Impressive Strength Shown In Stock Market on Friday
New York investors saw broad price gains led by industrials and staples as election jitters faded. Strong moves lifted American Can and Baldwin, with Sears Roebuck and Allied stores among top gainers. Mexican Seaboard Oil fell on saltwater well reports. call money held at 2 percent amid steady demand for sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winkle
Lssted
U. S
May Department Stores
Sears-Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
United Drug
Commercial Solvents
Aand Louse-Wiles Biscuit
Famous Players
American Can
Baldwin
U.S. Steel Common
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern
Hudson & Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis-Southwestern
Wabash
Western Pacific
Colorado & Southern
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Cotton Market Slips on Weekend Liquidation
New York and New Orleans report a lower cotton market amid weekend liquidation. January and March futures fall, with declines around 48 to 63 points, while local estimates vary on the crop size. Traders monitor private reports and government forecasts as activity remains cautious and prices drift lower.
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement Oddities and Trends
Hester presents a weekly cotton statement comparing current week values to the previous week and the same dates a year prior. It covers月 month totals, season totals, port receipts, inland stocks, foreign exports, spinners takings, and world visible supply with numerous date references and regional breakdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thommand Halen
Mills
Canada
Forrlen
Nartheen Splazers
Canaan
Bank Clearings and Cotton Prices In 1922 Atlanta Report
The Atlanta Cotton Quotation Service shows bank clearings for Friday totaling 10,880,862.67, with prior figures for same day last year and last week. It lists receipts, shipments, and stock figures, along with various mids and staples from several southern towns, detailing cotton prices and futures-like notes for multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Commodity price report from Southern ports
Movemany New Orleans and other southern ports report middling cotton prices with receipts exports and stocks listed for Galveston Mobile Savannah Charleston Norfolk Boston and other markets. Week and season totals given with interior movement notes and a general note of steady to down market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Movemany
New Orleana
Galveston
Etoe
Mobile
Savannah
Atock
Charleston
Willmington
Norfolk
Toston
Aimor
Otal
Memphis
I Serta
Middline
Louta
Meee
Kustont Bidaitas
van Lomaenta
Anton
Tock
Anten
Satock
Atlanta
Ralls Suisettae
Recelpin
Anne
Eales
Aales
Bond Market Sees Upward Trend Across Rail and Treasury
Bond prices rose amid stock market strength and easy money. Rail liens led gains with low and mid price issues, while UK issues reached year highs. US government bonds stayed firm as brief blocks of rail mortgages traded. Brooklyn Edison issued $25 million was over-subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Kingdom
Brazil
United States
Treasury
Katy
Mortengea
Chicuzo
Eastern Illinois
Kanaas City
Southern
Norfolk and Western
New York Edison
Goodyear Ss
Brooklyn Edison
Bank Clearings in Atlanta Rise in October
Atlanta bank clearings for the month just ended totaled 291381, up 4819 from October 1929, per the Atlanta Clearing House association. The ten month total ahead of last year signals a healthy fall business and a strong year ahead. October figures exceed last year and top the decade, with 1919 and 1920 providing historical peaks.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Association
Markets at a Glance as Stocks Rise and Commodities Move
The market summary shows New York stocks led by standard industrials with strong advances while bonds hold steady. Foreign exchange remains firm and cotton, sugar, and coffee show varied movements amid bearish crop estimates and favorable weather for corn. Wheat and cattle are uneven, hogs drift, and mercantile notes list prices for cotton and oils with multiple futures quotes and nearby month activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Kingdom
Chicago
Detroit Edison uses new general and refunding mortgage
The Detroit Edison company adopts a new general and refunding mortgage of 12.5 million dollars to finance growth. It creates an open yet safeguarded lien allowing issued bonds as earnings justify, with varied maturities and series to avoid old limits. The scheme reflects a shift in utility financing toward flexible capital structures amid rapid expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Edison Company
Detroit Edison
Dia
Pen Lion
N.Y. Evening Post, Inc
U S Daily Cotton Review Falls in Open on New York Market
