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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
5
Local showers and partly cloudy conditions prevail across South Carolina and Mississippi. Expect showers tonight and Thursday in southwestern areas, with some cloudy periods and mild temperatures.
Classified plea seeks subscribers to join the Banner Herald travel and pedestrian accident insurance club. The Banner Herald will pay premiums for registered subscribers who call 76 and inquire about the program.
The report lists bar silver at 69 7-8, Mexican dollars at 633-38, and Liberty bonds yields across various maturities. Foreign exchange shows irregular rates with Britain, France, Germany and other nations quoted, plus Montreal and other continental prices.
Chicago markets report a moderate wheat upturn with no new selling pressure as temps rise and dry weather boosts corn and oats. No. 2 red wheat around 1.02 to 1.04, corn No. 2 mixed near 62 to 63 cents, oats No. 2 white about 31 to 34 cents, barley 51 to 66 cents. Cattle receipts total 11,000 beef steers steady to higher, hogs firm, veal calves strong, feeders steady. pigs and sows mixed with uneven demand across grades.
The market report notes quiet trading in raw and refined commodities, with New York prices showing no sales and refined products steady at 7.00 to 10.00. New York money is easy, with time loans steady and 3 percent acceptances reported.
New York cotton prices rose early Wednesday on mixed crop reports and improving demand in Manchester. December climbed to about 20.98, with active months up 20 to 39 points from yesterday, while New Orleans spot prices strengthened and market sentiment turned cautious after a weather bureau bulletin.
Washington reports the world's commercial cotton production in 1921 reached about 15,197,000 bales of lint, while U.S. consumption totaled roughly 16,914,000 bales. July consumption was 304,936 bales with on-hand stocks at 529,268 bales, as per Census Bureau figures.
Betty Compson and Tom Moore star in Over the Border at the Palace Theatre with a Truckee moonshine caper as backdrop. Press agents and San Francisco revenue officers figure in the publicity tale amid production notes and box office data.
Ben Turpin stars in a two reel comedy at the Palace Theatre under Mack Sennett. The piece features Turpin driving a car and a donkey ride, with Phyllis Haver as the feminine lead and a public service employee character.
M S Hodgson will chair a session of the multi city Rotary convention in Atlanta this September. The event plans a large delegation from the club with speakers including past district leaders and noted Rotary officers.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a scene with loafers, police, idle behavior, and a vehicle or garage setting. Names, places, dates, and clear actions are unreadable in the OCR sample.
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