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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
7
Wheat futures rose strongly as traders priced potential crop damage and higher demand. Prices opened up and steadily climbed before a government report sparked a brief pullback, with corn following higher and oats steadier. Hessian fly damage reported in Piqua Ohio added to cautious optimism. Provisions held firm as hogs stayed steady amid meager trade.
New York May 19 Liverpool futures were poised to rise 1 to 3 points on old crop and about 2 on new. The market opened irregular and then steadied around 1 to 2 points higher by noon. Spot prices fell about 2 points with middlings at quoted levels. sales reached 8,000 bales, of which 7,500 were American. Imports noted including 11.
In New Orleans on May 19, increasing selling pressure pulled New Orleans cotton prices down at the open. First prices showed losses of 2 to 4 points, later widening to 3 to 7 points after a pullback. Trading quieted mid-morning with active months down 6 to 9 points before a rebound. The weather outlook offered some support as the bullish weekly report lifted prices 2 to 3 points, leaving the tone steady and middling at 13 1/2 cents.
New York May 19 local cotton trading opened with selling and profit taking. Prices moved 6 to 8 points higher after an initial steady start as market players weighed cables and forecasts of clearing weather in the Southwest.
The market saw initial setbacks as offerings were taken, then steadied after the official weekly weather summary. Prices fell 5 to 8 points at the low, improved to 1 to 5 points down at noon, and later sagged 4% to 7 points toward 2 PM as demand failed to widen. Tone remained steady with middling levels.
The Weather column reports forecast through 1 p m Wednesday. An area of high pressure sits over the middle Atlantic states, ensuring generally fair and cool conditions east of the Mississippi. Texas shows cloudy, rainy weather while the Gulf coast runs seasonable to warm. Atlanta expects another fair day and warmer Wednesday afternoon. Co F von Herrmann, Section Director.
Mr Albert Walker of Precious West Virginia suffered fifteen years of stomach and right side pain after eight or ten doctors failed to relieve him. He was cured by Chamberlains Tablets. If you have stomach or liver trouble these tablets will do you good. For sale by all dealers adv Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble Advertise your Wants.
W J Russell reports a cross state trip in a Ford from Athens to Washington reaching the Capitol with Georgia tags. He praises Georgia roads by contrast with Virginia and South Carolina, describes rough Interstates and a late night recovery, and notes meeting Sam Tribble in Congress and a clean Washington environment.
Miss Clara Oster of House Springs Missouri says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best on the market to cure a cough or bad cold on the lungs. The ad notes it is for sale by all dealers.
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