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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
3
Edwin P. Ansley real estate advertises a modern seven room house at 69-71 North Forsyth St with large reception hall, mission mantel, triple windows, bright dining room, three bedrooms one glass enclosed, bathroom, kitchen and pantry, two basement rooms, coal cellar, shaded back yard and easy monthly payments. Sales department lists managers and phones.
An advertisement seeks buyers for rental property near the city center yielding ten percent net annual return. Also offers H C Stockdell stock for sale and invites terms discussion.
Bradtree t s Cermarin signals brake on G0 manufacturing, as season wanes and Latvia growth prospects rise. Purchasers cautious, railroads active, shipments to countryside and currency easing. Iron and steel demand steady. wheat and corn price moves reflect ample crops. Dun & Co notes revival in trade with rising earnings in iron and steel and stronger dry goods markets. Treasury shows end of day balances and silver holdings.
August 20 report from Salem says Charley Taft, son of the president, and an engine from the yacht Sylph were upended in a dory yesterday afternoon. They clung to the overturned craft until a Sylph boat retrieved them. The Taft dory was a two-person slack-built craft.
The Hubbard Bros and local traders note continued liquidation from Western and Wall Street interests sending cotton lower by about 0 points from yesterday. Bearish sentiment grows amid crop deterioration in the Southwest and Mississippi Valley. Early reports say Liverpool’s strength owes to Manchester demand and a expected drop in Liverpool tomorrow. late showers reach Temple Texas.
New York reports show cooler conditions and showers in the southwest depress futures by 18 to 24 points. Trading opened steady then slid on weak cables and liquidation, with Texas weather delaying crop improvement and hopes for lower early shipments. New Orleans and Liverpool prices followed lower, while weekly U.S. port receipts and stock levels edged changes as traders awaited clearer crop signals.
New Orleans August 20 Secretary Hester reports the world’s visible cotton supply, from special cables, showing a weekly decrease of 128,952 and regional shifts. American cotton totals 1,606,845 with Egypt Brazil and India contributing 526,000. Britain Europe hold 60,000. India 217,000. United States 259,000. Comparisons span last week last year and the year before.
August 20 New York markets opened with fractional moves then accelerated selling, driving many active issues down as Union Pacific Southern Pacific Reading Steel and others led losses. Afternoon recovery limited declines while a broad liquidation squeezed margins and kept prices weak despite some gains in select issues.
Chicago reports ideal northwest harvest weather caused a sharp early drop in wheat prices on the Board of Trade with subsequent recovery from short covering. Corn stayed strong as drought fears promote buying, oats weak then steadier, and provisions softening slightly. Regional market data shows varied receipts and future movements across wheat, corn, and oats.
Mixed commodity pricing notes from New York London and Chicago markets. Quotes show copper, oil, and metal bids steady to higher, with London prices around £12 10s and New York about 4.25 to 4.5 dollars. Livestock markets report receipts in thousands, steady to strong demand for cattle hogs and lambs, with cattle generally steady, hogs firm, and sheep/prices fluctuating. Illinois and western regional notes indicate varying quotes and bids, with heavy activity in August accounts and regional variations in prices.
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