The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 215, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1906 Page: 8 of 10
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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 3, 190G,
HEAVIEST RUN OF CALVES
THIS YVEEK AT THE FORT
There Was a Liberal Supply of Steers, But Nqrtt of
the Toppy Order-^Prices Ratified Around
$3.50 for the Best.
Special Telegram to The Express.
PORT WORTH, Tex.. Aug. 2.-Cattli?
receipts, including calves, were 2800,
against 3651 a week ago, 4126 a month
ago, 2413 a year ago, 1487 two years age,
end 1147 three years ago.
Early receipts were inclined to be
moderate, but late trains brought sup-
plies up to the above figures, which were
literal enough in the present state of the
market.
The bulk of the run consisted of beef
steers, although butcher stock made a
good showing and calves put up the
heaviest, run of the week. Steers had no
toppy end, the best on offer not grading
above fairly good grassers. There w?
a big lot of tail-enders in thin flesh, fit
only for feeder or canner purposes. After
the big, declines of the week, the market
has settled into a steady notch on all
grades, with no outlook for any improve-
ment until fed cattlo begin to move or
the rush of Northern and Western grass-
ers to market is over. A good demand
from packers on all steers carrying flesh
and a corresponding desire on the part of
feeder men for well bred but thin steers,
suitable for present pasture and late feed
lots, soon cleared up the supply at steady
prices, the best steers making $3.50 and
$6.40, respectively. The bulk of the sell-
ing was between $2.70 and $3 15, at the
former price a train load of thin grass-
ers changing hands.
Butcher cows were well represented in
carloads, and a good many cows came
In mixed loads. The quality was some-
what of an improvement over that
shown on former days of the week, the
supply having a good toppy end. The
best cows of good weight and finish
made $2.60, the bulk going from $2.15#
2.50. A few heavy, choice conditioned
cows sold from $2.75f(/2.85 and a sprink-
ling of canners found sale around $1.75.
The market was active and steady.
Bulls were on offer in larger supply
than for any previous day of the weeK
and w»re taken readily. Feeder buyers
are hooking on to the thin class, but
with no change In quotations.
Calves were also in greater volume
than on any former day of this week,
the supply reaching over 901 in car lots
and exceeding 1000, counting those coming
In mixed loads. The greatly lessened
supply of the we^k to date has stimulated
the demand and inquiries were strong for
good vealers. The bulk of the good ones
came from West Texas, above the line,
and were snapped up quickly at stronger
prices, a train load making $1.1;). All
classes of calves were in good demand
at fully steady prices.
The hog market had scarcely enough
supply to make a market, 83 head against
1241 .i week ago, 1470 a month ago. S21
a year ago, 164 two years ago, and 213
three years ago.
The scarifying th^ market has received
during the past few days is not con-
Jucive to heavy marketing, even though
the hogs are in the country, which some
of the talent profess to believe is not
the case. When toDs drop from $6.70 to
f6.30 :n four days, the prudent shipper
will lay up and let the packer and the
heathen rage, and that is what the ire-
quenters of this market are doing. Kan-
sas City reported 13,000 receipts with tops
$6.30, the same price as at Wort Worth,
where only one load was on offer. St.
Louis called its hog market a dime lower
and Chicago was steady with Wednes-
day s decline.
Virtually there was no sheep market,
ond quotations remain nominally steady.
Three singles of stocker sheep came in
and wont out to pasture, and a short
load of goats sold at $1.75 per head to
go on pasture.
Everything in General.
Whitesboro Record: A goodly number
of fat hogs have been shipped lroni this
place during the last fifteen days, w11^11
is putting considerable cash in cu< illa-
tion. A large number of farmers of th s
part of the country have shown b> then
actions that to have ready cash the year
round thev have got to have something
to market at all times.
♦ ♦ >
Batesvillc Herald: George and Charley
Johnson "t Sablnal were In Batesvtue
Monday, ditllverniK 1 McNellj a
stiine of two, three and fnur-year-oid
steers. Mr. McNelly received tile steers
here and drove them to his ranch west
of the Nueces.
American Swine Breeder: These hot
summer days are trying ones, especially
on fat hogs, Thev must be provided
with plenty of shade and an abundance
of good pure water, if they are to go
through the summer in the best shape.
If they have the run of a wood lot, where
the ground is continually moist and f;ool,
so much the better. If not, artificia.
shade must he provided. A thatched roof
about four t'e*t above the ground, sup-
ported by posts, provides good shade,
ami at the same time permit the^ air to
circulate freely under the roof. Even in
sirh a place fat hogs will often become
very warm. This may be successfully
guarded against by pouring water on the
ground, in the shade where they can wal-
low in it. Never pour water on a fat
ho®;. Many a pood hog has been killed
by so doing. If it is desired to cool an
ovelheatfd hog as rapidly as possible,
our water on the ground where it can
ay in it and sprinkle the animal lightly
tfycry minute or two. The hog is the
only one of our domestie antma.s which
does not sweat. This accounts for his
extreme susceptibility to heat.
P
In
♦ ♦ ♦
Kansas City Drovers Telegram: C. L.
Beckett, a farmer living six miles north
of Ottawa. Kan., has a reputation for
veracity and looks like a man who tells
the truth. These remarks are made for
the benefit of those who do not know
Mr. Beckett, for they will likely be needed
to convince the average reader that the
following story, which he related in the
Teh grain office this morning, is the gos-
pel truth.
On the 20th of July Mr. Beckett bought
twenty-five cattle on the Kansas City
Stock Yards and shipped them to his
farm. They seemed to be getting along
nicely as late as Tuesday afternoon of
this week. On Wednesday morning, how-
ever, one cow was very sick and seemed
to be suffering greatly. Mr. Beckett,
thinking she ha 1 the symptoms of either
Texas fever or Buckeye poisoning, used
a treatment which he knows is efficacious
in either case. This was on Thursday
morning, and during the course of the
treatment the cow was in great agony,
frothing at the mouth and looking ap-
peallngly toward her right side. Finally
she dropped dead from a standing pos-
ture. Mr. Beckett tried to get a veterin-
arian. but none was near, so he held a
f)ost-mortem examination 011 the cow
timself surrounded by his family and
neighbors who had drifted in. On trie
right side, near the backbone, and en-
cased in a tough lining against the ribs,
he found a large growth, which he sup-
posed contained pus. He removed it. cut
It. open and found therein a quantity of
dirt, grass, a stone the size of a walnut
and a larger stone weighing one and one-
half pounds with four sharp corners.
