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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1916

Page

20

Securities Market Declines Amid Shifting Trading Day Notes

New York February 19 The stock market showed irregular moves with dwindling sales as public interest waned. Metals led gains in smelting while tobacco, shipping, and coal issues showed mixed or rising prices. Bond activity softened though some rails and machinery posted advances, and overall market conditions reflected cautious investor sentiment amid ongoing expansion efforts and weekly financial reporting.

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Cotton futures drop as bearish news spooks traders in New York

Reports of federal probes and bearish talk on the New York Cotton Exchange weigh on futures. July contracts fall to 11.50, with prior declines near 17 points from last night’s close. New Orleans trade shows heavy selling while markets abroad loosen amid holiday approaches. Prices drift toward session lows as traders await clarity on futures legislation and output concerns.

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Weekly review of cotton goods market

Newstk February 19 The volume of cotton goods trading continues as large and small lots move. Prices hold firm with foreign demand robust and orders seen for next quarter. Reports note scarce calicoes and prints, steady demand for dress goods, and continued activity in white goods and shirtings.

Weekly Review OF Cotton Goods Market Ain Goody Sherd Furcher Tre Stary

Turpentine Trade Receipts and Shipments Report

February records show turpentine sales and receipts totaling numerous shipments and stock figures. Listings include prices for glass water white and window glass, with various listings of shipments, receipts, and stock values across naval stores, London financials, and discount rates for short bills and three months.

Yereipty London Financial

Wheat Market Downslide in Chicago Trading

Chicago Wheat declines led by absence of European buying and larger receipts as May and July contracts slip. corn oats and provisions trade mixed with overall weakness. Northwest receipts expand easing sentiment while export business remains limited. Kansas and Minneapolis reports shape market but fail to counterdownturn.

Chicago Beara Liverpool Minneapolis Winnipeg Seaboard Baltimore Contesiae Kansas Range Board of Trade Chicaro

Bank Clearings Climb With Weekly Gains

Bank clearings for the past week totaled 16 276 414 dollars, a marked increase over last year’s 15 344 801 46. Saturdays yielded 2 366 429 94 dollars, compared with 2030 547 11 the prior year. The rise indicates steady improvement in local business conditions.

Thomasville Masons plan temple in Thomasville

The Masons of Thomasville plan to erect a Masonic temple here with funds raised through a planned Masonic fair to last about a week in March. Robert W Cochrane of Kalamazoo Michigan is in Thomasville as general manager and director, supervising committees of local Masons.

Thomasville Robert W Cochrane Mahon Kalamazoo Mich Thomasvnley

Seventy Babies Entered In Columbus Contest

Over seventy babies were entered today for a March event directed by the Federation of Women’s Clubs. Entries will be examined by medical officials at the city hospital before awards. Nebraska reports 287,522 school children and 12,323 teachers.

Columbus Ifpecal Federation of Womens Clubs Iecal Phyal

Macon Moves to Enforce Law Against Booze

Macon Georgia announces a strengthened crackdown on intoxicating beverages. Mayor Bridges Smith orders police chief Riley to enforce liquor laws, obtain a list of federal liquor dealers licenses, and potentially revoke licenses. Police to arrest intoxicated violators. this follows a mass meeting of 2,500 residents after the death of Rosa Eubanks, shot by D B Branam while Branam was intoxicated.

Macon Bridges Smith Riley Internal Revenue Collection Ackanta le Mayor Coun Rit Mayon Mira Rosa Lee Eubanks Second Street

Atlanta Exchange Secures Quarters For Cotton Market

The Atlanta Commercial Exchange leased ground floor space in the Trust Company of Georgia building. The setup suits its needs and prompts the Agriculture Department to view Atlanta as a spot cotton market. Locals anticipate cotton and cotton seed flows shifting to Atlanta from Montgomery Macon Columbia and Augusta, boosting the city as a major cotton and grain center with potential for multiple grain elevators in coming years.

Atlanta Commercial Exchange Trust Company of Georgia Department of Agriculture Washington Montgomery Macon Columbia Augusta Atlanta Exchange United States South

Methodist Women Urge Anti Lynching Campaign At Meeting

The Womans Missionary society of the North Georgia conference met in Dalton Ga and passed resolutions deploring lynching and urging a campaign against it. They call Christians and mothers to uphold law, demand penalties for mob violence, support education funding, and seek wider open faith and justice in Georgia.

Dalton Womans Missionary Society of the North Georgia Conference Georgia United Graces Womans Missionary Society North Geurmia Sita Wioreia Ffiawtoners South Georgia Missionary Cocetins WC T VU Federation At Womens Chiba Prccy Gow Wesleyan Christian Advocate North Georgia John D Hammond Arrington

Two Police Officers Now Writing Hymns

K A Parham and HY Turner, telegraph operator and plain clothes officer at police headquarters, are offering for sale a book of ninety seven original gospel songs edited and published recently. They announce they have become publishers and will show other publishers how to write and sell songs of a religious nature. Their last book is titled Songs of Victors and is published for churches, Sunday schools, choruses and singing conventions.

K A Parham Gamewell Turner Plain Clothes Feld

Prosperity of South Reflected in Demand For Horses and Mules

Atlanta, the second greatest mule market in the United States, shows strong demand from foreign points and U S markets. Stock yards handle 316 million annually with 1 600 to 2,000 workers. 100,000 to 126,060 mules expected this year, priced 140 to 310 each, sourced mainly from Kentucky and Tennessee and sold across Georgia and neighboring states. The market signals rising prosperity and plans for diversified farming despite cotton focus.

Atlanta United States Atlante Mulea Europe England New England Italy Belgium Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida South Carolina North Carolina Mississippi Louisiana Miller Union Stock Yards

Wages Increase for 2500 Denver Shopmen Discussed

Denver February 19 2500 shopmen on the Denver and Rio Grande system win wage increases after a conference between railroad officials and a shopmen committee. The raise ranges from 25 to 44 cents an hour as reported by W E Meders who represented the machinists in the settlement.

Denver Colo Denver and Rio Grande W E Meders

Georgia Negroes Appeal For Aid In Court Battle

A Georgia based Negro fraternal group argues that a Pennsylvania owned order seeks to destroy its Georgia charter and assets. They claim oppression through injunctions limiting meetings and correspondence, and urge white neighbors to learn the truth and aid in defending Georgia rights and property.

Georgia Dixie Atlanta Negro Odd Fellows Internal Revenue Services Booker T. Washington Auburn Avenue North Pennsylvania Order America South National Congress Georgia Corporation Pennsylvania Corporation of Negroes Legislative Branch Athens Commonwealth Twiggs County Tuskegee

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