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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1916

Page

11

Farms for Sale in Texas Bargain Offer

Good farms for sale comprising 30 acres and 100 acres with 642 acres in cultivation, all in state of cultivation and improved. Address J. E. Cook Kennard Texas. Improved black land farm of 108 acres on gravel road 90 acres in cultivation rural mail and telephones 6 miles from two gins one mile from two schools and store price 75 per acre terms A Ray owner route 2 Vic fa Texas.

J. E. Cook Kennard Tex A. Ray Vicfa

SPECIAL NOTICES FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM AD RATES AND CIRCULATION

Fort Worth Star Telegram promotes its city circulation superiority and statewide reach of about 400 towns while detailing want ad rates of 1 cent per word per insertion with cash terms. Also a short classified note advertises auto repair services by Wilkens in Fort Worth and a repair guarantee.

Fort Worth Texas

Milkmen Wanted for Route Delivery

Wanted experienced milk man to handle route and drive. Must be a good milker and have licenses. Good place for party. Call wis 4513.

Cotton Climbs On Bull Forecasts Amid Market Rally

The market notes a renewed rise in cotton futures as Bull Bureau forecasts imply stronger demand. Liverpool is noted as a key shipping hub, with analysts eyeing price support near recent highs.

Bull Bureau

Cotton Markets See Mixed Signals Amid Bullish Crop Hopes

The Cotton Exchange notes a mix of bearish factors tempered by crop forecasts boosting prices before noon. Liverpool and New York show early declines but recover amid bullish bureau reports. Spot sales in San Antonio record prices for good middling and related grades as the market closes steady with gains.

Cotton Exchange Government Bureau Eganes Liverpool New York New Orleans Renan San Antonio

New York Cotton Opens With Mixed Activity

Southern selling appeared at the open as liquidation from yesterday’s decline affected futures. December rose to 16.12 while January reached 16.22 and then 16.32 before easing later. New Orleans and the southwest pressured prices as buyers covered and interests placed large orders amid crop report rumors.

New York New Orleans Southwest Chicago

Cotton futures open steady with multiple contracts noted

In New York on September 21 cotton futures opened barely steady with October through May contracts listed from 15.84 to 16.37. The market closed steady with the October and December lines showing around 16.00 to 16.28 depending on contract.

New York Mopor Csvccscece Sceee's Srorref Care c Us Liverpool Petree

New Orleans Cotton Market Closes Mixed Amid Submarine Debate

In New Orleans on September 21 the cotton market showed heaviness early with near months up, but distant months opening lower and a drop of about ten points by midmorning due to liquidation. Hedging and submarine controversy weighed, yet buying surged on rumors of improved condition figures, lifting trading months 22 to 33 points from the day’s lows.

New Orleans

Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market

Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with October, December, January, March and May contracts listed. Prices show ranges for each month with highs, lows and closes indicating a quiet start to trading.

Turpentine and resin market data from Savannah

Savannas turpentine firm reports 43 percent sales 174 receipts 293 shipments 816 stock 24647. Resin firm shows sales 1682 receipts 1848 shipments 1879 stock 84069. Quotations list various grades with prices from 5.85 to 6.60 dollars per unit.

Savannah

Cost of living climbs with widespread price hikes

A Chicago price table shows a broad rise in costs for food, clothes, and goods with expectations of higher winter prices. Wholesalers report reduced canning output, staple paper costs jump, and cigars and textiles see sharp increases.

Chicago

Cotton Prices and Sales Report from Liverpool

Liverpool market update shows spot cotton easing with good mids at 9.V0, middling 9.64 cents, low middling 9 1/2 cents. Sales reach 7,000 bales with 14,000 bales speculative and exchange consignments.

Liverpool Easie

Liverpool Futures Quiet Amid Mixed Dates and Rates

Market notes from Liverpool show scattered futures quotes with September figures around 9.43 percent and varied spreads from September to October and through the year. Several entries appear garbled but indicate ongoing futures activity and adjustments across months and contracts.

