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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1912
Page
15
Weather Bureau forecast for Tuesday October 1, 1912 predicts fair conditions for San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Wednesday. East Texas expected to stay generally fair with possible showers on the coast tonight or Wednesday.
The San Antonio trade area reports a recovery in country produce flow with eggs butter poultry and other farm goods moving into town. Creamery butter 33 cents country butter 30 cents. hens $5.50 per dozen, frying hens $3.50. Potatoes scarce but market firm at 1.85 per hundredweight. Freight car shortages hinder distribution.
Price list shows large variations for farm products and groceries including hens, turkeys, butter, eggs, vegetables, fruits, canned goods, meats, flour, and lard. Entries name quantities, crates, pounds, and per hundredweight prices with many regional origins and brands.
Union Stock Yards reports liberal offerings yesterday with price reductions needed today. At noon demand was moderate and most lots sold. cows $3.50 to $4, best $4.35, calves up to $4.50, hogs best $8.50, bulk around $8, no sheep or goats, 96 cattle 10 calves 125 horses 34 hogs received.
Government figures for September show beef cattle averaging 5.35, calves 6.83 and hogs 7.47, with prices up from last year and 1910. Experts note a supply shortfall amid population growth, while ranchers and associations anticipate further gains and discuss potential free beef policy impacts.
Chicago market prices show butter and eggs steady with creamery and first class counts. Dairy items list varied cents per unit and potato receipts at 45 cars while poultry prices remained steady for live birds.
A fragment lists poultry quotations in St. Louis with bids for chickens ducks and eggs and rising prices for creant. The readable line shows 122c for chickens and 134s for spring eggs with other items noted in fragmentary form.
A damaged OCR fragment lists scattered words and numbers including quotations, Kansas, camera, prices, and times. No coherent event, names, or locations are reliably identifiable in the readable text.
Fort Worth Texas October 1 beef steers steady 4.70 to 5.90 cows and heifers 8.25 to 4.25 bulls 3.25 to 3.85 calves 4.50 to 7.00 stockers 4.70 to 5.70 hogs slow 10¢ lower top 8.90 bulk 8.00 to 8.50 sheep steady receipts 3800 cattle calves hogs 1050 sheep 300.
Cattle receipts 4500 with slow to steady trade. Reeves 5.65 to 11.00, Texas steers 4.50 to 6.10, western steers 5.90 to 9.10, stockers and feeders 4.40 to 7.19, cows and heifers 2.90 to 7.80, calves 8.00 to 11.25. Hogs receipts 12000 with steady to firm advance. light 8.30 to 8.96, mixed 8.30 to 9.00, heavy 8.10 to 9.90, rough 8.10 to 8.30, pigs 5.25 to 8.26, bulk 58.40 to 8.85. Sheep receipts 50000 market weak. native 23.30 to 4.40, western 3.45 to 4.35, yearlings 4.40 to 5.40, native lambs 3.20 to 4.86, western 4.85 to 7.20.
Receipts and prices show cattle 18 000 with 1200 southern. native steers 6.04 to 10.90. southern 4.25 to 6.00. hogs 8 000 with market ten cents higher. bulk 8.50 to 8.75. heavy 8.50 to 8.75. pigs 6.00 to 7.00. sheep 12 000 steady. muttons 3.60 to 4.25. lambs 5.75 to 6.90. range wethers and yearlings 3.80 to 5.25. ewes 2.50 to 4.00.
Receipts for cattle hogs and sheep reported at St Louis market. Cattle include native beef steers 5.50 to 10.50 and Texas Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.00 per hundredweight, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.00, calves 5.50 to 8.00. Hogs at 6.26 to 8.95 for various grades. Sheep native muttons 3.50 to 3.60, lambs 5.50.
New York reports steady ages and unchanged figures as receipts reach 14 331 cases on October 1. Officials note consistent market activity amid routine supply updates.
Weather data from San Antonio Texas dated Oct 1 reports 24 hours ending 8 am 75th meridian time. Lowest temperatures noted for last 12 hours with remarks indicating fair skies and temperatures below normal. Observations from Houston district stations cover temperatures rainfall and general weather conditions.
