The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 84, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 1920 Page: 12 of 16
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Latest Quotations and Nummary of Transactions in the Markets
LATE SELLING ORDERS
SEND COTTON PRICES
LOWER NEAR CLOSING
Unfavorable Weather Fore-
casts Fai! to Lift Find
Quotations.
SPOT FRICKM.
Tbs following quotations from the
prihc:poi «p<»i co»n>n markets ar* fur-
msbed daily «i a t>aa» *"P the timing
• nd selling of Colton m 'he* country
a n i gnd- m quu’i-d and ■
!*•• otherwin* ap»cified. ’be price i»
f«r co’”>o d*liw*d in »b* mark*-*
Quotations. Bales Sold
MAN ANTONIO 40. tM>
Liverpool 29.X7d 3.00 V
Norfolk 43.”0”
New Orleans 41 3” 4'l
Galveston 4.:. 5”
Houston 43.0” l.««4
Dallas 43.73 s?i
Cotton Exchange *an Antonio. April ri.
—After a steady opening with declines
during the first hour and mid-morning
trading rot ton prices firmed up around
midday but weakened again before the
close on f*ecerpt of manv stop-loss orders.
The noon advance was attributed to for -
CMStt. of unfavorable weather and reports
of ram n> the central ana eastern ►••• •
Hons of the cotton belt. Weather condi-
tions were better than expected th*
trade however The market easily
influenced downward during the entire i* *-
•rnn and advances were usually m-t uita
• n Increase tn offerings Final pne- s were
from 7 to 73 points below the closing quo-
tations of tfaturdav.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleaaw. April 12.—Wet v •
the b^t o'er Sunday caused higher opin-
ing in < otton todav and around th- *.p*n-
ing call prices wire J- to 4-’ point? up.
but almost immediately heavy realiz.ng
by long.- set in. mixed with a consider-
able volume of offerings for short account
nn expectation.’ of better weather and the
market reacted. Toward the miduie of
ihe morning it stood 26 to 52 j-oints un-
der Jas’ week’s close May traded as nigh
as 49.69 and then fell off to 4 43
With more rains predicted foi portions
of tlx eastern belt colder uiather for
portions of the western bek and fair
weather over the greater part of the cot-
ton region conflicting opinions arose re-
gardi/ig the situation in the interior mat-
ket developed. Late in Uh mornirup prices
were 9 pvHits higher to 3” points low- r
than the close of last week with the old
crap months somewhat better supported '
than the new.
Late tn the session offering- increased .
on general expectations of a better weath- ।
er map tomorrow morning. Under the
pressure prices toward the class "ere al (
net declines of 14 to 43 points.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
New Orleans. April It. —Cotton opened
steady May 4” 99 July 38.64. October :
65.35" December 34 33. January 30 is.
JTevlous j
Op°’i High.'Lo* Clowe close (
May . 4”. Mi 49.119 4”.44 40.43
July . 3* 90 3* 9” 34.22 38.35-40 38.18
Orf {/.**.:* ’25.3« 34.30 84»e9-/5 23.06 (
par. 34 35 34.33 38.57 :.3.57-62 34.”9
Jan . 33.47 33.4’. 3 XU 32.57-60 33. JO
NEW YORK COTTON
—
New Y ork. April 12.—The unsettling in-
fluence of the railroad sink* situation was
reflected in Irregularity at the ujaning
•f the cotton market touay. First prices
were ten points lower to fifteen points
higher late months being relatively firm
I-ecause nt the continued bad weather and
unfM«m*>errp advices ^4vespv<i4 was »;
good buyer hare while there was further
inlying of old crop months. believed to
be for southern mill account which help—l *
to absorb the early liquidation an-i May i
contracts so<>n sold up to 41 CO or eighteen
points net higher while October advanced !
to 31.40. Liverpool reported a nervous
market with scattering long liquidation j
«wing to the uncertain labor outlook in 1
Lancashire.
Ths demand Inspired by the bullish
weather crop news weemsd to have spent
itself on the early advance of 16 to 2V
points and the market broke very sharp! y-
durmg the middle of the morning. Flop I
orders were uncovered on the decline
which carried May off from 41.60 c to
4*.79c of 72 point* net lower while Oc-1
tober broke from 35.40 c to 34.€5c. or 37 •
points from Saturday’s closing f sure* .
Trade Interests bought on the deci in-. I
however and after the stop crd*is had]
been executed there were rallies of 30 tj
4” points from the lowest
May sold up to 41 58 on the early aft**r.
noon rally but sentiment *aa extremely 1
nervous nad unsettled over labor cond.- 1
tions. and the market weakened again '
during the middle of the afternoon Ma.
broke to 41.40 or two points net lower. I
while later months showed net losses of
about 16 to 38 points.
NEW YORK FUTURE*.
New York April 12.—Cotton futures
opened steady May 41.4”. July 39
tober 35.15 December 34 32 Jaruary 33.33. I
Previous j
Open. High. Low Close. c os*. I
Ma< . • 68 4 < 4
July ...39.00 39.36 36
Oct .. .36.1” 35.40 34.65 34.65-68
Dec. ...34.32 34.4” .'.3 68 33*0-61 34 22
Jan. .. 33.35 33.62 32.70 82.75-78 '33.32
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Ijverpool. April lE—Cotton spot !r re-
tail demand; prices lowet
29>7d. fully middling 28.67. a
27.874; low middling 24.57 d good on. -
nary 21.37 d; ordinary 20.57 r low
<Dmg 24.671. good ordinary 21.37 d; or-
dinary 20.37 d. Sales 300 ■ bubs in*-lud ?.r
2690 American. IU
29100 American. Futun j • in^d quiet
April 25.72 d; Mi 25.53 a. Jj'y 23.02 J
October. 23 s*d. Jan-'
uary 22.394; March. 2! » :
«K EIFTb »T I S rOKT'.
