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WEDNESDAY
STOCK MARKET LACKS
A LEADER AND DEALS
ARE ON SMALL SCALE
Fluctuations Are Narrow and
Little Progress Is Made
Either Way.
RAILROADS ARE WEAK
NEW YORK. May 20 —An utter lack of
Initiative wa* shown In today’s early deal-
ings on the stock exchange. Price changes
were quite evenly divided as to gains and
losses few of which exceeded fractions
save tn Missouri Pacific and C. & O„
which declined a full point.
For the balance of the morning session
the market lapsed into extreme dullness
United States Steel and the coppers lost
substantial fractions and American To-
bacco was conspicuous for a three-point
drop.
Bonds irregular.
LAST RALE.
Wed. Tue*.
Amalgamated Copper 73% 73%
American Agricultural 53 B 53 B
American ('an 28% 28 %
American Car A Foundry .... 50% 51%
American Cities it* B
do preferred 64 60 B
American Cotton Oil 42% 42%
American Smelting 64 64 %
American Sugar 105* 105%
American Tel. A Tel 122% ....
American Tobacco 225 ....
Atchison 96% 96%
Atlantic Coast Line 123 B 123%
Baltimore A Ohio 92%
Canadian Pacific 194% 191%
Chesapeake A Ohio 51% 51%
Chicago. MIL A St. Paul ....101 101
Erle 29% 29%
General Electric 148 148
Great Northern preferred ....124% 125
Interhorough-Met. pfd 62% 62%
Kansas City Southern 27% 27
Louisville A Nashville 137% 187%
Liggett A Myers 214 B 214 B
Lorlllard Company 175 172
Mexican Petroleum G 2 62
New York Central 93% 93%
N. Y.. N. H. A H 67% GB%
Norfolk A Western 104% 104%
Northern Pacific . ...Z. 111% 111%
Pennsylvania 112 112
Reading 166% 166%
R*p. Iron A Steel 23% 23%
Rock Island Company pfd. ... ... 4%
Seaboard Air Line 19% 20
do preferred 54% 55%
Southern Pacific 93% 93%
Southern Railway 25% 25%
do preferred 79%
Tennessee Copper 35 35
Texes Company 140% 139
Union Pacific 157% 158
United States Steel 63 G 3%
do preferred 110 no
Virginia-Carolina Chemical ... 29 29%
Western Union 62% 62%
MERCANTILE PAPER.
NEW YORK. May 20.—Mercantile paper
4 per cent; sterling exchange strong. 60
days |4.85.75; demand 14.R8.55.
Commercial bills >4.85%.
Bar silver 57%c.
Mexican dollars 45%c.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds heavy.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK May 20.—Call money. 1%
$2 per cent; ruling rate 1% per cent;
closing bid. 1 % (ft 2 per cent.
Time loans easier; 60 and 90 days 2%
per cent; six months. 3 per cent.
ZUik Heads Embalming Board.
AUSTIN. Tex. May 20. —State
Health Officer Steiner yesterday an-
nounced the appointment of the fol-
lowing members of the state em-
balming board: A. A. Zizlk San An-
tonio; C. N. Humason Lufkin; L. C.
Puckett Waco. These appointments
are effective June 1. This board is
composed of five members and the
terms of three expire annually and
the above appointments are effec-
tive on the last day of this month.
Humason and Puckett were re-ap-
pointed and Zizik succeeds A. B.
Rogers of San Marcos.
Ruling Affects Butchers.
AUSTIN Tex. May 20. —In a rul-
ing to the county attorney of Nueces
county the attorney general's de-
partment today held that butchers
may not lawfully slaughter unmark-
ed or unbranded animals neither
can they lawfully slaughter any ani
mal without first having obtained
a bill of sale or written transfer
therefor.
Notice the striking difference in the construction of
these two joints.
The upper picture illustrates the old joint between the
rails of our tracks. The lower picture shows the new joint.
Closest inspection fails to find even a trace of unevenness.
The new welded joint that we are now using lessens the
noise and obviates much of the jar of travel in the street cars.
Just another instance of the costly and—to many—un-
known efforts we constantly arc making for the convenience
of our patrons.
San Antonio
Jirst| Traction Company
MEDIATORS ARE READY
TO BEGIN CONFERENCE
(Continued From Page One.)
from American Vice Consul Jphn R.
Silliman who was reported released
from prison at Saltillo more than a
week ago aroused the State Depart-
ment to renewed activity today in
the missing American’s behalf.
Evidencing his own apprehension
Secretary of State Bryan telegraphed
to American Consul Hanna at Mon-
terel asking if it would be feasi-
ble to send a messenger to Saltillo
to determine if Silliman ever had
been released.