Grain and provisions moved higher as wheat led gains in Chicago on October 1. December wheat traded up to the 90s and finished mixed with a firmer tone, while corn followed and oats steadied. Provisions rose with hogs, January pork around 18.30, and ribs near 9.82, but export demand waned and prices closed mixed with a slight overall gain for wheat and a net lower finish for December corn.
Quotations show cash wheat firm with No 2 hard at 89 to 92 cents and No 2 white around 75 to 69 cents. Corn and oats rise with No 2 feed corn near 69 to 72 cents, oats at 33 to 35 cents. December wheat at 93 34 cents, May at 95 c.
Wheat and corn prices recorded steady to lower at Kansas City today with No. 2 hard at 86 to 87% cents, No. 2 red 98 cents to $1.01, corn mixed futures easing 1 to 2 cents and oats flat to modestly softer. December wheat at 85 1/2 to 86c, May wheat around 87c. December corn 47 1/2 cents, May near 48 1/4 cents. December oats 83 to 84 cents, May around 84 1/4 cents.
New Orleans traders report rice prices holding steady with rough and clean sales figures. Honduras roughs move around 2.65 to 4.26 per unit, Honduras clean at 2.75 to 4.10, Japan roughs near 3.00 to 4.15, and cleaned Honduras and Japan bids shown in mixed quotations.
Old songs liquidate in advance of official figures and market sentiment remains nervous. By close in New York cotton rose 1 to 2 points, while New Orleans, Liverpool and other markets showed mixed moves amid liquidation and cautious buying.
Cotton futures opened barely steady with bids and offers across month contracts. The market closed steady as figures show narrow ranges for January through December with values around 11 cents and a low near 10.85 cents.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened steady with a slight decline as cables and weather maps showed favorable dry conditions across the belt. Early buying by shorts reduced losses, and by noon trading months stood 1 to 3 points below yesterday's close amid cautious sentiment and a west gulf storm warning.
Futures markets showed steady to modestly lower closes. Prices for November through May drifted with fractional point losses, reflecting initial activity and quiet trading as contracts printed slight declines.
Liverpool October 1 spot cotton shows firmer demand while prices ease. American middling fair 6.99d, good middling 6.774d, middling 6.47d, low middling 6.27d, good ordinary 5.85d, ordinary 5.27d. Sales reach 8000 bales with 7100 American. receipts 16000 bales including 14300.
Futures opened easier and closed steady with contracts quoted for October through July terms. Key rates show Oct 6.22 1/4d, Oct-Nov 6.1944d, Dec-Jan 6.13%, Jan-Feb 6.15d, Feb-Mar 6.164d, Mar-Apr 6.18d, Apr-May 6.19 1/4d, Jun-Jul 6.2040d, and Jul-Aug 6.19 3/4d.
New York middling 11.46 New Orleans 11% Liverpool 6.47d Hoveton 11% Galveston 11 17 16. Market readings show varied quotations across the listed ports and markets.
Spot cotton was quiet unchanged with middling at 11 1/2 cents. Sales on the spot and to arrive totaled about 860 bales, with various grade quotations from low ordinary to strict good middling. Receipts reached 2,055 and stock stood at 46,211 bales.
Spot cotton in Houston closed steady with no change across grades. Low ordinary at 65 cents, ordinary 75 cents, low middling 10 cents, good middling 11.5 cents, mid and good quality ranges near 11 to 11.5 cents. Shipments totaled 3,628 with stock at 20,724.
Spot cotton closed steady with a slight decline across grades. Prices ranged from low ordinary at 6 13 16c to good middling at 11 11 16c, with sales totaling 1426 and receipts 64 052. Stocks stood at 216 200.
Cotton spot in New York closed quiet with middling uplands at 11.45 cents and middling gulf at 11.70 cents per pound. Trading volume totaled 22,985 bales.
Memphis spot cotton prices hold at steady levels on October 1 with middling grade reported at 11⅞ cents. Market observers note no change in bid values as merchants monitor supply and demand near the season’s start.
