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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
10
The December cotton market shows heavy receipts and fluctuating prices. Trade sources report large ginning movements and strong local covering with mixed futures, while New Orleans and Liverpool markets display varied demand and prices amid holiday expectations.
Financial ticker style report listing bonds and stocks with bids and offers for many issuers such as American Tobacco, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago and Alton, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Reading, Union Pacific, and Western lines. Includes futures, open, high, low, close, and quarterly figures, plus commodity values for flour, corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, and related Meantime market movements and December and May price levels.
The article outlines the range of cotton option prices quoted in New York trading. It notes prevailing bid and offer levels and any notable shifts in premiums or spreads during the session. Financialists watch for volatility driven by supply chatter and demand cues from exporters and textile buyers.
Realising sales by unloaders kept the wheat market weak with May delivery closing down 3 8c. Corn and oats dipped slightly while provisions rose about 21 2 to 10 cents. Northwest car shortages added to dullness, with buyers from shorts and commissions the main activity. May wheat open unchanged then fell to 70 8-9c, corn traded 42 5-8 to 43 7-8c, oats mixed, and hogs, lard, and tuba closing slightly higher at nearby figures. Estimated tomorrow arrivals listed for wheat, corn, oats, and hogs.
In New York trading December 19 the market showed better tone at open but remained uneven amid rumors the Bank of England may not raise its discount rate. Liquidation pressured speculative shares, while hopes for policy relief from Secretary Shaw and stronger demand from buyers provided partial relief as the day progressed. Cotton and stocks traced a cautious path with liquidity concerns and varied regional activity shaping the session.
Directors of the Lehigh Valley Ravrona company today declared two per cent and four per cent dividends on common stock. An unusual semi annual dividend of five per cent was also declared on preferred stock. The Treasury Statement from Washington includes available cash balances and coin bullion values as of December.
A dense pricing column from a historical market page lists numerous commodities and units. It includes meats like bacon and lard, dry goods, coffee, sugar, canned items, and various regional prices. The text preserves vendor notes and date references such as Atlanta and New York listings, reflecting a broad commodity market snapshot.
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