Secretary Bryan’s directions to
Consul Hanna made it plain that he
was to use his discretion in prose-
cuting his Inquiries as officials here
realized there were many difficul-
ties to -be overcome in sending a
representative of the Monterey con-
sulate into the Saltillo district where
the Constitutionalists and Federals
are in a death struggle for supre-
macy. Saltillo is about 60 miles
from Monterey.
So persistent has been the silence
for the last few days of the Mexi-
can foreign office with regard to
the American requests for informa-
tion regarding Silliman that anxiety
in many minds has turned to appre-
hension that Silliman despite pre-
vious assurances of his safety from
Huerta’s agents may again have
been held in custody. Some officials
fear he may have been killed.
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS.
Soldiers at Texas City Could Sall on
Moment's Notice.
HOUSTON. Tex. May 20.—The
closeness with which the Second di-
vision troops are held for service in
Mexico if needed is evidenced by
the fact that few of the Texas City
men have been seen about the
streets during the past two weeks.
Prior to that time many khaki-clad
visitors from the tented city were
here daily. Reports are that the en-
tire command Is being held in tight
grip for embarkation upon a mo-
ment's notice. Officers and men
coming here are freely predicting
orders to embark at most any time.
FIGHT NEAR SAN LUIS.
Federals Forced Back Into City
Carranza at Dnrango.
JUAREZ Mex. May 20. —Reports
received here state that General Car-
rera Torres on May 16 had an en-
counter with Federals near San
Luis Potosi forcing the Federals to
fall back into the town. The railway
is being repaired and put into shape
for the use of troops following an
expected victory at Saltillo.
Governor Carranza has returned
to Durango accompanied oy his
staff and Generals Natera. Herma-
nos Arrieta Tomas Dominguez.
Martin Triana and Trinidad Cervan-
tes. He has issued orders that will
bring about military dispositions to
attack San Luis Potosi. Aguas Cali-
entes and adejacent towns.
RETURNS FROM MEXICO.
H. McKendree Will Reinaip in San
Antonio for the Present.
H. McKendree who was connected
with the Mexican Light & Power
Company at Mexico City has reach-
ed the city and will remain here un-
til conditions make it safer for him
to return to Mexico. He is with his
mother. Mrs. William Luke 802
Brooklyn avenue.
Mr. McKendree describes condi-
tions in Mexico as being unsafe at
present with every indication of an
upheaval close at hand. He deemed
it advisable to quit his position and
go to Vera Cruz whence he took
the steamer Esperanza and went
with other refugees to New Orleans
coming thence to San Antonio.
Refugee Killed By Train.
GALVESTON Tex. May 20. —C.
P. French. 41 years old. who recent-
ly arrived as a refugee from Mex-
ico and secured eniploj-ment In local
railroad yards as a switchman died
today from Injuries received at 2
o’clock this morning when he was
run over by a switch engine. He
fell from the footboard of the en-
gine.
The Old Way
Xshe New Way
' XXFI. AMATORY NOT»
seventy flflkM
r redaced to sea lerZ
®° ntnuou ’ lines! pass through points
sir pressare. isotherms (dotted Used
PJ’h’Wnf equal temperature; drawn
Cnlr for zero freezing. 90° .and wo-“ u
i I clear: Q partly cloudy: Q cloudr;
® tain; © snow; <g> report
Arrows fly witflthe wind. First flguges. temper-
wore; second precipitation of .01 inch or more
flat paw M aoun; Uma maximum wind valeei’
JOBBERS ARE ALARMED
OVER CROP PROSPECTS
Wheat Yield Over Country
Falling Beneath Ravages
of Hessian Fly Pest.
Grain jobber* here are watching with
alarm the reporta of the ravage* of the
HcßMlan fly In the wheat *ection* of Okla-
homa. Kan*a*. Miaaourl and other *tate*
In the central grain belt. The Missouri
• tate board of agriculture report* that but
little earlv sown wheat will be harvested
in mat section and that the plowing up
of fields not planted late was becoming
general. Prediction* from Kansas are that
the Heaaian fly haa damaged the crop
there sufficiently to lower the yield 1-
000090 bushel*. It was generally the opin-
ion expressed on the local Board of Trade
Wednesday that the prospect for a bumper
wheat yield for the United States this sea-
son as forecasted by the last government
yeport has been to a large extent ruined
by the Hessian fly.
