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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1912
Page
7
Observations at 8 a m show air pressure and temperature lines with isoTherms marked. Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for tonight and Sunday fair and colder, with colder conditions in extreme northwest Texas and on the coast inland.
Jebbers notes no changes in prices on the last day of the week and week end quotes. Lemons drop from $9 to 88 cents the week ahead. Cabbage firm, potato shortage persists, rail delays hinder deliveries, potential spoilage at growing stations. Onions in demand rises as fall crops approach, ice-delivered produce from Colorado scarce. Labor shortages hit southwest Texas farmers. cotton pickers demand high wages amid harvest delays. Seed demand light, wheat planting late, grain acreage likely down. Coffee and sugar firm with strong prospects. cheese up 4 cents per lb as milk supply tightens. Butter remains scarce. pack of canned goods arriving, peas already drawn. Overall high prices for canned goods this fall.
Price list shows farm items and groceries. Poultry and eggs priced per dozen or pound. Butter cheese and syrup rates listed. Vegetables and fruits include tomatoes potatoes onions cabbage lettuce and citrus with crates boxes and per hundredweight figures. Supplies cover dried fruits canned goods meats and fish plus flour, lard and hides with regional notes from Texas and California markets.
Union Stock Yards, Sept 28. Limited buyers left the yard early with 110 cattle 18 calves and 116 hogs available. Cows brought 4.26 dollars, calves up to 5 dollars, hogs mostly 8.25 to 8.50 per hundredweight, sheep and goats nearly absent as market closed.
Galveston ships arrived including Stalliions Havana Caucasian Langemouth Middleboro Miramichi Newcastle El Mundo New York Brazos New York. Cleared vessels include Cloutenham Bremen Monadnock Havre Coburg Bremen Rio Jano Liverpool Cara Rotterdam Hermeston Liverpool Mexicano Copenhagen Cristiana Gothenburg Pilar de Larrinaga Havre Maria de Larrinaga Manchester Harry Tinge Bocas del Toro Cestrian Liverpool Iran Bremen Cauca sian Arthur San Marcos New York Heronspool Rotterdam Catalina Havre Energie Tampico Georgia Barcelona Trieste. Sailed: Mesaba Havre London Imperial Bremen Hornby Castle Antwerp.
The cotton goods markets were firm yesterday with better trading. Print cloths rose and all wool markets remained very firm, with foreign cross breeds showing notable strength. There was a stronger inquiry for silks for spring delivery.
In Boston on September 28 closing results show Arizona Commercial at 45 and Calumet and Arizona at 62. Greene Cananea yields 9 percent and North Butte 34 percent in the listed market activity.
Stocker steers fell 15 to 25 cents while calves dropped 25 to 50 cents. Cows and heifers steady with good demand. no beef steers yarded. Prices: stocker steers 4.75 to 8.45. cows 3.00 to 4.90. calves 3.25 to 6.75. hogs weak to 5 cents lower, top 8.95. receipts include 6,870 cattle and 459 hogs.
Cattle receipts 400. market dull. Reeves 5.65 11.00. Texas steers 4.60 6.20. western steers 6.90 9.30. stockers and feeders 4.40 7.60. cows and heifers 2.90 7.86. calves 8.00 11.75. Hogs receipts 7000. market dull five cents lower. Light 8.25 8.80. mixed 8.20 8.85. heavy 8.00 8.80. rough 8.00 8.20. pigs 6.25 8.20. bulk 8.35 8.70. Sheep receipts 2600. market steady. Native 3.35 4.50. western 3.60 4.50. yearlings 4.50 5.50. native lambs 4.75 6.96. western 4.85 7.35.
Cattle receipts 600 including 200 southern, market steady with natives 6.00 to 10.90, southern 4.25 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.60 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 1000, five cents lower with bulk sales 3.40 to 8.65, heavy 8.35 to 8.60, packer 8.40 to 8.70, lights 8.40 to 8.75, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 1200, market steady with muttons 3.50 to 4.60, lambs 6.00 to 7.19, range wethers and yearlings 4.00 to 5.50, range ewes 2.50 to 4.25.
Receipts total 1800 cattle including 500 Texas steers and Oklahoma cattle with prices from 3.25 to 10.75 for native beef. Hogs receipts 3000 with prices 6.00 to 8.90 and 38.75 for mixed and butcher hogs. Sheep receipts 1200 with native muttons at 3.60 and lambs at 5.50.
Quotations today: Butter firm. Creameries 25 2%c, Daisies 23 1/4 25 c. Eggs steady. Receipts 3240 cases at market. 1s%wi9'ec, ordinary nrsts 20%c, firsts 22%c. Cheese steady. Daisies 16% ivc, Twins 14% 4e, Young Americas 16% lie, Long Horns 16% 17e. Potatoes steady. Wisconsin 50 5e, Minnesota 52 55e, Michigan 50 63e. Poultry live easy. Turkeys l, springs ite, chickens 13c. Veal steady 14e.