Galveston. Tex • <•
New Orleans. La '•. •
Mobile. Ala
Savannah Ga
Charleston. S . •
Wtlsslagton N (
Norfolk X a ’ .”*5 .
Philadelphia pa
Hwstnn. Mase
Texas City 1319 1
Vota! .. 13.3.1 i
Inferior Receipts.
Ik *
Houston. T*x . .. ; I*o '
14 EEIeM URY GOODS KEVILU
New Xork. April I*.—T'r mary « .'t ’
goods markets pre nn ■ • gh»>t I*v» -
of price* thus fhr a>u n» d » nd business
TontinU'* s’eady in nvs» nf the gra'
<Y>ode or unfinished lb ■ ■ Thrtf ere '
being phned n « nu>d« v e ■ for
liveries ca rving •
Cloths used In the au’> mi.i>i:< ’r^dea pt-
M •I**'
have opemted fre* s
Manv of th* I*rg* rnn\rr’mg orgm <<■
4lons have bought vry n 9'l*rt'< \ and j
the Jabbers nr* not buying lrn»n g.'
tn any important way
The largtst producer r>f p. r a nr 1 |
Prints named nnr«• fur f H 'i ■ n ~
8 cents for narrow India**** and 2” • •» • • •
- 4 4 €4k6’>s light ground
deliveries in April. Mu and Jun« T"«n’
fr>ur hour* let«r a’ 1 th* goods t. <’
f»» delivered in ’lie m«nihs siet»d and '
|he sold fint-s * *re withdrawn from 1I« j
tiiarkef Wide *h<-tin«s an scar* - nd I
eigli Drills .sold freelj Medium weigh' '
gheetlng* sold Well
Irregular di”rihutlon du.- in ».*■•■ trai' 1
port a tin* faiilirl«s tends t" mak* •)'
•alu*s rf Spo’ gnpda high. 1-1 xport trad*
Current asot^ilons follow : i
Print clot ha 16-inrK 64.x* U 17r ‘ 4 b .
gft*etinge southern slawdsrd'*. 39r <o *ic .
denim* 7 79s eorfhern Indig«*s 4784*. I
lickings l-anvo gg<-. prinfs. ?2» stspl*
g*r>rhama 27Hc; dress ginghums 26c unU 1
MUNPAT
IN THE LOCAL MARKETS!
5 I' Berries sold readily on the produce mar
kets Mondav morning owing to lack of I
s shipments from Polcct where the hail Inst !
। only small shipments from Carrizo Springs. |
I A shipment arrived from Pasad n». Tex.. I
?•
>6.3 ) a crate The t arrizo Springs berries
also brought 36.30.
I v’v.ing to higher prices at the shipping!
I poin’. prices on Michigan and Minnesota j
I potatoes advanced 25 cents on the hun-
' drcdv.eight at some of the huuaea this '
— g bringing t irkct to 88.75.
New Texas potatoes arc moving in In-{
Un peak of
I thi crup movement has nut yet been
\. । .. r< aaing
jquantities ahlpincnts are yet small New
j uniona uf the Bermuda variety "vie also
I received Th* onion market is weakening
nls I- Ing uifvrrd
i.i >1 a bus hi I li::njHr. Many conslgn-
; n.* nls of green and wax bean* b* "is and
< arrota ■ • <1 from the valley. Car-
! r<»i shipments in-luded a carload of
) 'ashingt on Nnv.l oranges from Uallfor-
। 87 a ux and a car
I of bananas ai f. '* n rents.
- WITH THE WHOLESALERS
I KK ES TO THE KETAILEK.
e { 1 KEMI tEGETAIILES
d ARTICHOKES; California. 12 doien. |
1 ASFAKAGUs’; Texas; 41.ib^2.vy duzeu
tunvhes. |
*• । BEETS: Texas. 6*6 cents a L><*umi with- I
- •out tops. 85c a dozen bunches. >1.15^3.15 1
s*a bushel without tops.
- । CABBAGE: Texas f3.50Q i o” a bun
- I dredweight.
*! CARROTS: Texas 40^60 cents a dozen;*
i j bunches* five cents a pound in buik. >-
. 1 a bushel hamper j *
i CELERY: California. >1.75^2.00 dozen *
B bunches; 89.5Vi* 10. V” ” < rat* . Florida m .
- crates uf tour dozen bunches 85 a crato.
81.5 V a dozen. I *
| ENGLISH PEAS: T< x«s. >1.0001.50 a|.
]' bush* 1 hamper.
EGGPI-AN J ; llurida 15017^C pound i .
in quantities less than a crate.
. GREEN UNIONS; Texas. 75030 cents a
i dozen bunches
GREEN BEANS; Ttxar >3.006.0” a j
- bushel hamper.
KJLN-DRILD YAMS: East Texas. >2.26 j
;l 02.40 a bushel hamper .
- i LETTUCE. Texas leaf lettuce. 7.‘k ‘8
>1.39 a bushel: head lettuce. >1 5001.75 a
• ( bushel. California. >3 35 a crate.
f । fNION'S; New crop Texas Bermuda ’
' SB.soti|9 3« r sack of 100 pounds. >4.vW r
i j 4.30 bush* 1 hamper. Crystal Wax. $5.5u a 1
. busht I; Cahtorpia yellows. 8c pound; Ca- •
• lifornia: '‘Australian*’ Browns. 88.00 a •
hundredweight <
PARSI.EI - Texas. 60c dozen uuncn*a *
Cabfornu Tor d"Zcn bunches 1
NEW POTATOES: Texas. 57 50 bushe. j
or 50-pound haiiipcr. t.