That more than 20.000 bales of cotton
In warehouses in New York will be ship-
ped to Southern cotton mills because of
the lateness of the crop in this section
wa* the substance of advices received by
the San Antonio Cotton Exchange Wed-
nesday The cotton crop in Texas Is fully
two weeks late and the mills who are de-
pendent on thia state for their Initial sup-
plies. are having to look elsewhere for
cotton with which to fill their early or-
ders.
The rains have done considerable dam-
age to the strawberry crop in Southwest
Texas and commission houses here have
been offering water soaked berries all
week. A carload of fairly good berries
arrived during the morning. They sold
to a good demand at >l-50 per crate of
24 pints. The preserving housewife Is ad-
vised to get her berries now ns the rains
have done considerable damage to the
crop and destroyed the chances of much
cheaper berries later on. Considerable
blackberries are being offered on the mar-
ket Wednesday.
The grocer jobbers reported their list
as steady and unchanged for the day. Ad-
vices from the country are encouraging
and the traveling salesmen are sending in
a good volume of orders. If the rains con-
tinue. however the country roads will be
bad and keep the farmers away from the
stores.
The packers reported no price changes
for the day.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Agriculture.
JHTEA.THER. BUREAU
Wednesday. May 20. 1914.
Forecast till 7 p. m. Thursday:
For San Antonio and vicinity:
Wednesday night and Thursday un-
settled ; probably showers.
For East Texas: Wednesday night
and Thursday unsettled; probably
showers.
COTTON SITUATION AT A GLANCE
Last Yr. Pr.v Yr
mkm
* g 1S »
Spinners' takings for season UH!!!!
Season’s exports to date “ n.»S
Closing price of July 1»« »-’»
Clotlng price of spots }•** 11 ' ;.o
Sales on spot Wednesday 1.30• *’
Sales of cotton to arrive <£• mu
High price of middling (*» J a 1-1$
Low pr.'co of middling this season }• !•!• . • 1*661000
Acreage thia year . »M:2.0«0 •‘•’‘V?? j|.»
Condition of crop May 25 .••••••] •••••••• Ij’t 4
Condition of crop June 25 .•••••••
Condit.on of crop July •> I
Condition of crop 25 - •••■ •• a
Condition of crop September 25 - eso Au 771.397
Ginned to September - .!!}’!!! *!H*x6 1 376 594
Ginned to September HJI’KI Mtz’iM 7 758 421
Olnnel to October IS S M 8 2U Mf’W«
Ginn d to November tai's'lu 11313.139
Ginned to November 14 ii **d *4l 13 616 807
Ginned tn December It IJ’SHTm ISTM
re ««•>’« ‘‘»*; : ;®‘
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New Or’ean* market.
METAL MARKETS
NEW YORK. May 20.—Lead quiet 33.85
lead 19 pounds sterling.
Spelter steady >5 100 5.20.
London spelter 21 pounds sterling <*
Copper quiet; electrolytic. >14.-5; lake
nominal; casting. on Thlv
Tin quiet spot. >32..003-90 July
>32.90036.05.
iron .quiet and unchanged.
London copper quiet; spot. £63 on
futures. £64.
London tin quiet; spot. £149; futures
£l5O 15s. .
London iron: Cleveland warrants 51s
l%d.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
GALVESTON. Tex.. Maj- 30.—Arrived:
El Bud New York; Lampasas New lork:
City of Macon New York.
Balled: Oswlga (Ger.). Havre; Neckar
(Ger.) Bremen; San Jacintop New york.
Mercedes de Lnrrinaga (Br.) Manchester.
PORT ARANSAS. Tex.. May 20.—Ar-
rived: Steamship Chase Harwood (Br L
with cargo 28.000 barrels crude oil from
Tampico.
Sailed: Yacht Wakiva. Jellison master
for Tampico with party of officials of nn
oil company operating there.
NEW YORK. May 20.—Arrived: The-
mistocles Piraeus.
CHICAGO PHOOrCK.
CHICAGO. May 20.—Quotations were a*
follows today:
Butter unchanged. Creameries 18 to 25 fl
25 % c.
Eggs lower. Receipt* 30.946 ca*es. at
mark cases included. 17%©18%c. ordi-
nary firsts 17%tfi%c firsts 18%©%c.
Cheese uncharged. Daisies 14%c. Twins
18%$ 14c. Americas 16%<9%c Longhorns
14%©14%c.
Potatoes lower. Receipts 40 cars. Mixed
50H 53c. Michigan and Wisconsin red 550
63c. do white 60© 63c Minnesota white 5»
© 59c.
Poultry alive higher. Fowls 15 %c.
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.
