Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE


NEW YORK Feb 26-N L. CARPENTER
x Col. NJ. Anderson says: There is
lSellhg around the ring among the bears
that the advance from yesterdays low
was only furry which Will cool down
US soon as the shorts are through cover
ING However, spots reported in better
demand today and of course this is the
paSls Tor buying and some OF the spot
brokers' are among the buyers
hlordan sold about $1,000 July during
NE forenoon, thought to be for Exchange
Place house; buying scattered.
Gearing good seller today, said to be
Iof Waldorf and the West; Mitchell was
/ good buyer, bidding market up.
Augusta, Ga, wires; Receipts, $3.50,
against Lao bales; spots unchanged; bet
Ter export demand.
Inc market is narrow. but took the
! SellnS Wei Liverpool reported a buyer
mere Owing to improved political condi-
tlonS abroad there is better feeling in
| wan street The West and the uptown
CROWD reported among the sellers during
TO-DAY session. With further improve
| ment III the spot situation we look for
| substantial rally.
Parrott bought 5000 May at noon from
lHorddn. Mitchell HentZ and Waters
good buyers. Ring shorts look to be Gov
ering.
sentiment IN the cotton market is play
| ing greater part than 1t is entitled to.
which gave the market a steady tone dur
| ing the early trading. Wall Street were
nouceable sellers. Geer, Wilson and
semSI
me Mexican situation IN some quar-
tefs IS regarded as a bearish feature;
olHeIS Sa" IN the menace of intervention
pulIish card Tor the cotton market A
WIRE from N. 4. Blackwell, editor of The
wotlon ana Cotton OIL News, says that
war win Mexico OF three months dura-
uon would cost Texas 100000 bales of
C4I1on from TINS years crop, as one-nfth
! 81 texas crop Is raised and harvested by
NE, otGMlfGan i' ana recruiting OFFICES IN IeNas
now nov, pes!eeged by young farm laborers anX-
io41S 10 Hght against Mexico.
ne New ork Commercial says; only
passing atlehuon was PAD to press dlS-
P"lCItS rom washington saying that
senator smith, of South Carolina, would
no IN the senate today to discharge
tIe senate commlttee on judiciary from
tuL Ine[ Gohsiqeratlon or the cotton ~
b buien jul WHich already mas passed the
nouSe, WIN me OBJECT or securing me
RS'S9t'6e, u the measure AZ lhiS session
~ IoCdi tiaue GfGIeS me impression
@eiH1leu 70 PTeval that, even II the com
nItt tt SHouId pG discouraged from conSld-
Tt"JioH oI me phi lne senators from New
-; : u N MoulG DOCK the Dill ana prevent
rs passage.
II 400 baies are t4uaS est5l ~ ~ teOt a.
nt,oyV pdies; compared with 2G20l IaSt
| TeN anu o1'ooz laSt year. against lU,5Sz
"aIS2 ioI me same Week IN l9ll
| 10 90 99l'09Wing are IL a; m. Dlds; March
- [12 ~. nay I|O2' July La october IL %.
| NV ONIEANS. req. 2o-HayWard q
| CldIh; Inc weather map shows cloudy
oNei ne thlIre peIt, raining IN Arkansas,
west iehneSsee ana north Louisiana, but
precipitation Hght so far. Indications are
| ioT more general and heavier rains in the
Dtlt IoI lle next TWO days.
Good spot inquiry here, but offerings
SO smaH mat little business could be done.
9P3t brokers' say market, sold Is higher
NoIn!Hs oolhs on smith olll today, SEN
! ate acting on department, of labor bill
! nov tomorrow morning they will prob
amy vote whether the judiciary committee
| WIN be discharged; This is the committee
! lhdt mas held up Smith bill