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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
4
English cables buoyed sentiment as New York markets opened with widespread selling by wire houses and commission houses. The session showed heavy activity and broad moves across leading stocks as traders reacted to early news.
Special to The Georgian from Decatur Alabama reports over 20000 bales of cotton lying in the yards of the Decatur Cotton Compress Company. The cotton covers five acres and is valued at more than $1,000,000. The piece notes price movements and market activity in New York futures, with flux in prices and strong selling by some buyers, reflecting market conditions in the South.
Private wires from New York describe a vast merchandise flow draining into the market as delays in transport ease and shippers push for earlier service. New Orleans reports Liverpool prices lower, with cotton sales at 14,000 bales, while spinners accept current prices with lower levels anticipated. Market sentiment signals liquidated shorts and quick covering ahead of spot trends as weather shifts toward northwest Texas showers and cooler, unsettled conditions.
New Orleans market notes mixed prices across fruits vegetables meats and staples. Reports on cotton futures reference export demand and government stocks while commodity prices show declines in coffee and flour with detailed grain and produce listings.
The sporadic OCR fragment notes cotton market terms such as middling uplands and prices around 5 and 10 with references to quantities like 5,790 and 10,000. It mentions locations and traders in garbled form, yielding partial market activity without clear date or full entities.
The dispatch notes grain markets with wheat weak on gelatinous expectations and May contracts down. It cites government winter wheat condition around 661 and forecasts a harvest outcome similar to last year, plus a larger total carryover. Shipments and breadstuff totals are listed, with emphasis on corn prospects and Antwerp market expectations.
The New York Sun reports a strong stock market amid hopes of treasury relief. Traders in London and New York pushed prices higher as money conditions improved, with hefty buying by London houses and a surge in call money to 12 percent, prompting reactions in broad market activity.
Wheat prices closed steady with losses from 3 8 to 5 8 cents. Corn fell 1 4 to 8 8 cents, oats down 1 4 to 3 8 cents. Provisions eased modestly. Early selling depressed wheat before stronger demand pushed some buys, with coaching business reported at 48 000 bushels and 150 000 bushels of oats. Seaboard receipts showed 702 000 bushels of wheat and 683 000 bushels of corn. futures activity mixed against prior week.
Grain receipts and daily movements for wheat and corn show varied activity. Wheat receipts reach 302000 bushels with several prior periods and comparisons, while corn movement totals 945000 bushels with today’s totals and week over week and year over year contrasts. Continuous price changes are noted as lower or unchanged with specific categories indicating shifts in demand and supply.
The high pressure moves eastward bringing much colder conditions to the eastern cotton belt and Atlantic coast into New England, while a northwest low pressure system lifts temperatures between the Mississippi and the Rockies. Rain hits the Pacific coast with snow in the northern Rocky Mountains. little to no precip east of the Rockies. Mostly fair, with rising temps tonight and Thursday.
Weather data brief notes temperatures and rainfall figures taken at 8 a m on the 5th, listing daily minimum and maximum readings with rainfall amounts.
Forecast notes warmer temperatures in northern Georgia with unsettled conditions. Expect showers, winds shifting to southeast at times, with gusts and possible cooler nights. Regional outlook includes western Florida, Alabama, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, with generally warmer spells midweek.
The memo from New York and Dow Jones notes expectations of tighter call money trading as borrowers lead the market. It reports talks for nine months on Mexican Central control sale and potential consolidation with the National Railway of Mexico. Copper stocks in London remain strong with robust buying activity.
New York reports suggest traders forecast a larger cotton crop than government estimates, with some predicting up to 1,200,000 bales more than projected. Market sentiment remains bearish as spinners may curb demand, while some insist on a higher 12,544,000 bale world output. Liverpool's cable is weaker and metals hold steady.
Fragmentary OCR lists car models and dealers in Minnesota and the Northwest. Details are unclear but indicate a weekly roundup of vehicle arrivals, specific makes and models not readable. The item reads like a stray shopping note with partial regional references and no discernible events or totals.
Stocks opened generally higher with some gains in key issues. Arbitrage brokers noted about 20,000 shares traded as investors sought profits from recent advances. Mixed guidance from rail and industrial issues followed, with several strong spots observed among Northern Pacific and Colorado fuel issues.
New York reports show continued money tightness with call rates near 11 percent and Treasury operations at 000 since Friday. Prices reflect caution as speculative interest shrinks, while foreign markets report strong money and gold movement. Traders absorb today’s selling and adverse factors, with no rush to unload long stock positions.
Mining stocks brief notes on a Tecumach matter site and Mohawk titanium listing with price or status unclear, reflecting a condensed market update from the period.
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