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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1910
Page
2
A fragmentary wool trade entry lists grades such as combing and clothing wool with notes like light, fine, medium, and heavy for sale. Mentions tub-washed wool and per-pound prices around 25 2 pence, indicating archival price markings and catalog shorthand.
New York and Liverpool centers opened steady but light activity dominated one day of quiet trading. Prices fluctuated within a narrow range with May around 15.00 and later slipping before a late rally on strong southern demand. Weekly figures showed a notable weekly drop in visible U S cotton but receipts rose at New Orleans and Houston.
Sea Island markets in Savannah and Charleston show price tiers for Fancy Florida Georgia and related grades with quantities for receipts shipments and stocks across dates in February. Quiet market in Charleston with tinged and off cotton values and weekly receipts exports to Britain and the continent plus domestic mill exports.
Liverpool February 11 closing market for cotton shows spot demand with prices moving within narrow ranges. American middling down 0.5 to 8.5 with good middling at 8.25, and sales totaling 10,000 bales including 1,000 for speculation and export, 8,700 American held in the day’s sales. receipts 1,000 bales with no American. Futures opened quiet and steady and closed quiet.
The Hester statement tracks weekly and year to date cotton movement across U S mills ports and Canada with totals and comparisons to prior years. It notes decreases in weekly movement and overall season totals along with regional stock levels and international holdings in Britain Europe Egypt India and the United States.
New Orleans February 11. Secretary Hester reports world cotton taking by spinners in round figures. This week 252000. This year 352000, last year 344000, year before 6 304000 since Sept 1. Northern Canada and spinners 1525000 this year, southern 1290000, foreign 2489000. Totals include Wilmington corrections.
Hubbard Bros Co reports holiday apathy keeping trading dull with no feature. Market steady with prices at 15 cents in equilibrium. spot down 10 points, middling 15-15. Jester & Co notes dull trade, Texas good cotton partially supports demand, but overall cautious until crop new figures emerge. 15 cents remains pivotal.
New York report for the week ending today notes cotton figures with 96 551 bales and 2 024 against last year. The document compares stock levels in Liverpool and Birmingham, indicating a decrease from the same period last year.
New York stock market faced a light holiday impact with many contracts closed for a two day interval. Bearish sentiment dominated open trades while speculation swirled around Taft's expected New York address on corporate policy and potential court actions affecting major firms.
Current market quotes list Southern and Eastern horses with quality grades from good to extra and fair to good. Prices range from 50 cents to 4.183 dollars per unit for select lots, including chump horses and lugies.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple bale counts for regions and exports. Mentions 2,000 900 17,000 900 14,000 13,000 and 50,000 bales with references to America and American forwarding. Text lacks clear structure or dates.
Chicago on February 11 reports grain prices broadly lower with wheat leading the decline while corn and oats show relative firmness. Provisions rise on expected shortages as pork reaches 22.86, with May contracts near 1.11 and 1.10. futures drift lower for other months. Lincoln's birthday closes trading with no board activity tomorrow.
Corrections by Oglesby Grocery Co list Atlanta prices for multiple staples including sugar rice and crackers with unit costs and case quantities. Regional flour prices from Chicago Saint Louis and New York markets summarize steady to unchanged conditions with detailed patent and straight prices and receipts.
Corrected by Fidelity Fruit and Produce Company listing assorted fruits and vegetables with prices. Yrufts Appies and fancy New York Kings priced at 6.50 and 5.60 respectively, lemons per box 4.50, pineapples 2.25, bananas 3 cents per pound, Malaga grapes 6.50, quail 174c, rabbit 16e, ratables including rutabaga 11gc per pound, Irish potatoes 80c per bushel, sweet potatoes 76c.
Grain reports from Atlanta Chicago and St Louis show spot and futures for hay oats corn and wheat with varied prices and receipts while New York notes wheat oats corn futures and options. Physical commodities include pork lard and hams with price ranges and regional refinements for copper tin and zinc as copper imports and London prices steady.
Spot cotton seed oil eased on weak cash demand while forward months showed limited strength amid selling pressure and some buying by commission houses. Prices at close ranged from 2 points lower to 2 points higher with 9,400 barrels sold. futures opened firm then closed mixed across several months.
Movement of cotton for the week ending today from New York shows port receipts inland totals and estimates for stock and in sight. Overland to mills and Canada and southern takings are listed with totals for the season. In Omaha a new hog price high is set as heavy hogs sold at 8.70 per 100 pounds amid a meat boycott context.
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