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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
6
The market notes ongoing weakness with cotton futures dipping below 30 cents for October deliveries amid broad declines in stocks and commodities. Prices slid amid unsettled foreign exchange, labor unrest, and coal shortages affecting European trade, with spot cotton near 20.55 and declines persisting through the day.
August reports show spot cotton easing with prices down around 50 points at New Orleans and later losses near 80 to 85 points. Market weakness persists as shorts press, with limited gains and subdued activity across regions and commodities alongside hog receipts and stock data from the period.
Cotton Region Bulletin details spot prices receipts and stocks across ports including New Orleans Charleston Wilmington and Augusta with middling prices ranging from 20 to 32.50 per unit. Totals show season receipts 190000 and exports 278288 alongside district summaries for Atlanta Columbus Macon Montgomery and Dallas with daily receipts shipments and stock levels.
Newswire summaries from New York and New Orleans report fragile cotton demand as free selling eases, prices slip on weak foreign markets, and rains in Oklahoma offer mixed hope. Analysts anticipate a price rebound only with favorable weather and stronger demand, noting ongoing exchange weakness and regional selling pressures.
Hibernia Bank of Savannah GA has been admitted to membership in the Federal Reserve System per an announcement by ITT Joseph A McCord chairman of the Atlanta Fed. The report also notes market quotes across butter poultry and eggs with mixed price movements and receipts in New York Chicago and St Louis.
Reports of frost in Brazil and higher Brazilian cables boosted coffee futures with December around 21 and March near 21.60. Short covering and fresh buying supported gains, though some doubt lingered on whether low temperatures would cause sustained damage. Santos markets showed price gains and firming tones, while offers from Santos were cautious and tied to east freight conditions.
New Orleans August 18 special reports describe the Bogey Man as the dominant force in cotton over the past two weeks. Prices drift from 35 cents per pound on August 1 to a lower futures market amid reduced spot demand while production costs rise through crop deterioration and insect damage. Analysts argue that bear selling stems from fear and misreading carryover figures, urging production increases as the core remedy to high costs, with government measures unlikely to directly lower raw cotton prices.
Chicago August 18 liquidation dominated the corn market as favorable weather and waning foreign demand pushed prices down. September at 1.78 and December near 1.70. oats and wheat followed corn lower amid weak export business, with provisions and hog prices failing to halt the slide.
Weatkins reports a rise in cotton yield per acre to 1645 pounds and a crop total of 11,558,000 bales without linters, against government figures of 11,016,000. Preliminary notes weigh risks from weak foreign trade, credit limits, and federal policy aimed at cost reduction, warning of a possible temporary decline despite appearing improved prospects. The bulletin summarizes weather and cultivation across states Virginia Oklahoma California Arizona New Mexico and other regions with detailed condition percentages and regional notes.
A disrupted OCR snippet shows a dense list of railroad companies and bonds. Mentions include Atlantic Central, Chicago, Denver and Rio Grande, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania Consolidated, Norfolk and Western, and others. The fragment suggests a market-style summary of dates, classes, and issuers without coherent narrative.
New York reported a nervous session as stocks fell to near yesterdays lows and most issues erased gains from a long bull run. Declines were led by United Cigars and American Tobacco with losses around 31 and 19 points, Chandler Motors down 25, while rails and utilities featured smaller declines. Bond prices weakened as stocks slid, total sales reaching about 13.75 million in par value.
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