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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
5
Latest reports show extreme dullness in New Orleans cotton trading as Decoration Day quiets activity. Weather outlook bearish but muted selling. spot cotton largely steady with modest arrivals and mixed quality grades.
New Orleans market notes show week trading with 12 to 21 point declines, sentiment bearish despite higher temperatures and rains. Reports warn of weak demand, with futures and spot prices drifting and spans of activity limited by holidays. shipping and Liverpool statistics indicate tentative volume and mixed receipts for cotton, sugar, and related goods.
The dull market broadens receivership risks for J Lows and San Francisco. plans by Tipon Paci for disposal of My 126 S30 DOY Golthern Ps ifle holdings emerge. Erie System issues and Gould Hawley concerns spur cautious sentiment. Southern Pacific stock may shift under government oversight. Monetary conditions steady locally amid rising cantons and April expectations dampened by lower gross earnings.
New Orleans May 20 Secretary Heeler reports changes in cotton movement and shipments across U S ports. The week shows gains in movement into certain regions with increased exports, while year over year totals reflect fluctuations in volumes. World cotton supply and prices show mixed trends amid ongoing war era shifts, with American securities weakening and Canadian Pacific leading price movements in New York.
Fragmented text lists exchange rates and money values with references to Berlin Mark, London, and francs. Mentions include per entrant entries, discount rates, and various percentages for financial terms, but the legible content is incomplete and unclear.
Liverpool market notes show steady corn spot and steady tone for American mixed entries. Details mention 65 cent price marks, dried goods and a quiet July period with flats listed and September entries tied to La Plats.
Advertisement announces low rate round trips to Richmond from Atlanta on Seaboard with $18 fare from Atlante, plus proportionate rates from other points. June 7 sale date includes complete service trains with Steel Pullman and dining car options. City Ticket Office 8% Peachtree. inquiries to Mam 5000 or Atlanta 109.
The Atlanta market page lists poultry, eggs, meats, and livestock prices from Oglesby Amery Company and White Provision Company. It covers ducks, hens, roasts, sausages, crackers, starches, and various animal weights with quotes, averages, and supply notes, noting steady demand and expected receipts for the coming week.
Henry Frock, convicted of murdering Mal He King in Austin on April 24, 1912, faced execution after receiving two stay of execution orders from Governor Colquitt, with the latest ruling issued late today.
A brief note mentions replies tied to the figures Mai 5000 and Atlanta 109. The readable text suggests responses or references linked to those numeric identifiers in a local notice or communication item.
Nearly all major markets including New York cotton stock produce and cotton seed oil exchanges in Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and Kansas City and the Chicago Board of Trade were closed Friday for Decoration Day. New Orleans stayed open but will close Saturday for the holiday. New York cotton stock and coffee markets remain closed until Monday.
The South Georgia and Florida Pecan Growers Association adjourned in Thomasville after a successful two day session. Officers elected include President B W Stone of Thomasville and Secretary W W Bassett of Monticello. The group reports 1,400 acres under grove within sixty miles of Thomasville and over 107,000 trees sold by nurseries, with strong advance orders for next season.
Crowds at the Fremont hotel hurriedly questioned a hotel register that allegedly listed Andrew Carnegie in Atlanta. Chief Clerk Calloway dismissed the tale, noting Carnegie was reportedly touring the continent, while handwriting experts doubt the forgery.
A mob set fire to a house in Pontnet near Kalisa, Russian Poland, after sealing doors and windows. Eight Jewish residents perished, with the attackers’ identities not yet established.
Raleigh May 30 police hold John H Kilpatrick of Wilmington Del and three Black men suspected of stealing an express package worth 1960 from the Treasury Department shipment en route to a Louisburg bank. The money vanished Thursday after the express car passed Raleigh and investigators say the men found the cash on a railroad track north of Raleigh.
Miss Lilly Lang and vivectors bid goodby to matinee patrons as St Elmo closes its Atlanta run before moving to Nashville Orpheum. A lavish musical tabloid set to roll at Bijou next week features a twenty member company led by Martin Guild and Grace Kilan with splashy night effects. Blanche Walsh pictures continue at Grand, praise for Resurrection style cast. Forsyth week vaudeville includes Lilian Shaw, Ward Curran, and Stage Door Tender among a varied lineup.
Multiple brief obituaries list Mrs Alice Clarke Morgan aged 1? years of Americus, daughter of Mrs Laura Dews Clarita and the late Judge Welborn F Clarke, funeral Saturday. Also Mrs Jean Shaunessy aged 86 to be buried in Toronto after residence service. Dorothy Capo Worothy Capo 19 month old child of Mr and Mrs W H Capo died at home in Tust Point, arrangements pending. Mrs Cintha Landrum 87 Connally street died, funeral at 3 pm at home, interment in Elberton. Ethel Ledford 9 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J Ho Ledford died at 18 Stakey street, service at home. Evelyn Ruth Walker 9 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J Walker died at 105 Davis street. arrangements forthcoming.
A slight earthquake shock was recorded by the seismograph at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The tremors began around 7:39 and the main waves lasted from 7:36 to 8:16 in the evening, noted as distant from the city in the south southwest.
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