The Galveston Cotton Exchange

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf market
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:New_Orleans_Cotton_Exchange
gptkbp:associatedWith Cotton_industry
gptkbp:connects Railroad expansion
gptkbp:contributedTo Texas_economy
gptkbp:dissolved 1921
gptkbp:established 1845
gptkbp:function Facilitated cotton trading
gptkbp:hasCitations Local commerce
gptkbp:historicalRole Facilitated_trade_during_Reconstruction
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First cotton exchange in Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Galveston Cotton Exchange
gptkbp:impact Economic_development_in_Texas
gptkbp:influenced Cotton_pricing_mechanisms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:involvedIn Cotton_futures_trading
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Market fluctuations
Local merchants
gptkbp:isConnectedTo Shipping industry
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn Historical records
gptkbp:isEngagedIn Southern_economy
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy Trade relations
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn Business practices.
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Market demands
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Exporting cotton
Price setting
gptkbp:isKnownFor Cotton_auctions
gptkbp:isLinkedTo Economic policies
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Downtown_Galveston
gptkbp:isMarriedTo Trade negotiations
Investment in cotton
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Historical landmark
Economic growth
Trade routes
gptkbp:isRegardedAs Pioneer_in_cotton_trading
gptkbp:isRegulatedBy State laws
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor Merchants
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:William_H._McFadden
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future exchanges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
gptkbp:opened 1921
gptkbp:operatedBy 1921
gptkbp:operatesIn 19th century
gptkbp:promoted Cotton_prices
gptkbp:provides Market information
gptkbp:relatedTo Agricultural markets
gptkbp:servedIn Market for cotton traders
gptkbp:significance Major cotton trading hub
gptkbp:supported Local farmers
gptkbp:type Commodity exchange
gptkbp:wasAffecting Local economy
Global cotton market
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn Business leaders
gptkbp:wasPartOf Cotton Belt region
Cotton_production
Agricultural_history_of_Texas
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy Local government