Washington Okolo Mobile Waynesboro.

Washington Fort Deposit Montgomery Spartanburg Arlington Batesville Memphis Bolivar Corinth Covington Holly Springs Milan Helena Brinkley Dardanelle Rosedale Columbus Demopolis Omasvilla Vington Okolo Mobile Waynesboro Allen Buell Weather Bureau

Money on call rates and loan terms listed

Money on call firm quotes 2 3-4 percent usage rate and 3 cents closing bid. Time loans offered for 60 days at 4 1-4 percent, 90 days at 4 1-2 percent, six months at 4 8-4 percent.

New York

Market Summary in New York Trading

Prime mercantile paper yields 5% to 6% with sterling weak at 4.82 20 for 60 days and 4.85 50 for demand. Commercial bills 4.81 2. Government bonds soft while railroad bonds hold easier. Mexican dollars quoted at 46s with silver at 60 1 2 cents.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Metal markets in New York and London steady prices

Lead steady at 4.70 bid in New York with London quotes around 20 pounds 10s. Copper firm with Standard spot 16.16 to 16.80 and electrolytic 16.87 to 17.00. Tin stable around 42.75 to 43.00 in spot and nearby months. Iron firm. London closing. Tron Cleveland warrants 540 4d per dollar.

New York London Cookson Tron Cleveland

Lead Prices Rise at St Louis Metal Exchange

Market notes from St Louis show lead quotes climbing with bid levels at 4.62 to Nk and asking around 5.72 to 5.75 cents per pound, reflecting tighter futures trading.

ST. Can Nk dl

Automobile Licenses Listed For Multiple Owners

A list of automobile licenses including No. 4072 Overland to T. Frost Wood at 2317 Main avenue and No. 4075 Maxwell to BE D Lamman at 422 Spofford Avenue. Also noted is a motorcycle license for Frank Funari of Leon Springs and entries for Dayton and Sam Levelow with addresses provided.

Overland T. Frost Woodhull Main Avenue Meeennee Dayton D. Handley Carson Sam Levelow

Building Permits Filed for Several Dwellings and Vineyards

Charles Hoffmann files for a 5 room dwelling on West Street and a 4 room dwelling on High Street. Plans show an additional 1,500 dollar building on Me ays and 1,950 dollar vineyard acreage in Greece.

Charles Hoffmann St Sullonss Swenty Meays Avenue Westfallm Winkler High Street Greece

Oats and Cane Seed Available from M Marucheau Grain Co

San Antonio Texas firm M Marucheau Grain Co advertises oats and cane seed for sale. The notice highlights available grain varieties and the supplier's contact location in San Antonio.

M. Marucheau Grain CO San Antonio, Texas

August Cotton Consumption and Stocks Reported by Census

The Census Bureau reports August cotton consumption at 458,726 running bales. On hand totals include 776,754 bales in manufacturing establishments and 497,670 bales in independent warehouses. Exports reached 27,168 bales and imports totaled 7 156 equivalent 600-pound bales.

Washington Census Bureau Egypt Peru China United Kingdom Germany France Italy Countries

Gold and silver output in 1912 report

Production of gold in the United States for 1912 totaled 93 451 500 dollars in value, down 3 438 500 from 1911, the lowest since 1907, while silver output reached 63 766 800 fine ounces worth 89 197 500 dollars, up 3 367 400 ounces. Nevada's drop of 4 521 200 helped drive the gold decrease. Director George E. Roberts noted world gold production rose due to greater output in South Africa.

Washington United States Mint Bureau Geological Survey Nevada George E. Roberts Mint Australia South Africa

Market Report Butter Eggs Potatoes and Poultry Unchanged

Chicago report notes butter eggs potatoes and poultry unchanged. Receipts show 65 carloads of potatoes and 9005 cases of eggs.

Chicago

Observations Recorded at 8 a.m. on September 16 1913

The entry notes observations taken at 8 a.m. on Tuesday September 16. It lists no further details but confirms the timestamp and date for the recorded data.

Price shifts noted in wholesale produce market

Report shows few price changes across produce lines while trade remains robust and collections fair. Rain-soaked fields slow cotton picking, delaying cash receipts and straining accounts. cotton today commands higher values with a strong farm cash flow once gins process it. Raisins prices rise as packers report short supply. exact weekly raisin prices cited. sugar holds firm, coffee demand rising amid expected fluctuations.

New York Stock Market Summary: Fresh Eges Extras

Eges, strong and fresh gathered extras noted with a price of 32 324c. The brief item records a market update in New York, listing a compact price and publication status.

New York Eges

Market Prices Reported for Poultry Butter and Eggs

In St. Louis on September 16 poultry progressed with chickens at 12 cents, springs 15 1/2, turkeys 18, ducks 11 1/2, geese 10 cents. Butter creamer y 0 cents. Eggs 20 cents.