POTATOES: Minnesota. Idaho and Co- «
loradu Burbanks. 68.vy a hundredweight f
Fivo-aack lota. 87.90. <
RADISHES: Texas. 600C5c • dozen ।
I bunches. I j
RHUBARB: California. > a bnx. 10c a j
; pound.
I SQUASH: Texas. 10c a pound. >4.00 a j
bushel bainpe*.
; SWEET PEPPERS; Texas 4‘>V 50c a q
pound l >12.50 a bushel hnm]»er. ' .
। WAN BEANS; Texas. >r.”*^ G.sv a | j
I bush* I hamper. I
SPINACH: Lower Ro Grar.de Valley. ■
land local. *ec#Bl a bushel j
TOMATOES; Mexican tomatoes in lu„ >
crati ■ ; J” pound* 82 75 03. W a crate ■ j
. YAMS: Texas. 3 i/4c pound.
J TURNIPS: Texas € Cents • pound
without tne tops. >1 400 ! &u a dozen wub
the trips. ।
FRKSH IKLIT.
1 LEMON'S: caitfornm. $6 0006.50 box. r
। ba f boxes. S 3 00i»3 z 6
j LIM E> 9 1 5” p*r basket
t ORANGEY: Eunkiat Nave* *nd othu* f
I varieties ul* tu 1265. >4 I'o 06.5” a out ; .
I .smaller than 12u> «■ iu to 17 5. » bux f .
. ' STRAWBERRIES: Texas >4.00 0 6 90 s:f
. ' crate of -4 pints. 1 y
CRANBEKKIES: Barrels. >l2 50 barrel.-
' quarts uo 14c I q
' GRAPEFRUIT: Florida. S: 5005 00 p- 1 1 ;
। I crate. i
। I APPLES: Northwestern Wfnesaps. extra T
I fam . I * 0964 25 a ■ faney. 83.75. fancy i
R*»me Besuiies >7 23. Miae**uri Pippins >3 t
BANANAS; >6 hundred weight. 1
MU ; l
I COCOANU TS. 8130 14 a sack of IV‘ ’
not*. ' v
WALNUTS; California. 3>c per pound »
ALMONDS; California arfr shell. 36c a ?
; pound. C
BRAZIL MJT3: New crop 34c pound is
EVAPORATED IKLIT
APRICOTS: In lo’s of 23 pounda 8»e i
a pound } X
CURRANTS. Box of 48 10-pnund pack- j s
zgea >ll a dox. a
PEACHES; In lots of 26 pounds 33c y
I a pound
RAISINS; Seedless box of 48 D -ounce
packages. >ll a box batters a?e4*U. 64 18
a 25-priund box; >7.26 a bnx of 46 12-ounce .
• par-knees ■ (
FIGS: B*>x of twelve 10-ounce packs
' . I
box of 7» 4-ounc« packeg.s >5 :6
DATES: New crop Urott^dvry. ptr b^x I *
j of 36 16-ouoce package’ )* uuU7 25 per
box. Turk en. bulk 21035 c.
PRUNES: «ln lots nf su tn 106 pounds
| 16c pound. 80 ro 90 pounds IMc 70 '<» 80 *
pounds. 19c. 50 tn 60 pounda 22c. 40 to 6o
pound*. 24c.
' APPLES. California. In lots nf So pnjndt
22 cents a pound. । .
DRIED BEANS.
PINK: California >*3s per sa'x of
10” pounds.
PINTOS; New crop. >7.85 a saex of 109 *
; pounds.
| NAVIES: California. >9 50 per sacs 109
I pounds
LIMAS: California U 3 per sack of 100 .
I pounds
BLACK EYED PEAS >? I i ^-a '• . .
• tops 1
: pounds.
MISCtLLYNEOLS.
JAP CHILI. 33 l«3o mr pound.
COLORADO CHILI: 40c per pound
PIMEMOe: Lallfnrr a. 15c a pound. 1
GAP.LJC: Mexiear ’ 'ill- per pound I
Italian spring 4”c pouud
HOT PEPPERE; 45. jer pound
pound
JU JE-New Louin.ana 1:4 30 per hua- i
dredwe’eht
FLOCR. BRAN ANU MEAL.
<D*l*v»red ty wag.n or ’ruck 1
FLuUR: JL..90 per r.ar’<
BRAN: 82 hunlredweg-’
* ’* 'LN Cll r ’Pw. >2 S 3 0 » 10 per b-UdrwU- ■ 1
weight. ’ •
RTEAM^HIP NEU*
। GwHri>t«»n. Tet. April I?. — Arn - ' d
~a.. S’eamers Leperanza de Larrm- :
> <Br Tr:e»t* Pennat Tampico < .
i 'l ;r New Zealand; Baltika ’Russian?
• Fr*« ;>*-rt
| Port Arthur. T*x.. Ypnl I?.—Arr. «<J. '
tf ’' • • - * Tatnp 1 ■ - • a ’S*e*J • : Jl
Port had*. la. April 17 — V - <j .
j •: * * Ar I • • .more B* i.-.; • Hr * t.
Fresco Antilia. Cuba Lak*’Figun Ha-
j 'ana - : d*l 1 ■ r. W*et Lt-
- Kar
(Havre <••.•/ li«’-.. ' T
MET M *
New York April I*.—* oj •
; Ei' • • •• • • J :• Jj 19 a .-up.. «
I t* I. 11* 4 f-l 19
Iron etrad Nr 1 > i r. 4* [)•>'•• u
j Tin. i rni: si * • t • ■ A;-- M ■ ■ ''
i **•*.' *■■ ”•' b
' Zinr. <|UKt; Euat fe’t L us d* m**- rpot ’*
I 8 20 4/ 8.6(’. I ’'
I Vt Ix.mdon:
Zm*. .-IK#- £*S. future f3«j
I N«-w York. April J*.—eug; * f i- '
Sugar futures closed steady. Bal*r 1900 I 1
I t« m«. May 17 -O July 1* 66 Augun 17.79 Ie
1 R«'l it < tn 115 Cr> 1
STOCKS REACT DURING
AFTERNOON DEALINGS
ON HIGH MONEY RATES
| -
Weakness of Liberty Bonds
Also Encourages Selling
Near Close.
| Nrw Ynrk Yprll I?—Events over the J
। vuck-end. particularly the extension vf '
the railroad strike was reflected in the
ireegular to hcavv tone of the stock mar-
ket at the opening uf today’s trading.
