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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
7
A sprawling survey of cotton and related commodities across New York New Orleans and international markets appears, listing Open High Low and Close figures for various cotton prices and futures. The page notes tonic Liverpool rates, spot market reports from Atlanta New York and other centers, and includes a Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge notice added at the end.
Daily and limited trains listed for Southern Railway, Georgia Railroad, Central of Georgia, and Beardard Alm Line. Times show departures Athens Lula Gainesville Union Point Macon Atlanta and other connections, with station details and agent contacts. Includes multiple daily and ex daily services across Georgia and nearby points.
Prices for spots and futures rose about a cent a pound as buying remained strong despite profit taking and hedge selling. Texas crop reports deteriorate with warnings of severely reduced yields, while Liverpool and Journal of Commerce note drought and hot winds lifting prices. Forecas t shows mostly fair weather in the region with scattered showers and general cooler trends.
The notice advertises the Daily Banner newspaper at a rate of 45 cents per month for home delivery by carrier, with a contact phone number 1326 for subscription arrangements.
AP reports from Peking on June 20 reveal Telegrams from General Tachibana in Vladivostok show Japanese plans shifting as opposition grows to Semienoff and Mongolian moves. Conciliatory tone emerges toward the Far Eastern Republic amid internal friction in the Japanese force and consular hostility. The dispatch warns of budget strains and delays in decision that threaten Siberian operations.
The army calls for swift clarification on the Russian question and asks to use influence to advance the matter. The appeal emphasizes a direct stance and seeks decisive action to resolve uncertainties in policy.
In New York City Representative Siebel of the house immigration committee reports about 1,032,000 adults in Greater New York are noncitizens. A campaign will mobilize these aliens into the United States fold with civic and state support, aiming to add thousands of new voters by October. Brooklyn drives enroll new citizens, Judge Cropney will preside in naturalization court, and daily averages of 400 new citizens are planned. An estimated 15 percent of $2 billion in annual economic waste is due to ill illumination.
SYLVANIA Ga Cotton has begun to come in with signs of revived business though heavy rains and weevils have shortened the crop. Og crops or foodstuffs may fill much of the staple shortage. Some predict the county’s largest sweet potato crop ever and the sugar cane outlook is promising.
A daily look at the Want Ads shows a wide range of merchandise under FOR SALE. The column describes items available and suggests many everyday goods may appear soon if not today.
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