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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1911
Page
13
At Angy Paiges Union Stock Yards on Sept 19 buyers held firm amid high bids, with cows and calves in demand. Top butcher grades reached 3.50 for cows and 4.65 for calves, while overall activity remained brisk but unsettled by a cautious mood in hog sales, with opening prices a quarter lower and fewer high quality lots.
Stockyards talk centers on Holbel of Twin Sisters Texas selling a top quality mixed cattle lot. Observers note dry conditions, scarce corn, and hopes for rain to sustain fodder through winter. George Saunders returns from Fort Worth praising greener cattle country and improved new cattle pens and fireproof brick buildings.
The Associated Press reports wheat held firm as receipts in the northwest were light, with 126 million bushels expected in the Dakotas and Minnesota. European supply rose, aiding bears. Dec wheat opened at 95 1/4 to 92 1/2 cents, corn slid on good weather, oats firm, light trade, hog weakness pulled provisions down with pork quiet.
Wheat receipts totaled 759 cars across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth, with 144 wheat cars including 61 contract grade. Corn receipts reached 403 cars with 187 contract grade, compared to 914 total wheat cars last week and 920 on the same day a year ago.
The Associated Press reports Chicago cash grain bids with No 2 red wheat at 91 4 to 92 1 4 cents, No 2 hard and winter at 95 96 3 4, No 1 northern at 1.00 to 1.03, No 2 northern at 97 to 1.03, No 2 spring around 0.00, velvet bean at 75 to 99, durum at 6 71 4 to 6 8, and No 2 white and yellow about 67 to 0.0. Oats bid for No 2 at 43 1 2 to 0.2 white 44 1 4 to 45, standard at 48 1 to 44 1 2.
New York report shows close mercantile paper at 43 4. Sterling exchange steady with bankers' bills at 485.25 for sixty day bills and 486.30 for demand. Commercial bills 482.18. Bar silver 52 3/8 cents, Mexican dollars 45 cents. Government and railroad bonds steady.
Chinese wild silk is described as practically indestructible and capable of withstanding burial for over a year without significant decay, suggesting remarkable durability and potential uses in textile history.
Fort Worth Tex Sept 19 Cat receipts 3000. Steers ready 4.50 5.00 stockers and feeders 3.96 4.60 cows steady to 10 cents higher 2.86 4.00 bull steady 2.65 3.25 See steady to 25 cents higher 4.50 Hog receipts 1100 market 6 to 10 cents lower top 7.27 1 2 bulk 6.85 7.20 Sheep receipts 800 market steady wethers 3.75
Cattle receipts about 7500 head with markets weak to a shade lower. Hogs quoted with receipts near 14000 head and prices down modestly. Sheep arrivals around 50000 head with generally weaker tones and varying ranges for natives and Western origins.
A 19 September Associated Press cattle hogs and sheep report from Kansas City lists receipts of 14 000 cattle and 12 000 hogs and 12 000 sheep. Cattle show mixed to steady values with native and southern steers 5.00 to 8.00. hogs quot ed 5 to 10 cents lower with bulk at 6.70 to 6.90. sheep steady with muttons 3.00 to 3.75 and lambs 4.50 to 6.00.
Cattle receipts reach 6000 head with 2300 Texans, market steady. Native beef steers $4.50-$6.00, cows and heifers $3.00-$7.50, stockers $3.00-$6.00, Texans and Indian steers $4.00-$7.00. Hogs receipts 11,000, market weaker. pigs and lights $4.50-$7.00, packers $6.95-$7.15, best heavy butchers $6.95-$7.15. Sheep receipts 8500, market strong. native muttons $3.25-$4.00, lambs $4.00-$6.25.
The Rice Freight Committee of the New Orleans Board of Trade outlines definite laws to oppose the exas rice interests petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission to lower rates from Houston to several southwestern points. Texas petition set for next Monday in Houston before Commissioner Lane. local interests will be represented.
On September 19 in New Orleans trading was routine with rough Honduras steady at 2.00 38.26, Japan easing to 2.00 3.65, and clean Honduras barely steady at 34 4%. Sales reached 4,907 rough sacks, 546 Japan sacks, and 6,781 clean sacks, with receipts of 25,599 rough and 56,688 milled sacks.
The New York market closed steady for coffee futures on September 19 with sales totaling 54,500 bags. Spot Rio No. 7 and Santos No. 4 showed quoted levels while the overall tone remained steadier, advancing up to eight points in some contracts.
The New York market started with heavy selling led by United States Steel and Harriman stocks. Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific fell, International Harvester hit a yearly low, while rail stocks steadied and overall volume was lighter than recent weeks before a late rebound.
John Tucker of Houston will build three brick store buildings on Front street replacing an earlier plan for one. Construction begins soon on the site of the former Burkett barber shop next to the Perkins drug store and the Shonberg saloon.
In Austin Texas on September 19 Governor Colquitt offered a $200 reward for the arrest and conviction of Charles Huddleston charged with the murder of Ben Motley in Wise county on September 18. The request came from Wise County District Attorney S D Ratliff.
In New York on September 19 the cotton market opened steady with a 1 to 6 point advance on stronger cables and storm worries in the Gulf. Early heavy selling reduced gains, leaving a net loss of 8 to 4 points at the call as demand for January options dwindled and sentiment remained unsettled.
The Associated Press reports cotton futures starting steady with contracts for December and March showing minor moves. Prices edge around 11.20 to 11.68 per unit with activity across several nearby months and typical fluctuations from the prior session.