Chicago reports bullish Russian advice lifting wheat futures with December up to 89 and corn firming to about 52. Oats gain, cash provisions steady with pork at 18.2 cents, lard 10.60, ribs 9.75. Market closed firm after big receipts.
Quotations show cash wheat at No 2 red 1.04 to 1.06 percent, No 2 hard 92 to 94. Corn No 2 at 69 cents, No 2 white 74 to 78. Oats No 2 at 32 to 34 and No 2 white 84. Close figures list Wheat December 91, May 96.5. Corn December 49.5, May 50. Oats December 24.7, May 33.
Chicago values show No 2 red wheat at 1.02 to 1.04, No 2 hard 89 to 91, No 1 northern 1.93, No 2 seasonal 0.87 to 0.92, durum 0.87, corn No 2 around 0.70 to 0.75, No 2 white 0.70 to 0.75, oats No 2 about 0.82 to 0.92, with several standard tallies listed for different grades and varieties.
Opened with a modest advance on cover and better cables amid expectations of frost in north Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the Texas Panhandle. Active demand was limited but western belt frost prospects supported prices, with New York up to 11 points and Southern sellers pushing January and March while spots rose in New Orleans and New York.
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with January at 11.26 and December near 11.29. Prices fluctuated through the session with several contracts showing bids around 11.40 to 11.60 before closing near steady, indications of narrow trading moves.
In New Orleans Sept 28 cotton futures opened steady with a 2 to 4 point uptick on good cables. Weather maps show mild temperatures and light rain in parts of the belt, but forecasts predict eastern rains and frost for Oklahoma. Shorts covered and fresh buying emerged as prices rose 8 to 10 points from yesterday, with mill takings on a record pace and demand improving in Texas and eastern belt markets.
Cotton futures opened steady in New Orleans with September through May contracts listed and ranges shown. The market closed with a net advance of 6 to 14 points and quotes across multiple months indicating slight gains.
Spot cotton in Liverpool on Sept 28 shows dull tone and irregular quotes. American middling stands at 7.054 pence, with other grades including fair and good middling listed. total sales reach 3000 bales, of which 300 are for speculation and export and 2200 are American.
The Liverpool cotton futures opened easier and closed steady with a range of contracts including September at 6.39 pence and various months from September-October at 6.25 percent to July-August at 6.204 percent, reflecting a tight trading session.
New York middling 11.65 and New Orleans 117-18 drive mixed market tone. Liverpool middling 653d and Houston 117-16 show similar trends. Galveston middling 11 percent and Memphis at 11 percent round out the regional prices.
New Orleans cotton market reports spot prices steady with grains of 1 16 higher. Sales on the spot total 75 to arrive 750. Price ranges listed from low ordinary to strict good middling with receipts at 4 552 and stock at 44 452.
A weekly trade briefing reports broad and wholesome national prosperity across iron and steel, copper, dry goods, and shoe trades. Demand exceeds production, with shortages in labor and transportation as growth continues. Rails, pig iron, steel, and plates stay in strong demand as year ahead looks promising amid heavy building, lumber revival, and rainy disruptions.
New York stock market opened active and strong with steel leading gains as 7600 shares traded at an advance. Prominent issues rose at the outset while overall pace quickened and later reactions were limited. Strong finish marked by renewed demand and best prices despite earlier realizations and mixed results in Smelting and Colorado Fuel.
In Vancouver Washington a new public drinking fountain in the business district caused a young man to swear off smoking after a jolt of burning shock while taking a drink. Others nearby were shocked similarly, though not all quit smoking.
Quotations from Kansas City show Wheat No 2 hard 86 cents, No 2 red 1.02, No 2 mixed Corn futures for Nov 2, white 71 72, Oats No 2 white 44 or 35, No 2 mixed 34. Close shows Wheat ranges from 68 to 89 with various September December and May figures, Oats December 33 and May unspecified.
New York on September 28 reports strong receipts reaching 729 cases with fresh gathered extras at 31 34 per case.
Louis market report lists poultry prices with chicks at 12 1/2 cents, springside and turkeys at 12 cents, ducks 12 cents, geese 5 1/2 cents. Butter creamery price 26 to 30 cents, eggs up 22 cents.
New Orleans buyers saw rough Honduras rice steady while rough Japan and clean rice were mixed as receipts and sales volumes are reported. Quotations list rough Honduras at 4.20 to 4.10, Japan around 3.40 to 4.10, clean Honduras at 4.5 to 5, with various lot sizes noted.
