Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-27
COTTON GOSSIP

The Journal Of Commerce has the fol-
lowing on the condition OF the crop In
Texas and Oklahoma:
"Texas-Many correspondents report
that the condition of cotton could not
be better. The plant, though generally
small, Is healthy and vigorous, with good
stands and fields well cultivated. As
rule, rain has been plentiful but there
are some sections yet needing more
moisture, but none are suffering from
drouth. Owing to cool nights, growth
has been rather slow, and the crop is
generally week late. Boil weevils and
grasshoppers are reported coca sionally
but the damage is slight Percentage
condition will probably show a few
points above last month, when it was
"Oklahoma-As in Texas. present
prospects for cotton are very bright; It
is generally earlier than year ago, and
cept in a few localities where rain IS
needed. A number OF correspondents
report prospects never better with
good stands, strong plant and fields
doing some damage, but not serious
Percentage condition has not changed
much since month ago. when II was
1916. but II Is better than year ago,
when 1t was $50
There was nothing definite in the es-
Inmates of notices TO be issued o-day
but it is thought 10000 bales would be
houses who own the 1900 bales here
Liverpool is expected to take up every
bale rendered. The following shows no
tees issued at an early hour to-day.
Hubbard out with about 2.400, Nc
Fadden zoo. Norden 500. Randolph 500,
Hooper 600 Weld 1000. Dick Bros.
500 and Robert More out with about
$500
July longs express the belief that they
see no urgent demand for July. con-
cluded that shorts were pretty well COW
cred.
Dallas wires: Texas and Oklahoma
clear and warm
NEW ORR LEANS. June 27.-Hayward
g. Clark: The weather map favorable.
shows cloudy in the southwestern quar-
ter Of the belt. Fair elsewhere. few
light scattered showers with better
rains in the coast districts. Indications
are for partly cloudy to fair scattered
showers mostly on coast districts.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
saws: "Tenpera lures continue favor
able and some rain is falling over por-
tons Of the belt. A Gulf storm Is ex-
nected to bring more rain. Those cron
prognostieators who base their Weld
on weather data are not enthusiasts
aroong the hig crop neople.
During several weeks the belt has
eDiOVed most Snlendid Wea Their and the
outlook is particularly encoura ging In
the western half of the belt There IS
p great deal Of diversity OF opinion as
70 the status of the crop east Of the
Nissieeinui Nevertheless. the talent Is
row divided into two schools Of thought
on the crOD question. One assumes that
faVora BILE weather has overcome all the
har'icaps and that In the absence Of
continued unfavorable conditions the
c~or win PROGRESS toward monster
WELD The other assumes that back
~ots prior 70 the coming of the current
rood wea ther were severe enough to
Rave imposed a very difficult Job on
the weather god; consequently they
row contend that over a large area the
nlant is smaller than normal for this
time Of year.
Reliable house at Fort Worth. Texas.
wiras: "Our Sar Antonio office wires
eerIv cotton f-''ting well. Half grown
hollis in May colds Expect first bale at
san Antonio district bv July IL, First
bale extreme southern belt should show
will be much earlier than expected"
Mitchell ard Parrot were the princi-
nal BUYERS of July The selling was lin
tied and scattered around the open
ing About 2O.0n0 notices were issued
Spot houses purchased july. Cone. Hub
hard and Mitchell were free sellers Of
the rev crops.
II is said that 10 0on notices were is
sned by Hubbard and stopped by Nc
Fadden