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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
8
New York March 1 The cotton market showed moderate activity with wide price swings. Early declines gave way to a recovery as southern reports and weather news prompted buying, leaving the close 2 to 7 points higher. Spot demand weak in dry goods, but overall tone steady amid mixed cables and selling pressure.
March 2 reports from Paine, Murphy & Co. and others note cotton advances in Houston and Liverpool markets influenced by delayed movement and lower freight costs. New York's session absorbed selling as receipts were modest, with forecasts suggesting improved conditions for the next crop while near term sentiment remains mixed and cautious.
Liverpool cotton prices opened lower, dipped early, then recovered as outsiders bought and short covering edged May up to 6.69 before settling. Receipts remain heavy and weather favorable, with planting season backward and farmers pushing remaining old crop. Spot market closes steady with 3,730 bales sold.
Atlanta March 22 grain and provisions market reports list flour wheat corn oats hay and bran with multiple price points. Cotton and coffee futures as well as lard pork and bacon values appear alongside regional shipping and stock summaries from New York St Louis and Chicago.
Chicago wheat futures rose on buy orders tied to unseasonably cold weather and fears of winter damage. Corn and oats followed with gains as traders priced in tighter supplies. pork and lard moved modestly higher amid overall firming in grains and demand. Receipts and futures ranges are noted from Chicago Minneapolis Duluth and Liverpool with mixed near term signals and cautious selling after initial strength.
New York March 2 market opened with a strong professional look as irregularities along the specialties drew interest while railways lagged. Stocks swung with gains for Manhattan and Third Avenue, declines for Consolidated Gas and New York Air Brake, and broad moves in utilities, tobacco, and railway shares amid legal and economic tensions.
The Commercial Advertiser's London cable notes dull markets yet rising prospects for some issues driven by sinking fund purchases and Africa related trade. It mentions Central Pacific buying by London and a few others, with New York supporting, and early quotes showing mixed, sometimes erratic figures across bonds and currencies.
The day's trading featured mixed moves across sectors with nardening tendency noted in St Paul and Burlington and Quinty gaining a patch. Steel stocks held steady while American Steel and Wire rose sharply amid injunction suit effects with Westinghouse. Sugar closed with a net gain of about 2 percent. Rapid Transit declined, Ister rose late, New York Airbrake fell, and overall markets remained regular and generally strong.
Isaac Liebman and Son list multiple rental properties on Peachtree Street and nearby avenues, including offices, stores, and dwellings with modern amenities. Properties range from 7 to 8 rooms with varying rents, plus a coal yard and a broom factory site. They offer loans on real estate and invite inquiries for available properties at reasonable prices.
G W Adair, a real estate and renting agent at 14 Wall Street, reports strong demand for houses to rent in recent weeks and seeks about thirty new properties from four weight rooms. He touts a well equipped rent department and top facilities for renting and care of property.
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