There wn.- no indication in the wall of
the stomach of such a substance having
passed through, and the toughness of the
receptacle in which it was imbedded was
evidence that the foreign matter had
been there for a long time. "The cow
was In terrible agony the last few hours,"
said Mr. Beckett. "I never heard such
pitiable groans, and I never saw such
an agonized expression on the face of a
living creature, as with head turned, she
gazed toward her right side, the side on
which the sack had grown. She literally
burned up with fever, and until the last
few hours drank all the water I gave her.
The lining of her stomach was almost as
dry as paper. No, of course I don't
know how those stones and things got
in there. Tin neighbors all say she could
not have swallowed the large one. I
thought that perhaps a blast of rock had
struck her, but the stone was too large
to have gone between her ribs, and there
was rto indication of ribs having been
broken, nor was there a scar so far as
1 could see. Besides, if the stones, grass
and dirt had gone through from the Out-
side. what force could have made them
adhere to her ribs when sootier or later
they would have fallen to the bottom of
the abdominal cavity?" Mr. Beckett this
morning called on Colonel Dean, of the
Bureau of Animal Industrv, and the
veterinarians at the stock yards, and
related the singular occurrence and has
agreed to deliver the peculiar formation,
its contents and portions of the ribs to
the veterinary college in this city. The
case will he investigated with interest by
the veterinary fraternity.
Cattle Clatter.
The new meat inspection law will go
into effect shortly and with Uncle Sam's
guarantee of its wholesomeness Ameri-
can packing house products should work
their way to increase favor throughout
the world. The main provisions of the
new regulations are: That diseased ani-
mals shall not be used for food nor shall
any meats which are ne>t healthy and
prepared in a cleanly manner be issiud
from a packing house. * * * That no
preservatives of any kind whatsoever
>rve- salt, sugar, wood smoke, vinegar,
pure spices, anel temporarily salt peter
s' all be used. * * * That all meat food
packages shall bear labels accurately
stating their contents. • * • That the
most modern principles of sanitation
shall be observeel in all packing houses,
end proper sanitary conveniences, sepa-
rated from the rooms in which the* meats
are prepared, shall be provided for em-
ployes. * * * That the clothing and im-
plements of employes snail be- clean, and
* *■ * That 110 persons afflicted with
tol erculosis shall be employed in a pack-
ing house.
♦ ♦ ♦
Shippers desiring to get the benefit of
the 36-hour run to market need only to
make the request In writing te> the rail-
roads. It is not necessary to apply to
the Bureau of Animal Industry for per-
mission to run longer than twenty-eight
hours, as some seem to think. Secretary
Wilson gave out this information a few
days ago and in order to set the stock-
men right as to his position on the 36-
hour law. lie adds: "If it had not been
for the actiem of the department in aiding
the cattle interests, the law extending
the time would never have been passed.
We co-operated with them and have been
severely criticized by the humane society
people and others. We have gone the
limit of humane treatment for cattle and
W" will go no further. We will ask the-
courts through the co-operation of the
Department of Justice to assess the- max-
imum penalty in all cases. We believe
that this is just and reasonable. We col-
lected something like $30,000 in the hun-
eired-rlollar fines in the seven months
just preceding the passage of the new
law. and the railroads will find it is our
intention te> continue our rigid law en-
forcement."
♦ ♦ ♦
We give you good service and treat you
right. Alamo Com. Co. T. E. Daugherty
and T. A. Eldridge, salesmen, San An-
tonio; G. W. (Home) Shields, Ft. Worth.
♦ ♦
The DalHs News notes the fact that
trie San Antonio Board of Health is look-
ing diligently after a pure milk supply,
and says: "Ran Antonio appears to be
b <iding all Texas cities in this line of
timely work. Why do other cities slum-
ber and suffer the consequences? The
stir that has been made over unsanitary
conditions anel methods in the big pack-
et :es will certainly result in general good
in case the movement thus started is
i'c !lowed up by the people. The large
concerns complained of were in far het-
to." condition thurt the average abattoir
and butcher shop the country ovrr. There
is no doubt about it. Everybody knows
it. The average dairy is even worse than
the regulation butcher pen. Unsparing
Investigation will astonish the people of
seme cities, towns and communities. Why
net follow up the timely movement faith-
fully? Why not take advantage of the
interest that has been created and im-
prove sanitary conditions at points that
are- vital? The News commends the San
Antonio authorities, citizens should back
tl em up heartily. In the meantime, it
would be highly interesting to know just
viiy such work is being neglected in cer-
tain other cities and towns? Are the
people in ignorance as to their rights and
the dangers of it? Are the men charged
V 'tli such duties otherwise engaged? Is
the ■♦appropriation too small? Are the
butcher pens and shops clean and the
dairies above reproach? Why not move
in the matter, one way or the other?
Now is the time."
The first grass cattle from the White
River country in Colorado sold in Kan-
sas City Monday at $4.00 for steers and
$3.00 for cows.
♦ ♦ ♦
Ladies who just positively will not be
without chamois skin for smoothing out
wrinkles, will be- surprised to hear thai
they are using a piece of sheep pelt. The
Department of Commerce and Labor has
just issued a statement to the effect that
not enough chamois skins are obtained
throughout the world to supply the Unit-
ed Slates for more than a single day.
♦ ^ ♦
The packers of South Omaha have just
bought 7000 white duck suits anel white
dresses for ."000 girls. The male employes
of the plants began we aring white on
Wednesday anel the girls will acquire
the habit as soon as the dresses are fin-
ished. The packing companies will do
the necessary laundry work every day
free of charge to the employes.
