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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
2
Chicago trading closes lower as the cotton and oats patterns shift with new crop expectations. Reports of large orders fail to lift prices while drought rumors and export calls dampen demand. Provisions move lower with hogs and grain, reflecting a broad market softness amid unsettled futures.
Market notes show raw sugar easing while futures stay steady as April and May delivery concerns surface. Analysts cite limited supply and seasonal factors with speculative coverage around 1,000 tons, as prices hover near key support levels and near-term contracts adjust through autumn.
New York March 17 futures opened higher as reports of improving spot demand and higher cost and freight boosted markets. Prices firmed across coffee and related commodities with Rio exchange up and Brazilian port receipts around 42,000 bags. Market activity showed broad gains in futures, cash markets, and related dairy and poultry notes amid unsettled receipts and strong global demand signals.
Trading showed the smallest total in years with the undertone firm except at the start and near the close. United States Steel held steady while Pittburgh Coal preferred Pacific Mail General Motors and Sears Roebuck declined. Bethlehem Steel and American Beet Sugar rose. copper and textile stocks moved moderately. bond sales were light and foreign exchange firmer on London drafts.
In Liverpool the cotton market showed a sharp advance with the largest spot demand since before the war. Traders expect a peak in prices but fear a possible reversal if US markets do not rise. There is no information on acreage declines in Egypt. the market anticipates lower Liver pool rates tomorrow. Hubbard Bros. Co. report.
A collage of lost and stolen item notices from residents seeking rewards. Items include a brown leather music roll at Taft Hall, a long list of clothing and personal effects, a white and black pointer dog missing from 8 Peachtree Street, a Goodyear tyre casing on the road, a stray bull dog with a collar, a gold cuff button, a black rattan dot ornament, and a de lis brooch. Also a stray pointer bird and market report notes indicating steady prices and foreign buyers.
Fragmented ads show lawyers doctors theatres and shops in Atlanta and surrounding areas. Listings include employment bids for clerks salesmen and machinists, legal notices, real estate services, and ad placements for blinds hairdressing and adoption inquiries with contact numbers and addresses.
Classified notices show a jumble of job ads for sales, clerk, millinery, machine operators, and teachers. Listings mention positions in tea rooms, salt and skirt companies, pleating mills, and delivery offices with references to experience, references, and training offers. Various locations include Cincinnati and Atlanta with box numbers and post office delivery notes.
A garbled compilation of want ads requests for bookkeepers stenographers clerical workers and other positions. Names and addresses such as J D Wolsenbeck 254 Hemp Hill Ave and Well Street appear alongside notes on rates, office work, and employment hopes.
Classified notes show diverse business openings for a savvy entrepreneur, including detective services, tobacco and apparel ventures, a cotton mill sale, investments, barber shop lease, and seed and farm supply listings. Also includes livestock, poultry, horses, and real estate ads with auction and financing notes across Bainbridge, Blakely, Palmetto, and Atlanta areas.
A fragmented market update shows unchanged government bonds and silver prices, with fixed income and currency rates steady. Cables and demand figures appear, while loan, discount, and call money show minor moves, and London silver prices are listed alongside domestic benchmarks.
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