The Local Markets Cotton Price Today
Cotton trading at 13.06 cents per pound with best quality noted. Local markets report firm demand and steady prices across the bale grades as merchants monitor futures and weekly volume.
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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
5
Cotton trading at 13.06 cents per pound with best quality noted. Local markets report firm demand and steady prices across the bale grades as merchants monitor futures and weekly volume.
A long list of advertisements offers harnesses tobacco fireworks and farm equipment for sale and rent. Notices cover seed cotton buying, eye care by Dr H Smith, theatre nights, an auction sale in Sandy Ridge, real estate and livestock listings, insurance and repairs, premiums for prepaying the paper, and varying goods from groceries to office supplies.
A dense local roundup reports social visits and travel, moved by families from Monroe to Charlotte and Marshville, a public speaker announcement in Stallings, a deputy clerk change, a child’s death, family reunions, and a gold nugget find. It notes school events, church activities, and a Christmas theater sale, with numerous small notices on lost goods, marriages, and local business shifts amid town life. Local cotton receipts total 23,840 bales across Monroe, Marshville, Waxhaw, Wingate, and Indian Trail.
A bustling sale notice from John B Simpson & Co highlights Christmas groceries with shelled walnuts raisins cocoanuts dried fruits and Beech-nut jellies at reduced prices. Also features a public auction notice for J A Gulledge real estate in Union county with four tracts described and sheriff sale details.
Mrs Lizzie Helms widow of L A Helms of Buford township died last Thursday night at age 76 from old age complications. Burial was at New Hope with services by Rev. Steele. Survived by four sons A L Helms J F Helms H A Helms and Prof T Helms of Mullens S C and daughter Mrs Ben Cook. Brother Mr Richard son and sister Mrs J F Doster noted.
The Central Methodist church board of stewards met last night and elected BR. F. Houston as Chairman to succeed W. H. Phifer who resigned after serving thirty years. The board also selected C. B. Adams as Secretary, J. W. Lane as Treasurer, and W. B. Brown as Assistant Treasurer.
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