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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1914
Page
12
New York reports no material change in the cotton situation with 1,104 bales sold at irregular prices and few local broker transactions for southern shipments. Trading centers expect progress only in contract handling and by law changes, while awaiting developments on new crop marketing and futures reopening.
Cotton movements across major ports show receipts and stocks in multiple cities, with totals for day and week. Spot and weekly quotations cited, plus notes on exchange reopenings and a securities debate in St Louis tied to warehouse certificates amid wartime conditions. Major entities include New York, New Orleans, Savannah, Liverpool, and St Louis.
The Chicago market rose with wheat from 23-8 to 27-80, corn 5-8 to 16, and oats 6-8 to 2t-8c. Provisions eased slightly, grain trade active on flour demand and Northwestern strength, with August shifts in lard and rib prices. St. Louis reports softer winter wheat crop estimates and export movements resuming, while New York notes coffee financing talks and evolving sugar trading plans.
New York markets report raw sugar near steady with minor declines in refined and molasses. Butter and eggs hold firm in Chicago and Des Moines receipts show mixed gains. Cotton futures drift as summer demand wanes, while miscellaneous poultry and dairy quotes appear from several state markets.
Fragmented OCR shows entries on naval stores with numbers and product mentions. Items include percentages, shipments, stock counts, and various garbled codes like Vinaling salen and ghogie. Names, places, and precise actions are unreadable, yielding a vague trade note with no clear events.
New York August 21 heavy withdraws from bonded warehouses raised custom house receipts near a normal day. Total receipts at the collector's office reached 688 847 dollars with withdrawals from bonded warehouses at 389 284 dollars and duties for recent imports paid 297 594 dollars.
Market round up from Atlanta detailing corrected figures for groceries and canned goods with many items listed by price including Red Rock Ginger Ale and Tuna Fish, followed by Atlanta live stock prices for various cattle and hog categories with price ranges and weights. Also includes flour grain and feed prices, provisions from Chicago, and August banking clearings.
New York reports serious financial strains amid talk of extending Britain’s moratorium and Germany’s spe cie suspension. Bankers note modest cash losses, continued gold movements, and potential plans to bolster foreign exchange by Treasury deposits in New York banks.
Chicago markets report mixed receipts and varying bids across hogs cattle and lambs. Prices shown include hogs and pigs strong in places with moderate declines for certain weights, while steers cows and vealers exhibit varied demand and stable to firm quotes.
Dun's Review notes that prompt action by movers and leading American business figures aids restoration of formal foreign trade conditions. Domestic trade and crops remain sound, with current disruption caused by halted foreign commerce and war-related FX issues. Failures in the U S total 346 this week, compared with 247 last year. Canada shows 29 versus 28 a year ago.
A St Louis Business Men's League meeting discussed using cotton warehouse certificates as security for bank loans to shield the crop amid war related export cuts. Festus J Wade of the Clearinghouse said up to 250 000 bales could be backed by certificates with strict local regulation. Richard Hawkes of Third National urged inviting state or municipal authorities to regulate the certificates.
Washington August 21 Attorney General McReynolds expects several indictments in Cleveland to be returned within days as the investigation ordered by President Wilson into rising food prices since the European war outbreak continues.
New York August 21 Eugene Scales cotton operator filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing liabilities at 228 585 and assets of 200 250 The item notes a sugar price in San Francisco at seven dollars per hundredweight, down twenty cents from yesterday.
The August luncheon of the Atlanta Real Estate board at the Winecoff Hotel showcased industry optimism amid war talk. Agents reported solid sales of residences and small investments, with July and August expected to match or surpass July’s strong performance. Lloyds insurance for business risks and Atlanta's strong bid for the 1918 convention were noted, with Charles A. Glover favored to lead the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges. Continued on last page.
In Laurens County and Pike County Georgia court orders notify respondents of divorce actions. Dates cite September term with required appearance the first Monday in September 1914. Clerks Arnold Wolters and Arnold Broyles record the proceedings and judge signatures.
The September 1914 sheriff sales list details numerous Atlanta properties in Fulton county to be sold at the courthouse door. It includes parcels along Abbott street Greensferry Avenue Baldwin Street and Pear Street, plus several tracts in College Park and Buckhead. Debtor names include Lillian H. Bunig C. Lester M. A. Chastain and Frances Thomas, with matches to creditors such as Edward Oberndorf the Atlanta Trust Company and Penn Mutual. Some notices describe tenancies, deed transfers, and auction specifics while warning that some real and personal property may be examined at Buckhead prior to sale.
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