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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
9
At Union Stock Yards on September 20 buyers faced an uneven market with some cattle at about 80 dollars and calves steady to firm. Hogs showed weakness, with prices not rising above 6.50 while cows topped around 3.50 and calves reached 4.35, indicating a mixed turnout as rings avoided heavy bidding.
Ranchers report sheep in Pecos County marketable but likely to winter due to weak prices. Cattle shipments from Cotulla and Fort Worth area indicate regional market activity, with feeders to Oklahoma and a mix of hogs calves and horses at various yards. San Antonio Union Stock Yards prepare to dip stock for tick clearance under federal and state inspection.
Cattle sales at Worth Texas and San Antonio records show feeder steers averaging around 4.60 to 4.75 per hundredweight. Prices listed for buyers include Cooper Marlow Okla and Wilson Union Stock Yards Dallas firms with weights from 700 to 1187 pounds. Compiled by Associated Press with yards in Henrietta and Sues.
The Associated Press reports Paris and Berlin harvest forecasts pressuring wheat as imports from Germany and France ease. Chicago open declines with December around 95 1 2 cents, while corn weakens then shows modest rally. oats fall with grain market sentiment staying bearish on provisions.
Fort Worth cattle receipts 3000 with steers steady to $5.10, stockers and fettlers strong at $3.50 to $4.85, cows $3 to $5.25, bulls $2.75 to 125, calves up 25 to 60 cents, hogs receipts 2750 and 5 to 10 cents lower top $7.25 bulk $6.60 to $7.15, sheep receipts 120 and market steady.
Chicago reports today show cattle receipts near 20 000 with prices from 2 25 to 9 50 for calves while cattle mostly steady to ten cents lower. Hogs receipts about 22 000 with prices from 5 50 to 7 20 and a bulk sale range 6 75 to 7 05. Sheep receipts around 40 000 with native lambs and yearlings priced from 2 25 to 6 15 and 4 26 to 6 25 for western lambs.
Kansas City quotations show cattle receipts 11 000 with steady to weak tone for native and southern varieties, hogs at five cents lower. bulk sales 6.66 to 6.80, lights 6.65, sheep receipts 12 000 with steady to strong prices for muttons 3.00 to 4.00 and lambs 4.50 to 6.00.
Cattle receipts reach 6500 with Texans and Indian steers priced from 4.50 to 7.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 7.60, calves 4.00 to 6.00. Hog receipts total 11000 with prices from 4.50 to 6.95. Sheep listings show 2000 head steady with native muttons 3.25 to 4.00 and lambs 4.00 to 6.26.
Chicago market report notes today wheat receipts of 78 cars with 22 contract grade, corn 193 cars with 78 contract grade, oats 1438 cars. Total wheat receipts at Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth 666 cars, up from 648 last week and 639 on the same day last year.
Memphis Tennessee report notes prime basis oil at 5.46 6 7 cents per unit with meal offerings unavailable and linters quoted at 2.5 to 3.5 cents. Market details reflect pricing or range for cotton seed by Associated Press.
New York market notes show cottonseed quotations for open and close trading. Prices listed include near months and declines across contracts with miscellaneous figures for October and other dates, reflecting fluctuating market activity on September 20.
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat across grades from 92 cents to $1.04 per bushel. Corn bids range from 67 to 68 cents, with No 2 white and No 2 yellow at 68 cents. Oats offer No 2 white at 45 cents and standard at 44 to 45 cents.
The Associated Press reports a three cent per gallon advance in the distillers finished goods basis, now fixed at 1.36 dollars per gallon. The rise reflects higher costs for raw materials like corn and malt.
Heavy selling opens with U S Steel leading declines to 63 3 4 after yesterday's losses. International Harvester hits new low, Union Pacific, Reading, Western Maryland, St Paul fall, Southern Pacific up. Federal ruling mood shifts after Sherman law relief for Harvester. market recovers later with rails firm, U S Steel bonds weak at year lows.
New York reports money on call steady at 2 1/2 percent with a ruling rate of 2 percent and close bids at 2 percent. Time loans firm sixty days 3 4 percent, ninety days 3 percent, six months 4 percent. Prime mercantile paper 4 percent. Sterling exchange firm with bankers' bills at 4 83 25 for sixty day bills and 4 86 40 for demand. Commercial bills 4,824. Barn silver 52 percent. Mexican dollars 45 percent. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds weak.
London markets report Consols dropping to an unprecedented 76 percent as forced selling by a bills brokers firm to cover losses from sharp rate rises pushes the price to new lows. A brief recovery follows as trading continues.
