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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
12
Atlantan witnesses recount the Alabama Tech game celebration in Birmingham. The stunt titled tech funeral featured an undertaker, a rented hearse draped with team colors, six student pallbearers, a hired band playing funeral dirges, and a solemn procession by the entire student body through city streets.
Auburn eyes the final game of the first half of the season after the Clemson match. Starkville’s strong Aggies, averaging 182 pounds, pose a tough test with captain Xinney as the lightest man. Arnold’s absence weakened Auburn’s scoring, Hairston stepping in as signals man. Auburn aims for better team play and smoother scoring while defending solidly as no foe has produced more than one flat down against them this year.
A dinner in honor of George Stallings, manager of the Augusta team, is set for tonight in Augusta Georgia. The event marks recognition by local officials and fans, with attendees planning speeches and remarks on the season.
The Jackets conducted a hard practice yesterday at Grantfield ahead of the Virginia Military Institute game on Saturday. Most regulars rested with light practice, while scrubs and backups worked hard, moving the ball with sharp forward passing. Hugh Mauck joined practice without a uniform, and several injured players wore tags but participated lightly.
The Tar Heels employed a so called Princeton shift against Georgia that baffled many observers. Coaches credit Logan Cunningham, former Princeton star and coach, with devising the tactic. The plan, likened to a Minnesota shift, proved effective as North Carolina hosts Georgia in a forthcoming event with Cornel J. Hice Smith as toastmaster. 8 plates limited to 225.
New Orleans reports a continued drop in cotton prices with January bids at 7.10 and spot prices around 6. The decline is linked to insurers avoiding freight risks to neutral ports, reducing export movement. Weather favors picking, gathering nearing end in Louisiana, and large receipts at Memphis and Houston add uncertainty over offerings. New York notes by laws amendments at the Cotton Exchange and plans to take over old contracts, while markets drift easterward and farmers resist prices below six cents. Domestic mills buy modest amounts for immediate needs.
Damaged OCR notes announce cotton movement with nation wide receipts and stocks across New Orleans, Galveston, Norfolk and other ports. It lists middling prices, weekly and season totals, interior movement in Houston Memphis Augusta St Louis Cincinnati and other hubs, plus Liverpool and New York price commentary and financials.
Corrected by Oglesby Gregory Company and White Provision Co. provide detailed quotations for groceries and provisions in Atlanta. The list covers canned goods, meats, dairy, baking, flour, feed, and live market prices with many specific items and per unit costs. Market conditions note steady to slightly lower hog receipts and price ranges for beef and pork.
Chicago news reports an enlarged offer from large holders driving wheat lower on October 20, with prices closing 1% to 1% lower and corn and oats modestly down. Bearish sentiment shifted after a first break, but European buying offered some bulls a lift while rains eased corn. Provisions showed mixed to weak trade with hog prices down earlier, and cash wheat quoted No 2 red at 1 14 ½ to 1 15 ¾, corn No 2 yellow 74 to 75 ½, oats 48 48 ½.
Dry goods markets in New York on October 20 showed a quiet trading day with prices easing. Demand was soft in want products and slow in clothing and cutting trades. silk trading also subdued amid the overall lull in business.
Chicago dispatch reports the canning and side departments of major packers operating day and night to fill European war demand. About 3,000 extra workers joined in a week as packers say their hides are fully contracted and orders will exhaust normal November supply.
New York reports heavy finance talks in Washington between British finance ministers and U.S. Treasury officials. Outcomes could affect foreign exchange and the reopening of London and New York stock exchanges, with ongoing cotton pool negotiations facing a federal reserve board hurdle. London exchange rates slip while U.S. money markets show mixed, and commodity sectors like steel and copper trend lower amid uncertain policy actions.
An advertisement from Gibraltar Brokerage Co trades in wheat market activity. It claims 10,000 bushels wheat can be bid on with small option-price moves yielding $100 for 1 cent, $203 for 2 cents, and so on. The call is to write for literature. Located at 744 Gibraltar Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
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