Steamship Khares nnu touu issues. Hit
strong features * f Inst Saturday s session
forfeited a point or more. Some of the
o.ls cquii'ments. steels and rails reacted
one to almost two points. Motors and th*.ir
specialties also yielded the entire list be-|
coming more unsettled within the first ;
half hour.
Sugars equipments minor steel’ mo- ;
tor specialties and other Stocks of ti*» defi-
nite description mud*’ further ga'ns al mid- i
I clay the usual leaders remaining at a
standstill. Prices reacted ngain - hili' call;
! money rose to 7 per rent and exchange ■
became more unsettled
Selling became more extensive In th**
| last Lour the 1” per cent call money rat*- j
am! weakness of Libertv bonds causing
another reaction to lowest prices of the !
day. Tae closing was heavy. |
N? U YORK STOCK l l*T.
t*atnnin.v ’» Nale»i
Mon. Sat.
Allis-<Ti; liners 43U 4 I’.
American Bot Sugar 9i>-» 92*. '
Amcticaii Can 47’* O’ i
America: ' <i a I'vundn ... 1 . 145%
Am. H... • A L. atilt i pfd... 11 1 ’ 1
American Locomotive .....106 106*. ।
American Smelting & Rcfg. 69!*
American Sugai I*7 I'7
American Sumatra Tobacco. >7'. 96*. ।
Am* :ican T A T 9G% 96 ? «
Anaconda top’Mr c.' 63’* I
A tel ot 81 8214
All. Gulf A: W. Indus 168 171’- •
Baldwin Locomotive 140 1 111
Baltimore A. Ohio 32 p . |
Bcthleliein Steel ' R 96% 98%
Canadian Pacific 121'» 122’..
L nCo r 65 >7
’'li*sit»®.ike dt clino vS'* 56 \ !■
• 'hi.. Mil. an*l St. Paul 2.5•*« 36’..
On. R. lu. & Pacific. ..... 31’.- *5 7 . I
• .tnn I ’oppe *• ::7 '*
Colorado ru*l d- It on 3h .".9
Corn Products 1”; lil”
Crucibl” Stc- I 269 269
Cuba Cane Sugar 56-^ 53'* I
Erie 1. . 1. ’ B
B .neral Ekrtric 13 I 155’*
General Motors 355 373’4
• Soodl icll • '«• 7" 71 L
Great Northern pM 76*. 7H’j
Great North-rn Ore Ctft. . . 38 * !
Illinois Central 89k 9”
Inspiration Copper . ... ... 56-* 58’/
In’. M^r. Marine pfd . ... inis 96\.
International Paper *1 S3-* I
Kcunrcott •’oppe t 31 . 31'* I
Lou;*' ill* A- NuSoV die- 1”5 1"5 R •
Texas Pacific 41 \ 42\
Maxwell Motor’ 36’.. B
Mcx ca.i Petroleum 19v 2M ’ 2 I
Mir.m! Copper 7 4 24 ’* I
R:e 4? 4 8
Missouri Pacific .7
Nev. Y ork Central 7: 72
N Y N II * H 31’. 32’* •
Norfolk A Wcsiern 9” H 9; DI
Northern Pacific 77". 7h\ 1
Ohio Cltks Gas 42 1 < I
Pennsylvania . . 4”% 41 y . I
People’s Gas 37 1 ■ D 17 D I
Pittsburg /. W \ a 30’. .".1
R-i? consolidated Copper . 19’. 19'i |
Rc • ding < . 88S
Rep. Iron & St** I . . >1” 114
Pim la;r Oil A- Ref.ning C' ’"•
Southern Pr <f c 97-* 99
Souther 1 Railway ?. .3
Studebaker Corporation . .
........ 1 ’ L 12
Te-rns Cempnn’.’ 2”7 J*’*
Tol .ice 1 Pr^L* ' 7 71 ! 1
Un - Pac.fir 11* IL»L '
T'nit?d t’lgxr Stores l?5l: 18” B
U S Ind Alcohol '* * 9.’.
Unite-4 Stat** Ruhb'r ...111 113’. j !
United States Steel . . . J«c. 105’*
Utah • Goper *. 7 *
We'Uingbo’je ■ Ebctrl . . 51% 51’
v. Hyw-O rland . . 24 24 .
American Toiaeco . . 2‘. ■ E i
-
Gulf Stat'* Stecf . . O
Seaboard Air Lin* * * ;
Sloes. Shef. St»el e- Ir- n 1? '
United Fruit . . 211 ’< 21 2 ’ •
Virginia-Carn <’b*'o . . 75’* “ < R
Standard Oil of > J . ...1”9 I”'’' |i
A J C . . ••• 1””’ s 103- ’ 1
P^a Bllw me*.
MONET ANU E\< IfANGI.
New York April IL—"
6 V "
Q • r - c L
T3.9”’-. n •' C”-di*v hills on banks
60-day I Illa 81 9t d< -
men*! >3 94’-.. rabies 5? 1’
France Demand 17.1” ra*.>« 1?”*
Belgian francs demand
16.95.
