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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1900

Page

9

Changed but Little Speculation at Standstill in Cotton Market

New York May 3 report shows apathy in the cotton market with room activity quiet. Prices opened steady, then eased midday on light selling, closing steady to mixed with Liverpool and New Orleans notices, and receipts data across major ports.

New York Liverpool News Liverpool Uverpool Opan Doly- Auguas Sollars Hellare Verober Sevlers Huyers Futuras Milching Uplands Gulf Recelpta New Orleans Glenny Gabeston Moblte Savannah Charleston Mrllington Orfolk Baltimore Eepton Philadelphia St. Louis Wales Ddemphis Augusta Horaton Murphy & Co Chicago France England Cincinnati London Closti Rio Cordova

Dry Goods Market Sluggish With Little Cotton Demand

New York May 3 reports show a weak market for cotton goods with bids for fair quantities but prices too low for sellers. Print cloths idle, ginghams firm, and little activity inside yards. The American Wool Company denies plans for reorganization, while a local paper faces $500000 in damages.

New York Selers American Wool Company

Market Fluctuations Tie Cotton Prices to Crop Reports

The New York market tracks weather and crop reports, with prices rising on heavy rains in Texas and the southwest and falling on clearing conditions. Rumors of manipulation surface as stocks shrink, while spinners alert to limited end season supplies. Liverpool and Manchester face securing needed imports as scarcity looms, and trade shows a broader downturn in contracting for goods.

New York Texas Southwest America Manchester Liverpool Dan Ceetan Ipaatze Fm Hulson India Hubbard Bros. & Co

Cotton prices rise as new crop expectations grow

Market notes from New York and Savannah describe modest gains in cotton futures in Liverpool and strong demand for old crop while traders weigh favorable weather and potential crop size. Reports from cities like Charleston, Atlanta, and Vicksburg note continued farming progress, labor shortages, and variable receipts ahead of the new season.

Munn, Son & Co New York Liverpool Xhorta Wall Street South Charleston South Wold Europe Wilysonville Ala Opelika Atlanta Vickeburg Mise Shreveport New Orleans Gibraltar John Hyde Washington Statistician Department of Agriculture

Southern Exchange Cotton Letter May 3 New York

Liverpool cables show an advance of 1 640 in futures while spots hold at 515 320. Our market opened 2 to 3 points higher, then held firm before easing to 4 points above the session low. Trading remained dull with narrow ranges and slight late rally. closes barely steady with modest gains over yesterday.

Murphy & Co New York Liverpool Southern Exchange Aay S New Yorke Central Vanderbilt Etting Missouri Pacific Chicago Board of Trade Ork Seaboard Minneapolis Duluth Locus LeLenots Carm Udauio

Crop Prospects Rise Across Nation in Prosperity Year

The New York Stockholder notes sunny weather and adequate moisture boosting winter wheat across Texas Michigan and the Dakotas. It predicts a record cotton plantings and diverse crops like flax and corn expanding in 1900 while northern Red River Valley soils need rain for final success. The article highlights improved farm confidence and groundwork for early germination as spring planting begins.

New York Chicago Texas Michigan Oklahoma Whale Country Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska Red River Valley St. Paul

Grain and flour prices mixed across markets May 3

Atlanta lists flour corn and meal prices including first patent flour 41 percent second patent 40 3 4 and various meal and grit rates. New York reports slower wheat and corn declines with slight late rally. Chicago notes mixed wheat and corn prices. St Louis notes flour unchanged and grain prices steady to lower. Cincinnati mentions quiet fleur and mixed grain moves.

Atlanta Texas Georgia New York Liverpool Chicago St. Louis

Turpentine and Rosin Prices Across Savannah Charleston Wilmington

May 3 market notes from Savannah Charleston and Wilmington show spirits turpentine trading around 46 to 46.4 cents per gallon with varied receipts and exports, rosin subdued with mixed price quotes, crude turpentine quiet, and tar steady near 1.35 dollars. Prices quoted include Blass and waterwhite grades with multiple lettered classifications and small parcel figures.