KANSAS CITY. May 20.—Butter un-
changed; creamery 23c; firsts 23c; sec-
onds. 18c; packing. 15%c.
Eggs: Firsts. 18c; seconds 15c.
Poultry: H<-ns. 14c; springs. 15c.
SUGAR AND MOI.ASSES.
NEW YORK. May 20.—Raw sugar firm.
Molasses sugar 32.61 centrifugal 33.26.
Refined sugar firm. Mould A 34.60 cubes
34 25. XXXX powdered 34.15. powdered
>4 ]<>’ fine granulated 31. diamond A 34
confectioners A 33-90 No.> 1 33.90.
NEW ORLEANS RICE.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. May 20.—A steady
ton* continues in the rice market except
In clean Japan which is strong.
Quotations: Rough Honduras 31-50$
34 50 Japan 51.5*©3.25; clean Honduras
4%56%c; Japan 2%©3%c.
Rice polish per ton. 326.0027.00.
Bran per ton 317.00© 18.00.
Receipts 2550 rough 2282 millers and
8470 clean. /
Bales 308 sacks rough Honduras. 31.75
©2.40. 700 pockets clean Honduras. 2®
5%c. 108 pockets Japan at 3%©3%c.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK. May 20. —Cotton goods
markets were more active than In the
gray cloth division for printing convert-
ing .and bleaching and advances of % cent
a yard followed substantial sales. Yarns
were steadier.
Silk crepes have been advanced for fall.
There was a good demand for white coat-
ings In chinchillas and velours. Jobbers
reported a broadening demand for wash
fabrics.
Dead Man Is Identified.
HOUSTON. Tex. May 20.—1 t Ts
stated here this morning that the
man who suicided in Dallas last
Wednesday under the name of J. W.
Johnson was John I. Brockman of
thia city who haa been missing
nearly two weeks a brother of Judge
James B. Erockman. who was killed
more than two years ago. Judge
Brockmin left*a large estate and his
brother was the administrator. He
was un narried about 52 years of
age and resided with the family of
Walter Ivetta. Noticing reports of
the Dallas suicide Mr. Letts was
sent to -investigate. He promptly
identified the body as that of Brock-
man.
CATTLE PRICES AGAIN
ARE MARKED DOWN
Fort Worth and Northern Mar-
kets Quote Further Re-
ductions Wednesday.
ON OTHER MARKETS.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Fort Worth 4.850 2.000 7.600
Chicago 14.000 22.000 24.000
Kansas City ...7. 3.000 10.000 9.000
St. Louis 35000 11000 3.300
Oklahoma City... 250
’UNION STOCK YARDS. May 20.—Th*
more Important live stock centers report-
ed lower prices on cattle again today and
there was a pessimistic feeling abroad in
the local market. Receipts were limited
to 157 cattle 41 calves and 26 hogs but
even this small supply was not disposed
of without considerable peddling on th*
part of the commission men. At noon th«
price list was called steady. Most of
the day's arrivals had been sold.
Best cows topped at 35.50 with the bulk
selling from 34.50 to $5.00. Calves were
highest at 38.25 and general around the
37.5<» mark. A range of from |7 2* to
37.60 took tn all of the hogs. No sheep
or goats were received today.
Even the cattleman now admits that
this part of the country is getting too
much rain. The farmers are behind in
their work and weeds are crowding out
the already late cotton crop. A few days
of warm sunshine however will do won-
ders in putting things In good shape
again.
FORT IVORTH LIVE STOCK.
FORT WORTH. Tex . May 20.—Beef
steers opened steady but closed 10 cents
off. butcher cows weak to lower and bulls
and calves steady.
The hog market was steady. Sheep
generally ten cents lower.
Receipts: Cattle 4500 calves 350. hogs
2000. sheep 7600
Beef steers steers
3« 25<ft7.00. cows >4 helf*rs >5 50
R7.&0 stocker cows and heifers 54.25C1
6.26. bulls calves |5.50(h 8 50.
Hogs; Top 38.55. bulk 38.
Sh'*p: Wethers 15.50 4/5.75 ewes 35.25
43 5.50 lambs
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. 111. May 20—Receipts and
.quotations were as follows today:
Hogs: Receipts 22.000. market steady.
Bulk of sales ' •</ * 55 lights 38.35 V
8.60. heavy |Bj 5 4/8.57 % rough 38.15$
8.25. pig* 37.504? 8.45. '
Cattle: Receipts 14.000. market slow
Bee 1 37.50$ 9.80. steers >7.10$ 8.20
Stockers and feeders 36.40$ 8.55. cows and
heifers 13.65$ •«.70 calves 37.50 4? 10.75.
