Cotton manufacturing set new all time records in 1916
Census bureau figures show American mills consumed 7,278,529 bales in the year ending July 31, with 6,397,613 bales lint and 880,916 bales linters. Linters surged 460,071 bales due to explosives production. total cotton use rose 14.3 percent. Spindles active reached 32,805,883, up 2.6 percent, led by Massachusetts and North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Massachusetts
Mrs. Os goods Wonder Hair Treatment Promoted
A sensational ad claims a simple inexpensive treatment ends all hair growth without pain or injury. A society woman allegedly used Mrs. Osgood's Wonder to destroy hair and prevent regrowth, with a money back guarantee. Available from H. R. Palmer & Sons or local druggists.
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Mrs. Osgood
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Adv
Boll Weevil Burley Named Assistant Agent for Georgia
Mr J Phil Campbell extension director of the Georgia State College of Agriculture reports the U S department of agriculture appointed C B Burley of Monterey Louisiana as assistant field agent to operate in Georgia for the fall and winter. Burley, a seasoned cotton grower experienced in weevil conditions, will likely base in Americus or Albany and aid county agents in promoting proven methods to reduce boll weevil damage and stabilize Georgia cotton crops. The effort, a joint plan by the department and the college, aims to mobilize farmers across South and Central Georgia to prevent panic and maintain yields despite the weevil invasion.
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J. Phil Campbell
Georgia State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
C. B. Burley
Monterey
Louisiana
Georgia
Burley
Delta
Chamber of Commerce of
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Agriculture
Boll Weevil Burley
Americus
Albany
South Georgia
Cotton market climbs with new season high records
New York traders reported renewed strength in the cotton market with active months reaching new highs. Liverpool support from Egyptian cotton and bullish goods trade rumors buoyed prices, January and May futures pushing above prior levels before partial retracings. Savannah and other cities posted steady prices while Liverpool futures closed firm.
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New York
Liverpool
Spot and futures cotton prices across markets
Market snapshot shows January to December cotton futures with varying highs and lows and a spot cotton roundup across cities. Prices hover around 18.5 to 19.5 cents with New Orleans steady near 18.13 cents and New York around 19.10 cents.
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Athens
Atlanta
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Augusta
Norfolk
Houston
Memphis
Philadelphia
Dallas
Boston
Mobile
Market declines fail to offset hog slump
Historical market notes show declines in hog prices in Chicago quot ations with mixed futures for December May and July contracts. Corn and oats futures pull higher while United States Steel hits a new high at 120 3 4 and trades exceed 1 000 000 shares. A testimonial touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for chronic dysentery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Argentina
Liverpool Dispatches
Buenos Ayres
Commission
United States Steel
New York
Chamberlain
J. I Baer
West
Manchester
Baer
Adv
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S. P. Orr
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Whitehall Road
J. R. Crane
R. S. Crane
North Carolina
H. R. Palmer & Sons, Dresties
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Little Rock
Galveston
Bob Gs Hak
Prev. Xen High Low
P. m. Close
Teed Gees Oeeee
Phaas Sha Es. Capae Svete Ate
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Macon, Ga
South
Julius H. Otto
Harry C. Robert
Secy
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Mér. Chas. B. Lewis
Ing
Steel
Kansas City
R. L. Baylor
D. P.A
Atlanta, Ga
Southern Railway
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