New Orleans cotton futures opened 1 to 2 points higher on good cables but selling soon pushed prices down. Within half an hour the market fell 4 to 5 points from the prior close as bears and outside public joined in heavy short selling amid rumors of large long cotton lines being dumped. By noon the market stood 20 to 22 points below yesterday's close.
Futures opened steady with several contract months quoted. January bids around 11.82 to 11.88, March 11.45 to 11.47, May 11.57 to 11.69, September 11.32, October 11.24 to 11.26, December 11.26 to 11.28.
Liverpool cotton closes with quiet spot trading and mixed futures. Prices range from 6.46 to 7.87 with American middling at 7.11 and 7.68 for related grades. Daily sales total 6000 bales, including 4500 American, and receipts of 9000 bales. Futures opened quiet and ended easy with several forward-contract pairs listed.
Memphis September 19 cotton seed products base price 5.46 to 5.47 for pone basis and lint ers quoted at 2 to 3 percent ranges.
Memphis cotton market reports spots steady and middling at varying quotes as trade shows cautious movement amid the season. Traders note limited demand and seasonal fluctuations impacting prices locally.
New York on September 19 reports steady to firm movement in key commodities. Hides wool and leather show quiet trading while petroleum and rice hold steady and sugar remains firm with refined and molasses options edging steady.
The Associated Press reports New York on September 19 shows full mail orders in dry goods houses, with new reorders for shirtings and spring fabrics. Demand for fall merchandise improves and values remain steadier across jobbing trades.
London reports Consols drop to 76% in mid September with further decline foreseen. Major holders are unloading as buyers shrink and investors seek higher yielding securities.
Austin Texas September 19 Adjutant General Hutchings says no reports of Mexican disturbances in Southwest Texas have been received beyond press accounts He is investigating to determine if further aid is needed.
New York reports the central bureau for validating cotton bills of lading remains active despite Southern bankers and cotton shippers opposing the plan in New Orleans. American representatives await guidance from Charles B. Haight while banks indicate the old methods will persist unless Liverpool approves further action.
Weather summary reports continued drought across Texas and Oklahoma with minimal rainfall. Measurable rain occurred in scattered pockets including Dallas Longview Wharton Houston and Spur amounts ranging from .01 to .10 inch. Central Arkansas north central Alabama Louisiana coast and eastern North Carolina saw over an inch, Wilmington North Carolina reporting the week's peak at 2.40 inches.
Stock yesterday totaled 296,584 with a 1 week prior figure of 208,876 and last year’s same day at 182,466. Excess this season reached 114,118.
New Orleans market shows spot cotton easy with declines of 8 to 160 points. Sales total 275 bales on spot and 1300 bales arriving. Quotations range from low ordinary to good middling with several intermediate classes and a Rosinta tally of 363 bales against 26,220 bales in stock.
A lobster launch crew from Audrey was attacked by thousands of flying fish off the Coronado Islands. Captain Selley suffers a badly bruised hand and his son many cuts and bruises while hauling nets at night. The catch was entirely lost.
Vernon Texas September 19 Andy Coons a traveling salesman from Fort Worth and El Paso collapsed and died here today from heart failure.
BROOKHAVEN Mississippi September 19 seven farmers are jailed after grand jury indictments for selling votes additional arrests expected as the county proceeds with the case.
The Panhandle Bankers association held its annual session in Amarillo Texas with delegates gathering to discuss finances and related topics. The Associated Press report notes the meeting focused on financial matters and kindred topics.
Secretary of State McDonald received Hill county returns on the state wide prohibition election with Hall county still absent. Returns will be canvassed tomorrow.
A note traces raffles as a fashion fad among men beginning in 1520 and fading from style by 1184, illustrating an anachronistic timeline in menswear history.
The sugar market remains unchanged for a week causing anxiety among jobbers and sugar manufacturers. The National Candy Co withdrew quotations awaiting a new price list signaling a rise. Duerler Co notes a fractional advance on all candy grades. California lemons see prices up as demand remains strong despite bumper crops. California grape markets stay glutty with record low prices. Valencia oranges rise to near six dollars per box as season demand tightens supplies.
A consumer note reports a recent 10c per 100 pounds rise on all California potato grades, with a strong market expected until Colorado and Iowa respond. Cabbage prices in Colorado show a 20 percent weekly gain while the local ration holds at $2 per hundredweight. jobbers resist higher costs.
The expected advance in cheese became effective in San Antonio as the market rose per pound on all hoop grades. Jobbing houses now deliver carried goods of this year's pack, reducing spot trade for wholesale grocers. The cucumber harvest is nearly over with 20 carry-over stock in San Antonio, and prices will rise as season ends while pickles may be scarce.
Prices to shipper less commission. Butter per pound 26c country 14 2 Eggs slow and steady Candled cheese varieties 14 15c Fancy cream 120 brick 20c Swiss types 8i Limburger 20c Poultry steady large choice yard 6 per bird medium hens 5.50 per dozen springs 4 4.50 per dozen 3.25 small springs 2 2.75 ducks per dozen 5.50 6.00 turkeys per pound 14 16c
Butter steady with creameries and dairies. eggs steady at market with 10,010 cases. cheese prices shown for various grades. potatoes from Wisconsin Minnesota Maine. poultry live steady with turkeys at 14 1/ dog's. veal prices by weight ranges.
Kansas City notices show creamery stock details with firsts and seconds ratings, egg packing figures, and a local undertaker offering auto ambulance service at 221 East Commerce with phone 341. The listing includes pricing notes such as 23 cents for firsts and 10 percent for seconds, plus additional coded references.
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