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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
3
Edwin P. Ansley Real Estate offers a five room bungalow on a 110 by 250 foot lot at East Lake. The residence features a reception hall with a brick fireplace, a nice bath, bedrooms and servant's room, good chicken houses and runs, and a garage. Lot shaded by large oaks, near club house and car line. Price three thousand dollars with terms.
J fl. EWING manages the sales department with PAUL F VOSE as assistant manager. Jo W. Mayson C. Little E. Hardeman W. B. McCain a. A. Doonan Ww. F. Manry J. Ilope Tigner are listed as staff. Phones Bell 1304 and Atl 363 provided for contact.
Argo, Jester & Co reports sentiment bullish for cotton with limited 1 percent offerings and potential for a large advance. Coffee futures opened higher with 14,000 bags traded and a steady tone after initial gains. London and Paris financials show firmer equities, Bank of England reserve shifts, and treasury and currency data amid a broad market backdrop.
In New York on September 16 the cotton market showed wild swings with an early gain followed by a sharp reaction, finally closing barely steady with a net gain of about 2 to 3 points. Spot markets in the South were unchanged to higher, New Orleans and Houston reports varied, and receipts for the day numbered in the tens of thousands of bales.
New York opening shows strength in cotton goods with demand for prints for foreign shipments. Slower demand for raw silk. cotton linings popular. Liverpool closes higher with 16,000 bales traded. Cotton seed and spot notes show firm prices amid speculative buying. New Orleans reports refined cotton oil prices. Money markets steady. foreign exchange weak but bills steady. Boston stocks list various mining and commodity prices with miscellaneous produce quotes.
A day of heavy trading pushed stocks higher with United States Steel Union Pacific and Reading leading. Reading saw profit digestion limiting moves while US Steel advanced on strong demand and large offerings. Copper stocks gained modestly amid European stock buildup and talks of a major banking accord lifting market confidence.
Wheat prices held firm with No 2 red western winter at 7s 64d and futures steady. September 73 6d, December to 6d, March 7s 74d. Corn spot steady, American mixed via Galveston at 6s 4d, futures quiet with October and December bids noted.
Short price list ad from J. K. Orr Shoe Co. Red Seal Shoe Factory Atlanta notes items Easy Street King Bee Yours Truly with prices from three-fifty to five dollars.
Hubbard Bros and Co of Hanover Square New York solicit orders for purchase and sale of cotton for future delivery. Direct wire service. Correspondence invited across New York New Orleans Liverpool and Chicago exchanges.
Kansas City market reports show cattle and hog receipts and steady to weak trends. Lambs, muttons, and prices are listed with ranges for native and western stock, plus feeder and calf values. Copper and tin markets rise in New York and London, with London wool and pheepskina sale summaries and mixed provision prices from Chicago and St Louis.
New York dispatch notes cotton prices easing from 67.5 to 61 with severe deterioration across the middle southern and southwestern belt. Reports describe puny sickly plants unable to withstand heat and drought, with many bolls short and damaged by weevil in Texas Louisiana and Mississippi.
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