Harvest of Gulf Coast Feed Crops Edges Out Failing Cotton

In Corpus Christi area crops such as Milo maize Kaffir corn Sudan grass sugar cane and Rhodes grass will be harvested soon as cotton fails due to drought hurricane and insects. Winter truck crops will be planted after harvest with beans cabbage cucumbers and other vegetables. Most farmers plan to rely on beans as a principal crop.

Corpus .Christi Tex Gulf Coast Corpus Christi Sudan Rhodes

Oil price rise at California wells sets record

The Standard Oil Company announces a five cent per barrel increase in crude oil prices at California wells. New rates vary by gravity from 68 to 102 cents, with 38 gravity oil reaching 1.02 dollars per barrel. The change aims to reflect higher values in the San Joaquin fields.

Bakersfield Cal Standard Oil Company California San Joaquin Weils

Lower Cables Weigh On Wheat Trading Signals and Outlook

Wheat prices fell on lower cables with December around 1.49 and May near 1.50, as Liverpool signals and rains in Argentina influenced the market. Traders noted Australian and Indian shipments, and a later rally as European buying leaned on cheaper U S prices. Corn softened with wheat, oats followed cereals, and hogs buying remained scattered.

Chicago Liverpool Australia Argentina India United States

Quotations for commodities reported in Chicago market

United States commodity quotes from Chicago on September 21 show No 2 red corn at 1.62 and No 2 hard at 1.80 with further listings for No 4 valley oats and standard rye prices amid fluctuating grain values. Prices reflect typical trading day activity with brief notes on grade classifications and futures context.

Chicago Ste

Kansas City grain quotations ahead of market close

Kansas City area prices show wheat unchanged with No 2 hard at 1.49 to 1.60 and No 2 red at 1.54 to 1.60. Corn is steady with No 2 mixed 84 to 84 1?4c, No 2 white 84 to 84 3?4c, No 2 yellow 84 to 85c. Oats unchanged with No 2 white 47 to 47c and No 2 mixed 45 to 47c.

Kansas

Grain futures close with mixed September bids

Kansas City grain futures closed with Wheat at 1.48 and Sept. 1.49, Corn at 83 1/2 for Sept and 83 for Dec, while Rye or other bids are unclear in the Sept. 21 report.

Kansas City Ipee Titec

Market Quotations from St Louis Wheat and Corn Prices

Quotations listed from St Louis on September 21 show wheat types at No 2 red 1.55 to 1.65, No 2 hard 1.50 or 1.55, corn No 2 84 to 85 cents, no 2 white at 0 to 0. Oats steady No 2 at 45 cents, No 2 white nominal.

ST. Louis

Local Packing House Prices to Dealers Only

Salt extras 16 c bacon extras terms or salt bells 14 16 pound age 18 c fancy breakfast bacon fancy hams 22 c bacon bellies eth pound average 20 c Pure lard 1 c compound 12 e

Rice Prices Steady as Receipts Continue on New Orleans Market

Rice in New Orleans remained steady with strong receipts recording 12 346 rough 4311 millers 8075 clean. Sales listed include rough Hondure 3146 Japan 1435 blue rose 1931 clean Honduras 72 0 Japan 367 blue rose 8 4. Quotations show Rough Honduras 2.50 8.75 Japan 38.50 blue rose 3.25 3.50 and others unchanged.

New Orleans Japan Honduras

Cotton Goods Firm as Yarn Prices Rise in Trade

New York reported firm and active cotton goods with yarns moving higher. Jobbers conducted a very active trade for home and export markets.

New York

Fort Worth Market Report Cattle Hog Sheep Prices

Fort Worth Texas markets report cattle receipts about 6000 with steers 6.00 to 7.90, stockers 6.00 to 6.75, heifers 7.25, cows 4.00 to 6.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, calves 5.50 to 9.00. Hogs receipts about 8500 with market 199 to 180 lower, bulk 10.25 to 10.45, top 10.50. Sheep receipts 300 with lambs 9.00 to 9.50, yearlings 8.00 to 8.50, ewes 6.25 to 7.00, goats around 4.50 to 5.60.