Lire demand 7'6.42: rab’es 26 4*
>larka demand I 97 cables I 9®
Government and railroad I»ond9 weak
Tim* Joans strong S.x” days. 90 ds-•
end six months *^tS'-
CaU mon*" strong High 1 '. low * r.
ing rate . einsing bid 1* offered at 1 .
last loan 19; bank acceotcnces 6.
LIBERTY BON|><
New York. %pril It.— ’
T.luerf bonds todav ver : 3’-2? >9'
f!->’ ’s 19! second 4« I’* f-r’t 4 •
>99.96 aecond third C«« .
J . ' ! \ • t S\ J ' . •
NO EFFECTS OF RAIL
STRIKE ARE FELT AT
UNION STOCK YARDS
Hogs Are in Slow Demand
at Decline of 25 Cents
on All Grades.
I mon m«h 1. Yard- mh Yntonlo. Ypnl
I•».—1 - . • • • ~ • • • ■ - ■ j ;
a p.iW i.MUk*' m’ *h*- • he;- to'la I
1 *^.r. a i enttb *•■■ * 1 ur»- dispcicd o’ '
H'.u *v er n • OH *len.ami ano •
’ • r a- -t . topp'd 25 *'h’c on the hun- I
d.-.x-.t • a •otH"|Uf i.ce Th* new |
• iop ... Kgr ’ pt *• of to; g ad' j.a»k*^ :
down ... ti . .' nl r < k and t.eder-
r. *.u« froi >)L Receipts we
i»* i * • f. ■ . u-r. m*« .1 the l«
•I tl. • m.b f r;. :io:.d troubh a are m
tb-! p *. an «• r».> ‘la’* a flooded mack.
’ *i* is L k. i • 7 i.e» • * no • mba rgu on
iivesto' : pm* re to ’ ban Antoni »
; mb*’ ao . - to Fort Wur’-
;.»■ t ■. t t - u ...ml »r.i* . •- arc- not a* • |
1- iipm.ti* o* 17a i '.-.d of go'it- was sold On
ti < lin.rk.-
R. "ipts . r. as follow c attle klkj
> ttb '.14 •- ■ -. 83 hogs an-. 178 goat ’
-- . • o.j ' nut ad ■ or. cattl* t
« .-.’tb 'owe >B2s^ 9 25; poor}
^a*l- ' ■ - ! . 2.7'„ 7 s'>. cal vex. I eav y an-:
y • •• ’ l’n; - ^.o’C'/V'’ <hoir«. baby calve** |
8 I’>.7 3'.i J 1 ' r Lulle ? 3” 6.00 . be'f <a’
Ue >7.7 ' : . h b. . es 49 35 1
?.75. A
< Hl* A<»<> lIYEWTD4K.
( hirago April |*. 'attl' R* ;
higher Bui* .
oter rw > 1 1 ' ' h 80 bes’ h*a > > w • ght of-
r ’ • 4 • • - ; to 88 lower
r P >l2. i-;p. around 812 No «toefc*r or
Hoge Re«-«.pts market active un- i
evenly 25 •*» 1 irln r Home piedium and I
hea'y weight .5e U p; early top >l6-26 bulk
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
; <l4 4” / 1 smooth heavy packing sows
! >12.50<l 13.3”. light pigs >12.50.
Sheep: Receipts 5000. Supply late In get-
t.n« in; no early trade: local railroad
'strike situation slightly Improved.
Total of 1”1 cars .f meat products
I shipped l»y < hicago packers last Friday
• and Saturday.
_
FORT WOKIII LIVESTOCK.
Fort Worth. Tex.. April I?.—Cattle:
'ni. .Market 23c lower Beeves. >B<'il2;
smck-T:-. >7hl.»: cows. >1.00^9.30: -heifers.
$54’13; bulls. >6't7; calves. 23481&
Ungs: l”0”. Market steady. Heavy.
Si::.2s*l 13.5”: li-'ht. >13.505M3.75; med-
ium. >1 . d $ 11.25 । 18.31
common. $1”.25'-’ 1 1.25- pigs IS^ll.
She: p: 12””. Market 50c decline.
II n ga .’i'll
wethers. ? I 1.5”'0 13.5” : *vv 810.600
j 12.5”: * tills. >s«| 6; goats. >1.00417.30.
KANSYSdTY LIVESTOCK.
Kiir.Mi* < It.v Mo.. April 12.—Ilogs: Rv-
• ipts. 750 lie.ui; market lights and me-
iihunis. 25r to St'c lower: heavy. 25c lower;
SI3.R”. Bulk of lights ami mediums.
>lh.ot’4f 13.73: i.ulk heavy 512.7&0113.M.
: ; mat ket dull.
Quotations not practical.
&l p; Recidpts. 3000 head; trading ver'
1 ^lit: few loads fat lambs sold to packets
51.25 tn $1.75 lower than Wednesday
515.50 paid.
NT. LOI is LIVESTOCK.
Ea ; M. Louis. 111. Ypril 12.- Hogs: Re-
ar.pts none. Little trading: 15.000 hold-।
overs. Light hogs 50c high* r. Top >15.50. 1
Cattle: None. No sales.
Sheep: None. No sales.
Oil Shares
’Ujrmsh.l by F. V Oil Exchange.) i
Th week opened with active tending m
Ro'al Duke ar<»un>! 45* The company's
dr.lbng r.ctiviti's and the ba«-k dividends
I*. Ing paid indicates a fa^ld r.s Kink
E.ght 1- a demand at i. Some trailing In
K-ng Midas. ’ ompany has new location.
.inked. Bi-
Albvts 175’ J’w •
Albi ria .TS .50
Arrow Head 4.5 •
Beabir Valley 20 .18
Burk King -V* •’•3|
Lurk Key . 50 00 20.00
Burk Cameron 4vu.O” I
Burk Extension *”
Bradley 32 C 40
I’.ull Bayou-Hotner -
Caldwell _ - 190
Cunianche Northern 3.00 2.30
Doubb • F" .35 ...
