Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-03
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
REPORTS CONDITION 70.8

This Is a Decline of 1.5 Per
Cent From Last Month, Cot
ton rs Per Cent Picked
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-JOurnai Of Commerce
makes crop condition 70s. a decline OF is
ago. Crop 70 per cent pieked. against 70 last
year. Early gathered sold rapidly but now
holding for higher prices No insects The
weather favorable. Very small top crop ,eK.
North carolin.. =, decline .
south Carolina, Ts.4; decline. %
Florida. T0.T; decline, 34
Alabama, T5.1; decline, 6.
Mississippi. g. decline. 81
Louisiana. 6i2; decline g.
Texas, T0.2; decline. Ia.
Arkansas, CTS: decline, Ia
Tennessee, T5s: improved AZ. ~
Missouri, So; improved 60.
Oklahoma. IS: decline. 2.
Average, To.s; decline. Is, against no
decline decline IN Is6s: IL decline IL 1907; rs de.
cline In 1906; as decline IN 1905: II points
improvement In 1904 and points decline In
1903
Very little cotton has been injured by rains,
In consequence Of which quality OF the staple
should be good. Correspondents generally ex-
rect q larger yield than last year and their
reports eonflrm this. During the month dam
age By insects has been exceedingly slight.
TIL prices began 20 decline. COTTON was sold
as rapidly as ginned, but of late a strong
holding tendency has developed.
Percentages OF crop picked; North caroiina.
II: South Carolina. n: Georgia 20; Florida.
90: Texas. 81: Arkansas. Go; Tennessee. IS;
Missouri. IS: Oklahoma. 90; average. %.
against 20 last year, IS In 1909, n in 1eos.
e5 n 1907. 50 In 1906. 90 In 1905 and 7e
Favorable weather induced rapid maturity
70 that the crop Is now practically all made
and 70 per cent gathered. Killing frost gen.
eral on October 20. q and %. and prevented
further Developments OF young boils. In Sep
temher the prevalence OF army worms greatly
lie additional yield to that already made is
expected.
HAYWARD & cLARKs COTTON LETTER
NEW YORK, la, Nov 2--The leading feat
ure which developed yesterday was the In
creased spot strength which appeared uniformly
everywhere and shown b. advances IN near
ly an the spot markets. with New York nat
Occasioned good deal Of guessing as TO the
cause.
due and showed large sales toitai 1000 at
points advance In quotations. which also re
fleets lees offerings BY the south. t
The principal this morning was press
infornation that peace was in sight In China.
The map showed cloudy weatn-r over the en-
tire belt, showing in northwest Texas, rain
In south Texas. freezing In the entire north
western quarter Of the belt and Tennessee. In
dteations point 70 the cold wave passing fur
Their sOuthsastvard into the belt and freezing
temperatures are likely TO extend almost to
the coast districts during the next three6
hours. THIS cold spell viii prevent any further
addition to this crop and cut or that portion,
which. N large crop estimates. was calculated
upon as due with an open winter without Kill
ing frosts until late In December.
r, L. Nell estimates the crop at l5loo,o9
minimum. Onr market opened 10 10 y points
higher and showed a tendency 30 improve hut
heavy selling appeared In New YORK, probably
TO counteract bailish news and prizes tel
- 49, Il mol
ard depre ssions meet with better buying.
Spof buyers yesterday quite generally ex-
pressed surprise az the greater spot rssistanes
the markets are now preparing themselves ls
fhe census report which viii be published on
rsgnea 70 November /. Current expectation is
about 100000 bales, against $4,000 last
year
a02 for January on the National Ginners
q ee4 OOv glued 10 November !. Weekly sta
tisties tonorro~ arr. expected bearish; The
sgslust ST., Te7. last year. MRry private crop
rsriuates are vet in store for the trade.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH. Ca. Nov. 2.-spirits firm. As
NC "a $50 ' \. ssss: II, $3.50; K, s. 8; !.
$685.: n. 1885; @, se.s5a6.4 As; T, soSS;
Z. ss27is; p, se.2o; B, so.i5; sales none,
Reeelpts spirits. 6o7. Rosin. 2.2io.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO. Nor. Cash grain. Wheat NO.
2 red. esiSslsse, No. ? hard. esai OF; durum.
sOdLOe; 80. ! northern. Loo II; No;
Corn 30. ?. 7sEe74He; No white. 74A9
s o.,. &c. y TSis ssESsss; standard seH
RE No. 2. e4gs5kc.
Timothy I3.OoH15.50
Barley. s0d1.eG. #ft
Clover, 14-o0st2o.Oo
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS..
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-cash: wheat--NO.
ned; s7Sssts; Nc; bard bard a ss,s 7ai
Oats-No. 2. 4GHc No. Whit. {7A d4Sc.
KANSAS CITY CASH QUOTATIONS
KANSAS CITY. nov, lash; wheat No.
Corn No. 2 mixed. 7ilsci No. white. NIX
: o o Is No. 2. white. 4se4sme. No. 2 ui1sd.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2.-Cattle receipts, $500
Including 1000 Texans; strong, Toe higher;
native beef sleers. 5.O0g6.b5; COWS and heif
erS. S3o0UT.25; stoekers and Feeders, SS.25d
5.2S; Texans and indian steers, SAo0Q6.50.
load lots. s4.O0s47.5o
pigs and lights. s4.75G6.1O; paekezss1 SsdQ
q 6-20.- butchers aud best heavy, S6.10d6.J0,
sheep receipts, $500 strong, 10 cents high
y; native mattons- $4.ooGS19i lambs s4-25
CHICAGO PRODUCE
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.--Butter steady; cream
ries, 2ss031e. diaries. 22@2Sc.
Eggs steady; receipts 1853 eases; az mark,
esses included. i6Ml9c; firsts. 23c; prime
hrsts, &c.
Cheese stesdy; daisies. 144G14Izc; twins,
Isai4Itc; Young Americas, i4h Q14lsc; long
horns. 14ifN14kc.
Potatoes steady; wisconsin, 65dssc; Michi-
gan aud Minnesota. esd7oc; receipts. IS
cars.
Poultry. alive. firm; turkeys, l4c; chickens,
veal irregular: 60 to 6O-Ib. weights. 7Is9
Sc: co 20 s5-lb. weights, SG9c; IS TO 10
10. weights. lie
SUGAR, PETROLEUM. HIDES AND LEATHER
NEW YORK. Nov. Raw sugar quiet;
muscovado, S9-test 5.23is: centrifugal 96-test,
5.T3is m0lasses. S9-test. A.97ia: refined easy,
Petroleum, molasses and leather steady.
Hides firm.
REFINED SUGAR DECLINED
NEW YORK, Nov. An grades of refined
sugar reduced 10 cents a hundred pounds
today.
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES