The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
CENSUS CAUSES
SOME ADVANCE
Coming Holidays Cast Damper
on Market.
SHORT CROP BULL ARGUMENT
Government Figures Give $685.
222 Bales as Cinned.
New York, New oriean. snd Liverpool
wni Close from rhur.day Tn
IN Tsesany--LocaI Receipts
sfe Highest since Move :
ment Bessn.
SHORT CROP BULL ARGUMENT

Strict middling :. :. ...... II 13-i6c
strict : K low middiins. Ia a-iss.s
The buiilsh meaning OF the Govern
ment Census report. which was ISSUED
Monday and which gave s.962.232 bales
ginned TO December rs, was fully re-
cosnised and the cotton markef showed
months. However, on. account of the
approaching holidays there was not
SUFFICIENT backing to push the advant-
age and boost prices.
The pressure to sell at this time and
the realizing of some outside longs
also accounts for the tame market
Prices closed Monday evening only I
expected to be delayed until after the
new year with the return of activity.
The census figures were $1,000 bales
less than the National Ginners report
on Friday and fully confirm the small
During the period OF December / to l3
4S6,000 bales were ginned as compared
to $4,000 bales during the same time
last year, Despite the easy market
the bulls have the strongest argument
that OF short crop, which is being
constantly fortified by statistical data
The cables Monday were easier and
there was nothing ef fresh interest In
the news outside Of the census Liv-
erpool opened lower than due on fu-
lures and spot sales in the English
market were small at unchanged prices
The market Is practically resting for
the holiday period. The New York
New Orleans and Liverpool cotton mar
kets viii be closed from Thursday un-
The local Yss spot cotton market wa.
very dull Monday and as Qne man
characterized II, there Is nothing do
Ing at ali !" No sales We're recorded
although the factors still have some
large lists of high priced cotton Of
1ering. The shippers were booking
around some but appear to be afraid
OF the market or keeping out of it
The receipts into the city Monday
were the smallest since the real cot
ton movement began. Only 275 bales
were received by rail and wagon. Hard.
" teI, bales Of wagon cotton Were
Square showed - deserted appearance
The street price called for IA 3-4 cents
basis middling.
Mondays opening for January fu.
err at 1896. Prices advanced from thi.
low figure of the session to Is %, then
eqsed on and closed at 1898, a . points
advance over Saturdays close. March
day at 1872. and this opening figure
was the low mark OF the day. Prices
went to is 40, but closed at Is. 80. or
points above Saturday.
The Liverpool market, due I 1-2 u
3 IL points higher, opened quiet onl,
la to l-2 points up. Around moor
this market stood LIZ to ] 1-2 points
higher than the opening figures. Latei
cables reported decline of Ia poini
at the close. Spots were quiet and un.
changed with sales at 1900 bales, OF
which 1900 was American cotton.
The weather map showed generally
fair to colder waether over the entire
belt Monday. The forecast by States
follows:
Alabama and Mississippi-Fair, con.
tinued cold, freezing to coast.
West F1orida-Fair, freezing,
Louisiana--Fair. continued cold
freezing to coast, temperature "a to q
degrees In sugar. and truck region.
Tuesday, fair. not so cold.
Arkansas---Fair,fw warmer.
East Texas-Fair. not so cold In
& northwest, freezing to coast. tempera'
ture- will be "a to % degrees in sugar
and truck region; Tuesday, fair. warm
er.
West Texas-Fair. warmer. except il
Southeast.
North Carolina-Part cloudy. colder
I'm interior, free .ng on coast.
South Carolina and Georgia-Partly
cloudy, colder, freezing temperatures
Wednesday. fair. continued cold.
East FIorida--Rain, temperatures
close to freezing; Tuesday, fair, colder