Duke Dom* - ”” L9J
EsMl.nd v. R. 75.U0
Empir. State 9«. V” 85.00
Eat Wichita .... . 130.U0 123.””
Federal OAR »• ”0 5.00 j
Galloway 1”0 J ” 1
Genera! 0.l 32.50 3o.”O |
Gla*lstone 50 1 1” !
Grapevine 3.00 i -
Great Western 3 3" z. 50
Gypsy Burk 1 * . j
H*art of Duke 70 * -
Hom* U. A: R. 3.5 • .
Invaders 06 J 5
Jackson O A R 30m” 2; 3" I
Jaggers-Wallace .32-8;
King E’ght 1 *5 I
King Midas xOO 7.5"
Little Motor Kar 1."” ' < -
l.urky 2 2.00 1.7 5 '
lame Star Motor 1 ”0 1".”»i
Monrr Ranch 11 •»” ' :
Phoenix : 33u 1.75 ;
Plonker . 125 .50 .
Ranger Tex <s 8" .*3
Ranger Brook’ '»•*■ ;5 :
Ra.iger-Rork Island L-'*o ‘
Roy al Duke '• • *2’. j
Simplex lee 145 1 '.7’.- |
Sipe Springs ■ 20.00!
Tarrant ' ounty 2 '-•• 8.00
T« ■ . -Arizona 12 10'
Texas Fagl- ... . I”JO 1
..... «•
United Oli .95 j
' dlker-Caldwelf 56.0 w 53.00.
mktii. maim.
New York. April 12. — Embargoes on steel •
and st**! produc s because of th* awit'.-h- |
m*n‘s strike hnve checked shipments both I
east a: d vert from producing center* j
mid plants nr-? forced tn pile thousands of (
tons in th-i: yards v*hlie consumers are 1
pressed f- r rcnu.remenu*.
Germany- anil Russia are making num- I
crous inquiries and offer cash dollar pay- ।
tncnts for prompt shipment. l»ut mill agents .
b*re nr somewhatt sk*-ptlcal of trade po>- ;
aibiiitie- in that direction. Steel ingot:
production l«st month surpassed February ’
output bv 421.675 tons
Iron is eimilarly affected by railroad
embargov. Prices rule firm Pig iron
production for Marcl was 8.375.9A7 toQs
; v n. t 2.'^75.573 for Februar- and 3.213.181
for January.
<’<.pp- r hrs been f.rm and unchanged ail
"'-- i. at IO’*!.- for spin and s-.cund quar-
t' r
Th* tin market hrs Income easier b->
ca of :h* v cakne’s in Lon ion.
Zin* nil'll stend.’ .
Antimony is firm.
A TRACTOR FOR $3BO
The greatest money-making proposition to live
dealers. A liberal commission offered. Good
territory still open. Write us for our selling plan.
We have an especially attractive and profitable
proposition embracing exclusive representation.
We have many distributors. You can build up a
permanent and profitable business and can be
quickiv established. THE UTILITOR ON DIS-
PLAY AT 111 CROCKETT STREET.
MIDWEST
When you fully epf recifite the
many uses of th»s latest power-
farming development you will
want one—or possibly more
than one—to help you earn
more money. Come in today!
We Want Dealer* in Thi* Territory. Write
or wire today for details of our standard-
ized plan of distribution and complete de-
scriptive literature on the Utilitor.
IDEAL AUTO & GARAGE CO.
TEMPORARY LOCATION
111 Crockett St. San A-'mio Texas.
Harmi
Cultwcia j
Puluerim ’
Drill* and
does alt Bel:
Work -ip to
Four Horse
Pot. er
j I
I ! kBhc
E>S^ *
i g '* •
"'"V t?3K !
MfcSfe&fte
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' SCANTY RECEIPTS AND
*: BAD RAIL NEWS LIFTS
S J ••
I QUOTATIONS ON CORN
।
Oats Also Show Strength.
Provisions Follow Coarse
of Grain Market.
< hierso. April 12.— New upturns took
P'aev Ln tho price of coni. The bulge.
were ascribed largely to aeantincM of re-
ceipts and to the prospect that demor-
alized traffic conditions would for the
present at least prevent any accuinula-
• tion of stocks. Initial prices which ranged
- from ?c to 1- c higher with May >1.68'4
1 to SL69 end July >1.61 »* to >Lot?i. wen-
followed by material gains all a f ound.
Oats. Ilk' corn were active and higher.
After opening ’i to 1% up including July
at 87c to 37^c the market continued
strong but at a slight reaction front the
• opening top figures.
Provisions reflected the grain advance.
Later a temporary sharp setback re-
sulted from commission house selling
based to a considerable extent on opin-
ions that the backbone of the railway
• । strike had been broken. The close was
■ । nervous at the same as Satuiday's finish
। to me lower with May 11.67 to >L67'<
nnd July IL 59' to >1.60.
The market weakened later uhen corn
prices gave nay
■—- - — —
GRAIN AND PKOYIMONM.
Chicaso. April IS.— Quotations:
• Corn Open. High. Law (’lose.
J May ... 1.68 l.M’t 1.65 1.67
July .... EG!’* l.« 2»„ 1.57*4 1.59%
Sept .... 1.56 157 1 53% 1.55 '*
May 96'3 .hlT' 92^ .94*4
July >7 .87’. .84'» .85*»
Pork -
May .... 36.80
I Jul - 37.50 37.1
► * Lerd—
I May 11.75 19.80 19.55 19.55
' July .... 20 60 20.60 20.39 ’.'9.35
1 Rib. -
j Mrv .... 1«4o 18.25 18.25
' July .... 18.85 18.92 18 75 18.75
KANSAS CITY < ASH <«KAIN.
