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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1899
Page
9
Private dispatch reports lower preliminary cotton crop estimates. acreage and yield projections show contraction. Analysts note a potential final crop under nine million bales, with shipments and futures in New York and port markets reacting despite steady or uneven prices.
New York November 4 The cotton market showed marked bull progress amid general buying. Early declines turned to strength as foreign buying and Wall Street demand grew. A government crop estimate of 9,000,000 bales buoyed sentiment, pushing prices up and keeping futures firm through the day with limited declines later in the session.
New York November 14 prices of stocks moved widely on the trading floor with net changes near fractions and many gains led by General Electric and Consolidated Gas. London buying supported the advance while a May decline in money rates limited further rises. ample funds and a heavy cotton and bond activity followed, with erratic moves across rail and industrial issues and a note on treasury liquidity.
Stock and bond quotations list various issues with prices and descriptions. Includes state and railroad bonds and stocks such as Atlanta and Charleston lines, with values ranging around 100 and referenced years 1909 1910. Mentions Savannah Atlanta Columbus and Georgia lines, with a focus on municipal and railroad securities.
The Commercial Advertiser's London cablegram notes markets cheerless then weaken on denser money fears. Premiums, exchanges, and large sums moved. Southern Paris gains cited. New York markets opened thin with steady undertone, then drifted on profit taking and short selling.
Chicago market reports show wheat trading weak at open on Argentine crop expectations, then firming on shorts covering. Prices in Liverpool and Chicago edged higher in late session. corn and oats followed wheat lower with mixed futures and rising supplies. Provisions eased as hogs and lard fell, with domestic receipts and exports cited. analysts expect sizable export shipments next year.
Wheat prices in Liverpool steady with spot values dull for No 1 northern spring and red winter. Futures quote December 55?d, March 5s 9d, May 5s 14d. spot American mixed steady with old steady, futures unchanged: December 38s 4d.
Naval Stores in Savannah and Wilmington on November 14 show turpentine steady with receipts and small exports. Rosin firms report varied receipts, prices around 1.75 to 1.00 per hundred weight, with steady or unchanged markets in Charleston and other ports.
The New York metal markets show renewed weakness with tin at multi month lows. Copper remains dull around $17 a pound with bids near $26.50 for tin. Lead sits around $4.62 to $4.75 a pound with traders quoting $4.40 for typical price. A separate bulletin from St Louis notes lead at about 45.44 cents and spot prices near $60.
Market notes list prices for flour grain and meal at Atlanta and New York with multiple grades and weights. Also reports on futures for flour wheat corn and oats from Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati with spot and futures values and price movements.
Market reports across Atlanta Chicago New York and Cincinnati on November 14 and November 4 show varied prices for pork, lard, bacon and dry salt meats. Prices include boxed side ribs 6 to 6.5 percent, sugar cured hams at 11 to 1844, lard 4.50 to 5.22, and pork steam values around 4.90 to 9.00 with steady or easy markets.
Atlanta fields report steady demand for butter and produce with prices on onions, cabbages, nuts, and tea in mid November. Oysters and groceries cited alongside cotton, sugar, and syrup markets. New York open prices dipped, later firming with activity as European markets influenced trade. Live stock markets show mixed cattle, hogs, and sheep trends from Chicago and St Pauls.
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