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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1902

Page

4

Cotton Opened by Bapter Prices and Market Fluctuations

New York May 6 The cotton market opened steady with gains under Liverpool improvement and short covering but soon turned lower as Wall Street firms suspended. Heavy selling followed amid weather map rains and Western belt expectations, with July dropping from 9.24 to 6.99 and a later rally then renewed decline to 9.03. Afternoon activity remained feverish, exports near 17,000 bales influencing sentiment, with total sales about 600,000 bales and final prices 5 to a half points lower.

New York Orien Liverpool Wall Street Bates H. & B. Beer New Orleans America Manchester Wilhelmina Holland Europe Spote Artic Southern Exchange Atlanta Texas Mississippi Bull Clique Stock Exchange Webb-Meyer Louisvile Nashville Chicago Indianapolis Loulsvile United States Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Canadian Pacific Chesapeak Ohio Tndianapolis Louisville Great Western Uliners Central Louisville and Nashvile Manhattan Missouri Pacific New York Central Nori, and Western Ontario and Western Pennsylvania Realing St. Paul Southern Pacific Southern Railway Caton Pacific Wabash Copper Brooklyn Colorado Fue and Iron Sugar Tennessee Ceat and Iron United _States Steel American Locomotive Prime Mercantile Paper Murphy & Co Inoly Central Tennessee Colorado Amalgamated Copper St. Louis

Review of New Orleans Market

New Orleans market shows spot cotton firmly held by factors as buyers press for concessions that are refused. Sales total 550 bales, with 100 from factors and 450 arriving. Futures tumble early, opening near unchanged, then dropping 4 to 1 points, with a brief recovery but weak undertone and overall quiet close, May and June down 1 point and others 4 to 7 points.

New Orleans

Spot Cotton Quotations From Various Markets

A historical note lists cotton quotes from multiple markets including Atlanta Liverpool New York New Orleans Savannah Galveston Norfolk Mobile Memphis Augusta and Kearyleatan. Prices show middling ranges around 9¼ to 9¾ pence per pound with terms nominal quiet or nominal against steady or nominal readings.

Atlanta Liverpool New York New Orleans Savannah Galvestin Norfolk Mobila Memphis Augusta Kearleatan

Market Summary Amid Wall Street Turmoil and Rain Trade

The report tracks heavy selling, break through July, and a wave of trade buying amid a Wall Street decline. Texas rains alleviated crop fears, Houston receipts exceeded expectations, while New York dry goods stayed quiet. New Orleans and Liverpool cotton markets showed volatility with declines amid ongoing financial unsettledness.

Wall Street Texas Houston

Murphy Co Cotton Letter Notes Mixed Market Signals

The New York May 5 market reports cotton prices advancing late and unsettled trading amid strong Liverpool activity and rain in parts of Texas, with warnings of potential crop risks and speculation on 1902-03 production. Southern and New Orleans reports show modest gains in seed oil, sugar, and metal markets amid volatile Wall Street conditions and concerns over drought relief.

New York Cotton Memphis New Orleans

Chicago Market Review May Day in grain pits

Chicago market notes on May 5 show wheat, corn, and oats retreating amid heavy rains in Kansas and Nebraska. July wheat slid to about 74 to 76 cents with confidence in a government crop report and persistent short selling. Corn declined with rains easing drought fears, oats weakened, and hog and pork markets steadied as grain futures weakened. Local receipts totaled 21 cars with broader national receipts in the hundreds of thousands, reflecting mixed sentiment and bearish pressure across grain pits.

Chicago Kansas Nebraska Keneas St. Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Duluth Seaboard Corm Kangus City Shorts Gotse Jose Gieen O'Dell & Co Qate Beef Trust Murphy & Co Wall Street

Liverpool Market Cotton Prices and Trading Report

Liverpool market shows moderate business with steady prices and mixed sales across ports including New York New Orleans and Galveston. Cotton futures opened quiet with various middling ranges and receipts reported. Liverpool market sense points to improved opening due to market support despite heavy rains in Texas and market weakness in Wall Street.

Liverpool Janés

Naval Stores Ledger From Savannah Details May Receipts

Fragmentary entries show a Savannah naval stores ledger with firm names, receipts, and values for May. Notable figures include receipts totals of 4,283 and 6,62, with prices for crude turpentine and resin recorded, plus references to Wilmington and Charleston markets.

Savannah Begin Wilmington

Food Markets Register Wide Price Movements Across Cities

Flour and wheat prices ease while corn and oats hold firm in Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis markets. Pork lard and bacon values rise with steady dry goods rates in Atlanta New Orleans and New York, groceries like coffee sugar and crackers showing modest shifts as vegetable prices skim cabbage lettuce tomatoes and beans across regional baskets.

Atlanta California St. Louis Bacon Lear Chicago May Mets Cincinnati New ‘York

Fruita and Confections Retail Prices Listing

A fragmented Atlanta market page lists assorted fruit and confectionery items with prices. Items include apples, candied nuts, dates, citron, and butter stock notes. Several lines mention eggs, poultry, and seafood in terse price values, indicative of a general commodities listing from May.

Atlanta Galifornia Banas Wai Citron

Live Stock Market Reports Across Chicago and St Louis

Cattle receipts total 10 600 including 260 Texans and 290 westerns with exports higher and other grades steady. Live hogs run 30 000 with market strong for heavy and good to choice, sheep receipts 16 000 with steady to slightly lower prices, Western lambs and Colorado woolled lambs notable. Kansas City totals show higher cattle and hogs with steady to strong markets. St Louis reports 4 700 receipts with active market for native shipping and export steers and steady hogs and lambs.

Chicago May Texas Fed Colorado Kansas City Texas St. Louis Fuichers

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