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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
3
New York and New Orleans markets show nervy, unsettled activity as cotton prices edge lower on favorable crop reports and weak spot demand. Prices close down 7 to 12 points with January lively late, while new crop steadies and bear pressure abates none.
Chicago march 7 receipts in volume more suitable for September than March checked an advance in wheat prices though overall close was steady to a fraction lower. Corn rose slightly and oats held steady to up modestly. Pork rose to 21.05 a barrel with May deliveries. lard and ribs showed little change. Bigger farm stocks and milers inventories, plus freight and milling demand signals, influenced the session.
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange report shows a movement decline for the seven days ending March compared with last year, though gains over 1910. The season totals lag last year but exceed prior periods, with 11,884,000 bales moved between Sept 1 and date. Foreign exports and inland receipts reveal mixed shifts, and overall stock and port totals remain below 1912 figures.
The report consolidates daily price quotes and receipts for wheat corn oats rye and barley across Chicago Kansas City St Louis New York and London with cash and futures figures. It notes treasury balances and a movement of cotton including weekly and total world visible supply with breakdowns by American and foreign consignors and mills.
New Orleans on March 7 reported offerings of rough rice with clean steady quotes. Quotations list rough Honduras at 2.50 to 4.75, Japan at 2.75 to 4.25, and clean Honduras at 4.0 to 4.4, with Honduras export activity noted and limited sales.
New York reports about $6,006,000 of export engagements amid strained monetary conditions overseas. Germany offers 6% for sixty and ninety day loans as gold exports near $35.6 million this year, mostly to France and Argentina, while US markets see declines in copper and Standard Oil, with heavy bond selloffs and a total of $1.785 million in sales.
New York March 7 Brandsteate will say spring trade conditions are healthy Staple goods in demand but wariness remains on far future bookings amid tariff prospects Wool market quiet prices weak Industrial output steady outdoor work ongoing flour market overstocked northwest milling slow Steel specifications heavy industry under high pressure Copper improves on foreign demand Winter wheat favorable southern planting underway cotton acreage expanding Railways busy money firm banks lending active stock markets show cautious uneven trading Week ending March 8 wheat exports US and Canada totaled 3 689 078 bushels vs 4 600 183 last week and 1 880 227 year ago
Savannah and Wilmington market briefs report turpentine firm at Savannah with varied receipts and stocks across firms, showing prices from 6 to 7 dollars per barrel and specific grades. Rosin and tar values are listed, with receipts and stock levels noted, alongside Wilmington figures including steady splits and crude turpentine at four dollars.
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