The New York Cotton Exchange opened with declines of 12 to 17 points as December futures dipped to about 23.40 cents and settled near 22.88 cents, compared with 24.34 cents yesterday. New Orleans December futures closed at 24.94 cents, with spot markets showing middling at 2.85 to 2.85 cents. Spot sales across 10 markets totaled 7,598 today, with 31,024 yesterday and 16,198 a year ago, while demand from northern mills remained fair and southern inquiry was fairly active amid easier Memphis territory conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
South
T. Y
Iiger
All Saints
Washington
New York Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Southern
Memphis
Livingston & CO
Mooihet
DI Pool
Halones
London
Hubbard Bros. & Co
Ewaler Undertone
Whitch
Ava
U.S curb market gains amid varied price movements
New York October 31 A rally in Prairie Oil and Gas and several industrials led to mixed gains in the curb market. United Bakeries climbed to 145 before easing to 141, Ward Baking rose, and Public offering of Theremodyne Radio was heavily oversubscribed amid strong utility activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ecole
Prairie Oi and Gas
Common
Imperial of Canada
Ohio Oil
Standard Oil
Tadiana
Ohio and
Southern Pipe Line
United Bakeriea
Ward Baking B
Tower Radio
American Power and Light
Building Permits Top One Million in October
City records show October permitting near 1.3 million dollars driven by a 400000 dollar apartment project and a 175000 dollar garage. Building Inspector C. Bowen notes two large permits boosted totals over September by more than 100000, with several sizable projects possible this month and annual totals likely to exceed the 1923 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. 3. Bowen
Bowen
Underwood speaks to City Club on Chest need
E Marvin Underwood was principal speaker at the City Club meeting in the Gray Room Piedmont Hotel on Friday at 1 oclock. He explained the conditions behind the Community Chest movement and its value as a civic factor for Atlanta. Mel Hunter, president of the organization, presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Marvin Underwood
City Club
Gray
Piedmont Hotel
Umberwon
Atlanta
Mel Hunter
White Potatoes and London Money Market Note
A brief item notes October market activity with mentions of white potatoes and London money rates. It mentions fenison and a 7 percent figure tied to M Bar wives, reflecting a fragmented OCR entry without clear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fenison
Tourists Begin Fall Run on Cotton Belt Highway
The fall tourist season starts as visitors use the Cotton Belt route through Toombs County. Signs and increased traffic indicate growing use of the highway by travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
South Dakota
Michigan
Lyang
Wisconemaneiea
Cotton Belt
Toombs
Wenund
Martin Cotton Man Samel Martin Dies in Atlanta
Funeral services for Samel Martin, longtime Atlanta cotton executive and vice president of the Atlanta Commercial Exchange, were held at the Piedmont Avenue residence. Died Thursday at 984 Piedmont Avenue of heart disease. survived by widow, son J Bowie Martin, and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samel Martin
Atlanta
Cotton Storage Finance Company
Atlanta Commercial Exchange
J. 8. Akers
Piedmont Avenue
Martin
New York
John I. Inman
Southeast
Robert A. Smythe
Exchange
Briday
Capital City Club
Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church
B. R. Lacey, Jr
Tombstones to mark fatal auto crashes in Chicago
Chicago officials plan blue tombstone signs on lampposts at sites of traffic deaths to curb speed. The mayoral safety commission endorses the plan, Boy Scouts will install the 12 by 15 foot markers, with the first set to rise Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mayor's Safety Commission
Boy Scouts
Madame Louise Dotti Dies at 79 in New Word
Mrs William R K Swift of Cincinnati, once famed as Madame Louise Dotti, died at St Luke's Hospital in New Word on October 31. The 79 year old performer was a notable figure in the musical world and known for her stage name Dotti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam RK. Swift
Cinenati
Madame Louise Dotti
St. Luke's Hospital
Madama 43
Mambhaw
Wheat Market Rebounds on Eastern Buying and Weather
Chicago October 31 buying by eastern interests sparked a wheat market upturn after earlier weakness. December rose to 141 3 4 while May moved to 147 1 2 as corn faltered and oats joined the gains. Dry weather in major belt regions and Russian export hesitancy supported the advance, though late-session profit taking limited top prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
ROV
Board of Trade
Immnac
Berlin
Cash Grain Prices and Wheat Futures Amid Market Fluctuations
The listing shows cash grain quotes for wheat No 2 and No 3, white and red varieties, oats and corn with assorted prices and delivery months. Notes indicate futures for December and May contracts, with regional references and dates around October, reflecting a volatile grain market.
