The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-09
CENSUS GIVES CIlVNINCS SMALL Figures Surprise Even Most
 Conservative. HARRIET SHOWS AN ADVANCE Report Suggests Small Crop
 Estimate on Friday. xecal Spot Cotton Dealers Experience Dun Dsy---shippers Kept Out of Rias as Usual Day ef Govern mest Pubaicatien--Hisher
 Prices Predicted.
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with the report of the census ac- oepted as full confirmation of very small crop, the cotton market advanc- ed about fifteen points Wednesday. on the advance was well maintained, Opening prices were four to seven points up for all months and the clos ing figures showed an advance of ni-
 The census gave the ginnfngs to December at s,87S.277 bales. cOmpar- ed to 1i.oss.ssl bales ginned up to the same time last year. These figures were a surprise to even the most san- guine bulls. The ginnings were smaIl- CT than expected and. dissipate any possibility of anything like an li.oo0.- GOO bale crop. which has been sug-
 The report Is likely to have. a dectd- ed effect on the dispQsitton and views of the spinning world. With the is- suance of the government crop esti-' hSusemep aass po predict that cotton win again seek the Is cents level. It is reasonably certain, however. that there win. be larger and more deiib,
 From November 14 to December 1. q total of 7s6,VO0 bales were ginned. against 1,413,000 bales last year. Con- sidering this ratio and the fact that csmeer cy1Ier0 0ns iass year. @ the % census points to crop of about 10s3o0.00e bales, including linters. These figures, too. are taken into consideration without years crop and the deficisncy in the
 Expressions from many quartsrs show a decided confidence in higher 60U,0o0 bales an early exhaustion of supplies Is inevitable and this fact is influencing the farmers to hold the staple for higher prices. The census report .a9s WsaRssasy asso- suggests, Er,d.s small
 There was some heavy realizing Wednesday. but the market took 1t we'll. Cables showed revelation in Europe with spinnsrs surprised at ket was good and showed satisfactory spot sales. Foreign spinners, who have heretofore disregarded the short crop talk. have about come to the conclusion that such reports were not
 The local spot cotton market was very dull "Wednesday. A few scatter ed lots were offered by the factors. but the shippers did not appear to be in the market. The shippers. as a rule., seldom make any inquiry on days of a government publication. Consequent. ly no trades were made although mid- ding cotton was quoted 1-S of q cent higher than Tuesday, at IA Ia cents
 The cotton movement is at last showing the falling of so freely pre- U1Gt80 ana BuC1 decrease IS Ouifo natural. However, the receipts in the local markets were better than usual Wednesday as Q total of e3i bales were received by rail and wagon. Ap- proxfmateIy sixty bales of wagon cot ton were brought to the Square. The prices on the street ranged from 14 o-1e to 14 5-8 cents.
 January futures opened four points up "Wednesday morning at 14.72, the lowest figures of this month for the day. Prices went as high ct 14. .s5 and closed at 14.S3 .an advance of fifteen points over Tuesdays closing figures. The opening of March was seven points up at IS 07, which was also the lowest quotation of this month. March futures went as high as Is 24 and closed at 15.22 or nfteen-points ad- vance. y
 The Liverpool market. due l.s point lower to 1.2 a point higher, opened steady two points up on near and un- changed on. late months. At noon the market was steady 1-2 to 1-1 points higher. Later cables reported a further advance of one point. A fair business was done in spots. at four points advance. with sales given as 10000 bales. 5000 of which was American cotton.
 The weather map Wednesday show ed fair. to cloudy and colder weather over the cotton belt. The forecast Is for partly cloudy to warmer in the West and fair to continued cold wea- ther in the Central and Eastern States.