ST. Louis

Rice Market Reports from New Orleans Trade Row

New Orleans reports rough Honduras prices at 2.50 to 3.60 per unit with 4 percent clean Honduras at 5 percent. Japan is listed steady with 3% to 3 1/4 for new and 2% to 3 for old. Receipts total 12,783: rough 4,451 millers 3,076 clean 3,256. Sales include 1,800 sacks rough Honduras at 2.85 to 3.50 and 4,497 pockets clean Honduras at 1% Bic and 1,570 pockets clean Japan at 3%o.

New Orleans Honduras Japan Millers

Market Roundup: Raw Sugar Steady in York Trade

York market notes show raw sugar holding steady with Muscovado at 3.23 to 3.26, cone sugar at 3.73 to 3.76, and molasses sugar at 2.98 to 3.01. Refined goods, petroleum, molasses, hides steady. Leather remains firm in today’s trading.

Ee York Muscovado

Butter esse and poultry unchanged

Kansas City report notes butter and eggs and poultry prices hold steady with no changes observed as markets close for the day.

Kansas City

Cotton goods markets open strong in New York trading

New York reports strong opening in cotton goods with bids for gray goods general and Southern staple ginghams rising. Staple dress goods start spring with 16 to 17 percent reductions while Canton raw silk shows price advances. Wool markets in St Louis ease as northern and western medium wool sells around 16 1 2 percent.

Yor Louis ST. Louis

Cotton seed oil market closes steady in New York

Spot and futures trade shows steady pricing for cotton seed oil with firm levels for September at 7.14 to 7.45, and activity across months from September through April. Sales totals include 23 400 units with multiple lots at varied prices, led by September and October maturities.

New York Arch

Carrigan Ruled Out For Boston Americans Season

Boston Americans lose manager Carrigan for the rest of the season after a broken middle finger suffered in the seventh inning against St. Louis. He may miss the post season against the Boston Nationals and is unable to participate this year.

Carrigan Boston Mass Boston Americans St. Louis Boston Nationals Covington Agnew Wagner Engle Wood Tok Next Seasomy

Maritime Intelligence Reports Arrivals and Clearances

Shipping news lists arrivals at Galveston New York Glasgow Plymouth London and other ports with vessels such as Knight Templar Ethelwolff Pio IX Kaiser Wilhelm II Kronland and Kron Prinzessin. Multiple ships arrive or clear through ports including Antwerp New York Bremen Marseilles and Havre during mid September.

Galveston Tex Knight Templar Antwerp el Dia New York Nestorian Liverpool Pancras Manaus Santurce Pio IX Span Barcelona Ethelwolff Bremen Posillipo Ital Genoa Naples el Monte Guatemala Havre Gulfport Cuthbert Point Corozal Porto Rico Venezia Marseilles

Local visitors and travelers fill San Antonio hotels

Numerous named guests and officials register at the Menger Savoy Crockett Gunter St Anthony and other hotels. Travelers include railway executives J A Middleton W C Preston and S Buttler from Frisco and Beeville residents, with many from Fort Worth Dallas Seguin and Houston staying or stopping in city hotels.

J. A. Middleton Frisco St. Louis W. C. Preston Frisco North Texas Lines Fort Worth S. Buttler Frisco Southern Lines Houston An & Visit B. Thompson Crockett Harry Knight Dallasto Gunter St. Anthony S. H. Zimm Hamilton Bowle P. Christesin Tampico Bexar W. E. Fitch Yellowstone National Park American Association of Passenger Agents W. Ll. LeTulle Bay City Menger G. W. Cravey Comfort Savoy C. C. Moore Housted Crockett Hotel A. Lh Banla T. B. Walker Austin J. H. Hughes Montpelier Ind E. E. Mead of Crowther L. Hilgarther R. EB Hall Nixon A. G. Bulwer Yoakum the Crockett Eugene Prather Tom Bolton Wharton Ll. C. Huckeby Vasper Tex Bowie D. W. Carter Georgetown E. T. Dodd Minneapolis R. A. Terry Jourdanton J. T. Rowan Galveston T. E. Martindale Pandora C. H. Mann Louisiana & Nashville Rail M. P. Miller Kenedy D. W. Cox Kingsville H. L. Fullerton Cotulla Es H. A. Murphy Beeville J. G. Gale Marfa

Limited cow supply drives active market at Union Stock Yards

Livestock receipts at Union Stock Yards include 204 cattle, 58 calves, 40 horses, 20 hogs, 14 sheep. Demand, aided by tight supplies, clears pens before noon with steady prices: cows up to 5.25, calves to 6.50, hogs around 8, sheep about 4.50. Fort Worth reports linelike supply, Chicago and other markets steady to higher on hogs.

