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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
8
C B Stevens urges crop rotation and soil restoration as essential to sustain fertility. He argues for balanced manuring, drainage, and deep but careful cultivation, warning against over extracting soil nutrients for short term gains. He cites historical cotton yields and price expectations while stressing prudent use of guano and fertilizers.
The funeral for Miss Cora Lilly will be held this morning at ten o clock at her parents home on Washington Street Foan dry street. Rev. Edison D. Brome will conduct services and the remains will be interred at Oconee cemetery.
Athens, Ga March 1 1900 market report from Murphy Co New York and Athens office details Middling upland prices Liverpool market quotes receipts and seasonal figures.
New York upland prices steady with tone firm as Liverpool advices support bulls. Port receipts estimated 17 000 today vs 8 760 last year. Cotton letter notes feverish session, March notices greeted but not decisive, Bombay movement small, Ladysmith relief optimism, and late day selling to long realized gains. Chicago wheat quiet then weak with limited demand and ongoing export trade, corn steady, provisions slightly heavy as hogs firm at yards.
In Oglethorpe county the grain crop's condition weighs heavily on farmers. Ben Williams, a leading planter, reports wheat in fine condition and minimal cold-weather damage. He estimates fall oats damaged about one quarter and spring oats about two thirds, with others largely agreeing on oat losses.
Bearish telegrams fail to halt gains in the Athens cotton market where prices rise about three cents from last year. Stocks dwindle as holders remain bullish, with 5,000 bales on hand and Athens receipts for the season near 60,000. Notable sales include 1,000 bales by Billups Phillizy and 1,500 bales by J Y Carithers Co, amid a 9 1/4 point advance in New York.
Senator Foraker reports back the Porto Rico tariff bill with amendments. The committee substitutes the senate Porto Rican bill and lowers the tariff to 15 percent of the Dingley rate to align with the house version.
An 1926 advertisement touts Ozley’s Lemon Elixir as a universal remedy for biliousness indigestion headaches and nervous disorders. It lists 50 and 1.00 bottles sold by druggists and includes testimonials from J H Meunioh and A James praising its effects on digestion liver and kidneys. Prepared only by Dr H Mosley of Atlanta Georgia.
Mercer Georgia March 1 The Mercer baseball team played a campus game against the scrub nine with Dickerson catching Gann pitching and Corse elt firing. The scrubs were heavily defeated. Next week practice starts on Athletic park grounds. First game of the season slated with Cornell on March List.
The House backed the Porto Rican tariff measure by 179 to 161, reducing duties from 25 to 15 percent and limiting the law to two years. Several Republicans split with the party while a few Democrats supported the bill, with absences noted and paired votes shaping the final tally. A Tennessee press memorial and Maryland Democratic convention in Baltimore are also reported in brief items.
The Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee will meet in Atlanta around mid month at the state capitol to decide timing for the state convention and upcoming primaries. Governor Candler indicated a mid month gathering is likely, aligning with delegate selection for the national convention in Kansas City July 4. The date may be set within days, but not later than the 15th.
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