New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-10
FROST IN THE COTTON BELT.
PRICES GO UP AGAIN ON THE NEWS

LIVELY MARKETS IN LIVERPOOL AND AMERICA
THE BUREAU REPORT DUE TO-DAY.
The frost wave was In evidence yesterday in the
cotton world and prices doomed with the vigor ana
snap that characterized the remarkable advance IN
September Closing quotations last night were IL
to 20 points the last figures OF TUESDAY. Liver
pool came 5-64d. higher. which was great sur
prise TO this market and Il closed with the advance
we'll maintained. Spot sales were 10000 bales Inc
only explanation OF this leap upward was the pres
ence Of frost along the northern part Of the cotton
belt Killing frost reported at points In the
Memphis district and at Rome. Ga. Tennessee re-
ported a temperature Of "a degrees at Milan, 30 at
BatesvilIe 32 at Brownsville 80 at Bolivar. 81 at
Arlington Arkansas reported 30 at Forest City, "a
at Malvern. 81 at Newport. 80 at Brnkley 1t was
"a az Holly Springs Miss; 10 at Macon Ga. and So
at Port Gibson. Miss. The latter place Is less than
200 miles north Of New-Orleans
Our market opened to points up. but on the
continued receipt Of dispatches from the South tell
ing Of the low temperatures and on heavy buying
by local bulls and buying orders FOR Liverpooi ana
the South prices rose steadily. The advance was
points in the last hour. The close was at the
top 80 far on this advance. January selling for
9I3 bid II reports in this morning OF frost
damage and a bad Bureau crop. such as IS ex-
pected comes on the heels of the frost decided I'M
pulse to the bill movement Will probably De seen
and a market OF extraordinary lveliness
Receipts continue heavy. being A6s3 bales yesten
day at the ports against 45 9 last year, but IN the
prevailing frost scare receipts are ignored New.
Orleans expects to-day 10000 to 1900 bales against
IL sO4 last year. Receipts at Interior points are
heavy.
The leading bears say they are fully prepared Tor
a Bureau report as low g. Below that, they
think IL will make a rough road for them to traVei;
above that they will hold their own
The spot market here l-lS higher. Spnners
houpht 400 bales New-Orleans sold 5000 bales yes
terday.
Trading on the curb after the Exchange closed
has grown to such proportions this summer that the
Board of Managers adopted a rule to exact me
of $50 for every 100 bales sold.
Crop and weather news from the South received
Yesterday contained the following
New Orleans Oct s-Ofical Government figures
Of Memphis dstrc, show temperature IN various Ii.
places al % and 30: Milan a. This knocks the frost
OF October 1889 silly. Six degrees colder THINK
effect OF the cold wave will be felt In Georgia ana
Galveston. Oct s@Lverpool having discredited the
failure OF the top crop. must attach more importance
Hampstead TEX Oct s.-The crop in Waller Coun-
ty Will prove the shortest in fifteen years Esti,
nobody ventures higher. Two-thrds OF the crop In
Bosoue County have been gathered and disposed Of
Nev-Oreana Oct 9.-Bet $50 TO $lVU tnat leNds
,tssir IA under 500 coo bales 1900 that 1t Is
under 10000 5000 that January sells AT ~
cents in NewYork. , -. - .,,
Savannah Oct. 9.-Largest dealers mere are very
bullish and feel they have cause &c.,
Vicksburg oct 9-KillIng frost and Ice At Green
Memphis Oct shilling frost all over this sec
ton last night thermometer a. - !,
riSSt frost plant lost al, vitality owing intense
neat and worms twenty days ago - III,
New-Orleans Oct. 9-Firms doing Eastern MN
market. a remarkable condition Of affairs for this
time OF year