♦ ♦ >
H. P. Drought & Co., San Antonio,
lenel money in any amount on ranches,
larms and city property, and buy ven-
dor's lien notes. Money advanced to as-
sist in buying farms ard ranches.
♦ ♦ ♦
The butchers and packers of this coun-
try should be able to build lip a profit-
able trade on sheep gut, which is becom-
ing very popular in Germany for the
manufacture of strings for musical in-
struments. There is nothing difficult
a be ut preparing it for market and Con-
sul C. is. Hurst of Plauen gives some In-
tel rating information on methods of
preparation as follows: "The process
M-eins fairly simple and consists in press-
in* out tlie contents of tlie gut imme-
diately after the- sheep are slaughtered,
c b aning it as thorougnly as possible by
rinsing, and then leaving it one day in
Iresh water. After this step, th" gut is
scraped in order to free it entirely irom
fat, which tends to render the gut un-
s» rviceable foi strings, anel it is then
(tried by stretching on lecls. When
tie,roughly dried the gut Is packed in
bundles containing 1 kilogram (2.2045
pounds), sprinkled with a quantity of
naphthaline to keep tne material free
from moths. The length of gut is not
prescribed, but the longer it is furnished
the more desirable, so that in no case
should the gut be reduce d to a uniform
length. The German string maker at-
tends altogether to the further manipula-
tion."
♦ ♦ +
A reputation for reliability and expert
salesmanship surpassed by none gives the
Geo. W. Saunders Com. Co. a claim for a
share o your business. Offices: San An-
tonio anel Fort Worth.
♦ ♦ ♦
N. R. Powell of Pettus passed through
the city Thursday en route home from
Fort Worth, where he attended the auc-
tion sale of mules and horses. If he
bought anything he should have- laid over
until some real energetic live stock re-
porter got hold of him.
♦ ♦ ♦
Seventy-two miles to N. R. Powell's
Model Mule Barn. Pettus, Tex., San An-
tonio & Aransas Pass Railroad.
An effort is being made, says tlK- Live
fctoelc World, to obtain the co-operation
of Eastern trunk lines in the endeavor
to secure a ruling from the Secretary of
Agriculture that will enable the railroads
everywhere to receive consignments of
meat for transportation by stamping the
way bills to show that the car lias been
sealed by Government inspectors, freight
traflic officials of the Western trunk
lines contend that strict interpretation
of the law would compel them to main-
tain a large* force of inspectors at each
packing station. They have appointed a
committee to call upon Secretary Wilson.
>.«.w it is proposed to have the Eastern
tiunk lines appoint a committee to act
jointly with t lie committee from the
Western roads.
♦ ♦ ♦
G. S. White of Weatherford and D. D.
Swearingen of Quanah. who are jointly
interested in a big ranch in the Penhan-
dle, are down on a short business trip
and are stopping at the Mengcr.
♦ ♦ ♦
J. M. (Morg.) Williams of LaSalle Coun-
ty. accompanied by Mrs. Williams, left
for Cotulla Thursday morning A num-
ber of Mr. Williams' friends in the city
were surprised to know that he had been
11 ]> about Austin and married. The cou-
ple reached the city Wednesday, but Mr.
Williams' friends only heard the news
Thursday morning Just before their de-
parture for Cotulla. They did not even
learn the lady's name, or, rather, they did
not remember it when the newsgatherer
got among them. They were so busy
felicitating Mr. Williams that they had
no mind for anything else. Mr. WilJTams
is one of the prominent ranchmen of La-
Salle County and his place is about eigh-
teen miles from Cotulla.
♦ 4 ♦
C. II. Beever and wife came up from
Pearsall Thursday and are registered at
tlie Southern. Mr. Beever says they had
more rain in Frio County Wednesday
and that more* or less rain fell all the
way up from Pearsall during the fore-
noon Thursday. "Our farmers do not
need rain for the cotton now," said he,
"but will need considerable assistance in
picking the crop, which is abundant and
opening rapidly."
♦ ♦ ♦
Max Schwartz, a prominent horseman
and trader of Sehulenburg, is here on
business and is stopping at the Mahncke.
YESTERDAY'S
MARKET SALES
Fort Worth Sales.
Special Telegram to Th^» Express.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. Aug. 2.-Some
representative sales today:
Av.Wt. Price.
F. M. Weaver, Stanton—
31 calves 186 $4 15
C. Branch, Edna Pens—
245 calves 197 3 65
47 st?ers 900 2 75
C. L. Pickard, Graham—
41 steers S61 2 90
Frank M. Smith, Ardmore,
1 T —
29 steers 845 2 65
29 steers 872 2 50
E. Branch, Blessing—
131 steers *89 2 70
28 steers 796 2 50
H. Kapps, Rush Springs,
1. T.—
50 steers 9S4 3 40
W. H. Stark, Godley—
24 steers 1112 3 50
H. T. Adams, Godley—
32 cows 711 2 35
Russell & Hubbard, Duncan,
T T.—
24 steers 961 2 75
16 steers 966 2 95
A Sears, Merkel—
16 cows 79S 2 15
35 calves 198 3 75
S W. Moore, Big Springs—
163 calves 229 4 00
;j0 cows 833 2 60
17 steers 1006 2 65
31 cows 831 2 60
J. O. Gilliam, Brownwood—
62 calves 193 3 70
It 1 calves 309 2 75
28 cows 750 2 15
W. L. Fulton, Ardmore, I. T.—
13 cows 782 2 15
38 cows 719 1 75
Kansas City Sales.
Special Telegram to The Express.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 2.—Ninety
loads in quarantine; market steady to
strong. Some sales:
Av.Wt. Price.
