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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1904
Page
22
New Orleans and Liverpool cotton markets show sharp swings led by outside selling forces. May and July futures swing from gains to large declines, with late-day rally but net drop. total daily sales around 700,000 bales and spot offerings thin.
A dense market update lists U S refunding bonds, various issues from Atlantic Coast Dine to Baltimore and Ohio, and conversion notes. It includes closing bond quotations for Chicago rail and Consolidated Tobacco, metals prices, coffee and rice futures, and foreign exchange rates in London Paris and New York markets with commodity tips on cotton seed oil, molasses, and produce in Memphis and New Orleans.
Heavy liquidation across wheat, corn, and oats followed war news. May wheat slipped to around 94 1/2 cents, July down, with futures ending mixed as traders weighed large local selling and renewed demand for hogs and pork. Provisions rose modestly while overall grain prices weakened on weak corn and oats.
Bears tried to lead the New York market while war news caused mixed signals. Port receipts in Atlanta and Chicago grain letters note liquidation, price swings, and cautious buying as ginners reports loom. visible grain supply shows declines across corn oats rye and barley versus prior figures.
Coffee futures opened weak amid liquida tion by cotton houses and import pressures from France. Early selling turned to buying, then eased, closing near the day’s lows with a net loss of 60 to 70 points. Prices for March to December contracts listed, spot Rio coffee steady, sugar raw and refined steady in New Orleans report.
Trade sources report advancing repayments easing costs from prior advances, with producers noting light inventories and stronger daily prices. Despite expected demand curtailment, many firms see continued sales and expanding business, while concerns over the future value of varnish stock fade as buyers prepare to pay higher prices if supply tightens. A North Carolina spinner sale highlights continued market activity with Hawthorne leading the auction at Lexington, bringing strong bids and notable consignments.
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