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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1916
Page
5
August reports show cotton futures fluctuating after a British and New Orleans tone, with December at 14.46 and January 14.53 as traders weigh Gulf storm hopes against rain prospects. Spot prices steady with varied regional readings, while Liverpool futures edge higher on early cables and dampened rains expectations.
Fragmentary OCR shows decimal sequences and month headers with scattered numbers. The legible items include December to May values and stray digits, but the text is too incomplete to determine the exact market or context.
Miss Giles reports cotton condition at 69.8 this season, compared with 75.8 last year and 78 a month ago. The three year average is 70, with the 10 year average 76, marking 69.8 as the season’s low.
Virginia 72 North Carolina 70 South Carolina 61 Georgia 72 Florida 67 Alabama 58 Mississippi 63 Louisiana 72 Texas 76 Arkansas 77 Tennessee 79 Oklahoma 76 California 89 average 69.8 across the field and the ranking outcomes.
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