Memphis Tennessee October 1 prime basis oil priced at 5.00 with meal and linters noted. Details are partial and reflect commodity quotes for that day.
The Baltimore American reports cotton futures with steady to higher quotes across months from October to May. Trading shows varying prices, with hundreds of bales moving between third and fourth calls and total sales reaching about 6800 contracts.
Cotton goods markets show increased activity in the primary division and better distribution. Spring business improves, sheetings sold into December, Duck contracts discussed, and colored yarns under orders through November. Fall River sold 100000 pieces of print cloth last week. export trade quiet. Shortage of operatives limits output with varied prices for prints, sheetings, denims, tickings, and ginghams.
The Armour Grain company of Chicago completed the September wheat corner in Kansas yesterday with 410000 bushels delivered, totaling 3985000 bushels bought and paid for this month. Board members could not estimate profits from the deal.
A lengthy 1912 real estate transfer list records numerous deeds in San Antonio areas including South Heights Los Angeles Heights Keystone Park and Highland Park. Transactions involve N F McAllister Eura Co Pape Dora Stewart Albind Ramirez H A Jackson W H White R G Thomas and many others with prices from 60 to 4600 and properties across blocks and additions.
Stocks fell across most of the active list with Canadian Pacific Northern Pacific and Harriman issues slipping. Steel opened heavy, coal and copper shares weak, but some specialties moved up. Late day, money eased and a partial recovery occurred as bonds stayed easy and readings showed mixed close.
New York price notes show car money at strong demand with rates around 5 7 percent. Ruling rate 6 replying closing bid 6 percent. Time loans steady with 60 and 90 days at 5 6 percent and six months at 5 6 percent.
The report shows copper prices firm across spot and futures with October November bids around 17 percent and LME style quotes for electrolytic and casting at approximately 17.6 to 17.8. Tin remains weak on the spot around 50.00 to 50.40, with October and November ranges noted. Lead holds at 5.10 bid while shelter values range 7.60 to 7.75 and antimony at 9.87. iron unchanged.
Copper steady with spot at 79 pounds 5s and futures 30 pounds 38d. Tin steady at 231 pounds spot and futures 229 pounds 10s. Lead at 22 pounds 5s and spelter 27 pounds 10s. Iron and Cleveland warrants noted in London markets.
Lead steady at 5.00 in St Louis while spelter holds 7.45. London prices show Consols at 74 for money and 744 percent account with bar silver at 29 7 16. Money rates and short bills noted as 3 1 2 to 4 percent and three month bills at 3 15 16.
London reports bullion totaling 6000 pounds sterling was brought into the Bank of England on Monday on balance.
Raw sugar and refined products show steady trends with Muscovado at 8% test around 4.17 cents per pound and 96 test centri appears at 4.17c. Molasses sugar 59 test holds firm while petroleum and molasses stay steady. Hides and leather maintain firm values.
Wool prices in St Louis show steady tone with medium and heavy fine categories quoted. Combings and clothing fibers range from 12 to 35 cents per unit, with light and washed varieties priced accordingly.
In New York Cottee futures hover near steady levels with December at 92 and March at 24.03 as trading prints show fractional gains. Market notes reference modest shifts amid thin liquidity and caution ahead of nearby economic data releases.
A fragmented notice lists West End Lumber Co. shedding on Delgado Street and multiple properties with prices. Dwellings include 4 room at Carratt Street, 2 room on Dias Avenue, 6 room on Loretta, 6 room on Denning Avenue, 3 room on Albert Street, and a 3 room on Loretta Place. Prices range from 200 to 2750 dollars.
A fragment lists automobile licenses with names and addresses such as Barbele at 709 North Presa Street and Sam J Johnson in the Gunter Building. The text also references other license entries and street addresses including 2768 Wright Avenue and 1225 South Presa Street.
A fragile OCR note lists a 17 year old Mocencia de Buta with burial permits. It references a death on September 29 and a location at 809 South Concho with uncertain names and addresses, including Agnes Morty Meunger and Bee Street.
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