Union Stock Yards Fort Worth Chicago

Fort Worth cattle and hog market report from Tuesday

In Fort Worth Texas on Tuesday receipts reached 4900 cattle and 200 calves with a generally good market. Common steers brought 5 to 5.75, stocker and feeder steers strong at 6.50 to 6.65, and butcher cows 4.25 to 5.65. Hogs rose five cents with top around 8.72 and total sales between 5,535 and 8,665. Sheep receipts were light under unchanged conditions.

Fort Worth Tex

Livestock Receipts and Prices Across St Louis and Kansas City Markets

Market reports show St Louis receipts of cattle 8000 hogs 6600 and sheep 3500 with steady to higher tone for hogs and steady cattle and sheep. Prices list native beef steers 5.50 to 9.90, Texas steers 6.00 to 7.75, cows 4.25 to 6.60, lambs 5.50 to 7.60. Kansas City records hogs 17000 and cattle 20000 with mixed notes steady to strong for hogs and steady to weak for some cattle. lambs 6.75 to 7.30, yearlings 4.50 to 5.25, ewes 3.50 to 4.00.

ST. Touis Texas Kansas City Lme

Harlanda le Hot Sulphur Baths Grow In San Antonio

Marriage licenses listed for Walter Binz Nellie Mahula Walter Sickel Belle Irvin Herbert Slayden Clarkson Ruth Joyce Kelso Dr. David Autrey Lela McBilroy John W Higgins Lucille Fuller reflect growing patronage of the Harlanda le Hot Sulphur Baths as San Antonio’s premier medicinal waters. The Bath House Co offers a booklet on water properties and a direct car line with five cent fare.

San Antonio Harlandale Walter Binz Nellie Mahula Walter Sickel Belle Irvin Herbert Slayden Clarkson Ruth Joyce Kelso David Autrey Lela McBilroy John W. Higgins Lucille Fuller Hot Springs Arkansas Marlin Harlanale Bath House Bath House CO

Cotton futures nerves drive daily New York trade

New York futures slipped then recovered as traders weighed hedge selling and crop damage reports. Prices opened mixed, with active months steady to higher at midday, then advanced on bullish weather data before realizing gains. Market mood remained cautious amid expected weekly weather outlook.

New York Liverpool

Cotton futures steady as markets open and close

New York cotton futures opened steady with September at 18.05 offered and December at 13.01. The session closed steady with prices ranging around 12.83 to 18.16, reflecting little intraday change amid ongoing near term delivery months and active May and July positions.

New York Soaeccess Tung Coocess Eoese Anette Coses

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Despite Early Decline

Cotton prices opened 3 to 6 points lower in New Orleans as weather maps showed little rain in Texas and Oklahoma. After the call selling, buyers and bears traded, with prices near yesterday's close and then rising to 6 to 11 points over yesterday by midafternoon. The market remained quiet but steady amid cautious buying for long accounts and signals of bullish weekly weather reports.

New Orleans Texas Oklahoma Galvestn

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market

Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with September at 12.90 and February holding around 13.11 for March, while options show bids and asks near the prior close. The session closed steady with shifts of two to four points compared with yesterday.

New Orleans

Spot cotton prices ease in limited demand at Liverpool

Liverpool cotton market reports limited demand with prices easing. Middling fair 7.994, good middling 7.714, middling 7.454, low middling 7.23, good ordinary 6.574, ordinary 6.234. Sales 4000 bales including 3100 American for speculation and export. Receipts 6000 including 4600 American.

Liverpool

Futures Subtle Shifts Close Steady in Liverpool

Futures in Liverpool closed barely steady with multiple forward curves quoted. The September contract settled around 7.094 with successive monthly spreads from September to August 2024 showing mixed, narrow movements.

Leading spot markets and prices across cities

New York and New Orleans quote middling prices around 13 to 13.25 cents. Houston and Galveston show middling ranges near 133 to 160 cents. Liverpool bids at 7.45 pence. Memphis reports middling around 12.0.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis Tex Mobile Alahaeweee Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston Mase Philadelphia

Cattlemen Optimistic On Texas Prospects After Rain

E B Spiller secretary of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association visits Fort Worth and cites copious recent rains and strong fall forage outlook. He predicts plenty of fat Texas cattle for markets soon and says Argentine meat imports will not depress U S prices. He believes U S cattle may become a meat exporter within five years with proper support.

E. B. Spiller Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association Cattlemen's Exchange Fort Worth Association Texas Kansas Corn Belt Spiller Argentina United States

Wool trade cautious as September level holds in current markets

Isadore Strause of A Cohen & Co notes wool prices remain near September levels with cautious buying driven by known needs. Despite good overall demand, manufacturers buy in small lots to cover current requirements while Westward arrivals rise but lag last year’s totals, with imports only about a quarter of receipts.

