Cotton Market Rises Amid Weather Woes and Demand
Unfavorable southwest weather and limited offerings spur heavy buying in the cotton market. Athens reports middling spots at 113 8c with some bales near 12c, while New York and New Orleans show firming prices on strong spot demand and seasonal rains in Texas. Market notes cite gains in several cities and ongoing international finance rumors affecting futures.
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New York
Associated Pres
Liverpool
Texas
Cotton Futures Hold Steady as Spot Prices Edge Up
Liverpool cables expect unchanged to higher open, market opens barely steady, later gains. Spot cotton steady at 6.59 cents per pound with 15,000 bales sold. 12,000 American, 1,000 bales imported, none American. Futures close 2 to 6 points higher. various near term price quotes shown for Jan through Dec contracts.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton Reaches New High Mark For The Season
Atlanta reports a new seasonal high as futures rise 25 to 30 points and Atlanta spot cotton moves up a fraction. January cotton sits at 12 cents while Atlanta spots quote 11 1 4 cents amid limited supply and rising mill demand. New Orleans and New York spots also gain modestly as market optimism grows. In Statham, Ga, cotton trades around 11 1 4 to 11 3 8 cents with seed corn rising, and a new bank branch reporting strong deposits.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
New York
Statham
Farmers Bank of Statham
North Georgia Trust and Banking Co
Winder
Sloan's Liniment touted as emergency doctor remedy
An advertising blurb claims Sloan's Liniment halts infection by killing germs and poisons with a single application. It asserts pain relief, neutralizes infection, aids blood flow, and acts as an on hand emergency doctor. Available in 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 sizes, with the larger bottle offering six times the quantity.
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Sloan
Seeing Georgia tour comes through Athens with many autos
Commerce, Ga Sept 24 The Seeing Georgia tour will pass via Milledgeville Athens Commerce Cornelia Gainesville and Rome to Atlanta September 30 to October 5. Five Commerce cars enter the tour led by C J Hood with his Pierce Arrow. Athens plans a big welcome Oct 1 with a night program including parade aeroplane ascension fireworks and other entertainment.
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Commerce
Georgia
Macon
Miledgeville
Arthans
Cornelia
Gainesville
Rome
Atlanta
C. J. Hood
Brannon Rice
John Hood
M. P. Elliott
J. C. Verner
W. B. Hardman
Athens
Commerce Automobilists
Athens Entertainment Committee
Journal-Herald
Clayton
Broad
Washington
Lumpkin
Forged Checks Challenge State Department Accounts
Atlanta, Sept. 24 A widening probe into E. E. Holcombe chief clerk in the keeper of public buildings and grounds office reveals forged checks. Initial estimates of 4000 rise as investigators say the total may be larger. Checks bore others signatures and were used to pay Holcombe personal accounts rather than state expenses.
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Executive Department
Holcombe
Lattimer
Fouth
Banner
Atlanta
E. E. Holcombe
Slack
Claude A. West
Executive Secretary’s Department
Rayburn G. Clay
Fulton National Bank
Mr. Lattimer
Chamberlain-Johnson-DuBose Company
Istate
Rhodes Examinations Sunk Twice By Submarines
A third set of Rhodes scholarship exam papers for the United States was sent to arrive by October 5 and 6 tests. The original papers were lost with the sinking of the Arabic and a second set disappeared with the Hesperian. Dr. George Parkin, secretary of the Rhodes scholarship trust, warns that American aspirants may fear no exams are held this year.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Rhodes
George Parkin
Rhodes Scholarship Trust
America
Cham berlain s Tablets Relieve Biliousness and Constipation
Mrs Chas Peck of Gates New York reports curing biliousness and constipation after using Cham berlain s Tablets. The ad asserts easy relief at little cost and states the product is for sale by all dealers.
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Chas. Peck
Gates, N. Y
Chamberlain
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