1181 $4 50
M. L. Kerschiper, Skeedee
23 steers
J. Dawson. Talala, I. T.—
20 steers 1150
D. 1 Ratty. Talala, I. T.—
101 steers 1091
Eci Aikens, Fairfax, O. T.—
115 steers 913
J. G. Lipe, Talala, I. T.—
:>s steers 985
Croston & Lewis, Pauls Val-
ley. I. T.-
■>1 steers 1045
Ed Kern, Fairfax, O. T.—
256 steers 910
Beel< r, Ninnekah, i. T.—
22 steers 1000
Frank Johnson, Broken Ar-
row, I. T.—
20 steers 1027
L. F. Wilson, Mannford, 1. T.—
SI cows 769
Ed Gwartney, Pryor Creek,
I. T.-
28 steers 814
J. Mi.Murray, Hartshorns,
1. T.-
25 steers 861
W. II. Gafforth, Red Rock,
O. T.~
1.9 steers 755
Reynolds, Mounds, I. T.—
23 steers 1126
O. C. Orton, Ryan, I. T.—
88 steers 1023
G. Beeton, Ninnekah, I. T.—
22 steers 1000
W. R. Bingham, Big Springs,
Tex. -
57 calves 189
25 calves 226
20 cows 853
B. Mayer, Conway—
30 heifers 785
32 steers 961
C. L. Hallcr, Strlngtown—
10 cows and heifers 643
15 steers 704
18 steers 797
Tom Durant, Beggs, I. T —
104 steers 968
T. R. Todd & Co., Wainwright—
86 steers 985
Moore Bros., Wainwright—
24 steers 912
45 steers 1074
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
2 35
3 10
3 45
2 15
2 65
2 65
3 25
3 55
3 55
3 75
3 85
3 75
3 60
3 50
I
3 55 I
3 10
3 20
3 40
2 40
2 45
2 30
2 10
3 90
3 45
2 35
5 35
4 00
Last St. Louis Sales.
Special Telegram to The Express.
NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, 111., Aug.
2.—Some sales:
Av.Wt. Price.
Robert Buckhetlz, .
26 cows and heifers 683 $2 00
E. S. Bounds, Kiowa, I. T.—
25 steers 906 3 25
18 steers 853 2 75
Oscar Colbert, Kiowa, I. T.—
2<» steers and cows 860 3 10
K el le v George, Midway,
Tex.—
27 cows C63 2 00
Nussbaumer At Mclntyre,
Wainwright—
42 steers 1005 3 35
Weaver & She rwood, .
19 steers 912 2 90
P. Watson, Midway, Tex.—
26 steers 820 2 95
Livingston Bros., Wagoner,
I. T.-
?4 steers 8S5 3 65
Wm. Hudson, Tulsa, I. T.—
26 cows 715 2 15
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo,. Aug. 2.— Cattle-
Receipts, 6800 head, including 20iw head
of Southerns; market steady to 10c
lower; choice export and dressed beef
steers, $5.50(^6.15; fair to good, $4.<'*Veiu.36;
Western fed steers. $3.50715.90; stockers
anel feeders, $2.25<f/'4.25; Southern steers,
$L.75T/4.50; Southern cows, $2.Wa3.85; na-
tive cows, $2.00^4.50; native heifers, $2.75
(eto.25; bulls, $2.00(63.25; calves, $2.50^/5.50.
Hogs — Receipts. 12,000 head; market
opened weak, closed strong; top, $6.30;
bulk of sales, $6.2i'1/6.26; heavy, $''mo(|()
♦«.2'>; packers, $6.17Wei6.271,'2; lights, $6.20<?i
6.30; pigs, $5.00^/5.75."
Sheep — Receipts, 47'X) head; market
steady to weak; lambs, $5.50(^7.50; feci
sheep and ewes. $4.00@5.10; Western fed
yearlings, $4.75<g5.50.
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS,Mo ,Aug. 2.—Cattle—Receipts
5000, including 2800 Texans. Market for
natives 10c higher. Texas strong. Na-
tive shipping and export steers. $4.90(?i)
6.30; dressed beef and butch* r steers,
$4.20tfi'5.85; steers under 1000 pounds. $3.50(f?
•U'5; stockers and feeders, $2.00^/1.25; - ows
and heifers, $2.25(775.50; canners. $1.00<e/2.00;
bulls, $2.50ff?4.50; ealv.-s, $4 oe ?|6.0P; Texans
and Indian steers, $3.4^5.00; cows and
heifers. $2.00fi3.50.
Hogs -Receipts. 60(t0. Market 10 to 15c
lower. Pigs and lights, $6.30@6.50; pack-
ers. $6.00f(|6.35; butchers and best heavy,
$6.25 <h 6.40.
Sheep—Receipts, 1500. Steady. Native
muttons. $3,00^/5.50; culls and bucks. $2.25
<7/3.00; lambs, $4.00^/7.50; stockers, $"25^
5.10.
Chicago.
CHICAGO. TH., Aug. 8.—Cattle-Receipts
5000. Dull. Market for best 10c higher.
Crmmon to prime steers, $4.25(8*6.25; ec us,
$2.75^4.50; heifers. $2.75't/5.2o; bulls, $2 V'U
1.40; calves, $6.00^7.00; stockers and feed-
ers $2.60154.25.
Hogs—Receipts, 17,000. Market lower.
Choice to prime heavy, $6.40^6.50; medium
to good heavy, $6.20f576.35, butcher weights,
$'.3 Vft6.55; packing. $5.7o<&4i.30; good to
choice heavy mixed. $6.25<ft6.35.
Sheep—Rece ipts 12.000. Market for be^t
firm; others, weak Sheep, S4.25(®5.60;
yearlings, $5.00<ei6.00; lambs, $6.00^/7.75.
Sheepskin Sales.
LONDON, Aug. 2.—The sheepskin sales
opened today with a large attendance.
Buyers showed some hesitation in com-
peting for the skins offered. Full wool
merinos realized 10 per cent, short wools
lOVa and cross-breds ~\-i to 10 below the
last sale.
Offerings today numbered 4,116.
Following are the sales in detail:
New South Wales. 443 bales clothing
and combing, 4Vfc(&-8d.
Victoria, 706 clothing anel combing, 4%(S>
9-% el.
South Australia, 289 clothing and comb-
ing, 3-Vf/8%d.
West Australia, 730 clothing and comb-
ing, 4(fr9%d.
Tasmania, 479 clothing and combing,
4V'Mu>H(I.
New Zealand, 1302 clothing and comb-
intr. 5V</il0%d.