Sh*ep: Receipts 24.000. market weak.
Sheep 36.30$ 6.20. yearlings 36.000 7 20
lambs 36.30G8.45 spring lambs 37-000
9.65.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY May 20. —Receipts and
quotations were as follows today:
Hogs: Receipts 10000 market steady.
Bulk 88.30«i8.50. heavy 38.46418 50. pack-
er* and butchers 38.35^8.50- lights 38.26
$8.45. pigs 37.50$ 8.00.
Cattle: Receipts 3000 including 260
southerns market steady. Prime fed steers
3R.5()59.05. dressed beef steers $7.5008.50
southern steers $6.5008.25 cows $4600
7.75 heifers $7.000 9.00 stockers and feed-
ers $676 4? 8.25 bulls $6000’7.00 calves
$6.50$ 10.50.
Sheep: Receipts 9000. market steady.
Lambs 37.000 9.40. yearlings 35.7507.00
wethers 35.50$ 6.60. ewes 35.000 6.00.
ST. LOI IS LIVE STOCK.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 20.—Hogs: Re-
ceipt's. 1 1.000; strong. Pigs an<l lights.
37.0008.60; mixed and butchers >8.450
J * ' B.Ci
Cattle: Receipts 8500; steady. Native
beef st»ers >7.500 9.10; cows and heifers.
$4.250 9.00; stockert. >5.0008.00; Texas
and Indian steers. >5.75 0 8.00; cows and
haifers $4.500 6.65; native calves. >6.000
11.00.
Sheep: Receipts. 8300; steady. Sheared
muttons. >4.750 7.75; sheared lambs >7.00
$8.25; spring iambs >9.000 9.85.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
NEW YORK May 20.—Coffee: No. 7
Rio B%c.
Futures steady; July >8.63* December
19.07.
POOR WEATHER MAP
ENCOURAGES BULLS
IN COTTON MARKET
Rains Over Texas Encourage
Active Bidding Up of
Values.
FOREIGN NEWS. FACTOR
AT THE CLOSE.
N< W York. 9 to 16 points higher.
New Orleans. 3 to 11 points higher.
Liverpool. 4% points higher.
SPOTS.
New York. ID points higher.
New Orleans. %c higher.
Liverpool. 1 point higher.
Houston. %c higher.
Galveston. %c higher.
NEW YORK. May 20.—The cotton mar-
ket showed strength early today with all
deliveries making new high ground owing
to/reports of continued wet weather In
the western belt and continued dry
weather east of the river. Cables were
about aa due and th* opening waa
steady at a of one point to an
advance of two points but the market
soon worked higher on covering by yes-
terday's sellers foreign buying and bull
support with active months selling about
14 points above yesterday's closing fig
urts.
wag considerable realizing and lo-
cal selling on the advance but all offer-
ings were readily absorbed and the mar-
ket ruled some 6 to 12 points net higher
shortly after midday with near months
relatively firm.
The market continued firm during the
early afternoon with active months sell-
ing about 7 to 16 points net higher on
• the wet weather details from the Houston
district further covering and bull support.
NKW YORK FUTURES.
NEW YORK. May 20. —Cotton futures
opened unchanged to two points higher.
May started at 12.95 July 12.55 and Oc-
tober 13.10.
Cotton futures closed steady. 9 to 16
points higher. Quotations for the day
ranged as follows:
High. Low. Clos**. Tuts.
May 13.69 12.94 13.07 12.95
July 12.65 12 64 12 64 12.55
Utt 12.26 12.09 12.34 12 08
ELEVEN O’CLOCK CALL.
New Tor— Call. Close.
May 13.04 13.07
July 12.57 12.6 4
October 12.13 12 24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. May 20—First prices
In the cotton market today were unchang-
ed to three points down on indifferent
cables and aom* improvement in weather
conditions over the belt. Offerings were
not liberal from-any aource and a mod-
erate demand after the call served to put
the market three to five points over yes-
terday's close.
The continued heavy rains in Texas at-
tracted much attention and canoed enou<h
buying to put prices to a net advance of
six points by noon.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
1 NEW ORLEANS. May 20.—Futurea were
| unchanged to a point lower at the start
I today. May oprned at 13.37 July 18.03
I and October 12.15.
Cotton futures were steady at the close.
3 to 11 points higher. Quotations for
the day ranged as follows:
High. Low. Close. Tues.
I May 13.43 13.35 13.41 13.38
July 13.16 13.01 13.15 18.04
October 12.27 12.14 12.26 12.15
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL. May 20. —Spot cotton
steady; good middling. 8.16. middling.