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Raneag City
Toms
Consolidation of Pacific system via bond issue
The Southern Pacific plans to merge with the El Paso and Southwestern through $24,400,000 of five percent 20 year bonds and $25,000,000 of capital stock creating a large rail system. The deal expands assets by over $33,000,000 and broadens reach to include routes toward Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
el Paso
Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Ste
Chic
Ruck Tsland
D'ncific
Pase
Market Notes Mixed as Prices Reach Seasonal Highs
The market showed broad activity with many new highs across steel, can, and related metals as prices moved upward in a brisk session. Trade sources reported strong demand, steady to firm closes, and some profit-taking that did not shift the underlying upward trend while discussing election-related uncertainty and its impact on volumes.
Day in Finance Notes Post Election Odds and Market Moves
Lending stocks rise as traders cover shorts ahead of the election. American Can, General Electric, United States Steel and Baldwin lead gains. Woolworth reports October earnings above prior year and plans a Havana store run from Atlanta. Forecasts warn of gasoline shortages by 1930 and steel price shifts amid anticipated post election activity.
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New York
Coolidge
American Can
General Electric
United States Steel Corporation
Baldwin
Wall Street
Wilson
Europe
Harding
University of Birmingham
London
Steel Corporation
Woolworth
Havana
Atlanta
United States
Canada
Club Boys of Newton Sell 55 Bales Cotton Off Experiment Tracts
Covington Ga October 21 Forty four bales of cotton grown by Newton County Boys Cotton club members sold at public auction at the public square at one to two cents above market. Eleven bales sold before. Newton Cotton Mill bought the crop with President Turner bidding. Sixty nine members carried through the project on 50 acres yielding five bales of cotton around 500 pounds each. Highest yield 1 92 5 pounds seed cotton by Leonard Davis Mansfield. Weevil control used calcium arsenate dust and 600 pounds of 10 fertilizer at planting. About $9 000 involved. each boy drew a check from the Bank of Covington. Club members list includes numerous Newton County boys. Hardeman Makes Address Lyons October 31 Judge R N Hardeman delivered an address on shy win ta mhuwaht at the watchdog church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Newton County Boys’ Cotton Club
J. W. Harwell
Bank of
Newton County
Newton Cotton Mill
Turner
Leonard Davis
Mansfie
Finmit Adams, Jr
Mansfield
Robinson
College No
B. G. Walker
Board of Trade
Troy
Hardeman
Lyons
R. N. Hardeman
Toombs County
Wathodiot Ehiech
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Associated Drygonods
Sears-Stoebuck
General Baking
Union Tank Car
U. 8
Virginnia Railway & Power
Mexican Seaboard Oil
NEW_ ORLEANS
Dan
Hester’s Weekly Cotton Statement
Wang Rast
F.o.b
Lanierk
Cece
Department of Agriculture
T. R. Cantler
Incharte
Attala
Northport
Ala
Selma
Oruskegee
Ald
Carrollten
Cartereville
Columbus
Atriet
Atrich
Coriton
UGE
Bates
Paul Willard Garrett
A Eats
U. S. Daily Cotton Review
Mme. Dotti
Cash Grain
Maries
Rio
Timie
Wall Street Briefs
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Calumet and
Heekla Consolidated
Copper Company
Studebaker Corporation
Frederick 8. Fish
8 Steel Corporation
Labor Party
Tidewater Oil Campany
Fenner & Beane
Cromore
Fameux
Eleibouy
Tivertinol
Eboord
Port & Flagg
ORVI
Bros. & CO
Ortoner
Apo
Cenensy Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commissian For
Gulf Porte
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gardena
Ananad
Cmc
Glasgow
Barry
Lauiser
Good
East
Denissivania Svalen
Svera
Nrevinna
Barnum
Club Boys of
Newton
Hosa’ Cotton Club
J.oughn
Frank Hardeman
J. Chestnunt
Wallace
Frank Thompson
Rutae Horton
Hiram Keares
Robert Hatever
Herbert Coser
Herman Cosey
Clint Adama
Neubit Freeman
Howant Finkard
Vaciton Harwell
Nelly Spears
Bill Alkes
Clarke Stewart
W. C. Fone
Emmit Pope
Sadie Mask
Albert Carden
William Domemus
Ernest Dowd
Crawford Rainwater
Newbit Fisher
Felix King
James Carden
Stewart Thempeua
Max Almon
B. K. Tagerle
Huy Tueple
Buford Jones
Ray Epps
Herbert Corley
Scales Bel
Leroy Lawrence
Seale Harwell
Lannard Davis
Robertuan Malone
Artie Elliodton
Nam Reagan
Arcule Elington
Hubert Borers
Ernest Boyd
J. Mitcham
Boyken Hotertson
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