Punta Arenas, 130 clothing and comb-
ing, S(jx>loy8d.
The next sale will be held September 20.
Feed Yard for San A igelo.
Special Telegram to The Express.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., Aug. 2. — Steps
have been taken in this city for the
establishment e>f a feed yard. Options
have been secured em two tracts of land
near San Angelo. Tne promoters of the
project expect to be able to get cotton
sreel meal and cake from the new cotton
oil mill to be built here at an early date
and use this In the feeding of large num-
bers of cattle, topping them off in shape
for the market without sending to other
points to be fattened.
New Disease of Sheep.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BEEVILLE, Tex., /vug. 2.—A disease,
hitherto unknown in tnis section, has
broken out in a small flock of sheep
e.wned by J. C. Wood and ranging on his
ranch in the lower part of the county.
A number of the animals have died in
an apparently healthy condition. At
first it was puzzling, but an autopsy on
one of the animals revealed the presence
of a large grub in the fleshy part of the
head over each eye, resembling some-
what the grub which is sometimes found
in the backs of cattle.
Cattle Sale at Berclair.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BERCLAIR, Tex.. Aug. 2.—U J Black-
burn sold a , bunch of improved steer
yearlings to J. W. Nutt of the Medio at
$13 a head.
Ed Carroll of Blanconia brought in a
bunch of cattle for shipment to North-
ern markets this morning.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Meta's.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—London tin ad-
vanced sharply; spot, £174 10s. or about
£3 7s 6d higher; futures £171 15s. Locally,
firm and higher; spot $37.75$38.25.
Copper advanced 2s 6d in London; spot,
£82; futures, £81 10s. Locally, copper
firm: like, $18.12^^18.25; electrolytic,
$lS.:;7Vais.50; casting. $18.00^7 18,25.
Lead unchanged; $5.75 locally; in Lon-
don, 2s 6d lower at. £16 10s.
Spelter advanced 2s del to £26 12s 6d in
London. Locally, steady anel unchanged
at $6.00®6.10.
Iron unchanged and little lower in
England; standard foundry, 50s lOcl;
Cleveland warrants, 51s 3d. Locally, firm
and higher.
Produce.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.—Wheat—Receipts
63,000. Spot irregular. No. 2 red. 79**e rde-
MARKET STILL HAS
ABSORPTURE POWER
HEAVY LIQUIDATION HAS NOMI-
NAL EFFECT ON PRICES.
Late Market Showed Ordinary
fects of Room Profit With
the Close Strong and
Active.
Ef-
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.—Very large spec-
ulative liquidation was conducted in to-
day's stock market and the effect was
seen in the early reaction and the occa-
sional hesitation of the movement. But
a striking power of absorption was again
demonstrated and strength revived in the
market in the intervals of the heavy
selling. The tone of speculative senti-
ment was largely influenced by th°
movement of special stocks owing to tlie
conviction .among operators that they
were following the leadership of power-
ful groups of capitalists in taking a cue
from the movements of these stocks.
The late market showed no more than
the ordinary effects of room profit, with
the closing generally strong and active.
Bonds easy. Total sales, par value,
$1,923,000.
BONDS.
U. S. refunding 2s, registered 103V2
do. 2s, coupon 104%
U. S. 3s, registered 1031*
do. 3s, coupon 108V4
1'. S. old 4s, registered 103V*
do. coupon 103»4
V. S. new Is, registered 129
do. coupon 129
American Tobacco 4s 77V£
do. 6s 112
Atchison general 4s 102%
do. adjustment 4s 05
Atlantic Coast Line 4s lOO1^
Baltimore & Ohio 4s 102%
do. 3^8 94
Brooklyn R. T. cv. 4s 95Vi
Central of Georgia 5s Ill
do. first inc 96
do. second inc 89
do. third inc 88
Chesapeake & Ohio 4'^s 107%
Chicago & Alton 3Vis 76v£
Chicago. B. & Quiney new 4s 9S
Chicago, R. I, & pacific Is 88
do. col. 5s 82
C., C., C. & St. Louis general 4s 101%
Colorado Industrial 5s, series A 74,/fe
do., series B 74Vfe
Colorado Midland 4s 74V2
Colorado & Southern 4s 92%
Cuba 5s 105'2
Denver & Rio Grande 4s 994
♦Distillers' Securities 5s 87
Erie prior lien 4s 1001,4
Hocking Valley 4^s 106%
Japan '6s 997^
do., second series 9914
do 4Vis, certificates 94^
do., certificates, seconei series 91
Louisville and Nashville unified 4s... 101ft
Manhattan consul, gold 4s 101ft
Mexican Central 4s... 76"
do. first inc 19
''Minn. & St. Louis 4s 94
Missouri, Kansas & Texas 4s 99%
do. seconds
National R. R. of Mexico consol. 4s... 84,«j
New York Central gen. 3fts 95Vi
New Jersey Central general 5s 120%
Northern Pacific 4s 103U
do. 3s 76
Norfolk & Western consol. 4s 100%
Oregon Short Line rfdg. 4s 94%
Pennsylvania cv. 3fts 97V6
Reading general 4s 99%
"St Louis and Iron Mountain con. 5s. 101ft
St. Louis & San Francisco fg. 4s 82%
St. Louis Southwestern con. 4s 77
Seaboard Air Line 4s 87
Southern Pacific 4s 91';g
do. first 4s, certificates 95ft
Southern Railway 5s 110
Texas & Pacific firsts -8ft
♦Toledo, St. L. & Western 4s S2
Union Pacific 4s 103
IT. S. Steel second 5s 9S%
Wabash firsts 114%
do. debenture R $3.^
Western Maryland Is 84ft
Wheeling & Lake Erie 4s 89
Wisconsin Central is 90
•Off- red.
STOCKS.
Sales.High Low |Close
f. e>. b. afloat; No. 1
>5%c f. o. i>. afloat.
vat or and 8Q%c
Northern Duluth,
Options, lower.
Hay, firm.
Hieles, firm.
Leather, firm.
Wool, steady.
