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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
2
New York reports a higher cotton market on July 3 as export prospects seem brighter and shipment volumes steady. Prices rose 7 to 9 points with October contracts up to 9.29 amid mixed selling and reports of possible large exports to Russia. New Orleans also showed gains before profit-taking trimmed the advance.
Cotton movement figures across ports include New Orleans and Baltimore with receipts, stocks, and weekly totals. Highlights show Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Liverpool statistics with weekly receipts figure in the tens of thousands and overall season totals. Exports to date reach about 264,756 dollars with total stocks near 754,489. American share drives the season totals, with ships and middling categories indicated.
Scattered showers confined to the Belt's eastern portion while temperatures run low across all sections. B. von Herrmann, Section Director, reports continued cool conditions.
Liverpool cotton prices and receipts outlined with futures ranges for March April. Georgia and Florida listings show varying grades from extra choice to fine, with Yorkshire and Sea Island notes, while naval stores and turpentine markets in Savannah and Jacksonville report firm rosin and turpentine values. London and London financials close with mild gains in silver and steady government bonds as rates hold.
New Fork July 98. Buying and selling in the local market stimulated short covering as prices rose. Reports of large shipments to Tweala Rad stirred sentiment though gains reflected oversold conditions. Good crop news and political attention supported the market as momentum faded. Jay Bond & Co Hubbard Bros. Co. New York. June 2 Special. A narrow market opened with moderate trading and some buying on weather concerns. A private bullish report brought slight gains. trading remained local and quiet.
Wall Street opened with mixed results as cotton outrages and war tensions weighed on shares. Bethlehem Steel and Baldwin Locomotive hit new highs, while Southern carriers fell 1 to 4 points. Seaboard and Norf o k and Southern set fresh lows as bond trading remained uneven. total sales reached about 1.86 million dollars in par value.
The week was quiet with uneven fluctuations and a small gain from recent lows. Spinners’ demand remained heavy but prices stayed restrained by crop prospects and drought fears in the southern belt. Foreign and domestic buyers watched crop movement, with fertilizer purchases down and old crop holdings pressured by potential supply tightness.
Dun's Weekly Review reports the overall business situation remains favorable with continued abor control developments. Settlement of building trades tensions and clothing strike adjustments are noted, though new disturbances at oil plants in New Jersey emerge. Wage-earner and employer differences are not yet widespread enough to disrupt production or distribution, but some regions show increased conservatism. prices rise on urgent foreign demand while retail movement slows due to heat. Bank clearings in outside cities edge higher, and within New York gains accompany a broadening consumption trend as summer heat weighs on activity.
Atlanta's permit activity surges as a July close approaches with projections of 806,008 total for the month. Permits issued on a peak day reach 3,449 dollars, boosting the year-to-date total past 509,745. George Gordon files an 830,000 apartment permit for Lee and Oak, West End, with other applications on file. Gude & Co report large contracts, including Blackstone Apartments at 450,000 and a North Side apartment project. Additions planned for Woodberry School and a corner West Peachtree Seventeenth Street apartment bring new brick structures. Southern Cotton Oil moves back to Empire building, with eleven offices leased on the eleventh floor.
A dense catalog of warranty deeds records transfers from 1911 to 1916 involving numerous properties. Names such as Georgia Steinheimer, Janes Wracht, Webb, Witherspoon, Turner, and Ingram appear alongside streets like Capitol avenue, Cascade place, Summit avenue, and East Wire street. Amounts range from 250 to 25,090 dollars, with dates scattered across July and June in various years.
Fragmented listing shows building permits and property transfers with amounts and addresses. references include administrators deeds, investors, and contractors. Notable items mention Atlanta Savings Bank dealings, two story brick buildings, and three story apartment houses with associated architects and contractors.
Several 1916 era ordinances from the city of Atlanta authorize extending water mains to curb lines along Mansfield Moreland Euclid Albemarle Elmira and Elmira Place streets. Provisions cover frontage, materials, estimated costs, and assessments to abutting property owners with passages set for August 2, 1916 in city hall.
A jumbled page lists numerous ads for windows screens mortgage services and jewelry repairs. Names such as Vinished free dour croalt and Kaun Bank building Acanta Ga appear alongside contact lines Main 6410 and Whitehall Street. The section promotes home goods repairs and services with scattered addresses and promotional pleas aimed at Atlanta readers.
Fragmented professional card notes list names including Brewster Mowell Heyman Arthur and Dorsey, with office addresses in Atlanta Georgia. Details are incomplete but indicate attorney at law offices and mixed spellings.
The Board of Control of the State of Florida and Florida site issues call for bids to construct the Deaf and Blind Building in St Augustine and the Building and Heating for the State School for the Deaf and Blind in St Augustine. Bids must include $2600 and $500 certified checks, payable to designated chairmen, with failure to submit or return drawings resulting in forfeit of the checks. Edwards & Hayward, Atlanta, provide drawings and specs. bidding ends noon. The board reserves right to reject any bid.
A chaotic classified page listing government exam notes, barber and travel sales jobs, domestic help, and teaching openings. It mentions Franklin Institute exams, barber college ads, traveling sales positions, and numerous fragmented job notices with dates, locations, and pay promises.
A cluttered situation wanted section shows male applicants seeking positions from bookkeeper to clerk and tailor to cook. Ads urge advance payment, interview requests, and references while noting special rates and delivery through The Constitution office.
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