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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
6
Chicago May 14 market report shows conflicting expert views on the hessian fly. Wheat opened unchanged to 1c lower and fell before recovering to close 3c higher. Corn fell on bearish cables and good weather, then dallied with a recovery.
Market news shows wheat prices firm and closing above last night. Oats hold steady as buyers reportedly repurchase some Canadian shipments. Packers appear to hold a bullish tone in provisions with early gains and a trend toward higher trades.
In New York and New Orleans May markets showed firmness and quiet turnover. Liverpool opened modestly lower but later cables indicated slight declines with spots rising five points. Middling prices stood near 7.4, sales reached 10,000 bales, including 8,800 American, receipts 23,500 bales as the tone remained quiet.
New York May 14. The cotton market opened steady and 3 to 8 points higher on firm cables and a bullish view of the census figures. A more favorable weather map supported realizing and some local pressure, but houses with Liverpool connections showed cautious stance.
Buyers and sellers moved through a steady to firm market as active months rose 5 to 16 points while trading remained active. After early gains of 10 to 21 points prices eased slightly from their best with mixed activity and realizations mid day. By afternoon May contracts held firm with scattered covering pushing 29 points higher and later months up 10 to 14 points, tone steady as middling prices hovered around 1340 100¢.
Forecast till 7 p m Friday fair weather dominates much of the U S with cool along the gulf coast and frost in several cities. 7 a m temps range 54 Atlanta 48 Louisville 46 St Paul 32 Winnipeg. Also note a remarkable liver cure attributed to Chamberlains Tablets offered by dealers.
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