Cotton seed oil, easy; prime crude f.
o. b mill*;. 25f/26c; do yellow, 38Cr/38ftc.
Molasses, steady.
Coffee spot Rio, firm; mild, firm; Cor-
dova. 812 '/11 %c.
Sugar, raw. firm; fair refining. 3fte;
centrifugal. 96-tcst, 3%#3 13-16c; molasses
sugar, 3c; refined, steady.
Dry Goods
NEW YORK, Aug. 2—The dry goods
market was firm today and quite active
in gray goods of print cloth yarn con-
struction. General conditions In the mar-
ket were steady.
Coffee Futures.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—Coffee futures
closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points
lower; sales, 78,000 bags.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
Sugar and Molasses.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 2.—Sugar
st< nclv; open kettle, centrifugal,
,? 7-lfie: centrifugal yellow, WMVic; sec-
onds. 2%^3]4c.
Molasses, firm; syrup, 26f/30c.
Coffee.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Aug. 2.—Coffee
linn; invoices Rio, No. 8, 8vfjc; No. /,
hftc; No. 6, t)c; No. 4, 9',4e.
Cotton Seed Products.
NEW ORLEANS. L*a-. Aug. 2.—Cotton
seed oil; Prime, 37; crude, 27.
Adams Express | I
Amal. Copper j 89,200|
Am. Car & Foun..| 3,800|
do. pref | 5001
Am. Cotton Oil |
do. pref |
American Express.:
Am. H. & L. pref.
Am. Ice, securities
Am. Linseed Oil...
do. pref
Am. Locomotive...
do. pref
Am. Sin. & Rfg...
do. pref.
Am. Sugar Rfg | 5.600j
Am. Tob., pfd. cer.j 300]
Anaconda Mg. Co.! 31,700|
Atchison 25,WO.
do. pref I |
3,i^ij
8,um1
2001
7,900|
28,800|
4001
103102'/2
39% 39
100%' 100
3*7* 32%
3114
68ft
43%
71
155ft
117%
139
101%
2b /2
30ft
bo
21
43
71
Atlan. Coast Line
altimore & Ohio..
do. pref
Brooklyn Rap. Tr.
Canadian Pacific..
Central of N. J
Chesa. & Ohio
Chi. fit. Western..
C. A N. W
C.. M. & St. P
Chi. Ter. & Tran..
do. pref
C\. C., C. & St. L..
Colo. Fuel & Iron.
Colo. & Southern..
do. 1st pref
do. 2d pref
Consolidated Gas..
Corn Products, rfg
do. pfd., rfg
Dela. & Hudson...
I>., L. & W
D. & R. G
do. pref
Distillers' Secur...
Erie
do. 1st pref
do. 2d pref
General Electric...
Hock ng Valley
Illinois Central
Inter. Paper
do. pref |
Inter. Pump
do. pref
Iowa Central
do. pref
K. C. Southern....
do. pref
Louisv. & Nashv..
Mexican Central...
Minn. & St. Louis.
M., C. P. & S. S. M.
elo. pref
Mo. Pacific
M., K. & T.
<»■>. pref
National Lead
Nat. of Mex. pfd..
N. V. Central
N. Y., O. & w
Norfolk A- Western
do. pref
North American...
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
People's Gas
P., C., C. & St. L.
Pressed Steel Car.
do. pref
Pull. Palace Car..
Reading
do. 1st pref
do. 2d pref
Republic Steel
do. pref
Rock Island Co....
do. pref
S. L. & S. P. 2d pf
St. L. S. W
do. pref
Southern Pacific..
do. pref
Southern Railway.
do. pref
Tenn. Coal & Iron.
Texas Si Pacific...
T., St. L. & W.,..
do. pref j
1.600]
16,70'
28,200j
6,600
16,9001
1,800[
6,100;
84,7oe;
I-
1001
1,6001
16,3001
6,900
1,200 j
5,600j
7001
500|
100
800
' 3,400
500
4,0001
27,300!
3001
3,300|
1,600}
' *1*600
300
300
400
100
200
100
14,911!
500
300
100
3,900|
154ft
11 if ft
137%,
101% 1
257 ft |
93%
I
142Vi| 112 j
120%: 120 I
! I
80141 79% I
106 | 165ft
A
60ft
18-%: 181
209 206
189fti 185
I I
30 | 30
94% I 94
56ft | 54ft
38% 37%
71%! Tl
53% 1 53
137ft | 136ft
20%, lo
78 | 78
223 j 222
*44%! *44^4
86^g! 88%
61ft
44ft
79V4
71ft
16*ft
i76ft
19V4
84%
45%
51ft
27 ft
55
145ft
21ft
60%
m
79 ft
70ft
167ft!
;
174ft!
19ft |
84ft i
45% I
51ft i
27ft
55 |
141*,4;
21
..I 1,200!
300|
6,000I
MO!
152ft I 152%
11'3 173
95 94
34% 1 333<
68%
82ft
39
68 ft
80%
39
27,700 141 ft 1 137%
245
103
38%
100%
32ft
91ft
227
31
67 ft
21ft
43
70ft
113
154ft
X .. *4
138 ft
101%
259 ft
93%
101ft
142
120%
92
79 ft
165ft
228
"60ft
18ft
208%
187ft
13
30
94 ft
55ft
38
71ft
o..k 4
137 ft
20
78
221
540
44%
85 ft
60ft
43%
uft
71%
168
137 ft
176
19
84ft
45 ft
80
26ft
51ft
27
55ft
144%
21ft
60
152
173
94%
34
68 ft
81
38%
140%
900
4S%
47%! 4»42
3,800
91*4
90%
91%
91
'''*500
*9«ii
96%
96%
700
36%
36%
36%
01,700
133
130%
132%
300
92%
92%
92%
81
4,800
53'Jg
' 52%
52%
99%
200
240
238
238
133.700
135%
133
134%
93
95
5,600
"30%
"28%
29%
1,000
100
99
- - vw
000
26%
26
26%
800
6-1*4
64
300
44%
44%
44%
22
""800
"53
' *52%
53
111.800
76%
'•» /H
75%
200
117%
117%
117%
19.500
37%
36%
36%
100
99%
98%
200
156%
156 *
156
1,300
33%
33
3.3
200
28%
28%
28%
300
4S\
48%
48%
154ft 157
..j'al 39'^
9ft I 79ft
1.200
i 18,400
91ft
ls%! ikl;
ISft 49
I'nion Pacific |241,500|
do. pref
V. S. Express
Central Leather...
elo. pref
IT. S. Realty
V. S. Rubber
do. pref
tr. s. Steel
do. pref
Vir.-Car. Chemical
do. pref
Wabash
do. pref
We Is Fargo Exp..
