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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
7
New Orleans shows spot cotton steady with light activity and prices largely unchanged. Reports note quiet trading, weather and crop conditions influence values, while Liverpool futures edge higher and receipts compare with prior year in a subdued market session.
May 20 Towton reports Bank of England changes with total reserve down and bullion drop. Circulation up by 70,000 pounds and deposits rise 4,020,000. Public deposits increase 42,000. notes in circulation fall 711,000. France notes in circulation up 74,500,008 francs. treasury deposits omit 65,950,000. hand money drops 8,350,000.
The New York cotton stock coffee and produce markets and exchanges in Boston Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City and Chicago Board of Trade were closed on Decoration Day while New Orleans and Liverpool exchanges remained open for business.
Market report from W H White Jr lists current week prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Atlanta. Good steers 809 to 1000 pounds and 1000 to 1200 pounds fetch 5.50 to 6.50 dollars, while mixed grades and fat cows bring 3.00 to 5.00 dollars. Cattle receipts show quiet trade and steady to lower prices for inferior grades with a standout lot of 1,200 pound steers from A N Brown. Hog and sheep futures vary by weight and region, with heavy hogs around 6.75 to 7.85 dollars and lighter hogs around 5.25 to 7.40 dollars. Southern and Texas cattle and hog prices also noted across St Louis, Chicago, and other markets.
Notice of receiver sale of stock of groceries and general merchandise to be sold June first in Monticello Georgia. Goods will be exposed in parcels then as a whole with terms of sale to be announced. Details provided by the undersigned and tied to claims and invoices.
A dense listing of commodities with vendors like Cornfeld and Ogleaby Grocery, detailing meats such as hams and bacon, canned goods, flours, lard, and biscuits, plus fresh produce and canned dairy items. Prices are given per unit or per crate, with numerous measurements and brands cited.
Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia plans a new normal school for training playground instructors next fall. Spearheaded by Professor E G Kingsbury the program aims to train southern born instructors locally, reducing reliance on northern schools. The college recently finished a 40000 dollar gymnasium to support the venture, with aims to hire a competent instructor and adopt modern playground methods. Cities like Atlanta Birmingham and Jacksonville currently send instructors north for training. Kingsbury believes southern children are best served by southern educators and wants to initiate the program locally.
The report lists maritime receipts and exports by region, noting totals from Galveston and Wilmington to Great Britain and the Continent, with interior movements in markets including Houston and New Orleans. It records various coastwise routes, weights, and prices in a dense tabular form, reflecting stock movements and commodity flows.
Range of cotton options reported with New Orleans cotton activity. Prices show slight shifts across contracts with a closed steady tone at the exchange.
R W Swann arraigned in police court on selling blind tiger whisky. He confessed he sold liquor trucked from Decatur, taking forty two gallons since April 16 to support his wife and two children. Recorder Broyles imposes 500 dollar fine or thirty days. unable to pay, Swann serves 30 days in the city chain gang. Mrs Swann declines to discuss photos of her and the children.
A woman demanded that the Constitution photographer leave her home and said she did not care about the matter. She added her husband knew right from wrong and must face consequences, and that once he is released she wants him to stay away from her and their children.
In Pittsburg on May 30, thirty eight people were severely injured when a passenger car traveling at about thirty five miles per hour failed to take an open switch near Harmony and collided with a freight car on the Pittsburg Harmony Butler and Newcastle line. None of the injuries were fatal.
Gettysburg Pa May 3 Only men with brains of three guinea pig power according to Col Roosevelt can take serious heed of Congressman Fitzgeralds speech yesterday about the colonel Mr Fitzgerald read a memorandum of President Roosevelt relating to altercations at the White House to permanent during my lifetime Roosevelt here today Just as machinery can be expressed in horsepower so some intellects can be expressed in guinea pig power That kind of accusation can only be heeded by men with brains of about three guinea pig power.
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