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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
7
At 12 15 p m the market was quiet with gains of 2 to 3 points. Spots rose 5 points while middling stood at 7 59. Sales reached 8 000 bales including 6 300 American. Total imports 26 000 bales of which 14 000 were American. Tone remained steady.
The Associated Press reports a renewed buying wave at the opening in New York cotton today after yesterday. The market started steady and trading continued with cautious advances as traders awaited further cues from the session.
Mixed signals from weather forecasts influence trading as active months show gains after a Houston district report indicating general rains. Traders note a brief drop yesterday followed by a quick rebound, with unsettled patterns in the western belt and rising outside demand keeping prices volatile.
Chicago grain futures weakened as rain and cool weather curbed demand, with futures closing heavy and corn slipping as market volume shrank. Oats steadied on relief from dry weather fears while hog prices kept provisions firm. Liverpool cotton opened higher, with New York eyeing a rise on old and new crops.
New Orleans May 21 On the first call cotton slipped 1 to 3 points but heavy rains in Texas prompted bullish buying. Trading months rose about 3 points above yesterday's close in early business. By noon buying intensified with several long positions and many stop orders triggered on the short side. Prices then stood 15 to 16 points higher and tone remained steady with middling at 13 4 cents.
Special to the Banner reports Atlanta May 21 forecast through Friday morning fair in Georgia with no major changes in weather map. Rain persists in Texas Oklahoma and Rocky Mountain slope with Del Rio 2.58 inches San Antonio 1.82 and north Huron 2.70 inches. Unsettled weather extends to the coast as Minnesota hosts a northern disturbance, while the east remains high pressure with fair conditions and moderate temperatures.
Mr. Albert Walker of Precious West Virginia suffered intense stomach and side pain for fifteen years. Eight or ten physicians agreed he had liver trouble but offered no relief. He was cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. If you have stomach or liver trouble these tablets will help. For sale by all dealers. adv.
New Orleans reports describe weekly mean temperatures near normal to above in Atlantic coast states, with deficits of 1 to 12 degrees elsewhere across the cotton region. Western areas saw heavier but uneven rainfall, up to 6.5 inches in Houston, while much of the east and central sections had little to no rain. Texas and Oklahoma faced delays in cultivation and planting due to wet and cool conditions, weeds accumulating, and some replanting underway. Georgia experienced dry sunny weather with delayed cotton germination and drought affecting oats and pastures. corn planting lagging and peaches showing medium yields. Continuous farm activity reports note late cotton crops, weed buildup, and ongoing agricultural adjustments.
A veteran editor counsels a budding writer seeking rapid status to seek a powder magazine rather than a literary one. He notes a fiery article from the contributor can rapidly elevate his standing, illustrating the blunt, cautionary tone of editorial advice.
A well known stage figure writes on beauty and liver function stressing that a lazy liver ruins looks and happiness. Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a safe, tasty vegetable alternative to calomel, claimed to gently start the liver, relieve constipation and biliousness, and be a trusted household staple.
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