Westingh. Electric
Western I'nion
W. & L. E
Wisconsin Central
do. pref
Northern Pacific..
Interboro Met
do. pref.
Total sales for the day, 1,313,700 shares.
FINANCIAL.
New York Money.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Prime mercan-
tile paper. 5ft'a."% per cent.
Sterling exchange, firm, then easier,
at $1.85.15(^-4.85.20 for demand, and at
$4.82.30 for sixty da vs.
Posted rates, $4.82ft(ei4.93 and $1.85ft''/
4.86.
Commercial hills, J4.81%f<4.82.
P.ar silver, 64%e.
Mexican dollars, 50ftc.
Government bonds, steady.
Railroad bonds, easy.
Money on call, easy, 2t?3ft per cent;
ruling rate, 2ft; closing bid, 2ft; offered
2ft-
Time loans, slightly firmer; sixty days,
3ftfi4 per cent; ninety days, 4ft'&4ft;
months. 5ft.
British Consols.
LONDON. Aug. 2.—Consols for money,
87 9-16; consols for account, 87 1-16.
Leading Hotels
AND HOSTELRIES
of San Antonio, Texas, and Mexico
Tourists and the traveling public hava
given them a National reputation foi-
appointments, cuisine and homellka
hospitality.
.THE
Bar silver, quiet, 2915-16d.
Money, 2ft®2ft
per cent; short bills,
4tz4 1-16; three months, 4 l-16'Q4ft.
Paris Rentes.
PARIS, Aug. 2.—Three per cent rentes,
97f 27V?e for account.
Exchange on London, 25f 17ftc
checks.
for
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
ON CHICAGO MARKET
WHEAT BULLS SUCCESSFUL IN
PREVENTING A DECLINE.
Corn Was Erratic and There Was
Selling on the Bulge—Oats
Stronger and Pork Ad-
vanced.
CHICAGO, III., Aug. 2.—General trade
was lighter in wheat today, and the
crowd was inclined to the bull side and
impressed its views on the market when-
ever possible. The periods of strength
in the coarse grains helped wheat, and
at one time the estimate of Thorton of
Fuluth of 30,000,000 less wheat in the three
Northwestern States than a year ago was
used to boost the price. Advances did
not go far, cash houses selling on the
bulges, and later the weakness in Min-
neapolis made it difficult to advance
prices in Chicago. Snow makes the con-
dition of spring wheat 86.5, as against 88. i
last month, the decline being chiefly in
the Dakotas. He ne^tes extraordinary
rates of yield-of winter wheat, which ex-
ceed all expectations, and seem to aver-
age as high as 17 bushels to the acre,
which would Indicate a possible crop eif
500,000,000 bushels. Receipts continue
liberal, and thus far there has developed
no demand to offset the movement in
its influence upon values. Liverpool was
from ft to % lower. Local receipts were
572 cars, with 331 expected tomorrow.
Corn was erratic, with several periods
of strength, but on the bulges the sell-
ing was good. The local crowd bought
May on the strength of damage reports
from sections ' f Illinois, where dry
weather is still complained of. Condi-
tions, however, over all the rest of the
belt are satisfactory, particularly west of
the Mississippi. The cash market was
firmer, advancing half a cent on fair
demand. Snow makes the condition of
the crop 88. as against S5.6 a year ago.
The bears are confidently expecting an
Increased movement later on this month,
particularly from sections west of the
Mississippi, where crop prospects are
good. Liverpool advanced ft. Local re-
ceipts were 126 cars, with 155 expected
for tomorrow.
Oats were covered ejuite freely, with
some buying on the possibility of im-
provement in the export demand. The
cash market was from ft to ft higher,
with the inquiry running particularly on
the new white oats Selling was by
cash interests, and there was. npparent-
lv. hedging today for Northwestern ac-
ocunt. Snow makes the condition of
tin crop at harvest 81. as against a con-
dition of 82.7 July 1. Local receipts were
240 cars, with 237 expected tomorrow.
Provisions more than recovered yes-
terday's declines, and closed steady.
Lighter local stocks of lard than ex-
pected was the chief influence in caus-
ing the change. The larger Packers
helped along' the advance, and were
afterwards credited with sales of ribs
and lard around top prices, when the
buying was thought to be for shorts.
Estimated hogs for tomorrow 15,000.
Sari Antonio, Texas
Located opposite the beautiful Alama
Plaza. Rooms with privato baths, single
and en suite. Liberally conducted on
American plan only. Special rates made
by the week or month.
McLEAN & MUDGE, Manaoers.
Hot Wells'
Hotel
EUROPEAN PLAN
All Meals a la Carte. Everything th»
Best the Market Affords.
Beautiful Rooms. Single and En Suite,
With and Without Bath and Toilet
Accommodations.
PRICES VERY REASONABLE!.
Take "Hot Wells" Car.
F. M. SWEARINGEN - - Proprietor.
Bexar Hotel
American and European Plan.
RATES—American, $2 per day and up.
RATES—European. J1 per day and up.
First.-Class a la Carte Service.
Electric Elevator. Modern Conveniences.
ALFRED SANNER, Prop.
/Iftabnchc Ibotcl
Cor. Houston and St. Mary's Sts.
(CENTER OF CITY.)
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
Rates, $2.00 per day. Modern conven-
iences. Special apartments (en suite).
Large sample rooms. Cuisine a specialty.
L. MAHNCKE, Prop.
ALAMO PLAZA.
