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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
3
The market kept a steady tone into the close with little fresh buying or selling. Prices held near mixed levels as December contracts showed modest gains while spot quoters across cities remained steady, influenced by weather cautions and southern buying while other markets posted quiet futures activity.
Cotton markets across key ports show quiet to steady activity on December 20. New York reports 233 net receipts and 103,773 stock with middling at 8 1/2 percent. New Orleans records 6,150 bales sold, stock 313,209. Galveston notes steady demand with 3,127 stock and 241,593 on hand. Mobile shows quiet with 710 receipts and 28,000 stock. Savannah reports quiet with middling around 7 percent and 8,194 receipts on the day.
Cotton receipts and stocks listed for Savannah Norfolk Baltimore Philadelphia Le Cours Memphis Augusta and Houston with prices mid dling and firm to easy. New Orleans market notes show active buying and futures gains amid weather and supply factors. analyst letters from HE B Beer Small & Co. discuss improved demand, reduced stocks, and expected price strength into January.
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement from New Orleans reports reduced movement into tight storage compared with the seven days ending last year, with a 6,000 decrease but a 60,000 rise from the year before last. For the 111 days since September, totals lag behind last year but exceed the year before last, while foreign exports and inland stock movements show varied gains and losses across ports, mills, and interior centers. The supply to date stands at 6,344,347 bales, up slightly from last year’s 6,161,429.
New York December 20 reports no price changes across departments. Export inquiries surface for brown cottons and bleached cottons with buyers active on sarees while sellers hold firm. Coarse colored cartona prints and calico remain quiet but firm, linens show moderate demand, burlaps steadier though limited buying.
New York reports show a fall in movement due to correction and cold weather. Spinners in Europe push buying as exporters liquidate Januar holders. Sentiment favors further gains after holidays with continued buying. January and March tenders near, but heavy. Warmer northwest weather for bids and Liverpool expected to advance.
Secretary Hester’s statement on the world’s visible cotton supply uses cable and telegraphic advices to compare figures with prior weeks and years. It notes an increase of 98,981 bales for the week, versus 130,409 last year and 70,490 the year before. The total visible supply stands at about 4,991,868 bales, compared with 3,? figures in the prior period.
Liverpool weekly cotton statistics report total weekly sales and imports across regions. World visible supply climbs vs prior week and year, with Great Britain Europe holding 1,935,000 bales. Egypt and India show varied year to year totals. United States supply stands at 1,705,000. Sea Island data show Savannah, Charleston activity with receipts and exports recorded.
New York December 20 reports show the early cotton market failing to move strongly with small fluctuations and weather across the south dampening movement. Prices edged up and down amid cooler temps and snow in parts of the region, while Liverpool stocks rose, supporting a cautious bull tilt.
Market notes from Atlanta list assorted fruits and nuts with varied prices. Apples at 450 dollars per unit, fancy 5.00 to 5.50. oranges 2.80 to 2.50. bananas and walnuts priced per grade. Almonds, pecans, mixed nuts, peanuts show cents per unit. regional fruit yields and dates noted.
Naval Stores reports from Savannah Wilmington and Charleston show varied activity in spirits turpentine rosin and crude turpentine with receipts shipments and steady to firm prices. Coffee and sugar markets in New York and New Orleans reveal dull trading with mixed futures and steady spot prices while London Paris and Berlin markets note mixed currency and bullion movements as Egypt shipment funds are arranged.
The Treasury shows available cash balances of 172 786 951 and gold reserves of 115 485 10B. In New York London sold 10 00 shares as copper weakened with a dividend cut to 4 percent. Standard Oil absorbed selling, aiding a rebound. Brook Rapid Transit bid up on shorts, People’s Gas attracted buyers, and notable gains appeared in Hocking Valley Reading and Wabash amid broad buying and loan calls near 8 to 10 percent money. St Paul Union Pacific led while Pennsylvania and New York Central were strong, with Southern Pacific active and stock absorbing gains.
The weekly Bradstreet totals reveal bank clearings for fifty two cities with year over year gains and losses, alongside Canadian figures from seven markets. The London cable notes holidays and settlement slowdowns yet an undercurrent of optimism on forthcoming African war news. Copper prices slipped to 484 pounds per ton after William Sargent & Co failed, signaling caution in metal trading and the broader market.
New York stock trading showed a cheerful tone with relief over the Amalga mated dividend. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific led gains while rail and anthracite stocks rose, Sugar weak on price cuts, General Electric weak on sales, and Amalga mated fluctuated. W E Smail & Co grain notes expect further strength abroad with cautious near term outlook for wheat, corn, oats, and provisions.
Chicago market notes firm foreign markets and weak domestic receipts as extreme cold boosts May wheat and corn. May wheat closes up about 1/4 cent, oats advance, provisions steady to higher amid thin receipts. Murphy & Co. notes slow rally with heavy weather aiding demand. New York reports firmer grain prices on export demand and limited selling.
Grain prices show wheat firmer and oats steady in Cincinnati with No 2 cash at 48, while Liverpool futures stay steady for wheat with March at 68 2d. Tin and copper trade softly in New York, with tin at 22.50 bid and copper near 13. Lead and zinc weaker. Live stock in Chicago and St Louis show mixed cattle and hog prices, with overall softer hogs and steady to firm cattle trends.
Railroads offer cheap round trip tickets to students on certificate from school authorities. Western and Atlantic and Nashville Chattanooga railways set sale dates from December 16 to 24 1901 with final return by January 8 1907. Georgia Central offers one and one third fare round trips for students with certificates. sale windows December 16 to 22 and December 22 to January 1 with final limits January 3 1901.
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