The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
LOCAL MARKET DEAD
NOT A SINGLE BALE or COTTON
 WAS OFFERED.
The Bear Party Was Not Very AgGres- sfve And There Was Some Fntr Buyfng-Southwest News
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 There was absolutely nothing doing in the local spot cotton market yes terday. Not a single bale of cotton was offered by anylof the warehouses and consequently no trades were made:
 On higher cables and the reports of of 10s 70 l12 degrees. the cotton mar ket opened from six to eight points higher yesterday morning: Commfssion but the market rallied few points and ruled steady. It however. eased off again toward the close.
 The bear party was not very aggres- sive and there was some fair buying. All the news from the Southwest was very bullish and buyers seemed timid on account of the approaching new crop yement: The o1sr long ranss nssbsr gox in the South and West was also taken into consideration.
 Although cooler weather is predicted still the hot winds and high tempera. lures have aIreaay caused without doubt some deterioration in the crop of these States. It Is probable that un- less there Is an improvement su this section the market will sell higher re- gardless of the shadow of tho new crop movement which together witn the indifference ns on rincpai the pair' factors M working against a great advance from the present price levels.
 The f1rst prices of october cotton were about eight points up. yesterday then rallied and later eased on to l2.2b, It's close, or five points under Tues- days closing figures, December fuo nn and after an easy market this month closed at 12.25, only a decline of three points from its close the evening pe- fore
 Liverpool, due only about one point higher. opened six points higher on near and seven up on later months: Later cables reported the market qutet Lverpoors spots were quiet at an timated at about 5000 bales.
 The weather map yesterday showes temperatures in Texas, clear in Okla hona with temperatures four degrees lower than the day before, cloudy in Arkansas and Tennessee with traces oI and Eastern States. Temperatures were normal east of the river. which together with the. tair weather. was ing cioudiness in Oklahoma and Ar kansas with cooler. weather. Contin- ued warm weather is predicted for the Southern half Of the oeit'
 Not A single bale was offered or re- leased yesterday in the local market.
 The first bale of Montgomery county cotton brought 90 cents per pound yes- terday at public auction.
 The cotton market yesterday eased of about five points.
 rrl. ar,+ ,,rtoas oS the ma rlxet were six to eight points up on good Liv- erpoor and continued hot weather In the Southwest.
 The bear party was not aggressive yesterday.
 The speculators seem to be holding off on account of the new crop move- ment
 The indifference on the part of the spinners and the approaching new crop movement are the factors working ket from the present price levels.
 Texas temperatures were higher yes terday than the day before. many sta
 There seems to be no doubt that the crop in that State has deteriorated.
 The weather in Oklahoma and Ar kansas was cooler yesterday.
 The New York cotton exchange will observe Saturday. September 4. as hohoay'
 Ennis. Texas. wires, Tt Is 1os de- grees here in the shade today, which is three degrees higher than yesterday
 Tupelo. Miss. says. .'Never saw such rapid deterioration. Young bolls and squares dropping off"
 10SS which is higher than yesterday. the plant cannot stand this"
 Dr. Hunter. the government ento- terday saying that 90 per cent. of the squares in Mississippi and Louisiana and Louisiana are infested by the wee viii
 Areport says that around Baton infested by the pest.
 doubtedly doing a great damage New CT saw a crop deteriorate so rapidly. Fields look like as though a fire had nassed over them"
 A dispatch from Fort Worth reads, At 1 p. m. the temperature here was i0S degrees or four degrees above yes- terday. All vegetation seems to be shriveling and drying up. No one can deny that the Texas crop is ir- | raparably ruined"
 Norfolk recorded new bale yester- day.
 wilmington reported her first new bale of the season yesterday also.
 The first bale of Mississippi cotton brought 16 1-a cents. Twenty-nine stations in Texas yes terday reported the temperature from 100 to 112 degrees.
 Following are some additional re- ports from the Mercantile Crop Re porting Corporation. replied 2S9 coun- ties, POT made last year 5.565,00 h. dicated this year 4.340.0o0.
 North Carolina-21 reports, r coun- ties. indicates 2s2.Oo0. last year 266.- 900.
 South Carolina-2s reports. IT coun- ties. indicates 4s7.000 last year b5Y,-
 Georgia-4s reports, ss counties, in- dicates 767.000. last year S01 900. Alabama-41 replies, 90 counties in- dicates 1000. last year 64O,000 4