Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
COTTON GOSSIP

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l9.-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map is faVOra
BILE. Shows fair over the western and
central States. No rain, except little
sprinkleS in Mississippi. Generally
cloudy in Alabama ana the Atlantics.
with light showers in Alabama. Good
rains in AtlantlCS where needed. InOl-
cations are for increasing cloudineSs and
cooler in Oklahoma, Northwest Texas
and Northern Arkansas; generally fair
IN East Texas. central States and Ala
bama. Showers in Florida and scattered
over the Atlantics.
Texas wires. Lost about ten work
ing days by rains. Now fair, but gin
nings will be small in consequence of de
layed harvesting"
Dallas wires: Texas and Oklahoma,
clear and warm"
Cotton seed oil brokers say the mar
ket has been pounded for the past few
days by the bears with some liquidation
in October. Good buying of September
December. January and March by the
TetnerS to-day. Think advantage ought
to be taken TO buy oil on all easy raids
and look for higher prices for January,
February. march and May later on.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
says: Refusal by the Congressional
Conference Committee to give out
further information concerning changes
in the tariff bill, left the cotton market
legislation, and for the first time in
several days talent and trade turned
their attention TO legitimate influences
"A good deal of rain. heavy in some
sections, fell in Texas, but the forecast
for the west was for fair weather. Even
the constitutional bear knows that
lengthy periods OF dry weather, and eX-
tended periods of heavy rainfall do not
I'M q 1FfT1 10
conditions.
Nevertheless. even the constitutional
bull knows that some sections Of Texas
viii produce more cotton as a result of
recent rains provided frostS hold of
The bear faction insists, that in the
main, damage by doruth in Texas has
been confined to those sections with
which European buyers are in closest
touch, and that the crop expectations
N so far as Texas is concerned have
developed largely as result of the
peSslmlstc reports coming from the
drOuthy sections. Whether this is true
or not, history alone will tell. How
ever the talent refuses to take the
reports from that state Of seed sprout-
ing in the bOlls seriously, because Sep
| tember rains usually cause some sprout-
! ing of this character in damp low places
which is promptly checked when the
sun shines again
The principal buying to-day came
IoLl VI OheTS representing W ED.
The ring got short at the outset and
| rushed to cover after the call, when a
few bull leaders appeared in the mar
ket They take no chances. Some
conservatives express the belief that the
| bearish element have had their day.
But what can fellow do when he
reads news favorable to either side?
For instance. Good weather. bad
weather, bullsh cables, hearish cables
bad crop advices, favorable news, etc
Large houses are friendly to cotton
/ on breaks only.-New York Financial
Bureau
Rainfall: Americas. t10; Eastman,
Ito; Griffin. l20; Monticello, 80, ca.
| max, 20, Greensboro, l 80, Washington,
l.9O, Gainesville, Fla, / 50; St. Mathews
5. c., 10, Cheraw, Florence, leo; Bates
| burg LEO; Columbia, lao, Greenwood
20; Lumberton, y. c., l4O. Eufaula
Ala, 100, Alice. Texas, o.