The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

weather prevailed over most of the belt. Cloudy weather existed in the sais fe along tSe Coast Texas experienced few insignificant showers.
 COTTON GOSSIP. Only twelve bales of the new crop were released in the local market yes- terday.
 The cotton was sold at the 123-1s cent figure.
 A few more small lots were offering. The cotton is expected to move fast. CT by the end of the week. One local warehouse reparted that they expected to receive 100 bales of the new crop by Saturday. The cotton market yesterday was steady, but eased off few points be. fore it's close.
 on good Liverpool and bullish crop and private advices.
 The weather map was a triie more favorable yesterday.
 Texas had a few light showers, while heavier rains fell along the coast dis tricts.
 Generally fair weather prevailed throughout the balance of the belt.
 The Journal of Commerce issued It's report yesterday on the crop condition in Texas and Oklahoma, showing great deterioration in the plant.
 
 The weekly weather summary was also unfavorabie.
 The National Ginners says that their lnformntion indicates yield of about 100000 bales.
 The government condition report made up to August 25 wfll be issued
 After this Is out 1t is expected that the new crop movement will become more Of a faetor.
 Feeling was bullish yesterday in the cotton market. The anticipation of a rapid increase In the receipts owing to the general picking has caused some reserve in the bullish ranks.
 Liverpool cabled: Manchester decid- ediy better Likely to be an improve ment in mill share%"
 Columbus. Ga, wires: Cotton now being pieked. Very disappointing out look. Where 1t looks we would get small and light. BOlls opening prema- turely."
 Oklahoma wires: High temperatures hot winds caused cotton to wilt badly and shed, reducing conditions Is to 2O points from last mouth. Bolls opening prematurely; picking well under way; n VI poor lint and short staple. General picking in Texas, Arkansas and Okla homa. at this date where the crop has constantly been spoken of as late. tells
 Following is The Journal of Com merce report on the crop condition in Texas and Oklahoma:
 should chiefly reflect droughty condi- peeted. Deterioration from f these opinions vary from almost a total fail ure from conditions where the crop Is holding its own. From 200 reports re- asgeratiOn to say cotton has has 10 lost tt to sf i5 points since our last reports, when the condition was sos. Growth has been sSw pUUly aPe ed ant sGanEy has sms SssD and natural sequence to these conditions, but boil weevil damage has not, been serious. as this pest could not survive the severe heat and drought.
 Conditions have favored maturity and much cotton Is opening premature ly. picking being very, general: Esti aging in many localities. Some corre- spondents claim that 1t is now too late for rain to be of any benefit. while oth- however. are not pesslmistic. for in a number of districts where rains have fallen. Improvement is noted. the crop being in good condition and holding It's own. With labor plentiful cultivation has progressed satisfactorily, and good rains would dispel much of the present nS rS .e% Tine n s st ending August 2S. raised the unusual apprehension shown in our reports, and IL remains yet to be .. found how far serve to recover the damage.
 "Oklahoma-Datly maximum temper atures ranging from 100 to 11o de winds in the latter part of the month, caused cotton to wilt and shed badly, reducing conditions IS to 20 points opening prematurely and picking Is well under way, some cotton being all ready on the market. Plant small and some sections are poor lint and short staple"
 Following Is the weekly weather re-
 The mean temperature for the week was 7S to S2 degrees over the eastern So to S4 degrees over the central and mean tenperature was reported from North carollEe and the highest from Louisiana and Central Mississippi. The temperature was above normal gener- ally. The excess ranged from to de- grees over Northwestern Georgia, Ten nessee. Arkansas, Alabama. Mississippi Louisiana and Texas, except near the coast where the excess was l to 2 de- grees. Light precipitation fell during the week over the cotton region except that there was no rainfall over North ern Tennessee. Arkansas. Northern Mis- sissippi. Western south Carolina. Geor-