Savannah Charleston Wilmington

See-Saw Market as Stocks Dull Despite Small Gains

New York May 3 The stock market shows little public interest with prices moving in a see-saw pattern driven by small room traders. Recent gains were minor as steel and coal shares drifted and bonds, currency, and bank operations influenced activity. total stock sales reached 309,100 shares with a dull close after a day of irregular moves.

New York Stock Exchange Steel and Wire Company St. Paul Hocking Valley New York Central Missouri Pacffc United States Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Reading Flat Southern Pacific Union Pacific American Steel and Wire Brooklyn Raph Transit Federal Steel Sterling Exchange Bey Baltimore & Ohio Mobile & Ohio Canada Parific Mo, Kan & Texay Canada Southern Mo K.& Tex Pro Chesapanks Ohio Ontario Westar Hock Island Oregon Rt & Nav C.C.C Cole.Son Pennsylvania Reading Iy del Uadson Dell Wlog Den oGrands St. Louing St Ls Hocking Coal St. Po& Mana Do Southern Pact Kc. Piter & Gulf Southern Trailway Lake Hriet Texas & Paettte Louisvile & Nash Manhattan L Wabaah Metro Mexican Central Wheel &E.W New Minn St. Louis Do. Praferrad United Pacife Coast Pacific Mail American Tobacco Adama Amerlofin Spirits General Electric Glane Weavern Union M.& Tonde OBHIM Eontheraity Rope & T Tang Tex. & Paette Union Pacineds Wabanh Wwe Town Tewaaat Eeee Virginia Centurto

Stock Market Opens Strong With Broad Gains Across Sectors

This morning the market opened sharply higher with traction stocks leading advances. Sugar shares featured a brisk initial gain as industrials recovered, supported by firmer overall sentiment and hopeful news from railways and the New York market.

New York

London Stocks Decline Amid Dampened New York Cables

The London financial cable reports dull to slightly firm sessions, with weak investment securities and a New York Central Strike settlement that tempered losses. Commodities and bank calls show tight money. gold output expected minimal, while silver misreads the American stance. Local prices drift, Anaconda stocks adjust to parity, and multiple railroad and utility equities post varied moves in thin trading.

New York London Lord Roberts Dispatch New York Central Ytta America Chie Grant Wasi Tay Terser Central MK & Vox Gaes Southern Pacina Teoulrvilla & Nash Am. Steel Bannattants V's Missouri Pas National Northern Pacific Northwastern Penneylvania Pacific Mall People’s Gas IBM Rattray Western Union Wabash West Federalste Do Praferrad

Economic and Market Summary From Paris To New York

The weekly Bank of France statement shows increases in circulation and gold on hand, with treasury accounts decreasing. Berlin reports the Reichsbank weekly changes including treasury notes and other securities shifts. Marine, stock and commodity notes reflect mixed movements in exchanges, grain, and provisions across Paris, London, and New York markets.

Paris France Imperial Bank of Germany Berlin Raptrcal Bank of Gemany Treasury Bank of England London Tata

Stocks and Bonds Incomplete Bid and Quote List

A fragmentary listing of state and county bonds and railroad stocks. Entries include Georgia bonds with maturities and prices such as Ga Bin 27 to Aug 7s L.D.109 Macon Gs Columbus 6s 108 Romeos 307, New Orleans 6s LAWS Chat 53 1914 100 Col.8. Card 29 445 1010 9, Ala Clagg 4-103, Do incooe as CCR A. Tet 1990.4.101 Gs 1909.107, Railroad stocks Georgia 208 210, A. & W.P. Southwestern 111 112. The fragment provides scattered quotes and identifiers without complete context.

