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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
2
Wall Street showed a bullish mood with steady early cotton prices and late month gains. Trading featured January cotton around 7.60 on firm Wall Street support, with weather and frost fears influencing yields and export demand shaping near-term activity.
The New Orleans market for spot cotton remained very steady with improved spinnner demand and sellers offering at firmer prices. Reports from Liverpool and the Beers Cotton Letter note mixed movements, with scarce buyers and potential declines tied to frost forecasts and stock levels.
The Manchester Market notes dull activity in cloth with limited inquiry and steady yarns. Murphy & Co. reports indicate mixed conditions across markets, with frost and weather affecting reports, while prices show modest movement and receipts projected around 53,000 to 67,000.
The report shows weekly curl of cotton takings and exports with rises in northern mills and declines in overall season totals. World visible supply totals and regional forecasts from New Orleans and Opelika note unsettled November weather, open bolls, and a cautious push toward lower prices as merchants hold back and buyers await price dips.
Hubbard Bros. & Co. report on English and continental traders and a volatile Liverpool market. American arbitrage buying and sharp fluctuations with January contracts influenced by large New Orleans receipts. Southern weather and port arrivals noted. market closes barely steady after mixed early gains and losses.
Sea Island cotton figures from Savannah and Charleston show receipts totaling 2,892 with 3,999 sales and 1,6621 exports, plus Charleston data of 522 receipts, 75 exports and 398 sales with stock at 1,809, as of November 15.
In New York on November 15 professional bears pressed to push prices down but evidence showed covering of shorts and renewed buying, aided by strong readings in Metropolitan Street Railway Manhattan and Brooklyn Transit. Reading stocks rose, copper shares recovered, and speculative buying supported gains amid improving money market conditions and easing gold pressures from London. Banks expected a cash gain as weekly receipts rose, while total stock sales reached 674,600 shares with mixed results across major issues.
W. E. Small & Co reports buying momentum in Readings and Erles, Pacifics, and industrials with shorts covering. Readings dominate traders, while money bids and potential favorable bank statement bolster bullish sentiment. Western Union and Alton show irregular activity amid broad gains across Metro Polit an Street Railway and Manhattan with varied reactions in copper and gas stocks.
Terrible feed shortages lift wheat feeding and cash demand in Minneapolis. Prices rise on strong cash markets with flour and bran costs up. Export sales tally 500000 bushels wheat and 120000 oats as futures stay firm. Wheat and corn advance amid light offerings and buying by commission houses. oats strong with country bids. Provisions weaken on packing demand with large sellers including Armour and Swift. regional prices quoted in Atlanta Cincinnati New York and Chicago with lard bacon and pork steady to softer.
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