Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-30
COTTON GOSSIP

Liverpool was disappointing and
brought out liquidation lines; rather
general selling on and after the call
Mitchell and Hentz probably the leading
sellers. Weld, Riordan and Cone also
bought. The feeling is that We should
good support on all soft spots.-J. NJ
Anderson.
Norden's report as Of the condition of
the cotton crop to September 70: North
Carolina, Y; South Carolina, 7g: Geor-
gia, n; Alabama, 49, Mississippi So:
Louisiana. SO; Texas, ca. Oklahoma. 81;
Arkansas, Go; Tennessee, 20; average,
67.6. against us last month and Ill a
year ago.
Browne. Drakeford Il Co. Liverpool.
cable: Market declined in consequence
Of Manchester selling orders and free
offerings of the actual"
Representative Underwood Monday
reported to the House an agreement on
all items in the tariff bill, with the ex-
ception of the Clarke amendment The
report was permitted to rest on the
table until to-day, under the rules of
the House, when 1t will be taken up
and adopted.
A Washington dispatch TO The New
York sun says the amendment to tax
cotton is believed to be settled Sera-
tor Clarke admitted yesterday that
there was no prospect of the adoption
Of his amendment The House will
probably vote to pass the substitute Of
fered by Underw God, but a fight is
ahead on that The Texas delegation
had meeting Monday, and will prob
ably support the Clarke amendment to-
DAY in the House. Representatives
Vaughn, OF Texas, and Sims, of Ten
nessee, will lead the fight for the Clarke
amendment
The New York Journal Of Commerce
has the following on the condition of
the cotton crops in Texas and Okla
homa: "TeXas-EXcessiVe rains have
been the chief cause of deterioration,
yet preliminary estimates Of percent
age condition do not show any loss for
a month ago. when it was Col per cent.
Picking has been somewhat retarded
and cotton is only SO per cent gathered.
as compared with 81 per cent year ago
a this time The crop prospects have
been largely destroyed by boil weevils.
In many sections cotton is sprouting in
the bolls and generally grade is lowered
by too much moisture,
"Oklahoma-Cotton is opening fast
and being picked rapidly, about q per
cent being gathered, as against 10 per
cent last year Heavy rains have
caused cotton to sprout In the hollis in
localities. and the prospects for large
been injured by rains. The drouth in
August is chiefly responsible for per
centage condition even lower than last
month. when it was 60.2, and recent
rains came too late, to cause any ma
terial improvement
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 30 Hayward
q Clark: The weather map shows IA
vorable for the western half of the belt
where fair weather is shown, and hard
ly any rainfall. but unfavorable for the
eastern half of the belt, where rainfall
was general and very heavy in Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, Alabama, western
Georgia and eastern Tennessee, nearly
four inches fell in the central part of
Mississippi.
Rainfall: Galveston, Is; Shreveport
Ga: Nicksburg. raining. 348; Meridian,
raining. l "a Montgomery, raining, l.56;
Nashville, 10: Knoxville, raining, so;
Chattanooga, raining. "a; Atlanta, so;
nah. 20; Houston, 90; Jackson, Miss,
raining $50; Birmingham. %; Macon,
1 inch; Admission, raining 1.9S
Liverpool cablesi Labor troubles in
Lancashire look quite likely"
The New orleans Times Democrat
says Caution, born Of recent deVel-
opments in the market, restrained bull
ish enthusiasm yesterday. Liverpool
in the local market Saturday, cables
over Sunday having assured the trade
on the other side tha- there had been
no real cause for alarm regarding the
legislative situation Washington
ION this side, however, the recent
episode in the market has left its i'm
print on the minds of traders, who felt
their way carefully, as minors do after
an explosion of fire damp. Aside from
this restraining influence the market
did not lack bullish ammunition over
Sunday. heavy rains had fallen in the
central belt, while more moderate pre-
ciptatiOn was reported in the eastern
regions
1.-THE spot demand continued as strong
as ever. The strength Of the spot sit
uation, together with the expectation
of a bulish weekly weather report to-
day induced buying orders sufficient to
hold the market steady on all recess
sions. Washington news was construed
as entirely favorable. although some
ppointment was expressed over the
probability Of no action being taken at
this session Of Congress to remedy the
abuses that have grown IN in the cot
ton business, without interfering with
legitimate operations