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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1900
Page
9
The New York cotton market opened with wild activity driven by sensational Liverpool gains and bear squeezes. Early trading surged 25 to 30 points, touching 1818, then cooled with volatility as traders weighed March movement and UK market signals amid expectations of large March sales and uncertain acreage.
The market shows fair demand for staple cotton and quick delivery while distant deliveries remain indifferent. Agents are cautious about forward contracts under the influence of cotton, with advances noted in staple grades, bleached brown and colored prints. Gingham steady, print cloths inactive, and rid goods steady to strong in places. Crophet and Marseilles guilts appear at higher prices.
Spot cotton quotations show steady to firm tones in Atlanta and New Orleans with middling prices around 9 cents. Liverpool reports fair demand and futures mixed while Tex markets tally receipts, shipments, and stock including Atlanta totals and Savannah figures.
A detailed, period voice report shows receipts and stocks for multiple cotton markets including Wilmington Boston Philadelphia and Memphis with middling grades around 9 to 11. A New York circular from Price McCormick & Co notes May at 9.50 and August at 9.80, predicts large March movement and advises selling as crop estimates rise and prices may drop.
Liverpool powered a sharp advance this morning with a volatile opening in New York. The market recovered from early weakness and closed steady for the current crop and easier for the next. The south sold freely for the new crops all day and heavy stocks remained at the port with large tomorrow estimates.
Munn Son Co reports cotton active with Liverpool and Lancashire buying driving gains. Day’s rise 18 to 20 points, close steady after late selling. estimated 800000 bales sold. Continent and southern markets shown strong demand, with May at 9.58 and August at 9.52. Reports across the South note crop preparations and fertilizer demand, acreage increases hoped, while some farmers plan sales later in autumn. Overall, outlook remains uncertain with volatility and caution advised.
Southern Exchange Cotton Letter reports a volatile New York market on March 5 with futures mixed and a brief early gain followed by a sag, May and August prices showing modest shifts. Market activity improves late as buyers in New York push bids higher, closing near initial highs despite intraday fluctuations.
A volatile market session centered on Sugar with a dramatic dividend action. Traders faced sudden shifts as Sugar plunged and recovered around 97, while Railroads and Tennessee Coal and Iron showed mixed responses. Reports of January railroad earnings and broader market weakness contrasted with late steadiness in some rail stocks.
New York reports erratic and feverish markets with early gains in Liverpool and futures, then declines as heavy selling resumes. Prices recover slightly with some outside buying. Receipts are heavy. port selections and commodities including coffee, sugar, syrup, salt, dairy items, cheese, and crackers are priced, with Córdoba notes and market mood described as bearish on high prices.
Dull trading ahead of wartime developments and Parliament budget reading. Americans opened steady and later rose slightly in late session. New York bay stocks preferred among leaders with Atchison and Norfolk and Western showing strength. Bank receipts show £6000 in gold from Australia while Promissory notes and bills remain active. Mexican dollar gains noted at 27 percent for the straits. Paris exchange at 26.18, Berlin at 20.49. German war loan of £15,000,000 considered for approval.
The item lists bid and ask quotes for Georgia state and county bonds, including Atl ante 49.106 and 30 year, Macon 65.1) A0 years, and Savannah 58.114, with various railroads and city notes. The market commentary notes irregular opening in New York with international issues higher, industrials lower, Sugar Refining volatile, and mixed outcomes across rails and steels. The Treasury and foreign exchange sections show cash balance, gold reserve, and international rate movements.
James Riordan reports a strong Liverpool market with prices near five-year highs and a volatile, rapidly shifting sentiment. He cites rising consumption, tighter supply, and a forthcoming planting season as key factors, while warning that prices may struggle if acreage broadens and new crop developments alter demand.
Wheat strength from cables faded into a bear market as demand lagged. May wheat fell to about 65 and May corn trimmed to 23 after a dull session. Provisions stayed weak with exports limited and receipts mixed across Minneapolis, Duluth, and New York.
London movement in metals spans zinc and spelter with slight gains and quiet tin. Copper and lead quotes shift with unchanged week-end levels. New York coffee futures rise then steady amid firm tones. sugar and molasses broadly quiet. regional produce markets show varied egg, butter, poultry and produce prices. oats, onions, yams and dried fruit notes sprinkled across markets.
A fragmented price list from Atawis March shows apples per barrel at four dollars, oranges per box at two dollars and thirty-seven cents, lemons and bananas with varied pricing, and California figs and mixed nuts listed with cents per unit. Contains multiple fruit and nut items with assorted prices and regional notes.
At Wilmington and Savannah on March 5, spirits turpentine held at 68 cents per gallon with receipts rising. rosin steady around 1.40 dollars with activity noted. crude turpentine quiet at 14 dollars. Savannah reports spirits firm with steady sales and turpentine exports and receipts showing mixed results. rosin firm and unchanged with no sales.
The New York Financial News reports the South gains from rising cotton prices and expanding land development. It notes India famine limits, Egypt little growth, and world demand for about 11 million bales next year. Domestic wealth grows as Southern planters gain strength and railroad and iron sectors improve.
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