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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1923
Page
8
New York and New Orleans reports show July contracts under pressure with prices easing. Trading signals indicate export demand but abundant supply and cautious investor interest, as spot prices fluctuate and nearby months soften.
New Orleans June reports Fenner Beane and partners describe a market in receptive mood with new buying power emerging yet lacking a clear direction. Cotton and grain notes flag tight supplies, hedging needs, and potential for gradual advances amid unsettled futures and persistent domestic and international demand signals.
Textile trading shows middling cotton bids from Orleans to Philadelphia with receipts tallied at multiple ports. Market notes include varied stock levels, shipments, and exports, plus a detailed weekly movement of bales and American freight totals across cities such as Augusta, St Louis, Atlanta, and Montgomery as traders weigh demand and distant trade prospects.
In New York trading June 8, bond activity centered on railroad issues with foreign government bonds close behind. Serbian bonds led the foreign group amid demand tied to Austria’s loan prospects, while French issues fell on cable reports France may reject Germany’s latest reparations offer.
Trading in cotton seed meal will resume on the floor of the Memphis Merchants' Exchange on July 1 after wartime suspension. Plans call for two calls daily in 100 ton units, with deliveries in the spot month or next eleven months. London money and bar silver rates are noted, along with short bill discount rates.
New York markets show cotton futures pressured by buyers and local tone with 14 to 21 point declines amid 900 barrels traded. Prime crude and yellow cotton seed oil prices listed, with September and December quotes, while coffee futures cooled to near day lows, with July near 9.58 cents and October around 8.30 cents. Receipts and shipments include 40,000 Indian imports and 36,000 Santos bags cleared for New York.
Washington June forecast shows winter wheat up by 2,713,000 bushels from May 1 outlook. May 1 conditions predicted winter wheat 581,000,000 bushels and total crop projections include spring wheat 234,000,000 oats 1,256,000,000 barley 196,000,000 rye 72,000,000 hay 99,000,000 apples 187,000,000 peaches 47,000,000 bushels and 4,000,000 bushels of spring wheat last year.
Bears led the grain market as favorable Oklahoma harvest weather and tepid Germany France talks weighed on prices. Wheat closed mixed with July at 1.10 1/4 and September 1.08 7/8, corn down 1/8, oats steady to down, and provisions weaker. Cash grain and port market notes follow with no major sales reported.
Rome Georgia June 8 Special Railroad distance between Rome and Chattanooga will be shortened about 15 miles if plans by the Development Company of Georgia owners of the Rome and Northern railway materialize. The company was awarded Rome and Northern by Judge Samuel Sibley in Atlanta, and plans to connect with the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia trend.
The Hoo Hoo Club of Atlanta, a lumbermen’s social group, will hold a concatenation at the Standard club on Saturday evening, June 23. M. Mack Evans announces the event, which begins with dinner at 6 40 o clock.
Chicago educators and immigration authorities report motion pictures aid foreign language education and citizenship training. Jaroslav J. Zmrhal notes rising night class attendance and naturalization interest as films provide clear, accessible lessons in picture language. A Fort Washington Presbyterian calendar note adds a cautionary phrase about sleeping in church services.
Atlanta bank clearings show 88,536,975.16 this Friday, up from last week by 6,629,455.74. The article reviews German reparations offers, signals a possible summer settlement, and surveys stock, reserve, and corporate dividend movements including Adams Express, Postum Cereal, and International Nickel. It notes Wall Street unrest, marks slump, and rail freight optimism amid new equipment orders.
A collage of live stock quotes from Chienge Kansas City St Louis Louisville and Atlanta with cattle hog and sheep prices and receipts. Reading notes include notes on beef cattle weights ranges and varying regional bids. Mentions of trading activity across markets and reference to related agricultural activities and publications.
Wall Street briefs report the May average daily interchange of freight cars at 5 870, the highest sustained average in the New Haven system's history. Alfred H Swarne of General Motors was elected a Lehigh Valley Railroad director to fill a vacancy from Charles D Norton’s death. Lone Star Shipbuilding declares an extra 0 5 percent dividend on top of a 11 2 percent regular quarterly payout.
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