Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF tie FleeCy Staple

NEW YORK. Sept 9.-Carpcnter. Bag
got x Co; The New York Commercial
says; Heaviest purchases are cred
South"
The Journal of Commerce says: The
lne of least resistance seems to be up"
Dallas wires: Texas and oklahoma
generally clear and warm, No rain re-
ported.
The market takes the selling we'll
| Texas alone ginned 613 $50 bales
McGhee, Clifford, Finn and Castles best
ell best buyers
Many kilograms in circulation by the
bears today, and selling was rather free.
| but the market won't so down. AS soon
as the selling stops, little buying puts
il up.
Waters. Hicks, Pearsan, Shearson.
Gwathmey. Mitchell bid market up, with
little for sale. Market very sensitive to
i!t tifn buying 'Iyd, Parties returning from
"a ton in past ten days
Following are II a m. bids: October
Ii.49,, DECEMBER 11.6S, January 1859,
NEW ORLEANS Sept 9.-Hayward &.
Clark. The weather map shows cloudy
in west Texas and Atlantics. Generally
fair elsewhere. Normal temperatures
Nicksburs district. General showers in
Atlantics and few isolated showers
elsewhere.
Long distance forecast for week: Mod
erately warm, with generally fair in west
ern and scattered local rains in eastern
portion on the cotton belt the coming
week. No indications at present time
of any disturbance in West Indies
j. A.. Kennedy wires following letter
from Cleburne, Tex, Sept. 8; Since
made my last report, | have been travel
ing in south central Texas. and viii re
iterate my last report regarding the con
dltlon Of all this territory. as it is very
ration. both as a result of the drouth and
the leaf worms; the latter are now work
ing as high As this city and above Dallas,
toward tho Red river. and will be there
! on time-at least, by the time | predicted
to YOU in my former reports.
The drouth now exists over the en-
| tire state, and the plant has about ceased
to put on forms in any portion except
the extreme northern part of the state.
but think the leaf worm WI clean off
all the young forms that are now taking
crop has made about all that ii will
produce this year. The temporal ure re-
mains abnormally high, but so far there
| is no indication Of any equinoctial dis
turbance, and we pass through this pc
| Rod without any material damage, but
| the farmers are all in constant dread of
rainfall and high winds, which would
prove very disastrous as the fields are
practically white and cotton still falling
| out on the ground. and a rain would ruin
I all that now lies on the ground. ! have
made personal inspection of many fields
this week, and find in localities that 80
| per cent is open, and one gathering viii
nearly clean up the crop. This is an
unusual condition so early in the season,
/ and shows CGncluSiVely that the crop is
! going short and has beer oVerestimated.
! Il think that 100000 bales is the max
! imum crop that can possibly be produced
| this season, and if this drouth continues
| ten days longer. YOU may just as well aC-
| cept these figures as the maximum, and
condition may arise that will reduce them
materially. | learn that western Okla
| homa is very dry, and the crop is de
! teriorating there very rapidly, and If the