7.54. low middling. 7.06.
Sales. 8000 bales; speculation and ex-
port. 1000 hales.
Receipts. 3000 bales.
I-nEKPOOI. FI'TI'KES
LIVERPOOL. May 20— Futures very
steady.
May. 7.1 Rd.
May-June. 7.17%d.
July-August. 7.00 d.
August-September 6.85 d.
October November 6.54 %d.
December-January January - February
6.46 d.
LEADING SPOT MARKETS
New York middling. 13.60.
New Orleans middling. 13 %c. 4 '
Liverpool middling. 7.54 d.
Houston middling. 13 %c.
Galveston middling 13%c.
HOUSTON SPOTS.
HOUSTON Tex.. May 20.—Spot cotton
steady and %c higher.
Basis middling. 13 %c.
Sales today 283 bale*.
Sales of cotton to arrive 164 bales.
GALVESTON SPOTS.
GALVESTON. Tex. May 20.—Cotton on
spot steady. %c higher.
Middling 13%c.
Sal** 2422 bale*.
Cotton to arrive none.
NEW YORK SPOTS.
NEW YORK. May 20. — Spot cotton
steady ten points higher. Middling 13.60.
Sales none.
Delivered on contract none.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
NEW ORLEXNS May 20.—Spot cotton
steady. %c htgh*r. Basis middling 13%c.
Sales on spot 1307 bale*.
Sale* uf cotton to arrive 4R5 hale*.
Bales delivered on contract 200.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May 20.—Prime ba.’ls
oil >6.330 6.34. meal >27.00 linters 2%0
3%c.
Must Pay Occu|>aUon Tax
AUSTIN Tex. May 20.—The at-
torney general's department held to-
day in an opinion that all persons
owning controlling or leasing oil
wells shall be required to pay the
occupation tax. Including all per-
sons who lease land from the state
under the acts of the regular ses-
sion of the Thirty-third Legislature
which provides for development of
oil fields.
Lt.v Cannot Be Evaded.
AUSTIN Tex.. May 20. —The at-
torney general’s department held to-
day in a ruling to the county attor-
ney of Comanche county that the
eight-hour law cannot be evaded by
employers and employes entering
into a contract to work ten hours
per day and receive pay by the hour
instead of by the day that such an
arrangement would be a palpable
evasion of the law.
Connerly Ke-appointed Clerk.
AUSTIN. Tex. May 20.—The Su-
preme Court today appointed Fred
T. Connerly clerk of that cogirt for
a term of four years Mr. Conner-
ly’s present term having expired to-
day. The clerk has been connected
with this court for the past seven-
teen years.
PEOPLE the more you are worth to yourself the more you
will be worth to your employer. Start an account with us.
West Texas Bank Trust Co.
Capital and Surplus $275000.00.
511 E. Houston St.
We issue Travelers' Cheques payable anywhere in the world. Self
identifying.
COTTON STATISTICS
RECEIPTS AT I. 8. PORTS.
This Yr.
Galveston 1.050
Houston . — 1305
Npw Orleans 6502
Mobile * 138
Savannah 2.047
Wilmington 4
Norfolk 319
Boston'
Philadelphia 200
Total. 10443
GALVESTON STOCK.
Tester- Last
day. Year.
For Great Britain 17074 18.259
For France 6800 6141
For other foreign ports. . 53265 32.794
For coastwise porta 4.246 1.625
In compress 109.395 67.035
Total 190710 120854
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
Ship-
ments. Stocks.
Augusta 1.131 29.839
I Memphis 3.647 56.024 I
Ist. Louis 259 2T.559
Houston 2126 79420
Spill 7.17 S 192.9*2!
J
BTWK AT U. S. PORTS
Bales.
Stock yesterday 591.610
Stock Mme day last week 623.120
Stock same day last year 445.839
Excess this season 145771
UNITED STATES EXPORTS.
Th I* Last
Week. Year.
Great Britain 14110 2.451
France 1.528 150
Continent 6517 28900
Mexico and Japan 942 4165
SEMI-WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
This Yr. Last Yr.