Fort Worth Tex Sea

Chicago market notes hog cattle and sheep prices

Chicago reports Sept 1 with hog receipts 18 000 market dull 15 cents under yesterday's average. Bulk 10.20 to 11.00, various hog types. cattle receipts 5 000 market steady with Native beef 6.50 to 11.30 and calves 8.50 to 13.00. sheep receipts 14 000 market steady with wethers 6.85 to 8.50 and lambs 6.86 to 11.00.

Chicago

Livestock Receipts Mixed as Market Edges Down in St Louis

Receipts total about 6000 hogs and 200 cattle with market overall 10 to 15 cents lower. Light hogs bring 10.65 to 11.05, mixed and butcher hogs 10.60 to 11.05, prime southern cattle 8.00 to 9.00, native calves 6.60, sheep receipts around 2000 with slaughter ewes 5.00 to 7.26 and wethers 9.00 to 10.00.

Texas

Kansas City Livestock Prices Receipts and Market Mixed

Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep reported at Kansas City on September 21. Hogs: bulk buyers $10.85 $10.80, heavy $10.20 $10.75, light $10.35 $10.86, pigs $9.00. Cattle: 6,000 receipts, no southern cattle, prime fed steers $9.75 $10.90, dressed $7.26 $8.60, cows $4.60 $7.25, stockers $5.60 $8.00. Sheep: 20,000 receipts, lambs $10.00 $10.80, yearlings $7.50 $8.50, wethers $7.?? $7.25, stockers $5.50 $10.3.

Kansas City Owes Stockers

Oklahoma City Daily Cattle Sale Report

Cattle totaled 1106 steady while hogs at 2900 were 18 to 25 cents lower and sheep 200 steady. Prices listed for steers and hogs from multiple Oklahoma sellers include Brown Comanche Oma and Tannenitl McAlester with varied weights and bids around 5.50 to 7.00 per hundredweight.

Oklahoma City Okla

Lead and Spelter Rates in New York Markets

Raw sugar and refined sugar firm with higher bids as trade interests cover shorts. Lead price listed at 6.90 and Spelter described as easy amid East St. Louis delivery. London metals quoted with Lead at 30 pounds sterling 15s and Spelter at 55 pounds sterling.

New York London

Strength of Copper Stocks Leads Opening Trades

Copper stocks opened strong with new records for Anaconda at 95 and Utah at 89, while equipment and munition specialties recovered from the prior day. U.S. Steel edged up then surrendered gains as offerings rose. General Motors fell 4.5 points to 700 on ample shares.

New York Anaconda Utah U.S. Steel General Motors Baldwin Locomotive Maxwell and Studebaker Allis-Chalmers American Bg & Foundry American Tobacco R. I & Pacific Ry Consolidated Gas Crucible Steel Erie General Fleetric Eeneres Great Northern Pvid Great Northern Ore Tlinois Central Inter. Mere Kansas City Southern Ligeett & Myers Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum Missouri Pacific Toner National New York Central Serene Hartford Norfolk & Western Pose el Bok Northern Pacific Goo Pennsylvania Rep Tron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Shef, Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tere Studebaker Corporation Tennesare Copper Ebeee Pry Texas Company Etdenes Trion Pacific Prubber Ae United States Steel Seeveres Virginia Care, Chem, Nee Va Iron, Coal & Coke Western Union Ae Westinghouse Electric Kennecott

Houston district weather summary for 24 hours ending 8 a.m.

Temperatures and rainfall data for the Houston district stations are reported for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. local time. The bulletin lists station readings, weather conditions, and precipitation amounts in the Cotton Region area centered on San Antonio for September 21.

San Antonio Tex Houston

Wholesale markets list fresh vegetables and fruits prices

Wholesale prices to trade for a wide range of produce. Potatoes onions tomatoes celery cabbage peppers sweet peppers greens beans squash carrots turnips lettuce parsley eggplant spinach cucumbers and more with weights per crate, dozen, or bushel. Fresh fruits include bananas oranges lemons limes peaches grapes and dried fruits with case and box pricing across California Texas Colorado and Washington state markets.

