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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
5
Unfavorable weather and market sentiment limited buying while moisture in several states caused uncertainty. Reports from Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas described heat and dryness but some areas awaited moisture easing. Prices moved to new highs for the movement with Gainer points reported. trading remained active though offerings were restrained.
Fragmented OCR shows mixed export figures and stock tallies across multiple ports and firms. Entries mention New Orleans, Charleston, Boston, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati with various net values, tonnage, and shipment counts. Specifics are unreadable in places, but overall ledger traces porga exports, stock movements, and freight costs amid partial company names and cryptic codes.
New Orleans reports heavy Texas and Oklahoma heat drying soils and suppressing yields while a steady start at the market gives way to mixed prices. Traders cited a dry spell across Texas and Oklahoma, with limited private claims and cautious buying amid expectations of bulls, as receipts and exports influenced midday activity.
Av eryoo] firm cables report August 19 that Austia and the cartinet ee bought Influenced win in advance of permits in the local market. Rain absence toward Texas Oklahoma aided the buying movement as Pigveh enowers rose in central and western Texas. Market moves show aggressive tat shifts though climate risks threaten central cotton belt production.
A sprawling, garbled market summary from Duluth to New York notes August activity in dry goods and textiles, with sale signs and prices drifting amid broad farm, grain, and cattle listings. The column mentions estate markets, futures, cotton, and hog receipts alongside assorted commodity prices and railroad trade chatter.
Chicago August 18 grain markets were lower across the board with corn wavering after a downturn, wheat sliding on expectations of rising Northwest stocks, and oats and provisions showing irregular moves. Substantial selling pressure and weak cash receipts weighed on prices though some support from early buying and short-covering offered brief optimism before declines resumed.
Readable weather note summarizes weekly rainfall and temperature departures across Georgia Florida Louisiana and Texas. Report mentions 4 inches in parts of the region and higher deviations in Oklahoma Arkansas and North Carolina with cooler than normal conditions and scattered precipitation throughout the cotton belt.
Country Produce reports mixed receipts with 1097 cases and 10519 ordinary receipts in Texas and nearby areas. New York shows 12708 butter receipts and 7231 Cheoterm recipes with whole milk and eggs on hand. poultry and fowl figures include 17624 for fowls and 27 for butter creamery in various markets.
Market notes show pork products and bacon steady with lard and fats varying by facility. References to percentages and prices suggest mixed supply signals for 320, 78, and 1990 dollar levels, with notes on beef, ribs, and steam processing in Chicago and Cincinnati markets.
New York reports on August 19 describe Mexican relations unsettling global markets and weighing on stock lists. American and Western stocks showed declines amid cautious trading in London and pressure dominated by Mexico tied securities, with some recoveries later as investors weighed overseas developments.
Fragments describe international names and numeric figures with unclear relations. Mentions Honduras Japan and other entities with percentages and monetary symbols, but events and actions remain unreadable. The readable bits imply a stock or trade item list crossing multiple countries without a clear storyline or outcome.
R G Gunter a merchants clerk at Roswell files a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Deputy Clerk Henley of the federal court notes the exhibits show no creditor owed more than a few hundred dollars.
The Atlanta quotation page lists grocery items with prices such as chocolate and syrup, then shifts to the Atlanta Live Stock Market. It records steers, cows, heifers, hogs, and early market prices by weight and grade, noting market activity and supply conditions amid warm weather. The piece cites White, Jr of the White Provision Company and references Tennessee cattle supplies and commission agents seeking better receipts.
The city executive committee, led by J. Cochran, called a meeting for Saturday at 12 o clock in Sky Hall Custodian Room to discuss councilman elections and the water department general manager race. W Zoda Smith is the incumbent with no current opposition. October 15 is eyed for the first primary, with each candidate likely assessed $190. Five aldermen and ten supervisors will be chosen by the voters.
Penny R Morrison of Savannah traveling man was arrested in Tifton on white slave charges after a Wascross to Tifton train arrival. The man Perry R Morrison faced a $200 bond to answer misdemeanor charges at the next city court term. The young woman from Coffee County Douglas area boarded the train to return home after visiting relatives. she was said to be a victim and a witness named Jane is expected.
Special Judge Thomas granted a supersedes on behalf of attorneys for T B Hall delaying the August 22 execution until the state supreme court hears the case. The order postpones execution indefinitely pending the court decision.
In Macon on August 19, 19 year old John Thomas son of Mr and Mrs B L Thomas of 330 Winship Street was kicked by a horse while trying to stop a runaway horse. He was hospitalized with a fractured jaw.
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