Kshmin ( ity Mo.. April I?.— Cash wheat .
unchanged nominal)' No 1 hard $?.73b
2.53. No. >2.704/2.89 No. j red >7.79b I
2.7". No. 2. >-70.
Corn unchanged to one rent higher. No t
2 mixed >1.70 4/1.72. No. 2 white >l.74ft I
। . 1.77. No. 2 yellow >1.71.
• Oats unchanged. nominally. No. 2 white
1 91.07. No. 2 mixed $1.02G 1.04. No. 2 red
I >1 OHr 1.06.
'j Rye: >lB9.
PROVISION MARKETS
SAN ANTONIO PROVISIONS.
'j Quotations to retail dealers:
I’r • >nlt ribs. 23c a pound: bacon ex-
tras 2Gc: dr salt bellies. 18 to 20 pounds.
22 s 4 c: fancy brrakfas* bacon nix to
j right pounds. 49|jc: four to six pounds
jO^c. sltc»d breakfast bacon in five-
pound cartons. 53c a pound: in one-pound
• errtnno. 55r. ham-. 50%c.
CARD: Pure 34'*c a pound compound
Produce News Notes.
.
Tii» Bexar county potato crop was not
so ceriously dam; ged as first reported by !
he white frost of left week scrording to j
R T. Pruitt of the Pruitt Commission
I Company. Mr. Pruitt says potatoes were I
tin good condition rn<l only slightly dam- |
| card f onslderahlr demage was don* to •
J tender truck on farms near the etty. Corn
1 which nns from four to eight inches up
1v as kill* I. and whll it may sprout again
mu h will have to be replanted
I That prices 0.1 all Texas vegetables.
I mainly potatoes will decline within two.
J n orulis. uiwler normal condition* is the.
। opfhyoW of M < .oldrmith of the Gugen-’
1 heim-Goidsmlth Company. "When the Cal-
j ifornla potato crop b'gins to mo\r. which
1 v ill ho about the middle of next mouth.
। and the Texas movement has taken on
' larger proportions prices will decline.”
I paid. At present both the Tc;as and
; North* "Stern potato markets ar* strong
lon Recount of th- wantin'*?* of th" old
Drop supply and light movement of the
new crop.
Pmsprc’s for a ■’■rate factor: at Laredo
v hi< i would manufacture containers for
onion nnd ot.h r rropM In this district this
y*rr ar- said :o be fa nrabb It Is prob-
able that th* onions iu the vallcV will
ho shipped j n packs this year if the
crates are unobtainable or are too high. |
j A s|pc'.< ning in th*- dorhand for eggs. I
ton cc ount of the ending of the Lenten i
a»ason s*nt prices alightlv lower lust week
the market declining iu >10.75u 11.90 a
case of 3o dozen according to H. Edgar
of the American Produce Compuny. Re-
ceipts weru nominal during the wek.
; According to Charles Guilhem general
manager of the New York Buyers' Asso-
ciation. the railroad strikes over the coun-
try have tied up hundreds of carlot ship-
ments of eggs to the eastern market. The
embargoes on shipments from the South
has caused a slow week in large poultry
and egg dealings. It Is reported that
5000 carload* of eggs are tied up In one
<»f the leading northern produce markets.
Chicago is the only market to receive eggs
Mr. Guilhem salt!. Practically nothing is
moving on account of the strike.
produce’markets
SAN ANTONIO rRODVCE.
Prices to the retailer:
EGGS: l’re*h country candled eases
Included. >10.75^11.09; current receipt*
country eggs cases included. >10.25V 19.59.
POULTRY: Hen*. 32 cent* a pound;
large fryers. 30 cents; small fryers. s<c:
turkey*. 32c; ducks. >7.00^12 00 a dozen:
geese. flO.uOtr 15.00 a uozen.
BUTTER: Best creamery. Alamo Indus-
tries “Sunbeam.” 65c a pound; Falfurrias
75c; ordinary creamery. 63c; dairy one-
pound print* 47c; country in bulk 3Gc
a pound: in one-pound prints 43c. cook-
ing butter. 35c: packing butter 31<>32c.
OLEOMARGARINE: Low grade. 30c a
pound: medium. 34c: fancy 36'^r.
CHEESE: American 36’ic; "Alamo”
cottage cheese 15c a one-pound carton:
7>ic s half-pound carton; in bulk 12c
a pound.
♦ —
CHICAGO PHODICE.
Chirago. April IS. —Butter lower. Cream-
erv 45 <4 69c.
Eggs lower. Receipts 12.259 cas»»* Firsts
40. ordinary firsts 35>.<(i368sC at mark
vases included. 37*r39'-r
Poultry alive stead.’. Springs 3Sc fowl*
41 cents.
KANSAS CITY PRODI UE.
Kansan City Mo. April 13. — Butter un-
changed. Creamer fir*t* 61r. second* shc
packing 36c.
Eggs: Current ilc- jh* unchanged >11.60
per case. Firsts 40c.
Poultry unchanged. ♦
Potatoes; Ten to «o rents higher. >7 35
•Q 3.25 per hundredweight.
(HK Af.O POTATOES.
< hlrago April PJ.—Potatoes steady. Re-
ceipts 6* cars. Northern white sacked.
>7.004/7.25 ditto bulk >7.1507.40.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
KOK COLNTY CLERK.
Subject to the action of tbe Dem-
ocratic primaries. I hereby announce my
candidacy for the office of County
Clerk of Bexar County and solicit tbe
active support of my friends and all
voters. »
.JACK B. BLRKE.
