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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
2
New York and New Orleans report a cotton price uptick driven by better demand and favorable census figures for December consumption. March futures rose about 6 points intraday before closing with gains, while spot markets showed strength in southern regions and broad domestic mill use projected to set new records.
Liverpool spot cotton prices hold steady with middling fair to good ordinary grades quoted around 7.01 to 6.075. Total sales include 6,100 American and 1,908 for speculation and export. receipts reported at 15,000 with 2,000 American among them. Futures list various months with quiet opening activity. Groceries and New York flour markets noted as nominally higher and steady respectively.
London on January 14 saw an irregular session as reports of Mexico delaying interest payments and the South African crisis weighed on railway stocks. Mexican rails and bonds fell, home rails weakened, Katfire rose in late trading, and investors absorbed cautious offerings. American securities ended quiet and featureless with prices opening near unchanged and drifting. the close was uncertain though steady.
New York and Washington reports reveal December U S cotton consumption at 482,198 running bales, up 37,909 bales year over year, with total supply including stocks and imports totaling over 14 million bales. Market action shows an improved tone despite limited offers, aided by upbeat spot demand and census data, while futures rise on stronger demand and investment buying patterns.
Chicago scene shows bullish demand from surplus wheat concerns. futures rise across grains with wheat leading strength on export sales and expectations of foreign buying. Corn and oats firm, provisions climb with hogs. Liverpool and European bidding mix with renewed hedging activity as old Argentine stocks and Danube navigation influence supply.
A dense Atlanta market page lists prices for barrels of apples and crates of other fruits and vegetables, poultry, eggs, grain and feed, hay, and cotton seed meal. It includes Georgia and national quotes, livestock pricing from Atlanta Livestock Market, and various groceries and commodities with diverse unit prices and weights.
January reports from Savanna and Wilmington outline firm or steady prices in naval stores and spirits of turpentine with receipts and shipments noted. New York traffic shows opening strength with minor declines on Merch, while Brazilian and European demand influence prices, futures, and spot listings across oils and related commodities.
The note lists money exchange rates and securities with sterling bills, mercantile paper, and government bonds. It reports Washington at January 14 opening business with a general fund balance lacking and a deficit for the year to about 1.42 million, exclusive of Panama Canal and public debt transactions.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference foreign finances and January market terms. Mentions January dates, London market activities, mining stocks, and percentages tied to names such as Calumet and Arizona. Reads like a clipped financial wire with incomplete figures and firm names.
New York January 14 Bradstreet’s January 17 will say the 1913 was a year of credit strain it is not surprising to see banking suspensions and failures. Bradstreet’s statistics show that eighteen banks closed their doors in 1913 with liabilities of 62 474 452 and assets of 45 080 074. The year saw a 66 percent rise in suspensions from the prior year and a 22 percent rise from 1911, though a drop from 1907 and 1915. Liabilities in 1913 were seven times those of 1918, and one third of 1907 levels. National banks accounted for about 70 percent of liabilities. State banks made up half the number but only 10 percent of liabilities. Country Produce Chicago. Butter steady high receipts on market. Potatoes and poultry noted with unchanged prices.
New York trading closed with a late rally as stocks gained after a slow start. Advances featured steel and Texas Company notes while petroleum shares softened. the market absorbed high grade investment issues and bonds remained firm.
Fragmentary OCR item from Hew York dated Tuew 14 mentions sugar and cement, with odd terms like centental and Retmed. Readable pieces suggest a catalog-like snippet or price note for molasses or related goods, but details are incomplete.
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