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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1899
Page
9
The report notes heavy movement in interior towns causing liquidation but later steadier cover. The New York market shows bearish sentiment with limited spillover from Liverpool and English trade concerns. Spot quotations and comparative cotton statements reflect modest weekly shifts, with declines in some areas and slight recoveries late in trading.
Cotton market reports for Charleston Baltimore Wilmington Norfolk Norfolk Baltimore New Orleans and New York note steady to quiet middling prices, varying receipts and stocks, and demand shifts. The weekly New Orleans crop statement shows movement increases over prior years while total season stocks adjust, with Liverpool trade activity and domestic shipments signaling cautious firm tones.
New York March 4 Bradstreet's and R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade note that business remains resilient with production rising in most branches despite Wall Street volatility. Iron and steel prices inch higher. cotton goods demand holds firm while wool and woollen goods show moderate declines. Copper and lead weaken from London levels as finished products stay largely in demand. wheat and corn exports vary week to week amid broader industrial strength and wage growth in cotton and iron and steel sectors.
The market showed a stronger tone as money eased to 4 to 4 1/4 percent and loan curtailment predictions led banks to expect higher surplus reserves. Brooklyns Rapid Transit and People's Gas rose, while Consolidated Gas and Third Avenue fell on legislative fears. Rail shares mixed, GE gained on Westinghouse suit neutrality, and bond activity was robust with total sales around 9.99 million.
The article notes a revival of export demand for wheat and a broad market rise led by Rapid Transit and Jersey Central praises with a strong close. It reports gains in Pennsylvania and anthracite centers, a reaction in Burlington and Quincy, and mentions government markets, metals, and cotton notes with varying futures.
A dense OCR scan reports mixed commodity prices and futures from March 24 and 26 across markets in New York Chicago and Louisville. It lists flour, grain, hay, timothy, meat, wheat bran, corn, oats, coffee, tea, butter, cheese, pork, lard, and hogs with varying prices, bid and ask levels, and tonnage or sack counts, reflecting a volatile agricultural and commodity trading snapshot.
Live Stock Market notes cattle receipts 1000 hogs 26000 sheep 1200 in St Louis MO and ongoing markets. Cattle steady to strong with Texan and native stockers and feeders. dressed beef and butcher steers valued. Hogs receipts 6500 weak to lower with packers and butchers showing varied prices. Sheep and lambs steady with muttons and yearlings priced per market listings.
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