Burbanks California Texas Colorado Malaga London Pnelifornia Freestone Artiett Illinois Arbuckle Ariosa Maxwell House Gomten

Belt Weather Fair with Near Normal Temps

The belt experiences fair conditions with temperatures near normal. Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau notes stable, pleasant weather across the region.

Allen Buell Meteorologist Weather Bureau

Weather Bulletin Says Light Winds and Minimal Rain

US weather bulletin notes wind speeds under 10 miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch are not published here.

Allen Buell Meteorologist Weather Bureau

Shippers Market Prices for Texas Country Produce

Buyers paid steady rates in San Antonio on Thursday for Texas country candles butter creamery country packing stock poultry and fowl. Prices include candled Texas country 29 20 cents per pound creamery 28 30 cents per pound poultry hens six dollars per dozen friers six to seven dollars per dozen broilers three and a half to four dollars per dozen turkeys eighteen to nineteen and a half cents per pound ducks five to six dollars per dozen geese six dollars to eight dollars per dozen.

San Antonio Texas Texas Creamery

Market Report: Butter Higher Eggs Steady Potatoes Down

Quotations show butter up and eggs receipts at 6404 cases unchanged while potatoes move lower with receipts of 45 cars. Prices for meat and poultry vary with fowls around 18 cents and tea sales down in the Jersey area as noted in the Sept 21 market brief.

Qerica Springs Ie

Kansas City Market Report Notes Mixed Food Prices

Kans City market notes butter, cage, and poultry prices steady while new potatoes and other produce show movement. Prices listed include Kaw, Va ear and Ohlos with a dollar figure of 2 dollars noted among items.

Kansas City Cage Poulsey

Money market quotes for Mexican currency in San Antonio

Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio Thursday shows bids and asks for silver pesos at 4.8 and 4.6, half pesos at 46, state bank notes at 12, national bank notes at 17% 17%, Bank of London Mexico at 15, Carranza money at 4% 4%.

San Antonio Bis National Bank Bank of London E Mex Carranza Money

London Money and Market Rates Report

London reports Bar silver at 324d per ounce as of September 21. Money 4 percent. Discount rates set at 5 percent for short bills and for three months.

London

Paris Bourse Trading Quiet Amid Rentes and Loans

Paris on September 21 reported quiet trading on the Bourse. Three per cent rentes traded around 62 francs 60 centimes, with London exchange prices at about 67 francs 90 centimes, and French loans showing limited activity.

Paris London France

Texas sets record in cattle dipping

Texas cattle raisers broke all records by dipping cattle under supervision in July and August, with 760,846 and 740,000 dippings respectively. Texas reports show more counties participating in dipping than ever before, surpassing mis aee by August.

Washington, D. C Texas Department of Agriculture Misaee Agust

Types of Auto Bodies Distinguish Coupe to Limousine in Nomenclature

Dallas News explains official distinctions among auto bodies per the Society of Automobile Engineers. Roadster and Clover Leaf are open two to four seaters. coupe and coupelet seat two to three with tops and folding features. touring cars seat four or more with rear access. salon touring and convertible touring add front seat passage or removable glass. sedans close four plus with all-in-one compartment. open and convertible sedans add detachable tops or removable sides. limousines range from closed three to five with outside driver, to open variants and Landaulet with external driver seat.

The Dallas News Society of Automobile Engineers Trance Tonneau Brougham

Boy Invents Shower Alarm in Clever Rain Detector

A 13 year old Minneapolis boy Morton Grant supposedly created a device to wake the hired girl and close windows when rain falls. The system uses a funnel, wet paper as a conductor, a dry battery and an electric bell to signal in the maid’s room. If no maid is needed the bell could instead be placed in the father’s room.

Thomas A. Edison Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis Ione Wilton Mary Ann Morton Grant W. H. Grant Morton Father

Arrivals Report from Galveston Harbor

Marine intelligence from Galveston notes arrivals including the El Rio from New York and the Nordkep Dem from New York with maneuvers near the harbor and the El Norte also listed as incoming from New York.

Galveston Tex el Rio New York Nordkep Mane Chester el Norte

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