New York reports export sales of 2500 to 3000 bales of cotton goods to China Red Sea and India. Convertible and print cloth markets stay firm. Jobbers maintain steady moderate trade as retail lines show quickening activity.
New York markets closed with coffee futures up about 1 13 points. Dealers reported 110 250 bags sold. Rio No 7 traded at 1344 with futures at 14 percent. Cordova prices described as nominal and mild steady.
New York opened steady with a 6 to 8 point decline and quickly weakened on heavy selling linked to Liverpool's drop and favorable weather. December fell to 10.84, October to 10.75 with a record low, while a partial rally recovered 5.6 points. Spot markets in the belt were soft with increased offerings.
New Orleans cotton futures opened barely steady then fell 4 1/2 points as selling surged. Traders cited poor cables, bearish telegrams, and a looming spot surplus with little demand. Tropical storm entering the gulf and widespread crop reports added to the cautious mood. Prices by noon were 80 to 32 points below yesterday's close.
The record shows prices across months with January at 10.98, March 11.08, May 11.21, September 11.09, October 10.92 and December 10.93, with a stray 938 entry.
Near steady to easy spot prices as Liverpool sellers post 6000 bales with 4500 American and 12 700 receipts. Prices for American middling fair to ordinary range from 7.50 to 6.35 pence and futures curves show a broad easing trend across contracts from September through May.
The Associated Press reports spot cotton in Memphis is steady with middling grade at 11.75 cents per pound.
Spot cotton in Houston on September 20 held steady with middling grades down 1 to 4 points, trading at 11%c.
Spot cotton closed quiet in New York on September 20 with middling unleads at 11.20 cents and middling gulf at 11.45 cents. Sales were light.
Wool prices in St Louis on September 20 show little change across grades with medium combing and clothing at 19¼ to 21½ cents, fine at 17 to 20 cents, heavy fine 14 to 15 cents, and tub washed 26 to 31 cents per pound.
Rising raw sugar prices have boosted the Louisiana crop value by over 15.75 million dollars since winter. An extra cent per pound adds about 7 million to current crop value, with projected cane sugar production around 350 thousand tons and a price about three cents higher than last year.
Texas farmers face a critical shortage of cotton pickers as labor dries up. Advises to the state agricultural department say many Mexicans have returned home during the revolution, sparking widespread demand for labor information.
Cotton statistics show figures for today and last year in Houston Texas with values noted. The readable fragment lists a numeric total 20 898 for today or a related metric.
The report shows exports to Great Britain 36 821 units France 29 442 Continent 51 507 and to Mexico and Japan 600, highlighting regional trade flows for the period.
Cotton selling by Texas farmers dominates the market this week with bears pushed back by pessimistic "dope" reports. Trade experts expect the October government report on condition and ginning to steer the market, while demand and foreign factors offer limited upside unless positions extend into later months.
The market remains overwhelmingly bearish as bulls show little aggression even with a tropical storm heading toward the Gulf of Mexico. Quick weather shifts are now a key factor investors watch as the season changes.
Cordill notes an immense crop outlook for Georgia and the Carolinas with fruiting plants maturing early. Picking is underway, grade and staple solid, lint yield averaging 36 percent, and no deterioration observed as the crop is about three to four weeks ahead of last year.
The season’s first cranberries debut at $9 per barrel amid optimism that U S supply is below average while last year’s Christmas level of $14 looms. Butter and eggs rise on sparse stocks with Western drought pressure, and Valencia oranges jump to about $5 a box as consumer demand remains strong.
Price list shows per pound and per dozen rates for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Includes country butter at 14 to 15 cents, cream at 12 to 14 cents, Swiss and Limburger cheeses, and various chicken and turkey offers with dozen prices and per pound quotes.
Butter steady with creameries and dairies quoted. eggs steady. Receipts 7975 cases with firsts at 19c and prime firsts 20c. Cheese firm with several brands listed. Potatoes weak with Wisconsin 70 75c and Minnesota 80 85c. Poultry live steady. turkeys at idy sprin 12c. Veal steady with weight bands 60 110 pounds priced 8 10c.
Prices listed for butter and creamery items with firsts and seconds rates. The note shows creams and packing stock pricing, and mentions extras and overall unit costs.
Lead quiet at 5.85. Spelter firm. Poultry prices higher with chickens at 13c, spring 13c, turkeys 16c, ducks 12 or 4c. Butter steady at 20 3 4 cents. Eggs firm at 17 21 2 cents.
New York market notes show hides dull and leather steady. Petroleum steady and wool quiet. Rice steady and molasses firm. New Orleans open market. Sugar firm with Muscovado at 6.25 and centrifugal around a test. Overall, prices and demand appear stable across listed commodities.
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