^Political Advertising.i
At the solicitation of many triend-
I hove decided to become a candidate
‘for the position < f District Judge of tin
7.!rd District Court to succeed Judge J
I’. Sluder subject to tbe Democratic
primaries. I will appreciate the sup-
port of the lawyers and all voters of
Bexar County.
AIAKCCS W. DAVIS.
I Political Advertising. I
Fer »>udge of the 73rd lltolrtet Court
cf Bex-tr County.
Acceding to tbe request of many
friendl hereby nnnounee mv<e]f g s
.1 candidate f<>r Judge of the 73rd Di-
trict Court of Bexar County subject
to the action of the llemocrotic pri-
mnriea.
ROBERT W. B. TERRELL.
ipnl'tirnl Advertisement^
Muf 4 <af>d^</aA‘ f</rWunA - judge of
!• xnr County subject to the Dcrno
cratic primaries and solicit the active
support of the voters of the countv.
JOHN JAMES.
< Political Advertising.»
Subject to tile uctloii ot tile Denio
erntic primaries I hereby announce my
nndidacy for the office of County
’udge of Bexar County nnd solicit the
•five suntwot of all voters.
ACGESTES M<<’LOSKEV.
1 Political Advertisement »
Henry T. Phelps
Architect
618-622 Gunter Building.
Phone Cr. 210. San Antonio. Texas
The Welfare of Your Schools Is at Stake
Vote the School
Children’s Ticket
DR. E. O. EVANS
MISS HANNAH HIRSCHBERG
MRS. HOUSTON BROWN
A Ticket. That Represents All the People and
Not One Faction
If you do not vote the above ticket you will
put our schools in the hands of the American
Federation of Labor.
Vote and Have Your Friends Vote
Election (Tomorrow) Tuesday April 13th
(Political Advertising.) >
WINS EIGHTH STRAIGHT
Arsenal Team Trims Camp Stanley Ord-
nance Cubs. 10 to 2.
The baseball team of the San Antonio
Arsenal won the eighth straight game
of the season Sunday by defeating the
Ordnance Cubs of Camp Stanley on the
Cubs’ home diamond 10 to 2. Vogler
starred making u triple a double and
a neat cttch at second base.
The Arsenal is to play Kerrville Sun-
day. Manager G. N. Frasier is look-
ing for gaintH in the nicuutinio. Ar-
rangements can be made by getting in
touch with Frazier or Captain McCarty
at Crockett 7810. Sunday's score:
It. H. E.
Arsenal 10 13 1
Ordnance Cubs 2 4 4
Batteries: Caporal and McCarty:
Kilby and Webb.
GOLFERS ARE PAIRED
Laurel Heights Tournament Players
Start Four Weeks’ Contest.
Pairings have boon made for the Lau-
rel Heights open handicap golf tourna-
ment which runs throughout the next
four weeks. Thirty-two players have
been handicapped and will start the ftgst
round this week. Matches in each round
must bo in by Sunday night.
The winners will receive a baj of
clubs and the runner-un two “sticks.”
The pairings and handicaps are as fol-
lows :
R. E. Porter 12 vs. E. A. Watson.
^Trained Nurses i
ALWAYS PREFER Hertz-
berg’s for they know a Hertz-
berg watch is a reliable time- IK?
piece and Hertzberg “Class
Pins” are the very best. Ke 'vA
L/ inrile \ 3
Hertzberg’s
Hertiberg’s ’At the Si?n
'45 Corner of the Clock" 1
“U. S.” WINDMILLS & TOWERL
FAIRBANKS-MORSE OIL ENGINES
We sell and erect them.
Ask us for catalogue and prices.
REDWOOD TANKS CYPRESS TANKS
PUMPS CYLINDERS PUMP JACKS
PIPE VALVES FITTINGS
KRUEGER MACHINERY CO.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
UNION MEAT COMPANY
BEEF and PORK PACKERS
Lard Refiners and Compound Makers
APRIL 12 1920.
14: R. E. Sanndc-re 13. v»» C. E. Kurt*.
’2; E. .1. Eogelkv. 20 vs. C. l'n»*k
'.I; .1. Fernnoder. 27. vs. F. W. •
zeit. 14; J. V. Bitters 11. vs.
Kinjr. 12; F. .1. Adams. 30. vs. W. L.
M. Hoffman 10; C. L. Stevens. 15 vs.
11. N. Moore 27; Hubert huvis 4. vs.
.1. 8. Clnvin. fl; Col. .1. 0. Galbraith
20 vs. Jess Purvear 27: A. E. Kurtz
13. vs. W. I'. Cullen 13; Will Melll-
heuu- 3. vs. W. J. Haynes 20; Joe
Walsh. 13 vs. G. H. Scherwitz. 25;
Joo Wek-h. 14 vs. T. E. Hurns. 25;
11. E. Baldwin 22 vs. W. C. Mr^av-
ern 27; T. E. Rnc. 17 vs. Bill Wat-
son 10; Alex Shnffer. 21 vs. C. 11.
Mendell. 20.
LEGION BADLY BEATEN
Fourth Field Artillery Wins in Gamo -
Fu’l of Errors 11 to 2. / T
The American L>:ion baseball tj/ui
suffered a crushing defeat nt the hfnds
of the Fourth Field Artillery from^vamp
Stanley at Brackenridge Pane Sun-
day. The score was 11 to 2.
Layne was hit hard for the Legion
nnd was accorded poor support. The
defeat was the second suffered by the
Legion the first having been adminis
tered by the San Antonio Texas
Leaguers.
Ba: lor Noses Out Rice.
Houston Tex.. April 12.—Heavy
stick work of the Baylor Bears aidc<P
by errors by Riee won for Baylor Sat-
urday. Sto 7. The Bears garnered nine
hits off Eddie Dyer in eight inning-
while the Owls collected eleven from
Tanner and Lyons. z - I
San Antonio Texas
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