Raw sugar quiet with Muscovado 89 test at 3.67 cents and centrifugal 96 test at 4.17 cents. Molasses sugar 89 test 3.420 cents, refined steady with crushed 6.80 cents, fine granulated 6.10 cents, powdered 5.20 cents. Petroleum steady with New York Philadelphia refined barrels at 8.35. Molasses steady New Orleans open kettle 37 test.
A compilation of land dealings shows W F Beadle and M E Beadle selling to Mamie M Pue for $1. Natividad Huron to James Watson for 5.14 acres plus 0.5 acres from surveys. Wingren to W M Simpson for lot 6 in new city block 2582. Bertrand to W R Parker for three lots on Macon and Atlanta streets for $3750. W E and Lula Forbes to W M Simpson for Riverside Park blocks. Lacquard to John P Wallis for Academy Mill lots 17 and 18. Narciso Uranga to James Watson for 9.6 acres from survey 4 and 0.6 acres from survey 3. Improvement Company to B R G Burefield for lot 6 block 30 in Los Angeles Heights for $500. Craig to C S Corrigan for lot 7 block 41 new city block 329s Highland Park for $3476. G C Morris to J H Maulding for lot 22 block 168 Lakeview addition for $150. Margaret A Edward to P M Diaz for lot 7 new city block 252 Medina street for $1500. G A and Beatrice Gage to L O Rameey for parts of Ala mosa addition for $7300.
Houston market report shows spot cotton closing steady with prices across grades from low ordinary to good middling. Trade details include sales 921 bales, f o b 6988, shipments 31,418, stock 105,696 as of September 28.
In Galveston on September 28 the spot cotton market held firm with unchanged prices across grades. Low ordinary 7 to 8, good ordinary 8, low middling 10, middling 11, good middling 11, middling fair 12. Sales 268 with bids 1.0, receipts 26, 634 and total stock 244,962.
Spoat cotton closed quiet with middling uplands at 11.65 and middling gulf at 11.90. Sales totaled 149 bales.
A compassionate doctor with a lame foot and suave manner is allegedly taking money and canaries from several St Louis women after treating their birds. Police seek him to learn how he cures feathered patients while leaving missing birds and funds behind.
MEMPHIS TENN Sept 28 Spot cotton steady unchanged middling 11 1 8 cents.
New York market report lists firsts at 26 27 cents, seconds 25 26, thirds 22 42, rejects 15 to 1 5e. price movements reflect uneven demand as buyers weigh restocking.
Cottonseed prices firm on spot and forward buys in Memphis and New York. Spot cottonseed quoted around 6.22 to 6.24 with various futures and monthly positions trading. total sales reported at 6,900 with multiple lot sizes and price points across October to January.
Dallas reports midday temperatures ranging from 65 to 76 degrees with generally clear skies. The pleasant conditions came as a light, early fall breeze moved across the city.
Wool markets in St. Louis show steady tone with medium grades at 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 to 21, heavy fine 18 both sides, and tub washed at 27 to 36 cents per pound as of September 28.
New York on September 28 reports money on call rates offered by Mommal Time loans firm. Sixty day and ninety day terms quoted at 54 percent, six months at 64 percent.
New York on September 28 reports prime mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bank bills at 4.85 for sixty days and 4.85 35 for demand. Commercial bills at 4.83 4. Bar silver at 63 4. Mexican dollars 48. Government and railroad bonds steady.
Copper remains quiet with spot at 70 pounds sterling and futures at 78 pounds 18s 9d. Tin softens with spot 230 pounds 10s and futures 228 pounds 15s. Local sales total 65 tons. Lead at 22 pounds 5s, spelter 27 pounds 7s 6d. Iron prices show Cleveland warrants at 67s in London.
New York on September 28 saw metals trading largely nominal with copper held around 17.62 to 17.75 cents a pound for lake and electrolytic, 17.25 for casting. Iron stable and antimony firm, with Cookson’s at 9.87.
ST. LOUIS METAL en ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28 Lead quiet at 4.97 percent and spelter steady at 7.45 percent.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania efforts push to end pow-wowing as casting spells becomes common. Ex district nurse Sarah Lawson and current nurse Mrs Howard Neiman cite frequent examples such as a baby treated with powdered bloving tied to limbs to break a spell. Pow-wowers refuse payment and claim thanks alone breaks the spell with one have fourteen patients in one day.
A Kansas City W C T U dress committee denounces high heels false hair gainee gowns and rouged cheeks as vulgar immodest and harmful. It backs moderation in fashion and calls for restrained skirts waists and shorter extremes in dress.
A cryptic dialogue unfolds as a draggiet agrees to pay $260 for a drawing. The frinna questions the venture while Haartne presses about the plan and the obligation to attend the matter.
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