Receipts J 11.273 7.673
. Shipments 26.859 18.611
; Stock 272881 276533
COTTON REGION BULLETIN
For the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m„ 75th
meridian time Wednesday May 20. 1914:
—Temp.— Rain- State nf
Max Min. fall. Weather
yAbilrne 76 66 .00 Cloudy
Alice 80 66 .44 Cloudy
Ballinger 72 64 .10 Cloudy
Beeville 84 72 .00 Cloudy
Brenham 74 68 .70 Cloudy
Brownwood 78 60 .08 Rain
Clarendon 74 60 .06 Cloudy
Corsicana 70 64 1.34 Cloudy
Cuero 82 70 .46 PtCldy
Dublin 70 62 .<« Rain
Eastland 74 62 .50 Rain
Greenville 7« 64 .20 Cloudy
Henrietta 78 6 4 .00 Cloudy
| Huntsville 74 64 .88 Cloudy
Kerrville 80 60 .00 PtCldv
l.ampasa* 66 6 4 .50 Cloudy
Longview 74 64 .00 Cloudy
Luling 80 68 > 1.50 Rain
Mexia 74 64 .98 Cloudy
Nacogdoches 74 64 .12 PtCldy
xPalestine 72 66 .02 PtCldy
Paris 76 62 .00 Cloudy
Pierce ...... ... 78 64 .86 Cloudy
Quanah 76 64 .00 Cloudy
xSAN ANTONIO.. 82 68 .04 Cloudy
San Marcos 78 66 1.00 Cloudy
Sherman 76 64 .30 Cloudy
Snvd'-r 76 52 .00 PtCldy
Temple 72 64 .40 Cloudy
Waco 72 68 .22 Cloudy
Waxahachie 72 64 1.84 Cloudy
Weatherford ...... 74 64 .52 Cloudy
Columb** Rain
K opperl $8
Long Lake •• •• PtLldy
Riverside . • .34 Clear
Valley June 30 Cloudy
xMlnlmum temperature for the last 12
hour*.
Distrirt Averages.
—Temp.— Rain-
High. Low. fall.
Wilmington 78 4R .00
Charleston R 0 54 .00
Augusta 80 54 00
Savannah 82 60 .00
Atlanta *0 52 .00
Montgomery 82 56 .00
Mobil* 82 54 .00
Memphis 80 52 .00
Vicksburg 80 r 58 .00
New Orleans 78 62 .30
Little Ro<;k 78 58 .30
Houston 76 60 .60
Oklahoma 74 60 .10
Remarks.
The weather in the belt is generally fair.
The weather In the belt Is fair except
rain In Central West Texas. The t*m-
P< rature Is below norma’. Rainfall of an
inch or more st San Marcos. Corsicana.
Waxahachie Galveston and Luling.
ALLEN BUELL.
Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
GENERAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
Dir. and Rain- State
ve! wind. Temp. fall. Wthr.
Abilene Tex. SE 8 or }OO Cloudy
Amarillo Tex. S 4 60 .00 PtCldy
Atlanta. Ga. E 4 60 .00 Cloudy
Augusta. Ga. E 6 66 .00 PtCldy
Birmingham NE 4 64 .00 Clear
Brownsville E 4 70 .00 PtCldy
Charh-ston NE 10 66 .00 Clear
Chicago SW 10 66 oo Clear
Corpus Christi SE IS 74 .00 Cloudy
Dallas. Tex. E 12 64 .38 Rain
Del Rio. Tex. NW 8 66 .06 Clear
El Paso. Tex. E 4 54 .02 Clear
Galveston Tex. E 18 74 1.48 Cloudy
Houston. Tex. E 8 70 .80 Cloudy
Indianapolis E 4 64 .00 Clear
Jacksonville. Fla. E 16 T 2 .08 Clear
Kansas city S 10 64 .12 PtCldy
Kev West. Fla. E 14 74 .40 Rani
Knoxville N 4 60 .00 Clear
Loulswille. Ky. N 4 62 .00 Clear
Macon. Ga. NE 8» 66 .00 Clear
Memphis. Tenn. E 4 64 .00 Clear
Miami. Fl*. NE 24 76 .08 Cloudy
Mobile. Al*. E 20 68 .00 Clear |
Montgomery NE 6 64 .00 Clear
New Orleans NE 8 72 .00 Cloudy '
New York N 14 6 8 .00 Clear ;
Oklahoma City SE 20 6 2 .00 Cloudv ;
Palestine. Tex. E 4 66 .02 PtCldy I
St Loul*. Mo. S 10 62 .00 PtCldy
St Paul. Minn. S 16 64 .00 Cloudy
San Antonio SE 4 68 .04 Cloudy
Tampa. Fla. NE 12 72 .00 Clear
Tavlor. Tex. E 14 6* .66 Cloudy
Washington NW 4 64 .00 Clear
ALLEN BUELL.
Local Forecaster.
Want a partner—a Light want ad
will find the right kind.
MAY 20. 191$.
BULLS CONTINUE TO
RUN THINGS IN THE
CHICAGO GRAIN PIT
Hessian Fly Damage Has Cut
Down Prospect for Bumper
Crop This Year.
