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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
2
Chicago reports show wheat and corn futures firming on steady demand amid mixed weather signals. Wheat No 7 red and No 2 hard hold nominal gains while corn edges higher. oats rise more. provisions react to rain with rice and sugar markets also showing shifts across several exchanges.
New York July 13 The cotton market was less active with scattered buying for a reaction. Close steady with a net advance of 1 to 6 points. Liverpool declined while New Orleans showed firmness and prices moved higher into active months before easing near the close.
The report records midling and middling equivalents with receipts and exports by port including New Orleans, Galveston, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and inland movement through Houston Memphis Augusta St Louis and Dallas. Totals show daily, weekly, and seasonal receipts, exports, stock, and shipments for the cotton trade.
Secretary C H B Howard of the Southeastern Cotton Buyers Association announces that the New Orleans conference of the Nation Association of Cotton Exchanges scheduled for July 16 has been indefinitely postponed due to the recent German note and related complications.
New York reports indicate a tentative recovery in the cotton market with traders selling at the opening, prices bouncing about 20 points from the lows as demand from Wall Street sources surfaces. Bankers are preparing for upcoming cotton bill offerings while local traders see no immediate shift in bearish sentiment amid heat and weevil concerns.
A fragmented market report from New York Chicago and St Louis notes weak demand for cotton seed oil and dull activity in manufacturing trades. Prices for cattle hogs and lambs show volatility with mixed receipts and lingering uncertainties across major exchanges.
Metals in New York show copper quiet at 19.75 to 20.00 cents per pound and tin around 58.75 cents. London spot copper at 7 pounds 55 shillings, futures 18 pounds 16 shillings, electrolytic tin futures at 166 pounds 0 shillings, antimony 125 pounds.
A detailed list from Fidelity Fruit and Produc Company and W. S. Duncan Company covers fruits, vegetables, poultry, eggs, flour, hay, grain, salt, canned goods, and meats. Entries include cantaloupes from California, apples in June, peaches, onions, tomatoes, corn, oats, lard, and assorted canned goods with prices and pack sizes, plus livestock market shades and cow beef prices from Atlanta.
Market notes list dairy creamery grades and milk types with prices and variability. Mentioned items include whole milk white and colored, light and heavy creams, and special blends. Poultry prices cover hens roosters and broilers with varied counts.
Chicago and London financial notes show commodity prices and discount rates. Lard and tube figures appear with dollar values. London quotes silver at 22d per ounce. money market rates list short term at 4 percent and three months at 1 to 4 percent.
New York July 72 War shares and related issues surged with Bethlehem Steel at 378 percent and American Can at 624, led by United States Steel active in steady demand. Foreign exchange showed wartime inflation signs as rail tonnage trends moved forward. Total market activity reached 2,825,000 dollars with bonds steady and time loans quoted as usual.
Members of the Atlanta Builders' Exchange will attend the annual barbecue after the next quarterly meeting. The event is slated for August with date to be announced. Neighbors from nearby exchanges are invited to join, and the notice emphasizes a cordial gathering.
Listings show numerous property transfers in Atlanta Fulton County with detailed plot sizes and street references, including Norcrom, Adair Avenue, Green Wood Avenue, and Buchanan Street. The page notes July dates in 1915, various sums, and includes public notices, lost and found items, and a classified advertising policy section.
Help wanted notices offer barber training with wages while learning. Branning backs learners with a $30 start and steady pay, nationwide ads seek men out of work to join barber colleges. Positions include shop work, sales, and printing sales roles with commissions and steady prospects.
Miscellaneous ads seek male salesmen and solicitors with references and knowledge of Atlanta, offering good contracts and commissions. Also positions for seasoned dry cleaning managers, experienced clerks, government exam seekers, and a range of female, domestic, and miscellaneous job notices with contact details and addresses in Constitution office listings.
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