Markets New York Cotton Ruling Prices
Spot cotton prices across cities show steady or quiet trading. Athens and Atlanta hold around 12.50 and 11.56 cents, New York 12.65, New Orleans 11.88, Philadelphia 12.90, Norfolk 11.55, Savannah 11.76 cents.
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
6
Spot cotton prices across cities show steady or quiet trading. Athens and Atlanta hold around 12.50 and 11.56 cents, New York 12.65, New Orleans 11.88, Philadelphia 12.90, Norfolk 11.55, Savannah 11.76 cents.
May 18 in New Orleans reports the undertone not strong despite private wires signaling resumed talks to settle the British miners strike. Weather and crop conditions drive mixed sentiment with better interior temperatures and lighter rain aiding progress though cotton growth remains variable across regions.
European industry shows revival with improved plants, rail and fuel supply, but world markets face overhangs as stocks remain high and prices deflate. Analysts say strong foreign government securities demand, while labor tensions vary by region, and U S hopes for eventual market rebound amid ongoing adjustments.
A long roster lists team members and captains for YMCA ball clubs and their upcoming schedule. Games span May to June with matchups including Slaughter Hopkins Bedgood Meadow Slaughter Smith and Meadow Davis. The article mixes notices on cotton reports, weather, and economic commentary alongside the sports roster.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 25 to 100 percent yield increases from the close spacing method, enabling early fruiting and better light access. By keeping plants 3 to 8 inches tall before thinning, vegetative branches are suppressed to favor central stalks and fruiting branches, improving boll development and reducing boll weevil damage.
The Georgia Farm Bureau advisory board urged reducing oil and fertilizer inspectors to save state funds. They proposed limiting inspectors to six with traveling staff, reallocating inspector fees to the treasury. The group also urged abolishing the state bureau of markets and opposed the Sapiro cotton marketing plan, praising Governor Hardwick’s economy stance. The meeting, with 17 board members from 12 districts, noted solid finances and growing membership.
An entire block length village was constructed at Bronton studios Lee Mine for a butcher shop several grocery stores a church and a United States post office. The fragment notes indicate a curated set piece with multiple businesses and a postal facility included in the scene.
The fragmentary note reports an item labeledAdv and hints at a figure or price linked to a purchase option. It remains unclear and lacks concrete entities, dates, or places to identify a clear subject or outcome.
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