CORN TRADE IRREGULAR
CHICAGO May 20.—Unabated reporta 1
of damage from Hessian fly continued to '
enhance the value of wheat. ■ State of-
ficials were advising farmer* to plow up
fields that had been badly attacked and
to plant corn as a substitute crop. The
market opened % s3* to 1c higher but
some reaction followed.
Although corn at the outset showed
firmness with wheat prices later failed
to hold up. Prices started unchanged to
% 0 % higher but then receded to slightly
below last night’s level.
and less favorable crop
gave strength to oat*. The
fields tn Oklahoma end in Southern In-
diana and Illinois were said to be •*-
pedally unpromising.
Provisions ruled steady with hog*. BuJl«
ne** however lacked volume.
Reported enlargement of damage In Ne-
braska tended to bring about a renewal
of the market'* strength in wheat. The
market closed strong at % to l%c net
advance.
Afterward a rally In corn took place
influenced somewhat by advices that rain
was again Interfering with the movement
of the Argentine crop. The market closed
firm. % to %c net higher.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO May 20.—Quotations ranged
as follows;
Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close.
May 98 99% 9S 99%
July 89 89% 88% 89%
Corn—
May 69 69% 69 69%
July 67% 67% 67% 67%
1 Oats—
May 41 41% 40% 41%
July 39% 40% 39% 4t
Provisions.
Pork— Open. High. Low. Close.
July .. ..20.05 20.10 20.05 20.1 t .
Sept .. ..20.00 20.02 19.97 20.02
Lard —
July 10.15
Sept .. ..10.30 10.30 10 30 10.30
; Ribs—
July .. ..11 35 11 37 11.35 11.35
Sept .. ..11 42 1 1.47 11.42 11.43
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.
CHICAGO May 20.—Quotations were as
follows today:
' (.'ash wheat: No. 2 red. 99%c: No. 3
. hard. 99%5100%c; No. 2 northern 98 9
' 99c: No. 2 spring 99 0100 c.
; Corn: No. 2 yellow. 71 %c.
Oats: Standard. 42542%c.
Barley 490 66c.
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.
KANSAS CITY May 20.—Quotations to-
day were as follows:
j Cash wheat: No. 2 hard 92 093%c No.
I 2 red 92 0 93c.
1 Corn: No. 2 mixed 74%c. No. 2 white
1 75 4 0 76c.
Oats: No. 2 white 40c No. 3 mixed
39%c.
KANSAS CITY FUTURES.
KANSAS CITY. May 20.—Grain futures
closed steady as follows:
May wheat 91 %c. July cs%&
May corn 72%c. July 69%c.
May oats 39c. July 39%c.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
ST. LOUIS. May 30.—Quotations Were
as follows today:
Wheat: No. 2 red 97%098%c? No. 3
hard 96%097%c.
Corn: No. 2 72%c: No. 2 white 75
$ 7 5 % c.
Oats: No. 2 40% 041 c; No. 2 white
42%c.
LICENSE IS FORFEITED
San Antonin Snloon Man to Lose
Permit By Order of Lane.
AUSTIN. Tex.. May 20.—Comp-
troller Lane announced that he haa
Issued an order providing for the
forfeiture of the liquor dealer’s li-
cense of S. Mariani a San Antonio
saloonkeeper at 1101 West Com-
merce street. Th* grounds for such
action by the comptroller he claims.
Is that Mariani has violated the law
by permitting persons not 21 years
of age to enter and remain In hla
place of business and that he haa
permitted women to enter and re-
main in his place of business.
Expr<e« Companies Sustained.
JEFFKRBON CITY Mo. May 14.
—The right of express companies to
refuse C. O. D. shipments of liquor
to points In Texas was sustained by
the Missouri Supreme Court today.
The decision was In the ease of
Abram Rosenberger of Kansas City
Mo. who sought to collect from the
Wells Fargo & Company and the
Pacific Express Companv the value
of liquors the company had refused
to deliver.
Forest Fires Controlled.
DULUTH. Minn May 20.—Re-
ports reaching Duluth today from
various sections menaced yesterday
by brush and forest fires. Indicate
that the fires have been controlled.
So far as known no lives have been
lost.
From Wind Shields to Oils
from tires to tools there Is no auto
supply not to be seen here. All the
standard supplies as well a* the very
latest novelties of merit. There’s only
one thing we exclude and that Is In-
feriority. To buy here la to buy the
last and that with auto supplies la
far the safest.
Fraser Auto Supply Company
*. Jefferson and Travis Streets.
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