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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
9
September 13 reports in New Orleans show active buying lifting December contracts to 1080 late trading with prices near session highs. Bulls push prices to the day’s peak, driven by dry goods demand, export hopes, and bullish crop outlooks while profit-taking limits gains and spot values climb to 40.36 cents.
New York September 13 Special The foundation of strength and advance in Liverpool last week and today is the receipt of advices from English buyers in Texas on the disruption of the crop. Belief in these statements from English buyers prompts firmness and a sharp price rise here. Prices advanced about thirty points as crop reports from reliable sources remain trusted. At the Algolot market since the war began this market has not reached the April peak. Diplomatic troubles arise from unforeseen factors, yet cotton is expected to sell higher to meet demand for cotton goods. New York September 14 Special General buying characterized today and prices advanced about twenty points. Strong demand and reduced supply of contracts boosted values, with Texan reports indicating a ready market for options fueling price rise. Spot strength has spurred a buying push across markets and a shift away from spot demand is expected to temper the rise.
Tabled cotton movement shows Fort Movement New Orleans and other ports detailing middling receipts sales and stock levels. Totals include Today and Total for Work and Lemmon movement with shipments exports and stock tallies across major ports and minor ports.
Steel securities led a choppy session as trading steadied then gained on optimism over Washington Berlin arbitration points and new large foreign orders for steel and iron. United States Steel and GM advanced while railway shares fluctuated. sterling remained unsettled and bonds showed irregular pricing.
The list details bonds and securities including New York issues, Panama Canal related coupons, and several railroad names such as American Cotton, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reading, Southern Pacific, and Northern Pacific. It notes bids, offers, and registered statuses with various coupon and 4s notes among a dense, unstructured market summary.
The eighth annual National Association of Building Owners and Managers convention starts this morning at 10 o clock in the Piedmont hotel assembly hall. Real estate dealers architects builders and contractors from across the country attend lectures on building management and technical topics. Entertainment events include a Forsyth theater party and a Stone Mountain barbecue requiring registration and a fee.
September 13 reports an easier market tone with stable prices. Rough rice receipts totaled 19270 units, with 7628 in rough, 1928 clean, and 7451 sacks sold. Honduras deliveries included 2EGI priced at 10911 pockets clean Honduras at By OG.
The Atlanta building week started with numerous issued permits for repair work. Opening day total reached 18,358 dollars and eleven day total 14,827, up from last September. Builders predict continued gains through the year. National Hat Co. obtained 8,000 for plant repairs at 17 Trinity Ave. R M Walker is in charge, with HR Black also repairing a fire damaged two story at the corner of Austin Avenue and Ivy Street. Frohsin store remodeled storefront at 50 Whitehall Street. Residence permits rise, including a one story ten room dwelling planned by D Butler.
The notice lists a variety of business references including jewelry repair, professional cards, and attorney offices. It mentions Bell Bain moving from 119 Peachtree SE to 150 Peachires St and cites addresses in Atlanta. It lists lawyers Brewster Howell Jr Hugh M Dorsey Arthur Heymen Dorsay and Brewster Howell Heyman and notes Oct 20 DOT TAB 210. Long distance telephone numbers 3023 Zoi4 and 3025 AVanta.
A jumble of help wanted notices from various fields including barber trades electrical lamps sales and solicitors positions. Ads seek trained workers and apprentices with references, offering wages and flexible hours, plus opportunities in navy, newspapers routes, and teaching agencies. Some lines request applicants to write or apply in person, with addresses and contact details scattered throughout.
A flood of late and partial Situation Wanted notices appears in The Constitution including bookkeepers clerks shipping clerks and foremen. Many entries request references and indicate willingness to relocate or take promotions. Ads express varied experience from seven years in bookkeeping to farm superintendents and general office work.
A distressed classified note seeks a female stenographer to provide shorthand at short notice. The ad requests payment in advance and delivery at the Constitution office. It hints at three ten minute sessions and invites any reasonable offer, citing Ready Vovition and PADS but remains vague and fragmented.
A fragmented plea listing numerous lost possessions, including a brown leather handbag with papers and a Georgia bank book, a gold watch, a black card case, and a red Morocco pocketbook. Each entry offers rewards and contact details in Atlanta areas near Peachtree Street, Decatur, and Ivy locations.
Classified notices reveal job seekers, mainly widows or single women, offering skills as governesses, companions, stenographers, or cooks. They list ages around late twenties to seventies, locations from New York to Providence, and wishes for travel, steady pay, and references. Some ads claim experience in nursing, child education, or clerical work, with short meeting hours and varied salaries.
A dense for sale and wanted classified page lists multiple items and notices for sale including furniture appliances safes dining sets and ovens. It also shows miscellaneous wanted items and medical and personal service notes with references to locations in Atlanta. The jumble mentions addresses Auburn Avenue Pryor Street and similar local points alongside prices and contact hints. Includes secondhand goods and miscellaneous offers with phone references and partial product descriptions.
A fragmented antique page shows business cards and small notices for shipping moving and home services in Atlanta and nearby, with companies such as Belle Isle Mogspor Transfer Co and various repair and painting firms. It lists addresses and phone-like numbers, suggesting a classifieds style directory segment.
Fragmentary registry style listing mentions a maternity sanitarium private home site at 629 Pryor Street and 4203 Mat ernity Sanitar ium, with notes on infants for adoption and confidential private matters. Also references morphine cure and medical notes in a damaged OCR fragment.
Auction notice for Southern Auction and Sale Company at 4g South Prylor to buy or sell household furniture items including couches and chairs. Customer items include various furniture pieces awaiting sale or purchase. Event details are incomplete due to damaged text but indicate an auction setting and listed address.
Independent Motor Car Co at 330 Peachtree St promotes buy and sell options for slightly used cars with fast cash. May feature 1974 Cadillac in good condition and various trade offers across multiple listings.
An array of auto repair and parts businesses listed in a dated Atlanta area notice. Firms such as John M. Smitit Co and Warehouses advertise painting, re-tapping, radiators, fenders, lamps, and wheels repairs. Mentions include Myrtle Street, Whitemale Street, and Wood Avenue with service claims and phone references.
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