The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-29
COTTON GOSSIP.


A total Of thirty-three bales was
released In the local market yesterday
bringing IL Ia cents
The stock in, this city is gradually
getting smaller and smaller.
Many Of the warehouses have not
bale to offer.
The market advanced about IS points
yesterday.
Cotton under the process of dis
counting an expected buliish govern
meht condition report next Monday,
went up one dollar a bale.
Liverpool was better than due at the
opening yesterday morning.
Complaints from all over the cotton
belt that rainfall is badly needed, con-
tinue to be heard.
High temperatures still exist in
Texas and the reports are that the
cotton is burning up.
.,An. this together with the reports
OF The Journal Of Commerce. the COM
government report effected the mar
ket yesterday.
Despite the liquidation yesterday
bhCEO was 0OAo hOoNy DoJAh9'
The report of The Journal of Conn
merce on Texas conditions is expected
to show a great decline and jeteriora-
ton.
A rumor yesterday was that the Ma
tional Ginners report would show
Texas IA points lower.
These various reports have come
like bomb shell into the camps of
the bears.
The bulls on the other hand are very
much encouraged.
1t is rumored that the National Gin
ners report would be 705 against
74.6 by the government last month.
vicksburg. Miss. wires, Rain badly
needed throughout this section.
Weevii damage becoming general.
outlook has not improved"
bullish report by the National
will be issued this morning.
New York says. THE report of the
boil weevil In Marlborough, N C.. has
been confirmed"
ten miles north of here just brought
in some punctured bolls and squares
Looks like weevii and Will forward
them to State Entomologist.
Although the report of The Journal
| Of Commerce was not as good as ex-
pected for this section, yet many plant
ers state that the crop has improved
fall throughout this vicinity is badly
needed and farmers say they must
have some precipitation this week.
nal of Commerce. on Mississippi and
Louisiana:
Mississippi-In view Of the favor
able character OF government weather
surprising not to find a decided change
| for the better over last month, when
the condition was 65. Farmers have
taken advantage of dry weather to
| now under cultivation and show I'M
provement, but there are still many
discouraging reports. There is not
sally injured. the plant is small and
some fields have been abandoned. Elk
cept in small areas rains will soon be
three weeks late. Boil weevil have
appeared only in scattered sections
| with no material damage reported.
From the limited number OF reports
received so far, condition seems to
have deteriorated slightly, but the
change from last month win not be
material up or down.
Louisiana-Owing to continued dry
hot weather, the weed has made con-
siderable improvement since the last
report, but the almost universal pres
| ence of boil weevil has evidently lower
ed percentage of condition, making
the prospect poorer than month ago
preliminary returns points this way
The plant is growing and well fruited.
but boil weevil are puncturing squares
in large numbers, as a rule stands are
not good, but fields are well cultivated
and clear of grass. Heat and drouth
in many cases checked the ravages
OF the boil weevil, but some fields were
abandoned owing to their depredations
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.