Macon Columbus Clagg Atl O & Chit Georgia A. & W.P. Houthwestern

Live Stock Market Report From Chicago and St Louis

Chicago and St Louis reports show cattle hogs and sheep trading with varied prices. Cattle receipts near 9 000 in Chicago with best natives around 5 40 and Texas steers 4 00 to 5 25. hogs top at 5 35 with good to choice heavy ranges 5 15 to 5 35. sheep receipts about 3 000 with lambs 6 00 to 7 09 and wethers 6 25 to 5 65.

Chicago Texas Fed St. Louis Stern

Municipal bonds and meat market notes from Atlanta and Chicago

Robyn Robinson of the English American Building in Atlanta advertises handling complete municipal bond issues with solicitation of correspondence. The text also includes scattered commodity prices and market notes from Chicago and New York on lard, short ribs, bacon, bulk meats, and whisky, with May 3 datelines.

Robyn Robinson Atlanta, Ga Chicago Mess Park New York Western Steam Cincinnati

Country Produce Market Report from Atlanta May 3

Readable prices for eggs butter live poultry and vegetables. Lists items such as fancy Jersey butter 18 percent and spring broilers. ducks puddle and king. sweet potatoes onions cabbage Florida stock green peppers tomatoes beans okra cucumbers and fruits with crate and per bushel or per dozen pricing.

Atlanta Jersey Tennessee Florida

Fruit and Confectioneries Price List for Atlanta Market

A fragmented pastry and produce price list from Atlanta dated May 3 lists apples Baldwin nona Pussetts at 4.50 per box, oranges at 3.50, lemons at 3.75, fancy items at 3.75, nuts including almonds at 14c, Brazil nuts at 6 to 11c, walnuts to 11c, and mixed nuts. mentions Deane, Systemia electric Hecht and geographic markers Georgia and assorted prices and quantities.

Atlanta Baldwin Nona Alsins Brasil Alberts Ike Deane Systemia Electric Hecht Act Georgia

Whiffen Claims Prisoner Access Denied by Sheriff

W J Whiffen Beaufort Negro lawyer alleges a criminal assault suspect is held in solitary confinement and that the sheriff, acting on Governor McSweeney orders, barred Whiffen from defending the man and kept money found on arrest from being used for counsel. McSweeney denies issuing access orders, aside from mob protection.

Columbia D. C W. J. Whiffen Beaufort Whiffen McSweeney Tilman Whiften Frank J. Moses Chamberlain

Through Line 41a Montgomery To Teassy Mexico and California

Schedule in effect March 1900 shows southbound and northbound trains from Atlanta to New Orleans with stops at West Point Opelika Columbus Montgomery Selma Pensacola Mobile New Orleans and nearby LaGrange Graniteville Hoagansville and other points. Includes Lagrange accommodation and notes on vestibule trains sleepers and tourist sleepers. Named agents George W. Allen Rogers B. Toy G. B. Wyly R. E. Lutz and G. C. Smith listed with titles.

Auxota New Orleans Avlant and West Point Montgomery Teass Mexico California Selma Pensarola Mobile Columbus Troy Union Springs Bufaula West Po Arriva Opelika Columba Atlanta Newnan Arriva West Point Andre LaGrange Graniteville Hoagansville -LaGrange New York Washington San Francisco George W. Allen Rogers B. Toy Kindall House Ge B. F. Wyly R. E. Lutz Ala Geores C. Smith

Engineering firms and law offices listed in Atlanta directory

C H Sheffield and Co civil engineers at 518 Austell Building specialize in railways water powers municipal works bridges and buildings. L D Feacele Quinex attorney at law and Dorsey Brewster Howell offices listed across Pryor and Huscet streets with long distance service 620.

C. H. Sheffield & CO Civil Engineers Austell Atlanta L. D. Feacele Quinex Equitable Dorsey P. HO Brewster Albert Howell Dorsey, Brewster& Howell Law Building Pryor and Huscet Streets

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