Rooms 50c. 75c and $1.00. One-half block
from Theater. Opp. Old Alamo.
Restaurant and Cafe in Connection.
A. GUG EN H El M, Prop.
The New Maverick
EVERYTHING NEW.
MR. AND MRS. GEO. M. WHITE
Again in Charge.
American and European Plan. Rooms
$1.00 per day up. Large, airy sample
rooms for the drummers.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
Southern Hotel
AMERICAN PLAN.
Main and Military Plazas, San Antonio.
Cars From all Depots Pass the Door.
RATES $2.00 PER DAY
HICKMAN & TERRELL, Props.
European Plan. Corner Alamo and Com-
merce Streets.
"THE ANCELUS"
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
New Building. New Furnishings Through-
out. Absolutely First-Class. Bell and
Elevator Service. All large outside airy
rooms with bath. Rates $1.00 and $1.53
per day. GUS FRANKS, Mgr.
THE ELITE HOTEL
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Everything new from kitchen to bed-
rooms. Absolutely first-class.
European Plan—Rates $1.00 and $1.50.
Sample Room for Traveling Men Un-
der Same Roof.
W. G. TOBIN, Prop.
Articles— | Open.| High.\ Lov». | Close.
Wheat-
Sept
Dec
May
Corn—
Sept
May
Dec
Oats-
Sept
May
Dec
Mess Pork-
Sept
Lard-
Sept
Oct
Nov
Short Rlbs-
Sept
Oct
73%!
7H-%
sow
49%'
47'i
Wi
30'., i
33-1.
rti-Vil
74<4'
80%|
49'*!
484
4714!
31'/,!
34Vi
32Vi
I
73%
76 I
79% |
I
40 I
47V4|
46%,
I
301,2'
3.-5%
31%!
76%
SO
49%
47*4
46%
30%
34Vfe
32
. $16 55 $16 SO $16 50 $16 65
I I I • :
.' $8 67'ij $8 K7%! 65 I $S S71/2
. S 75 S 95 S 72% 8 95
. I 8 70 ; 8 S7V4i 8 67Hl 8 87*/2
III'
.! $8 92Vs $0 07V*1 $s 92V4 $0 07Va
.1 S 70 | 8 85 | 8 70 | 8 85
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour—Easy.
Wheat—No. 2 spring, 76(S.76V6c; No. 3,
70®76c; No. 2 reel, 717,4<072%c.
Corn—No. 2, 50*4c; No. 2 yellow, 51®
51 Vic.
Oats—No. 2, 30%c; No. 2 white, 31V6<§32c;
No. 3 while. 30y2^32c.
Rve—No. 2. 56c.
Barley—Good feeding, 35^39c; fair to
choice malting. 42^'46c.
Flax seed—No. 1, $1.06%; No. 1 North-
western, $1.02%.
Clover—Contract grade, $12.00.
Short ribs—Sides (loose), $9.00<ft9.10.
Mess pork—Per barrel, $17.iX)(e/17.12%.
Lard—Per 10i> pounds. $8.82%.
Short clear sides—Boxed, $9.50f&9.62%.
Whisky—Basis of high wines, $1.29?
Articles. Recpts. Shipts.
Flour, barrels 20,800 11,<500
Wheat, bushels 409,300 161.900
Corn, bushels 112,100 94,400
Oats, bushels 301,500 160,100
Rye, bushels 2,000
Barley, bushels 7,700 1,900
Louis Produce.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.—Wheat—No. 2 red,
cash, elevator, 71c, nominal; September,
7«>%{/70%c; December, 70cV4; No. 2 hard,
70 <a 72 c.
Corn-Steady; No. 2 cash, 50c, nominal;
September. 48%c; December, 46$M5%c.
Oats—Futures firm: cash lower; No. 2
cash, Sic, nominal; September, 31c; De-
cember, 32c; No. 2 white, 34tfj34%c.
Lead—Quiet; $5.65.
Spelter—Steady; $5.92%.
Poultry—Steady; chickens, 9c; springs,
TheDriskill
AUSTIN, TEXAS
THE ONLY FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. IN
THE
CAPITAL, CITY
The Trade of Traveling Men Solicited.
Porter's Hotel
MEXICO CITY
Headquarters for Americana. In the
Heart of the City.
FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT
12Hc; turkeys,
geese, 5c.
mc;
ducks, 8«,£o;
Flour, steady.
Oornmeal, steady.
Bran, dull.
M'hisk^v, steady at $1.33..
Iron cotton ties, $1.00.
RaKKlng, 9c.
Hemp twine, 7^c.
Fork, higher; jobbing, Slfi.40.
Lard, higher; prime steam,
Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra
shorts, $9.37j*2; clear ribs, $0.t52Vfe; short
clrar, $0.75.
Bacon, steady; boxerl extra shorts,
$10.1214; clear ribs, $10.37%; short clear,
$10.50.
Receipts; Flour. 2000 barrels; wheat.
179,(100 bushels; corn, 91,000 bushels; oats,
104,000 bushels.
Shipments: Flour, 60C0 barrels; wheat,
10,000 bushels; corn, 101,000 bushels; oats,
44,000 bushels.
Kansas City Grain.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2.-Wheat—Sep-
tember, 49%c; December. 72",c; cash, No.
2 hard, 681,44(710; No. 3, 68%c; No. 2 red.
70c; No. 3, fi9c.
Corn - Septemher, 42%c; December. 43c;
cash. No. 2 mixed, 49@49V4c; No. 2 white.
49'4c.
bats—No. 2 white, 35®35'/2c; No. 2
mixed, 31Wm>'4c.
Receipts: Wheat, 321.000 bushels; corn,
60,000 bushels; oats. li.OOO bushels.
Shipments: Wheat, 350,Oiw bushels; corn,
31,000 bushels; oats, 4000 bushels.
Inseparable Terms.
Whenever we l-eud that a "burly" negro
has been arrested we may be sure to find
a little further on that the polieo
"hustle 1" him soniewhere.-Chlcago Rec-
ord-Herald.
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The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 215, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1906, newspaper, August 3, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth441007/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.