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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1907
Page
5
The year 1906 closes with unprecedented prosperity across Atlanta and its banks. Clearings rose by 50 to 100 million, banks offer 3 to 4 percent savings interest, and the cotton crop yields fair prices. National and state business boomed, reducing speculation in farming towns as the economy remains strong into 1907.
The Herald analyzes the cotton market, noting near term pressure on near months, shifts by local shorts, and a January delivery tilt. It cites delivery notices for about 75 000 bales and ongoing U S visible supply concerns, with prices firming then easing as bulls and bears adjust.
Pupils of Atlanta public schools return to classes Wednesday after a ten day break. The city’s school population reached about 15 000 this season, with growth expected second half. The Pryor Street school nears completion to provide more seating, and plans cover additional applicants at both Boys and Girls high schools.
The market list shows varied poultry prices including Pekin ducks geese and turkeys with per pound rates, assorted game items such as quail and rabbits, and fruits and vegetables including lemons bananas apples and cabbage. Also listed are staples like flour grain and provisions with regional notes on stock quality and pack sizes.
Miss Isoline Campbell hosts a grand Tuesday afternoon box party in honor of Miss Agnew Gray and Master R O Campbell Jr. After the matinee guests traveled to the hostess home where many young people joined the gathering. The Campbell residence is festively decorated with cut flowers and holiday red bells.
Partial OCR lists groceries and prices with many unreadable terms including fish and coffee lines. The fragment shows items like salmon cocoa evaporated milk and jars with prices around one dollar plus, suggesting a midcentury market ledger snapshot with unclear quantities and brands.
Coastal note lists Cotton Exchange members and brokers in New Orleans at Carondelet and Gravier Streets. It mentions Homaton Cotton, New Orleans Brokers' Association, New Orleans and Boards of Trade, and private wires to New York and Chicago through Bache & Co and Bartlett, Frazer & Carrington.
Reports from Chatta hoochee Brick Company and Milltown Lumber Company camps describe convicts receiving generous Christmas dinners with turkey roasts cigars and trimmings. Prison rules ban work on Christmas yet praise for camp leadership and contentment among long imprisoned inmates is noted.
A surprise party honored Chief Ryan at the Oakland City home of Marshall Ryan and his wife. Guests enjoyed piano music by Taylor Cochran and Georgia Northrop, fruit refreshments, and dancing. Attending were BE Ryan, Dora Ryan, Maude Jones, Peter Ryan, Dr. Martin, Benjamin Cochran, Charles A Jones and others.
Mr Leonidas F Hancock hosted a handsome New Year celebration Monday evening at his parents home on Forrest avenue. Guests included many Misses and Messrs as they danced and enjoyed refreshments amid holiday decorations and Southern smilax.
Personal mentions list local residents visiting relatives and friends in various cities. Names include Miss Rosalie Howell Miss Mae Scott Miss Laura Payne Miss Josie Blackdell Mrs. Robert FE Park and others. The column notes trips and guests in Atlanta and nearby towns with multiple households hosting visitors.
Ground floor Gould Building advertises Cottor Stocks Bonds and Grain market services. Daily marketter and market manual union application noted with limited readable text.
Miss Kitty Thornton of LaGrange visits Miss Sadie Morris in Atlanta. Mrs Charter Co Giddings and family return from Florida. Laurie Dixon daughter of Thomas Dixon and Alma Pierce visit en route to Athens for Lucy Robb School. Mrs Thoman J Lyon visits Chicago for ten days. J Glascock Mayo returns to University of Georgia from holidays. Mrs Rutherford Lipscomb returns from Athens. Sanford Rust returns from New Orleans. Carol Weathers returns from South Carolina. Oren Jackson involved with Piedmont engagements. Albert Clower of New Orleans visits Atlanta.
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