Isadore Strause A. Cohen & Co Boston

Long drought broken in cotton belt weekly weather review

The weather bureau reports moderate temperatures and good rains across most of the cotton belt. Tennessee and Northern Alabama eastward saw little rain for weeks, while Texas Oklahoma and Southern Missouri had severe droughtbroken rains that may have damaged the open cotton in several areas.

Washington, D. C National Weekly Weather Bureau Cotton Belt Tennessee Alabama Texas Oklahoma Missouri Arkansas

Cotton Ginnings Update for Nueces Kleberg Counties

Reports from all gins in Jueces and Kleberg counties show 11 627 bales ginned so far versus 17 926 bales in 1912. Kleberg totals reach 1 604 bales against 8 580 last year. The two counties together are expected to yield just under 20 000 bales this year.

Corpus Christi Tex Jueces Kleberg

Rainy Week Boosts Hill Country Farm Prospects

Kerrville reports good rains across the hill country over the past week. The showers slowed cotton picking but arrived in time to improve fall pastures and aid sowing of fall grains. The year has been prosperous for local farming, with preparations already underway for a larger fall grain crop.

Kerrville

Spot Cotton Prices in New Orleans Market

Spot cotton held steady in New Orleans with middling at 18 cents. Receipts totaled 4105 bales and the stock stood at 27 575 bales.

New Orleans

Cotton and Coffee Market Updates From Sept 16

Memphis spot cotton holds steady at 11 2 3 cents per pound with middling. New York spots show steady prices with middling uplands 13.25 and gulf 12.60, no sales reported. Coffee futures trade lightly with No 7 Rio at 91 80 and December at 8.77, May at 9.19.

Memphis Tenn New York Gulf May York Rio

Chicago Live Stock Prices and Markets Report

Chicago reports receipts with hogs steady at the week’s average and prices from 4.50 to 9.00 for various hog weights. Cattle receipts total $500 with steady to strong values from 6.60 to 8.25 and calves up to 11.60. Sheep receipts at 45,000 show steady markets with native and western lambs and yearlings priced from 3.50 to 7.30.

Wheat and grain quotations from Chicago market report

Chicago market report lists cash wheat prices for various grades and corn and oats quotes. Prices show No 2 red 92 93 4. No 2 hard 88 89. No 2 northern 82 2. corn No 2 78 4 74. Oats No 3 white 43 44. standard 42 43 cents per bushel.

Chicago

Wheat Dips on European Supply Boost and Weather Woes

Wheat eased as European visible supply rose and Winnipeg receipts favored bears. Corn fell on widespread rain while oats tracked losses. Provisions held steady with hog prices supporting market. Manitoba export sales and Argentina rain sparked a late rally, closing with modest gains.

Chicago Winnipeg Bears

Fragmented Stock Quote Data Shows Mixed Movements

The dataset presents intraday high low and close figures with multiple percentages. Values include 19.60 to 19.82 percent ranges and January figures around 11.00 to 11.08 with varied highs and lows. The text is garbled, showing inconsistent decimals and partial labels.

Grain prices and market quotes from St Louis

Quotations show cash wheat and corn bids with several grades and percentages. Receipts report flour and grain volumes yesterday with figures for wheat corn oats. Futures show September and May prices for wheat corn and oats reflecting market activity and storage outlook.

Wheat and corn price quotations from Kansas City market

Quotations today show cash wheat at about 86% to 90 cents, No 2 red near 76 to 86 cents, No 2 corn around 63 to 75 cents with December futures at 30 to 31 cents for wheat and 75 to 76 cents for corn. No 2 white and No 2 mixed grain prices also listed.

Kansas City

North American Wheat Crop Reaches Record Levels

North America raises a billion bushels of wheat with spring wheat yields reported at a one bushel per acre increase. The forecast total May reach 784 million bushels with winter and spring crops. Canadian estimates put western provinces at 176 million, lifting spring wheat to 436 million. Bullish factors offset market depressions, keeping wheat among the cheapest cereals.

Chicago North America Canadian Grain Dealers’ Association

Real Estate Transfers and Tiger Football Selects

Real estate transfers list numerous purchasers and parcels in Los Angeles Heights Wharton Street Lakeview Beacon Hill and other blocks with prices mostly $1 and a few higher amounts. The sports note from Princeton reports coaches Andrews and Blumenthal selecting the first varsity football team for the season led by Hobey Baker and I Baker with scrubs and freshmen as the rest. Scrimmage scheduled for Wednesday.

Tiger Princeton N. J Andrews Bluenthal

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