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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
9
Liverpool cotton market shows mixed activity with moderate demand for spot cotton. Prices quoted include good middling around 14.2, middling near 14.1, and ordinary near 14.0. Receipts total about 4,000 bales, with roughly 2,600 bales of American origin. Futures end a quiet session with limited movement, July around 14.5 and March near 12.78.
Mixed to stronger prices on New York and New Orleans sessions as nervous crop prospects and reports of rains influenced demand. Gains in October and December futures were supported by cover and export expectations, with Liverpool spot buying and favorable weather maps shaping late-day strength.
A June 5 6 summary notes unsettled cotton prospects in the eastern belt due to weather and weevils while buyers and exporters push for prices. It cites Liverpool futures and U S stock letters from Doremus Daniel Co and others, with views on rail stocks and market drift. New Orleans reports demand for new crop, shipping activity, and short covering as weather remains unsettled and a government report looms.
A mixed bag of cotton price quotes and receipts from New Orleans to Montgomery. Middling values hover near 27 and 28 cents, with stock tallies varying by port including Charleston Wilmington Baltimore Philadelphia and Houston. Total today shows receipts of 2,920 and shipments and stock totals reaching 165,565 across markets.
New York June 5 trading on the curb market was light but generally rose. Yacuma led gains among oil shares with a 13 4 rise while Standard Oil affiliates and Gulf, Mutual, and several pipelines showed modest advances. Durant Motors and Glen Alden Coal rose, American Locomotive and Armour gained, and Delaware Delaware stock climbed over 2 points on light turnover. Underwood Typewriter new par shares opened at 12 but slipped. Menter Company Inc seeks 225,000 shares of no par stock amid a network of forty one stores and annual sales near 5 million dollars. Mining shares fluctuated narrowly with copper issues showing strength.
Atlanta bank clearings for Tuesday show 89,929,354.65 with same day gains of 3,357,136.68 from a week earlier. Cotton reports list Atlanta middling at 27.40 f. o. b. and shipments totaling 299. Stock bases around 229,815.5. Oil, meal, and related commodities priced with varied figures such as 24.50635.00 for meal and other listed items.
New York trading on the bond market shows mixed results with U S government issues slipping, Serbian 8s near 72 1 2, and railroad issues like Louisville and Nashville refunding 5 2s and Denver and Rio Grande refunding steady to higher. Central issues active while Virginia Carolina Chemical and Bethlehem Steel drop. total sales about 7.78 million with foreign exchange and commodity moves noted in a quiet session.
New York June 5 price movements in today’s market showed little light on future business. The day’s average gains centered on steels, equipment, oil, and low priced rails amid light public interest and narrow bid ask spreads. Rail shares gained on dividend hopes. New York Central rose after quarterly surplus. Turpentine and rosin in Savannah and Jacksonville saw firm prices and active shipments.
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