This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
5
FOR SALE By owner at sacrifice six room house good lot on car line near Normal school Phone 1300 or address Owner care Banner d 15 c
Athens and New Orleans market reports show cotton prices advancing with middling at 25 1 2 cents in Athens, while New Orleans futures traded up and down through the day. Strong buying and better spot demand influenced by Liverpool, census data, and export expectations supported gains across months, with January near 25.28 to 25.29 cents.
The Morse text notes Mop ernon Lodge No 22 F A M will hold its eighth annual communication Thursday December 14 at Masonic Hall. Officers for the ensuing year will be announced. All members urged to attend. Washington reports wholesale price levels show broad price increases across most countries.
Chicago wheat futures rose as sterling gains lifted prices with Dec May up to 1.24 and 1.25. Corn held firm near 7-8 to 1-8. oats advanced after opening. hog weakness pressured provisions. Cash wheat No 2 hard around 1.24 1-2. corn No 2 mixed 74. oats No 2 white 46 1-2. rye No 2 90 3-4. barley 66. timothy 6.00 6.75. pork nominal. lard 10.35. ribs 10.50 11.60. Potatoes steady with Wisconsin whites 75–85 cwt and red river Ohio 75–80.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with probable rain Thursday afternoon in South Carolina and Georgia. Florida sees similar cloudy conditions with little temperature change. Alabama remains cloudy tonight then rain Thursday with a slow rise in temperature.
New York stocks opened irregular but with an overall upward trend. Copper, iron and steel shares gained, National Lead rose 1 1/4, Pullman advanced 2, and Canadian Pacific climbed 3/8 while New York Central fell 1. Texas and Pacific and Southern slipped. Sterling remained strong amid rising demand bills, Otis Elevator dropped 7 3/4, Woolworth eased 5 1/4, and other high priced issues surged. Foreign exchange remained firm with major currencies quoted. poultry and live stock markets showed steady movement.
The Chicago market reports hogs at 35,000 head with steady to 10 cent declines across weights and categories, while cattle totals reach 14,000 with beef steers mostly steady and yearlings and heifers holding near bid levels. Packing sows and veal calves appear slower. market tone mixed with varied demand. New York Liberty bond results finish with a range of calls and closings across several issues.
The report cites Savannah turpentine and rosin firm data with receipts, shipments, and stock levels, alongside market quotes for sugar and other commodities. It also notes financial figures for call money, commercial paper, butter eggs and cheese prices, plus cottonseed oil bids and a description of a blue silk daytime frock with a monogram accent.
A fragmented note reports a bar silver quotation in foreign terms with 649 Mexican dollars and a 48 7 8 fraction. No further context or identifiers are clear from the readable text.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.